1985 Air Force Falcons football team explained

Year:	1985
Team:	Air Force Falcons
Conference:	Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	WAC
Record:	12–1
Conf Record:	7–1
Coachrank:	5
Aprank:	8
Hc Year:	2nd
Champion:	WAC co-champion Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bowl Result:	W 24–16 vs. Texas

The 1985 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. After beating the Texas Longhorns in the Bluebonnet Bowl, the Falcons ended the year 12–1 and ranked #8 in the country.

Schedule

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Season summary

No. 15 Notre Dame

See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.

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Army

See also: 1985 Army Cadets football team.

At BYU

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Vs. Texas (Bluebonnet Bowl)

See also: 1985 Texas Longhorns football team.

Team players in the NFL

• Sophomore Chad Hennings' rookie season in the NFL was in 1992 with the Dallas Cowboys.^[6]

Awards and honors

• Pat Malackowski, Bullard Award

Notes and References

1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
2. News: Air Force Stops Notre Dame Again, 21-15 . . October 6, 1985 . January 19, 2020.
3. News: AIR FORCE BEATS NOTRE DAME . . October 6, 1985 . January 19, 2020.
4. News: NOTRE DAME KICKS ONE AWAY TO AIR FORCE . . October 6, 1985 . January 19, 2020.
5. News: BYU Beats the Air Force . . November 17, 1985 . July 23, 2022.
6. Web site: Chad Hennings Stats.