American college football season
The 1957 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season . For its first three years, the academy was housed at Lowry Air Force Base , Colorado ,[1] adjacent to Denver , until August 1958.[2] Until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962 , Air Force played home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver .[3]
Led by second-year head coach Buck Shaw , it was the third season for the football program. The Falcons were independent, and finished with a record of 3–6–1.
Air Force did not play Army or Navy this season; Army was first played in 1959 and Navy in 1960 .
Schedule [ ]
[12]
Personnel [ ]
1957 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
E
Tom Jozwiak
So
OL
Brock Strom
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
Dave Phillips
Jr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ "Air Force Academy dedicated at Lowry" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 12, 1955. p. 1.
^ "Air Force cadets move to new site" . Eugene register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. August 29, 1958. p. 1A.
^ O'Neil, Devon (November 8, 2010). "Taking in an Air Force game a real rush" . ESPN . Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
^ "UCLA outclasses Air Cadets" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1957. p. 6.
^ Marshall Dann (October 6, 1957). "Air Force 'Arrives' Against U-D, 19-12" . Detroit Free Press . pp. E1, E6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "GW bounces Air Academy" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 12, 1957. p. 6.
^ "More bad news hits Wyoming grid forces" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. November 1, 1957. p. 12B.
^ Miller, Hack (November 6, 1957). "Skyliners use intersectional yardstick in weekend tilts" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 8B.
^ "Falcons vs. Redskins" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). (rosters). November 15, 1957. p. 4B.
^ Miller, Hack (November 18, 1957). "Redskins, Cats, Pokes juggle Skyline football championship" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1D.
^ "Air Academy routs New Mexico 31-0" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 24, 1957. p. 2, sports.
^ "Air Force Falcons football schedule" . goairforcefalcons.com . Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
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