1982 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1982 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 overall record and a 4–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Hall of Fame Classic, in which it defeated Vanderbilt 36–28.[1][2]

1982 Air Force Falcons football
Hall of Fame Classic, W 36–28 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1982 record	8–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (4th season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–35
September 11	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 44–32
September 18	at Texas Tech*	Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 30–31
September 25	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 39–38
October 2	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 37–49
October 9	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–21
October 16	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	L 11–21
October 23	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 35–7
October 30	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 44–34
November 6	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 27–9
November 20	No. 18 Notre Dame*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 30–17
November 27	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	L 21–45
December 31	vs. Vanderbilt*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	W 36–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1982 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB John Kreshner Jr OL Dave Schrek Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Chris Funk So S Scott Thomas Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ken Hatfield Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards/Honors

Dave Schrek

• 3rd Team All-American (AP)
• 1st Team All-WAC

References

1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1982-1983". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
2. "1982 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2017.