1992 Air Force Falcons football team

1992 Air Force Falcons football
Liberty Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Hamilton (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator	Cal McCombs (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1992 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Hawaii +	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 24 Fresno State +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
BYU +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Air Force	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which it lost to Ole Miss.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Rice*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 30–21
September 12	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)		L 3–6	39,269
September 19	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 42–28
September 26	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 33–32
October 3	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 28–22	29,103
October 10	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 18–16
October 17	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)		L 28–32	40,808
October 24	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 20–17	21,338
October 31	Utah	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	KUTV	L 13–20	36,872
November 7	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 7–3
November 14	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	KSL	L 7–28	37,113
December 31	vs. No. 20 Ole Miss*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–13	32,107
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1992 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB Carlton McDonald Sr LB Vergil Simpson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Chris McInnis	Head coach Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Navy

Chris McInnis kicked game-winning 37-yard field goal with 49 seconds left for the win.