1979 Air Force Falcons football team

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season, for the last time as a Division I-A Independent. They were led by first–year head coach Ken Hatfield. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 127–253; the Falcons lost their first eight games, but finished by winning two of their last three, finishing 2–9.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Tulsa	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–24
September 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–38
September 22	Illinois	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 19–27
September 29	Kansas State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–19
October 6	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–24
October 13	No. 10 Notre Dame	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–38
October 20	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 9–17
October 27	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 6–20
November 3	Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 28–7
November 10	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia	L 0–21
November 17	Vanderbilt	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 30–29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1979 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`17`	Johnny Jackson	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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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

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–		9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll