Air Force vs. UCLA
Air Force and UCLA have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1957; UCLA leads the series 6–4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s UCLA 5–4. Share
- Air Force wins
- 4
- UCLA wins
- 6
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1957
- Longest streak
- 3 Air Force
- Current streak
- 1 UCLA
- Last 10 meetings
- UCLA 5–4
- Most recent
- 1976
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 18.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Air Force
- 1–1–1 Air Force’s record at home
- At UCLA
- 4–3 UCLA’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Air Force first
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Air Force’s biggest win1963: Air Force 48, UCLA 21by 27 points
- UCLA’s biggest win1957: UCLA 47, Air Force 0by 47 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Air Force | Series | UCLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1964 | Ben Martin | 4–2 | Bill Barnes |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (Martin 4–2 against Barnes). 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
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
| Sep 25, 1976 | 5UCLA 40, Air Force 7 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 27, 1975 | Air Force 20, 10UCLA 20 | at Air Force | ||
| Oct 29, 1966 | 3UCLA 38, Air Force 13 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 30, 1965 | UCLA 10, Air Force 0 | at Air Force | ||
| Nov 7, 1964 | Air Force 24, UCLA 15 | at UCLA | ||
| Nov 9, 1963 | Air Force 48, UCLA 21 | at Air Force | ||
| Nov 10, 1962 | Air Force 17, UCLA 11 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 23, 1961 | UCLA 19, Air Force 6 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 12, 1960 | 11UCLA 22, Air Force 0 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 23, 1959 | Air Force 20, UCLA 7 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 20, 1957 | UCLA 47, Air Force 0 | at UCLA |
Every game is listed as played on the field.

