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1959 Air Force

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1959, game by game: won at Wyoming 20–7; won at Trinity (Texas) 27–6; won vs. Idaho 21–0; lost at Oregon 3–20; won at UCLA 20–7; tied vs. Army 13–13; lost at Missouri 0–13; won vs. Arizona 22–15; lost vs. New Mexico 27–28; lost at Colorado 7–15+21−17Won 20–7 at Wyoming+13WyomingWon 27–6 at Trinity (Texas)+21Trinity (Texas)Won 21–0 vs. Idaho+21IdahoLost 3–20 at Oregon-17OregonWon 20–7 at UCLA+13UCLATied 13–13 vs. Army0ArmyLost 0–13 at Missouri-13MissouriWon 22–15 vs. Arizona+7ArizonaLost 27–28 vs. New Mexico-1New MexicoLost 7–15 at Colorado-8Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atWyomingW 20–⁠741%
Oct 3atTrinity (Texas)W 27–⁠677%
Oct 10vsIdahoW 21–⁠082%
Oct 17atOregonL 3–⁠2048%
Oct 23atUCLAW 20–⁠755%
Oct 31vsArmyT 13–⁠1353%
Nov 7atMissouriL 0–⁠1358%
Nov 14vsArizonaW 22–⁠1583%
Nov 21vsNew MexicoL 27–⁠2861%
Nov 28atColoradoL 7–⁠1556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 15–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 3: 18
  3. Wk 4: 18
  4. Wk 5: 17
  5. Wk 8: 18
Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
160–⁠124
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1559 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 50 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Howard Bronson