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1983 Air Force Falcons football team

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Ranking
APNo. 13
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 9–2 overall record and a 5–2 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Independence Bowl, in which it defeated Ole Miss 9–3.[1][2]

Schedule

September 3at Colorado State

W 34–13 September 10Texas Tech*

W 28–13 September 17at Wyoming

L 7–14 September 24BYU

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO

L 28–46 October 8at Navy*

W 44–17 October 15UTEP

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO

W 37–25 October 22Utah

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO

W 33–31 October 29Army*

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

W 41–20 November 5Hawaii

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry)

W 45–10 November 19at Notre Dame*

W 23–22 November 26at San Diego StateNo. 18

W 38–7 December 10vs. Ole MissNo. 16

W 9–3

Template:CFB Schedule End

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.