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: Bill Parcells Conference: Independent-
1978 Season Highlights
Bill Parcells enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Air Force.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Texas-El Paso
34
25
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Boston College
18
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Holy Cross
18
35
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Kansas State
21
34
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Navy
8
37
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Colorado State
13
31
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Notre Dame
15
38
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Kent
26
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Army
14
28
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Georgia Tech
21
42
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Vanderbilt
27
41
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 215
Scoring Average 19.5
Points Allowed 328
Defense Average 29.8
Opponents Record 40-50
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 2-3
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.