1957 Air Force Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Air Force Falcons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 3–6–1
| head_coach = Buck Shaw
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Brock Strom
| captain2 = Charles Zaleski
| stadium = DU Stadium
}}
{{1957 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1957 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1957 college football season. For its first three years, the academy was housed at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8NInAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3383%2C4006619 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press|title=Air Force Academy dedicated at Lowry |date=July 12, 1955 |page=1}} adjacent to Denver, until August 1958.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D_ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1270%2C4737243 |newspaper=Eugene register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |title=Air Force cadets move to new site |date=August 29, 1958 |page=1A}} Until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, Air Force played home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/travel/news/story?id=5756072 |work=ESPN |last=O'Neil |first=Devon |title=Taking in an Air Force game a real rush |date=November 8, 2010 |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}
Led by second-year head coach Buck Shaw, it was the third season for the football program. The Falcons finished with a record of 3–6–1.
Air Force did not play Army or Navy this season; Army was first played in 1959 and Navy in 1960.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UCLA
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 0–47
| attend = 33,293
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = DU Stadium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| score = 40–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = DU Stadium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| score = 19–12
| attend = 6,629
| source = {{cite news|title=Air Force 'Arrives' Against U-D, 19-12|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Marshall Dann|date=October 6, 1957|pages=E1, E6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15706958/air_force_arrives_against_ud_1912/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 0–20
| attend = 12,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 7–12
| attend = 8,463
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| score = 7–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = DU Stadium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| score = 14–26
| attend = 13,560
| source = {{cite news|title=Pioneers Trounce Air Force, 26-14|newspaper=The Daily Sentinel|date=November 10, 1957|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113580008/pioneers-trounce-air-force-26-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 0–34
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0kMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2900%2C3324109 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah)|agency=(rosters)|title=Falcons vs. Redskins |date=November 15, 1957 |page=4B }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1EMwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4867%2C3786845 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah)|last=Miller |first=Hack |title=Redskins, Cats, Pokes juggle Skyline football championship |date=November 18, 1957 |page=1D }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = DU Stadium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| score = 34–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = DU Stadium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–20
| attend =
}}
}}
Roster
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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Jr|first=Brock|last=Strom|pos=OL}}
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Jr|first=Dave|last=Phillips|pos=DL}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Air Force Falcons football navbox}}
Category:Air Force Falcons football seasons
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