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Air Force

WAC · 1997 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–2 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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND BW5–6W 14–10
3Week 3 · Sep 9Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC7–4W 41–12
4Week 4 · Sep 16UNLVH2HIND WAC3–8W 25–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC11–2W 24–0
6Week 6 · Sep 30San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7W 24–18
7Week 7 · Oct 7CITADELUnranked—W 17–3
8Week 8 · Oct 14Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 10–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–6L 17–20
10Week 10 · Oct 28San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 22–25
11Week 11 · Nov 4Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC3–9W 34–27
12Week 12 · Nov 11Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 24–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–6W 14–3
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC7–5L 13–41

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
1.892
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+34
-18+52
  • Colorado State +11
  • Rice +7
  • Navy +7
  • Wyoming +7
  • Idaho +5
  • San Diego State +5
  • Army +4
  • UNLV +3
  • Hawai'i +3
  • Oregon -5
  • Fresno State -6
  • San José 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 #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.769 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15W15#16Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+29
+1
+24
+6
+14
+3
-3
-3
+7
+24
+11
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#451992#871993#321994#391995#371996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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