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1976 Air Force

4–⁠7, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1976, game by game: won vs. Pacific 36–3; lost vs. Iowa State 6–41; lost at No. 5 UCLA 7–40; lost vs. Kent State 19–24; won vs. Navy 13–3; lost vs. Colorado State 3–27; lost vs. The Citadel 7–26; lost at Army 7–24; won at Arizona State 31–30; lost at Vanderbilt 10–34; won vs. Wyoming 41–21+33−35Won 36–3 vs. Pacific+33PacificLost 6–41 vs. Iowa State-35Iowa StateLost 7–40 at No. 5 UCLA-33No. 5 UCLALost 19–24 vs. Kent State-5Kent StateWon 13–3 vs. Navy+10NavyLost 3–27 vs. Colorado State-24Colorado StateLost 7–26 vs. The Citadel-19The CitadelLost 7–24 at Army-17ArmyWon 31–30 at Arizona State+1Arizona StateLost 10–34 at Vanderbilt-24VanderbiltWon 41–21 vs. Wyoming+20Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsPacificW 36–⁠350%
Sep 18vsIowa StateL 6–⁠4148%
Sep 25at5UCLAL 7–⁠4012%
Oct 2vsKent StateL 19–⁠2442%
Oct 9vsNavyW 13–⁠341%
Oct 16vsColorado StateL 3–⁠2754%
Oct 23vsThe CitadelL 7–⁠2647%
Oct 30atArmyL 7–⁠2445%
Nov 6atArizona StateW 31–⁠3016%
Nov 13atVanderbiltL 10–⁠3433%
Nov 20vsWyomingW 41–⁠2131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠273
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1345 −43 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 113 of 132; offense No. 107, defense No. 115
SRS
−9.8 No. 108 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Mark Kenny and Ken Wood