The Air Force Falcons are a mid-major college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Mountain West Conference.
All Falcon home games are played in Falcon Stadium, which sits in at the base of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains at 6,621 feet above sea level. Pre-game activities include flyovers by Air Force aircraft, including the F-15 and B-2. Under head coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons are 86-37 at home over the last 21 years. The highest attendance at a home game was 56,409 spectators in 2002, when the Falcons battled the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame University.
Air Force football has been based more on speed and willpower. Under triple option coaches Hatfield and DeBerry, Air Force routinely would compete against bigger and stronger national opponent, regularly holding their own. While the wishbone is almost always assumed synonymous with the triple option, Air Force only deployed the formation occasionally under DeBerry and Hatfield. One mainstay from both of these coaches was the option, and the consistent repitition to near perfection, as witnessed by the wins and the guady rushing statistics in the past 25 years (regularly in the top ten in the nation
1985 was the most successful season in Air Force football history. Under 2nd year coach Fisher DeBerry, the Fightin’ Falcons came within one win of playing for the National Championship. They recorded 10 straight wins, climbed the polls to #2 in the nation, but lost to BYU by 7 points in the penultimate game of the season. Air Force rebounded with a bowl game win over Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl and finished with a 12-1 record as the #5 ranked team in the nation.
Chance Harridge: In 2002, Harridge set the NCAA Division I record for most single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 22.
Beau Morgan: He became the first player in NCAA history to rush and pass for over 1,000 yards in a season twice. He broke the NCAA single season rushing record for a quarterback, along with being only the second player in NCAA history to run and pass for 3,000 yards in a career.
Air Force fans are buying up Air Force Falcon Merchandise from all over town. The fans love supporting their local teams.
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