Year: | 1960 |
Team: | Air Force Falcons |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Independent |
Record: | 4–6 |
Head Coach: | Ben Martin |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Captain: | Mike Quinlan |
Stadium: | DU Stadium |
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 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.