Air Force falcons Air Force falcons 2019 Football GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ....................... Colorado Springs, CO Enrollment: ............................................ 4,300 Founded: ................................................. 1954 Nickname: ........................................... Falcons Colors (PMS): ..............Blue (661), Silver (421) Stadium (Cap): ......... Falcon Stadium (46,692) Surface: ................................. FieldTurf (2018) Conference: ............................ Mountain West Superintendent: ............... Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria Athletic Director: ........................ Nathan Pine Ticket Phone: ............................719-472-1895 Website: ...................... goairforcefalcons.com Mailing Address: ............ 2168 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Troy Calhoun Alma Mater: .......................... Air Force, 1989 Assistant Coaches Jake Campbell (Air Force, 1996), 8th year Slotbacks Ari Confesor (Holy Cross, 2004), 1st year Wide Receivers Jordan Eason (Air Force, 2013), 2nd year Asst. Offensive Line Terrance Jamison (Wisconsin, 2009), 1st year Defensive Line Brian Knorr (Air Force, 1986), 2nd/8th year Outside Linebackers Steed Lobotzke (Air Force, 1992), 5th year Offensive Line Matt McGettigan (Luther College, 1987), 13th year Srength/Conditioning Alex Means (Air Force, 2013) 2nd year Asst. Defensive Line Ben Miller (Air Force, 2002), 13th year Running backs/Special Teams Coord. Capt. Andre Morris (Air Force, 2011), 1st year Defensive Assistant John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005), 10th year Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001), 12th year Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Ron Vanderlinden (Albion, 1978), 6th year Inside Linebackers Chip Vaughn (Wake Forest, 2008), 2nd year Secondary Jonathan Wallace (Auburn, 2015), 1st year Tight Ends Coaches Game Day Locations Field: Calhoun, Rudzinski, Morris, Vanderlinden, Lobotzke, Wallace, Confesor, Campbell, Jamison Press Box: Knorr, Vaughn, Means, Eason, Thiessen FOLLOW THE FALCONS TwiƩer: .................................... @AF_Football @AF_Falcons Facebook: ............................ AirForceFootball Instagram: .................................... af_football 2019 AIR FORCE SCHEDULE Day Date Time Opponent .................................................Series/Result Sat. Aug. 31 1:30 p.m. Colgate (ESPN3) ......................................... W 48-7 (1-0) Sat. Sept. 7 OPEN Sat. Sept. 14 11 a.m. at Colorado (Pac-12) ...................................... W 30-23 OT Fri. Sept. 20 7 p.m. at Boise State* (ESPN2)......................................... L 19-30 Fri. Sept. 27 6 p.m. San Jose State* (CBS SN) .................................. W 41-24 Sat. Oct. 5 3:30 p.m. at Navy (CBS SN) ................................................... L 25-34 Sat. Oct. 12 5 p.m. Fresno State* (CBS SN) ..................................... W 43-24 Sat. Oct. 19 5 p.m. at Hawaii* (CBS SN)............................................. W 56-26 Sat. Oct. 26 8:15 p.m. Utah State* (ESPN2) ........................................... W 31-7 Sat. Nov. 2 1:30 p.m. Army West Point (CBS SN) ................................ W 17-13 Sat. Nov. 9 OPEN Sat. Nov. 16 5 p.m. at Colorado State* (ESPN2) ................................. W 38-21 Sat. Nov. 23 Noon at New Mexico* (ESPN3)............................AF leads 22-14 Sat. Nov. 30 Noon Wyoming* (Facebook)......................... AF leads 28-26-3 * - Mountain West game, All Ɵmes local to site BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: ESPN3 Trey Bender (play-by-play) Tyoka Jackson (analyst) Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs; The Fan 104.3 in Denver; American Forces Network (AFN); SIRIUS NA, XM 385, Internet/App 974 Ryan Kaufman (play-by-play) Jesse Kurtz (analyst) GENERAL INFORMATION Category Air Force New Mexico Nickname: .............................Falcons..............................................................................Lobos LocaƟon:................................Colorado Springs, CO .................................... Albuquerque, NM AthleƟc Website: ..................GoAirForceFalcons.com....................................... GoLobos.com Record: ..................................8-2 (5-1 MW Mtn Div) ............................ 2-8 (0-6 MW Mtn Div) Current Streak: ......................W 5 .......................................................................................L 7 Last Week: .............................at Colorado State (W 38-21) ................... at Boise State (L 9-42) Next Week:............................vs. Wyoming (11/30) .............................. vs. Utah State (11/30) Head Coach: ..........................Troy Calhoun ............................................................. Bob Davie Alma Mater (Year): ............Air Force, 1989 ....................................Youngstown State, 1977 Career Record: ...................95-69 (13th year)........................................... 70-86 (13th year) Record at School:...............Same................................................................ 35-61 (9th year) Record vs. Opponent:........7-5 ........................................................................................ 5-3 STORYLINES • Air Force is receiving votes in both polls. The Falcons are 30th in the Associated Press media poll with 12 points and 27th in the USA Today Coaches poll with 43. • Air Force leads the series vs. New Mexico, 22-14, and has an 18-12 advantage in conference games...the Falcons are 9-10 at New Mexico • Air Force defeated UNM, 42-24, last season in Falcon Stadium to snap a three-game losing streak to the Lobos...UNM has won four of the last six overall in the series • New Mexico has won three straight at home in the series...Air Force’s last win at New Mexico came in 2011, 42-0. • Air Force is bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016 and the 10th time in 13 seasons under head coach Troy Calhoun. • The Falcons have won five straight games which is the longest streak since ending the 2016 season six consecutive wins. Game 11: Air Force (8-2, 5-1) at New Mexico (2-8, 0-6) Saturday, Nov. 23, Noon MT, Dreamstyle Stadium (29,181), Albuquerque, NM
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Air Force falcons Air Force falcons 2019 Football
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ....................... Colorado Springs, COEnrollment: ............................................ 4,300Founded: ................................................. 1954Nickname: ........................................... FalconsColors (PMS): ..............Blue (661), Silver (421)Stadium (Cap): ......... Falcon Stadium (46,692)Surface: ................................. FieldTurf (2018) Conference: ............................Mountain WestSuperintendent: ............... Lt. Gen. Jay SilveriaAthletic Director: ........................ Nathan PineTicket Phone: ............................719-472-1895Website: ...................... goairforcefalcons.comMailing Address: ............2168 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840
COACHING STAFF Head Coach Troy CalhounAlma Mater: .......................... Air Force, 1989
