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Air Force

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1957–2026
All-Time Record
437–356–12
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1958
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Air Force head-to-head · History & Eras

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 7–24
4Week 4 · Sep 18Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7L 0–38
5Week 5 · Sep 25Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–8–1L 19–27
6Week 6 · Oct 2Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–8L 6–19
7Week 7 · Oct 9Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 9–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 13–38
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 9–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7–1L 6–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1W 28–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1L 0–21
13Week 13 · Nov 20Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–10W 30–29

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
7.668
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-51
-54+3
  • Army +2
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Navy -4
  • Notre Dame -4
  • Tulsa -5
  • Oregon -5
  • Georgia Tech -6
  • Wisconsin -7
  • Colorado State -7
  • Illinois -8
  • Kansas State -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #136Better than 1%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#135Regular Season Final#136Post-Season W2#136Post-Season W3#136Post-Season W4#136Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-38
-8
-13
-4
-25
-8
-14
+21
-21
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1171974#1141975#1001976#1221977#1191978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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