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1974 Air Force

2–⁠9, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1974, game by game: won vs. Idaho 37–0; lost at Oregon 23–27; lost at Wyoming 16–20; lost vs. Colorado 27–28; lost vs. Tulane 3–10; won vs. Navy 19–16; lost at Rutgers 3–20; lost vs. BYU 10–12; lost at Army 16–17; lost vs. Arizona 24–27; lost at No. 5 Notre Dame 0–38+37−38Won 37–0 vs. Idaho+37IdahoLost 23–27 at Oregon-4OregonLost 16–20 at Wyoming-4WyomingLost 27–28 vs. Colorado-1ColoradoLost 3–10 vs. Tulane-7TulaneWon 19–16 vs. Navy+3NavyLost 3–20 at Rutgers-17RutgersLost 10–12 vs. BYU-2BYULost 16–17 at Army-1ArmyLost 24–27 vs. Arizona-3ArizonaLost 0–38 at No. 5 Notre Dame-38No. 5 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsIdahoW 37–⁠078%
Sep 21atOregonL 23–⁠2756%
Sep 28atWyomingL 16–⁠2056%
Oct 5vsColoradoL 27–⁠2854%
Oct 12vsTulaneL 3–⁠1045%
Oct 19vsNavyW 19–⁠1665%
Oct 26atRutgersL 3–⁠2047%
Nov 2vsBYUL 10–⁠1245%
Nov 9atArmyL 16–⁠1762%
Nov 16vsArizonaL 24–⁠2739%
Nov 23at5Notre DameL 0–⁠3811%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠215
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1412 −102 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 105 of 124; offense No. 112, defense No. 92
SRS
−6.3 No. 87 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Larry Fariss and Terry Young