1985 Air Force Falcons football team

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1985 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo 1963-1994.png
WAC co-champion
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–16 vs. Texas
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 8
1985 record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31UTEP
W 48–638,500
September 14at Wyoming
W 49–729,134
September 21Rice*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
W 59–1733,868
September 28at New MexicoNo. 19
W 49–1227,124
October 5No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 17
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
ABCW 21–1552,153
October 12at Navy*No. 13
W 24–735,663
October 19at Colorado StateNo. 10
W 35–1931,127
October 26UtahNo. 8
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
W 37–1532,269
November 2San Diego StateNo. 7
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
W 31–1036,503
November 9Army*No. 5
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado
W 45–751,103
November 16at No. 16 BYUNo. 4
L 21–2865,393
November 23at Hawaii*No. 13
PrimeW 27–2050,000
December 31vs. TexasNo. 10
W 24–1642,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1985 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Hugh Brennan
QB Troy Calhoun Fr
WR 83 Ken Carpenter Sr
RB Pat Evans
WR Tyrone Jeffcoat
QB 6 Brian Knorr Sr
RB Marc Munafo
RB Greg Pshsniak
RB Kelly Pittman
RB Chris Vellanti
QB Bart Weiss
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 60 Mike Chandler Sr
NG 52 Dick Clark Sr
LB Brady Glick
DT 85 Chad Hennings So
LB Terry Maki Jr
LB 48 Pat Malackowski Jr
CB Tom Rotello Jr
DB A. J. Scott
S 29 Scott Thomas Sr
DT 74 John Ziegler Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tom Ruby
P Mark Simon
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt


Season summary[]

Notre Dame[]

See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

[2] [3] [4]

Army[]

See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets (7–1) at #5 Air Force Falcons (9–0)
1 2 34Total
Army 0 0 077
Air Force 7 7 14735

at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 9
  • Game attendance: 52,103
  • [5]

Team players in the NFL[]

Awards and honors[]

  • Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award

References[]

  1. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Air Force Stops Notre Dame Again, 21-15". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "AIR FORCE BEATS NOTRE DAME". The New York Times. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 10. Retrieved 2019-Jan-29.
  6. ^ "Chad Hennings Stats".
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