1973 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1973 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. They were led by sixteenth–year head coach Ben Martin and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 223–239 and finished with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses (6–4) for a third consecutive season.

1973 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1973 record6–4
Head coachBen Martin (16th season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State      12 0 0
No. 9 Houston      11 1 0
Temple      9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane      9 3 0
Memphis State      8 3 0
Tampa      8 3 0
Boston College      7 4 0
South Carolina      7 4 0
Utah State      7 4 0
Air Force      6 4 0
Southern Miss      6 4 1
Northern Illinois      6 5 0
Rutgers      6 5 0
West Virginia      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      6 5 1
Colgate      5 5 0
Dayton      5 5 1
Xavier      5 5 1
Georgia Tech      5 6 0
Holy Cross      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      5 6 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Villanova      3 8 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Virginia Tech      2 9 0
Army      0 10 0
Florida State      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22OregonW 24–17
September 29New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–6
October 6No. 7 Penn State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 9–19
October 13at No. 17 ColoradoL 17–38
October 20at NavyL 6–42
October 27Davidson
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–19
November 3Army
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 43–10
November 10Rutgers
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 31–14
November 17at No. 19 ArizonaW 27–26
November 22at No. 5 Notre DameL 15–48
Source:[1]

References

  1. "1973 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2017.


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