Air Force

FBS

Mountain West · Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado

436-356-12

All-time

0.542

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Air Force's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 1958 · Jan 1, 1959

0.82

Cotton Bowl

#6 Air Force 0-0 #10 TCU

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Major Bowl

#2 · 1989 · Oct 14, 1989

0.67

#17 Air Force 27-41 #1 Notre Dame

Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

#3 · 1985 · Nov 16, 1985

0.67

#4 Air Force 21-28 #16 BYU

Cougar Stadium, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

Conf Game

#4 · 2002 · Oct 19, 2002

0.66

#18 Air Force 14-21 #7 Notre Dame

Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

#5 · 1970 · Jan 1, 1971

0.60

Sugar Bowl

#11 Air Force 13-34 #4 Tennessee

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Major Bowl

#6 · 1971 · Oct 2, 1971

0.60

Air Force 14-16 #9 Penn State

Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

#7 · 1958 · Oct 4, 1958

0.59

Air Force 13-13 #8 Iowa

Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

#8 · 1998 · Dec 5, 1998

0.57

WAC Championship Game

#17 Air Force 20-13 BYU

Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Conf Title

#9 · 1998 · Nov 14, 1998

0.57

#23 Air Force 10-3 #25 Wyoming

Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

Conf Game

#10 · 1959 · Oct 17, 1959

0.55

#17 Air Force 3-20 Oregon

Portland Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1959	1958	Cotton Bowl	#6 Air Force 0-0 #10 TCU Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.82
2	Oct 14, 1989	1989		#17 Air Force 27-41 #1 Notre Dame Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado		0.67
3	Nov 16, 1985	1985		#4 Air Force 21-28 #16 BYU Cougar Stadium, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Conf Game	Conf Game	0.67
4	Oct 19, 2002	2002		#18 Air Force 14-21 #7 Notre Dame Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado		0.66
5	Jan 1, 1971	1970	Sugar Bowl	#11 Air Force 13-34 #4 Tennessee Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.60
6	Oct 2, 1971	1971		Air Force 14-16 #9 Penn State Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania		0.60
7	Oct 4, 1958	1958		Air Force 13-13 #8 Iowa Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa		0.59
8	Dec 5, 1998	1998	WAC Championship Game	#17 Air Force 20-13 BYU Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada Conf Title	Conf Title	0.57
9	Nov 14, 1998	1998		#23 Air Force 10-3 #25 Wyoming Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming Conf Game	Conf Game	0.57
10	Oct 17, 1959	1959		#17 Air Force 3-20 Oregon Portland Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon		0.55

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20254-8

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20245-7

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20239-4

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#17

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (W)

202210-3

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (W)

202110-3

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

First Responder Bowl (W)

20203-3

Air Force · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201911-2

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#22

Coach final

#23

AP high

#22

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Cheez-It Bowl (W)

20185-7

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20175-7

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201610-3

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Arizona Bowl (W)

20158-6

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

201410-3

Air Force · Mountain West (Mountain)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W)

20132-10

Air Force · Mountain West (East)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20126-7

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20117-6

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Military Bowl (L)

20109-4

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#23

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

20098-5

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (W)

20088-5

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20079-4

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20064-8

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20054-7

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20045-6

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20037-5

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20028-5

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

San Francisco Bowl (L)

20016-6

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20009-3

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Silicon Valley Classic (W)

19996-5

Air Force · Mountain West

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#24

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

199812-1

Air Force · Western Athletic (Pacific)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#13

Coach final

#10

AP high

#13

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Oahu Bowl (W)

199710-3

Air Force · Western Athletic (Pacific)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

#25

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl (L)

19966-5

Air Force · Western Athletic (Pacific)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19958-5

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#21

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Copper Bowl (L)

19948-4

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19934-8

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19927-5

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

199110-3

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

#25

Coach final

#24

AP high

#25

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (W)

19907-5

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (W)

19898-4-1

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

5-1-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#17

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

19885-7

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19879-4

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Freedom Bowl (L)

19866-5

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

198512-1

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

7-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl (W)

19848-4

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

198310-2

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

5-2

AP final

#13

Coach final

#15

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Independence Bowl (W)

19828-5

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hall of Fame Bowl (W)

19814-7

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19802-9-1

Air Force · Western Athletic

Conf record

1-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19792-9

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19783-8

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19772-8-1

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19764-7

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19752-8-1

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19742-9

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19736-4

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19726-4

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#16

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19716-4

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19709-3

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

#16

Coach final

#11

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Sugar Bowl (L)Major

19696-4

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19687-3

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19672-6-2

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19664-6

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19653-6-1

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19644-5-1

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19637-4

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Gator Bowl (L)

