1995 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Air Force Falcons football Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–5 6–2 Fisher DeBerry 12th Paul Hamilton 6th Wishbone triple option Richard Bell 1st Cal McCombs 6th 3–4 Game captains Falcon Stadium WAC co-champion Copper Bowl L 41–55 vs. Texas Tech The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with BYU, Colorado State, and Utah. Air Force was invited to the Copper Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Texas Tech. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado Schedule 1995 AP Mountain September 2 w BYU Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 38–12 September 9 w Wyoming Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 34–10 37,315 September 16 l 21 Colorado State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO rivalry 20–27 45,578 September 23 10:30 a.m. l y y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL ESPN 6–30 26,037 September 30 w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 27–24 October 7 w UTEP Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 56–43 40,046 October 14 w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Commander-in-Chief's Trophy 30–20 October 21 12:00 p.m. l y Utah Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 21–22 29,046 October 28 w y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 31–20 36,147 November 11 w y Army Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Commander-in-Chief's Trophy 38–20 November 18 5:45 p.m. l y Notre Dame 8 ESPN Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO rivalry 14–44 54,482 November 25 w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI rivalry 45–28 32,459 December 27, 1995 6:00 p.m. l y y Texas Tech Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Copper Bowl ESPN 41–55 41,004 1995 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/air-force/1995-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference April 27, 2025 1995 Football Schedule https://goairforcefalcons.com/sports/football/schedule/1995 United States Air Force Academy April 27, 2025 Rankings 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 RV RV RV 21 RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 16 RV RV 25 19 RV NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries BYU 1995 BYU Cougars football team Air Force Falcons white; text-align:center collapsed BYU Cougars at Air Force Falcons – Game summary September 2 Cougars 0 0 6 6 Falcons 14 7 10 7 Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado Box score First quarter AF – Beau Morgan 4-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 13:01. Falcons 7–0. AF – Jake Campbell 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 1:07. Falcons 14–0. Second quarter AF – Craig Tanner 10-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 4:12. Falcons 21–0. Third quarter AF – Marc Ranger 37-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 11:35. Falcons 28–0. BYU – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (kick failed), 6:14. Falcons 28–6. AF – Randy Roberts 31-yard field goal, 1:15. Falcons 31–6. Fourth quarter AF – Danta Johnson 3-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 10:10. Falcons 38–6. BYU – Levi Kealaluhi 5-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (pass failed), 2:52. Falcons 38–12. Statistics BYUAF First downs 17 28 Total yards 523 317 Rushing yards 394 -29 Passing yards 129 346 Turnovers 3 5 Time of possession 25:10 34:50 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Steve Sarkisian 25/42, 346 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Hema Heimuli 7 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Itula Mili 6 receptions, 74 yards, TDAir Force Passing Beau Morgan 8/13, 117 yards, TD Rushing Jake Campbell 13 rushes, 104 yards, TD Receiving Marcus Ranger 4 receptions, 70 yards Wyoming 1995 Wyoming Cowboys football team Air Force Falcons white; text-align:center collapsed Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary September 9 Cowboys 0 0 3 7 Falcons 3 14 7 10 Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado 37,315 Box score First quarter AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 7:19. Falcons 3–0. Second quarter AF – Jake Campbell 5-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 13:08. Falcons 10–0. AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 6:51. Falcons 17–0. Third quarter AF – Tom Brown 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 9:33. Falcons 24–0. WYO – Cory Wedel 35-yard field goal, 6:01. Falcons 24–3. Fourth quarter AF – Tom Brown 37-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 14:30. Falcons 31–3. WYO – Marcus Harris 12-yard pass from Josh Wallwork (Cory Wedel kick), 9:12. Falcons 31–10. AF – Randy Roberts 30-yard field goal, 4:41. Falcons 34–10. Statistics WYOAF First downs 18 22 Total