1988 Air Force Falcons football team

1988 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
UTEP	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1988 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Colorado State	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 29–23
September 11	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 36–39
September 17	Northwestern*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 62–27	42,612
September 24	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 45–48
October 1	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 63–14
October 8	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 33–24
October 15	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 56–49
October 22	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 13–41
November 5	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 15–28
November 12	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 31–49
November 19	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	L 24–31
November 26	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	L 14–19
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1988 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Kevin Bell RB Albert Booker QB Troy Calhoun Sr WR Greg Cochran WR Mark Crossman QB Dee Dowis Jr RB Ron Gray OL David Hlatky OL Scott Hollister RB Chris Howard RB Greg Johnson OL Jeff Johnson RB Tim Kosmatka RB Rodney Lewis QB Lance McDowell OL Jim Payne RB Anthony Roberson WR Steven Senn RB Andy Smith RB Ken Spencer WR Mark Weber	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Kenny Gibaldo LB Randle Gladney DB James Hecker LB Brian Hill DL Tom Kafka DB Gary Kilmer LB Mark Lyons DB Mario Mathis DL Pat McNelis LB Joe Powell DL Darryl Sumrall DB Andy Toth LB Terry Walker	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Chris Blasy K Steve Yarborough	Head coach Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

BYU

BYU Cougars (7–2) at Air Force Falcons (5–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	14	14	14	49
Air Force	10	7	14	0	31

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Date: November 12, 1988
• Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,218
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter AFA – Steve Yarborough 44-yard field goal. Air Force 3–0. AFA – Greg Johnson 3-yard run (Steve Yarborough kick). Air Force 10–0. BYU – Fred Whittingham 3-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). Air Force 10–7. Second quarter BYU – Sean Covey 1-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 14–10. AFA – Dee Dowis 4-yard run (Steve Yarborough kick). Air Force 17–14. BYU – Tyler Anderson 41-yard pass from Sean Covey (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 21–17. Third quarter BYU – Matt Bellini 21-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 28–17. AFA – Dee Dowis 6-yard run (run failed). BYU 28–23. AFA – Dee Dowis 15-yard run (run good). Air Force 31–28. BYU – Tony Crutchfield 79-yard kickoff return. BYU 35–31. Fourth quarter BYU – Sean Covey 2-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 42–31. BYU – Mike Salido 5-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 49–31. Top passers BYU – Sean Covey – 10/16, 159 yards, TD AFA – Dee Dowis – 3/8, 97 yards, 2 INT Top rushers BYU – Matt Bellini – 21 rushes, 138 yards, TD AFA – Greg Johnson – 15 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers BYU – Mike Salido – 4 receptions, 47 yards AFA – Albert Booker – 2 receptions, 58 yards