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 45–24 vs Washington
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5Wake Forest*ESPN2W 42–047,972
September 12at UNLVW 52–1020,279
September 17Colorado State
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. BYUNo. 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

    Awards and honors

    Frank Mindrup

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

    References

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