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Air Force Football Team History

Air Force Falcons

United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded: 1954
Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Capacity: 52,480
Colors: Blue & Silver
Coach: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Western Athletic-

1962 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Ken Hatfield enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Air Force.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Colorado State	9	21	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Washington	7	50	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. San Diego State	10	13	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Illinois	20	20	T
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Yale	16	17	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Navy	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Tulane	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Boston College	0	23	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Army	24	47	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Wyoming	25	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Notre Dame	10	24	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Hawaii	12	20	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	2-9 -1
Points Scored	161
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	290
Defense Average	24.2
Opponents Record	70-52
Conference Record	1-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	0-7 -1

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	12-1	606	243	Won 46-45	5-1	292	80	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	6-4-1	232	330		5-1-1	178	140	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	4-7	246	364		3-3	140	167	Joe Morrison
San Diego State	4-8	161	294		4-3	113	154	Claude Gilbert
Wyoming	6-5	316	243		3-4	180	166	Pat Dye
Utah	5-5-1	259	293		2-3-1	148	150	Wayne Howard
Air Force	2-9-1	161	290		1-2	44	41	Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso	1-11	143	424		0-6	56	253	Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.