1976 Air Force Falcons football team

1976 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Independent
1976 record 4–7
Head coach Ben Martin (19th season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season as a Division I-A Independent. They were led by nineteenth–year head coach Ben Martin, in his penultimate season. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 180–273 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 11 Pacific Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 36–3  
September 18 Iowa State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 6–41  
September 25 at No. 5 UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA L 7–40  
October 2 at Kent State Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, OH L 19–24  
October 9 Navy Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 13–3  
October 16 Colorado State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry) L 3–27  
October 23 The Citadel Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 7–26  
October 30 at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) L 7–24  
November 6 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 31–30  
November 13 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 10–34  
November 20 Wyoming Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 41–21  
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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