1967 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

1967 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
  • Ben Martin (10th season)
CaptainNeal Starkey
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1
New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1
UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1
Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2
West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0
VPI   –   7 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Pacific   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 2–6–2 and were outscored by their opponents 173–86. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Oklahoma StateT 0–0
September 23at Wyoming
L 10–37
September 30WashingtonL 7–3034,379
October 7at CaliforniaL 12–1434,871
October 14North Carolina
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–836,624[1]
October 21at TulaneW 13–1020,245[2]
October 28Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
T 17–17
November 4Army
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 7–10
November 11at ArizonaL 10–14
November 18No. 17 Colorado
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 0–3328,835
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Air Force ends frustration by beating Tar Heels, 10–8". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Leuthauser, AF kick Tulane". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1967 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 30, 2017.


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