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1973 Air Force

6–⁠4, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1973, game by game: won vs. Oregon 24–17; won vs. New Mexico 10–6; lost vs. No. 7 Penn State 9–19; lost at No. 17 Colorado 17–38; lost at Navy 6–42; won vs. Davidson 41–19; won vs. Army 43–10; won vs. Rutgers 31–14; won at No. 19 Arizona 27–26; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 15–48+33−36Won 24–17 vs. Oregon+7OregonWon 10–6 vs. New Mexico+4New MexicoLost 9–19 vs. No. 7 Penn State-10No. 7 Penn StateLost 17–38 at No. 17 Colorado-21No. 17 ColoradoLost 6–42 at Navy-36NavyWon 41–19 vs. Davidson+22DavidsonWon 43–10 vs. Army+33ArmyWon 31–14 vs. Rutgers+17RutgersWon 27–26 at No. 19 Arizona+1No. 19 ArizonaLost 15–48 at No. 5 Notre Dame-33No. 5 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsOregonW 24–⁠1766%
Sep 29vsNew MexicoW 10–⁠672%
Oct 6vs7Penn StateL 9–⁠1936%
Oct 13at17ColoradoL 17–⁠3829%
Oct 20atNavyL 6–⁠4255%
Oct 27vsDavidsonW 41–⁠1989%
Nov 3vsArmyW 43–⁠1074%
Nov 10vsRutgersW 31–⁠1461%
Nov 17at19ArizonaW 27–⁠2635%
Nov 22at5Notre DameL 15–⁠4818%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 48–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠239
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1521 −10 this season
SP+ rating
-0.3 No. 74 of 123; offense No. 50, defense No. 80
SRS
0.9 No. 64 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Rich Haynie and Jim Morris