1966 Air Force Falcons football team

1966 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Ben Martin (9th season)
Captain	Lloyd Duncan, Scott Jackson
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Pacific		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 4–6 and were outscored by their opponents 161–154. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–13	27,852	[1]
September 24	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 10–0	56,110
October 1	Navy	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 15–7
October 8	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 54–0	37,786
October 15	Oregon	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–17	27,289	[2]
October 22	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 21–41
October 29	at No. 3 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–38	34,654
November 5	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 6–21
November 12	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 20–14	31,000	[3]
November 19	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 9–10	39,876
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Pokes whitewash Falcons". The Billings Gazette. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 16, 1966). "Ducks shock Air Force, 17-6". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
3. "Falcons cut UNC rally short, 20–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1966 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2017.