Assistant CoachesJake Campbell (Air Force, 1996), 8th year SlotbacksAri Confesor (Holy Cross, 2004), 1st year Wide ReceiversJordan Eason (Air Force, 2013), 2nd year Asst. Offensive LineTerrance Jamison (Wisconsin, 2009), 1st year Defensive LineBrian Knorr (Air Force, 1986), 2nd/8th year Outside LinebackersSteed Lobotzke (Air Force, 1992), 5th year Offensive LineMatt McGettigan (Luther College, 1987), 13th year Srength/ConditioningAlex Means (Air Force, 2013) 2nd year Asst. Defensive LineBen Miller (Air Force, 2002), 13th year Running backs/Special Teams Coord.Capt. Andre Morris (Air Force, 2011), 1st year Defensive Assistant John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005), 10th year Defensive Coordinator/SecondaryMike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001), 12th year Offensive Coord./QuarterbacksRon Vanderlinden (Albion, 1978), 6th year Inside LinebackersChip Vaughn (Wake Forest, 2008), 2nd year SecondaryJonathan Wallace (Auburn, 2015), 1st year Tight Ends
Coaches Game Day LocationsField: Calhoun, Rudzinski, Morris, Vanderlinden, Lobotzke, Wallace, Confesor, Campbell, JamisonPress Box: Knorr, Vaughn, Means, Eason, Thiessen
2019 AIR FORCE SCHEDULE Day Date Time Opponent .................................................Series/ResultSat. Aug. 31 1:30 p.m. Colgate (ESPN3) .........................................W 48-7 (1-0)Sat. Sept. 7 OPENSat. Sept. 14 11 a.m. at Colorado (Pac-12) ......................................W 30-23 OTFri. Sept. 20 7 p.m. at Boise State* (ESPN2) ......................................... L 19-30Fri. Sept. 27 6 p.m. San Jose State* (CBS SN) .................................. W 41-24Sat. Oct. 5 3:30 p.m. at Navy (CBS SN) ................................................... L 25-34Sat. Oct. 12 5 p.m. Fresno State* (CBS SN) ..................................... W 43-24Sat. Oct. 19 5 p.m. at Hawaii* (CBS SN)............................................. W 56-26Sat. Oct. 26 8:15 p.m. Utah State* (ESPN2) ........................................... W 31-7Sat. Nov. 2 1:30 p.m. Army West Point (CBS SN) ................................ W 17-13Sat. Nov. 9 OPENSat. Nov. 16 5 p.m. at Colorado State* (ESPN2) ................................. W 38-21Sat. Nov. 23 Noon at New Mexico* (ESPN3)............................AF leads 22-14Sat. Nov. 30 Noon Wyoming* (Facebook)......................... AF leads 28-26-3* - Mountain West game, All mes local to site
BROADCAST INFORMATION Television: ESPN3Trey Bender (play-by-play)Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs; The Fan 104.3 in Denver; American Forces Network (AFN); SIRIUS NA, XM 385, Internet/App 974Ryan Kaufman (play-by-play)Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
GENERAL INFORMATION Category Air Force New MexicoNickname: .............................Falcons ..............................................................................LobosLoca on: ................................Colorado Springs, CO .................................... Albuquerque, NMAthle c Website: ..................GoAirForceFalcons.com ....................................... GoLobos.comRecord: ..................................8-2 (5-1 MW Mtn Div) ............................2-8 (0-6 MW Mtn Div)Current Streak: ......................W 5 .......................................................................................L 7Last Week: .............................at Colorado State (W 38-21) ................... at Boise State (L 9-42)Next Week:............................vs. Wyoming (11/30) .............................. vs. Utah State (11/30)Head Coach: ..........................Troy Calhoun .............................................................Bob Davie Alma Mater (Year): ............Air Force, 1989 ....................................Youngstown State, 1977 Career Record: ...................95-69 (13th year) ........................................... 70-86 (13th year) Record at School: ...............Same ................................................................ 35-61 (9th year) Record vs. Opponent: ........7-5 ........................................................................................5-3
STORYLINES • Air Force is receiving votes in both polls. The Falcons are 30th in the Associated Press media poll with 12 points and 27th in the USA Today Coaches poll with 43. • Air Force leads the series vs. New Mexico, 22-14, and has an 18-12 advantage in conference games...the Falcons are 9-10 at New Mexico• Air Force defeated UNM, 42-24, last season in Falcon Stadium to snap a three-game losing streak to the Lobos...UNM has won four of the last six overall in the series• New Mexico has won three straight at home in the series...Air Force’s last win at New Mexico came in 2011, 42-0.• Air Force is bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016 and the 10th time in 13 seasons under head coach Troy Calhoun.• The Falcons have won five straight games which is the longest streak since ending the 2016 season six consecutive wins.
Game 11: Air Force (8-2, 5-1) at New Mexico (2-8, 0-6)Saturday, Nov. 23, Noon MT, Dreamstyle Stadium (29,181), Albuquerque, NM
MEDIA INFORMATION
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MEDIA GUIDELINES
PRACTICESAir Force football practices are open to the public with the following guidelines which include refraining of scouting for an opponent or reporting during practices to include injuries or tactics. Media wishing to attend should contact Troy Garnhart in athletic communications to gain access to the base.
Cell Phone Use - Out of respect for those attending or participating in practices, while on the prac-tice field during workouts please silence cell phones. If you need to make or take a call, please exit the field before doing so.
Video/Photography - Photos and video may be taken during pre-practice and periods 1-5 Mondays and Tuesdays.
Player and Coaches Availability - Player interviews prioritize each cadet’s academic, military, squad-ron and leadership obligations in addition to any needed physical rehabilitation. Because treatment time may be necessary, players must physically complete the previous practice or game.
Player Availability - Seniors are available after practice on Monday and before practice on Tuesday between 1 and 1:45 p.m. in the media room in the Cadet Field House. Up to eight players are avail-able on Monday and eight different players Tuesday. Juniors, sophomores and freshmen are avail-able after games in which they play.
Coaches - Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun is available each Monday after practice and on Tuesday during his weekly media press conference at 12:30 p.m. in the media room in the Cadet Field House. Assistant coaches are not available.
WEEKLY RADIO SHOWFalcon Talk with Troy Calhoun, the weekly football radio show, airs each Wednesday on game weeks. The show will be broadcast live on KVOR AM 740 at CB & Potts from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. starting the week of Aug. 26. The show will be hosted by KVOR’s Jim Arthur.
AIR FORCE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTSHighlights from each game, plus post-game interviews from head coach Troy Calhoun and select players are available by contacting Brian Jerman in FalconVision (719-333-2368; [email protected]).
