1981 Air Force Falcons football team

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1981 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo 1963-1994.png
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1981 record4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Air Force 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 12 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and a 2–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 15 BYU
L 21–4538,712[3]
September 19Wyoming
L 10–1728,200[4]
September 26at New Mexico
L 10–2724,240[5]
October 3Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 28–1420,300[6]
October 10at Navy*
L 13–3031,191[7]
October 17Tulane*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 13–3118,467[8]
October 242:00 p.m.at Oregon*
W 20–1023,290[9]
October 31Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 7–331,535[10]
November 141:00 p.m.Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–3536,800[11]
November 21at UNLV*
L 21–2422,574[12]
November 28vs. San Diego State
W 21–1660,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel[]

1981 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB John Kershner So
OL Dave Schrek Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Chris Funk Fr
S Johnny Jackson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1981-1982". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "1981 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Dunn, Marion (September 13, 1981). "Bottom Line: BYU 45, AFA 21". Daily Herald. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wyoming 17, Air Force 10". The Palm Beach Post. September 20, 1981. p. E8. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lobos Beat Air Force". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1981. p. G4. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Air Force 28, Colorado State 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jackson, James H. (October 11, 1981). "Navy soars over Air Force, 30-13". The Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lewis paces Tulane over AF by 31–13". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Welsh, Steve (October 25, 1981). "Air Force drops Oregon, 20-10". Statesman Journal. p. 1D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Air Force 7, Army 3". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1981. p. 5D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Irish Explode Late To Smash Air Force, 35-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. p. C9. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Nevada-Las Vegas 24, Air Force 21". The Arizona Republic. November 22, 1981. p. G2. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "San Diego State Upset by Air Force". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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