yards 378 460 Rushing yards 77 426 Passing yards 301 34 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 25:10 34:50 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Josh Wallwork 22/39, 301 yards, TD, INT Rushing Len Sexton 15 rushes, 37 yards Receiving Brent Tillman 8 receptions, 100 yardsAir Force Passing Beau Morgan 4/10, 34 yards Rushing Tom Brown 13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jake Campbell 2 receptions, 16 yards Colorado State 1995 Colorado State Rams football team Air Force Falcons white; text-align:center collapsed Colorado State Rams at No. 21 Air Force Falcons – Game summary September 16 Rams 0 7 14 6 No. 21 Falcons 7 0 7 6 Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado 45,578 Box score Statistics CSUAF First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Rushing Receiving Air Force Passing Rushing Receiving At Northwestern 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team Air Force Falcons white; ;text-align:center; collapsed Air Force Falcons at Northwestern Wildcats – Game summary September 23 10:30 a.m. MDT/11:30 a.m. CDT Falcons 0 6 0 0 Wildcats 10 6 0 14 Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois 26,037 Box score First quarter NW – Sam Valenzisi 46-yard field goal, 7:21. Wildcats 3–0. NW – Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 4:19. Wildcats 10–0. Second quarter AF – Randy Roberts 26-yard field goal, 13:09. Wildcats 10–3. NW – Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal, 9:36. Wildcats 13–3. NW – Sam Valenzisi 35-yard field goal, 7:16. Wildcats 16–3. AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Wildcats 16–6. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NW – Darnell Autry 6-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 14:57. Wildcats 23–6. NW – Adrian Autry 5-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 8:37. Wildcats 30–6. Statistics AFNW First downs 17 22 Total yards 271 468 Rushing yards 137 249 Passing yards 134 219 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 27:40 32:20 Team Category Player StatisticsAir Force Passing Beau Morgan 11/25, 120 yards, INT Rushing Tom Brown 10 rushes, 40 yards Receiving Jake Campbell 3 receptions, 35 yardsNorthwestern Passing Steve Schnur 16/22, 206 yards Rushing Darnell Autry 37 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD Receiving D'Wayne Bates 7 receptions, 110 yards No. 8 Notre Dame 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Air Force Falcons white; text-align:center collapsed No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Air Force Falcons – Game summary November 18 5:45 p.m. MST No. 8 Fighting Irish 10 10 17 7 Falcons 0 0 7 7 Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado 54,482 Box score First quarter ND – Randy Kinder 17-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 5:26. Fighting Irish 7–0. ND – Scott Cengia 30-yard field goal, 0:37. Fighting Irish 10–0. Second quarter ND – Autry Denson 3-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 9:34. Fighting Irish 17–0. ND – Scott Cengia 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Fighting Irish 20–0. Third quarter ND – Scott Cengia 27-yard field goal, 10:07. Fighting Irish 23–0. AF – Nakia Addison 8-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 6:47. Fighting Irish 23–7. ND – Autry Denson 30-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 4:25. Fighting Irish 30–7. ND – Randy Kinder 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 0:42. Fighting Irish 37–7. Fourth quarter ND – Marcus Thorne 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 14:57. Fighting Irish 44–7. AF – Matt Brooks 11-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 13:03. Fighting Irish 44–14. Statistics NDAF First downs 27 14 Total yards 514 286 Rushing yards 410 223 Passing yards 104 63 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 34:59 25:01 Team Category Player StatisticsNotre Dame Passing Thomas Krug 8/13, 96 yards, INT Rushing Randy Kinder 14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD Receiving Derrick Mayes 3 receptions, 46 yardsAir Force Passing Beau Morgan 8/16, 63 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Nakia Addison 10 rushes, 108 yards Receiving Jake Campbell 3 receptions, 29 yards Vs. Texas Tech (Copper Bowl) 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team 1995 Copper Bowl Air Force Falcons white; ;text-align:center; collapsed Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary December 27, 1995 6:00 p.m. MST Falcons 7 6 15 13 Red Raiders 21 10 7 17 Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona 41,004 Clear, 58 F C Gordon Riese ESPN Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson Recap First quarter TTU – Stacy Mitchell 38-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 14:27. Red Raiders 7–0. AF – Nakia Addison 2-yard run (Dallas