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Nick ArseniakAssistant Director Office: ... 719-333-9251 Cell: ........ 719-510-2684 Email: ..... [email protected]
Falcon Stadium Press Box Phone719-333-1100
MONDAY(11-18)
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TUESDAY(11-19)
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WEDNESDAY(11-20)
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THURSDAY(11-21)
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FRIDAY(11-22)
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SATURDAY(11-23)
Game DayNoon MT
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THE SERIES• Air Force leads the series, 22-14, and has an 18-12 advantage in conference games• Air Force is 13-3 at home, 9-10 at New Mexico and 0-1 in neutral site games• Air Force defeated UNM, 42-24, last season in Falcon Stadium to snap a three-game losing streak to the Lobos...UNM has won four of the last six overall in the series• Prior to the UNM run, Air Force had won five straight and eight of nine• New Mexico has won three straight at home in the series• New Mexico defeated Air Force, 56-38, in 2017 in the last meeting at UNM• The teams first played in 1957 in Colorado Springs...Air Force won the game, 31-0.
LAST YEAR VS. NEW MEXICO(Nov. 10, 2018) Air Force defeated New Mexico, 42-24, to snap a two-game losing streak overall and a three-game streak to the Lobos. Air Force, who led 21-17 at the half, broke open a close game in the second half with a pair of Donald Hammond III to Kade Waguespack touchdown passes in the third quarter. Air Force put the finishing touches on the win with a three-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. The Falcons rolled up season highs in total yards with 623 and rushing yards with 478 while holding the Lobos to 305 total yards, including just 55 in the second half. Hammond led the way with a career-high 136 yards rushing and a score while hitting five of six passes for a career-best 145 yards and a career-high two TDs. Kadin Remsberg added a career-high 99 yards rushing. The defense was led by Kyle Johnson’s nine tackles. Grant Theil added a career-best seven tackles and his first-career interception and forced fumble in his first-career start.
THE LAST TIME AT NEW MEXICO (Sept. 20, 2017) New Mexico defeated Air Force, 56-38, in Albuquerque, N.M., to record its third straight win in the series and fourth in the last five meetings. The game featured a one-hour, one-minute weather delay, the second straight week for Air Force to experience one in a game. The Lobos rolled up 509 total yards, including 363 rushing to race past the Falcons. Richard McQuarley led the rushing attack with 179 yards and five touchdowns on 11 carries. Air Force scored 21 points in the second quarter to take a 21-14 halftime lead. The Lobos answered with 21 third-quarter points to race out to a 35-24 lead on their way to the win. Air Force finished with 396 total yards, including 238 rushing and 158 passing. Arion Worthman rushed for 90 yards and a TD on 30 carries and hit 9-17 passes for 158 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. Tim McVey added 74 yards and a TD on 14 carries.
GAME CENTRAL LAST TIME VS. NEW MEXICO
Air Force 42, New Mexico 24Nov. 10, Falcon Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 FinalNew Mexico 0 17 7 0 24Air Force 7 14 14 7 42
ScoringAF: Mallard 16 run (Koehnke kick), 1/10:34AF: Hammond 37 run (Koehnke kick), 1/1:24NM:Schuler 3 run (Shelley kick), 2/11:41NM: Vigilant 11 run (Shelley kick), 2/2:30AF: Remsberg 54 run (Koehnke kick), 2/1:40NM: Shelley 21 FG, 2/0:00AF: Waguespack 43 pass Hammond (Koehnke kick), 3/7:30AF: Waguespack 9 pass Hammond (Koehnke kick), 3/4:46NM: Burrell end zone fumble recovery (Shelley kick) 3/2:49AF: Fagan 3 run (Koehnke kick), 4/10:01
Team Sta s cs UNM AFFirst Downs (R-P-Pen) 9-5-0 23-4-0NET Rushing A -Yds 36-119 67-478Yards Lost Rushing 46 8Yds Gained Rushing 165 486NET PASSING YARDS 186 145Passing (C-A-I) 13-18-1 5-6-0TOTAL OFFENSE 305 623Avg. Per Play 5.6 8.5Fumbles 2-1 4-3Penal es 0-0 2-11Punts (#-Avg) 7-50.1 2-43.0Punt Returns 0-0 1-(-5)Kickoff Returns 3-48 1-10Intercep ons 0 1-0Fumble Returns 0-0-1 0-0Possession Time 23:52 36:08Third Downs 4-12 5-10Fourth Downs 0-0 1-3Sacks By: 0-0 5-42A endance: 23,723
Individual Sta s csRushing (A -Yds-TD): AF- Hammond 19-136-1, Remsberg 6-99-1, Fagan 17-98-1, Birdow 13-85-0, Smith 2-26-0, Mallard 2-18-1, Saucier 2-8-0, Parton 3-7-0, Amy 1-3-0, Stoner 1-1-0, G. Sanders 1-(-3)-0.UNM -Vigilant 12-67-1, Owens 8-47-0, Shuler 3-19-1, Lilly 1-3-0, Jones 6-(-6)-0, Gerhart 6-(-11)-0.Passing (Comp-A -I-Yds-TD): AF-Hammond 5-6-0-145-2UNM-Jones 6-9-1-114-0, Gerhart 7-9-0-72-0.Receiving (A -Yds-TD): AF-Waguespack 3-51-2, Benne 1-54-0, Lewis 1-40-0.UNM-Hart-Johnson 3-83-0, Umeh 3-77-0, Grif-fi n 2-8-0, Williams 1-7-0, Harris 1-4-0, Vigilant 1-4-0, Owens 1-2-0, Lilly 1-1-0.Tackle Leaders (UT-AT-TT): AF- Johnson 3-6-9, Noren 2-6-8, Theil 4-3-7, J. Jackson 4-3-7, Capra 2-3-5, Bugg 3-1-4, Donaldson 1-3-4, Lewis 3-0-3, Gessler 2-1-3, Fejedelem 2-1-3, Morgan 1-1-2, Bagnall 0-2-2, Meeks 0-2-2, Nuno 1-0-0, Fifi ta 1-0-1, Sanford 1-0-1, Dailey 1-0-1, Eriksen 0-1-1, Wills 0-1-1.UNM (leaders)-Barnwell 6-9-15, Tamaivena 7-5-12, Sewell 3-6-9, Ross 1-7-8.
