1982 Air Force Falcons football team

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1982 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo 1963-1994.png
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1982 record8–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 overall record and a 4–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Hall of Fame Classic, in which it defeated Vanderbilt 36–28.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4at Tulsa*
L 17–35
September 11San Diego State
W 44–32
September 18at Texas Tech*
L 30–31
September 25at BYU
W 39–38
October 2New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 37–49
October 9Navy*
W 24–21
October 16Colorado State
L 11–21
October 23at UTEP
W 35–7
October 30Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 44–34
November 6at Army*
W 27–9
November 20No. 18 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 30–17
November 27at Hawaii
L 21–45
December 31vs. Vanderbilt*
W 36–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1982 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB John Kreshner Jr
OL Dave Schrek Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Chris Funk So
S Scott Thomas Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards and honors[]

  • Dave Schrek, 3rd Team All-American (AP), 1st Team All-WAC

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1982-1983". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "1982 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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