1975 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

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 →

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
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
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
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
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
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
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Main article: 1976 NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.

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

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

v t e Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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