1978 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
The 1978 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. Future National Football League (NFL) head coach Bill Parcells replaced Ben Martin as head coach in his only season as Air Force head coach. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | | at UTEP | | W 34–25 | 24,700 | |
September 16 | | at Boston College | | W 18–7 | 21,935 | [1] |
September 23 | | Holy Cross | | L 18–35 | 21,447 | [2] |
September 30 | | at Kansas State | | L 21–34 | 30,300 | |
October 7 | | Navy | | L 8–37 | 30,482 | |
October 14 | | Colorado State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| L 13–31 | 22,386 | |
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 Notre Dame | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| L 15–38 | 35,425 | |
October 28 | | Kent State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 26–10 | 20,769 | |
November 4 | | at Army | | L 14–28 | 40,115 | |
November 11 | | Georgia Tech | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 21–42 | 19,564 | [3] |
November 18 | | at Vanderbilt | | L 27–41 | 18,500 | [4] |
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Personnel
1978 Air Force Falcons football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Class
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Johnny Jackson
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Fr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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