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1960 Air Force

4–⁠6, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1960, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 32–8; won vs. Stanford 32–9; lost vs. No. 11 Missouri 8–34; lost at No. 5 Navy 3–35; lost at Wyoming 0–15; lost vs. George Washington 6–20; won vs. Denver 36–6; lost at No. 11 UCLA 0–22; won at Colorado 16–6; lost at Miami 14–23+30−32Won 32–8 vs. Colorado State+24Colorado StateWon 32–9 vs. Stanford+23StanfordLost 8–34 vs. No. 11 Missouri-26No. 11 MissouriLost 3–35 at No. 5 Navy-32No. 5 NavyLost 0–15 at Wyoming-15WyomingLost 6–20 vs. George Washington-14George Washingt…Won 36–6 vs. Denver+30DenverLost 0–22 at No. 11 UCLA-22No. 11 UCLAWon 16–6 at Colorado+10ColoradoLost 14–23 at Miami-9Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsColorado StateW 32–⁠868%
Oct 1vsStanfordW 32–⁠976%
Oct 8vs11MissouriL 8–⁠3444%
Oct 15at5NavyL 3–⁠3531%
Oct 22atWyomingL 0–⁠1526%
Oct 29vsGeorge WashingtonL 6–⁠2079%
Nov 5vsDenverW 36–⁠678%
Nov 12at11UCLAL 0–⁠2229%
Nov 26atColoradoW 16–⁠629%
Dec 2atMiamiL 14–⁠2341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 23–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠178
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1478 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.3 No. 64 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Mike Quinlan