1971 Air Force Falcons football team


The 1971 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as an Independent. They were led by fourteenth–year head coach Ben Martin, and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Air Force tied in scoring with their opponents 187–187 and finished with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses.
The previous season ended in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day. This year, the Falcons began at 5–1 and were ranked 18th in the AP Poll in late they dropped three of four, fell out of the polls, and did not play in the postseason.
This was the last season that the Navy was off of the Falcons' schedule; the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy was introduced the following year which matched the three academies annually. Previously, Air Force played Navy in even years and Army in odd years.

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