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Overall, Air Force has participated in 30 bowl games, and has a 16–13–1 all-time postseason record. The first Air Force bowl game was the 1959 Cotton Bowl, a 0–0 tie with TCU. This was one of two major bowls Air Force has played in, the other being a 34–13 loss to Tennessee in the 1971 Sugar Bowl.
Although Air Force began competing in intercollegiate football in 1955, [1] these lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972, allowing players to have four-year careers.
The Air Force Falcons football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the United States Air Force Academy. Since 1999, the Falcons have competed as a charter member of the Mountain West Conference. Following the split of the Mountain West Conference into two ...
1985 was the most successful season in Air Force football history. Under 5th-year coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons came within one win of playing for the national championship . They recorded 10 straight wins to start the season, climbed the polls to No. 2 in the nation, but lost to BYU 28–21 in the penultimate game of the regular season.
2000 Silicon Valley Football Classic; 2002 San Francisco Bowl; 2007 Armed Forces Bowl; 2008 Armed Forces Bowl; 2009 Armed Forces Bowl; 2010 Independence Bowl; 2011 Military Bowl; 2012 Armed Forces Bowl; 2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; 2015 Armed Forces Bowl (December) 2016 Arizona Bowl; 2019 Cheez-It Bowl; 2021 First Responder Bowl; 2022 Armed ...
The best player in Air Force history according to ESPN is Bob Beckel, who scored 50 points in a game against Arizona in 1959 and scored over 45 points on 3 other occasions. The best coach in Air Force history is Bob Spear, who coached for 15 years (1956–1971), had a career record of 177–175, and led the Falcons to two NCAA Tournament ...
The Army football team takes its 7-0 record into a Saturday noon matchup with Air Force (1-6) in the second leg of the 2024 Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Series. The teams have meet annually since ...
The Falcons (12–1) finished in the top ten in both major polls (fifth in Coaches, eighth in AP), which remains their highest ranking ever. Texas (8–4) lost its fourth straight bowl and did not make a bowl game the following season (at 5–6), and head coach Fred Akers was soon fired.