1987 Air Force Falcons football team
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
The 1987 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 269 points. At season’s end, the Falcons appeared in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy. Air Force also won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, emblematic of beating both Army and Navy.
Schedule
September 5at Wyoming
L 13–27 28,071 September 12TCU*
W 21–10 41,000 September 19San Diego State
- Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
W 49–7 35,035 September 26at Colorado State
W 27–19 23,137 October 3Utah
- Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
W 48–27 35,108 October 10at Navy*
W 23–13 35,622 October 17No. 11 Notre Dame*
- Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
L 14–35 51,112 October 24UTEP
- Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
W 35–7 36,922 October 31at BYU
ESPNL 13–24 65,384 November 7Army*
- Falcon Stadium
- Air Force Academy, CO
W 27–10 49,183 November 14at New Mexico
W 73–26 15,309 November 21at Hawaii
ESPNW 34–31 43,340 December 30vs. Arizona State*
L 28–33 33,261
1987 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Chad Hennings | Defensive Tackle | 11 | 290 | Dallas Cowboys |