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1969 Air Force

6–⁠4, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1969, game by game: won at SMU 26–22; lost at No. 10 Missouri 17–19; lost vs. Wyoming 25–27; won at North Carolina 20–10; won vs. Oregon 60–13; won vs. Colorado State 28–7; won at Army 13–6; won vs. Utah State 38–13; lost at No. 13 Stanford 34–47; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 6–13+47−13Won 26–22 at SMU+4SMULost 17–19 at No. 10 Missouri-2No. 10 MissouriLost 25–27 vs. Wyoming-2WyomingWon 20–10 at North Carolina+10North CarolinaWon 60–13 vs. Oregon+47OregonWon 28–7 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateWon 13–6 at Army+7ArmyWon 38–13 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateLost 34–47 at No. 13 Stanford-13No. 13 StanfordLost 6–13 at No. 8 Notre Dame-7No. 8 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atSMUW 26–⁠2240%
Sep 20at10MissouriL 17–⁠1936%
Sep 27vsWyomingL 25–⁠2748%
Oct 11atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠1061%
Oct 18vsOregonW 60–⁠1373%
Oct 25vsColorado StateW 28–⁠774%
Nov 1atArmyW 13–⁠652%
Nov 8vsUtah StateW 38–⁠1379%
Nov 15at13StanfordL 34–⁠4740%
Nov 22at8Notre DameL 6–⁠1329%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 19
  3. Wk 8: 19
  4. Wk 9: 20
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
267–⁠177
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1600 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.0 No. 22 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Gary Baxter and Ed Epping