1981 Air Force Falcons football team

1981 Air Force Falcons football
1981 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Fisher DeBerry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator	Chan Gailey (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Ed Antoine; Mike France;
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ken Hatfield and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and a 2–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games.^[1]^[2]

Record4–7 (2–3 WAC)

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OffensivecoordinatorFisher DeBerry (1st season)

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1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Air Force	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	12	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		at No. 15 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 21–45	38,712	^[3]
September 19		Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–17	28,200	^[4]
September 26		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 10–27	24,240	^[5]
October 3		Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 28–14	20,300	^[6]
October 10		at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 13–30	31,191	^[7]
October 17		Tulane*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–31	18,467	^[8]
October 24	2:00 p.m.	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 20–10	23,290	^[9]
October 31		Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 7–3	31,535	^[10]
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 7–35	36,800	^[11]
November 21		at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV	L 21–24	22,574	^[12]
November 28		vs. San Diego State	Olympic Memorial Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 21–16	60,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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