# 1995 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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.

## Schedule

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

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Game summaries
### BYU

| 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
| 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 |
| BYU | Rushing | Hema Heimuli | 7 rushes, 19 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Itula Mili | 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
| Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 8/13, 117 yards, TD |
| Air Force | Rushing | Jake Campbell | 13 rushes, 104 yards, TD |
| Air Force | Receiving | Marcus Ranger | 4 receptions, 70 yards |

### Wyoming

| 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
| 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 |
| Wyoming | Rushing | Len Sexton | 15 rushes, 37 yards |
| Wyoming | Receiving | Brent Tillman | 8 receptions, 100 yards |
| Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 4/10, 34 yards |
| Air Force | Rushing | Tom Brown | 13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Air Force | Receiving | Jake Campbell | 2 receptions, 16 yards |

### Colorado State

| 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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Colorado State | Passing |
| Colorado State | Rushing |
| Colorado State | Receiving |
| Air Force | Passing |
| Air Force | Rushing |
| Air Force | Receiving |

### At Northwestern

| 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
| 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 |
| Air Force | Rushing | Tom Brown | 10 rushes, 40 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Jake Campbell | 3 receptions, 35 yards |
| Northwestern | Passing | Steve Schnur | 16/22, 206 yards |
| Northwestern | Rushing | Darnell Autry | 37 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD |
| Northwestern | Receiving | D'Wayne Bates | 7 receptions, 110 yards |

### No. 8 Notre Dame

| 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
| 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 |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Randy Kinder | 14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Derrick Mayes | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
| Air Force | Passing | Beau Morgan | 8/16, 63 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Air Force | Rushing | Nakia Addison | 10 rushes, 108 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Jake Campbell | 3 receptions, 29 yards |

### Vs. Texas Tech (Copper Bowl)

| 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
| 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 |
| Air Force | Rushing | Danta Johnson | 5 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
| Air Force | Receiving | | |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Zebbie Lethridge | 22/41, 245 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 24 rushes, 260 yards, 4 TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | | |