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1958 Air Force

9–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Ben Martin, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1958, game by game: won at Detroit Mercy 37–6; tied at No. 8 Iowa 13–13; won vs. Colorado State 36–6; won at Stanford 16–0; won vs. Utah 16–14; won at Oklahoma State 33–29; won at Denver 10–7; won vs. Wyoming 21–6; won at New Mexico 45–7; won at Colorado 20–14; tied vs. No. 7 TCU 0–0+38Won 37–6 at Detroit Mercy+31Detroit MercyTied 13–13 at No. 8 Iowa0No. 8 IowaWon 36–6 vs. Colorado State+30Colorado StateWon 16–0 at Stanford+16StanfordWon 16–14 vs. Utah+2UtahWon 33–29 at Oklahoma State+4Oklahoma StateWon 10–7 at Denver+3DenverWon 21–6 vs. Wyoming+15WyomingWon 45–7 at New Mexico+38New MexicoWon 20–14 at Colorado+6ColoradoTied 0–0 vs. No. 7 TCU0No. 7 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atDetroit MercyW 37–⁠621%
Oct 4at8IowaT 13–⁠1312%
Oct 11vsColorado StateW 36–⁠646%
Oct 18atStanfordW 16–⁠036%
Oct 25vsUtahW 16–⁠1458%
Nov 1atOklahoma StateW 33–⁠2924%
Nov 8atDenverW 10–⁠753%
Nov 15vsWyomingW 21–⁠636%
Nov 22atNew MexicoW 45–⁠752%
Nov 29atColoradoW 20–⁠1439%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7TCUCotton BowlT 0–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied TCU 0–⁠0 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 14
  2. Wk 7: 13
  3. Wk 8: 10
  4. Wk 9: 10
  5. Wk 10: 9
  6. Wk 11: 8
  7. Final: 6

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1958.

Led the nationRandy Duncan: passing touchdowns (11 TD)

Consensus All-AmericanBrock Strom, OT

Record
9–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
247–⁠102
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1600 +291 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.8 No. 14 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Brock Strom