1970 Air Force Falcons football team

1970 Air Force Falcons football
Sugar Bowl, L 13–34 vs. Tennessee
Conference Independent
1970 record 9–3
Head coach Ben Martin (13th season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –    10 –1 –0
Villanova   –    9 –2 –0
No. 16 Air Force   –    9 –3 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –    9 –3 –0
Boston College   –    8 –2 –0
No. 19 Houston   –    8 –3 –0
West Virginia   –    8 –3 –0
No. 17 Tulane   –    8 –4 –0
No. 18 Penn State   –    7 –3 –0
Temple   –    7 –3 –0
West Texas State   –    7 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    7 –4 –0
Florida State   –    7 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –    5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –    6 –4 –0
Dayton   –    5 –4 –1
Pittsburgh   –    5 –5 –0
Rutgers   –    5 –5 –0
Utah State   –    5 –5 –0
Colgate   –    5 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –    5 –6 –0
New Mexico State   –    4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Northern Illinois   –    3 –7 –0
Marshall   –    3 –6 –0
Buffalo   –    2 –9 –0
Navy   –    2 –9 –0
Army   –    1 –9 –1
Xavier   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1970 college football season as a University Division Independent. They were led by thirteenth–year head coach Ben Martin. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They outscored their opponents 366–239 and finished with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses (9–3). For the first time since the 1963 season, the Falcons appeared in a bowl game, losing by 21 to Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 12 Idaho Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 45–7  
September 19 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 41–17  
September 26 at No. 9 Missouri No. 20 Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 37–14  
October 3 Colorado State No. 10 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry) W 37–22  
October 10 Tulane No. 8 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 24–3  
October 17 at Navy No. 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Rivalry) W 26–3  
October 24 Boston College No. 7 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 35–10  
October 31 at Arizona No. 7 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 23–20  
November 7 at Oregon No. 9 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 35–46  
November 14 No. 6 Stanford No. 13 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 31–14  
November 21 Colorado No. 10 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 19–49  
January 1, 1971 vs. No. 4 Tennessee No. 11 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 13–34  
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1970 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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