Past Seasons1957 - AF 31-0 (H)1958 - AFA 45-7 (A)1959 - UNM 28-27 (H)1961 - UNM 21-6 (A)1963 - AF 30-8 (A)1973 - AF 10-6 (H)1981 - UNM 27-10 (A)1982 - UNM 49-37 (H)1984 - AF 23-9 (A)1985 - AF 49-12 (A)1987 - AF 73-23 (A)
1988 - AF 63-14 (H)1991 - UNM 34-32 (A)1992 - AF 33-32 (H)1995 - AF 27-24 (A)1998 - AF 56-14 (H)1999 - UNM 33-28 (A)2000 - UNM 29-23 (H)2001 - UNM 52-33 (A)2002 - AF 38-31 (H) OT2003 - UNM 24-12 (A)2004 - AF 28-23 (H)
2005 - AF 42-24 (A)2006 - AF 24-7 (H)2007 - UNM 34-31 (A)2008 - AF 23-10 (H)2009 - AF 37-13 (A)2010 - AF 48-23 (H)2011 - AF 42-0 (A)2012 - AF 28-23 (H)2013 - UNM 45-37 (A)2014 - AF 35-31 (H)2015 - UNM 47-35 (A)
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD.....• Air Force would improve to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in Mountain West play...The Falcons would be 9-2 for the first time in the Troy Calhoun era (2007) and first overall time 1998...AF would be 6-1 in the MW for the first time since 2015. • Air Force would have its ninth win which would be the most since finishing the 2016 season with 10• Air Force would have its sixth conference win which would be the most since finishing second with a 6-2 mark in 2015• Air Force would improve to 23-14 all-time vs. New Mexico, including a 19-12 mark in conference play...the Falcons would improve to 10-10 all-time at New Mexico• Air Force would snap a three-game losing streak at New Mexico and post its first win in Albuquerque since 2011
AIR FORCE LAST TIME OUTAir Force defeated Colorado State, 38-21, to win the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The Falcons spotted Colorado State 14 points after the Rams scored on its opening drive and returned a fumble for a score to go up 14-0 with 3:32 remaining in the first quarter. The Falcons scored on a Donald Hammond III to Ben Waters touchdown pass and added a Jake Koehnke field goal to cut it to 14-10 at the half. The second half was all-Falcons. Geraud Sanders gave Air Force the lead for good on a 50 yard touchdown pass from Hammond and Waters added a second touchdown reception to put the Falcons in front 24-14. Colorado State cut the lead to 24-21 with a Patrick O’Brien to Dante Wright touchdown pass with 6:36 left. Hammond scored on a one-yard run to make it 31-21 with 2:32 remaining and Zane Lewis recorded a 99-yard in-terception return for a score to make up the final margin. Hammond finished with 126 yards passing and a career-high three touchdowns. Kadin Remsberg led the rushing attack with 17 carries for 101 yards. Timothy Jackson added 73 yards on 17 carries. The Falcons finished for 353 total yards, including 227 rushing. Colorado State finished with 386 total yards. O’Brien hit 28-43 passes for 347 yards and two scores to lead the Rams.
Team Notes• Air Force improved to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in Mountain West play. • Air Force is 8-2 for the first time since the 2014 season.• Air Force recovered from a 14-point deficit to win the game, the largest comeback since a 34-30 win over UNLV, Oct. 14, 2017. Air Force trailed 27-0 in the second quarter of that game.• Air Force had a season-high eight sacks, the most in the Troy Calhoun era. The Falcons en-tered the game with 14 sacks on the season.• The Falcons have won five straight games which is the longest streak since ending the 2016 season six consecutive wins.• Air Force won its eighth game which is the most in a season since the 2016 team had a 10-3 mark.• Air Force won its fifth conference game which is the most since winning five in 2016.• Air Force improved to 36-21-1 all-time vs. Colorado State, including a 25-15 mark in confer-ence play. The Falcons improved to 15-10 all-time at Colorado State. Air Force won its fifth straight in the series and 12th of the last 14 overall.• Air Force improved to 2-0 this season following an open week. The Falcons improved to 6-7 in such games under head coach Troy Calhoun.• Air Force won the Ram-Falcon Trophy for a series-best 25th time.• Air Force has defeated Colorado and Colorado State in the same season for the first time since 1968. The Falcons defeated Colorado, 30-23, in overtime earlier this season. This season marked the first time since 1972 the Falcons have played both in the same year.• Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun improved to 95-69 in his 13th season, including an 11-2 mark vs. Colorado State. Calhoun’s 95 wins ranks third all-time at Air Force, trailing only Ben Martin, who had 96 from 1958-77, and Fisher DeBerry, who had 169 from 1984-2006.• Air Force improved to 5-0 this season when having a 100-yard rusher.• Air Force’s 227 yards rushing was the fewest in a win this season. Individual Notes• Senior TE Rhett Myers made his first career start.• Junior QB Donald Hammond III accounted for four touchdowns, throwing for a career-high three and rushing for one. He completed 5 of 11 for 126 yards and three touchdowns. Ham-mond threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Ben Waters, a 50-yard strike to Geraud Sanders for the go-ahead TD and a 28-yard TD pass again to Waters. Hammond carried 12 times for 42 yards and one rushing TD. His previous career high for touchdown passes was two last year against New Mexico.• Senior WB Ben Waters hauled in two catches--both for touchdowns—for 59 yards. The two TD receptions are a career-high.• Junior TB Kadin Remsberg carried 17 times for 101 yards rushing. It was his third career 100 yard rushing game and the second this season.• Senior DB Zane Lewis had a 99-yard touchdown return on an interception, tying his own school record. It’s his second-career 99 yard TD off an interception, doing so against Nevada
INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN WEST
2019 STANDINGSMountain DivisionTeam MW All GamesBoise State 6-0 9-1Air Force 5-1 8-2Utah State 5-1 6-4Wyoming 3-3 6-4Colorado State 3-3 4-6New Mexico 0-6 2-8 West DivisionTeam MW All GamesSan Diego State 5-2 8-2Hawaii 4-3 7-4Nevada 3-3 6-4Fresno State 2-4 4-6San Jose State 1-5 4-6UNLV 0-6 2-8
THIS WEEKFriday, Nov. 22Colorado St. at Wyoming (ESPN2), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23Air Force at New Mexico (ESPN3), NoonSan Jose St. at UNLV (AT&T SN), 1 p.m.Boise State at Utah State (CBS SN), 8:30 p.m.San Diego St. at Hawaii (Facebook), 6 p.m.Nevada at Fresno St. (ESPN2), 7:30 p.m.
