1983 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 9–3 vs. Ole Miss | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 10–2 (5–2 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Fisher DeBerry (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Wishbone triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Air Force | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 5th season under head coach Ken Hatfield, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 9–2 (5–2 in WAC, runner-up). The Falcons were invited to play in the Independence Bowl and defeated Ole Miss 9–3. [1] [2] With a 10–2 record, Air Force climbed to thirteenth in the final AP poll.
After the season in December, Hatfield left for Arkansas, his alma mater, [3] where he succeeded Lou Holtz as head coach. [4] [5] Days later, offensive coordinator Fisher DeBerry was promoted, [6] and was the Falcons' head coach for the next 23 seasons. [7]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Colorado State | W 34–13 | 28,652 | [8] | |||
September 10 | Texas Tech * | ABC | W 28–13 | 26,800 | [9] | ||
September 17 | at Wyoming | L 7–14 | 30,194 | [10] | |||
September 24 | BYU |
| L 28–46 | 34,255 | [11] | ||
October 8 | at Navy * | W 44–17 | 34,257 | [12] | |||
October 15 | UTEP |
| W 37–25 | 27,474 | [13] | ||
October 22 | Utah |
| W 33–31 | 23,248 | [14] | ||
October 29 | Army * |
| W 41–20 | 47,032 | [15] | ||
November 5 | Hawaii |
| W 45–10 | 26,501 | [16] | ||
November 19 | at Notre Dame * | W 23–22 | 59,075 | [17] | |||
December 3 | at San Diego State | No. 17 | W 38–7 | 8,444 | [18] | ||
December 10 | vs. Ole Miss * | No. 16 | W 9–3 | 41,274 | [19] | ||
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1983 Air Force Falcons football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Chris Funk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for Air Force.