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. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the National Championship. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
UTEP |
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Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
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W 48–6 |
38,500 |
September 14 |
at Wyoming |
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War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY |
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W 49–7 |
29,134 |
September 21 |
Rice* |
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Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
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W 59–17 |
33,868 |
September 28 |
New Mexico |
No. 19 |
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM |
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W 49–12 |
27,124 |
October 5 |
Notre Dame* |
No. 17 |
Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
ABC |
W 21–15 |
52,153 |
October 12 |
Navy* |
No. 13 |
Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
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W 24–7 |
35,663 |
October 19 |
at Colorado State |
No. 10 |
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO |
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W 35–19 |
31,127 |
October 26 |
Utah |
No. 8 |
Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
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W 37–15 |
32,269 |
November 2 |
San Diego State |
No. 7 |
Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
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W 31–10 |
36,503 |
November 9 |
Army* |
No. 5 |
Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
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W 45–7 |
51,103 |
November 16 |
at No. 16 BYU |
No. 4 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
NBC |
L 21–28 |
65,393 |
November 23 |
at Hawaii* |
No. 13 |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
Prime |
W 27–20 |
50,000 |
December 31 |
vs. Texas |
No. 10 |
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) |
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W 24–16 |
42,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Season summary
Army
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Army |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Air Force |
7 |
7 | 14 | 17 |
45 |
- Date: November 9
- Location: Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| AFA | Pshsniak 1-yard run (Ruby kick) | Air Force 7-0 |
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2 |
| AFA | Carpenter 64-yard pass from Weiss (Ruby kick) | Air Force 14-0 |
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3 |
| AFA | Weiss 54-yard run (Ruby kick) | Air Force 21-0 |
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3 |
| AFA | Weiss 1-yard run (Ruby kick) | Air Force 28-0 |
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4 |
| AFA | Ruby 22-yard field goal | Air Force 31-0 |
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4 |
| ARMY | Jones 7-yard run (Stopa kick) | Air Force 31-7 |
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4 |
| AFA | Veilanti 57-yard run (Ruby kick) | Air Force 38-7 |
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4 |
| AFA | Munafo 1-yard run (Ruby kick) | Air Force 45-7 |
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Team players in the NFL
Awards and honors
- Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award[4]
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