All times local to site
LAST WEEKHawaii 21, UNLV 7Utah State 26, Wyoming 21Air Force 38, Colorado State 21Boise State 42, New Mexico 9San Diego State 17, Fresno State 7
last year. Lewis also had a career-high three pass breakups.• Senior LB Jake Ksiazek recorded his first career sack. He had a career high 3.0 sacks in the game, the most by a Falcon since Ryan Watson had 3.0 against Utah State in 2016. In addi-tion, Ksiazek forced two fumbles. He entered the game with no career fumbles forced.• Senior PK Jake Koehnke made a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter. He is a perfect 10-for-10 on the season.• Sophomore DL Christopher Herrera had a career high seven tackles. His previous high was two against Army earlier this season.• Junior DB Milton Bugg III had a career high 10 tackles. His previous high was seven vs. Ha-waii earlier this season.• Senior DL Mosese Fifita had a career high two sacks. Fifita also had five tackles.• Junior DL Michael Purcell had his first-career half sack and had a career high three tackles.• Senior WR Geraud Sanders caught two passes for 59 yards. Sanders hauled in his team-lead-ing fifth touchdown reception of the season.
TEAM NOTES2019 SEASON NOTES• Air Force is bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016 and the 10th time in 13 seasons under head coach Troy Calhoun.• Air Force is 8-2 for the first time since the 2014 season.• State champions: Air Force has defeated Colorado and Colorado State in the same season for the first time since 1968. The Falcons defeated Colorado, 30-23, in overtime earlier this season. This season marked the first time since 1972 the Falcons have played both in the same year.• Air Force started the same 22 players (11 offense, 11 defense) the first three games of the season.• Air Force posted its first win over a Power 5 team since beating Georgia Tech, 14-7, in the 2010 Independence Bowl Dec. 27, 2010. The win is the first over a P5 team in the regular season since beating Notre Dame, 41-24, in South Bend in 2007.• Air Force’s 81 yard touchdown connection from Donald Hammond III to Ben Waters at Colorado ties as the fourth longest in school history and is the longest since Adam Fitch hit Greg Kirkwood for 84 yards vs. Washington in 2005. The pass is the eighth longest given up in Colorado history.• Air Force defeated Colgate, 48-7, to win its 13th straight season opener. The Falcons have won 14 of the last 16 season openers. The win was Air Force’s 22nd straight season opener vs. unranked opponents dating back to 1994.• The Falcons improved to 43-19-2 in season openers, including a 38-8 mark at home.• Air Force’s one pass attempt vs. Colgate is the sixth fewest in school history and the fewest since the Falcons did not attempt a pass against Hawaii in 2012. It is the first time in school history the Falcons had exactly one attempt. The Falcons did not attempt a pass in five games in school history (George Washington, 1960; UCLA, 1964; UTEP, 1984; Wyoming, 1992 and Hawaii, 2012).
AIR FORCE THIS AND THAT• Air Force is the only team in the Mountain West in the top three in scoring offense and scoring defense...the Falcons are third in offense (34.8) and defense (20.9)• Air Force is first in the MW in rushing offense (313.5) and second in rushing defense (91.0)• Air Force is the only team in the MW at 1.000 percent in field goals (10-10)• Air Force is first in the MW in red zone offense (90.5) and second in defense (69.7), the only team in the conference in the top two in each• Air Force is third in the nation in third-down conversions (.528)...the Falcons trail only Ohio State (.585) and Alabama (.537)• Air Force leads the nation in penalty yards per game (30.30)...Wake Forest (31.40) is second
OFFENSIVE NOTES• Air Force leads the MW and ranks second in the nation in yards per completion (22.49)• Air Force leads the nation in fewest sacks allowed with four• Air Force leads the MW and ranks second nationally in rushing (313.5)• Air Force leads the MW and ranks 11th nationally in passing efficiency (166.26)• Air Force leads the MW and ranks third nationally in third down percentage (.528)• Air Force is second in the MW and sixth nationally in time of possession (34:26)...the Falcons have won the TOP battle in nine games this season (Hawaii) and held the ball for a season-high 45:43 vs. Utah State• Air Force rushed for a season-high 448 yards vs. Utah State...the Falcons recorded season highs in first downs (30) and time of possession (45:43) while picking up 10-13 third downs • Air Force posted season highs in points (55), total yards (522) and yards per play (9.0) at Hawaii in a 56-26 victory• Air Force had a 24:25 to 5:35 time of possession advantage in the second half vs. Fresno
State...the Falcons held the ball for 11:27 in the third quarter and 12:58 of the fourth• Air Force held the ball for a season-long 11:14 on its final drive of the game vs. Fresno State, letting the clock run out while holding a 43-24 lead• Air Force’s 26.2 yards per catch vs. San Jose State is the best in the MW this season • Air Force’s 81 yard pass play vs. Colorado is the longest in the MW this season
DEFENSIVE NOTES• Air Force is second in the MW and eighth nationally in rushing defense (91.0)• Air Force is second in the MW and 21st nationally in total defense (320.6)• The defense has held an opponent under 100 yards rushing seven times this season• Air Force held Army scoreless points in goal-line stands to open and close the game• Air Force held Army a season-low 129 yards rushing...the Black Knights entered the game fifth in the nation in rushing with a 263.5 average• Air Force held Utah State to 128 total yards, including 14 rushing, the lowest allowed by Air Force this season...Utah State went three-and-out its first three drives of the game and had just two drives the entire game of five or more plays...Utah State had just 44 total yards on 13 plays in the first half• Air Force recorded a season-high four sacks vs. Hawaii while holding the Rainbow Warriors to just six second-half points• Air Force held Fresno State scoreless, to 25 yards on 13 plays and one first down in the second half...the Bulldogs had four carries for six yards and hit 3-9 passes for 19 yards• Air Force held Navy to just 35 total yards and forced two turnovers in the first quarter• Air Force held San Jose State to 0-4 on fourth downs, all four coming deep in AF territory• Air Force held Boise State to just 10 plays, 31 yards and one first down in the first quarter • Air Force held Colorado to just 208 total yards after the first quarter• Air Force held Colorado to just 325 total yards• Air Force held Colgate to just 75 yards rushing, 81 yards passing and 161 total yards...the Falcons held Colgate to just 11 first downs
AIR FORCE SECOND IN THE NATION IN RUSHING**Air Force leads the Mountain West and ranks second in the nation in rushing with a 323.1 per-game average. Air Force has led the conference and ranked in the top five nationally each week this season. The Falcons have ranked among the nation’s top 10 six straight years and 32 of the last 33 overall.
