1957 Air Force

3–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Buck Shaw.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1957, game by game: lost at UCLA 0–47; won vs. Occidental 40–6; won vs. Detroit Mercy 19–12; lost at George Washington 0–20; lost at Tulsa 7–12; tied at Wyoming 7–7; lost vs. Denver 14–26; lost at Utah 0–34; won vs. New Mexico 31–0; lost vs. Colorado State 7–20+34−47Lost 0–47 at UCLA-47UCLAWon 40–6 vs. Occidental+34OccidentalWon 19–12 vs. Detroit Mercy+7Detroit MercyLost 0–20 at George Washington-20George Washingt…Lost 7–12 at Tulsa-5TulsaTied 7–7 at Wyoming0WyomingLost 14–26 vs. Denver-12DenverLost 0–34 at Utah-34UtahWon 31–0 vs. New Mexico+31New MexicoLost 7–20 vs. Colorado State-13Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠184
Coach
Buck Shaw
Elo
1213 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.8 No. 100 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Brock Strom and Charles Zaleski