1985 Air Force Falcons football team

1985 Air Force Falcons football
WAC co-champion
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–16 vs. Texas
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 8
1985 record 12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach Fisher DeBerry
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
1985 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 0  12 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 0  11 3 0
Utah 5 3 0  8 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 1  4 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 0  5 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 1  5 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 0  3 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 0  3 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the national championship. After beating the Texas Longhorns in the Bluebonnet Bowl, the Falcons ended the year 12-1 and ranked #5 in the country.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 UTEP Falcon StadiumAir Force Academy, Colorado W 486   38,500
September 14 at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, Wyoming W 497   29,134
September 21 Rice* Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado W 5917   33,868
September 28 New Mexico No. 19 University StadiumAlbuquerque, New Mexico W 4912   27,124
October 5 No. 15 Notre Dame* No. 17 Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado ABC W 2115   52,153
October 12 Navy* No. 13 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, Maryland W 247   35,663
October 19 at Colorado State No. 10 Hughes StadiumFort Collins, Colorado (RamFalcon Trophy) W 3519   31,127
October 26 Utah No. 8 Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado W 3715   32,269
November 2 San Diego State No. 7 Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado W 3110   36,503
November 9 Army* No. 5 Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado W 457   51,103
November 16 at No. 16 BYU No. 4 Cougar StadiumProvo, Utah L 2128   65,393
November 23 at Hawaii* No. 13 Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Rivalry) Prime W 2720   50,000
December 31 vs. Texas No. 10 Rice StadiumHouston, Texas (Bluebonnet Bowl) W 2416   42,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[1]

Season summary

Army

1 234Total
Army 0 007 7
Air Force 7 71417 45
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado

[2]

Team players in the NFL

Awards and honors

  • Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award[4]
  • In the Ram–Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.

References


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