1997 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1997 Air Force Falcons football team competed for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 102 record overall and a 62 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Las Vegas Bowl, in which it lost to Oregon.

1997 Air Force Falcons football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 13–41 vs Oregon
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record10–3 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 2   9 4  
Rice  5 3   7 4  
SMU  5 3   6 5  
Utah  5 3   6 5  
BYU  4 4   6 5  
UTEP  3 5   4 7  
Tulsa  2 6   2 9  
TCU  1 7   1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 1   11 2  
Air Force  6 2   10 3  
Fresno State  5 3   6 6  
Wyoming  4 4   7 6  
San Diego State  4 4   5 7  
San Jose State  4 4   4 7  
UNLV  2 6   3 8  
Hawaii  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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