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 |
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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. Led by fifth-year 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 | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Colorado State | W 34–13 | 28,652 | |||
September 10 | Texas Tech* | W 28–13 | 26,800 | [8] | ||
September 17 | at Wyoming | L 7–14 | 30,194 | [9] | ||
September 24 | BYU |
| L 28–46 | 34,255 | ||
October 8 | at Navy* | W 44–17 | 34,257 | [10] | ||
October 15 | UTEP |
| W 37–25 | 27,474 | ||
October 22 | Utah |
| W 33–31 | 23,248 | ||
October 29 | Army* |
| W 41–20 | 47,032 | [11] | |
November 5 | Hawaii |
| W 45–10 | 26,501 | ||
November 19 | at Notre Dame* | W 23–22 | 59,075 | |||
December 3 | at San Diego State | No. 17 | W 38–7 | 8,444 | [12] | |
December 10 | vs. Ole Miss* | No. 16 | W 9–3 | 41,274 | [13] | |
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1983 Air Force Falcons football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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Chris Funk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for Air Force.