1978 Air Force Falcons football team

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	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[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 34–25	24,700
September 16		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 18–7	21,935	^[1]
September 23		Holy Cross	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 18–35	21,447	^[2]
September 30		at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 21–34	30,300
October 7		Navy	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 8–37
October 14		Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 13–31
October 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Notre Dame	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 15–38	35,425
October 28		Kent State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 26–10
November 4		at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 14–28
November 11		Georgia Tech	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 21–42	19,564
November 18		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 27–41
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

1978 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S		Johnny Jackson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Air Force shocks Boston College". Fort Myers News-Press. September 17, 1978. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mumpton, Roy (September 24, 1978). "HC Rips Air Force, 35-18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		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