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1959 Air Force Falcons football team

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1959Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainHoward Bronson
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1Syracuse  1100
No. 12Penn State  920
Oregon  820
Detroit  640
Holy Cross  640
Miami (FL)  640
Oklahoma State  640
No. 20Pittsburgh  640
Washington State  640
Boston College  540
Pacific (CA)  540
Air Force  541
Navy  541
Army  441
No. 17Notre Dame  550
Boston University  450
Florida State  460
San Jose State  460
Texas Tech  460
Dayton  370
Marquette  370
Oregon State  370
Colgate  270
Idaho  190
Villanova  190
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1959 Air Force Falcons football team represented theUnited States Air Force Academy as an independent during the1959 college football season. Led by second-year head coachBen Martin, the Falcons played their home games atDU Stadium inDenver andFolsom Field inBoulder, Colorado. They outscored their opponents 160–124 and finished the season with a record of 5–4–1.

This marked the first year that the Falcons facedArmy, resulting in a respectable13–13 tie before a crowd of 67,000 atYankee Stadium inNew York CityonHalloween.[1] The two academies traditionally met in odd-numbered years (except for1961) until1971 and have played annually in the competition (withNavy) for theCommander-in-Chief's Trophy, which was first awarded in1972.

After the Army game, the Falcons held a record of 4–1–1, but they experienced a downturn in November, losing three out of four games.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26atWyomingW 20–720,527[2]
October 3atTrinity (TX)No. 18W 27–617,696
October 10IdahoNo. 18W 21–017,393[3][4]
October 17atOregonNo. 17L 3–2029,162[5][6][7]
October 23atUCLAW 20–732,935–32,979[8][9]
October 31vs.ArmyT 13–1367,000[1]
November 7atMissouriNo. 18L 0–1332,000[10]
November 14ArizonaW 22–158,500[11]
November 21New Mexico
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 27–2815,742[12][13]
November 28atColorado
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 7–1540,000[14]
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ab"Air Academy battles Army to tie Yankee Stadium".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 4, sports.
  2. ^Ray Giffin (September 27, 1959)."Heads Up Air Force Team Trounces Cowboys By 20 to 7 Score as Record Crowd Watches".Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Air Force strafes Vandals".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 11, 1959. p. 9.
  4. ^Missildine, Harry (October 11, 1959)."Air Force flies over, through Idaho, 21-0".Spokesman-Review). Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  5. ^Strite, Dick (October 16, 1959)."Oregon, Air Force match unbeaten grid records in Portland Saturday".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 2B.
  6. ^Strite, Dick (October 18, 1959)."No 'milk run' for Air Force! Ducks by 20-3".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  7. ^"Ducks halt Airacad".Spokesman-Review). Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 18, 1959. p. 2, sports.
  8. ^"Falcons claim 20-7 victory over Bruins".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 24, 1959. p. 7.
  9. ^"'59 Coliseum Attendance in 33.6% Increase".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California. December 25, 1959. p. 3, part IV. RetrievedMay 14, 2025 – viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  10. ^"Falcons lose to Missouri".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 3B.
  11. ^"Falcons nip Arizona, 22-15, in close tilt".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 15, 1959. p. 4, sports.
  12. ^"Lobos nip Air Force in wild game, 28-27".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 22, 1959. p. 3, sports.
  13. ^"Air Force shaded".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 22, 1959. p. 2B.
  14. ^"Air Force beaten by Colorado aerials".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 29, 1959. p. 3B.
  15. ^"1959 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. RetrievedDecember 9, 2017.
  16. ^"1959-60 Air Force Falcons; Schedule/Results".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedMay 14, 2025.
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