1976 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 4–7 and were outscored by their opponents 273–180. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1976 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Ben Martin (19th season)
Captain	Mark Kenny, Ken Wood
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	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	Attendance	Source
September 11	Pacific (CA)	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 36–3
September 18	Iowa State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–41	26,554
September 25	at No. 5 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–40	37,302
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	25,363	[2]
October 23	The Citadel	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–26	29,113	[3]
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	46,733	[4]
November 13	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 10–34	21,900	[5]
November 20	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 41–21	25,736	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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