1958 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 1958 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1958 college football season. The Falcons did not have an official stadium until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, but played most of their home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver.[1]
| 1958 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, T 0–0 vs. TCU | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–0–2 |
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| Captain | Brock Strom |
| Home stadium | DU Stadium, Washburn Field |
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| No. 6 Air Force | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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They were led by first-year head coach Ben Martin and played the fourth season for the Air Force Falcons football program. The Falcons finished undefeated with a record of 9–0–2. They made their first AP and coaches poll appearances, as well as their first bowl appearance in the Cotton Bowl Classic against TCU, which ended in a scoreless tie.[2][3]
Air Force did not play Army or Navy this season; Army was first played in 1959 and Navy in 1960.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Detroit | W 37–6 | 20,015 | [4] | ||||
| October 4 | at No. 8 Iowa | T 13–13 | 48,325 | [5] | ||||
| October 11 | Colorado State | W 36–6 | 17,479 | [6] | ||||
| October 18 | at Stanford | W 16–0 | 40,000 | [7] | ||||
| October 25 | Utah | No. 14 |
| W 16–14 | 11,647 | [1][8] | ||
| November 1 | at Oklahoma State | No. 13 | W 33–29 | 31,000 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | at Denver | No. 10 |
| W 10–7 | 18,047 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | Wyoming | No. 10 | W 21–6 | 12,783–13,000 | [11][12] | |||
| November 22 | at New Mexico | No. 9 | W 45–7 | [13] | ||||
| November 29 | at Colorado | No. 8 | W 20–14 | 40,000 | [14] | |||
| January 1, 1959 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 TCU | No. 6 | CBS | T 0–0 | 75,504 | [2][3] | |
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Roster
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