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Air Force Football Team History

Air Force Falcons

United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded: 1954
Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Capacity: 52,480
Colors: Blue & Silver
Coach: Ben Martin
Conference: Independent-

1962 <-- 1962 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2010

1962 Season Highlights

Ben Martin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Air Force.

This was the first season Air Force fielded a team.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Colorado State	34	0	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Penn State	6	20	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Southern Methodist	25	20	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Arizona	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Oregon	20	35	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Miami (Florida)	3	21	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Wyoming	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ UCLA	17	11	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Baylor	3	10	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Colorado	10	34	L

1962 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	171
Defense Average	17.1
Opponents Record	37-53
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-2

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Air Force was not ranked.

1962 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	5-5	173	171								Ben Martin
Arkansas State	1-0	14	7								King Block
Army	6-4	152	104								Paul Dietzel
Boston College	8-2	251	123								James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo	6-3	159	148								Dick Offenhammer
Colorado State	0-10	66	269								Mike Lude
East Carolina	0-1	26	27								Clarence Stasavich
Eastern Michigan	0-0	0	0								Fred Trosko
Florida State	4-3-3	170	69								Bill Peterson
Houston	7-4	198	171								Bill Yeoman
Idaho	2-6-1	108	209								Dee Andros
Louisville	6-4	174	173								Frank Camp
Memphis	8-1	261	67								Billy J. Murphy
Miami	7-4	189	217								Andy Gustafson
Navy	5-5	184	174								Wayne Hardin
New Mexico State	4-6	191	259								Warren B. Woodson
Notre Dame	5-5	159	192								Joseph L. Joe Kuharich
Oregon	6-3-1	229	156								Leonard J. Len Casanova
Oregon State	9-2	279	148								J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Penn State	9-2	256	119								Charles A. Rip Engle
Pittsburgh	5-5	142	185								John P. Michelosen
San Jose State	2-8-1	133	261								Robert Bob Titchenal
Southern Mississippi	2-1	65	16								Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse	5-5	159	110								Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Texas El Paso	4-5	84	144								Bum Phillips
Utah State	8-2	273	139								John Ralston

1962 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Air Force Players on File.

1962 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Air Force Players on File.

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