1973 Air Force Falcons football team

1973 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Ben Martin (16th season)
Captain	Rich Haynie, Jim Morris
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 6–4 for the third consecutive season and were outscored by their opponents 239–223. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Oregon	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	W 24–17	34,541
September 29	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 10–6	33,390
October 6	No. 7 Penn State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	L 9–19	37,077
October 13	at No. 17 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 17–38	50,115
October 20	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 6–42
October 27	Davidson	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 41–19	34,682
November 3	Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 43–10
November 10	Rutgers	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 31–14	27,149
November 17	at No. 19 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 27–26	39,733
November 22	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	L 15–48	57,236
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game