1987 Air Force Falcons football team
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Freedom Bowl, L 28–33 vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1987 record | 9–4 (6–2 WAC) |
| Head coach | Fisher DeBerry |
The 1987 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 269 points. At season’s end, the Falcons appeared in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy. Air Force also won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, emblematic of beating both Army and Navy.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 5 | at Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 13–27 | 28,071 | |||||
| September 12 | TCU* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 21–10 | 41,000 | |||||
| September 19 | San Diego State | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 49–7 | 35,035 | |||||
| September 26 | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy) | W 27–19 | 23,137 | |||||
| October 3 | Utah | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 48–27 | 35,108 | |||||
| October 10 | at Navy* | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 23–13 | 35,622 | |||||
| October 17 | #11 Notre Dame* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | L 14–35 | 51,112 | |||||
| October 24 | UTEP | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 35–7 | 36,922 | |||||
| October 31 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | ESPN | L 13–24 | 65,384 | ||||
| November 7 | Army* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 27–10 | 49,183 | |||||
| November 14 | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 73–26 | 15,309 | |||||
| November 21 | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | W 34–31 | 43,340 | ||||
| December 30 | vs. Arizona State* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) | L 28–33 | 33,261 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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1987 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Chad Hennings | Defensive Tackle | 11 | 290 | Dallas Cowboys |
Awards and honors
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