1995 Air Force Falcons football team

1995 Air Force Falcons football
1995 Air Force Falcons football
WAC co-champion
Copper Bowl, L 41–55 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hamilton (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinator	Cal McCombs (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Colorado State +	6	–	2	8	–	4
BYU +	6	–	2	7	–	4
Utah +	6	–	2	7	–	4
Air Force +	6	–	2	8	–	5
San Diego State	5	–	3	8	–	4
Wyoming	4	–	4	6	–	5
Fresno State	2	–	6	5	–	7
New Mexico	2	–	6	4	–	7
Hawaii	2	–	6	4	–	8
UTEP	1	–	7	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference, making the team conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Copper Bowl, which it lost 41–55 to Texas Tech.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2		BYU		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 38–12
September 9		Wyoming		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 34–10	37,315
September 16		Colorado State	No. 21	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)		L 20–27	45,578
September 23	10:30 a.m.	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 6–30	26,037
September 30		at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 27–24
October 7		UTEP		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 56–43	40,046
October 14		at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 30–20
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Utah		Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 21–22	29,046
October 28		at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 31–20	36,147
November 11		Army*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 38–20
November 18	5:45 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–44	54,482
November 25		at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)		W 45–28	32,459
December 27	6:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	ESPN	L 41–55	41,004
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	25	19	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Personnel

1995 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Sherman Dedrick	So
QB	`2`	Tom Brown	Jr
WR	`3`	Jason Olsen	Sr
QB	`4`	Joe Sheffield	Jr
QB	`6`	Andre Johnson	Jr
WR	`7`	Craig Hancock	Sr
RB	`8`	Jake Campbell	Sr
QB	`12`	Beau Morgan	Jr
QB	`13`	Benjamin Trautwein	So
RB	`15`	Floyd Brazier	So
RB	`19`	Tobin Ruff	So
RB	`20`	Steven Walden	So
WR	`21`	Richie Marsh	Sr
RB	`22`	Henry Jeffress	So
RB	`23`	Nicolaus Grauer	So
RB	`24`	John Ichiyama	Jr
RB	`25`	Demeatrius Thomas	So
WR	`27`	Marcus Ranger	Jr
FB	`30`	Jason Forte	So
FB	`33`	Brandon Wilkerson	Sr
FB	`38`	Nakia Addison	Jr
FB	`39`	Craig Tanner	Jr
RB	`40`	Danta Johnson	Sr
RB	`41`	Todd Eilers	Jr
RB	`42`	Adrian Smith	Jr
TE	`45`	Alex Pupich	Jr
WR	`47`	Chris Miller	So
C	`50`	Nathan Faber	So
C	`51`	Jeffrey Parr	So
C	`52`	Adam Edwards	Sr
C	`53`	Donald Leary	Jr
C	`54`	Mike Zeman	Jr
C	`57`	Eric Tibbs	So
C	`58`	James Mustin	So
C	`59`	Treg Taylor	So
OT	`60`	Scott Breece	So
G	`61`	Karl Falk	So
G	`61`	Shawn Tellers	So
OT	`62`	John Sapp	Sr
OT	`63`	Ryan Paolucci	So
OT	`64`	Jason Campbell	Jr
OT	`64`	Geoffrey Hastings	So
G	`65`	Brad Halloway	Sr
G	`66`	Frank Niemeyer	So
G	`67`	Rick Dwyer	Jr
G	`69`	Brett Cillessen	Sr
OT	`70`	Mark Thurbush	So
OT	`71`	Robert Sadler	So
OT	`72`	Charles Parks	So
OT	`73`	Daniel Palmer	Sr
OT	`74`	Adam Schnicker	So
OT	`76`	Carlton Hendrix	Jr
OT	`78`	Gerhard Hahn	Sr
OT	`79`	Micah West	So
WR	`80`	Jeffrey Green	So
TE	`81`	Ryan Quaale	So
WR	`84`	Dustin Tyner	Jr
WR	`85`	Charles Whitehead	So
TE	`86`	Matt Brooks	Sr
TE	`87`	Steve Hendricks	Sr
TE	`88`	Tait Stamp	So
TE	`89`	Michael Gargasz	So
C	`89`	Trent Tripple	Jr
WR	`93`	Ray Weathersby	So
TE	`95`	Francisco Ortiz	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Michael Burtnett	So
DB	`5`	Michael Walker	Jr
FS	`7`	Mitchell Starkey	So
FS	`9`	Wade Henning	So
DB	`9`	Sean Lee	So
FS	`10`	Marcus Alexander	Jr
DB	`11`	Kelvin King	Sr
DB	`16`	Paul Brister	So
OLB	`17`	Melvin Whatley	So
FS	`18`	Sam Ransom	Jr
DB	`20`	Frank Staine-Pyne	So
DB	`21`	Brandt House	Jr
DB	`25`	Jamie Rhone	So
DB	`26`	Keith Anderson	So
DB	`28`	Eric Rockhold	Jr
DB	`29`	Michael Dalton	Jr
DB	`32`	LeRon Hudgins	Sr
DB	`34`	Brian Mulloy	Jr
FS	`35`	Stephen Pipes	So
FS	`36`	David Ray	Jr
DB	`37`	Abe Ebia	So
OLB	`38`	Vincent Kendrick	So
DB	`39`	William Nelson	So
ILB	`40`	Travis Monson	So
ILB	`42`	Joshua DeMotts	So
ILB	`43`	Benjamin Banks	So
ILB	`44`	Lee Guthrie	Jr
OLB	`45`	Lance Rosa-Miranda	So
DB	`46`	Ryan Baxter	So
OLB	`46`	Erin Bender	So
OLB	`48`	Johnny Vargas	Sr
DT	`49`	Bobby Halloway	Sr
ILB	`51`	Chris Gizzi	Jr
OLB	`55`	Brian McCray	Sr
ILB	`56`	Steve Fernandez	So
ILB	`57`	Timothy Schumacher	So
ILB	`58`	Jeffrey Mohr	So
OLB	`59`	Mark DeRock	Sr
ILB	`61`	Michael Hagan	So
OLB	`68`	Geoffrey Zion	So
DT	`70`	David Hammer	Jr
NG	`71`	Rodney Bullard	Sr
DT	`75`	Brad Hutt	So
DT	`76`	Christopher Jones	So
DT	`77`	Ron Jenkins	So
ILB	`79`	Jason Lamb	Jr
DT	`82`	Robert Evert	So
DT	`83`	Rory Rosenbach	So
DT	`84`	Jarret Hiavaty	So
OLB	`86`	Ross Johnston	So
NG	`90`	Jason Verbeck	So
OLB	`91`	Sean Finnan	So
DT	`92`	Scott Chandler	So
DT	`95`	James Maunz	Jr
NG	`96`	Chris Schweighhardt	Jr
DT	`97`	Cameron Curry	Jr
NG	`98`	Joe Suhajda	Jr
LB	`99`	Keith Ensor	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`10`	Eli Swanson	So
PK	`13`	Tyrone Barbery	Jr
PK	`16`	Randy Roberts	Sr
H	`23`	Parks Hughes	Sr
PK	`31`	Kurt Kremser	Sr
PK	`47`	Jason Therrell	So
DS	`54`	David O'Connell	So
P	`81`	Steve Carr	Sr

