1958 Air Force Falcons football team

1958 Air Force Falcons football
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. TCU, T 0–0
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
1958 record	9–0–2
Head coach	Ben Martin (1st year)

The 1958 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1958 college football season. The Falcons did not have an official stadium during the season, and remained without one until the 1962 season when Falcon Stadium opened. They were led by first year head coach Ben Martin and played the fourth season for the Air Force falcons football program. The Falcons were independent, and finished with a record of 9–0–2. They made their first AP and coaches poll appearances, as well as their first bowl appearance in the Cotton Bowl against TCU, in which the game ended as a tie, 0–0.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Detroit		University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit		W 37–6
October 4	at No. 8 Iowa		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa		T 13–13
October 11	Colorado State		Air Force Academy, Colorado (Rivalry)		W 36–6
October 18	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California		W 16–0
October 25	Utah	No. 14	Air Force Academy, Colorado		W 16–14
November 1	at Oklahoma State	No. 13	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 33–29
November 8	at Denver	No. 10	DU Stadium • Denver, Colorado		W 10–7
November 15	Wyoming Cowboys	No. 10	Air Force Academy, Colorado		W 21–6
November 22	at New Mexico	No. 9	Zimmerman Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico		W 45–7
November 29	at Colorado	No. 8	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 20–14
January 1, 1959	vs. TCU	No. 8	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic)		T 0–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule Source:^[1]

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