1978 Air Force Falcons football team

1978 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Independent
1978 record	3–8
Head coach	Bill Parcells

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
North Texas		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#7 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Florida 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		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		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 a Division I-A Independent. Future 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, and they finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 9	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	W 34–25
September 16	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 18–7
September 23	Holy Cross	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 18–35
September 30	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 21–34
October 7	Navy	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 8–37
October 14	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–31
October 21	#18 Notre Dame	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 15–38
October 28	Kent State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 26–10
November 4	at Kansas State	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 14–28
November 11	#19 Georgia Tech	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 21–42
November 18	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 27–41
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

References

↑ "U.S. Air Force Academy – 1978". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

Air Force Falcons football

Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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