1978, force, falcons, football, team, represented, united, states, force, academy, 1978, ncaa, division, football, season, independent, future, national, football, league, head, coach, bill, parcells, replaced, martin, head, coach, only, season, force, head, c. The 1978 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I A football season as an independent Future National Football League NFL head coach Bill Parcells replaced Ben Martin as head coach in his only season as Air Force head coach The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs Colorado They finished the season with a record of 3 8 1978 Air Force Falcons footballConferenceIndependentRecord3 8Head coachBill Parcells 1st season Defensive coordinatorDennis Fryzel 1st season CaptainTom Foertsch Steve HoogHome stadiumFalcon StadiumSeasons 19771979 1978 NCAA Division I A independents football recordsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 4 Penn State 11 1 0North Texas State 9 2 0East Carolina 9 3 0Navy 9 3 0No 7 Notre Dame 9 3 0Rutgers 9 3 0Florida State 8 3 0Temple 7 3 1Pittsburgh 8 4 0Holy Cross 7 4 0Louisville 7 4 0UNLV 7 4 0Southern Miss 7 4 0Northeast Louisiana 6 4 1Georgia Tech 7 5 0Hawaii 6 5 0Miami FL 6 5 0South Carolina 5 5 1William amp Mary 5 5 1Cincinnati 5 6 0Villanova 5 6 0Army 4 6 1Memphis State 4 7 0Tulane 4 7 0Virginia Tech 4 7 0Air Force 3 8 0Colgate 3 8 0Richmond 3 8 0Syracuse 3 8 0Illinois State 2 9 0West Virginia 2 9 0Boston College 0 11 0Rankings from AP PollSchedule EditDateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 9at UTEPSun BowlEl Paso TXW 34 2524 700September 16at Boston CollegeAlumni StadiumChestnut Hill MAW 18 721 935 1 September 23Holy CrossFalcon StadiumColorado Springs COL 18 3521 447 2 September 30at Kansas StateKSU StadiumManhattan KSL 21 3430 300October 7NavyFalcon StadiumColorado Springs CO Commander in Chief s Trophy L 8 3730 482October 14Colorado StateFalcon StadiumColorado Springs CO rivalry L 13 3122 386October 211 30 p m No 20 Notre DameFalcon StadiumColorado Springs COL 15 3835 425October 28Kent StateFalcon StadiumColorado Springs COW 26 1020 769November 4at ArmyMichie StadiumWest Point NY Commander in Chief s Trophy L 14 2840 115November 11Georgia TechFalcon StadiumColorado Springs COL 21 4219 564November 18at VanderbiltDudley FieldNashville TNL 27 4118 500Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain timePersonnel Edit1978 Air Force Falcons football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name Class Defense Pos Name ClassS Johnny Jackson Fr Special teams Pos Name Class Head coachBill ParcellsCoordinators assistant coachesLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured RedshirtReferences Edit Air Force shocks Boston College Fort Myers News Press September 17 1978 p 5C via Newspapers com Mumpton Roy September 24 1978 HC Rips Air Force 35 18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston Mass p 64 via Newspapers com This college football 1970s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 Air Force Falcons football team amp oldid 1135503832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,