1961 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1961 Air Force Falcons football Air Force Falcons logo 1954-1962.gif Independent 3–7 Ben Martin 4th Bob McDonough DU Stadium 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a_1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5514%2C4356198 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Rockies: Air Force 34–0 September 23, 1962 5B Schedule 1961 AP September 23 l UCLA DU Stadium Denver, CO 6–19 27,500 September 30 l Kansas State DU Stadium Denver, CO 12–14 18,666 October 7 l y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 7–9 28,000 October 14 w y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 8–6 15,000 October 21 l Maryland DU Stadium Denver, CO 0–21 21,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PwozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6598%2C2115057 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Terps whip Aircad, bowl hopes raised October 22, 1961 8, sports October 28 l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 6–21 17,130 Lobos Ground Falcons, 21-6 Albuquerque Journal Dan Russel October 29, 1961 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-lobos-ground-falcons/153608267/ Newspapers.com November 4 w Colorado State DU Stadium Denver, CO rivalry 14–9 14,000–14,100 CSU Bid for Win Fails Against Falcons, 14-9 Fort Collins Coloradoan November 5, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-csu-bid-for-win/153532256/ Newspapers.com November 11 w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 15–14 38,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W4QpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6648%2C4057326 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press AF does it on gamble November 12, 1961 2, sports November 18 l y Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 7–31 22,000 Bruins Clout Falcons, 31-7 Waco Tribune-Herald Jim Montgomery November 19, 1961 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-bruins-clout-falcons/155310423/ Newspapers.com December 2 l y Colorado 7 Folsom Field Boulder, CO 12–29 23,287 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n1spAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5210%2C1084629 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Colorado zooms into Orange Bowl December 3, 1961 3, sports https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/air-force/1961.html 1961 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results Sports-Reference December 8, 2017 1961-62 Air Force Falcons; Schedule/Results https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/174335 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 14, 2025 Roster 1961 Air Force Falcons y So Terry Isaacson QB So Joe Rodwell OL Ben Martin References Air Force Category:Air Force Falcons football seasons Air Force Falcons football