1956 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1956 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1956 college football season. The Falcons did not have an official stadium during the season, and remained without one until the 1962 season when Falcon Stadium opened. Led by first-year head coach Buck Shaw, it was the second season for the united states air force academy american football program. The Falcons finished with a record of 6–2–1.^[1]

1956 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Buck Shaw (1st season)
Captains	Larry Thomson Charles Zaleski
Home stadium	DU Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL)			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Navy			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	1
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drake			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech			–					2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marquette			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at San Diego	San Diego, CA	W 46–0		[2]
October 6	at Colorado College	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 53–14	9,000	[3]
October 13	Western State (CO)	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 48–13		[4]
October 20	Colorado Mines	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 49–6		[5]
October 27	Eastern New Mexico	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 34–7		[6]
November 3	Colorado State–Greeley	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–0		[7]
November 10	at Whitter	ELAC Stadium Monterey Park, CA	T 14–14	9,000	[8]
November 17	Idaho State	Pueblo, CO	L 7–13		[9]
November 24	BYU	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 21–34	7,127	[10]

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Roster

1956 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class E Tom Jozwiak So OL Brock Strom So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Dave Phillips So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Buck Shaw Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt