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1961 Air Force Falcons football team

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American college football season

1961 Western college football independents records
v t e	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

The1961 Air Force Falcons football team represented theUnited States Air Force Academy as an independent during the1961 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coachBen Martin, the Falcons played their home games atDU Stadium inDenver, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 173–87 and finished with a record of 3–7.

BothArmy andNavy were off of Air Force's schedule this season andthe next, when the newFalcon Stadiumopened.^[1]

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	atSMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–9	28,000
October 14	atCincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 8–6	15,000
October 21	Maryland	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–21	21,500	^[2]
October 28	atNew Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 6–21	17,130	^[3]
November 4	Colorado State	DU Stadium Denver, CO (rivalry)	W 14–9	14,000–14,100	^[4]
November 11	atCalifornia	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 15–14	38,000	^[5]
November 18	atBaylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–31	22,000	^[6]
December 2	at No. 7Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 12–29	23,287	^[7]
Rankings fromAP 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.
^Dan Russel (October 29, 1961)."Lobos Ground Falcons, 21-6".Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"CSU Bid for Win Fails Against Falcons, 14-9".Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 5, 1961. p. 13 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"AF does it on gamble".Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2, sports.
^Jim Montgomery (November 19, 1961)."Bruins Clout Falcons, 31-7".Waco Tribune-Herald. pp. 1B, 2B – viaNewspapers.com.
^"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. RetrievedDecember 8, 2017.
^"1961-62 Air Force Falcons; Schedule/Results".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedMay 14, 2025.

v t e 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 "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 2022 2023 2024 2025

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