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The first g ame oft h e i n augu r a l USD f oo t ba l l s e a son s a w The Un i t ed S t a t e s Ai r Force Aca dem y Falcons t r ou nce t he P i onee r s , 46 - 0 . P l ay i ng be f o r e a n e s t i ma t ed 5 , 00 0 f a ns in Ba l b oa S t ad i um, t he Fa l cons struck wi t h l i gh t n i n g s pee d a nds co r ed t he i r initial t ouch down in t he first t h r ee mi nu t e s o f t h e gam e an d we n t on t o dup l i ca t e t h r e e p l ay s l a t e r wh en t h e Ai rm en ' s S t ev e G a l i os s co r e d aga i n f r om a P i onee r f um b l e . Led by on e of coac h i ng ' s a l l - t im e g r ea t s , Lawr ence "B uck " Sh aw , t h e Fa l cons en t e r e d t he f ray a s solid f avo r i t e s , bu t f ew peo p l e suspe c t ed t he r ou t t h a t w a s in s t o r e f o r t h e P i onee r s . The USD squa d w a s so comp l e t e l y bo t t l ed up t ha t it w a s mi d -wa y in t h e third pe r i od be f o r e t h e initial P i onee r s first do wn .