1987 Air Force Falcons football team

1987 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
CaptainAll seniors
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
BYU 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
UTEP 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 269 points. At season's end, the Falcons appeared in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy. Air Force also won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, emblematic of beating both Army and Navy.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Wyoming
L 13–2728,071[1]
September 12TCU*
W 21–1041,000[2]
September 19San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 49–735,035[3]
September 26at Colorado State
W 27–1923,137[4]
October 3Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 48–2735,108[5]
October 10at Navy*
W 23–1335,622[6]
October 17No. 11 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 14–3551,112[7]
October 24UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 35–736,922[8]
October 31at BYU
ESPNL 13–2465,384[9]
November 7Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 27–1049,183[10]
November 14at New Mexico
W 73–2615,309[11]
November 21at Hawaii
ESPNW 34–3143,340[12]
December 30vs. Arizona State*
MizlouL 28–3333,261[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At BYU

Air Force Falcons (6–2) at BYU Cougars (4–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Air Force 10 0 3013
BYU 0 14 10024

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: October 31, 1987
  • Game attendance: 65,384
  • Box Score
Game information

Army

Army Cadets (3–5) at Air Force Falcons (6–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 0 3 7010
Air Force 7 7 7627

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 7, 1987
  • Game attendance: 49,183
  • [14]

Air Force wins Commander-in-Chief Trophy

Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Air Force Passing
Rushing Dee Dowis 129 Yds, TD
Receiving


Roster

1987 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Troy Calhoun Jr
QB Dee Dowis So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 87 Chad Hennings Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Awards and honors

    NFL draft

    The following Falcon was selected in the [[1988 NFLlfollowing the season.[16]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL team
    11 290 Chad Hennings Defensive tackle Dallas Cowboys

    References

    1. ^ "Cowboys shoot down Falcons to open season, 27–13". Casper Star-Tribune. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "TCU gunned down by Air Force". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Air Force 49, San Diego St. 7". Detroit Free Press. September 20, 1987. p. 18D. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Air Force rallies behind QB to defeat Colorado State". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Cadets run over defenseless Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Falcons plod past Middies". Daily Press. October 10, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Notre Dame drops bomb on Air Force". The Kokomo Tribune. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Against Air Force, Miners fall to earth". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Cougars (typically) roll past Falcons". The Daily Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Falcons win CinC trophy". The Montana Standard. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Air Force takes no UNM prisoners". Albuquerque Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "8 seconds left: UH loses, 34–31". Honolulu Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Sun Devils win a game, lose a coach". The Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ Bote, Terry (November 7, 1987). "Air Force 27, Army 10". UPI Archives. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
    15. ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
    16. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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