Air Force vs. Washington
Air Force and Washington have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1963; Air Force leads the series 6–2 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Air Force 6–2, and Air Force has won the last 3. Share
- Air Force wins
- 6
- Washington wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1963
- Longest streak
- 3 Air Force
- Current streak
- 3 Air Force
- Last 10 meetings
- Air Force 6–2
- Most recent
- 2005
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 14.1 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Air Force
- 1–1 Air Force’s record at home
- At Washington
- 1–3 Washington’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Air Force first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Air Force’s biggest win1998: Air Force 45, Washington 25by 20 points
- Washington’s biggest win1980: Washington 50, Air Force 7by 43 points
- Upset1966: Air Force 10, Washington 0Air Force had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Air Force | Series | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–1967 | Ben Martin | 3–1 | Jim Owens |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (Martin 3–1 against Owens). 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

1963 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 22, 1963
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 3, 2005 | Air Force 20, Washington 17 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 18, 1999 | Air Force 31, Washington 21 | at Washington | ||
| Dec 25, 1998 | 16Air Force 45, Washington 25 | Neutral site | Oahu Bowl | |
| Sep 13, 1980 | 19Washington 50, Air Force 7 | at Washington | ||
| Sep 30, 1967 | Washington 30, Air Force 7 | at Air Force | ||
| Sep 24, 1966 | Air Force 10, Washington 0 | at Washington | ||
| Sep 19, 1964 | Air Force 3, Washington 2 | at Washington | ||
| Sep 21, 1963 | Air Force 10, 10Washington 7 | at Air Force |
Every game is listed as played on the field.