1991 Air Force Falcons football team

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1991 Air Force Falcons football
WAC champion
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record10–3 (7–1–0 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
(Capacity: 52,123)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 BYU $ 7 0 1 8 3 2
San Diego State 6 1 1 8 4 1
No. 25 Air Force 6 2 0 10 3 0
Utah 4 4 0 7 5 0
Hawaii 3 5 0 4 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 1 4 6 1
UTEP 2 5 1 4 7 1
Colorado State 2 6 0 3 8 0
New Mexico 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31Weber State*W 48–3141,294
September 7at Colorado StateW 31–2631,977
September 14at UtahW 24–2128,619
September 21San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
W 21–2043,011
September 28at BYUL 7–2165,899
October 5Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
ABCW 51–2840,227
October 12at Navy*W 46–635,640
October 19No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
ESPNL 15–2852,024
October 26UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
W 20–1338,975
November 2at New MexicoL 32–3410,793
November 9Army*
W 46–649,203
November 23at HawaiiW 24–2036,884
December 29vs. Mississippi State*ESPNW 38-1561,497
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1991 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Rob Perez Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB Carlton McDonald Jr
LB Vergil Simpson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Joe Wood
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Joe Wood Kicker 12 332 Houston Oilers

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Awards and honors

  • Kette Dornbush, Bullard Award[2]

References