Air Force Moves into the Top 20
October 22, 2023
The Air Force defense held Navy to just 124 yards of total offense and didn’t allow the Midshipmen to score until the final drive of the game, winning 17-6. The Falcons are now 7-0 on the season and move up to No. 19 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll.
This is the first time Air Force has started the season 7-0 since 1997. Their overall win streak is at 12 games, which is the fourth longest streak in FBS.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (58) 1,586 1 7-0
2 Michigan (4) 1,522 2 8-0
3 Ohio State (2) 1,459 3 7-0
4 Florida State 1,426 4 7-0
5 Washington 1,333 5 7-0
6 Oklahoma 1,283 7 7-0
7 Texas 1,150 8 6-1
8 Alabama 1,141 8 7-1
9 Oregon 1,089 11 6-1
10 Penn State 1,056 6 6-1
11 Mississippi 931 12 6-1
12 Oregon State 892 13 6-1
13 Utah 866 14 6-1
14 Notre Dame 688 18 6-2
15 LSU 677 19 6-2
16 Missouri 604 20 7-1
17 North Carolina 574 10 6-1
18 Louisville 451 21 6-1
19 Air Force 374 22 7-0
20 Tennessee 356 15 5-2
21 Duke 350 17 5-2
22 Southern California 269 16 6-2
23 Tulane 202 24 6-1
24 UCLA 195 25 5-2
25 James Madison 101 NR 7-0
Dropped out: No. 23 Iowa (6-2).
Others receiving votes: Florida (5-2) 52; Miami (Fla.) (5-2) 27; Kansas State (5-2) 25; Iowa (6-2) 24; Fresno State (6-1) 23; Oklahoma State (5-2) 13; Kentucky (5-2) 10; Wyoming (5-2) 9; Liberty (7-0) 8; SMU (5-2) 8; Arizona (4-3) 7; UNLV (6-1) 6; Kansas (5-2) 4; Maryland (5-2) 4; Toledo (7-1) 2; Wisconsin (5-2) 2; Clemson (4-3) 1.
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The Air Force defense held Navy to just 124 yards of total offense and didn’t allow the Midshipmen to score until the final drive of the game, winning 17-6. The Falcons are now 7-0 on the season and move up to No. 19 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll.
This is the first time Air Force has started the season 7-0 since 1997. Their overall win streak is at 12 games, which is the fourth longest streak in FBS.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (58) | 1,586 | 1 | 7-0 | |
| 2 | Michigan (4) | 1,522 | 2 | 8-0 | |
| 3 | Ohio State (2) | 1,459 | 3 | 7-0 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 1,426 | 4 | 7-0 | |
| 5 | Washington | 1,333 | 5 | 7-0 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 1,283 | 7 | 7-0 | |
| 7 | Texas | 1,150 | 8 | 6-1 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,141 | 8 | 7-1 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 1,089 | 11 | 6-1 | |
| 10 | Penn State | 1,056 | 6 | 6-1 | |
| 11 | Mississippi | 931 | 12 | 6-1 | |
| 12 | Oregon State | 892 | 13 | 6-1 | |
| 13 | Utah | 866 | 14 | 6-1 | |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 688 | 18 | 6-2 | |
| 15 | LSU | 677 | 19 | 6-2 | |
| 16 | Missouri | 604 | 20 | 7-1 | |
| 17 | North Carolina | 574 | 10 | 6-1 | |
| 18 | Louisville | 451 | 21 | 6-1 | |
| 19 | Air Force | 374 | 22 | 7-0 | |
| 20 | Tennessee | 356 | 15 | 5-2 | |
| 21 | Duke | 350 | 17 | 5-2 | |
| 22 | Southern California | 269 | 16 | 6-2 | |
| 23 | Tulane | 202 | 24 | 6-1 | |
| 24 | UCLA | 195 | 25 | 5-2 | |
| 25 | James Madison | 101 | NR | 7-0 |
Dropped out: No. 23 Iowa (6-2).
Others receiving votes: Florida (5-2) 52; Miami (Fla.) (5-2) 27; Kansas State (5-2) 25; Iowa (6-2) 24; Fresno State (6-1) 23; Oklahoma State (5-2) 13; Kentucky (5-2) 10; Wyoming (5-2) 9; Liberty (7-0) 8; SMU (5-2) 8; Arizona (4-3) 7; UNLV (6-1) 6; Kansas (5-2) 4; Maryland (5-2) 4; Toledo (7-1) 2; Wisconsin (5-2) 2; Clemson (4-3) 1.
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