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Air Force

FBSI · 1961 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1957–2026
All-Time Record
437–356–12
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1958
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Air Force head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26UCLAH2HPAC7–4L 6–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B82–8L 12–14
7Week 7 · Oct 10SMUH2HIND SWC2–7–1L 7–9
8Week 8 · Oct 17Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND MVC3–7W 8–6
9Week 9 · Oct 24Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC7–3L 0–21
10Week 10 · Oct 31New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY7–4L 6–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY0–10W 14–9
12Week 12 · Nov 14California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC1–8–1W 15–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–5L 7–31
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B89–2L 12–29

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.128
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-33+4
  • Cincinnati +3
  • California +1
  • Colorado State 0
  • Colorado -2
  • Maryland -3
  • UCLA -4
  • New Mexico -4
  • Baylor -5
  • SMU -7
  • Kansas State -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #96Better than 31%
Win % Place 89thBetter than 36%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96W14#96Regular Season Final#96Post-Season W1#96Post-Season W2#96Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
-2
-2
+2
-21
-15
+5
+1
-24
-17

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#911957#31958#471959#641960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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