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1974 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainLarry Fariss, Terry Young
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 2–9 and were outscored by their opponents 215 to 178. Air Force played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Idaho
W 37–032,364[1]
September 21at Oregon
L 23–2723,500
September 28at Wyoming
L 16–2018,631[2]
October 5Colorado
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 27–2838,354
October 12Tulane
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–10[3]
October 19Navy
W 19–16
October 26at Rutgers
L 3–2018,000[4]
November 2BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 10–1224,204[5]
November 9at Army
L 16–17
November 16Arizona
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 24–2734,802[6]
November 23at No. 5 Notre Dame
L 0–3859,075
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Payne, Bob (September 15, 1974). "Falcons rip fumbly Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ "Wyoming wins". The Sunday Oregonian. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "One play lifts Tulane order Air Force". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Woodburn, Larry (October 27, 1973). "Punchless Falcons Beaten Again". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colo. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BYU grounds Falcons, 12–10". The Sunday Oregonian. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Air Force loses to Arizona, 27–24". San Antonio Express-News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1974 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2017.


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