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Air Force vs. Houston

Air Force and Houston have 3 meetings on file, the first in 2008; Air Force leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Air Force 2–⁠1.

Air Force wins
2
Houston wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2008
Longest streak
1 Air Force
Current streak
1 Air Force
Last 10 meetings
Air Force 2–⁠1
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠1
Average margin
12 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
0–⁠1 Houston’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Air Force first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Coach against coach

YearsAir ForceSeriesHouston
2008–⁠2009Troy Calhoun2–⁠1Kevin Sumlin

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (Calhoun 2–⁠1 against Sumlin). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Air Force and Houston, 2008 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Named most valuable

Asher Clark Air Force2009
Tyron Carrier Houston2009

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Dec 31, 2009Air Force 47, Houston 20Amon G. Carter StadiumArmed Forces Bowl
Dec 31, 2008Houston 34, Air Force 28Amon G. Carter StadiumArmed Forces Bowl
Sep 13, 2008Air Force 31, Houston 28at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.