1980 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1980 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 second-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 291 overall record and a 13 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

1980 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1980 record291 (13 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 1 0  12 1 0
Colorado State 5 1 1  6 4 1
Hawaii 3 3 0  8 3 0
Wyoming 4 4 0  6 5 0
San Diego State 4 4 0  4 8 0
New Mexico 3 4 0  4 7 0
Utah 2 3 1  5 5 1
Air Force 1 3 0  2 9 1
UTEP 1 6 0  1 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6at Colorado StateL 9–21
September 13at No. 19 Washington*L 7–50
September 20San Diego StateL 10–13
September 27at Illinois*T 20–20
October 4at Yale*L 16–17
October 11Navy*
W 21–20
October 18at Tulane*L 7–28
November 1Boston College*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 0–23
November 8at Army*
L 24–47
November 15Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 25–7
November 22Notre DameL 10–24
November 29HawaiiL 12–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1980 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 66 Mike Flynn Jr
QB 12 Jim Miller Fr
G 79 Dave Schrek So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 17 Johnny Jackson Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1980-1981". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
    2. "1980 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2017.


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