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1962 Air Force

5–⁠5, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1962, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 34–0; lost at No. 4 Penn State 6–20; won at SMU 25–20; won at Arizona 20–6; lost vs. Oregon 20–35; lost vs. Miami 3–21; won vs. Wyoming 35–14; won at UCLA 17–11; lost vs. Baylor 3–10; lost at Colorado 10–34+34−24Won 34–0 vs. Colorado State+34Colorado StateLost 6–20 at No. 4 Penn State-14No. 4 Penn StateWon 25–20 at SMU+5SMUWon 20–6 at Arizona+14ArizonaLost 20–35 vs. Oregon-15OregonLost 3–21 vs. Miami-18MiamiWon 35–14 vs. Wyoming+21WyomingWon 17–11 at UCLA+6UCLALost 3–10 vs. Baylor-7BaylorLost 10–34 at Colorado-24Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsColorado StateW 34–⁠070%
Sep 29at4Penn StateL 6–⁠2018%
Oct 6atSMUW 25–⁠2053%
Oct 13atArizonaW 20–⁠630%
Oct 20vsOregonL 20–⁠3546%
Oct 27vsMiamiL 3–⁠2140%
Nov 3vsWyomingW 35–⁠1433%
Nov 10atUCLAW 17–⁠1136%
Nov 17vsBaylorL 3–⁠1065%
Nov 24atColoradoL 10–⁠3460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 34–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠171
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1451 +22 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.2 No. 64 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Skinner Simpson