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1961 Air Force

3–⁠7, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1961, game by game: lost vs. UCLA 6–19; lost vs. Kansas State 12–14; lost at SMU 7–9; won at Cincinnati 8–6; lost vs. Maryland 0–21; lost at New Mexico 6–21; won vs. Colorado State 14–9; won at California 15–14; lost at Baylor 7–31; lost at Colorado 12–29+7−24Lost 6–19 vs. UCLA-13UCLALost 12–14 vs. Kansas State-2Kansas StateLost 7–9 at SMU-2SMUWon 8–6 at Cincinnati+2CincinnatiLost 0–21 vs. Maryland-21MarylandLost 6–21 at New Mexico-15New MexicoWon 14–9 vs. Colorado State+5Colorado StateWon 15–14 at California+1CaliforniaLost 7–31 at Baylor-24BaylorLost 12–29 at Colorado-17Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsUCLAL 6–⁠1937%
Sep 30vsKansas StateL 12–⁠1471%
Oct 7atSMUL 7–⁠952%
Oct 14atCincinnatiW 8–⁠648%
Oct 21vsMarylandL 0–⁠2147%
Oct 28atNew MexicoL 6–⁠2137%
Nov 4vsColorado StateW 14–⁠971%
Nov 11atCaliforniaW 15–⁠1445%
Nov 18atBaylorL 7–⁠3127%
Dec 2atColoradoL 12–⁠2918%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 29–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠173
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1393 −93 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.6 No. 84 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob McDonough