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1972 Air Force

6–⁠4, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1972, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 45–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 41–13; won vs. Davidson 68–6; won at Colorado State 52–13; won at Boston College 13–9; lost vs. Navy 17–21; won at No. 16 Arizona State 39–31; lost at Army 14–17; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 7–21; lost vs. No. 15 Colorado 7–38+62−31Won 45–14 vs. Wyoming+31WyomingWon 41–13 vs. Pittsburgh+28PittsburghWon 68–6 vs. Davidson+62DavidsonWon 52–13 at Colorado State+39Colorado StateWon 13–9 at Boston College+4Boston CollegeLost 17–21 vs. Navy-4NavyWon 39–31 at No. 16 Arizona State+8No. 16 Arizona StateLost 14–17 at Army-3ArmyLost 7–21 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-14No. 12 Notre DameLost 7–38 vs. No. 15 Colorado-31No. 15 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsWyomingW 45–⁠1471%
Sep 23vsPittsburghW 41–⁠1379%
Sep 30vsDavidsonW 68–⁠690%
Oct 7atColorado StateW 52–⁠1374%
Oct 14atBoston CollegeW 13–⁠951%
Oct 21vsNavyL 17–⁠2182%
Oct 28at16Arizona StateW 39–⁠3124%
Nov 4atArmyL 14–⁠1768%
Nov 11vs12Notre DameL 7–⁠2146%
Nov 18vs15ColoradoL 7–⁠3845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 19
  2. Wk 6: 16
  3. Wk 7: 16
  4. Wk 9: 19
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
303–⁠183
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1546 +5 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 52 of 121; offense No. 23, defense No. 86
SRS
6.1 No. 43 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Orderia Mitchell and Gene Ogilvie