1981 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1981 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 third-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and a 2–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

1981 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1981 record	4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (3rd season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Air Force	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	12	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at No. 15 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 21–45
September 19	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–17
September 26	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 10–27
October 3	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	W 28–14
October 10	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 13–30
October 17	Tulane*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–31
October 24	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 20–10
October 31	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 7–3
November 14	Notre Dame*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–35
November 21	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV	L 21–24
November 28	vs. San Diego State	National Olympic Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 21–16
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1981 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB John Kershner So OL Dave Schrek Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Chris Funk Fr S Johnny Jackson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ken Hatfield Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1981-1982". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
2. "1981 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2017.