American college football season
1972 Air Force Falcons football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 6–4 |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Brian Bream, John Greenlaw |
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Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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The 1972 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 6–4 and outscored their opponents 303–183. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This was first season of competition for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, which matched the three military academies annually. The Falcons lost both games, and Army beat Navy in December to take the first title.[1] Previously, Air Force played Navy in even years and Army in odd years.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Wyoming | | | W 45–14 | | |
September 23 | Pittsburgh | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 41–13 | | |
September 30 | Davidson | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 68–6 | 33,601 | [2] |
October 7 | at Colorado State | No. 19 | | W 52–13 | 23,221 | [3] |
October 14 | at Boston College | No. 16 | | W 13–9 | | |
October 21 | Navy | No. 16 | | L 17–21 | | |
October 28 | at No. 16 Arizona State | | | W 39–31 | | |
November 4 | at Army | No. 19 | | L 14–17 | | |
November 11 | No. 12 Notre Dame | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
| L 7–21 | 48,671 | |
November 18 | No. 15 Colorado | | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 7–38 | 47,191 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1972 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | C | | Orderia Mitchell (C) | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Eugene Ogilvie (C) | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Awards and honors
- Orderia Mitchell, 2nd Team All-American (AP)
References
- ^ "Army surprises Air Force, 17-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 11D.
- ^ "Falcons remain unbeaten, rip Davidson, 68–6". Pensacola News Journal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larson, Nick (October 8, 1972). "Falcons lose patience, blast Rams in second half". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 19.
- ^ "1972 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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