1983 Air Force Falcons football team

1983 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP No. 13
1983 record 10–2 (52 WAC)
Head coach Ken Hatfield (5th season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
1983 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 0  10 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 0  7 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 0  6 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 1  5 5 1
Utah 4 4 0  5 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 0  5 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 1  2 9 1
UTEP 0 8 0  2 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 92 overall record and a 52 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Independence Bowl, in which it defeated Ole Miss 93.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 3 at Colorado State Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (RamFalcon Trophy) W 3413  
September 10 Texas Tech* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO W 2813  
September 17 at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY L 714  
September 24 BYU Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 2846  
October 8 at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 4417  
October 15 UTEP Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 3725  
October 22 Utah Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 3331  
October 29 Army* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 4120  
November 5 Hawaii Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry) W 4510  
November 19 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN W 2322  
November 26 at San Diego State No. 18 Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA W 387  
December 10 vs. Ole Miss No. 16 Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 93  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1983-1984". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. "1983 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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