1977 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1977 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. They were led by twentieth–year head coach Ben Martin, in his final season. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 114–296 and finished with a record of 2 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie (2–8–1).

1977 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	2–8–1
Head coach	Ben Martin (20th season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 10	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	T 0–0
September 17	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–24
September 24	Pacific	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 15–13
October 1	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 3–30
October 8	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–10
October 15	Arizona State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–37
October 22	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–38
October 29	Boston College	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–36
November 5	Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–31
November 12	Vanderbilt	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–28
November 19	at No. 6 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 0–49
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Reference:[2]

Personnel

1977 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class   Paul Williams QB Dave Ziebart	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Terry Harris	Head coach Ben Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
2. "1977 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.