1982 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1982 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–5 overall record and a 4–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Hall of Fame Classic, in which it defeated Vanderbilt 36–28.[1][2]

1982 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1982 record8–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 7 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
New Mexico 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
Air Force 4 –3 –0  8 –5 –0
San Diego State 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Hawaii 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Colorado State 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Utah 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Wyoming 2 –6 –0  5 –7 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –0  2 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4at Tulsa*
L 17–35
September 11San Diego State
W 44–32
September 18at Texas Tech*
L 30–31
September 25at BYU
W 39–38
October 2New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 37–49
October 9Navy*
W 24–21
October 16Colorado State
L 11–21
October 23at UTEP
W 35–7
October 30Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 44–34
November 6at Army*
W 27–9
November 20No. 18 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 30–17
November 27at Hawaii
L 21–45
December 31vs. Vanderbilt*
W 36–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1982 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB John Kreshner Jr
OL Dave Schrek Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Chris Funk So
S Scott Thomas Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Awards/Honors

    Dave Schrek

    • 3rd Team All-American (AP)
    • 1st Team All-WAC

    References
    1. "Football Schedule/Results: 1982-1983". Air Force Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
    2. "1982 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2017.


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