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1999 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator Richard Bell (5th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000 →
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah +   5 – 2     9 – 3  
BYU +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Colorado State +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Wyoming   4 – 3     7 – 4  
San Diego State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Air Force   2 – 5     6 – 5  
UNLV   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 16th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It competed in its first season in the newly formed Mountain West Conference and finished with a 6–5 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference games. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultSource
September 4 Villanova*
W 37–13 [3]
September 18at Washington*
 FSNW 31–21
September 25 WyomingNo. 24
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–10
October 2at San Diego State
 ESPN2W 23–22
October 9at Navy*
W 19–14
October 16 Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN2L 15–21
October 30at No. 16 BYU
L 20–27
November 6 Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 28–0
November 13 UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 35–16
November 18at Colorado State
L 21–41
November 27at New Mexico
L 28–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV————————
CoachesRVRVRVRV25RVRV25RV————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

References

  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1999-2000". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Air Force Yearly Results 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Air Force rallies around Bonds". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 5, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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