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1982 Air Force Falcons football team

1982 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

The 1982 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ken Hatfield, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 7–5 (4–3 in WAC, third), for their first winning record in nine years.

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Following their upset of #18 Notre Dame on November 20,[2][3] Air Force was invited to play in the Hall of Fame Classic in Birmingham on December 31,[4] where they rallied to upset Vanderbilt and finished at 8–5.[1][5][6][7][8] It was the first bowl appearance for the Falcons in twelve years and their first postseason win.[5][6]

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Personnel

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Awards and honors

  • Dave Schrek, guard, 3rd team All-American (AP), 1st team All-WAC

References

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    Hurt, Cecil (January 1, 1983). "SEC strikes out". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 10.
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    "Louthan, Falcons ground Irish, 30-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 21, 1982. p. 7F.
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    "Air Force 30, Notre Dame 17". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 21, 1982. p. 2B.
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    "Air Force gets bowl invitation". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. November 22, 1982. p. 2D. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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    "Louthan flies, so do Falcons". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). staff and wire services. January 1, 1983. p. 1B.
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    "Unsung lads hit high note". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1983. p. 17.
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    "Football Schedule/Results: 1982-1983". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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    "1982 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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    Dave Distel (September 12, 1982). "Aztecs Can't Stop an Air Force Bomb -- or the Wishbone". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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