1985 Air Force Falcons football team
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The 1985 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy
in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the National Championship. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy
match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
1985 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, win the national championship.Oklahoma finished the season 11-1, with their only loss to Miami at home, in a game future NFL star Troy Aikman was lost for the season...
. The Falcons came within one victory of playing for the National Championship. In the Ram-Falcon Trophy
Ram-Falcon Trophy
The Ram-Falcon Trophy is awarded to each season's winner of the College football game between the Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. -History of the trophy:...
match, the Falcons beat the Colorado State Rams to win the trophy.
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Team Players in the NFL
- Chad HenningsChad HenningsChad William Hennings is a former American football defensive lineman for the Air Force Academy Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He won the Outland Trophy in his senior year of college...
rookie season would be in 1992 with the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
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