1961 Air Force Falcons football team

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1961 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo 1954-1962.gif
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
CaptainBob McDonough
Home stadium DU Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.

Contents

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 23 UCLA
L 6–1927,500
September 30 Kansas State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–1418,666
October 7at SMU
L 7–928,000
October 14at Cincinnati
W 8–6
October 21 Maryland
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2121,500 [2]
October 28at New Mexico
L 6–2117,130 [3]
November 4 Colorado State
W 14–914,000 [4]
November 11at California
W 15–1438,000 [5]
November 18at Baylor
L 7–3122,000
December 2at No. 7 Colorado
L 12–2923,287 [6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

Personnel

1961 Air Force Falcons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Terry IsaacsonSo
OL Joe RodwellSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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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. ↑ "Colorado zooms into Orange Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1961. p. 3, sports.
  7. ↑ "1961 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2017.


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