A comparison of each team's statistics and records, inluding bowl histories.
Dec. 12, 2000
By The Associated Press
AIR FORCE (8-3)
55 CS Northridge 6
31 BYU 23
23 at Utah 14
13 at UNLV 34
27 Navy 13
51 at Wyoming 34
23 New Mexico 29
31 at Notre Dame, OT 34
41 at Army 27
44 Colorado St. 40
45 San Diego St. 24
FRESNO ST. (7-4)
10 at Ohio St. 43
21 at UCLA 24
17 California 3
27 at Rice 24
58 Nevada 21
13 at UTEP 23
34 Tulsa 12
45 Hawaii 27
7 at TCU 24
14 SMU 7
37 at San Jose St. 6
Rushing Offense
Car Yds Yds Pg
Air Force 647 3244 294.9
Fresno St. 378 1339 121.7
Passing Offense
Att Cp Yds Yds Pg
Air Force 205 116 1727 157.0
Fresno St. 337 204 2497 227.0
Total Offense
Plays Yds Yds Pg
Air Force 852 4971 451.9
Fresno St. 715 3836 348.7
Rushing Defense
Car Yds Yds Pg
Air Force 414 1755 159.6
Fresno St. 454 1624 147.6
Pass Efficiency Defense
Att Cp Yds Tds Pts
Air Force 324 175 2348 16 135.50
Fresno St. 370 195 2261 9 119.09
Total Defense
Plays Yds Yds Pg
Air Force 738 4103 373.0
Fresno St. 824 3885 353.1
Net Punting
No. Yds Net
Punts Avg Ret Ret Avg
Air Force 51 40.0 24 353 33.1
Fresno St. 63 37.5 24 141 35.2
Punt Returns
No Yds Avg
Air Force 27 213 7.9
Fresno St. 25 314 12.6
Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg
Air Force 25 534 21.4
Fresno St. 32 614 19.2
Turnover Margin
Gained Lost
Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar/Gm
Air Force 12 7 19 6 6 12 .64
Fresno St. 10 13 23 10 11 21 .18
Scoring Offense
G Pts Avg
Air Force 11 384 34.9
Fresno St. 11 276 25.1
Scoring Defense
G Pts Avg
Air Force 11 278 25.3
Fresno St. 11 214 19.5
Fresno St. Bowl History
Jan. 1, 1946 Raisin Bowl-Drake 13, Fresno St. 12
Nov. 23, 1961 Mercy Bowl-Fresno St. 26, Bowling Green 6
Dec. 18, 1982 California Bowl-Fresno St. 29, Bowling Green 28
Dec. 14, 1985 California Bowl-Fresno St. 51, Bowling Green 7
Dec. 10, 1988 California Bowl-Fresno St. 35, Western Michigan 30
Dec. 9, 1989 California Bowl-Fresno St. 27, Ball St. 6
Dec. 14, 1991 California Bowl-Bowling Green 28, Fresno St. 21
Dec. 29, 1992 Freedom Bowl-Fresno St. 24, Southern Cal 7
Dec. 25, 1993 Aloha Bowl-Colorado 41, Fresno St. 30
Dec. 18, 1999 Las Vegas Bowl-Utah 17, Fresno St. 16
Air Force Bowl History
Jan. 1, 1959 Cotton Bowl-Air Force 0, Texas Christian 0, tie
Dec. 28, 1963 Gator Bowl-North Carolina 35, Air Force 0
Jan. 1, 1971 Sugar Bowl-Tennessee 34, Air Force 13
Dec. 31, 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl-Air Force 36, Vanderbilt 28
Dec. 10, 1983 Independence Bowl-Air Force 9, Mississippi 3
Dec. 15, 1984 Independence Bowl-Air Force 23, Virginia Tech 7
Dec. 31, 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl-Air Force 24, Texas 16
Dec. 30, 1987 Freedom Bowl-Arizona St. 33, Air Force 28
Dec. 28, 1989 Liberty Bowl-Mississippi 42, Air Force 29
Dec. 27, 1990 Liberty Bowl-Air Force 23, Ohio St. 11
Dec. 29, 1991 Liberty Bowl-Air Force 38, Mississippi St. 15
Dec. 31, 1992 Liberty Bowl-Mississippi 13, Air Force 0
Dec. 27, 1995 Copper Bowl-Texas Tech 55, Air Force 41
Dec. 20, 1997 Las Vegas Bowl-Oregon 41, Air Force 13
Dec. 25, 1998 Oahu Bowl-Air Force 45, Washington 25
