1963 Air Force Falcons football team

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).

1963 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1963 record7–4
Head coachBen Martin (6th season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      9 0 1
No. 4 Pittsburgh      9 1 0
No. 2 Navy      9 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Oregon      8 3 0
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
Florida State      4 5 1
Colgate      3 4 1
New Mexico State      3 6 1
Rutgers      3 6 0
Colorado State      3 7 0
Louisville      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 AP Poll

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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21No. 10 WashingtonW 10–723,542
September 28Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 69–0
October 5at SMUL 0–1030,000
October 12at NebraskaW 17–1338,000
October 19at Maryland
L 14–2131,000
October 25Boston College
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 34–730,114
November 2vs. ArmyL 10–1476,660
November 9UCLA
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 48–2131,937
November 16at New MexicoW 30–829,004
December 7Colorado
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 17–1426,016
December 28vs. North CarolinaL 0–3550,018
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[2]

Personnel

1963 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 27 Dick Czarnota
E Fritz Greenlee So
QB 17 Terry Isaacson Sr
C Joe Rodwell Sr
  Paul Wargo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK Bart Holiday
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Awards and honors

    Joe Rodwell

    References

    1. "Tar Heels roar past Air Force". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 29, 1963. p. 1, sports.
    2. "1963 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
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