1975 Air Force Falcons football team

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1975 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8–1
Head coach
CaptainChris Milodragovich, Randy Spetman
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers     9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State     9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia     9 3 0
Notre Dame     8 3 0
Virginia Tech     8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh     8 4 0
Boston College     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Navy     7 4 0
North Texas State     7 4 0
Southern Miss     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 5 0
Colgate     6 4 0
Cincinnati     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Syracuse     6 5 0
Temple     6 5 0
Utah State     6 5 0
Indiana State     5 5 0
Dayton     5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Tulane     4 7 0
Villanova     4 7 0
Florida State     3 8 0
Air Force     2 8 1
Houston     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Army     2 9 0
Marshall     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     1 9 1
Holy Cross     1 10 0
Louisville     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 2–8–1 and were outscored by their opponents 265–156. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at ArkansasL 0–3553,500
September 20at Iowa StateL 12–1740,383
September 27No. 10 UCLAT 20–2033,390[1]
October 4vs. NavyL 0–17
October 11at BYUL 14–2830,246
October 18No. 15 Notre Dame
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 30–3143,204
October 25at Colorado StateL 10–4720,058
November 1Army
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 33–3
November 8at TulaneW 13–12[2]
November 15No. 15 California
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 14–3135,770
November 22Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 10–2431,913[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

1975 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 85 Tom Cox Sr
WR 89 John Frozena Sr
FB 40 Chris Milodragovich Sr
QB 10 Mike Worden
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Postseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
16 444 Dave Lawson Kicker New York Giants

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Long field goal ties UCLA at 20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 28, 1975. p. 6B.
  2. ^ "Mark Olivari tried to ground Air Force". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pokes 24 Cadets 10". November 23, 1975. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1975 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.