1961 Air Force Falcons football team

1961 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Ben Martin (4th season)
Captain	Bob McDonough
Home stadium	DU Stadium
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Arizona			–					8	–	1	–	1
Westminster (UT)			–					7	–	1	–	1
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Idaho State			–					5	–	2	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Jose State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eastern New Mexico			–					6	–	4	–	0
Los Angeles Pacific			–					5	–	3	–	0
Montana State			–					4	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Azusa			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	6	–	0
Claremont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	7	–	0
Washington State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Cal Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	7	–	0
San Diego			–					2	–	8	–	0
Southern California College			–					1	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	UCLA	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–19	27,500
September 30	Kansas State	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–14	18,666
October 7	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–9	28,000
October 14	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 8–6
October 21	Maryland	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–21	21,500	[2]
October 28	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 6–21	17,130	[3]
November 4	Colorado State	DU Stadium Denver, CO (rivalry)	W 14–9	14,000	[4]
November 11	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 15–14	38,000	[5]
November 18	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–31	22,000	[6]
December 2	at No. 7 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 12–29	23,287	[7]
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 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. Dan Russel (October 29, 1961). "Lobos Ground Falcons, 21-6". Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "CSU Bid for Win Fails Against Falcons, 14-9". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 5, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "AF does it on gamble". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2, sports.
6. Jim Montgomery (November 19, 1961). "Bruins Clout Falcons, 31-7". Waco Tribune-Herald. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Colorado zooms into Orange Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1961. p. 3, sports.
8. "1961 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2017.