2019 NCAA Rushing Leaders# Team (Conf.) Avg.1. Navy (AAC) 349.32. Air Force (MW) 313.53. Army (Ind) 302.64. Ohio State (Big Ten) 287.45. Boston College (ACC) 282.2
AIR FORCE ONE OF SIX AWARDED FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTThe Air Force Academy, University of Alabama, Clemson University, University of Louisville, Rice University and the University of Utah will share the American Football Coaches Associ-ation’s 2019 Academic Achievement Award, which is presented by the Touchdown Club of Memphis.All six schools recorded a perfect 1,000 for their single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) for 2017-18. This is first honor for Air Force and Louisville, the second honor for Alabama, Clem-son and Utah and the third honor for Rice. The award will be presented to the head coach at each institution during the Honors Luncheon on Monday, January 13, at the 2020 AFCA Con-vention in Nashville, Tennessee.This is the second year that the NCAA’s single-year APR has been used to select a winner. The APR holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each stu-dent-athlete for each academic term.
AIR FORCE OFFENSIVE LINE HONOREDThe Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football revealed the members of its 2019 Midseason Honor Roll, announced The Foundation for Teamwork, which has presented the unique award since 2015. Air Force was one of 24 units recognized.Earning a spot on this year’s midseason honor roll are the O-lines of Alabama, Air Force, Appalachian State, Army, Baylor, Boston College, Charlotte, Clemson, Duke, Georgia, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisiana, LSU, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.This year’s honor roll members represent eight conferences and two independents (in alpha-betical order): ACC (3), BIG TEN (3), BIG-12 (4), CUSA (1), MWC (2), PAC-12 (2), SEC (5), SUN BELT (2), and Army and Notre Dame.
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• Air Force leads the Mountain West and ranks second nationally in rushing with 313.5 yards per game.• Air Force has ranked in the top three in rushing in conference play 38 consecutive years dating back to 1982.• The Falcons have ranked in the nation’s top 10 six straight years and in 32 of the last 33.
BLOCKED KICKS• The Falcons rank second in the MW and 22nd nationally with two blocks • The Falcons have blocked two PATs this season o The blocks have come at Colorado (Jordan Jackson) and at Boise State (Lakota Wills)• Air Force has blocked at least one kick in each of Troy Calhoun’s 13 seasons as head coach• Air Force has blocked 39 kicks since 2007 under Calhoun o The breakdown: 13 field goals, 17 extra points and nine punts• Air Force has blocked 137 kicks since 1990 when the program began tracking them o The breakdown: 40 field goals, 37 PATs and 60 punts • Five current Falcons have blocks: Garrett Kauppila, 2 (Punt vs. FAU, 2018, Punt vs. SDSU, 2017); Jeremy Fejedelem (Punt vs. Army, 2018); Kyle Johnson (Punt vs. UNLV, 2017); Jordan Jackson (PAT vs. Colorado, 2019); Lakota Wills (PAT vs. Boise State, 2019)
AIR FORCE 21-4 WITH TWO OR MORE TURNOVERS LAST SIX YEARSAir Force is 21-4 over the last six seasons when the defense forces two or more turnovers, including a 3-1 mark this season. Air Force is 8-2 on the road, 12-2 at home and 1-0 in neutral site games.
Year........Opponent (# TOs) ................ Result2019....... at Colorado State (2) .............W 38-21 at Hawaii (2) ..........................W 56-26 at Navy (3) .............................L 25-34 Colgate (2) .............................W 48-72018....... Colorado State (2)..................W 27-19 New Mexico (2) .....................W 42-24 Nevada (2) .............................L 25-28 at Utah State (2) ....................L 32-42 Stony Brook (2) ......................W 38-02017....... at Colorado State (3) .............W 45-282016....... South Alabama (3) Bowl ........W 45-21 at San Jose State (3) ..............W 41-28 Colorado State (2)..................W 49-46 at Army (2) .............................W 31-12 at Fresno State (4) .................W 31-21 Hawaii (2) ..............................L 27-34 OT Navy (3) .................................W 28-14 at Utah State (2) ....................W 27-202015....... at Hawaii (2) ..........................W 58-7 Wyoming (4) ..........................W 31-17 San Jose State (2) ...................W 37-16 Morgan State (2) ...................W 63-72014....... New Mexico (2) .....................W 35-31 Navy (2) .................................W 30-21 Boise State (7) .......................W 28-14
AIR FORCE LEADS NATION IN APRThe Air Force football team has the nation’s top Academic Progress Rate (APR) score with a 997, according to the NCAA’s latest multiyear NCAA Division I scores. This season marks the eighth straight year in the top 10. The NCAA announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship (recruited and on varsity roster for
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• Air Force is 63-18 overall under Troy Calhoun (since 2007) when it has a 100-yard rusher. The team is 7-0 season.
#Players - # of players with 100-yard gamesMultiple - Games with multiple 100-yard rush-ers
HITTING THE MARKCurrent Falcons with 100-yard games
Taven Birdow2017 Nevada W (20-100-1)2019 San Jose State W (25-124-2)
Isaiah Sanders2017 Utah State W (44-196-3)2018 UNLV W (21-173-3)
Donald Hammond III2018 New Mexico W (19-136-1)
Kadin Remsberg2018 Wyoming L (20-128-0)2019 Colorado W (23-146-1)2019 Colorado State W (17-101-0)
Timothy Jackson2019 Fresno State W (20-117-1)2019 Hawaii W (13-113-1)2019 Utah State W (25-148-1)2019 Army W (20-155-1)
Mike Schmidt2019 Hawaii W (14-120-3)
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non-scholarship schools). The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and pro-vides a measure of each team’s academic performance. NCAA Division I Football APR Leaders# School APR Score1. Air Force 9972. Northwestern 9963. Clemson 992 Duke 9925. Washington 991 Vanderbilt 991 Navy 991
COACHES LEADING ALMA MATERS Air Force’s Troy Calhoun is one of 18 coaches leading his alma mater. The complete list follows: Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Pat Fitz-gerald (Northwestern), Scott Frost (Nebraska), Paul Chryst (Wisconsin), Matt Luke (Ole Miss), Kirby Smart (Georgia), David Shaw (Stanford), Barry Odom (Missouri), Kalani Sitake (BYU), Bryan Harsin (Boise State), Mike Neu (Ball State), Thomas Hammock (Northern Illinois), Jon-athan Smith (Oregon State), Nick Rolovich (Hawaii), Tim Lester (Western Michigan), Jeff Ted-ford (Fresno State) and Troy Calhoun (Air Force).
CALHOUN CLOSING IN Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun has a 95-69 record in his 13th season at Air Force. He ranks second in school history in career wins, trailing only his coach, Fisher DeBerry, who had 169 from 1984-2006, and Ben Martin, who had 96 from 1958-77.
