History of Air Force Falcons football
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[edit] Col. Robert V. Whitlow (4-4)
[edit] 1955
- October 8| Denver JV| Won 34-18
- October 15| Colorado Stae JV| Won 21-13
- October 22| Colorado JV| Lost 32-0
- October 29| Kansas JV| Lost 33-0
- November 5| Utah JV| Lost 12-6
- November 12| Wyoming JV| Won 21-13
- November 19| at New Mexico JV| Won 7-6
- November 26| Oklahoma JV| Lost 48-12
Record: 4-4
[edit] L.T. "Buck" Shaw (9-8-2)
[edit] 1956
- September 29| at San Diego State| Won 46-0
- October 6| at Colorado College| Won 53-14
- October 13| Western| Won 48-13
- October 20| Colorado Mines| Won 49-6
- October 27| Ea. New Mexico| Won 34-7
- November 3| No. Colorado| Won 21-0
- November 10| at Whittier| Tied 14-14
- November 17| Idaho St.| Lost 13-7
- November 24| Brigham Young| Lost 34-21
Record: 6-2-1
[edit] Stat Leaders
- Rushing: Larry Thomson - 788 yds, 138 att, 5.7 avg
- Passing: Eddie Rosane - 101 att, 41 cmp, 41%, 648 yds
- Receiving: Tom Jozwiak - 13 rec, 260 yds, 20 avg
[edit] 1957
- September 20| at UCLA| Lost 47-0
- September 28| Occidental| Won 40-6
- October 5| Detroit| Won 19-12
- October 11| at George Washington| Lost 20-0
- October 26| at Tulsa| Lost 12-7
- November 2| at Wyoming| Tied 7-7
- November 9| Denver| Lost 26-14
- November 16| at Utah| Lost 34-0
- November 23| New Mexico| Won 31-0
- November 30| Colorado State| Lost 20-7
Record: 3-6-1
[edit] Stat Leaders
- Rushing: Phil Lane - 350 yds, 90 att, 3.9 avg
- Passing: John Kuenzel - 125 att, 55 cmp, 44%, 721 yds
- Receiving: Tom Jozwiak - 20 rec, 272 yds, 13.6 avg
[edit] Ben Martin (96-103-9)
[edit] 1958
- September 26| at Detroit| Won 37-6
- October 4| at Iowa| Tied 13-13
- October 11| Colorado State| Won 36-6
- October 18| at Stanford| Won 16-0
- October 25| Utah| Won 16-14
- November 1| at Oklahoma State| Won 33-29
- November 8| at Denver| Won 10-7
- November 15| Wyoming| Won 21-6
- November 22| at New Mexico| Won 45-7
- November 29| at Colorado| Won 20-14
Cotton Bowl
- January 1| TCU| Tied 0-0
Record: 9-0-2
[edit] Stat Leaders
- Rushing: Steve Galios - 527 yds, 116 att, 4.5 avg
- Passing: Rich Mayo - 174 att, 98 cmp, 56%, 1,019 yds
- Receiving: Bob Brickey - 25 rec, 281 yds, 11.2 avg
[edit] Consensus All-American
- Brock Strom, T
[edit] 1959
- September 26| at Wyoming| Won 20-7
- October 3| at Trinity| Won 27-6
- October 10| Idaho| Won 21-0
- October 17| Oregon| Lost 20-3
- October 23| at UCLA| Won 20-7
- October 31| Army| Tied 13-13
- November 7| at Missouri| Lost 13-0
- November 14| Arizona| Won 22-15
- November 21| New Mexico| Lost 28-27
- November 28| at Colorado| Lost 15-7
Record: 5-4-1
[edit] Stat Leaders
- Rushing: Monte Moorberg - 408 yds, 95 att, 4.3 avg
- Passing: Rich Mayo - 211 att, 110 cmp, 52%, 1,212 yds
- Receiving: Mike Quinlan - 29 rec, 373 yds, 12.9 avg.
[edit] 1960
- September 24| Colorado State| Won 32-8
- October 1| at Stanford| Won 32-9
- October 8| Missouri| Lost 43-8
- October 15| Navy| Lost 35-3
- October 22| at Wyoming| Lost 15-0
[edit] 2007
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (MST) / Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, September 01 | South Carolina State | USAFA | W, 34-3 |
| Sat, September 08 | Utah | at Salt Lake City, UT | W, 20-12 |
| Thu, September 13 | Texas Christian | USAFA | W, 20-17, Overtime |
| Sat, September 22 | Brigham Young | at Provo, UT | L, 6-31 |
| Sat, September 29 | Navy | at Annapolis, MD | L, 10-31 |
| Sat, October 6 | UNLV | USAFA | W, 31-14 |
| Sat, October 13 | Colorado State | at Fort Collins, CO | W, 45-21 |
| Sat, October 20 | Wyoming | USAFA | W, 20-12 |
| Thu, October 25 | New Mexico | at Albuquerque, NM | L, 31-34 |
| Sat, November 3 | Army | USAFA | W, 30-10 |
| Sat, November 10 | Notre Dame | at South Bend, IN | W, 41-24 |
| Sat, November 17 | San Diego State | USAFA | W, 55-23 |
| Mon, December 31 | California | Fort Worth, TX | L, 36-42 |
