1976 Air Force Falcons football team

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1976 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo 1963-1994.png
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record4–7
Head coach
CaptainMark Kenny, Ken Wood
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Pacific (CA)
W 36–3
September 18Iowa State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–4126,554
September 25at No. 5 UCLA
L 7–4037,302
October 2at Kent State
L 19–24
October 9Navy
W 13–3
October 16Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 3–27
October 23The Citadel
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–26
October 30at Army
L 7–24
November 6at Arizona State
W 31–30
November 13at Vanderbilt
L 10–34
November 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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