Air Force Football Team History
Air Force Falcons
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded: 1954 Stadium: Falcon Stadium Capacity: 52,480 Colors: Blue & Silver Coach: Lawrence T. Shaw Conference: Independent-
1956 Season Highlights
Lawrence T. Shaw enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Air Force.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @ San Diego
45
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Colorado College
53
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Western State
48
13
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Colorado School of Mines
49
6
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Eastern New Mexico
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Northern Colorado
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Whittier
14
14
T
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Idaho State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 24
Brigham Young
21
34
L
neutral
1956 Season Totals
Record 6-2
-1
Points Scored 292
Scoring Average 32.4
Points Allowed 101
Defense Average 11.2
Opponents Record 2-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-0
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.