Academy 2005 football schedule announced

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The Falcon football team will play five home games, including one against the Army Black Knights on Nov. 5, to highlight the 2005 football schedule. The schedule was released March 8 by Mountain West Conference officials.

The Falcons open the 2005 season Sept. 3 against the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., then return home for two games against conference foes. Air Force opens MWC play Sept. 10 against San Diego State University and plays Wyoming University on Sept. 17. The team plays a nationally televised game Sept. 22 against defending conference champion University of Utah. The Utah game begins a three-game road swing for the Falcons as they play at Colorado State University on Oct. 1 before opening Commander-in-Chief’s trophy play at Navy on Oct. 8.

Following an Oct. 15 home game against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the Falcons will welcome the conference’s newest team, Texas Christian University, to Falcon Stadium on Oct. 22. Brigham Young University appears on the schedule Oct. 29 before the team closes out its home schedule Nov. 5 against service academy rival Army. The team has an open week Nov. 12, which caps 10 consecutive weeks of football before closing the regular season at the University of New Mexico on Nov. 19.