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1991 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hamilton (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 2
San Diego State 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
No. 25 Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
UTEP 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Colorado State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Weber State*
W 48–3141,294
September 7at Colorado State
W 31–2631,977
September 14at Utah
W 24–2128,619
September 21San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 21–2043,011
September 28at BYU
L 7–2165,899
October 5Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ABCW 51–2840,227
October 12at Navy*
W 46–635,640
October 19No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
ESPNL 15–2852,024
October 26UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 20–1338,975
November 2at New Mexico
L 32–3410,793
November 9Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 25–049,203
November 23at Hawaii
W 24–2036,884
December 29vs. Mississippi State*
ESPNW 38–1561,497[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1991 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Rob Perez Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Carlton McDonald Jr
LB Vergil Simpson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Joe Wood
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Postseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1992 NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
12 332 Joe Wood Kicker Houston Oilers

Awards and honors

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  • Kette Dornbush, Bullard Award

References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State, Sherrill stuff Texas, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.


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