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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 ...
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.
Prior to 1972, Air Force met Army in odd years and Navy in even years (and neither in 1961, 1962, 1964). 1972 was the first year the trophy was awarded, and Air Force has played both Army and Navy every year since. Because Air Force played Army and not Navy in 1971, the Army-Air Force game is the longest uninterrupted intersectional rivalry in ...
A series of live falcons, nicknamed "Mach 1", have served as the team mascot since that 1955 season. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Falcons have played in 757 games over the programs 66-season history. During that time, four of the programs coaches have led teams to a combined twenty-six bowl games .
The Air Force mascot, a 22-year-old gyrfalcon, has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after a prank leading up to its rivalry matchup against Army.
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The Bird – mascot of the Air Force Falcons; Black Jack – mascot of the Army Black Knights; Blaster the Burro – co-mascot of the Colorado Mines Orediggers; Blaze the Dragon – mascot of the UAB Blazers; Blaze the Dragon – mascot of the Cortland Red Dragons; Blaze the Inferno – mascot of the Alverno Inferno
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 ...