1999 Air Force Falcons football team

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1999 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah +   5 2     9 3  
BYU +   5 2     8 4  
Colorado State +   5 2     8 4  
Wyoming   4 3     7 4  
San Diego State   3 4     5 6  
New Mexico   3 4     4 7  
Air Force   2 5     6 5  
UNLV   1 6     3 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 16th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It competed in its first season in the newly formed Mountain West Conference and finished with a 6–5 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference games.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultSource
September 4Villanova*W 37–13[3]
September 18at Washington*FSNW 31–21
September 25WyomingNo. 24
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–10
October 2at San Diego StateESPN2W 23–22
October 9at Navy*W 19–14
October 16Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN2L 15–21
October 30at No. 16 BYUL 20–27
November 6Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 28–0
November 13UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 35–16
November 18at Colorado StateL 21–41
November 27at New MexicoL 28–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV25RVRV25RV
BCSNot releasedNot released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1999-2000". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Air Force Yearly Results 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Air Force rallies around Bonds". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 5, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.