CALHOUN SECOND COACH WITH 50 MW WINSAir Force head coach Troy Calhoun became just the second coach in Mountain West history with 50 conference wins when Air Force defeated UNLV, 41-35, Oct. 19, 2018. Calhoun has 57 wins in MW play in his 13th season which is second among active coaches. San Diego State’s Rocky Long leads the way with 91 wins in his 19th season in the league.
Most Mountain West Wins # Name, School Years Wins1. Rocky Long, UNM/SDSU 19 912. Troy Calhoun, Air Force 13 573. Gary Patterson, TCU 7 484. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU 5 395. Bryan Harsin, Boise State 6 38
AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES UNDER CALHOUNAir Force is 38-25 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun, includ-ing a 3-1 mark this season. The Falcons are 25-4 at home, 8-16 on the road and 5-5 in neutral site games. Air Force defeated Colgate, 48-7, Aug. 31 in Falcon Stadium in the season opener. The Falcons won at Colorado, 30-23, in overtime Sept. 14 and lost at Navy, 34-25, Oct. 5. The Falcons defeated Army, 17-13, Nov. 2 in Falcon Stadium.
CALHOUN’S TENURE RANKS EIGHTH NATIONALLYTroy Calhoun is in his 13th season as head coach at Air Force. His tenure is the longest in the Mountain West and eighth longest among active coaches in the nation. Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz leads the way in his 21st season followed by Gary Patterson of TCU in his 19th season. The longest-tenured head coaches at their current school follows:
# Head Coach, School Years 1. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 212. Gary Patterson, TCU 193. Kyle Whittingham, Utah 15 Frank Solich, Ohio 15 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 156. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee 147. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 148. Troy Calhoun, Air Force 13 Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 13 Nick Saban, Alabama 13
FALCONS ADD TO MW POWER 5 SUCCESSAir Force has added to the Mountain West’s success against Power 5 teams this season, de-feating Colorado, 30-23, in overtime Sept. 14 in Boulder. The Mountain West has nine wins over Power 5 teams, including six on the road. The breakdown follows: ACC (Florida State), Big Ten (Purdue), Pac-12 (Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State and UCLA) and SEC (Missouri, Ar-
Air Force’s Conference Recordat home 3-0 34-16on the road 2-1 23-28neutral 0-0 0-1
Air Force’s Non-Conference Recordat home 2-0 25-4on the road 1-1 8-15neutral 0-0 5-5
Air Force’s record in games....decided by 7 points or less 2-0 16-18decided by 3 points or less 0-0 10-10Away during the day 1-1 17-26Away at night 2-1 16-18Home during the day 2-0 43-12Home at night 3-0 15-8
Air Force’s record when scoring...less than 20 points 1-1 6-2620-29 points 0-1 19-3030-39 points 3-0 31-1040-49 points 3-0 31-450+ points 1-0 8-0
Air Force’s record when allowing...less than 20 points 3-0 46-320-29 points 5-0 36-1930-39 points 0-2 11-2440-49 points 0-0 2-1750+ points 0-0 0-6
Air Force’s record when...leading at halftime 5-1 70-15trailing at halftime 3-1 14-46tied at halftime 0-0 11-8
leading after 3rd quarter 7-0 85-9trailing after 3rd quarter 1-2 9-55when tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 1-5
when scoring first 3-2 54-16when opponent scores first 5-0 40-53
when out-rushing opponent 8-1 87-42when opponent out-rushes 0-1 9-27
with more total yards 7-0 73-21when opponent has more 1-1 23-45when total yards are even 0-1 0-1
with a 100-yard rusher 7-0 63-18
Air Force’s record in...Thursday night games 0-0 5-3Friday night games 1-1 9-5Saturday games 7-1 77-57Bowl games 0-0 4-5Overtime games 0-0 2-3
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THIS IS AIR FORCE FOOTBALL• Air Force has an all-time record of 398-329-13 in 64 seasons of varsity football. The Fal-cons are 223-129-3 at home, 154-179-6 on the road and 21-21-4 in neutral site games. AFA has played in 26 bowl games and has a 12-13-1 all-time record. Air Force is 190-111 all-time in Falcon Stadium. • Air Force is playing in its 40th year in a con-ference in 2019. Air Force has played in the Mountain West Conference since its inception. Prior to 1999, Air Force was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1980-98. The school was an independent prior to 1980. • Air Force is 83-76 as a member of the Moun-tain West. The team is 50-29 at home, 33-47 on the road. The Falcons are 144-114 overall since joining the MW in 1999, including marks of 85-40 at home, 49-66 on the road, 8-8 in neutral site games and 6-5 in bowls.
ALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTSAir Force is 8-6 overall and 5-3 in conference overtime games. The Falcons are 4-3 at home and 4-3 on the road.
Year Game Result2019 at Colorado W 30-232016 Hawaii* L 27-342014 Nevada* W 45-38 2012 Navy L 21-282011 Navy W 35-342009 at Navy L 13-16 at Utah* L 16-232007 TCU* W 20-17 2003 Utah* L 43-45 -- 3OT2002 New Mexico* W 38-312000 at Notre Dame L 31-341997 San Diego State* W 24-181996 at Notre Dame W 20-17 at Fresno State* W 44-38* - Conference game
MISCELLANOUS STATISTICSLongest DrivesPlays AF: ..... 17, Fresno State (17-70-11:14) EOGOpp: ... 15, Hawaii (15-67-7:14) TD
YardsAF: ..... 88, San Jose State (16-88-9:19) TDOpp: ... 85, Fresno State (7-85-3:36) TD
Longest/TimeAF: ..... 11:14, Fresno State (17-70-11:14) EOGOpp: ... 7:14, Hawaii (15-67-7:14) TD
2019 Mountain West wins over Power 5 teams• Hawaii vs. Arizona (Pac-12) W 45-38, Aug. 24• Nevada vs. Purdue (Big Ten) W 34-31, Aug. 30• Boise State at Florida State (ACC) W 36-31, Aug. 31• Wyoming at Missouri (SEC) W 37-31, Aug. 31• Hawaii vs. Oregon State (Pac-12) W 31-28, Sept. 7• San Diego State at UCLA (Pac-12) W 23-14, Sept. 7• Air Force at Colorado (Pac-12) W 30-23 OT, Sept. 14• San Jose State at Arkansas (SEC) W 31-24, Sept. 21• UNLV at Vanderbilt (SEC) W 34-10, Oct. 12
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHYThe 2019 season marks the 48th year of Commander-in-Chief’s trophy competition. The tro-phy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competi-tion. The winning team goes to the White House to receive the trophy from the President of the United States. The Falcons have a series-best 61-35 overall record and 20 titles. Air Force finished 1-1 this season after losing at Navy, 34-25, Oct. 5 and beating Army, 17-13, Nov. 2 in Falcon Stadium. The Falcons are out of contention to win this year’s trophy.
