2006 Air Force Falcons football team

2006 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Fisher DeBerry (23rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (12th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Shaun Carney Curtis Grantham Gilberto Perez Chris Sutton
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 BYU $		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 22 TCU		6	–	2					11	–	2
Utah		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wyoming		5	–	3					6	–	6
New Mexico		4	–	4					6	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5					4	–	8
San Diego State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Colorado State		1	–	7					4	–	8
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Fisher DeBerry in his 23rd and final season as head coach, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MW. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

DeBerry announced his retirement following the conclusion of the season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	5:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 30–31	105,466
September 23	2:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 31–24	20,177
September 30	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 24–7	40,453
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Navy *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CSTV	L 17–24	45,246
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	mtn.	W 24–21	30,008
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	mtn.	L 12–19	26,871
October 28	12:00 p.m.	BYU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Versus	L 14–33	35,521
November 3	6:00 p.m.	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPN2	W 43–7	32,066
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Notre Dame *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	CSTV	L 17–39	49,367
November 18	5:30 p.m.	Utah	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	L 14–17	27,611
November 24	5:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	mtn.	L 39–42	13,927
December 2	1:30 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	CSTV	L 14–38	30,767
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2006 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Shaun Carney Jr SB Chad Hall Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Fisher DeBerry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt