1973 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1973 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. They were led by sixteenth–year head coach Ben Martin and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 223–239 and finished with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses (6–4) for a third consecutive season.

1973 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	6–4
Head coach	Ben Martin (16th season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Oregon	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 24–17
September 29	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–6
October 6	No. 7 Penn State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 9–19
October 13	at No. 17 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 17–38
October 20	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–42
October 27	Davidson	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 41–19
November 3	Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 43–10
November 10	Rutgers	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–14
November 17	at No. 19 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 27–26
November 22	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 15–48
Rankings from AP Poll

Source:[1]

References

1. "1973 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2017.