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1998 Air Force Falcons football team

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The 1998 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the WAC Mountain Division title. Air Force advanced to the WAC Championship Game, where the Falcons defeated BYU to secure the conference title. The team was then invited to the Oahu Bowl, defeating Washington. Air Force played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

DivisionMountain Division
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Quick facts Air Force Falcons football, WAC championWAC Mountain Division championOahu Bowl champion ...
1998 Air Force Falcons football
WAC champion
WAC Mountain Division champion
Oahu Bowl champion
WAC Championship Game, W 20–13 vs. BYU
Oahu Bowl, W 43–25 vs Washington
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$ 7–1  12–1 
Wyoming 6–2  8–3 
Colorado State 5–3  8–4 
Rice 5–3  5–6 
TCU 4–4  7–5 
Tulsa 2–6  4–7 
SMU 1–1  0–1 
UNLV 0–8  0–11 
Pacific Division
BYU xy 7–1  9–5 
San Diego State x 7–1  7–5 
Utah 5–3  7–4 
Fresno State 5–3  5–6 
San Jose State 3–5  4–8 
UTEP 3–5  3–8 
New Mexico 1–7  3–9 
Hawaii 0–8  0–12 
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Wake Forest*ESPN2W 42–047,972[1]
September 12at UNLVW 52–1020,279
September 17Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 30–2750,115
September 26at TCUNo. 23L 34–3526,418
October 3New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 56–1443,575
October 10Navy*
W 49–754,562
October 24at TulsaW 42–2121,763
October 31SMU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 31–730,053
November 7at Army*No. 25W 35–740,843
November 14at No. 25 WyomingNo. 23W 10–329,197
November 21RiceNo. 20
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 22–1647,647
December 5vs. BYU*No. 17
ABCW 20–1332,745
December 25vs. Washington*No. 16ESPNW 43–2546,451
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——RV23TRVRVRVRVRV25232018171613
Coaches Poll——RV23RVRVRVRV2321201714131310
BCSNot released———1816——Not released
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1998 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Frank Mindrup Sr
QB 11 Blane Morgan Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
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    Awards and honors

    Frank Mindrup

    • Third-team All-American (AFF)
    • Second-team All-WAC

    NFL draft

    The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[4]

    More information Round, Pick ...
    Round Pick Player Position NFL team
    7248Bryce FisherDefensive endBuffalo Bills
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