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1978 Air Force

3–⁠8, coached by Bill Parcells.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1978, game by game: won at UTEP 34–25; won at Boston College 18–7; lost vs. Holy Cross 18–35; lost at Kansas State 21–34; lost vs. Navy 8–37; lost vs. Colorado State 13–31; lost vs. No. 20 Notre Dame 15–38; won vs. Kent State 26–10; lost at Army 14–28; lost vs. Georgia Tech 21–42; lost at Vanderbilt 27–41+16−29Won 34–25 at UTEP+9UTEPWon 18–7 at Boston College+11Boston CollegeLost 18–35 vs. Holy Cross-17Holy CrossLost 21–34 at Kansas State-13Kansas StateLost 8–37 vs. Navy-29NavyLost 13–31 vs. Colorado State-18Colorado StateLost 15–38 vs. No. 20 Notre Dame-23No. 20 Notre DameWon 26–10 vs. Kent State+16Kent StateLost 14–28 at Army-14ArmyLost 21–42 vs. Georgia Tech-21Georgia TechLost 27–41 at Vanderbilt-14Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atUTEPW 34–⁠2552%
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 18–⁠730%
Sep 23vsHoly CrossL 18–⁠3562%
Sep 30atKansas StateL 21–⁠3452%
Oct 7vsNavyL 8–⁠3734%
Oct 14vsColorado StateL 13–⁠3139%
Oct 21vs20Notre DameL 15–⁠3815%
Oct 28vsKent StateW 26–⁠1042%
Nov 4atArmyL 14–⁠2834%
Nov 11vsGeorgia TechL 21–⁠4224%
Nov 18atVanderbiltL 27–⁠4148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 41–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠328
Coach
Bill Parcells
Elo
1290 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-24.9 No. 132 of 133; offense No. 105, defense No. 131
SRS
−14.0 No. 116 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ken Hatfield
Defensive coordinators
Dennis Fryzel and Al Groh
Captains
Tom Foertsch and Steve Hoog
Offense
Wishbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4