1959 Air Force Falcons football team

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Head coach
  • (2nd season)
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Syracuse     11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State     9 2 0
Oregon     8 2 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Detroit     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
Oklahoma State     6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh     6 4 0
Washington State     6 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Air Force     5 4 1
Navy     5 4 1
Army     4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame     5 5 0
Boston University     4 5 0
Florida State     4 6 0
San Jose State     4 6 0
Texas Tech     4 6 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Marquette     3 7 0
Oregon State     3 7 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Villanova     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1959 college football season as a University Division Independent. They were led by second–year head coach Ben Martin. The Falcons played their home games at DU Stadium in Denver, Colorado. They outscored by opponents 160–124 and finished with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie (5–4–1).

Schedule

September 26at Wyoming

W 20–7 October 3at Trinity (TX)No. 18

W 27–6 October 10IdahoNo. 18

W 21–0 October 17at OregonNo. 17

L 3–20 October 23at UCLA

W 20–7 October 31at Army

T 13–13 November 7at MissouriNo. 18

L 0–13 November 14Arizona

  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO

W 22–15 November 21New Mexico

  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO

L 27–28 November 28at Colorado

L 7–15

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "1959 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2017.