1983 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1983 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 92 overall record and a 52 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Independence Bowl, in which it defeated Ole Miss 93.[1][2]

1983 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
1983 record10–2 (52 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 010 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 07 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 06 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 15 5 1
Utah 4 4 05 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 12 9 1
UTEP 0 8 02 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 3at Colorado StateW 34–13
September 10Texas Tech*W 28–13
September 17at WyomingL 7–14
September 24BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 28–46
October 8at Navy*W 44–17
October 15UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 37–25
October 22Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 33–31
October 29Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 41–20
November 5Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 45–10
November 19at Notre Dame*W 23–22
November 26at San Diego StateNo. 18W 38–7
December 10vs. Ole MissNo. 16W 9–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1983 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB John Kreshner Sr
QB Bart Weiss
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Chris Funk Jr
LB Terry Maki Fr
CB Tom Rotello Fr
S Scott Thomas So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Notre Dame

    Chris Funk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for Air Force.

    Awards and honors

    • John Kreshner, 3rd Team All-American (Football News)

    References

    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1983-1984". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
    2. "1983 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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