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1961 Air Force Falcons football team

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1961 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
CaptainBob McDonough
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
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
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

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

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Personnel

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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.