Air Force vs. Northwestern

Air Force and Northwestern have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1988; Air Force leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Air Force 4–⁠2, and Air Force has won the last 2.

Air Force wins
4
Northwestern wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1988
Longest streak
2 Air Force
Current streak
2 Air Force
Last 10 meetings
Air Force 4–⁠2
Most recent
2003

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s2–⁠0
1990s0–⁠2
2000s2–⁠0
Average margin
21.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Air Force
2–⁠1 Air Force’s record at home
At Northwestern
1–⁠2 Northwestern’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Air Force’s biggest win2002: Air Force 52, Northwestern 3by 49 points
  2. Northwestern’s biggest win1995: Northwestern 30, Air Force 6by 24 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Air Force and Northwestern, 1988 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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.

Every game

Sep 6, 2003Air Force 22, Northwestern 21at Northwestern
Aug 31, 2002Air Force 52, Northwestern 3at Air Force
Sep 23, 1995Northwestern 30, Air Force 6at Northwestern
Sep 17, 1994Northwestern 14, Air Force 10at Air Force
Sep 16, 1989Air Force 48, Northwestern 31at Northwestern
Sep 17, 1988Air Force 62, Northwestern 27at Air Force

Every game is listed as played on the field.