Air Force vs. Stanford

Air Force and Stanford have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1958; Stanford leads the series 4–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Stanford 4–⁠3.

Air Force wins
3
Stanford wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1958
Longest streak
4 Stanford
Current streak
1 Air Force
Last 10 meetings
Stanford 4–⁠3
Most recent
1970

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠0
1960s1–⁠4
1970s1–⁠0
Both ranked
2 meetings: Air Force 1, Stanford 1
Average margin
13.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Air Force
2–⁠1 Air Force’s record at home
At Stanford
3–⁠1 Stanford’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Air Force’s biggest win1960: Air Force 32, Stanford 9by 23 points
  2. Stanford’s biggest win1966: Stanford 21, Air Force 6by 15 points
  3. Ranked showdown1970: Air Force 31, Stanford 14No. 6 Stanford at No. 13 Air Force
  4. Ranked showdown1969: Stanford 47, Air Force 34No. 20 Air Force at No. 13 Stanford

Coach against coach

YearsAir ForceSeriesStanford
1965–⁠1970Ben Martin1–⁠4John Ralston

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (Martin 1–⁠4 against Ralston). 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 Stanford, 1958 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Nov 14, 197013Air Force 31, 6Stanford 14at Air Force
Nov 15, 196913Stanford 47, 20Air Force 34at Stanford
Oct 5, 1968Stanford 24, Air Force 13at Stanford
Nov 5, 1966Stanford 21, Air Force 6at Stanford
Oct 2, 1965Stanford 17, Air Force 16at Air Force
Oct 1, 1960Air Force 32, Stanford 9at Air Force
Oct 18, 1958Air Force 16, Stanford 0at Stanford

Every game is listed as played on the field.