1981 Air Force Falcons football team

1981 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1981 record	4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (3rd season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1981 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Air Force	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	12	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and a 2–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 12	at No. 15 BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 21–45
September 19	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium • Provo, UT	L 10–17
September 26	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	L 10–27
October 3	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium • Provo, UT (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	W 28–14
October 10	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 13–30
October 17	Tulane*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–31
October 24	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 20–10
October 31	Army*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 7–3
November 14	Notre Dame*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–35
November 21	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl • Las Vegas, NV	L 21–24
November 28	vs. San Diego State	National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 21–16
*Non-conference game.

↑ "Football Schedule/Results: 1981-1982". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
↑ "1981 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2017.

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 Statistical leaders
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 2017

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