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1994 Air Force

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1994, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 21–34; lost vs. BYU 21–45; lost vs. Northwestern 10–14; won vs. UTEP 47–7; won at San Diego State 36–35; won vs. Navy 43–21; won vs. Fresno State 42–7; won at Wyoming 34–17; won at Army 10–6; won vs. No. 12 Utah 40–33; lost at Notre Dame 30–42; won at Hawai’i 37–24+40−24Lost 21–34 vs. Colorado State-13Colorado StateLost 21–45 vs. BYU-24BYULost 10–14 vs. Northwestern-4NorthwesternWon 47–7 vs. UTEP+40UTEPWon 36–35 at San Diego State+1San Diego StateWon 43–21 vs. Navy+22NavyWon 42–7 vs. Fresno State+35Fresno StateWon 34–17 at Wyoming+17WyomingWon 10–6 at Army+4ArmyWon 40–33 vs. No. 12 Utah+7No. 12 UtahLost 30–42 at Notre Dame-12Notre DameWon 37–24 at Hawai’i+13Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsColorado StateL 21–⁠3453%
Sep 10vsBYUL 21–⁠4542%
Sep 17vsNorthwesternL 10–⁠1459%
Sep 24vsUTEPW 47–⁠758%
Oct 1atSan Diego StateW 36–⁠3531%
Oct 8vsNavyW 43–⁠2173%
Oct 22vsFresno StateW 42–⁠735%
Oct 29atWyomingW 34–⁠1740%
Nov 5atArmyW 10–⁠661%
Nov 12vs12UtahW 40–⁠3341%
Nov 19atNotre DameL 30–⁠4230%
Dec 3atHawai’iW 37–⁠2461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 37–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠285
Coach
Fisher DeBerry
Elo
1559 +110 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 41 of 106; offense No. 27, defense No. 64
SRS
6.0 No. 35 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Hamilton
Defensive coordinator
Cal McCombs
Offense
Wishbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 7Steve Russ LBDenver Broncos

All-WAC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Bret CillessenOLCoaches-1
  • Johnny HarrisonLBCoaches-1

Second team

  • Erik DavisDLCoaches-2
  • Steve RussLBCoaches-2
  • Brian WatkinsDBCoaches-2
  • LeRon HudginsDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠110–⁠216
Utah6–⁠210–⁠210
BYU6–⁠210–⁠318
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠45–⁠7
Fresno State3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠7–⁠1
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Hawai’i0–⁠83–⁠8–⁠1

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