Air Force at Colorado
Saturday, November 29, 1958 Share
No. 8 Air Force beat Colorado 20–14. It was their first meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 25°FAttendance 40,000
On the newsreel
- AIR FORCE DOWNS COLORADOThe Air Force Falcons make the big-time as they come from behind to down the stampeding Colorado Buffalos,20-14, with the aid of 6 fumbles and to clinch a Cotton Bowl bid
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)
Colorado 61% to win. Air Force won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Air Force–Colorado gameColorado leads 12–6 in 18 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.
| 2022 | Air Force 41, Colorado 10 | |
| 2019 | Air Force 30, Colorado 23 | |
| 1974 | Colorado 28, Air Force 27 | |
| 1973 | Colorado 38, Air Force 17 | |
| 1972 | Colorado 38, Air Force 7 | |
| 1971 | Colorado 53, Air Force 17 |
Around this game
Air Force
- Next gamevs. TCUJan. 1, 1959, Cotton Bowl
- SeasonAir Force in 1958
- ProgramAir Force history and records
Colorado
- Next gamevs. WashingtonSept. 19, 1959
- SeasonColorado in 1958
- ProgramColorado history and records