1978 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1978 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. Future National Football League (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).

1978 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fryzel (1st season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State        11 1 0
North Texas State        9 2 0
East Carolina        9 3 0
Navy        9 3 0
No. 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 (FL)        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 5 1
William & Mary        5 5 1
Cincinnati        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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at UTEPW 34–25
September 16at Boston CollegeW 18–7
September 23Holy CrossL 18–35
September 30at Kansas StateL 21–34
October 7Navy
L 8–37
October 14Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 13–31
October 21No. 20 Notre Dame
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 15–38
October 28Kent State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 26–10
November 4at Army
L 14–28
November 11Georgia Tech
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 21–42
November 18at VanderbiltL 27–41
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1978 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Johnny Jackson Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "U.S. Air Force Academy – 1978". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 17, 2012.


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