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1955 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Captain Brock Strom, John White
Seasons
1956 →
1955 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Long Beach State   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pepperdine   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   1 – 3 – 1

The 1955 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1955 college football season. The Falcons did not have an official stadium during the season, and remained without one until the 1962 season when Falcon Stadium opened. They were led by first-year head coach Robert V. Whitlow and played the first season for the Air Force falcons football program. The Falcons played only freshmen teams of other schools. Air Force finished with a record of 4–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8 Denver freshmen
W 34–1817,785 [1]
October 15 Colorado State freshmen
W 21–13 [2]
October 22 Colorado freshmen Pueblo, COL 0–32 [3]
October 29 Kansas freshmenDenver, COL 0–33 [4]
November 5 Utah freshmen
  • Penrose Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–122,500 [5]
November 12 Wyoming freshmenPueblo, COW 21–134,500 [6]
November 19at New Mexico freshmen
W 7–67,300 [7]
November 26 Oklahoma freshmenDenver, COL 12–48 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Air Force team takes 34–18 win in first game". The South Bend Tribune. October 9, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Falcons nip Ag frosh, 21–13". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado freshmen dump Falcons 32–0". The Daily Sentinel. October 23, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "KU frosh 33, Air Force 0". The Salina Journal. October 30, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah freshmen defeat Air Force Academy". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 6, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Falcons square slate; Decision Poke freshmen". Casper Star-Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Air Force nips New Mexico frosh 7–6 in mighty defensive struggle". Albuquerque Journal. November 20, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sooner frosh bury Airforce eleven, 48–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 27, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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