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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22Oregon
ABCW 24–1734,541
September 29New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–6
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[1]
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[2]
November 17at No. 19 Arizona
W 27–2639,733
November 22at No. 5 Notre Dame
ABCL 15–4857,236
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Milodragovich runs wild for Air Force". The Montana Standard. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "1973 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2017.


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