The 1997 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10âÂÂ3 with a mark of 6âÂÂ2 in conference play, placing second the WAC's Pacific Division. Air Force was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Oregon. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado