The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference, making the team conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Copper Bowl, which it lost 41–55 to Texas Tech.[2][3]
Quick Facts Air Force Falcons football, WAC co-champion ...
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | | BYU | | | | W 38–12 | |
September 9 | | Wyoming | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 34–10 | 37,315 |
September 16 | | Colorado State | No. 21 | | | L 20–27 | 45,578 |
September 23 | 10:30 a.m. | at Northwestern* | | | ESPN | L 6–30 | 26,037 |
September 30 | | at New Mexico | | | | W 27–24 | |
October 7 | | UTEP | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 56–43 | 40,046 |
October 14 | | at Navy* | | | | W 30–20 | |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Utah | | | | L 21–22 | 29,046 |
October 28 | | at Fresno State | | | | W 31–20 | 36,147 |
November 11 | | Army* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| | W 38–20 | |
November 18 | 5:45 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame* | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 14–44 | 54,482 |
November 25 | | at Hawaii | | | | W 45–28 | 32,459 |
| 6:00 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech* | | | ESPN | L 41–55 | 41,004 |
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Ranking movements
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1995 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
RB |
1 |
Sherman Dedrick |
So |
QB |
2 |
Tom Brown |
Jr |
WR |
3 |
Jason Olsen |
Sr |
QB |
4 |
Joe Sheffield |
Jr |
QB |
6 |
Andre Johnson |
Jr |
WR |
7 |
Craig Hancock |
Sr |
RB |
8 |
Jake Campbell |
Sr |
QB |
12 |
Beau Morgan |
Jr |
QB |
13 |
Benjamin Trautwein |
So |
RB |
15 |
Floyd Brazier |
So |
RB |
19 |
Tobin Ruff |
So |
RB |
20 |
Steven Walden |
So |
WR |
21 |
Richie Marsh |
Sr |
RB |
22 |
Henry Jeffress |
So |
RB |
23 |
Nicolaus Grauer |
So |
RB |
24 |
John Ichiyama |
Jr |
RB |
25 |
Demeatrius Thomas |
So |
WR |
27 |
Marcus Ranger |
Jr |
FB |
30 |
Jason Forte |
So |
FB |
33 |
Brandon Wilkerson |
Sr |
FB |
38 |
Nakia Addison |
Jr |
FB |
39 |
Craig Tanner |
Jr |
RB |
40 |
Danta Johnson |
Sr |
RB |
41 |
Todd Eilers |
Jr |
RB |
42 |
Adrian Smith |
Jr |
TE |
45 |
Alex Pupich |
Jr |
WR |
47 |
Chris Miller |
So |
C |
50 |
Nathan Faber |
So |
C |
51 |
Jeffrey Parr |
So |
C |
52 |
Adam Edwards |
Sr |
C |
53 |
Donald Leary |
Jr |
C |
54 |
Mike Zeman |
Jr |
C |
57 |
Eric Tibbs |
So |
C |
58 |
James Mustin |
So |
C |
59 |
Treg Taylor |
So |
OT |
60 |
Scott Breece |
So |
G |
61 |
Karl Falk |
So |
G |
61 |
Shawn Tellers |
So |
OT |
62 |
John Sapp |
Sr |
OT |
63 |
Ryan Paolucci |
So |
OT |
64 |
Jason Campbell |
Jr |
OT |
64 |
Geoffrey Hastings |
So |
G |
65 |
Brad Halloway |
Sr |
G |
66 |
Frank Niemeyer |
So |
G |
67 |
Rick Dwyer |
Jr |
G |
69 |
Brett Cillessen |
Sr |
OT |
70 |
Mark Thurbush |
So |
OT |
71 |
Robert Sadler |
So |
OT |
72 |
Charles Parks |
So |
OT |
73 |
Daniel Palmer |
Sr |
OT |
74 |
Adam Schnicker |
So |
OT |
76 |
Carlton Hendrix |
Jr |
OT |
78 |
Gerhard Hahn |
Sr |
