NCAA FBS Mountain West

Air Force football predictions & picks

Mountain West

2026 record: 7-2
Mountain West: 3rd
PPG: 28.7
Streak: W2
Last 5: Won 28–7 at Northern Illinois · Sat, Oct 10 Won 41–31 vs UNLV · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 14–28 at Wyoming · Fri, Oct 23 Won 35–26 vs UConn · Sat, Oct 31 Won 24–21 at Army · Sat, Nov 7

Air Force next game

Wk 11

Air Force vs7:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 San Jose St

Best pick AF ML−588 91% confidence See the prediction: San Jose St at Air Force

Air Force 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Duquesne Duquesne W34–0 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs North Dakota State N Dakota St L32–38 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Nevada Nevada W36–33 OT —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Navy Navy W14–9 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Northern Illinois N Illinois W28–7 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs UNLV UNLV W41–31 O 39.5−278✓ UNLV at Air Force prediction

Wk 8Fri, Oct 23Oct 23 @Wyoming Wyoming L14–28 O 37.5−294✓ Air Force at Wyoming prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs UConn UConn W35–26 CONN +8.5−286✗ UConn at Air Force prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Army Army W24–21 ARMY +3.5−294✓ Air Force at Army prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs San José State San Jose St 7:00 PM ET AF ML−588 San Jose St at Air Force prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs UTEP UTEP 7:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Air Force team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 28.7/ game 66th

Total yards 392.4/ game 57th

Passing yards 61.2/ game 138th

Rushing yards 332.0/ game 1st

Third-down conversions 51.2% 10th

Giveaways 0.8/ game 20th

Time of possession 36:28 1st

Defense

Points allowed 21.4/ game 42nd

Yards allowed 295.9/ game 17th

Passing yards allowed 160.9/ game 6th

Rushing yards allowed 135.0/ game 62nd

Takeaways 0.9/ game 111th

Penalties 4.7/ game 11th

Air Force leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Liam Szarka 296yds 1 TD · 4 INT · 50.0% comp. · 4 games

Rushing Evan Medders 549yds 7 TD · 6.4 per carry · 7 games

Receiving Simon Kibbee 166yds 10 catches · 1 TD · 6 games

Tackles Blake Fletcher 85 9 games

Sacks Max Mustell 3 9 games

Interceptions Blake Fletcher 2 2 passes defended · 9 games

Air Force picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

75.0% 3 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Mountain West standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 New Mexico New Mexico 810 8-1 .889 31198 +213 W6

2 North Dakota State N Dakota St 720 7-2 .778 253107 +146 W1

3 Air Force Air Force 720 7-2 .778 258193 +65 W2

4 Wyoming Wyoming 630 6-3 .667 197195 +2 W4

5 UNLV UNLV 540 5-4 .556 235231 +4 L1

6 San José State San Jose St 550 5-5 .500 209220 −11 W1

7 Nevada Nevada 360 3-6 .333 187212 −25 L2

8 Hawaii Hawai'i 360 3-6 .333 183210 −27 W2

9 UTEP UTEP 180 1-8 .111 127309 −182 L7

10 Northern Illinois N Illinois 090 0-9 .000 149331 −182 L9

Air Force FAQ

Who does Air Force play next?

Next up for Air Force: home against San José State, Saturday, November 14, 7:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Air Force’s record this season?

Air Force is 7-2, 3rd in the Mountain West.

Who leads Air Force in passing yards?

Liam Szarka, with 296 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (1 TD · 4 INT · 50.0% comp. · 4 games).

What is the model’s record picking Air Force games?

Its best pick is 3-1 in Air Force games this season (75.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Mountain West rivals

All teams

Hawaii Nevada New Mexico North Dakota State Northern Illinois San José State UNLV UTEP Wyoming

Air Force this week

Air Force is 7-2, 3-2 in Mountain West play. Its last game was a 24–21 win over Army on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 28.7 points a game (66th in FBS), and its defense allows 21.4 (42nd).

Next up, Air Force hosts San José State on Saturday, November 14 at 7:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Air Force is an 11.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 47.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the San José State vs Air Force prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.