1976 Air Force Falcons football team

1976 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark Kenny
  • Ken Wood
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Rutgers   –   11 – 0 – 0
San Diego State   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State *   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 1
Temple   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 8 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 8 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 4–7 and were outscored by their opponents 273–180. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Pacific (CA)
W 36–321,347[2]
September 18Iowa State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–4126,554[3]
September 25at No. 5 UCLA
L 7–4037,302[4]
October 2vs. Kent State
L 19–248,176[5]
October 9Navy
W 13–3[6]
October 16Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 3–2725,363[7]
October 23The Citadel
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 7–2629,113[8]
October 30at Army
L 7–2442,283[9]
November 6at Arizona State
W 31–3046,733[10]
November 13at Vanderbilt
L 10–3421,900[11]
November 20Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–2125,736[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "Air Force demolishes Pacific 36–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 12, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cyclones fly high!". The Sioux City Journal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCLA blasts A.F., 40–7; Bucks next". Long Beach Press-Telegram. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kent State halts Air Force, 24 to 19". The Blade. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Quick scores by Air Force scuttle Navy". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Colorado State rips Air Force". The Marshall News Messenger. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Citadel tops Air Force, 26–7". The Greenville News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Army wings Falcons". The Billings Gazette. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Air Force stops Sun Devils by 1". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt trips Air Force, 34–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Chuck Harkins (November 21, 1976). "Falcons upset Pokes". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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