OT |
79 |
Micah West |
So |
WR |
80 |
Jeffrey Green |
So |
TE |
81 |
Ryan Quaale |
So |
WR |
84 |
Dustin Tyner |
Jr |
WR |
85 |
Charles Whitehead |
So |
TE |
86 |
Matt Brooks |
Sr |
TE |
87 |
Steve Hendricks |
Sr |
TE |
88 |
Tait Stamp |
So |
TE |
89 |
Michael Gargasz |
So |
C |
89 |
Trent Tripple |
Jr |
WR |
93 |
Ray Weathersby |
So |
TE |
95 |
Francisco Ortiz |
So |
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Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DB |
1 |
Michael Burtnett |
So |
DB |
5 |
Michael Walker |
Jr |
FS |
7 |
Mitchell Starkey |
So |
FS |
9 |
Wade Henning |
So |
DB |
9 |
Sean Lee |
So |
FS |
10 |
Marcus Alexander |
Jr |
DB |
11 |
Kelvin King |
Sr |
DB |
16 |
Paul Brister |
So |
OLB |
17 |
Melvin Whatley |
So |
FS |
18 |
Sam Ransom |
Jr |
DB |
20 |
Frank Staine-Pyne |
So |
DB |
21 |
Brandt House |
Jr |
DB |
25 |
Jamie Rhone |
So |
DB |
26 |
Keith Anderson |
So |
DB |
28 |
Eric Rockhold |
Jr |
DB |
29 |
Michael Dalton |
Jr |
DB |
32 |
LeRon Hudgins |
Sr |
DB |
34 |
Brian Mulloy |
Jr |
FS |
35 |
Stephen Pipes |
So |
FS |
36 |
David Ray |
Jr |
DB |
37 |
Abe Ebia |
So |
OLB |
38 |
Vincent Kendrick |
So |
DB |
39 |
William Nelson |
So |
ILB |
40 |
Travis Monson |
So |
ILB |
42 |
Joshua DeMotts |
So |
ILB |
43 |
Benjamin Banks |
So |
ILB |
44 |
Lee Guthrie |
Jr |
OLB |
45 |
Lance Rosa-Miranda |
So |
DB |
46 |
Ryan Baxter |
So |
OLB |
46 |
Erin Bender |
So |
OLB |
48 |
Johnny Vargas |
Sr |
DT |
49 |
Bobby Halloway |
Sr |
ILB |
51 |
Chris Gizzi |
Jr |
OLB |
55 |
Brian McCray |
Sr |
ILB |
56 |
Steve Fernandez |
So |
ILB |
57 |
Timothy Schumacher |
So |
ILB |
58 |
Jeffrey Mohr |
So |
OLB |
59 |
Mark DeRock |
Sr |
ILB |
61 |
Michael Hagan |
So |
OLB |
68 |
Geoffrey Zion |
So |
DT |
70 |
David Hammer |
Jr |
NG |
71 |
Rodney Bullard |
Sr |
DT |
75 |
Brad Hutt |
So |
DT |
76 |
Christopher Jones |
So |
DT |
77 |
Ron Jenkins |
So |
ILB |
79 |
Jason Lamb |
Jr |
DT |
82 |
Robert Evert |
So |
DT |
83 |
Rory Rosenbach |
So |
DT |
84 |
Jarret Hiavaty |
So |
OLB |
86 |
Ross Johnston |
So |
NG |
90 |
Jason Verbeck |
So |
OLB |
91 |
Sean Finnan |
So |
DT |
92 |
Scott Chandler |
So |
DT |
95 |
James Maunz |
Jr |
NG |
96 |
Chris Schweighhardt |
Jr |
DT |
97 |
Cameron Curry |
Jr |
NG |
98 |
Joe Suhajda |
Jr |
LB |
99 |
Keith Ensor |
Jr |
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
PK |
10 |
Eli Swanson |
So |
PK |
13 |
Tyrone Barbery |
Jr |
PK |
16 |
Randy Roberts |
Sr |
H |
23 |
Parks Hughes |
Sr |
PK |
31 |
Kurt Kremser |
Sr |
PK |
47 |
Jason Therrell |
So |
DS |
54 |
David O'Connell |
So |
P |
81 |
Steve Carr |
Sr |
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- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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BYU
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Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cougars |
0 |
0 |
6 | 6 | 12 |
Falcons |
14 |
7 |
10 | 7 | 38 |
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First quarter
- AF – Beau Morgan 4-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 13:01. Falcons 7–0.
