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1991 Air Force Falcons football
1991 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 38–15 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hamilton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator	Cal McCombs (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

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.

1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Weber State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 48–31	41,294
September 7	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)		W 31–26	31,977
September 14	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 24–21	28,619
September 21	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 21–20	43,011
September 28	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 7–21	65,899
October 5	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	W 51–28	40,227
October 12	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 46–6	35,640
October 19	No. 5 Notre Dame*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	ESPN	L 15–28	52,024
October 26	UTEP	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 20–13	38,975
November 2	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 32–34	10,793
November 9	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 25–0	49,203
November 23	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		W 24–20	36,884
December 29	vs. Mississippi State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–15	61,497	^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

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

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