American college football season
The 1979 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season , their last as an Independent . Led by first–year head coach Ken Hatfield , Air Force played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado .
The Falcons lost their first eight games,[1] then won two of three to finish at 2–9,[2] and were outscored 127–253. The win over Army on November 3 broke an eleven-game losing streak.[1]
Air Force joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1980 .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Tulsa L 7–2423,000 September 15 at Wisconsin L 0–3866,466 September 22 Illinois Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 19–2718,178 September 29 Kansas State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 6–1922,200 October 6 at Navy L 7–2431,109 October 13 No. 10 Notre Dame Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry ) L 13–3834,881 October 20 at Oregon L 9–1728,457 October 27 at Colorado State L 6–2020,104 November 3 Army Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 28–730,334 November 10 at Georgia Tech L 0–2130,113 November 17 Vanderbilt Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO W 30–2915,619 [3] Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 Air Force Falcons football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class S 17 Johnny Jackson So
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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