1958 Air Force Falcons football team

1958 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 6
1958 record 9–0–2
Head coach Ben Martin (1st season)
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Air Force   –       9 – 0 – 2
No. 3 Army   –       8 – 0 – 1
Rutgers   –       8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Syracuse   –       8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –       8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –       7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –       7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –       6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –       6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –       6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –       6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –       6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –       6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –       5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –       4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –       4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –       4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –       3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –       2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –       2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –       2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –       2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –       1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1958 college football season. The Falcons did not have an official stadium until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, but played most of their home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver.[1]

They were led by first year head coach Ben Martin and played the fourth season for the Air Force Falcons football program. The Falcons were independent, and finished undefeated with a record of 9–0–2. They made their first AP and coaches poll appearances, as well as their first bowl appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic against TCU, which ended in a scoreless tie.[2][3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 26 at Detroit University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit, MI W 37–6    
October 4 at No. 8 Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa T  13–13    
October 11 Colorado State DU Stadium • Denver, CO (Rivalry) W 36–6    
October 18 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 16–0    
October 25 Utah No. 14 DU Stadium • Denver, CO [1][4] W 16–14    
November 1 at Oklahoma State No. 13 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 33–29    
November 8 at Denver No. 10 DU Stadium • Denver, CO W 10–7    
November 15 Wyoming No. 10 Colorado Springs, CO [5] W 21–6    
November 22 at New Mexico No. 9 Zimmerman Field • Albuquerque, NM W 45–7    
November 29 at Colorado No. 8 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 20–14    
January 1, 1959 vs. TCU No. 8 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS T   0–0   75,504
#Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule Source:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Ferguson, George (October 24, 1958). "Utes hurtin'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C.
  2. ↑ "Air Academy, TCU scoreless in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.
  3. ↑ "Falcons, TCU battle to Cotton contest tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 16.
  4. ↑ Ferguson, George (October 27, 1958). "Nagel bemoans U. errors". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 3B.
  5. ↑ "Air Cadets 21-6 victors". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.
  6. ↑ "1958 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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