Idaho at Air Force
Saturday, October 10, 1959 Share
No. 18 Air Force beat Idaho 21–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 29°FAttendance 17,393
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1959, page 1
Read the text
Moyo Hot as Falcons Shut Out Idaho, 21–0 the second period when pen alties stalled the Air Force offense. Idaho never penetrated any deeper than the Air Force 80. Guard Howard Bronson OF Falls Church, Va, set up touchdown for Air Force in the third when he intercepted a pass by Idaho Quarterback Sill Vial on the Van dals’ 10. On the first play Pupich took a handoff and darted through left guard for the score. h}k FORCE – g g g 81 Air Force-ouinlan 8, run (kicE Air Fcrce-FG, Pupich (s7). Air Force-Pupich 10. run (kick Air Force-ouinlan As, pass from Mayo pass failed).
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Air Force 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Idaho–Air Force gameAir Force leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1997 | Air Force 14, Idaho 10 | |
| 1974 | Air Force 37, Idaho 0 | |
| 1970 | Air Force 45, Idaho 7 | |
| 1959 | Air Force 21, Idaho 0 |
Around this game
Idaho
- Next gameat Oregon StateOct. 17, 1959
- SeasonIdaho in 1959
- ProgramIdaho history and records
Air Force
- Next gameat OregonOct. 17, 1959
- SeasonAir Force in 1959
- ProgramAir Force history and records

