1966 Air Force Falcons football team

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1966 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       9 0 1
Colgate       8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech       9 2 0
Army       8 2 0
Dayton       8 2 0
Houston       8 2 0
Memphis State       7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       8 2 1
VPI       8 2 1
Syracuse       8 3 0
Colorado State       7 3 0
New Mexico State       7 3 0
West Texas State       7 3 0
Villanova       6 3 0
Holy Cross       6 3 1
Southern Miss       6 4 0
Texas Western       6 4 0
Tulane       5 4 1
Florida State       6 5 0
Buffalo       5 5 0
Penn State       5 5 0
Air Force       4 6 0
Boston College       4 6 0
Navy       4 6 0
Utah State       4 6 0
Xavier       4 6 0
Pacific       4 7 0
San Jose State       3 7 0
Pittsburgh       1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1966 college football season as a University Division Independent. They were led by ninth–year head coach Ben Martin. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 154–161 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses (4–6).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17WyomingL 0–13
September 24at WashingtonW 10–0
September 31Navy
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 15–7
October 8Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 54–0
October 15Oregon
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–17
October 22Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 21–41
October 29at No. 3 UCLAL 13–38
November 5at StanfordL 6–21
November 12at North CarolinaW 20–14
November 19at ColoradoL 9–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1966 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2017.