1963 Air Force Falcons football team

1963 Air Force Falcons football
Gator Bowl, L 0–35 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ben Martin (6th season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Memphis State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					5	–	3	–	1
Idaho			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					5	–	4	–	1
West Texas State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Mexico State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colorado State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Detroit			–					2	–	6	–	1
Holy Cross			–					2	–	6	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	7	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	1
Dayton			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. They were led by sixth–year head coach Ben Martin, and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the regular season, the Falcons outscored their opponents 249–115 with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses (7–3).

Air Force played in its second bowl game, the Gator Bowl, but were shut out 35–0 by North Carolina and finished at 7–4.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	No. 10 Washington	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–7	23,542
September 28	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 69–0
October 5	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–10	30,000
October 12	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 17–13	38,000
October 19	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–21	31,000
October 25	Boston College	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–7	30,114
November 2	vs. Army	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 10–14	76,660
November 9	UCLA	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 48–21	31,937
November 16	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 30–8	29,004
December 7	Colorado	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 17–14	26,016
December 28	vs. North Carolina	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 0–35	50,018
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1963 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB 27 Dick Czarnota E Fritz Greenlee So QB 17 Terry Isaacson Sr C Joe Rodwell Sr   Paul Wargo	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK Bart Holiday	Head coach Ben Martin (6th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

Joe Rodwell

• All-American (Helms)