1961 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1961 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1961 college football season as a University Division Independent. 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 87–173 and finished with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses (3–7).

1961 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1961 record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium (Denver, CO)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23UCLAL 6–19
September 30Kansas State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–14
October 7at SMUL 7–9
October 14at CincinnatiW 8–6
October 21Maryland
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO [2]
L 0–2121,500
October 28at New MexicoL 6–21
November 4Colorado State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO [3] (rivalry)
W 14–9
November 11at CaliforniaW 15–1438,000
November 18at BaylorL 7–31
December 2at No. 7 ColoradoL 12–2923,287
Source:[6]

Personnel

1961 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Terry Isaacson So
OL Joe Rodwell So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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. "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.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.