1987 Air Force Falcons football team

1987 Air Force Falcons football

Freedom Bowl, L 28–33 vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1987 record	9–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry

The 1987 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 269 points. At season’s end, the Falcons appeared in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy. Air Force also won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, emblematic of beating both Army and Navy.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		L 13–27	28,071
September 12	TCU*	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 21–10	41,000
September 19	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 49–7	35,035
September 26	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)		W 27–19	23,137
October 3	Utah	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 48–27	35,108
October 10	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 23–13	35,622
October 17	#11 Notre Dame*	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		L 14–35	51,112
October 24	UTEP	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 35–7	36,922
October 31	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	L 13–24	65,384
November 7	Army*	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		W 27–10	49,183
November 14	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM		W 73–26	15,309
November 21	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN	W 34–31	43,340
December 30	vs. Arizona State*	Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)		L 28–33	33,261
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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1987 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Chad Hennings	Defensive Tackle	11	290	Dallas Cowboys

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Awards and honors

Rip Burgwald, Bullard Award^[3]
Chad Hennings, Outland Trophy^[4]

References

Air Force Falcons football

Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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