1966 Air Force Falcons football team

1966 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Lloyd Duncan
  • Scott Jackson
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 0 – 1
Colgate   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Houston   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colorado State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Texas Western   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Air Force   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Xavier   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 4–6 and were outscored by their opponents 161–154. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Wyoming
L 0–1327,852[1]
September 24at Washington
W 10–056,350[2]
October 1Navy
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 15–746,801[3]
October 8Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
W 54–037,786[4]
October 15Oregon
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–1727,289[5]
October 22Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 21–4136,030[6]
October 29at No. 3 UCLA
L 13–3834,654[7]
November 5at Stanford
L 6–2136,000[8]
November 12at North Carolina
W 20–1431,000[9]
November 19at Colorado
L 9–1039,876[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Pokes whitewash Falcons". The Billings Gazette. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Air Force stuns Huskies". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. September 25, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Airmen bomb Navy 15–7 as Litz engineers blitz". The Fresno Bee. October 2, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Air Force rolls to 54–0 triumph". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 9, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 16, 1966). "Ducks shock Air Force, 17–6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Colorado Stste bombs Air Force". The Arizona Daily Star. October 23, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bruins outscore Falcons". Albuquerque Journal. October 30, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stanford wins, 21–6, but Williams injured". Ventura County Star-Free Press. November 6, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Falcons cut UNC rally short, 20–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado tips Air Force, finishes season at 7–3". The Des Moines Register. November 20, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1966 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Air Force)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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