1985 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1985 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the national championship. After beating the Texas Longhorns in the Bluebonnet Bowl, the Falcons ended the year 12–1 and ranked #5 in the country.
1985 Air Force Falcons football | |
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WAC co-champion Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–16 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 8 |
1985 record | 12–1 (7–1 WAC) |
Head coach | |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 BYU + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | UTEP | W 48–6 | 38,500 | |||
September 14 | at Wyoming | W 49–7 | 29,134 | |||
September 21 | Rice* |
| W 59–17 | 33,868 | ||
September 28 | New Mexico | No. 19 | W 49–12 | 27,124 | ||
October 5 | No. 15 Notre Dame* | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 21–15 | 52,153 |
October 12 | Navy* | No. 13 | W 24–7 | 35,663 | ||
October 19 | at Colorado State | No. 10 | W 35–19 | 31,127 | ||
October 26 | Utah | No. 8 |
| W 37–15 | 32,269 | |
November 2 | San Diego State | No. 7 |
| W 31–10 | 36,503 | |
November 9 | Army* | No. 5 |
| W 45–7 | 51,103 | |
November 16 | at No. 16 BYU | No. 4 | L 21–28 | 65,393 | ||
November 23 | at Hawaii* | No. 13 | Prime | W 27–20 | 50,000 | |
December 31 | vs. Texas | No. 10 | W 24–16 | 42,000 | ||
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Roster
1985 Air Force Falcons football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary
Army
Army Cadets (7–1) at #5 Air Force Falcons (9–0)
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Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Air Force | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: November 9
- Game attendance: 52,103
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Game information | ||
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Team players in the NFL
- Sophomore Chad Hennings' rookie season in the NFL was in 1992 with the Dallas Cowboys.[6]
Awards and honors
- Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award[7]
References
- College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- "Air Force Stops Notre Dame Again, 21-15". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- "AIR FORCE BEATS NOTRE DAME". The New York Times. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- "NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10. Retrieved 2019-Jan-29.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HennCh20.htm
- http://www.airforcesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3000&KEY=&ATCLID=157958&SPID=804&SPSID=22383
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