1961 Air Force Falcons football team

1961 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
CaptainBob McDonough
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1961 Western college football independents records
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
  –   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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23UCLA
L 6–1927,500
September 30Kansas State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–1418,666
October 7at SMU
L 7–928,000
October 14at Cincinnati
W 8–615,000
October 21Maryland
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2121,500[2]
October 28at New Mexico
L 6–2117,130[3]
November 4Colorado State
W 14–914,000–14,100[4]
November 11at California
W 15–1438,000[5]
November 18at Baylor
L 7–3122,000[6]
December 2at No. 7 Colorado
L 12–2923,287[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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
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.
    9. ^ "1961-62 Air Force Falcons; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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