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American college football season
The 1979 Air Force Falcons football team represented the
United States Air Force Academy in the
1979 NCAA Division I-A football season , their last as an
Independent . Led by first–year head coach
Ken Hatfield , Air Force played home games at
Falcon Stadium in
Colorado Springs, Colorado .
The Falcons lost their first eight games,
[1] then won two of three to finish at 2–9,
[2] and were outscored 127–253.
The win over
Army on November 3 broke an eleven-game losing streak.
[1]
Air Force joined the
Western Athletic Conference in
1980 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8
Tulsa L 7–2423,000
September 15 at
Wisconsin L 0–3866,466
September 22
Illinois Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 19–2718,178
September 29
Kansas State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 6–1922,200
October 6 at
Navy L 7–2431,109
October 13 No. 10
Notre Dame Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (
rivalry ) L 13–3834,881
October 20 at
Oregon L 9–1728,457
October 27 at
Colorado State L 6–2020,104
November 3
Army Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 28–730,334
November 10 at
Georgia Tech L 0–2130,113
November 17
Vanderbilt Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO W 30–2915,619
[3]
Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[4]
Roster
1979 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
17
Johnny Jackson
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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