| 1983 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 9–3 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 10–2 (5–2 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Fisher DeBerry (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Goldsmith (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| No. 7 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Air Force | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 5th season under head coach Ken Hatfield, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 9–2 (5–2 in WAC, runner-up). The Falcons were invited to play in the Independence Bowl and defeated Ole Miss 9–3.[1][2] With a 10–2 record, Air Force climbed to thirteenth in the final AP poll.
After the season in December, Hatfield left for Arkansas, his alma mater,[3] where he succeeded Lou Holtz as head coach.[4][5] Days later, offensive coordinator Fisher DeBerry was promoted,[6] and was the Falcons' head coach for the next 23 seasons.[7]
- ^ "Football Schedule/Results: 1983-1984". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "1983 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Air Force's Hatfield hired by Razorbacks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1983. p. 22.
- ^ "Tired, burned-out Holtz quits as Arkansas coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 19, 1983. p. 21.
- ^ "Holtz will take on Big Ten's worst". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1983. p. 22.
- ^ "AFA hires DeBerry to replace Hatfield". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1983. p. 4C.
- ^ Stapleton, Arnie (December 16, 2006). "DeBerry decides it's time to fly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B2.