1960 Air Force Falcons football team

1960 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Ben Martin (3rd season)
Captain	Mike Quinlan
Home stadium	DU Stadium

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Colorado State	DU Stadium Denver, CO (rivalry)	W 32–8	16,471	[2]
October 1	Stanford	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 32–9	20,194	[3]
October 8	No. 11 Missouri	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 8–34	24,398	[4]
October 15	vs. No. 5 Navy	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 3–35		[1]
October 22	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–15
October 29	George Washington	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–20	8,792	[5]
November 5	vs. Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 36–6	10,094	[6][7]
November 12	at No. 11 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–22	21,914	[8]
November 26	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 16–6	39,140	[9]
December 2	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 14–23
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "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 .
10. "1960 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2017.