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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  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Air Force.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Tulsa  17   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. San Diego State  44   32   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Texas Tech  30   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Brigham Young  39   38   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. New Mexico  37   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Navy  24   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Colorado State  11   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Texas-El Paso  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Wyoming  44   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Army  27   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Notre Dame  30   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Hawaii  21   45   L       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Vanderbilt  36   28   W    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored395
  Scoring Average30.4
  Points Allowed367
  Defense Average28.2
  Opponents Record78-57
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-3
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 8-4375214Lost  17-476-1261105  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 10-1374225 5-1184156  Joe Morrison
Colorado State 4-7220267 3-4134163  Leon Fuller
Air Force 8-5395367Won  36-284-2210181  Ken Hatfield
San Diego State 7-5308320 3-3140172  Doug Scovil
Utah 5-6247188 2-312298  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Wyoming 5-7267280 1-6139193  Al Kincaid
Texas El Paso 2-10177417 1-5110232  Bill Yung

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.