College Football
#89

Air Force Falcons

Mountain West · 5-1

Falcon Stadium · 46,692 seats

Air Force Falcons rank #89 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.003 points per play (Elo 1564), a 5-1 record in the Mountain West, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.003
#89 in FBS
Offense
+0.008
higher is better
Defense
+0.006
lower is better
SOS
-0.009
mean opp. rating
Elo
1564
Off EPA/play
+0.048
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.033
lower is better
Off success
+0.030
Def success
-0.008
Off explosive
-0.009
Def explosive
-0.006
Rush EPA
+0.077
offense
Pass EPA
-0.291
offense
Pts / drive
3.10
9.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.90
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Air Force's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.075

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.051

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.025

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production57%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-2.94σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-3.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.00-0.08Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsDuquesneW 34–0———
2vsNorth Dakota StateL 32–38———
4@NevadaW 36–33———
5vsNavyW 14–9———
6@Northern IllinoisW 28–7———
7vsUNLVW 41–31———
8@WyomingOct 24———
9vsUConnOct 31———
10@ArmyNov 8———
11vsSan José StateNov 15———
12vsUTEPNov 21———
13@New MexicoNov 28———