1969 Air Force Falcons football team

1969 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Ben Martin (12th season)
Captain	Gary Baxter, Ed Epping
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
VPI			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 6–4 and outscored their opponents 267–177. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 26–22	44,300
September 20	at No. 10 Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 17–19	55,000
September 27	Wyoming		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 25–27	33,290	[1]
October 11	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 20–10	37,500	[2]
October 18	Oregon		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 60–13	36,820	[3][4]
October 25	Colorado State	No. 20	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 28–7	23,359	[5]
November 1	at Army	No. 19	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (rivalry)	W 13–6
November 8	Utah State	No. 19	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 38–13	37,271
November 15	at No. 13 Stanford	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 34–47
November 22	at No. 8 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–13	59,075	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1969 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Brian Bream So WR Ernie Jennings Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ben Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Wyoming outlasts Air Force 27–25". Rapid City Journal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Airmen soar by Tar Heels". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 19, 1969). "Air Force bombs Oregon, 60-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
4. "Air Force slams Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 19, 1969. p. 7, sports.
5. "Slow-starting Air Force whips Colorado State". The Sacramento Bee. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bryson, Mike (November 23, 1969). "Irish shake 'shakes' and beat Air Force". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 69.
7. "1969 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2017.