1976 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Pacific (CA) | | W 36–3 | | |
September 18 | Iowa State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 6–41 | 26,554 | |
September 25 | at No. 5 UCLA | | L 7–40 | 37,302 | |
October 2 | at Kent State | | L 19–24 | | |
October 9 | Navy | | W 13–3 | | |
October 16 | Colorado State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| L 3–27 | 25,363 | [2] |
October 23 | The Citadel | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 7–26 | 29,113 | [3] |
October 30 | at Army | | L 7–24 | | |
November 6 | at Arizona State | | W 31–30 | 46,733 | [4] |
November 13 | at Vanderbilt | | L 10–34 | 21,900 | [5] |
November 20 | Wyoming | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 41–21 | 25,736 | [6] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
- ^ "Colorado State rips Air Force". The Marshall News Messenger. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel tops Air Force, 26–7". The Greenville News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force stops Sun Devils by 1". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt trips Air Force, 34–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Harkins (November 21, 1976). "Falcons upset Pokes". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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