| 1961 Aviation Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 9, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Welcome Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Bobby Santiago G Chuck Cummings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 3,694 | ||||||||||||||||||
The Aviation Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game played at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio, on December 9, 1961, between the New Mexico Lobos and the Western Michigan Broncos.[1] New Mexico won by a score of 28 to 12. Attendance for the game was 3,694.[2]