American college football season
The1958 Air Force Falcons football team represented theUnited States Air Force Academy as an independent during the1958 college football season . The Falcons did not have an official stadium untilFalcon Stadium opened in 1962, but played most of their home games atDU Stadium at theUniversity of Denver .[ 1]
They were led by first-year head coachBen Martin and played the fourth season for the Air Force Falcons football program. The Falcons 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 theCotton Bowl Classic againstTCU , which ended in ascoreless tie.[ 2] [ 3]
Air Force did not playArmy orNavy this season; Army was first played in1959 and Navy in1960 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 26 atDetroit W 37–620,015 [ 4] October 4 at No. 8Iowa T 13–1348,325 October 11 Colorado State W 36–617,479 [ 5] October 18 atStanford W 16–040,000 October 25 Utah No. 14 W 16–1411,647 [ 1] [ 6] November 1 atOklahoma State No. 13 W 33–2931,000 November 8 atDenver No. 10 W 10–718,047 [ 7] November 15 Wyoming No. 10 W 21–612,783–13,000 [ 8] [ 9] November 22 atNew Mexico No. 9 W 45–7[ 10] November 29 atColorado No. 8 W 20–1440,000 [ 11] January 1, 1959 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 10TCU No. 6 CBS T 0–075,504 [ 2] [ 3]
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1958 Air Force Falcons football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Dave Phillips Sr George Pupich
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
^a b Ferguson, George (October 24, 1958)."Utes hurtin' .Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C. ^a b "Air Academy, TCU scoreless in Cotton Bowl" .Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.^a b "Falcons, TCU battle to Cotton contest tie" .Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 16.^ "Academy Gives U-D the Air, 37-6" .Detroit Free Press . September 27, 1958. pp. 13– 14 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "AF Academy tips CSU Rams, 36–6" .Casper Tribune-Herald & Star . October 12, 1958. RetrievedApril 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Ferguson, George (October 27, 1958)."Nagel bemoans U. errors" .Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 3B. ^ Frank Pitman (November 9, 1958)."Air Force Edges Past Balky DU On Field Goal" .Fort Collins Coloradoan . p. 15 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Air Force Stays Unbeaten By Lashing Wyoming, 21-6" .The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . November 16, 1958. p. 111. RetrievedDecember 14, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com ^ "Air Cadets 21-6 victors" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.^ "Fast-striking Air Force Academy dumps Lobos 45–7" .The Santa Fe New Mexican . November 23, 1958. RetrievedApril 28, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Falcons beat Buffs, accept Cotton spot" .Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1958. p. 3, sports.^ "1958 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results" .sports-reference.com . RetrievedMarch 21, 2016 .^ "1958-59 Air Force Falcons; Schedule/Results" .National Collegiate Athletic Association . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 .
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