Air Force vs. California
Air Force and California have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1961; California leads the series 7–2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s California 7–2, and California has won the last 3. Share
- Air Force wins
- 2
- California wins
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1961
- Longest streak
- 4 California
- Current streak
- 3 California
- Last 10 meetings
- California 7–2
- Most recent
- 2015
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 12.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Air Force
- 0–3 Air Force’s record at home
- At California
- 2–2 California’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Air Force first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Air Force’s biggest win2002: Air Force 23, California 21by 2 points
- California’s biggest win2004: California 56, Air Force 14by 42 points
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Jared Goff California | 25 of 37, 467 yards, 6 TD | 2015 Passing |
Named most valuable
| Jared Goff | 2015 |
| Karson Roberts <small>(AF-QB)</small> | 2015 |
| Kevin Riley California | 2007 |
| Shaun Carney Air Force | 2007 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Photos
The Air Force Falcons and Cal Golden Bears meet at midfield for the coin toss before the 2015 Armed Forces BowlPhoto: The United States Air Force Academy on Flickr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
The Air Force Falcons and Cal Golden Bears meet at midfield for the coin toss before the 2015 Armed Forces BowlPhoto: The United States Air Force Academy on Flickr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
The Air Force Falcons and Cal Golden Bears compete in the 2015 Armed Forces BowlPhoto: The United States Air Force Academy on Flickr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
The Air Force Falcons and Cal Golden Bears compete in the 2015 Armed Forces BowlPhoto: The United States Air Force Academy on Flickr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bennie J. Davis III, USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Dec 29, 2015 | California 55, Air Force 36 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Armed Forces Bowl | |
| Dec 31, 2007 | California 42, Air Force 36 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Armed Forces Bowl | |
| Sep 4, 2004 | California 56, Air Force 14 | at Air Force | ||
| Sep 21, 2002 | Air Force 23, 23California 21 | at California | ||
| Sep 17, 1977 | California 24, Air Force 14 | at California | ||
| Nov 15, 1975 | 15California 31, Air Force 14 | at Air Force | ||
| Oct 7, 1967 | California 14, Air Force 12 | at California | ||
| Oct 9, 1965 | California 24, Air Force 7 | at Air Force | ||
| Nov 11, 1961 | Air Force 15, California 14 | at California |
Every game is listed as played on the field.