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1985 Air Force Falcons football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 8
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 0 12 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 0 11 3 0
Utah 5 3 0 8 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 1 4 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 1 5 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 0 3 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 0 3 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the national championship. After beating the Texas Longhorns in the Bluebonnet Bowl, the Falcons ended the year 12-1 and ranked #5 in the country.

Schedule

August 31UTEP

W 48–6 38,500 September 14at Wyoming

W 49–7 29,134 September 21Rice*

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado

W 59–17 33,868 September 28New MexicoNo. 19

W 49–12 27,124 October 5No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 17

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado

ABCW 21–15 52,153 October 12Navy*No. 13

W 24–7 35,663 October 19at Colorado StateNo. 10

W 35–19 31,127 October 26UtahNo. 8

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado

W 37–15 32,269 November 2San Diego StateNo. 7

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado

W 31–10 36,503 November 9Army*No. 5

  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado

W 45–7 51,103 November 16at No. 16 BYUNo. 4

L 21–28 65,393 November 23at Hawaii*No. 13

PrimeW 27–20 50,000 December 31vs. TexasNo. 10

W 24–16 42,000

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

Season summary

Army

1 234Total
Army 0 007 7
Air Force 7 71417 45
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado

[2]

Team players in the NFL

Awards and honors

  • Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award[4]
  • In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

References