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1955 Air Force Falcons football team

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1955 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainBrock 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. In the first season for the football program, the Falcons were led by first-year head coach Robert V. Whitlow; they played only freshmen teams of other schools and finished at 4–4. Air Force did not have an official home venue until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962.

Schedule

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

References

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  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.