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1966 Air Force

4–⁠6, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1966, game by game: lost vs. Wyoming 0–13; won at Washington 10–0; won vs. Navy 15–7; won vs. Hawai’i 54–0; lost vs. Oregon 6–17; lost vs. Colorado State 21–41; lost at No. 3 UCLA 13–38; lost at Stanford 6–21; won at North Carolina 20–14; lost at Colorado 9–10+54−25Lost 0–13 vs. Wyoming-13WyomingWon 10–0 at Washington+10WashingtonWon 15–7 vs. Navy+8NavyWon 54–0 vs. Hawai’i+54Hawai’iLost 6–17 vs. Oregon-11OregonLost 21–41 vs. Colorado State-20Colorado StateLost 13–38 at No. 3 UCLA-25No. 3 UCLALost 6–21 at Stanford-15StanfordWon 20–14 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaLost 9–10 at Colorado-1Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsWyomingL 0–⁠1348%
Sep 24atWashingtonW 10–⁠026%
Oct 1vsNavyW 15–⁠753%
Oct 8vsHawai’iW 54–⁠093%
Oct 15vsOregonL 6–⁠1766%
Oct 22vsColorado StateL 21–⁠4162%
Oct 29at3UCLAL 13–⁠3814%
Nov 5atStanfordL 6–⁠2133%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠1436%
Nov 19atColoradoL 9–⁠1021%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 10–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠161
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1433 −38 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.0 No. 54 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Lloyd Duncan and Scott Jackson