1960 Air Force Falcons football team

The 1960 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1960 college football season as a University Division Independent. 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 147–178 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses (4–6).

1960 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
1960 record4–6
Head coachBen Martin (3rd season)
Home stadiumDU Stadium (Denver, CO)
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24Colorado State
W 32–8
October 1Stanford
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO [2]
W 32–9
October 8No. 11 Missouri
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO [3]
L 8–34
October 15vs. No. 5 Navy
L 3–35
October 22at Wyoming
L 0–15
October 29George Washington
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO [4]
L 6–20
November 5vs. Denver
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 36–6
November 12at No. 11 UCLA
L 0–22
November 19at Colorado
W 16–6
December 2at Miami
L 14–23
Source:[5]

References
  1. "Bellino paces Navy, 35-3, over Falcons". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 16, 1960. p. 2B.
  2. "Tribe beaten by Air Force". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 1B.
  3. "Missouri shatters Air Academy 34-8". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. 3, sports.
  4. "George Washington upsets Air Force Academy, 20-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 30, 1960. p. 3, sports.
  5. "1960 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2017.


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