| 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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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Led by fifth-year 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.