- AF – Jake Campbell 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 1:07. Falcons 14–0.
Second quarter
- AF – Craig Tanner 10-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 4:12. Falcons 21–0.
Third quarter
- AF – Marc Ranger 37-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 11:35. Falcons 28–0.
- BYU – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (kick failed), 6:14. Falcons 28–6.
- AF – Randy Roberts 31-yard field goal, 1:15. Falcons 31–6.
Fourth quarter
- AF – Danta Johnson 3-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 10:10. Falcons 38–6.
- BYU – Levi Kealaluhi 5-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (pass failed), 2:52. Falcons 38–12.
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Statistics | BYU | AF |
First downs | 17 | 28 |
Total yards | 523 | 317 |
Rushing yards | 394 | -29 |
Passing yards | 129 | 346 |
Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
BYU | Passing | Steve Sarkisian | 25/42, 346 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Hema Heimuli | 7 rushes, 19 yards |
Receiving | Itula Mili | 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 8/13, 117 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jake Campbell | 13 rushes, 104 yards, TD |
Receiving | Marcus Ranger | 4 receptions, 70 yards |
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Wyoming
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Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
0 |
0 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
Falcons |
3 |
14 |
7 | 10 | 34 |
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First quarter
- AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 7:19. Falcons 3–0.
Second quarter
- AF – Jake Campbell 5-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 13:08. Falcons 10–0.
- AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 6:51. Falcons 17–0.
Third quarter
- AF – Tom Brown 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 9:33. Falcons 24–0.
- WYO – Cory Wedel 35-yard field goal, 6:01. Falcons 24–3.
Fourth quarter
- AF – Tom Brown 37-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 14:30. Falcons 31–3.
- WYO – Marcus Harris 12-yard pass from Josh Wallwork (Cory Wedel kick), 9:12. Falcons 31–10.
- AF – Randy Roberts 30-yard field goal, 4:41. Falcons 34–10.
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Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: September 9
- Game attendance: 37,315
- Box score
More information Statistics, WYO ...
Statistics | WYO | AF |
First downs | 18 | 22 |
Total yards | 378 | 460 |
Rushing yards | 77 | 426 |
Passing yards | 301 | 34 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:10 | 34:50 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Wyoming | Passing | Josh Wallwork | 22/39, 301 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Len Sexton | 15 rushes, 37 yards |
Receiving | Brent Tillman | 8 receptions, 100 yards |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 4/10, 34 yards |
Rushing | Tom Brown | 13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Jake Campbell | 2 receptions, 16 yards |
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Colorado State
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rams |
0 |
7 |
14 | 6 | 27 |
No. 21 Falcons |
7 |
0 |
7 | 6 | 20 |
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Colorado State Rams at No. 21 Air Force Falcons – Game summary
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: September 16
- Game attendance: 45,578
- Box score
More information Statistics, CSU ...
Statistics | CSU | AF |
First downs | | |
Total yards | | |
Rushing yards | | |
Passing yards | | |
Turnovers | | |
Time of possession | | |
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Air Force | Passing | | |
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At Northwestern
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Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons |
0 |
6 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
Wildcats |
10 |
6 |
0 | 14 | 30 |
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First quarter
- NW – Sam Valenzisi 46-yard field goal, 7:21. Wildcats 3–0.
- NW – Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 4:19. Wildcats 10–0.
Second quarter
- AF – Randy Roberts 26-yard field goal, 13:09. Wildcats 10–3.
- NW – Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal, 9:36. Wildcats 13–3.
- NW – Sam Valenzisi 35-yard field goal, 7:16. Wildcats 16–3.
- AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Wildcats 16–6.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- NW – Darnell Autry 6-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 14:57. Wildcats 23–6.
