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The 1984 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fisher DeBerry, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 7–4 (4–3 in WAC, third). The Falcons were again invited to the Independence Bowl and defeated Virginia Tech 23–7.[1][2][3]
Previously the offensive coordinator, DeBerry was promoted in late December 1983,[4] and was the Falcons' head coach for 23 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 | | |
September 15 | at Wyoming | | L 20–26 | | |
September 22 | at Utah | | L 17–28 | 30,610 | |
September 29 | Colorado State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| W 52–10 | 27,806 | |
October 6 | Navy* | | W 29–22 | | |
October 13 | at Notre Dame* | | W 21–7 | 59,075 | |
October 20 | No. 7 BYU | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 25–30 | 30,469 | |
November 3 | at Army* | | L 12–24 | | |
November 10 | at New Mexico | | W 23–9 | | |
November 17 | at UTEP | | W 38–12 | 10,210 | |
December 15 | vs. Virginia Tech* | | W 23–7 | 41,100 | [7] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1984 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
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DL
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96
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Chris Funk
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Sr
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LB
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Terry Maki
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So
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CB
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Tom Rotello
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So
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S
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29
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Scott Thomas
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Jr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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39
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Mark Simon
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ "Falcons triumph on field". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 16, 1984. p. 12C.
- ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1984-1985". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1980-1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 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. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies find Force is too powerful". The Shreveport Times. December 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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