1962 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1962 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. They were led by fifth–year head coach Ben Martin, and played their home games at the new Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, opening with a 34–0 win over Colorado State.[1][2] The Falcons outscored their opponents 173–171 and finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5).

1962 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1962 record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      8 1 0
Oregon State      9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State      9 2 0
West Texas State      9 2 0
Boston College      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Villanova      7 3 0
Buffalo      6 3 0
Oregon      6 3 1
Houston      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Holy Cross      6 4 0
Louisville      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Florida State      4 3 3
Air Force      5 5 0
Montana      5 5 0
Navy      5 5 0
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Pacific (CA)      5 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 0
Syracuse      5 5 0
Texas Western      4 5 0
New Mexico State      4 6 0
Colgate      3 5 1
Idaho      2 6 1
San Jose State      2 8 1
Boston University      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Detroit      1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons      1 9 0
Colorado State      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The $3.5 million stadium was formally dedicated on October 20 against Oregon,[3][4] which included a flyover by the Thunderbirds.[5] This was during the early stages of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was disclosed to the nation by President Kennedy two days later on Monday.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Colorado StateW 34–041,380
September 29at No. 4 Penn StateL 6–2045,200
October 6at SMUW 25–2028,000
October 13at ArizonaW 20–627,000
October 20Oregon
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 20–3533,343
October 27Miami (FL)
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–2132,787
November 3Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 35–1426,607
November 10at UCLAW 17–1125,588
November 17Baylor
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–1018,600
November 24at ColoradoL 10–3421,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[7]

Personnel

1962 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 45 Nick Arshinkoff
HB 20 Darryl Bloodworth
HB 27 Dick Czarnota
FB 34 John Gavin
QB 17 Terry Isaacson Jr
E 85 Bill Landes
E 81 Ray Lennon
HB 47 John Lorber
QB 12 Allan McArtor
HB 33 Ron Murray
HB 40 Wilson Parma
C 54 Joe Rodwell Jr
E 83 Carlton Simpson
FB 36 Larry Tollstam
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 34 John Gavin
P 17 Terry Isaacson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    Source:[8][9]

    References

    1. "Air Force, 34-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1962. p. 5B.
    2. "Air Force rips Colorado St., 34-0". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. September 23, 1962. p. 5, section 4.
    3. Strite, Dick (October 19, 1962). "Oregon, Air Force battle Saturday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
    4. "Ducks sail past Airmen". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 21, 1962. p. 2, sports.
    5. Strite, Dick (October 21, 1962). "Oregon shoots down Air Force". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
    6. "Kennedy calls for blockade of Cuba". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 23, 1962. p. 1.
    7. "1962 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
    8. "UO-AFA rosters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 19, 1962. p. 2B.
    9. "UO-AFA statistics". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 21, 1962. p. 3B.
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