1983 Air Force Falcons football team

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 92 (52 in WAC, runner-up). The Falcons were invited to play in the Independence Bowl and defeated Ole Miss 93. With a 10–2 record, Air Force climbed to thirteenth in the final AP poll.

1983 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFisher DeBerry (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Defensive coordinatorFred Goldsmith (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 010 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 07 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 06 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 15 5 1
Utah 4 4 05 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 12 9 1
UTEP 0 8 02 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After the season in December, Hatfield left for Arkansas, his alma mater, where he succeeded Lou Holtz as head coach. Days later, offensive coordinator Fisher DeBerry was promoted, and was the Falcons' head coach for the next 23 seasons.

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