1988 Air Force Falcons football team

1988 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 20 Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
UTEP	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1988 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Colorado State	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 29–23
September 11	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 36–39
September 17	Northwestern*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 62–27	42,612
September 24	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 45–48
October 1	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 63–14
October 8	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 33–24
October 15	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 56–49
October 22	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 13–41
November 5	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 15–28
November 12	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 31–49
November 19	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	L 24–31
November 26	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	L 14–19
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[1]

Personnel

1988 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
OL	Kevin Bell
RB	Albert Booker
QB	Troy Calhoun	Sr
WR	Greg Cochran
WR	Mark Crossman
QB	Dee Dowis	Jr
RB	Ron Gray
OL	David Hlatky
OL	Scott Hollister
RB	Chris Howard
RB	Greg Johnson
OL	Jeff Johnson
RB	Tim Kosmatka
RB	Rodney Lewis
QB	Lance McDowell
OL	Jim Payne
RB	Anthony Roberson
WR	Steven Senn
RB	Andy Smith
RB	Ken Spencer
WR	Mark Weber

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Kenny Gibaldo
LB		Randle Gladney
DB		James Hecker
LB		Brian Hill
DL		Tom Kafka
DB		Gary Kilmer
LB		Mark Lyons
DB		Mario Mathis
DL		Pat McNelis
LB		Joe Powell
DL		Darryl Sumrall
DB		Andy Toth
LB		Terry Walker

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Chris Blasy
K		Steve Yarborough

Head coach

Fisher DeBerry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

BYU

BYU Cougars (7–2) at Air Force Falcons (5–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	14	14	14	49
Air Force	10	7	14	0	31

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: November 12, 1988
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 40,218
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

AFA – Steve Yarborough 44-yard field goal. Air Force 3–0.
AFA – Greg Johnson 3-yard run (Steve Yarborough kick). Air Force 10–0.
BYU – Fred Whittingham 3-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). Air Force 10–7.

Second quarter

BYU – Sean Covey 1-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 14–10.
AFA – Dee Dowis 4-yard run (Steve Yarborough kick). Air Force 17–14.
BYU – Tyler Anderson 41-yard pass from Sean Covey (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 21–17.

Third quarter

BYU – Matt Bellini 21-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 28–17.
AFA – Dee Dowis 6-yard run (run failed). BYU 28–23.
AFA – Dee Dowis 15-yard run (run good). Air Force 31–28.
BYU – Tony Crutchfield 79-yard kickoff return. BYU 35–31.

Fourth quarter

BYU – Sean Covey 2-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 42–31.
BYU – Mike Salido 5-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 49–31.

Top passers

BYU – Sean Covey – 10/16, 159 yards, TD
AFA – Dee Dowis – 3/8, 97 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

BYU – Matt Bellini – 21 rushes, 138 yards, TD
AFA – Greg Johnson – 15 rushes, 112 yards, TD

Top receivers

BYU – Mike Salido – 4 receptions, 47 yards
AFA – Albert Booker – 2 receptions, 58 yards

At Hawaii

References

^ DeLassus, David. "Air Force Yearly Results: 1985–1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 23, 2002. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

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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
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