1960 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

1960 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
  • Ben Martin (3rd season)
CaptainMike Quinlan
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oregon   –   7 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oregon State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 3 – 3
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Washington State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Air Force   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 2
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 6 – 1
Florida State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 7 – 0
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 9 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons played their home games at DU Stadium in Denver, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 178–147 and finished with a record of 4–6.

This was the first year the Falcons played Navy, a 35–3 loss in mid-October at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino scored three first half touchdowns and also had an interception.[1] The two academies met in even-numbered years (except 1962 and 1964) through 1971, and have played annually in the competition (with Army) for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, first awarded in 1972.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Colorado StateW 32–816,471[2]
October 1Stanford
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–920,194[3]
October 8No. 11 Missouri
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 8–3424,398[4]
October 15vs. No. 5 Navy
L 3–35[1]
October 22at Wyoming
L 0–15
October 29George Washington
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–208,792[5]
November 5vs. Denver
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 36–610,094[6][7]
November 12at No. 11 UCLAL 0–2221,914[8]
November 26at ColoradoW 16–639,140[9]
December 2at Miami (FL)L 14–23
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "Bellino paces Navy, 35-3, over Falcons". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 16, 1960. p. 2B.
  2. ^ "Falcons Rally in Last, Maul Aggies, 32-8". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. September 25, 1960. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tribe beaten by Air Force". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Missouri shatters Air Academy 34-8". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. 3, sports.
  5. ^ "George Washington upsets Air Force Academy, 20-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 30, 1960. p. 3, sports.
  6. ^ "Air Force Falcons Claw Denver Pioneers, 36-6". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 6, 1960. p. 13.
  7. ^ "Air Force Soars Over Denver 36-6 To End Losing Streak". The Herald Journal. November 6, 1960. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kilmer leads UCLA over air force". The Washington Post. November 13, 1960. ProQuest 141224738.
  9. ^ "92 Yard TD Run Help Falcons Top Colorado". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Associated Press. November 27, 1960. p. D7. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "1960 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2017.


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