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1992 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Ole Miss
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Hamilton (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator Cal McCombs (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993 →
1992 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Hawaii + 6 – 2 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 24 Fresno State + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
BYU + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Air Force 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which it lost to Ole Miss. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Rice*
W 30–21
September 12 Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO ( rivalry)
L 3–639,269
September 19at Wyoming
W 42–28
September 26 New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 33–32
October 3at UTEP
W 28–2229,103
October 10 Navy*
W 18–16
October 17 Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO ( rivalry)
L 28–3240,808
October 24at San Diego State
 ESPNW 20–1721,338
October 31 Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
 KUTVL 13–2036,872
November 7at Army*
W 7–3
November 14 BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
 KSLL 7–2837,113
December 31vs. No. 20 Ole Miss*
ESPNL 0–1332,107 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1992 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB Carlton McDonald Sr
LB Vergil Simpson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Chris McInnis
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Navy

Chris McInnis kicked game-winning 37-yard field goal with 49 seconds left for the win.

References

  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1992-1993". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss swamps Falcons". The Commercial Appeal. January 1, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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