2002 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (8th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colorado State $   6 – 1     10 – 4  
New Mexico   5 – 2     7 – 7  
Air Force   4 – 3     8 – 5  
San Diego State   4 – 3     4 – 9  
Utah   3 – 4     5 – 6  
UNLV   3 – 4     5 – 7  
BYU   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Wyoming   1 – 6     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They finished the season 8–5, 4–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the San Francisco Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3110:00 a.m.Northwestern*
ABCW 52–345,114
September 71:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN+W 38–31 OT36,620
September 213:00 p.m.at No. 23 California*
W 23–2131,816
September 281:00 p.m.at Utah
ESPN+W 30–2635,659
October 51:00 p.m.Navy*
W 48–748,550
October 128:00 p.m.BYUNo. 21
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
ESPN2W 52–942,214
October 198:00 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 18
ESPNL 14–2156,409
October 261:00 p.m.at WyomingNo. 22
L 26–3415,022
October 315:30 p.m.No. 24 Colorado State
ESPNL 12–3139,063
November 91:00 p.m.at Army*
ESPN+W 49–3039,288
November 161:00 p.m.at UNLV
ESPN+W 49–3225,417
November 2310:00 a.m.San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN2L 34–3831,023
December 318:30 p.m.vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech*
ESPN2L 13–2025,966

Rankings

See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——RVRVRVRVRV211822RV—RVRVRVRV—RV
Coaches Poll——RVRVRVRV25191519RVRVRVRVRVRV—RV
BCSNot released————————Not released

Roster

# Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Rk Hometown (High School)

References

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