1977 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1977 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Ben Martin in his 20th and final year as head coach, the Falcons compiled a record of 2–8–1 and were outscored by their opponents 296–114. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	T 0–0	27,107	^[2]
September 17		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–24
September 24		Pacific (CA)	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 15–13
October 1		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 3–30	30,067	^[3]
October 8		at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–10
October 15		Arizona State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–37	25,477	^[4]
October 22		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–38	30,350
October 29		Boston College	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–36	21,663	^[5]
November 5		Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–31	34,338
November 12		Vanderbilt	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 34–28	18,570	^[6]
November 19	11:30 a.m.	at No. 6 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–49	59,075
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

1977 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
		Paul Williams
QB		Dave Ziebart

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Terry Harris

After the season in January, wide receivers coach Jerry Davitch was hired as head coach at the University of Idaho.^[8]^[9]

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
^ Chuck Harkins (September 11, 1977). "Pokes, Falcons in scoreless battle". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ivery sparks Georgia Tech to 30–3 win". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Perry leads Sun Devils past Air Force 37–14". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "AFA Dives Once More". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. October 30, 1977. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Air Force nips Vandy to halt skid". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1977 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^ Emerson, Paul (January 11, 1978). "Davitch named UI coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. B1.
^ "Vandal cagers investigated". Spokesman Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 12, 1978. p. 25.

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