1984 Air Force Falcons football team

1984 Air Force Falcons football

Independence Bowl, W 23–7 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 BYU $	8	–	0	–	0	13	–	0	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fisher DeBerry, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 7–4 (4–3 in WAC, third). The Falcons were again invited to the Independence Bowl and defeated Virginia Tech 23–7.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Previously the offensive coordinator, DeBerry was promoted in late December 1983,^[4] and was the Falcons' head coach for 23 seasons.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–16	36,553	^[6]
September 8	Northern Colorado*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 75–7
September 15	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–26
September 22	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 17–28	30,610
September 29	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 52–10	27,806
October 6	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 29–22
October 13	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 21–7	59,075
October 20	No. 7 BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 25–30	30,469
November 3	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 12–24
November 10	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 23–9
November 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 38–12	10,210
December 15	vs. Virginia Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 23–7	41,100	^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1984 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`4`	Bart Weiss	Jr
TE	`87`	Chad Hennings	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`96`	Chris Funk	Sr
LB		Terry Maki	So
CB		Tom Rotello	So
S	`29`	Scott Thomas	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`39`	Mark Simon	So

^ "Falcons triumph on field". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 16, 1984. p. 12C.
^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1984-1985". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "AFA hires DeBerry to replace Hatfield". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1983. p. 4C.
^ Stapleton, Arnie (December 16, 2006). "DeBerry decides it's time to fly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B2.
^ "Air Force 34, San Diego State 16". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 2, 1984. p. D6. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hokies find Force is too powerful". The Shreveport Times. December 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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