Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | at Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 13-27 | 28,071 | ||||
| September 12 | TCU* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 21-10 | 41,000 | ||||
| September 19 | San Diego State | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 49-7 | 35,035 | ||||
| September 26 | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy) | W 27-19 | 23,137 | ||||
| October 3 | Utah | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 48-27 | 35,108 | ||||
| October 10 | at Navy* | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 23-13 | 35,622 | ||||
| October 17 | #11 Notre Dame* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | L 14-35 | 51,112 | ||||
| October 24 | UTEP | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 35-7 | 36,922 | ||||
| October 31 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | ESPN | L 13-24 | 65,384 | |||
| November 7 | Army* | Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO | W 27-10 | 49,183 | ||||
| November 14 | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 73-26 | 15,309 | ||||
| November 21 | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | W 34-31 | 43,340 | |||
| December 30 | vs. Arizona State* | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) | L 28-33 | 33,261 | ||||
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