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Air Force

WAC · 1982 Season · Final

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Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC10–1L 17–35
3Week 3 · Sep 14San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5W 44–32
4Week 4 · Sep 21Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7L 30–31
5Week 5 · Sep 28BYUH2HIND WAC8–4W 39–38
6Week 6 · Oct 5New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC10–1L 37–49
7Week 7 · Oct 12Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 19Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 11–21
9Week 9 · Oct 26UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 35–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–7W 44–34
11Week 11 · Nov 9Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 27–9
13Week 13 · Nov 23Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 30–17
14Week 14 · Nov 30Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC6–5L 21–45
18Final · Jan 4Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC8–4W 36–28

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
2.608
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-21+46
  • BYU +8
  • Vanderbilt +8
  • San Diego State +7
  • Navy +6
  • Notre Dame +6
  • Wyoming +5
  • Army +4
  • UTEP +2
  • Tulsa -1
  • New Mexico -1
  • Hawai'i -5
  • Texas Tech -7
  • Colorado State -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 #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.615 Win % · Change 7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Regular Season Final#43Post-Season W1#43Post-Season W2#43Post-Season W3#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
+12
-1
+1
-12
+3
-10
+28
+10
+18
+13
-24
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#1221977#1191978#1361979#1121980#1021981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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