1974 Air Force Falcons football team

Summary

The 1974 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 2–9 and were outscored by their opponents 215–178. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1974 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainLarry Fariss, Terry Young
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame     10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State     10 2 0
Temple     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
No. 19 Houston     8 3 1
Rutgers     7 3 1
Cincinnati     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Pittsburgh     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Miami (FL)     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Tampa     6 5 0
Holy Cross     5 5 1
Tulane     5 6 0
Colgate     4 6 0
Northern Illinois     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Virginia Tech     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Army     3 8 0
Dayton     3 8 0
Villanova     3 8 0
Air Force     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     2 9 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Florida State     1 10 0
Marshall     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14IdahoW 37–032,364[1]
September 21at OregonL 23–2723,500
September 28at WyomingL 16–20
October 5Colorado
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 27–2838,354
October 12Tulane
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–10[2]
October 19Navy
W 19–16
October 26at RutgersL 3–2018,000[3]
November 2BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 10–12
November 9at Army
L 16–17
November 16Arizona
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 24–27
November 23at No. 5 Notre DameL 0–3859,075
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ Payne, Bob (September 15, 1974). "Falcons rip fumbly Idaho". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ "One play lifts Tulane order Air Force". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Woodburn, Larry (October 27, 1973). "Punchless Falcons Beaten Again". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colo. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1974 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2017.