1976 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as an Independent. They were led by nineteenth–year head coach Ben Martin, in his penultimate season. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 180–273 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).

1976 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	4–7
Head coach	Ben Martin (19th season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Pacific	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 36–3
September 18	Iowa State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–41
September 25	at No. 5 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–40
October 2	at Kent State	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 19–24
October 9	Navy	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 13–3
October 16	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 3–27
October 23	The Citadel	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–26
October 30	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–24
November 6	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 31–30
November 13	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 10–34
November 20	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 41–21
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

• Reference:[2]

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
2. "1976 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2017.