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1982 Air Force

8–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1982, game by game: lost at Tulsa 17–35; won vs. San Diego State 44–32; lost at Texas Tech 30–31; won at BYU 39–38; lost vs. New Mexico 37–49; won vs. Navy 24–21; lost vs. Colorado State 11–21; won at UTEP 35–7; won vs. Wyoming 44–34; won at Army 27–9; won vs. No. 18 Notre Dame 30–17; lost at Hawai’i 21–45; won vs. Vanderbilt 36–28+28−24Lost 17–35 at Tulsa-18TulsaWon 44–32 vs. San Diego State+12San Diego StateLost 30–31 at Texas Tech-1Texas TechWon 39–38 at BYU+1BYULost 37–49 vs. New Mexico-12New MexicoWon 24–21 vs. Navy+3NavyLost 11–21 vs. Colorado State-10Colorado StateWon 35–7 at UTEP+28UTEPWon 44–34 vs. Wyoming+10WyomingWon 27–9 at Army+18ArmyWon 30–17 vs. No. 18 Notre Dame+13No. 18 Notre DameLost 21–45 at Hawai’i-24Hawai’iWon 36–28 vs. Vanderbilt+8Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTulsaL 17–⁠3528%
Sep 11vsSan Diego StateW 44–⁠3247%
Sep 18atTexas TechL 30–⁠3147%
Sep 25atBYUW 39–⁠3815%
Oct 2vsNew MexicoL 37–⁠4944%
Oct 9vsNavyW 24–⁠2142%
Oct 16vsColorado StateL 11–⁠2168%
Oct 23atUTEPW 35–⁠759%
Oct 30vsWyomingW 44–⁠3444%
Nov 6atArmyW 27–⁠947%
Nov 20vs18Notre DameW 30–⁠1734%
Nov 27atHawai’iL 21–⁠4544%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsVanderbiltHall of Fame ClassicW 36–⁠2839%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 36–⁠28 in the Hall of Fame Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
395–⁠367
Coach
Ken Hatfield
Elo
1522 +100 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 46 of 109; offense No. 8, defense No. 94
SRS
2.2 No. 50 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fisher DeBerry
Defensive coordinator
Chan Gailey
Captain
Johnny Jackson
Offense
Wishbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

1982 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠18–⁠4
New Mexico6–⁠110–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠37–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠46–⁠5
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠7
Utah2–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠65–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠62–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.