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1971 Air Force

6–⁠4, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1971, game by game: won vs. Missouri 7–6; won vs. Wyoming 23–19; lost at No. 9 Penn State 14–16; won vs. SMU 30–0; won vs. Army 20–7; won at Colorado State 17–12; lost at No. 13 Arizona State 28–44; lost vs. Oregon 14–23; won at Tulsa 17–7; lost at No. 10 Colorado 17–53+30−36Won 7–6 vs. Missouri+1MissouriWon 23–19 vs. Wyoming+4WyomingLost 14–16 at No. 9 Penn State-2No. 9 Penn StateWon 30–0 vs. SMU+30SMUWon 20–7 vs. Army+13ArmyWon 17–12 at Colorado State+5Colorado StateLost 28–44 at No. 13 Arizona State-16No. 13 Arizona StateLost 14–23 vs. Oregon-9OregonWon 17–7 at Tulsa+10TulsaLost 17–53 at No. 10 Colorado-36No. 10 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsMissouriW 7–⁠668%
Sep 25vsWyomingW 23–⁠1981%
Oct 2at9Penn StateL 14–⁠1633%
Oct 9vsSMUW 30–⁠075%
Oct 16vsArmyW 20–⁠777%
Oct 23atColorado StateW 17–⁠1276%
Oct 30at13Arizona StateL 28–⁠4430%
Nov 6vsOregonL 14–⁠2370%
Nov 13atTulsaW 17–⁠767%
Nov 20at10ColoradoL 17–⁠5329%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 53–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 18
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
187–⁠187
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1562 −17 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 45 of 120; offense No. 68, defense No. 44
SRS
4.5 No. 42 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Brian Bream and John Greenlaw