1973 Air Force Falcons football team

1973 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Rich Haynie
  • Jim Morris
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
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
    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
Lamar     5 5 0
Southern Illinois     3 7 1
Texas-Arlington     4 6 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 222:57 p.m.OregonABCW 24–1734,541
September 291:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–633,390[1]
October 61:57 p.m.No. 7 Penn State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ABCL 9–1937,077
October 13at No. 17 ColoradoL 17–3850,115
October 2012:02 p.m.at NavyL 6–4230,076
October 271:33 p.m.Davidson
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 41–1934,682[2]
November 31:01 p.m.Army
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 43–1041,542
November 101:02 p.m.Rutgers
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 31–1427,149[3]
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 19 ArizonaW 27–2639,733[4]
November 2211:30 a.m.at No. 5 Notre DameABCL 15–4857,236

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References

  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.
  6. ^ "1973-74 Air Force Falcons; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2025.