American college football season
The1984 Air Force Falcons football team represented theUnited States Air Force Academy in theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC) during the1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coachFisher DeBerry, Air Force played its home games atFalcon Stadium inColorado Springs and finished the regular season at 7–4 (4–3 in WAC, third). The Falcons were again invited to theIndependence Bowl and defeatedVirginia Tech 23–7.[1][2][3]
Previously the offensive coordinator, DeBerry was promoted in late December 1983,[4] and was the Falcons' head coach for23 seasons.[5]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | San Diego State | | W 34–16 | 36,553 | [6] |
| September 8 | Northern Colorado* | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 75–7 | 28,621 | [7] |
| September 15 | atWyoming | | L 20–26 | 31,487 | [8] |
| September 22 | atUtah | | L 17–28 | 30,610 | [9] |
| September 29 | Colorado State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| W 52–10 | 27,806 | [10] |
| October 6 | Navy* | | W 29–22 | 29,349 | [11] |
| October 13 | atNotre Dame* | | W 21–7 | 59,075 | [12] |
| October 20 | No. 7BYU | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 25–30 | 30,469 | [13] |
| November 3 | atArmy* | | L 12–24 | | [14] |
| November 10 | atNew Mexico | | W 23–9 | 17,481 | [15] |
| November 17 | atUTEP | | W 38–12 | 10,210 | [16] |
| December 15 | vs.Virginia Tech* | | W 23–7 | 41,100 | [17] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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| 1984 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Offense | Defense| Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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| DL | 96 | Chris Funk | Sr | | DL | 50 | Steve Kelly | Sr | | DL | 62 | Larry Nicklas | Sr | | DL | 74 | John Ziegler | Jr | | LB | | Terry Maki | So | | CB | | Tom Rotello | So | | S | 29 | Scott Thomas | Jr |
| Special teams| Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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| P | 39 | Mark Simon | So |
| - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 7 Cougars | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| Falcons | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| BYU | Passing | Robbie Bosco | 28/41, 484 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Lakei Heimuli | 18 rushes, 65 yards |
| Receiving | David Mills | 10 receptions, 225 yards, TD |
| Air Force | Passing | Bart Weiss | 6/10, 152 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Pat Evans | 20 rushes, 103 yards |
| Receiving | Kevin Fleming | 1 reception, 57 yards, TD |
- ^"Falcons triumph on field".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 16, 1984. p. 12C.
- ^"Football Schedule/Results: 1984-1985". Air Force Athletics. Archived fromthe original on October 8, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2017.
- ^"Air Force Yearly Results: 1980-1984".College Football Data Warehouse. Archived fromthe original on January 2, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2017.
- ^"AFA hires DeBerry to replace Hatfield".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 28, 1983. p. 4C.
- ^Stapleton, Arnie (December 16, 2006)."DeBerry decides it's time to fly".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. B2.
- ^"Air Force 34, San Diego State 16".The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 2, 1984. p. D6. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Air Force runs wild against Northern Colorado 75–7".St. Petersburg Times. September 9, 1984. RetrievedApril 11, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Wyoming holds off Air Force".The Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. September 16, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Utah hands AFA second league loss".The Times-News. September 23, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Air Force routs Colorado State".The Greenville News. September 30, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Navy fumble helps Air Force win, 29–22".The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Air Force flattend Notre Dame 21–7".St. Petersburg Times. October 14, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Bosco guns down Air Force 30–25".The Salt Lake Tribune. October 21, 1984. RetrievedApril 11, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Army grounds Air Force, 24–12".The Reporter Dispatch. November 4, 1984. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Falcons shoot down punchless New Mexico".Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1984. RetrievedApril 11, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"UTEP upsets Pokes, 35–22".Star-Herald. November 18, 1984. RetrievedApril 11, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Hokies find Force is too powerful".The Shreveport Times. December 16, 1984. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
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