1985 Air Force Falcons football team
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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 |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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August 31 | UTEP | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado | W 48–6 | 38,500 | |||||
September 14 | at Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 49–7 | 29,134 | |||||
September 21 | Rice* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado | W 59–17 | 33,868 | |||||
September 28 | New Mexico | No. 19 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | W 49–12 | 27,124 | ||||
October 5 | No. 15 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado | ABC | W 21–15 | 52,153 | |||
October 12 | Navy* | No. 13 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | W 24–7 | 35,663 | ||||
October 19 | at Colorado State | No. 10 | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | W 35–19 | 31,127 | ||||
October 26 | Utah | No. 8 | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado | W 37–15 | 32,269 | ||||
November 2 | San Diego State | No. 7 | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado | W 31–10 | 36,503 | ||||
November 9 | Army* | No. 5 | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado | W 45–7 | 51,103 | ||||
November 16 | at No. 16 BYU | No. 4 | Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah | L 21–28 | 65,393 | ||||
November 23 | at Hawaii* | No. 13 | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Rivalry) | Prime | W 27–20 | 50,000 | |||
December 31 | vs. Texas | No. 10 | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas (Bluebonnet Bowl) | W 24–16 | 42,000 | ||||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
Season summary
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Team players in the NFL
- Sophomore Chad Hennings' rookie season in the NFL was in 1992 with the Dallas Cowboys.[3]
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
- ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10.
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HennCh20.htm
- ↑ http://www.airforcesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3000&KEY=&ATCLID=157958&SPID=804&SPSID=22383
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