1982 Air Force Falcons football team

1982 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1982 record 8–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach Ken Hatfield (4th season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
1982 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 7 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
New Mexico 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
Air Force 4 –3 –0  8 –5 –0
San Diego State 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Hawaii 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Colorado State 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Utah 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Wyoming 2 –6 –0  5 –7 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –0  2 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 overall record and a 4–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Hall of Fame Classic, in which it defeated Vanderbilt 36–28.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 4 at Tulsa* Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 17–35  
September 11 San Diego State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 44–32  
September 18 at Texas Tech* Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX L 30–31  
September 25 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 39–38  
October 2 New Mexico Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 37–49  
October 9 Navy* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 24–21  
October 16 Colorado State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) L 11–21  
October 23 at UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX W 35–7  
October 30 Wyoming Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 44–34  
November 6 at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 27–9  
November 20 No. 18 Notre Dame* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 30–17  
November 27 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Rivalry) L 21–45  
December 31 vs. Vanderbilt* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 36–28  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ↑ "Football Schedule/Results: 1982-1983". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1982 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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