1998 Air Force football team being inducted into Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame
10/22/2018 2:44:00 PM | Football
Ceremony Oct. 23 at the Broadmoor World Arena
The 1998 Air Force football team will be inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2018. The ceremony is October 23 at the Broadmoor World Arena. The rest of the class of 2018 includes Pikes Peak International Hill Climb legend Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima, Sierra High & Pittsburgh Steeler great Aaron Smith, USOC media services chief Bob Condron, amateur golf legend Barbara McIntire and the late Colorado College athletic trainer Rosie Collins.
The 19th annual banquet and induction ceremony is presented by the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation and sponsored by The Gazette and ANB Bank. The gala evening will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Also on the menu is the popular sports silent auction, a feature of the event since its inaugural year in 2000. For more information, please contact: Rebekah Bressler at (719) 634-7333 ext. 1003 or via email at rebekah@thesportscorp.org
1998 Air Force Football Team
This magnificent team remains one of the finest in the history of Falcon Football. Coached by the legendary Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons ran up a 12-1 mark, a WAC Championship, a 45-24 win over Washington in the Oahu Bowl, and a No. 13 ranking in the final Associated Press poll.
The team won the prestigious Commander-in-Chief's Trophy with wins against Navy (49-7) and Army (35-7), and the league crown with a riveting 20-13 win over BYU on Dec. 5. With Air Force's vaunted option offense shut down by Brigham Young, the Falcons used a 59-yard pass play from Blane Morgan to Matt Farmer late in the fourth quarter to beat the favored Cougars. On the season, Morgan ran for 15 touchdowns and threw for 1,144 yards and 10 touchdowns in a banner campaign. Farmer caught 35 passes for 650 yards and three touchdowns. Defensive tackle Bryce Fisher was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year and Morgan was the league's Offensive Player of the Year.
The 19th annual banquet and induction ceremony is presented by the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation and sponsored by The Gazette and ANB Bank. The gala evening will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Also on the menu is the popular sports silent auction, a feature of the event since its inaugural year in 2000. For more information, please contact: Rebekah Bressler at (719) 634-7333 ext. 1003 or via email at rebekah@thesportscorp.org
1998 Air Force Football Team
This magnificent team remains one of the finest in the history of Falcon Football. Coached by the legendary Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons ran up a 12-1 mark, a WAC Championship, a 45-24 win over Washington in the Oahu Bowl, and a No. 13 ranking in the final Associated Press poll.
The team won the prestigious Commander-in-Chief's Trophy with wins against Navy (49-7) and Army (35-7), and the league crown with a riveting 20-13 win over BYU on Dec. 5. With Air Force's vaunted option offense shut down by Brigham Young, the Falcons used a 59-yard pass play from Blane Morgan to Matt Farmer late in the fourth quarter to beat the favored Cougars. On the season, Morgan ran for 15 touchdowns and threw for 1,144 yards and 10 touchdowns in a banner campaign. Farmer caught 35 passes for 650 yards and three touchdowns. Defensive tackle Bryce Fisher was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year and Morgan was the league's Offensive Player of the Year.
- Air Force finished with a school-record 12 wins, completing the season with a 12-1 record with the lone loss coming at TCU by one point.
- Air Force was ranked 10th in the final college football poll.
- The Falcons defeated Washington, 45-25, in the Oahu Bowl to close the season on a nine-game winning streak.
- The Falcons won the final Western Athletic Conference Championship, its third overall conference championship and first out-right.
- Air Force was nationally ranked for six consecutive weeks to close the season
- Air Force defeated BYU, 20-13, in the WAC title game in Las Vegas, Nev.
- Air Force defeated No. 25 Wyoming, 10-3, in Laramie, WY
- Quarterback Blane Morgan was named the conference's offensive player of the year while defensive lineman Bryce Fisher was the defensive player of the year
- Senior DB Tim Curry and OL Frank Mindrup each earned All-American honors
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