1961 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

1961 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
  • Ben Martin (4th season)
CaptainBob McDonough
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
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1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Rutgers   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Arizona   –   8 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Syracuse   –   8 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   7 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Detroit   –   5 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   5 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oregon   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Washington State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Idaho   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons played their home games at DU Stadium in Denver, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 173–87 and finished with a record of 3–7.

Both Army and Navy were off of Air Force's schedule this season and the next, when the new Falcon Stadium opened.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23UCLAL 6–1927,500
September 30Kansas State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–1418,666
October 7at SMU
L 7–928,000
October 14at CincinnatiW 8–6
October 21Maryland
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2121,500[2]
October 28at New Mexico
L 6–21
November 4Colorado State
W 14–9[3]
November 11at CaliforniaW 15–1438,000[4]
November 18at BaylorL 7–3122,000
December 2at No. 7 ColoradoL 12–2923,287[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1961 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Terry Isaacson So
OL Joe Rodwell So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Ben Martin
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Rockies: Air Force 34–0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1962. p. 5B.
  2. ^ "Terps whip Aircad, bowl hopes raised". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. 8, sports.
  3. ^ "Falcons edge Colorado State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 5, 1961. p. 4, sports.
  4. ^ "AF does it on gamble". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2, sports.
  5. ^ "Colorado zooms into Orange Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1961. p. 3, sports.
  6. ^ "1961 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2017.


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