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1981 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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]
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–3 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Fisher DeBerry (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Chan Gailey (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at No. 15 BYU | L 21–45 | 38,712 | [3] | ||
| September 19 | Wyoming | L 10–17 | 28,200 | [4] | ||
| September 26 | at New Mexico | L 10–27 | 24,240 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | Colorado State |
| W 28–14 | 20,300 | [6] | |
| October 10 | at Navy* | L 13–30 | 31,191 | [7] | ||
| October 17 | Tulane* |
| L 13–31 | 18,467 | [8] | |
| October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oregon* | W 20–10 | 23,290 | [9] | |
| October 31 | Army* |
| W 7–3 | 31,535 | [10] | |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Notre Dame* |
| L 7–35 | 36,800 | [11] |
| November 21 | at UNLV* | L 21–24 | 22,574 | [12] | ||
| November 28 | vs. San Diego State |
| W 21–16 | 60,000 | [13] | |
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- "Football Schedule/Results: 1981-1982". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- "1981 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- Dunn, Marion (September 13, 1981). "Bottom Line: BYU 45, AFA 21". Daily Herald. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wyoming 17, Air Force 10". The Palm Beach Post. September 20, 1981. p. E8. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lobos Beat Air Force". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1981. p. G4. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Air Force 28, Colorado State 14". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1981. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jackson, James H. (October 11, 1981). "Navy soars over Air Force, 30-13". The Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lewis paces Tulane over AF by 31–13". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Welsh, Steve (October 25, 1981). "Air Force drops Oregon, 20-10". Statesman Journal. p. 1D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Air Force 7, Army 3". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1981. p. 5D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Irish Explode Late To Smash Air Force, 35-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. p. C9. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nevada-Las Vegas 24, Air Force 21". The Arizona Republic. November 22, 1981. p. G2. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "San Diego State Upset by Air Force". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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