1957 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

1957 Air Force Falcons football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–6–1
Head coach|

* Buck Shaw (2nd season)

Captain| Brock Strom, Charles Zaleski
Home stadium| DU Stadium

Seasons

<- 1956

1958 ->

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records

* v
* t
* e

| 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

[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|
|

September 20| | at UCLA|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 0–47| 33,293| [4]
September 28| | Occidental|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 40–6| |
October 5| | Detroit|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 19–12| 6,629| [5]
October 11| | at George Washington|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| L 0–20| 12,000| [6]
October 26| | at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 7–12| 8,463|
November 2| | at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| T 7–7| | [7]
November 9| | at Denver|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 14–26| 13,560| [8]
November 16| 2:00 pm| at Utah|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| L 0–34| | [9][10]
November 23| | New Mexico|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 34–21| | [11]
November 30| | Colorado State|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO (rivalry)

| L 7–20| |

* All times are in Mountain time

[12]

## Personnel

[edit]

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
* Redshirt

## References

[edit]

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.

* v
* t
* e

Air Force Falcons football

Venues|

* DU Stadium (1955–1961)
* Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy)
* Hawaii (Kuter Trophy)
* Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore|

* History
* The Bird
* "Falcon Fight Song"
* "The U.S. Air Force"
* United States Air Force Academy Band

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

This college football 1950s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number