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1970 Air Force

9–⁠3, coached by Ben Martin, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1970, game by game: won vs. Idaho 45–7; won at Wyoming 41–17; won at No. 9 Missouri 37–14; won vs. Colorado State 37–22; won vs. Tulane 24–3; won vs. Navy 26–3; won vs. Boston College 35–10; won at Arizona 23–20; lost at Oregon 35–46; won vs. No. 6 Stanford 31–14; lost vs. Colorado 19–49; lost vs. No. 4 Tennessee 13–34+38−30Won 45–7 vs. Idaho+38IdahoWon 41–17 at Wyoming+24WyomingWon 37–14 at No. 9 Missouri+23No. 9 MissouriWon 37–22 vs. Colorado State+15Colorado StateWon 24–3 vs. Tulane+21TulaneWon 26–3 vs. Navy+23NavyWon 35–10 vs. Boston College+25Boston CollegeWon 23–20 at Arizona+3ArizonaLost 35–46 at Oregon-11OregonWon 31–14 vs. No. 6 Stanford+17No. 6 StanfordLost 19–49 vs. Colorado-30ColoradoLost 13–34 vs. No. 4 Tennessee-21No. 4 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsIdahoW 45–⁠789%
Sep 19atWyomingW 41–⁠1748%
Sep 26at9MissouriW 37–⁠1435%
Oct 3vsColorado StateW 37–⁠2282%
Oct 10vsTulaneW 24–⁠379%
Oct 17vsNavyW 26–⁠386%
Oct 24vsBoston CollegeW 35–⁠1077%
Oct 31atArizonaW 23–⁠2074%
Nov 7atOregonL 35–⁠4671%
Nov 14vs6StanfordW 31–⁠1451%
Nov 21vsColoradoL 19–⁠4968%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4TennesseeSugar BowlL 13–⁠3434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 34–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 4: 10
  3. Wk 5: 8
  4. Wk 6: 7
  5. Wk 7: 7
  6. Wk 8: 7
  7. Wk 9: 9
  8. Wk 10: 13
  9. Wk 11: 10
  10. Wk 12: 12
  11. Wk 13: 11
  12. Wk 14: 11
  13. Final: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.

Led the nationBob Parker: passing yards (2,789 yds); Ernie Jennings: receiving touchdowns (17 TD)

Consensus All-AmericanErnie Jennings, E

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 16 peak No. 7
Points
366–⁠239
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1619 +53 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 21 of 117; offense No. 12, defense No. 51
SRS
16.6 No. 19 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Cyd Maattala and Virgil Staponski