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1991 Air Force

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1991, game by game: won vs. Weber State 48–31; won at Colorado State 31–26; won at Utah 24–21; won vs. San Diego State 21–20; lost at BYU 7–21; won vs. Wyoming 51–28; won at Navy 46–6; lost vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 15–28; won vs. UTEP 20–13; lost at New Mexico 32–34; won vs. Army 25–0; won at Hawai’i 24–20; won vs. Mississippi State 38–15+40−14Won 48–31 vs. Weber State+17Weber StateWon 31–26 at Colorado State+5Colorado StateWon 24–21 at Utah+3UtahWon 21–20 vs. San Diego State+1San Diego StateLost 7–21 at BYU-14BYUWon 51–28 vs. Wyoming+23WyomingWon 46–6 at Navy+40NavyLost 15–28 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame-13No. 5 Notre DameWon 20–13 vs. UTEP+7UTEPLost 32–34 at New Mexico-2New MexicoWon 25–0 vs. Army+25ArmyWon 24–20 at Hawai’i+4Hawai’iWon 38–15 vs. Mississippi State+23Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsWeber StateW 48–⁠3185%
Sep 7atColorado StateW 31–⁠2640%
Sep 14atUtahW 24–⁠2158%
Sep 21vsSan Diego StateW 21–⁠2061%
Sep 28atBYUL 7–⁠2148%
Oct 5vsWyomingW 51–⁠2864%
Oct 12atNavyW 46–⁠675%
Oct 19vs5Notre DameL 15–⁠2838%
Oct 26vsUTEPW 20–⁠1381%
Nov 2atNew MexicoL 32–⁠3481%
Nov 9vsArmyW 25–⁠080%
Nov 23atHawai’iW 24–⁠2057%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMississippi StateLiberty BowlW 38–⁠1551%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 38–⁠15 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 25
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 25
Points
382–⁠263
Coach
Fisher DeBerry
Elo
1620 +83 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 33 of 104; offense No. 32, defense No. 46
SRS
4.8 No. 39 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Hamilton
Defensive coordinator
Cal McCombs
Captains
Rob Perez, Joe Wood and Shanon Yates
Offense
Wishbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

1991 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠223
San Diego State6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠325
Utah4–⁠47–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠9

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