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1980 Air Force Falcons football team

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1980 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–9–1 (1–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.12BYU $	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Colorado State	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Air Force	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season, its first as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Led by second-year head coach Ken Hatfield, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium and finished the regular season with a 2–9–1 record, 1–3 in the WAC.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	atColorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 9–21	26,017	^[3]
September 13	at No. 19Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–50	44,999	^[4]
September 20	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–13	24,594	^[5]
September 27	atIllinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	T 20–20	45,638	^[6]
October 4	atYale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 16–17	23,000	^[7]
October 11	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 21–20	27,754	^[8]
October 18	atTulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–28	28,101	^[9]
November 1	Boston College*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–23	16,018	^[10]
November 8	atArmy*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 24–47	37,653	^[11]
November 15	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 25–7	15,693	^[12]
November 22	No. 2Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 10–24	59,075	^[13]
November 29	Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 12–20	46,203	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1980 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`66`	Mike Flynn	Jr
QB	`12`	Jim Miller	Fr
G	`79`	Dave Schrek	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`17`	Johnny Jackson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1980-1981". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2017.

^ "1980 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2017.

^ "CSU's Fairchild bombs Air Force". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. September 7, 1980. p. 4G. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Miller, Paul (September 14, 1980). "The Huskies provided the air show". The News Tribune. p. B1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Mike Granberry (September 21, 1980). "Kofler's Arm, Corral's Foot Lead Aztec Win". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Air Force Holds Illinois to a Tie". Los Angeles Times. United Press International. September 28, 1980. p. III-5. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Yantz, Tom (October 5, 1980). "Cozza Gets 100th". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Jackson, James H. (October 12, 1980). "Air Force stuns Navy". The Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tulane Rips Air Force". The Daily Advertiser. Associated Press. October 19, 1980. p. 41. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Boston College 23, Air Force 0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 2, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Air Force surrenders to Army". The Anniston Star. Associated Press. November 9, 1980. p. 7B. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Air Force upsets Pokes". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. November 16, 1980. p. 4G. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Mooshil, Joe (November 23, 1980). "ND whips Air Force, 24-10 after 'making a few adjustments'". The Kokomo Tribune. Associated Press. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Lewis, Ferd (November 30, 1980). "Gaison, Bows end with fond aloha". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. J1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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