1970 Air Force Falcons football team


The 1970 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a University Division Independent. They were led by thirteenth–year head coach Ben Martin and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They outscored their opponents 366–239 and finished with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, ranked 16th in
This was the last season that Army was off of the Falcons' schedule; the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy was introduced two years later which matched the three academies annually. Previously, Air Force played Army in odd years and Navy
Behind the passing of quarterback Bob Parker, the Falcons' notable wins were over #9 Missouri, and #6 Stanford, led by Heisman Trophy winner Stanford went on to upset #2 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
For the first time since the 1963 season, the Falcons appeared in a bowl game, but lost by 21 points to in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on The favored Volunteers jumped out to a lead in the first quarter and the Falcons could not make up

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