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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-

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
Record	10-2
Points Scored	367
Scoring Average	30.6
Points Allowed	221
Defense Average	18.4
Opponents Record	57-67
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

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	11-1	505	247	Won 21-17	7-0	310	93	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	6-6	239	233		4-2	148	122	Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State	5-7	222	340		4-3	140	182	Leon Fuller
Air Force	10-2	367	221	Won 9-3	4-2	177	136	Ken Hatfield
Wyoming	7-5	331	327		4-3	172	189	Al Kincaid
Utah	5-6	296	289		3-4	204	185	Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State	2-9-1	221	352		1-6	134	229	Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso	2-10	210	359		0-7	110	259	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.