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    1957 Air Force Falcons football team

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    1957 Air Force Falcons football
    ConferenceIndependent
    Record3–6–1
    Head coach
    • Buck Shaw (2nd season)
    CaptainBrock Strom, Charles Zaleski
    Home stadiumDU Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1956
    1958 →
    1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
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    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 5 Navy   –   9 – 1 – 1
    No. 10 Notre Dame   –   7 – 3 – 0
    No. 18 Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
    Drake   –   7 – 2 – 0
    Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
    Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
    Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
    Oklahoma State   –   6 – 3 – 1
    Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
    Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
    Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
    Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 3 – 2
    Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
    Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
    Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
    Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
    Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
    Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
    Villanova   –   3 – 6 – 0
    San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
    Texas Tech   –   2 – 8 – 0
    Marquette   –   0 – 10 – 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1957 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1957 college football season. For its first three years, the academy was housed at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado,[1] adjacent to Denver, until August 1958.[2] Until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, Air Force played home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver.[3]

    Led by second-year head coach Buck Shaw, it was the third season for the football program. The Falcons finished with a record of 3–6–1.

    Air Force did not play Army or Navy this season; Army was first played in 1959 and Navy in 1960.

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 20at UCLA
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		L 0–4733,293[4]
    September 28Occidental
    • DU Stadium
    • Denver, CO
    		W 40–6
    October 5Detroit
    • DU Stadium
    • Denver, CO
    		W 19–126,629[5]
    October 11at George Washington
    • Griffith Stadium
    • Washington, DC
    		L 0–2012,000[6]
    October 26at Tulsa
    • Skelly Stadium
    • Tulsa, OK
    		L 7–128,463
    November 2at Wyoming
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Laramie, WY
    		T 7–7[7]
    November 9at Denver
    • DU Stadium
    • Denver, CO
    		L 14–2613,560[8]
    November 162:00 pmat Utah
    • Ute Stadium
    • Salt Lake City, UT
    		L 0–34[9][10]
    November 23New Mexico
    • DU Stadium
    • Denver, CO
    		W 34–21[11]
    November 30Colorado State
    • DU Stadium
    • Denver, CO (rivalry)
    		L 7–20
    • All times are in Mountain time

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    Personnel

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    1957 Air Force Falcons football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    E Tom Jozwiak So
    OL Brock Strom Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL Dave Phillips Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    • Buck Shaw
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

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    1. ^ "Air Force Academy dedicated at Lowry". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 12, 1955. p. 1.
    2. ^ "Air Force cadets move to new site". Eugene register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 29, 1958. p. 1A.
    3. ^ O'Neil, Devon (November 8, 2010). "Taking in an Air Force game a real rush". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
    4. ^ "UCLA outclasses Air Cadets". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1957. p. 6.
    5. ^ Marshall Dann (October 6, 1957). "Air Force 'Arrives' Against U-D, 19-12". Detroit Free Press. pp. E1, E6 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "GW bounces Air Academy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 12, 1957. p. 6.
    7. ^ "More bad news hits Wyoming grid forces". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. November 1, 1957. p. 12B.
    8. ^ "Pioneers Trounce Air Force, 26-14". The Daily Sentinel. November 10, 1957. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Falcons vs. Redskins". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (rosters). November 15, 1957. p. 4B.
    10. ^ Miller, Hack (November 18, 1957). "Redskins, Cats, Pokes juggle Skyline football championship". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1D.
    11. ^ "Air Academy routs New Mexico 31-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 24, 1957. p. 2, sports.
    12. ^ "Air Force Falcons football schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.


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