1984 Air Force
8–4 (4–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Colorado 75–7Sep 8
By 68 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs San Diego State | W 34–16 | 78% |
| Sep 8 | vs Northern Colorado | W 75–7 | 95% |
| Sep 15 | at Wyoming | L 20–26 | 55% |
| Sep 22 | at Utah | L 17–28 | 54% |
| Sep 29 | vs Colorado State | W 52–10 | 77% |
| Oct 6 | vs Navy | W 29–22 | 76% |
| Oct 13 | at Notre Dame | W 21–7 | 43% |
| Oct 20 | vs 7BYU | L 25–30 | 39% |
| Nov 3 | at Army | L 12–24 | 65% |
| Nov 10 | at New Mexico | W 23–9 | 61% |
| Nov 24 | at UTEP | W 38–12 | 80% |
| Dec 15Bowls & playoff | vs Virginia TechIndependence Bowl | W 23–7 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 23–7 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 4–3 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 369–198
- Coach
- Fisher DeBerry
- Elo
- 1627 +36 this season
- SP+ rating
- 12.8 No. 21 of 106; offense No. 28, defense No. 29
- SRS
- 9.4 No. 27 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- All seniors
- Offense
- Wishbone triple option
1984 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
 Hawai’i | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
 Air Force | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Utah | 4–3–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| San Diego State | 4–3–1 | 4–7–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| New Mexico | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.