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 | Fisher DeBerry |
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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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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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]
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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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