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1958 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1958 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division 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
Cotton Bowl, T 0–0 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record9–0–2
Head coach
CaptainBrock Strom
Home stadiumDU Stadium, Washburn Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 20 Rutgers   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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 edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Detroit
W 37–620,015[4]
October 4at No. 8 Iowa
T 13–1348,325
October 11Colorado State
W 36–6
October 18at Stanford
W 16–0
October 25UtahNo. 14
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 16–14[1][5]
November 1at Oklahoma StateNo. 13
W 33–29
November 8at DenverNo. 10
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 10–7[6]
November 15WyomingNo. 10
W 21–613,000[7][8]
November 22at New MexicoNo. 9
W 45–7
November 29at ColoradoNo. 8
W 20–1440,000[9]
January 1, 19591:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 TCUNo. 8
CBST 0–075,504[2][3]

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Personnel edit

1958 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
E Tom Jozwiak Sr
OL Brock Strom (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Dave Phillips Sr
  George Pupich
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ferguson, George (October 24, 1958). "Utes hurtin'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C.
  2. ^ a b "Air Academy, TCU scoreless in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.
  3. ^ a b "Falcons, TCU battle to Cotton contest tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Academy Gives U-D the Air, 37-6". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1958. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ferguson, George (October 27, 1958). "Nagel bemoans U. errors". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 3B.
  6. ^ Frank Pitman (November 9, 1958). "Air Force Edges Past Balky DU On Field Goal". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Air Force Stays Unbeaten By Lashing Wyoming, 21-6". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 16, 1958. p. 111. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Air Cadets 21-6 victors". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Falcons beat Buffs, accept Cotton spot". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1958. p. 3, sports.
  10. ^ "1958 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

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