- NW – Adrian Autry 5-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 8:37. Wildcats 30–6.
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Statistics | AF | NW |
First downs | 17 | 22 |
Total yards | 271 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 137 | 249 |
Passing yards | 134 | 219 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:40 | 32:20 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 11/25, 120 yards, INT |
Rushing | Tom Brown | 10 rushes, 40 yards |
Receiving | Jake Campbell | 3 receptions, 35 yards |
Northwestern | Passing | Steve Schnur | 16/22, 206 yards |
Rushing | Darnell Autry | 37 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | D'Wayne Bates | 7 receptions, 110 yards |
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No. 8 Notre Dame
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Fighting Irish |
10 |
10 |
17 | 7 | 44 |
Falcons |
0 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
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First quarter
- ND – Randy Kinder 17-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 5:26. Fighting Irish 7–0.
- ND – Scott Cengia 30-yard field goal, 0:37. Fighting Irish 10–0.
Second quarter
- ND – Autry Denson 3-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 9:34. Fighting Irish 17–0.
- ND – Scott Cengia 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Fighting Irish 20–0.
Third quarter
- ND – Scott Cengia 27-yard field goal, 10:07. Fighting Irish 23–0.
- AF – Nakia Addison 8-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 6:47. Fighting Irish 23–7.
- ND – Autry Denson 30-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 4:25. Fighting Irish 30–7.
- ND – Randy Kinder 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 0:42. Fighting Irish 37–7.
Fourth quarter
- ND – Marcus Thorne 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 14:57. Fighting Irish 44–7.
- AF – Matt Brooks 11-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 13:03. Fighting Irish 44–14.
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No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 5:45 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 54,482
- Box score
More information Statistics, ND ...
Statistics | ND | AF |
First downs | 27 | 14 |
Total yards | 514 | 286 |
Rushing yards | 410 | 223 |
Passing yards | 104 | 63 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 34:59 | 25:01 |
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Notre Dame | Passing | Thomas Krug | 8/13, 96 yards, INT |
Rushing | Randy Kinder | 14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Derrick Mayes | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 8/16, 63 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Nakia Addison | 10 rushes, 108 yards |
Receiving | Jake Campbell | 3 receptions, 29 yards |
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Vs. Texas Tech (Copper Bowl)
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons |
7 |
6 |
15 | 13 | 41 |
Red Raiders |
21 |
10 |
7 | 17 | 55 |
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First quarter
- TTU – Stacy Mitchell 38-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 14:27. Red Raiders 7–0.
- AF – Nakia Addison 2-yard run (Dallas Thompson kick), 8:20. Tied 7–7.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 6:19. Red Raiders 14–7.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 11-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:23. Red Raiders 21–7.
Second quarter
- TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 8:25. Red Raiders 28–7.
- AF – Danta Johnson 71-yard run (kick failed), 1:59. Red Raiders 28–13.
- TTU – Tony Rogers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 31–13.
Third quarter
- AF – Jake Campbell 7-yard run (Nakia Addison run), 11:26. Red Raiders 31–21.
- AF – Danta Johnson 60-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 31–28.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 38–28.
Fourth quarter
- TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 14:51. Red Raiders 45–28.
- TTU – Tony Rogers 31-yard field goal, 11:15. Red Raiders 48–28.
- AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 7:09. Red Raiders 48–35.
- TTU – Byron Hanspard 29-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 4:59. Red Raiders 55–35.
- AF – Nakia Addison 7-yard run (run failed), 0:37. Red Raiders 55–41.
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More information Statistics, AF ...
Statistics | AF | TTU |
First downs | 25 | 28 |
Total yards | 514 | 606 |
Rushing yards | 431 | 361 |
Passing yards | 83 | 245 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Penalties–yards | 6–51 | 11–90 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 7/13, 83 yards |
Rushing | Danta Johnson | 5 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | | |
Texas Tech | Passing | Zebbie Lethridge | 22/41, 245 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 24 rushes, 260 yards, 4 TD |
Receiving | | |
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