Air Force Football Team History
Air Force Falcons
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded: 1954 Stadium: Falcon Stadium Capacity: 52,480 Colors: Blue & Silver Coach: Ben Martin Conference: Independent-
1963 Season Highlights
Ben Martin enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Air Force.
1963 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Washington
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Colorado State
69
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Southern Methodist
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Nebraska
17
13
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Maryland
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Boston College
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Army
10
14
L
@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
UCLA
48
21
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
New Mexico
30
8
W
Sat., Dec. 7 vs.
Colorado
17
14
W
Sat., Dec. 28
North Carolina
0
35
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1963 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 249
Scoring Average 22.6
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 13.6
Opponents Record 58-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-3
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1963 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1963 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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