19625-5

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19613-7

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19604-6

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19595-4-1

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19589-0-2

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (T)Major

19573-6-1

Air Force · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Air Force	0-0	Mountain West
2025	Air Force	4-8	Mountain West		3-5
2024	Air Force	5-7	Mountain West		3-4
2023	Air Force	9-4	Mountain West		5-3					#17	Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2022	Air Force	10-3	Mountain West	Mountain	5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2021	Air Force	10-3	Mountain West	Mountain	6-2						First Responder Bowl (W)
2020	Air Force	3-3	Mountain West	West	2-2
2019	Air Force	11-2	Mountain West	Mountain	7-1			#22	#23	#22	Cheez-It Bowl (W)
2018	Air Force	5-7	Mountain West	Mountain	3-5
2017	Air Force	5-7	Mountain West	Mountain	4-4
2016	Air Force	10-3	Mountain West	Mountain	5-3						Arizona Bowl (W)
2015	Air Force	8-6	Mountain West	Mountain	6-2	✓					Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2014	Air Force	10-3	Mountain West	Mountain	5-3						Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W)
2013	Air Force	2-10	Mountain West	East	0-8
2012	Air Force	6-7	Mountain West		5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2011	Air Force	7-6	Mountain West		3-4						Military Bowl (L)
2010	Air Force	9-4	Mountain West		5-3					#23	Independence Bowl (W)
2009	Air Force	8-5	Mountain West		5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2008	Air Force	8-5	Mountain West		5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2007	Air Force	9-4	Mountain West		6-2						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2006	Air Force	4-8	Mountain West		3-5
2005	Air Force	4-7	Mountain West		3-5
2004	Air Force	5-6	Mountain West		3-4
2003	Air Force	7-5	Mountain West		3-4
2002	Air Force	8-5	Mountain West		4-3					#18	San Francisco Bowl (L)
2001	Air Force	6-6	Mountain West		3-4
2000	Air Force	9-3	Mountain West		5-2						Silicon Valley Classic (W)
1999	Air Force	6-5	Mountain West		2-5					#24
1998	Air Force	12-1	Western Athletic	Pacific	7-1	✓	★	#13	#10	#13	Oahu Bowl (W)
1997	Air Force	10-3	Western Athletic	Pacific	6-2				#25	#18	Las Vegas Bowl (L)
1996	Air Force	6-5	Western Athletic	Pacific	5-3
1995	Air Force	8-5	Western Athletic		6-2		★			#21	Copper Bowl (L)
1994	Air Force	8-4	Western Athletic		6-2
1993	Air Force	4-8	Western Athletic		1-7
1992	Air Force	7-5	Western Athletic		4-4						Liberty Bowl (L)
1991	Air Force	10-3	Western Athletic		6-2			#25	#24	#25	Liberty Bowl (W)
1990	Air Force	7-5	Western Athletic		3-4						Liberty Bowl (W)
1989	Air Force	8-4-1	Western Athletic		5-1-1					#17	Liberty Bowl (L)
1988	Air Force	5-7	Western Athletic		3-5
1987	Air Force	9-4	Western Athletic		6-2						Freedom Bowl (L)
1986	Air Force	6-5	Western Athletic		5-2
1985	Air Force	12-1	Western Athletic		7-1		★	#8	#5	#4	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1984	Air Force	8-4	Western Athletic		4-3						Independence Bowl (W)
1983	Air Force	10-2	Western Athletic		5-2			#13	#15	#13	Independence Bowl (W)
1982	Air Force	8-5	Western Athletic		4-3						Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1981	Air Force	4-7	Western Athletic		2-3
1980	Air Force	2-9-1	Western Athletic		1-3
1979	Air Force	2-9	Independent
1978	Air Force	3-8	Independent
1977	Air Force	2-8-1	Independent
1976	Air Force	4-7	Independent
1975	Air Force	2-8-1	Independent
1974	Air Force	2-9	Independent
1973	Air Force	6-4	Independent
1972	Air Force	6-4	Independent							#16
1971	Air Force	6-4	Independent							#18
1970	Air Force	9-3	Independent					#16	#11	#7	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1969	Air Force	6-4	Independent							#19
1968	Air Force	7-3	Independent
1967	Air Force	2-6-2	Independent
1966	Air Force	4-6	Independent
1965	Air Force	3-6-1	Independent
1964	Air Force	4-5-1	Independent
1963	Air Force	7-4	Independent								Gator Bowl (L)
1962	Air Force	5-5	Independent
1961	Air Force	3-7	Independent
1960	Air Force	4-6	Independent
1959	Air Force	5-4-1	Independent							#15
1958	Air Force	9-0-2	Independent					#6	#8	#6	Cotton Bowl (T)Major
1957	Air Force	3-6-1	Independent

Award winners

9 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Trey Taylor2023

Jim Thorpe AwardS

Carlton McDonald1992

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Chad Hennings1987

Consensus All-AmericanDL

Chad Hennings1987

Outland TrophyDT

Fisher DeBerry1985

AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach

Scott Thomas1985

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Ken Hatfield1983

AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach

Ernie Jennings1970

Consensus All-AmericanE

Brock Strom1958

Consensus All-AmericanT

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2023	Trey Taylor	S	Jim Thorpe Award
1992	Carlton McDonald	DB	Consensus All-American
1987	Chad Hennings	DL	Consensus All-American
1987	Chad Hennings	DT	Outland Trophy
1985	Fisher DeBerry	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1985	Scott Thomas	DB	Consensus All-American
1983	Ken Hatfield	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1970	Ernie Jennings	E	Consensus All-American
1958	Brock Strom	T	Consensus All-American