1983 Air Force Falcons football team
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]
| 1983 Air Force Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| 1983 record | 10–2 (5–2 WAC) |
| Head coach | Ken Hatfield (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 3 | at Colorado State | W 34–13 | ||
| September 10 | Texas Tech* | W 28–13 | ||
| September 17 | at Wyoming |
| L 7–14 | |
| September 24 | BYU |
| L 28–46 | |
| October 8 | at Navy* | W 44–17 | ||
| October 15 | UTEP |
| W 37–25 | |
| October 22 | Utah |
| W 33–31 | |
| October 29 | Army* |
| W 41–20 | |
| November 5 | Hawaii |
| W 45–10 | |
| November 19 | at Notre Dame* | W 23–22 | ||
| November 26 | at San Diego State | No. 18 |
| W 38–7 |
| December 10 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 16 | W 9–3 | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Notre Dame
Chris Funk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for Air Force.
Awards/Honors
John Kreshner
- 3rd Team All-American (Football News)
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References
- "Football Schedule/Results: 1983-1984". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "1983 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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