1975 Air Force Falcons football team

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.

1975 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8–1
Head coach	Ben Martin (18th season)
Captain	Chris Milodragovich, Randy Spetman
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–35	53,500
September 20	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 12–17	40,383
September 27	No. 10 UCLA	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	T 20–20	33,390	[1]
October 4	vs. Navy	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 0–17
October 11	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–28	30,246	[2]
October 18	No. 15 Notre Dame	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 30–31	43,204
October 25	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 10–47	20,058	[3]
November 1	Army	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 33–3
November 8	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 13–12		[4]
November 15	No. 15 California	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–31	35,770
November 22	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–24	31,913	[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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 Ben Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Postseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1976 NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[7]

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

References

1. "Long field goal ties UCLA at 20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 28, 1975. p. 6B.
2. "BYU halts Falcons". Rapid City Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Colroado State rips Air Force". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mark Olivari tried to ground Air Force". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pokes 24 Cadets 10". November 23, 1975. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1975 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
7. "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.