2002 Air Force Falcons football team
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San Francisco Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Virginia Tech
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2002 record | 8–5 (4–3 MWC) |
| Head coach | Fisher DeBerry |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 52,480) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 10:00 AM | Northwestern* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ABC | W 52–3 | 45,114 | |||
| September 7 | 1:00 PM | New Mexico | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ESPN+ | W 38–31 OT | 36,620 | |||
| September 21 | 3:00 PM | at #23 California* | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 23–21 | 31,816 | ||||
| September 28 | 1:00 PM | at Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN+ | W 30–26 | 35,659 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 PM | Navy* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief Trophy) | W 48–7 | 48,550 | ||||
| October 12 | 8:00 PM | BYU | #21 | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ESPN2 | W 52–9 | 42,214 | ||
| October 19 | 8:00 PM | #7 Notre Dame* | #18 | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ESPN | L 14–21 | 56,409 | ||
| October 26 | 1:00 PM | at Wyoming | #22 | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 26–34 | 15,022 | |||
| October 31 | 5:30 PM | #24 Colorado State | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram-Falcon Trophy) | ESPN | L 12–31 | 39,063 | |||
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | at Army* | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | ESPN+ | W 49–30 | 39,288 | |||
| November 16 | 1:00 PM | at UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | ESPN+ | W 49–32 | 25,417 | |||
| November 23 | 10:00 AM | San Diego State | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ESPN2 | L 34–38 | 31,023 | |||
| December 31 | 8:30 PM | vs. #19 Virginia Tech* | Pacific Bell Park • San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 13–20 | 25,966 | |||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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Roster
# Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Rk Hometown (High School)
- 1 Paul Mayo LC 5-10 180 Sr. C1C Kountze, TX (Kountze)
- 2 Bryan Blew QB 5-11 190 Sr. C1C Edmond, OK (North)
- 3 Matt Ward HB 5-11 180 Fr. C4C Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Stranahan)
- 4 Travis Thurmond QB 5-10 185 Jr. C2C Jacksonville, FL (Bolles)
- 5 Charles Akinyemi RC 5-8 178 So. C3C Sugarland, TX (Marine Military Academy)
- 6 Joel Kurzdorfer DB 5-11 190 So. C3C Warner Robins, GA (Houston County)
- 7 Nate Allen LC 5-10 180 So. C3C Converse, TX (Judson)
- 8 Wes Crawley RC 6-0 190 Sr. C1C Sacramento, CA (Elk Grove)
- 9 Leotis Palmer HB 5-8 175 Sr. C1C Darien, GA (McIntosh County Academy)
- 10 Joe Schieffer HB 5-10 185 Jr. C2C Indianola, IA (Indianola)
- 11 Chance Harridge QB 5-11 185 Jr. C2C Bonaire, GA (Houston County)
- 12 Overton Spence ILB 6-2 205 Fr. C4C Jacksonville, FL (Jackson)
- 13 Brad Baca QB 5-11 195 So. C3C Pilot Point, TX (Pilot Point)
- 14 Anthony Park WR 5-11 170 Jr. C2C Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas)
- 15 Darnell Stephens HB 6-2 200 So. C3C Midwest City, OK (Midwest City)
- 16 John Welsh P 6-3 195 Sr. C1C Valdosta, GA (Lowndes)
- 17 Adrian Wright RF 6-0 215 Jr. C2C West Columbia, SC (Lexington)
- 18 Eric Elsener QB 6-2 195 So. C3C Wadley, GA (Thomas Jefferson Academy)
- 19 Jordan Wilkie RC 5-11 170 So. C3C Eagan, MN (Eagan)
- 20 Dan Shaffer FB 5-11 230 Jr. C2C Lakewood, CO (Green Mountain)
- 21 Joel Buelow RF 6-1 210 Sr. C1C Pulaski, WI (Pulaski)
- 22 Jeff Overstreet S 5-10 185 Jr. C2C Killeen, TX (Ellison)
- 23 Cedric Adams FB 6-0 225 So. C3C O'Fallon, IL (O'Fallon Township)
- 24 Tom Heier HB 5-9 180 Sr. C1C Redmond, WA (Redmond)
- 25 Anthony Butler HB 5-9 195 So. C3C Newark, CA (Gunn)
- 26 Don Clark HB 6-0 195 Sr. C1C Valparaiso, IN (Valparaiso)
- 27 Adam Cole FB 6-0 215 So. C3C Dallas, TX (Richardson)
- 28 David Conley LC 5-11 185 So. C3C Mesa, AZ (West Lake)
- 29 Larry Duncan S 5-10 200 Jr. C2C San Diego, CA (Mira Mesa)
