1980 Air Force
2–9–1 (1–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wyoming 25–7Nov 15
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Colorado State | L 9–21 | 30% |
| Sep 13 | at 19Washington | L 7–50 | 13% |
| Sep 20 | vs San Diego State | L 10–13 | 32% |
| Sep 27 | at Illinois | T 20–20 | 30% |
| Oct 4 | at Yale | L 16–17 | 13% |
| Oct 11 | vs Navy | W 21–20 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | at Tulane | L 7–28 | 19% |
| Nov 1 | vs Boston College | L 0–23 | 35% |
| Nov 8 | at Army | L 24–47 | 37% |
| Nov 15 | vs Wyoming | W 25–7 | 31% |
| Nov 22 | at 2Notre Dame | L 10–24 | 6% |
| Nov 29 | at Hawai’i | L 12–20 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 20–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 2–9–1
- Conference
- 1–3 8th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–290
- Coach
- Ken Hatfield
- Elo
- 1315 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.8 No. 108 of 133; offense No. 108, defense No. 80
- SRS
- −7.9 No. 98 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Fred Goldsmith
- Captains
- Mike Bloomfield and Scott Schafer
- Offense
- Wishbone triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
1980 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 BYU | 6–1 | 12–1 | 12 |
| Colorado State | 5–1–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
 New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 Utah | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 Air Force | 1–3 | 2–9–1 | |
 UTEP | 1–6 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.