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1992 Air Force Falcons football
1992 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hamilton (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator	Cal McCombs (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which it lost to Ole Miss.^[1]^[2]

1992 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 20 Hawaii +	6	–	2	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 24 Fresno State +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
BYU +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Air Force	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Rice*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 30–21
September 12	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)		L 3–6	39,269
September 19	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 42–28
September 26	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 33–32
October 3	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 28–22	29,103
October 10	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 18–16
October 17	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)		L 28–32	40,808
October 24	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 20–17	21,338
October 31	Utah	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	KUTV	L 13–20	36,872
November 7	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 7–3
November 14	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	KSL	L 7–28	37,113
December 31	vs. No. 20 Ole Miss*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–13	32,107	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1992 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB		Carlton McDonald	Sr
LB		Vergil Simpson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Chris McInnis

Chris McInnis kicked game-winning 37-yard field goal with 49 seconds left for the win.

^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1992-1993". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1990-1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ "Ole Miss swamps Falcons". The Commercial Appeal. January 1, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.