American college football season
The 1968 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons compiled a record of 7–3 and outscored their opponents 251–156. Air Force played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | vs. No. 6 Florida | | L 20–23 | 52,626 | [1] |
September 28 | Wyoming | | W 10–3 | | |
October 5 | at Stanford | | L 13–24 | | |
October 12 | vs. Navy | | W 26–20 | | |
October 19 | at Colorado State | | W 31–0 | 28,906 | |
October 26 | at Pittsburgh | | W 27–14 | | |
November 2 | North Carolina | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 28–15 | 24,596 | [2] |
November 9 | Arizona | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| L 10–14 | | |
November 16 | Tulsa | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| W 28–8 | 32,175 | |
November 23 | at Colorado | | W 58–35 | 42,300 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1968 Air Force Falcons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 18 | Gary Baxter | Sr | OT | 76 | John Bierie | So | WR | | Ernie Jennings | So | WR | 85 | Charlie Longnecker | Jr | TE | 89 | Dave MacGhee | Jr | RB | 41 | Curtis Martin | So | C | 55 | George Rayl | Jr | OT | 75 | Dick Swanson | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 33 | Phil Bauman | So | DT | 77 | Ed Epping | Jr | DT | 71 | Ken Hamlin | Sr | DE | 82 | Mark Ewig | Jr | DB | 41 | Ralph Hallenbeck | Sr | LB | 23 | Glenn Leimbach | Jr | DE | 31 | Dennis Leuthauser | Jr | DB | 44 | Terry Petrzelka | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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