1986 Air Force
6–5 (5–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Navy 40–6Oct 11
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Hawai’i | W 24–17 | 79% |
| Sep 6 | at UTEP | W 23–21 | 82% |
| Sep 20 | vs Wyoming | L 17–23 | 85% |
| Sep 27 | vs Colorado State | W 24–7 | 76% |
| Oct 3 | at Utah | W 45–35 | 65% |
| Oct 11 | vs Navy | W 40–6 | 77% |
| Oct 18 | at Notre Dame | L 3–31 | 63% |
| Oct 25 | at San Diego State | W 22–10 | 60% |
| Nov 8 | at Army | L 11–21 | 70% |
| Nov 22 | at Rice | L 17–21 | 82% |
| Dec 6 | vs BYU | L 3–23 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 23–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 29th-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 1986.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 229–215
- Coach
- Fisher DeBerry
- Elo
- 1554 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.1 No. 61 of 101; offense No. 77, defense No. 47
- SRS
- −2.1 No. 56 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- All seniors
- Offense
- Wishbone triple option
1986 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| BYU | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
 Air Force | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Hawai’i | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Colorado State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 New Mexico | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Utah | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.