1961 Air Force Falcons football team

1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division 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[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	UCLA	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–19	27,500
September 30	Kansas State	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–14	18,666
October 7	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–9	28,000
October 14	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 8–6
October 21	Maryland	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–21	21,500	^[2]
October 28	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 6–21
November 4	Colorado State	DU Stadium Denver, CO (rivalry)	W 14–9		^[3]
November 11	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 15–14	38,000	^[4]
November 18	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–31	22,000
December 2	at No. 7 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 12–29	23,287	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

^ "Rockies: Air Force 34–0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1962. p. 5B.
^ "Terps whip Aircad, bowl hopes raised". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. 8, sports.
^ "Falcons edge Colorado State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 5, 1961. p. 4, sports.
^ "AF does it on gamble". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2, sports.
^ "Colorado zooms into Orange Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1961. p. 3, sports.
^ "1961 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

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v t Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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