1967 Air Force Falcons football team

1967 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
CaptainNeal Starkey
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
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
Virginia Tech   –   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
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 State
T 0–030,000[1]
September 23at Wyoming
L 10–3721,623[2]
September 30Washington
L 7–3034,739[3]
October 7at California
L 12–1435,000[4]
October 14North Carolina
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 10–836,624[5]
October 21at Tulane
W 13–1020,045–20,245[6]
October 28Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
T 17–1727,595[7]
November 4Army
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 7–1049,536[8]
November 18at Arizona
L 10–1427,300[9]
November 25No. 17 Colorado
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 0–3328,835[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Air Force eleven ties tough Oklahoma State". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 17, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pokes roll 37–10". Rapid City Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies 'ground' Air Force, 30–7". Ventura County Star-Free Press. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Falcon gamble fails; Bears victor, 14–12". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Force ends frustration by beating Tar Heels, 10–8". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Leuthauser, AF kick Tulane". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Air Force, CSU Rams battle to tie". Tulsa World. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army nips Air Force, record 49,536 watch". Democrat and Chronicle. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona nips Falcons, 14–10". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Buffaloes shut out Air Force, 33 to 0". The Odessa American. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1967 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Air Force)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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