Air Force at Stanford
Saturday, October 18, 1958 Share
Air Force beat Stanford 16–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 74°F, low 48°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 40,000
On the newsreel
- FALCONS BLANK STANFORDAt Palo Alto, the Air Force Academy Falcons move into the gridiron big time as they hold Stanford scoreless and romp to a decisive victory
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Stanford 64% to win. Air Force won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Air Force–Stanford gameStanford leads 4–3 in seven meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 1970 | Air Force 31, Stanford 14 | |
| 1969 | Stanford 47, Air Force 34 | |
| 1968 | Stanford 24, Air Force 13 | |
| 1966 | Stanford 21, Air Force 6 | |
| 1965 | Stanford 17, Air Force 16 | |
| 1960 | Air Force 32, Stanford 9 |
Around this game
Air Force
- Next gamevs. UtahOct. 25, 1958
- SeasonAir Force in 1958
- ProgramAir Force history and records
Stanford
- Next gameat UCLAOct. 25, 1958
- SeasonStanford in 1958
- ProgramStanford history and records