1979 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1979 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season, for the last time as a Division I-A Independent. They were led by first–year head coach Ken Hatfield. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 127–253; the Falcons lost their first eight games, but finished by winning two of their last three, finishing 2–9.

1979 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	2–9
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (1st season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Tulsa	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–24
September 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–38
September 22	Illinois	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 19–27
September 29	Kansas State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–19
October 6	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–24
October 13	No. 10 Notre Dame	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–38
October 20	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 9–17
October 27	at Colorado State	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 6–20
November 3	Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 28–7
November 10	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia	L 0–21
November 17	Vanderbilt	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 30–29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Reference:[1]

Roster

1979 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 17 Johnny Jackson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ken Hatfield Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1979 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2017.