- 30 Kenny Smith ILB 6-2 225 So. C3C Kirtland, NM (Kirtland Central)
- 31 John Taibi RF 6-2 210 So. C3C Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek)
- 32 Felix Cole RF 6-1 210 Jr. C2C Linden, TX (Kildare)
- 33 Kris Holstege HB 5-9 175 So. C3C Caledonia, MI (South Christian)
- 34 Sean Rodgers LF 5-11 195 So. C3C Fuquay-Varina, NC (Faquay-Varina)
- 35 Garrett Houck ILB 6-2 206 So. C3C Goshen, KY (St. Xavier)
- 36 Tyler Hess S 5-11 186 So. C3C Canyon Lake, CA (Elsinore)
- 37 Grant Mallory LF 5-9 180 So. C3C Aurora, CO (Smoky Hill)
- 38 Jon Hicks LE 6-2 260 Sr. C1C Los Angeles, CA (North Hollywood)
- 39 Chikaodi Akalaonu ILB 6-0 212 Fr. C4C Hyrum, UT (Mountain Crest)
- 40 Steve Massie FB 5-11 230 Jr. C2C Fairfax Station, VA (West Springfield)
- 42 Monty Coleman LE 6-2 245 Jr. C2C Phoenix, AZ (Brophy Prep)
- 44 Trevor Hightower ILB 6-0 230 Jr. C2C Plano, TX (Plano)
- 46 Tim Gehrsitz FB 5-9 220 So. C3C Belleview, FL (Belleview)
- 47 Mark Marsh LF 5-11 205 So. C3C Fort Worth, TX (Haltom)
- 48 John Rudzinski ILB 6-2 230 So. C3C Green Bay, WI (Notre Dame Academy)
- 49 Cameron Hodge ILB 6-2 225 So. C3C Parker, CO (Ponderosa)
- 50 John Peel LG 6-2 255 So. C3C San Antonio, TX (Smithson Valley)
- 51 Anthony Schlegel ILB 6-2 245 So. C3C Highland Park, TX (Highland Park)
- 52 Daniel Boyd OG 6-4 275 Sr. C1C Coram, NY (Newfield)
- 53 Ryan Carter LE 6-2 245 Jr. C3C Waterloo, WI (Edgewood)
- 55 Brian Lemay OC 6-1 260 So. C3C White Bear Lake, MN (White Bear Lake)
- 56 Jon Wilson OC 6-4 281 Fr. C4C Tampa, FL (Hillsborough)
- 58 Marchello Graddy ILB 6-1 235 Jr. C2C Wrightsville, GA (Johnson County)
- 59 Matt McCraney ILB 6-2 220 Sr. C1C Coppell, TX (Coppell)
- 60 Cory Crossetti LG 6-3 275 Jr. C2C Wilmette, IL (Loyola Academy)
- 61 Blane Neufeld RT 6-5 280 Jr. C2C Inman, KS (Inman)
- 62 Vance Shaffer RG 6-3 280 So. C3C Houston, TX (Alief Hasting)
- 63 Brett Huyser LG 6-4 295 Jr. C2C Rock Valley, IA (Community)
- 64 Ramon Young RT 6-2 270 So. C3C Denver, CO (Thomas Jefferson)
- 65 Scott Meyer RT 6-3 275 Sr. C1C Edina, MN (Edina)
- 66 Stephen Maddox OC 6-2 260 Jr. C2C Carrollton, GA (Carrollton)
- 67 Brock Shepard LG 6-1 251 So. C3C Sugarland, TX (Kempner)
- 68 Wayne Southam OC 6-2 255 Sr. C1C Aurora, CO (Overland)
- 69 Abe Leigh LG 6-5 275 So. C3C Arvada, CO (Arvada West)
- 70 Brian Jarratt RG 6-5 270 So. C3C Three Rivers, TX (Three Rivers)
- 71 Jacob Anderson RG 6-5 275 So. C3C West Des Moines, IA (Valley)
- 72 Nathan Olsen LG 6-6 290 Sr. C1C Broomfield, CO (Broomfield)
- 74 Howard Turner RT 6-4 250 Jr. C2C Homestead, FL (South Dade)
- 75 Jesse Underbakke RG 6-3 290 Jr. C2C Mabel, MN (Mabel Canton)
- 76 Tyler Terrazone LT 6-4 255 Jr. C2C LaCrescenta, CA (St. Francis)
- 77 Brett Waller LT 6-7 275 Jr. C2C Oak Harbor, WA (Oak Harbor)
- 79 Scott Diehl RT 6-6 270 Jr. C2C Springfield, MO (Kickapoo)
- 80 Ricky Amezaga WR 5-11 185 Sr. C1C Southlake, TX (Grapevine)
- 81 Robert Barkers P 6-3 212 So. C3C Decatur, GA (Southwest Dekalb)
- 82 Alec Messerall WR 5-11 185 So. C3C Alexandria, OH (Northridge)
- 83 J.P. Waller WR 6-1 175 So. C3C Bryan, TX (Bryan)
- 84 Chris Charron WR 6-2 185 So. C3C Grand Island, NE (Northwest)
- 85 Zach Sasser PK 6-1 180 So. C3C Amarillo, TX (Amarillo)
- 86 Adam Strecker TE 6-6 240 Jr. C2C Littleton, CO (Kent Denver)
- 87 Brock Predovitch TE 6-2 230 So. C3C Canon City, CO (Canon City Senior)
- 88 Russ Mitscherling NG 6-2 240 Fr. C4C Victoria, TX (Memorial)
- 89 John Schwartz TE 6-2 235 Jr. C2C Pratt, KS (Pratt)
- 90 Charles Bueker RE 6-5 260 Jr. C2C Camarillo, CA (Adolfo Camarillo)
- 91 Eric Thompson RE 6-3 260 Sr. C1C Woodland, TX (Southlake Carroll)
- 92 Justin Wollcott LE 6-2 230 Fr. C4C Abilene, TX (Abilene)
- 93 Michael Greenaway PK 5-10 175 So. C3C Culpeper, VA (Culpepper County)
- 94 Ricky Fry NG 6-3 255 So. C3C Yorba Linda, CA (Esperanza)
- 95 Nicholas Taylor NG 6-4 265 Jr. C2C Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)
- 96 Brandon Conyers NG 6-0 245 So. C3C San Antonio, TX (Macarthur)
- 97 Joey Ashcroft PK 6-0 210 Jr. C2C Springfield, MO (Glendale)
- 98 Todd Jolly TE 6-4 270 Jr. C2C Cherokee, IA (Washington)
- 99 Nathan Terrazone LE 6-3 230 So. C3C LaCrescenta, CA (St. Francis)
