1976 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as an Independent. They were led by nineteenth–year head coach Ben Martin, in his penultimate season. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 180–273 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).

1976 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record4–7
Head coachBen Martin (19th season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State *   –    7 –4 –0
Southern Illinois   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5–0) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11Pacific
W 36–3
September 18Iowa State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–41
September 25at No. 5 UCLA
L 7–40
October 2at Kent State
L 19–24
October 9Navy
W 13–3
October 16Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 3–27
October 23The Citadel
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–26
October 30at Army
L 7–24
November 6at Arizona State
W 31–30
November 13at Vanderbilt
L 10–34
November 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.


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