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2001 Air Force

6–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 2001, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 3–44; won vs. Tennessee Tech 42–0; won at San Diego State 45–21; won vs. Navy 24–18; won vs. Wyoming 24–13; lost at BYU 33–63; lost at New Mexico 33–52; won vs. Army 34–24; lost at Colorado State 21–28; lost vs. UNLV 10–34; lost at Hawai’i 30–52; won vs. Utah 38–37+42−41Lost 3–44 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-41No. 3 OklahomaWon 42–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+42Tennessee TechWon 45–21 at San Diego State+24San Diego StateWon 24–18 vs. Navy+6NavyWon 24–13 vs. Wyoming+11WyomingLost 33–63 at BYU-30BYULost 33–52 at New Mexico-19New MexicoWon 34–24 vs. Army+10ArmyLost 21–28 at Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 10–34 vs. UNLV-24UNLVLost 30–52 at Hawai’i-22Hawai’iWon 38–37 vs. Utah+1Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs3OklahomaL 3–⁠4437%
Sep 8vsTennessee TechW 42–⁠086%
Sep 29atSan Diego StateW 45–⁠2159%
Oct 6vsNavyW 24–⁠1883%
Oct 13vsWyomingW 24–⁠1383%
Oct 20atBYUL 33–⁠6336%
Oct 27atNew MexicoL 33–⁠5261%
Nov 3vsArmyW 34–⁠2480%
Nov 8atColorado StateL 21–⁠2841%
Nov 17vsUNLVL 10–⁠3467%
Nov 24atHawai’iL 30–⁠5239%
Dec 1vsUtahW 38–⁠3738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 38–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠386
Coach
Fisher DeBerry
Elo
1456 −109 this season
SP+ rating
-10.8 No. 90 of 117; offense No. 58, defense No. 101
SRS
−10.7 No. 92 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell
Captains
Keith Boyea, Ben Miller and Zach Johnson
Offense
Wishbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense-0.5own 30— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

2001 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠012–⁠225
Colorado State5–⁠27–⁠5
Utah4–⁠38–⁠4
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠46–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠8
Wyoming0–⁠72–⁠9

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