Head coach

Fisher DeBerry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Paul Hamilton
Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
Cal McCombs
Co-defensive coordinator/Secondary
Richard Bell
Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

BYU

BYU Cougars at Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	6	6	12
Falcons	14	7	10	7	38

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: September 2
Box score

Game information

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	BYU	AF
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	Statistics
BYU	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, TD
Air 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

Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	3	7	10
Falcons	3	14	7	10	34

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: September 9
Game attendance: 37,315
Box score

Game information

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	WYO	AF
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	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Josh Wallwork	22/39, 301 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Len Sexton	15 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Brent Tillman	8 receptions, 100 yards
Air 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

Colorado State Rams at No. 21 Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	14	6	27
No. 21 Falcons	7	0	7	6	20

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: September 16
Game attendance: 45,578
Box score

Statistics	CSU	AF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Northwestern

Air Force Falcons at Northwestern Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	0	0	6
Wildcats	10	6	0	14	30

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

Date: September 23
Game time: 10:30 a.m. MDT/11:30 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 26,037
Box score

Game information

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	AF	NW
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	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Beau Morgan	11/25, 120 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tom Brown	10 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Jake Campbell	3 receptions, 35 yards
Northwestern	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

No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Air Force Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Fighting Irish	10	10	17	7	44
Falcons	0	0	7	7	14

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: November 18
Game time: 5:45 p.m. MST
Game attendance: 54,482
Box score

Game information

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	ND	AF
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	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Thomas Krug	8/13, 96 yards, INT
	Rushing	Randy Kinder	14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Derrick Mayes	3 receptions, 46 yards
Air 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)

Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	6	15	13	41
Red Raiders	21	10	7	17	55

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Date: December 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 41,004
Referee: Gordon Riese
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
Recap

Game information

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	AF	TTU
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	Statistics
Air 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

References

^ "1995 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".
^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1995-1996". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

[1] "1995 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".

[2] "Football Schedule/Results: 1995-1996". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

[3] "Air Force Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

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