1998 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
The 1998 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Wake Forest* | | | ESPN2 | W 42–0 | 47,972 | [3] |
September 12 | at UNLV | | | | W 52–10 | 20,279 | |
September 17 | Colorado State | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| | W 30–27 | 50,115 | |
September 26 | at TCU | No. 23 | | | L 34–35 | 26,418 | |
October 3 | New Mexico | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 56–14 | 43,575 | |
October 10 | Navy* | | | | W 49–7 | 54,562 | |
October 24 | at Tulsa | | | | W 42–21 | 21,763 | |
October 31 | SMU | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 31–7 | 30,053 | |
November 7 | at Army* | No. 25 | | | W 35–7 | 40,843 | |
November 14 | at No. 25 Wyoming | No. 23 | | | W 10–3 | 29,197 | |
November 21 | Rice | No. 20 | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| | W 22–16 | 47,647 | |
December 5 | vs. BYU* | No. 17 | | ABC | W 20–13 | 32,745 | |
December 25 | vs. Washington* | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 43–25 | 46,451 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1998 Air Force Falcons football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | RV | 23T | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | Not released |
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NFL draft
The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[4]
Awards and honors
Frank Mindrup
- 3rd Team All-American (AFF)
- 2nd Team All-WAC
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