| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Air Force Falcons |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Coachrank: | 25 |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 10–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Codc1 Year: | 8th |
| Codc2 Year: | 3rd |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–41 vs Oregon |
The 1997 Air Force Falcons football team competed for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 10 - 2 record overall and a 6 - 2 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Las Vegas Bowl, in which it lost to Oregon.[1] [2]
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.