1978 Air Force Falcons football team

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1978 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo 1963-1994.png
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ken Hatfield (1st season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinator Dennis Fryzel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Al Groh (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
CaptainTom Foertsch, Steve Hoog
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    11 1 0
North Texas State    9 2 0
East Carolina    9 3 0
Navy    9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame    9 3 0
Rutgers    9 3 0
Florida State    8 3 0
Tennessee State    8 3 0
Temple    7 3 1
Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Holy Cross    7 4 0
Louisville    7 4 0
UNLV    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana    6 4 1
Georgia Tech    7 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
South Carolina    5 5 1
William & Mary    5 5 1
Cincinnati    5 6 0
Villanova    5 6 0
Army    4 6 1
Memphis State    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Air Force    3 8 0
Colgate    3 8 0
Richmond    3 8 0
Syracuse    3 8 0
Illinois State    2 9 0
West Virginia    2 9 0
Boston College    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. Future National Football League (NFL) head coach Bill Parcells replaced Ben Martin as head coach in his only season as Air Force head coach. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at UTEP W 34–2524,700
September 16at Boston College W 18–721,935 [1]
September 23 Holy Cross L 18–3521,447 [2]
September 30at Kansas State L 21–3430,300
October 7 Navy
L 8–3730,482
October 14 Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 13–3122,386
October 211:30 p.m.No. 20 Notre Dame
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 15–3835,425
October 28 Kent State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 26–1020,769
November 4at Army
L 14–2840,115
November 11 Georgia Tech
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 21–4219,564 [3]
November 18at Vanderbilt L 27–4118,500 [4]

Personnel

1978 Air Force Falcons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Johnny JacksonFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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