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Air Force

WAC · 1981 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
7th
2–3 in WAC

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 21–45
4Week 4 · Sep 22Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3L 10–17
5Week 5 · Sep 29New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7–1L 10–27
6Week 6 · Oct 6Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC0–12W 28–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1L 13–30
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 13–31
9Week 9 · Oct 27Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 20–10
10Week 10 · Nov 3Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 7–3
12Week 12 · Nov 17Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–35
13Week 13 · Nov 24UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6L 21–24
14Week 14 · Dec 1San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 21–16

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
4.970
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-33+11
  • San Diego State +6
  • Army +3
  • Oregon +2
  • Colorado State 0
  • BYU -2
  • Wyoming -3
  • Navy -4
  • Tulane -5
  • Notre Dame -6
  • UNLV -6
  • New Mexico -7

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 #102Better than 26%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.364 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#101Regular Season Final#101Post-Season W1#100Post-Season W2#100Post-Season W3#102Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
-7
-17
+14
-17
-18
+10
+4
-28
-3
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#1001976#1221977#1191978#1361979#1121980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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