Thompson kick), 8:20. Tied 7–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 6:19. Red Raiders 14–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 11-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:23. Red Raiders 21–7. Second quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 8:25. Red Raiders 28–7. AF – Danta Johnson 71-yard run (kick failed), 1:59. Red Raiders 28–13. TTU – Tony Rogers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 31–13. Third quarter AF – Jake Campbell 7-yard run (Nakia Addison run), 11:26. Red Raiders 31–21. AF – Danta Johnson 60-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 31–28. TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 38–28. Fourth quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 14:51. Red Raiders 45–28. TTU – Tony Rogers 31-yard field goal, 11:15. Red Raiders 48–28. AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 7:09. Red Raiders 48–35. TTU – Byron Hanspard 29-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 4:59. Red Raiders 55–35. AF – Nakia Addison 7-yard run (run failed), 0:37. Red Raiders 55–41. Statistics AFTTU First downs 25 28 Total yards 514 606 Rushing yards 431 361 Passing yards 83 245 Turnovers 1 1 Penalties–yards 6–51 11–90 Team Category Player StatisticsAir Force Passing Beau Morgan 7/13, 83 yards Rushing Danta Johnson 5 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD Receiving Texas Tech Passing Zebbie Lethridge 22/41, 245 yards, TD, INT Rushing Byron Hanspard 24 rushes, 260 yards, 4 TD Receiving Roster 1995 Air Force Falcons y Sherman Dedrick 1 RB So Tom Brown 2 QB Jr Jason Olsen 3 WR Sr Joe Sheffield 4 QB Jr Andre Johnson 6 QB Jr Craig Hancock 7 WR Sr Jake Campbell 8 RB Sr Beau Morgan 12 QB Jr y Benjamin Trautwein 13 QB So Floyd Brazier 15 RB So Tobin Ruff 19 RB So Steven Walden 20 RB So Richie Marsh 21 WR Sr Henry Jeffress 22 RB So Nicolaus Grauer 23 RB So John Ichiyama 24 RB Jr Demeatrius Thomas 25 RB So Marcus Ranger 27 WR Jr Jason Forte 30 FB So Brandon Wilkerson 33 FB Sr Nakia Addison 38 FB Jr Craig Tanner 39 FB Jr Danta Johnson 40 RB Sr Todd Eilers 41 RB Jr Adrian Smith 42 RB Jr Alex Pupich 45 TE Jr Chris Miller 47 WR So Nathan Faber 50 C So Jeffrey Parr 51 C So Adam Edwards 52 C Sr Donald Leary 53 C Jr Mike Zeman 54 C Jr Eric Tibbs 57 C So James Mustin 58 C So Treg Taylor 59 C So Scott Breece 60 OT So Karl Falk 61 G So Shawn Tellers 61 G So John Sapp 62 OT Sr Ryan Paolucci 63 OT So Jason Campbell 64 OT Jr Geoffrey Hastings 64 OT So Brad Halloway 65 G Sr Frank Niemeyer 66 G So Rick Dwyer 67 G Jr Brett Cillessen 69 G Sr Mark Thurbush 70 OT So Robert Sadler 71 OT So Charles Parks 72 OT So Daniel Palmer 73 OT Sr Adam Schnicker 74 OT So Carlton Hendrix 76 OT Jr Gerhard Hahn 78 OT Sr Micah West 79 OT So Jeffrey Green 80 WR So Ryan Quaale 81 TE So Dustin Tyner 84 WR Jr Charles Whitehead 85 WR So Matt Brooks 86 TE Sr Steve Hendricks 87 TE Sr Tait Stamp 88 TE So Michael Gargasz 89 TE So Trent Tripple 89 C Jr Ray Weathersby 93 WR So Francisco Ortiz 95 TE So Michael Burtnett 1 DB So Michael Walker 5 DB Jr Mitchell Starkey 7 FS So Wade Henning 9 FS So Sean Lee 9 DB So Marcus Alexander 10 FS Jr Kelvin King 11 DB Sr Paul Brister 16 DB So Melvin Whatley 17 OLB So Sam Ransom 18 FS Jr Frank Staine-Pyne 20 DB So Brandt House 21 DB Jr Jamie Rhone 25 DB So Keith Anderson 26 DB So Eric Rockhold 28 DB Jr Michael Dalton 29 DB Jr LeRon Hudgins 32 DB Sr Brian Mulloy 34 DB Jr Stephen Pipes 35 FS So David Ray 36 FS Jr Abe Ebia 37 DB So Vincent Kendrick 38 OLB So William Nelson 39 DB So Travis Monson 40 ILB So Joshua DeMotts 42 ILB So Benjamin Banks 43 ILB So Lee Guthrie 44 ILB Jr Lance Rosa-Miranda 45 OLB So Ryan Baxter 46 DB So Erin Bender 46 OLB So Johnny Vargas 48 OLB Sr Bobby Halloway 49 DT Sr Chris Gizzi 51 ILB Jr y Brian McCray 55 OLB Sr Steve Fernandez 56 ILB So Timothy Schumacher 57 ILB So Jeffrey Mohr 58 ILB So Mark DeRock 59 OLB Sr Michael Hagan 61 ILB So Geoffrey Zion 68 OLB So David Hammer 70 DT Jr Rodney Bullard 71 NG Sr Brad Hutt 75 DT So Christopher Jones 76 DT So Ron Jenkins 77 DT So Jason Lamb 79 ILB Jr Robert Evert 82 DT So Rory Rosenbach 83 DT So Jarret Hiavaty 84 DT So Ross Johnston 86 OLB So Jason Verbeck 90 NG So Sean Finnan 91 OLB So Scott Chandler 92 DT So James Maunz 95 DT Jr Chris Schweighhardt 96 NG Jr Cameron Curry 97 DT Jr Joe Suhajda 98 NG Jr Keith Ensor 99 LB Jr Eli Swanson 10 PK So Tyrone Barbery 13 PK Jr Randy Roberts 16 PK Sr Parks Hughes 23 H Sr Kurt Kremser 31 PK Sr Jason Therrell 47 PK So David O'Connell 54 DS So Steve Carr 81 P Sr https://goairforcefalcons.com/sports/football/roster/1995 Fisher DeBerry Paul HamiltonOffensive coordinator/Wide receivers Cal McCombsCo-defensive coordinator/Secondary Richard BellCo-defensive coordinator/Linebackers References Air Force Category:Air Force Falcons football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons Air Force Falcons football