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American college football season
The 1979 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season , their last as an Independent . Led by first–year head coach Ken Hatfield , Air Force played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado .
The Falcons lost their first eight games,[ 1] then won two of three to finish at 2–9,[ 2] and were outscored 127–253.
The win over Army on November 3 broke an eleven-game losing streak.[ 1]
Air Force joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1980 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Tulsa L 7–2423,000
September 15 at Wisconsin L 0–3866,466
September 22 Illinois Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 19–2718,178
September 29 Kansas State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO L 6–1922,200
October 6 at Navy L 7–2431,109
October 13 No. 10 Notre Dame Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry ) L 13–3834,881
October 20 at Oregon L 9–1728,457
October 27 at Colorado State L 6–2020,104
November 3 Army Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 28–730,334
November 10 at Georgia Tech L 0–2130,113 [ 3]
November 17 Vanderbilt Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO W 30–2915,619 [ 4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
17
Johnny Jackson
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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