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-
1973 Season Highlights
Ben Martin enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Air Force.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Oregon
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
New Mexico
10
6
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Penn State
9
19
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Colorado
17
38
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Navy
6
42
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Davidson
41
19
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Army
43
10
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Rutgers
31
14
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Arizona
27
26
W
Thu., Nov. 22 @
Notre Dame
15
48
L
1973 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 239
Defense Average 23.9
Opponents Record 52-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-3
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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