1983 Air Force Falcons football team

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1983 Air Force Falcons football
1983 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 9–3 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
1983 record	10–2 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (5th season);
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–2 overall record and a 5–2 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Independence Bowl, in which it defeated Ole Miss 9–3.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 3	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	W 34–13
September 10	Texas Tech*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 28–13
September 17	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–14
September 24	BYU		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 28–46
October 8	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 44–17
October 15	UTEP		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 37–25
October 22	Utah		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 33–31
October 29	Army*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 41–20
November 5	Hawaii		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 45–10
November 19	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 23–22
November 26	at San Diego State	No. 18	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 38–7
December 10	vs. Ole Miss	No. 16	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 9–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1983 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB		John Kreshner	Sr
QB		Bart Weiss

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
DL	Chris Funk	Jr
LB	Terry Maki	Fr
CB	Tom Rotello	Fr
S	Scott Thomas	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Chris Funk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for Air Force.

^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1983-1984". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "1983 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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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

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Air Force	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll