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
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
Record	9–0–2
Head coach	Ben Martin (1st season)
Captain	Brock Strom
Home stadium	DU Stadium, Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Air Force			–					9	–	0	–	2
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		at Detroit		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI		W 37–6		^[4]
October 4		at No. 8 Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		T 13–13	48,325
October 11		Colorado State		DU Stadium Denver, CO (rivalry)		W 36–6
October 18		at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 16–0
October 25		Utah	No. 14	DU Stadium Denver, CO		W 16–14		^[1]^[5]
November 1		at Oklahoma State	No. 13	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 33–29
November 8		at Denver	No. 10	DU Stadium Denver, CO		W 10–7		^[6]
November 15		Wyoming	No. 10	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO		W 21–6	13,000	^[7]^[8]
November 22		at New Mexico	No. 9	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM		W 45–7
November 29		at Colorado	No. 8	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 20–14	40,000	^[9]
January 1, 1959	1:30 p.m.	vs. TCU	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	CBS	T 0–0	75,504	^[2]^[3]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Personnel

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 Ben Martin (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. Ferguson, George (October 24, 1958). "Utes hurtin'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C.
2. "Air Academy, TCU scoreless in Cotton Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1959. p. 4B.
3. "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.

External links

• Sports Reference – 1958 Air Force football season