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
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5Wake Forest*ESPN2W 42–047,972
September 12at UNLVW 52–1020,279
September 17Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 30–2750,115
September 26at TCUNo. 23L 34–3526,418
October 3New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 56–1443,575
October 10Navy*
W 49–754,562
October 24at TulsaW 42–2121,763
October 31SMU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 31–730,053
November 7at Army*No. 25W 35–740,843
November 14at No. 25 WyomingNo. 23W 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. 16ESPNW 43–2546,451
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1998 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Frank Mindrup Sr
QB 11 Blane Morgan Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    APRV23TRVRVRVRVRV25232018171613
    Coaches PollRV23RVRVRVRV2321201714131310
    BCSNot released1816Not released

    NFL draft

    The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
    7248Bryce FisherDefensive endBuffalo Bills

    Awards and honors

    Frank Mindrup

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

    References

    1. "1998 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".
    2. "Football Record Book Entering 2021 Updated" (PDF). Air Force Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
    3. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.


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