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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: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1962  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Air Force.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Colorado State  34   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Texas Tech  28   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Wyoming  7   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Brigham Young  28   46   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Navy  44   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Texas-El Paso  37   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Utah  33   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Army  41   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Hawaii  45   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Notre Dame  23   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ San Diego State  38   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 10   Mississippi  9   3   W    @ Shreveport, LA   Independence Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored367
  Scoring Average30.6
  Points Allowed221
  Defense Average18.4
  Opponents Record57-67
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 10-2-0 AP
15 10-2-0 Coaches
15 10-2-0 UPI
14 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-1505247Won  21-177-031093  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 6-6239233 4-2148122  Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State 5-7222340 4-3140182  Leon Fuller
Air Force 10-2367221Won  9-34-2177136  Ken Hatfield
Wyoming 7-5331327 4-3172189  Al Kincaid
Utah 5-6296289 3-4204185  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State 2-9-1221352 1-6134229  Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso 2-10210359 0-7110259  Bill Yung

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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