1981 Air Force
4–7 (2–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 28–14Oct 3
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at 15BYU | L 21–45 | 9% |
| Sep 19 | vs Wyoming | L 10–17 | 43% |
| Sep 26 | at New Mexico | L 10–27 | 38% |
| Oct 3 | vs Colorado State | W 28–14 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | at Navy | L 13–30 | 20% |
| Oct 17 | vs Tulane | L 13–31 | 42% |
| Oct 24 | at Oregon | W 20–10 | 25% |
| Oct 31 | vs Army | W 7–3 | 54% |
| Nov 14 | vs Notre Dame | L 7–35 | 25% |
| Nov 21 | at UNLV | L 21–24 | 36% |
| Nov 28 | vs San Diego State | W 21–16 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat San Diego State 21–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–3 6th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 171–252
- Coach
- Ken Hatfield
- Elo
- 1382 +6 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.0 No. 104 of 132; offense No. 103, defense No. 89
- SRS
- −6.4 No. 101 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Fisher DeBerry
- Defensive coordinator
- Chan Gailey
- Captains
- Ed Antoine and Mike France
- Offense
- Wishbone triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
1981 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 11–2 | 13 |
 Hawai’i | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| Wyoming | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
 Utah | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | |
 Air Force | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| San Diego State | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 UTEP | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Colorado State | 0–8 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.