1968 Air Force Falcons football team

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.

1968 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Ben Martin (11th season)
Captain	Dick Swanson
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	vs. No. 6 Florida	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 20–23	52,626
September 28	No. 20 Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–3	29,920
October 5	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–24	35,000
October 12	vs. Navy	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 26–20	51,473
October 19	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 31–0	28,906
October 26	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 27–14	29,038
November 2	North Carolina	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 28–15	24,596
November 9	Arizona	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–14	32,196
November 16	Tulsa	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 28–8	32,175
November 23	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 58–35	42,300
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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 Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ben Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt