1959 Air Force Falcons football team


The 1959 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1959 college football season as a University Division Independent. Led by second–year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons played their home games at DU Stadium in Denver and Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They outscored by opponents 160–124 and finished with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie.
This was the first year the Falcons played Army, a respectable before 67,000 at Yankee Stadium in The two academies met in odd-numbered years through 1971, and have played annually in the competition for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, first awarded in 1972.
Following the Army game, the Falcons were at but lost three of four in November.

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