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.
| 1955 Air Force Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–4 |
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| Captain | Brock Strom, John White |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 8 | Denver freshmen | W 34–18 | 17,785 | [1] | |
| October 15 | Colorado State freshmen | W 21–13 | [2] | ||
| October 22 | Colorado freshmen | Pueblo, CO | L 0–32 | [3] | |
| October 29 | Kansas freshmen | Denver, CO | L 0–33 | [4] | |
| November 5 | Utah freshmen |
| L 6–12 | 2,500 | [5] |
| November 12 | Wyoming freshmen | Pueblo, CO | W 21–13 | 4,500 | [6] |
| November 19 | at New Mexico freshmen | W 7–6 | 7,300 | [7] | |
| November 26 | Oklahoma freshmen | Denver, CO | L 12–48 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "Air Force team takes 34–18 win in first game". The South Bend Tribune. October 9, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons nip Ag frosh, 21–13". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 16, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado freshmen dump Falcons 32–0". The Daily Sentinel. October 23, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KU frosh 33, Air Force 0". The Salina Journal. October 30, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah freshmen defeat Air Force Academy". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 6, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons square slate; Decision Poke freshmen". Casper Star-Tribune. November 13, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force nips New Mexico frosh 7–6 in mighty defensive struggle". Albuquerque Journal. November 20, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooner frosh bury Airforce eleven, 48–12". The Daily Oklahoman. November 27, 1955. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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