1976 Air Force Falcons football team

1976 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainMark Kenny, Ken Wood
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers     11 0 0
San Diego State     10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame     9 3 0
Colgate     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Cincinnati     8 3 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
North Texas State *     7 4 0
Southern Illinois     7 4 0
Penn State     7 5 0
Villanova     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
Army     5 6 0
Florida State     5 6 0
Illinois State     5 6 0
Richmond     5 6 0
West Virginia     5 6 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 1
Temple     4 6 0
Air Force     4 7 0
Dayton     4 7 0
Louisville     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Indiana State     3 7 0
Hawaii     3 8 0
Holy Cross     3 8 0
Miami (FL)     3 8 0
Syracuse     3 8 0
Utah State     3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana     2 9 0
Southern Miss     2 9 0
Tulane     2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 4–7 and were outscored by their opponents 273–180. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Pacific (CA)W 36–3
September 18Iowa State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–4126,554
September 25at No. 5 UCLAL 7–4037,302
October 2at Kent StateL 19–24
October 9Navy
W 13–3
October 16Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 3–2725,363
October 23The Citadel
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–2629,113[2]
October 30at Army
L 7–24
November 6at Arizona StateW 31–30
November 13at VanderbiltL 10–3421,900[3]
November 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–2125,736[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "Citadel tops Air Force, 26–7". The Greenville News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt trips Air Force, 34–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chuck Harkins (November 21, 1976). "Falcons upset Pokes". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.