1963 Air Force Falcons football team

1963 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Terry Isaacson
  • Todd Jagerson
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   2 – 6 – 1
Holy Cross   –   2 – 6 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 7–4. Air Force played in its second bowl game, the Gator Bowl, where they were shut out, 35–0, by North Carolina.[1] The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 10 Washington
W 10–723,542[2]
September 28Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 69–027,283[3]
October 5at SMU
L 0–1030,000[4]
October 12at Nebraska
W 17–1338,000[5]
October 19at Maryland
L 14–2131,000[6]
October 26Boston College
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 34–730,144[7]
November 2vs. Army
L 10–1476,660[8]
November 9UCLA
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 48–2131,937[9]
November 16at New Mexico
W 30–829,004[10]
December 7Colorado
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 17–1426,016[11]
December 28vs. North Carolina
L 0–3550,018[12]

Roster

1963 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 27 Dick Czarnota
E Fritz Greenlee So
QB 17 Terry Isaacson Sr
C Joe Rodwell Sr
  Paul Wargo
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK Bart Holiday
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors

Joe Rodwell

References

  1. ^ "Tar Heels roar past Air Force". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 29, 1963. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ "Air Force Falcons upset Washington". The Tampa Tribune. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Isaacson paces Falcons to 69 to 0 shellacking of Rams". Star-Herald. September 29, 1963. Retrieved June 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern Methodist upsets Air Force Falcons, 10–0". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Force bombs Huskers 17 to 13 in Band Day Game". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Falcons upset by Maryland". Albuquerque Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Falcons drop Boston to keep string going". Albuquerque Journal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army repels Air Force, 14 to 10". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Air Force glides past UCLA, 48–21". The Washington Post. November 10, 1963. ProQuest 141811988.
  10. ^ "Falcons drub New Mexico". Tri-City Herald. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Air Force nips Buffs as Isaacson sparkles". Omaha World-Herald. December 8, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No. Carolina grounds Air Force". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. December 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1963 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Air Force)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
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