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. In their 5th season under head coach Ken Hatfield, Air Force played its home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs and finished the regular season at 9–2 (5–2 in WAC, runner-up). The Falcons were invited to play in the Independence Bowl and defeated Ole Miss 9–3. With a 10âÂÂ2 record, Air Force climbed to thirteenth in the final 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 he was the Falcons' head coach for the next 23 seasons.
Chris Funk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for Air Force.