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Air Force

WAC · 1996 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
6th
5–3 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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 45–0
3Week 3 · Sep 10UNLVH2HIND WAC1–11W 65–17
5Week 5 · Sep 24Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–2L 19–22
6Week 6 · Oct 1Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC7–4W 45–17
8Week 8 · Oct 15Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 17–20
9Week 9 · Oct 22Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 20–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC2–10W 34–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 41–42
12Week 12 · Nov 12Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 7–23
13Week 13 · Nov 19Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 44–38
15Week 15 · Dec 3San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–3L 23–28

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
2.511
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-15+25
  • Notre Dame +8
  • Rice +7
  • Fresno State +4
  • San José State +3
  • Hawai'i +2
  • UNLV +1
  • Wyoming -2
  • Army -2
  • Navy -3
  • San Diego State -3
  • Colorado State -5

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 #37Better than 74%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W15#37Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#37Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+45
+48
-3
+28
-3
+3
+27
-1
-16
+6
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#271991#451992#871993#321994#391995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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