1973 Air Force Falcons football team

1973 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainRich Haynie, Jim Morris
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 6–4 for the third consecutive season and were outscored by their opponents 239–223. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22Oregon
ABCW 24–1734,541
September 29New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–633,390[1]
October 6No. 7 Penn State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ABCL 9–1937,077
October 13at No. 17 Colorado
L 17–3850,115
October 20at Navy
L 6–42
October 27Davidson
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–1934,682[2]
November 3Army
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 43–10
November 10Rutgers
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 31–1427,149[3]
November 17at No. 19 Arizona
W 27–2639,733[4]
November 22at No. 5 Notre Dame
ABCL 15–4857,236
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Air Force nips Lobos". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Milodragovich runs wild for Air Force". The Montana Standard. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Woodburn, Larry (November 11, 1973). "AFA Outguns Rutgers 31-14". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Boston, Mass. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Falcons, 31-14". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Ariz. November 11, 1973. p. D4.
  4. ^ "Air Force thwarts Arizona upset bid". News-Pilot. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1973 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2017.


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