1978 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Hatfield (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorDennis Fryzel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAl Groh (1st season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainTom Foertsch, Steve Hoog
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. Future National Football League (NFL) head coach Bill Parcells replaced Ben Martin as head coach in his only season as Air Force head coach. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at UTEPW 34–2524,700
September 16at Boston CollegeW 18–721,935[1]
September 23Holy CrossL 18–3521,447[2]
September 30at Kansas StateL 21–3430,300
October 7Navy
L 8–3730,482
October 14Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 13–3122,386
October 211:30 p.m.No. 20 Notre Dame
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 15–3835,425
October 28Kent State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 26–1020,769
November 4at Army
L 14–2840,115
November 11Georgia Tech
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 21–4219,564
November 18at VanderbiltL 27–4118,500[3]

Personnel

1978 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Johnny Jackson Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Air Force shocks Boston College". Fort Myers News-Press. September 17, 1978. p. 5C via Newspapers.com.
    2. Mumpton, Roy (September 24, 1978). "HC Rips Air Force, 35-18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "VU's Mordica has a super day!". The Tennessean. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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