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. After beating the Texas Longhorns in the Bluebonnet Bowl, the Falcons ended the year 12–1 and ranked #8 in the country.
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WAC co-champion Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 24–16 vs. Texas | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 12–1 (7–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| 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 | at 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 | at 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
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Offense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 (2) | 4 (3) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Season summary
Army
Army Cadets (7–1) at #5 Air Force Falcons (9–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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At BYU
#4 Air Force Falcons (10–0) at #16 BYU Cougars (8–2)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Air Force | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| BYU | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
- Date: November 16, 1985
- Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,393
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Vs. Texas (Bluebonnet Bowl)
Team players in the NFL
- Sophomore Chad Hennings' rookie season in the NFL was in 1992 with the Dallas Cowboys.[7]
Awards and honors
- Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award
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.
- "BYU Beats the Air Force". The Washington Post. November 17, 1985. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- "Chad Hennings Stats".
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