The 1961 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ben Martin, the Falcons played their home games at DU Stadium in Denver, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 173âÂÂ87 and finished with a record of 3âÂÂ7.
Both Army and Navy were off of Air Force's schedule this season and the next, when the new Falcon Stadium