Air Force vs. Oregon
Air Force and Oregon have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1959; Oregon leads the series 8–3–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Oregon 6–3. Share
- Air Force wins
- 3
- Oregon wins
- 8
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1959
- Longest streak
- 2 Oregon
- Current streak
- 1 Oregon
- Last 10 meetings
- Oregon 6–3
- Most recent
- 1997
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 13.9 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Air Force
- 2–3–1 Air Force’s record at home
- At Oregon
- 4–1 Oregon’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 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 win1969: Air Force 60, Oregon 13by 47 points
- Oregon’s biggest win1997: Oregon 41, Air Force 13by 28 points
- Upset1981: Air Force 20, Oregon 10Air Force had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1970: Oregon 46, Air Force 35Oregon had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1971: Oregon 23, Air Force 14Oregon had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Air Force | Series | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1966 | Ben Martin | 0–3–1 | Len Casanova |
| 1969–1971 | Ben Martin | 1–2 | Jerry Frei |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (Martin 0–3–1 against Casanova). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
From the newspapers
1959 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 18, 1959
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Dec 20, 1997 | Oregon 41, 23Air Force 13 | Neutral site | Las Vegas Bowl | |
| Oct 24, 1981 | Air Force 20, Oregon 10 | at Oregon | ||
| Oct 20, 1979 | Oregon 17, Air Force 9 | at Oregon | ||
| Sep 21, 1974 | Oregon 27, Air Force 23 | at Oregon | ||
| Sep 22, 1973 | Air Force 24, Oregon 17 | at Air Force | ||
| Nov 6, 1971 | Oregon 23, Air Force 14 | at Air Force | ||
| Nov 7, 1970 | Oregon 46, 9Air Force 35 | at Oregon | ||
| Oct 18, 1969 | Air Force 60, Oregon 13 | at Air Force | ||
| Oct 15, 1966 | Oregon 17, Air Force 6 | at Air Force | ||
| Oct 16, 1965 | Air Force 18, Oregon 18 | at Air Force | ||
| Oct 20, 1962 | Oregon 35, Air Force 20 | at Air Force | ||
| Oct 17, 1959 | Oregon 20, 17Air Force 3 | at Oregon |
Every game is listed as played on the field.