1957 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1957 Air Force Falcons football Independent 3–6–1 Buck Shaw 2nd Brock Strom Charles Zaleski DU Stadium 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8NInAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3383%2C4006619 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Air Force Academy dedicated at Lowry July 12, 1955 1 adjacent to Denver, until August 1958.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D_ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1270%2C4737243 Eugene register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Air Force cadets move to new site August 29, 1958 1A Until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, Air Force played home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver.http://www.espn.com/travel/news/story?id=5756072 ESPN O'Neil Devon Taking in an Air Force game a real rush November 8, 2010 December 7, 2016 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 Mountain September 20 l y UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–47 33,293 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A3IRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5503%2C3500055 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press UCLA outclasses Air Cadets September 21, 1957 6 September 28 w 1957 Occidental Tigers Occidental DU Stadium Denver, CO 40–6 6,922 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-air-force-clips-occidenta/201152472/ Independent-Press-Telegram Air Force clips Occidental, 40–6 September 29, 1957 July 7, 2026 Newspapers.com October 5 w Detroit DU Stadium Denver, CO 19–12 6,629 Air Force 'Arrives' Against U-D, 19–12 Detroit Free Press Marshall Dann October 6, 1957 E1, E6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15706958/air_force_arrives_against_ud_1912/ Newspapers.com October 11 l y George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 0–20 12,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l_NVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3882%2C1864882 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press GW bounces Air Academy October 12, 1957 6 October 26 l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 7–12 8,463 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-hurricane-strikes-late-to-do/201152730/ Tulsa Daily World Hurricane strikes late to down Air Force, 12–7 October 27, 1957 July 7, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 t y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 7–7 7,600–7,678 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-wyoming-tied-by-air-ac/171379748/ The Sunday Herald Wyoming tied by Air Academy, 7–7 November 3, 1957 April 29, 2025 Newspapers.comhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6C4JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4286%2C202417 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah United Press More bad news hits Wyoming grid forces November 1, 1957 12B November 9 l y Denver DU Stadium Denver, CO 14–26 13,560 Pioneers Trounce Air Force, 26–14 The Daily Sentinel November 10, 1957 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113580008/pioneers-trounce-air-force-26-14/ Newspapers.com November 16 2:00 pm l y Utah Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 0–34 11,440 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0kMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2900%2C3324109 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah (rosters) Falcons vs. Redskins November 15, 1957 4B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1EMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4867%2C3786845 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Miller Hack Redskins, Cats, Pokes juggle Skyline football championship November 18, 1957 1D November 23 w New Mexico DU Stadium Denver, CO 34–21 5,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_hIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2604%2C1661088 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Air Academy routs New Mexico 31-0 November 24, 1957 2, sports November 30 l Colorado State DU Stadium Denver, CO rivalry 7–20 5,879 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montana-standard-colorado-rams-upset/171382190/ The Montana Standard Colorado Rams upset Air Force Falcons December 1, 1957 April 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1957 Air Force) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/129835 NCAA Statistics National Collegiate Athletic Association July 7, 2026 http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/afa-m-footbl-sched.html Air Force Falcons football schedule goairforcefalcons.com March 7, 2016 October 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131008194827/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/afa-m-footbl-sched.html dead Roster 1957 Air Force Falcons y So Tom Jozwiak E Jr Brock Strom OL Jr Dave Phillips DL Buck Shaw References Air Force Category:Air Force Falcons football seasons Air Force Falcons football