1959 Air Force Falcons football team

1959 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Ben Martin (2nd season)
Home stadium	DU Stadium (Denver, CO) Folsom Field (Boulder, CO)

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
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. Led by second–year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons played their home games at DU Stadium in Denver and Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They outscored by opponents 160–124 and finished with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie (5–4–1).

This was the first year the Falcons played Army, a respectable 13–13 tie before 67,000 at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Halloween. The two academies met in odd-numbered years (except 1961) through 1971, and have played annually in the competition (with Navy) for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, first awarded in 1972.

Following the Army game, the Falcons were at 4–1–1, but lost three of four in November.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 20–7
October 3	at Trinity	No. 18	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 27–6
October 10	Idaho	No. 18	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–0	17,393
October 17	vs. Oregon	No. 17	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 3–20	29,162
October 23	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–7
October 31	vs. Army		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	T 13–13	67,000
November 7	at Missouri	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 0–13	32,000
November 14	Arizona		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 22–15	8,500
November 21	New Mexico		DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 27–28
November 28	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–15	40,000
Rankings from AP Poll

• The UCLA game (October 23) was on Friday night

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