American college football season
The 1996 Air Force Falcons football team competed for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 5–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | | San Jose State | | | W 45–0 | |
September 7 | | at UNLV | | | W 65–17 | 22,945 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | | | L 19–22 | 31,009 |
September 28 | | Rice | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 45–17 | |
October 12 | | Navy* | | | L 17–20 | |
October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Notre Dame* | | | W 20–17 OT | 59,075 |
October 26 | | Hawaii | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| | W 34–7 | 36,454 |
November 2 | | Colorado State | | | L 41–42 | 51,116 |
November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Army* | | ABC | L 7–23 | 41,251 |
November 16 | | at Fresno State | | | W 44–38 OT | 39,112 |
November 28 | | at San Diego State | | ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 18,353 |
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1996 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | 87 | Matt Brancato | So | RB | 15 | Floyd Brazier | Jr | OT | 60 | Scott Breece | Jr | QB | 2 | Tom Brown | Sr | OT | 64 | Jason Campbell | Sr | OT | 73 | Joe Cashman | So | OL | 74 | Frank Mindrup | So | QB | 12 | Beau Morgan | Sr | QB | 11 | Blane Morgan | So | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 56 | Steve Fernandez | Jr | LB | 91 | Sean Finnan | Jr | DT | 70 | Craig Fisher | So | LB | 51 | Chris Gizzi | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Dallas Thompson | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]
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