| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Air Force Falcons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Parcells |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Ken Hatfield |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Wishbone triple option |
| Codef Coach1: | Dennis Fryzel |
| Codc1 Year: | 1st |
| Codef Coach2: | Al Groh |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Captain: | Tom Foertsch, Steve Hoog |
| Stadium: | Falcon Stadium |
The 1978 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. Future National Football League (NFL) head coach Bill Parcells replaced Ben Martin as head coach in his only season as Air Force head coach. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.