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2003 Air Force

7–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 2003, game by game: won vs. Wofford 49–0; won at Northwestern 22–21; won vs. North Texas 34–21; won vs. Wyoming 35–29; won at BYU 24–10; lost vs. Navy 25–28; won vs. UNLV 24–7; lost at Colorado State 20–30; lost vs. Utah 43–45; won vs. Army 31–3; lost at New Mexico 12–24; lost at San Diego State 3–24+49−21Won 49–0 vs. Wofford+49WoffordWon 22–21 at Northwestern+1NorthwesternWon 34–21 vs. North Texas+13North TexasWon 35–29 vs. Wyoming+6WyomingWon 24–10 at BYU+14BYULost 25–28 vs. Navy-3NavyWon 24–7 vs. UNLV+17UNLVLost 20–30 at Colorado State-10Colorado StateLost 43–45 vs. Utah-2UtahWon 31–3 vs. Army+28ArmyLost 12–24 at New Mexico-12New MexicoLost 3–24 at San Diego State-21San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWoffordW 49–⁠083%
Sep 6atNorthwesternW 22–⁠2155%
Sep 13vsNorth TexasW 34–⁠2159%
Sep 20vsWyomingW 35–⁠2981%
Sep 27atBYUW 24–⁠1050%
Oct 4vsNavyL 25–⁠2879%
Oct 11vsUNLVW 24–⁠760%
Oct 16atColorado StateL 20–⁠3041%
Nov 1vsUtahL 43–⁠4555%
Nov 8vsArmyW 31–⁠391%
Nov 15atNew MexicoL 12–⁠2440%
Nov 22atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠2457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 24–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠242
Coach
Fisher DeBerry
Elo
1491 −12 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 55 of 117; offense No. 78, defense No. 40
SRS
4.0 No. 45 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 117
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell
Captains
Jeff Overstreet, Trevor Hightower, Joe Schieffer, Chance Harridge, Brett Huyser and Monty Coleman
Offense
Wishbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.6own 31— allowed
Defense0.0own 26— 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.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Cleary Clark WR★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2003 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠110–⁠221
New Mexico5–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠37–⁠6
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
San Diego State3–⁠46–⁠6
BYU3–⁠44–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠56–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠54–⁠8

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