2008 Air Force
8–5 (5–3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Troy Calhoun. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Utah 41–7Aug 30
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Southern Utah | W 41–7 | 93% |
| Sep 6 | at Wyoming | W 23–3 | 56% |
| Sep 13 | at Houston | W 31–28 | 50% |
| Sep 20 | vs 20Utah | L 23–30 | 52% |
| Oct 4 | vs Navy | L 27–33 | 63% |
| Oct 11 | at San Diego State | W 35–10 | 64% |
| Oct 18 | at UNLV | W 29–28 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | vs New Mexico | W 23–10 | 63% |
| Nov 1 | at Army | W 16–7 | 73% |
| Nov 8 | vs Colorado State | W 38–17 | 79% |
| Nov 15 | vs 16BYU | L 24–38 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | at 15TCU | L 10–44 | 28% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vsHoustonArmed Forces Bowl | L 28–34 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 34–28 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 8–5
- Conference
- 5–3 4th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 348–289
- Coach
- Troy Calhoun
- Elo
- 1543 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.7 No. 68 of 120; offense No. 78, defense No. 58, special teams No. 31
- SRS
- 0.8 No. 60 of 120 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 117
- Offensive coordinators
- Clay Hendrix and Blane Morgan
- Defensive coordinator
- Tim DeRuyter
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.00 | 37% | 0.85 | 77th of 120 |
| Defense | 0.06 | 42% | 0.97 | 78th of 120 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.01 off 0.04 def | 37% off 41% def | — | 91st off 76th def |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.2 | own 31 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 33 | 2% 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 2008 class
| LeRoi Edwards OG | ★★ | No. 1602 |
| Ryan Dukes SDE | ★★ | No. 1602 |
| Robert Drye OT | ★★ | No. 1845 |
| Irvin George APB | ★★ | No. 1845 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2008 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.756 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.761 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.0 | 0.761 |
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.
2008 Mountain West Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 8–0 | 13–0 | 2 |
| TCU | 7–1 | 11–2 | 7 |
| BYU | 6–2 | 10–3 | 25 |
 Air Force | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Colorado State | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| UNLV | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| New Mexico | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Wyoming | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
| San Diego State | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.