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1998 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1998 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

1998 Air Force Falcons football
WAC champion
WAC Mountain Division champion
Oahu Bowl champion
WAC Championship Game, W 20–13 vs. BYU
Oahu Bowl, W 43–25 vs Washington
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (9th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Wake Forest*
ESPN2W 42–047,972[3]
September 12at UNLV
W 52–1020,279
September 17Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 30–2750,115
September 26at TCUNo. 23
L 34–3526,418
October 3New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 56–1443,575
October 10Navy*
W 49–754,562
October 24at Tulsa
W 42–2121,763
October 31SMU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 31–730,053
November 7at Army*No. 25
W 35–740,843
November 14at No. 25 WyomingNo. 23
W 10–329,197
November 21RiceNo. 20
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 22–1647,647
December 5vs. BYU*No. 17
ABCW 20–1332,745
December 25vs. Washington*No. 16
ESPNW 43–2546,451
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1998 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Frank Mindrup Sr
QB 11 Blane Morgan Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——RV23TRVRVRVRVRV25232018171613
Coaches Poll——RV23RVRVRVRV2321201714131310
BCSNot released———1816——Not released

NFL draft

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Main article: 1999 NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
7 248 Bryce Fisher Defensive end Buffalo Bills

Awards and honors

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Frank Mindrup

  • 3rd Team All-American (AFF)
  • 2nd Team All-WAC

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Football Record Book Entering 2021 Updated" (PDF). Air Force Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Air Force ambush humbles Wake". St. Petersburg Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.


 

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