Team Record Titles Last Air Force 61-35-0 20 2016 Navy 50-44-1 15 2015 Army 31-63-1 7 2018 Air Force outright CIC title years: ‘82, ‘83, ‘85, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘16
AIR FORCE AT HOMEAir Force is 5-0 at home this season. The Falcons have scored 40-plus points in three of five games and have a 180-75 scoring margin which is an average of 36.0 to 15.0. Air Force is 59-20 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a school-re-cord 15-game winning streak from 2014 to Oct. 22, 2016. Air Force went 20-4 at home from 2014-17. The 20 wins is the best four-year mark in school history, breaking the record of 19 set from 1982-85 and 1998-2001 when the program went 19-4 those years.Air Force set a record for the best three-year run from 2014-16 with a 17-1 record, breaking the mark of 15-2 from 1983-85.Air Force has finished undefeated at home just five times overall in school history, three com-ing under Calhoun.
Year Rec. Notes2019 5-0 Air Force has won five or more games eight times in Calhoun’s 13 seasons 2018 4-2 Air Force posts four or more wins for ninth time in 12 seasons 2017 3-3 20 wins over four years is best four-year run in school history2016 5-1 Air Force went 17-1 in home games from 2014-162015 6-0 Fifth 6-0 mark in AF history, third under Calhoun2014 6-0 Fourth 6-0 mark in AF history, second under Calhoun 2013 2-5 Lone losing record in Calhoun era2012 5-1 Second-best mark in school history 2011 4-3 Sixth time with four or more wins in Calhoun era2010 5-1 Combined with 2009, 10 wins in two seasons is third-best in AF history 2009 5-1 Second-best mark in school history2008 3-3 Two losses at the hands of nationally ranked teams2007 6-0 Just the third undefeated home record in school historyTotal 59-20
INDIVIDUAL NOTESKYLE JOHNSON NAMED DEFENDER OF THE NATION Air Force senior ILB Kyle Johnson has been named The Charlotte Touchdown Club’s 2019 De-fender of the Nation Award winner.The Defender of the Nation Award celebrates our nation’s military academies and their many outstanding-student athletes according to John Rocco Executive Director of the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Rocco commented, “Our sincere congratulations to Air Force Academy’s Kyle Johnson being selected this year’s recipient. We look forward to honoring Kyle’s accom-plishments at December 9th’s Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet!” Recipient of The Defender of the Nation Award was selected from the nation’s (9) military academies and institutions including Air Force Academy, The Citadel, Coast Guard Academy,
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Naval Academy, Norwich University, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Virginia Military Institute and West Point and is based on exceptional leadership qualities on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The recipient must also exhibit a high standard of integrity by leading through example.Johnson has a 3.94 GPA and is majoring in management with a minor in Spanish. He is ranked No. 14 in his class for academics and 10th in order of merit which includes military and athletic performance. Last summer he worked as an investigative analyst at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies as an intern analyst for the Washington DC-based think tank. His work included combining open source research and powerful analytical tools to provide valu-able data to the federal intelligence community about illicit networks in Latin America.
SANDERS HONORED FOR ACADEMICS, COMMUNITY WORKAir Force senior QB Isaiah Sanders has received four major national recognitions for his work with the community, his academics and athletics.• 1 - Sanders has been named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 2019 All-state Good Works Team. Sanders was selected for the 11-man FBS team from a total of 137 student-athletes nominated. He is the first Air Force player ever selected to the team.• 2 - Sanders was named a semifi nalist for the 2019 Wuerff el Trophy, presented by the Chick-fi l-A® Founda on. The Wuerff el Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented annually to the Football Bowl Subdivision player who best combines exemplary community service with athle c and academic achievement. Named a er 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, Danny Wuerff el, from the University of Flor-ida, the Wuerff el Trophy has honored over 1,200 nominees since its incep on in 2005.• 3 - Sanders was also named one of 185 semifinalists for the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda. Cele-brating its 30th year in 2019, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.• 4 - Sanders was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award. Compiled by a subset of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Selection Committee, the semifinalists have demonstrated a record of leadership by exhibiting excep-tional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field. The winner will receive a $10,000 contribution in his name to his school’s athletic scholarship fund. The contribution will be made by Jason Witten’s SCORE Foundation, the official charity of Jason and his wife Michelle.Sanders has been ac ve in the football team as a mo va onal leaders while star ng games each of the last three seasons. He serves as the team’s community service representa ve, and has helped coordinate and par cipate in a service event where team members fi x up a playground for a local childcare organiza on. He has also served as the cadet-in-charge of our Fellowship of Chris an Athletes (FCA) group, which has reached up to approximately 50-60 cadets in a endance and meets weekly, by helping plan events and run weekly mee ngs. Sanders is also the vice president of Undivided, a non-profi t that focuses on strengthening communi es and on helping community members create posi ve change in their spheres of infl uence. He has gone out in the community, whether at local high schools’ FCA events, retreats, or the Academy’s SPIRE groups, and performed personal spoken word pieces and/or presented biblically-related messages for an es mated 1,000-plus people within the past two years. He was also the keynote/featured speaker at a retreat for high schoolers looking to go deeper in their faith.
SANDERS GETS IT DONE ON THE FIELD AS WELL Senior QB and Colorado Springs native Isaiah Sanders has had several record-setting perfor-mances at Air Force. • He led the team in passing last season, hitting 48-of-78 passes for 844 yards and four scores. He completed 61.5 percent of his passes which is the third-best single season mark in school history and best since Shaun Carney hit 64.2 percent in 2007. Sanders had a 161.66 ef-ficiency rating which is the fourth-best mark in school history and best since Arion Worthman set the school record with a 200.16 mark in 2016.• Sanders averaged 135 yards and 2.5 touchdowns rushing and 213.5 yards and 1.5 touch-downs passing in two games at UNLV and vs. Boise State. He rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns and hit 19-26 passes (73.1 percent) for 427 yards and three touchdowns. He is the first Falcon since Karson Roberts in 2015 to throw for 200-plus yards in back-to-back games and his 427 yards are the most since Roberts threw for a school record 550 yards vs. Utah State and Boise State that year.• Sanders rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries while hitting 10 of 15 passes for 210 yards and a career-best two touchdowns vs. Boise State. He just missed becoming the only player in Air Force history to rush for 100 yards and pass for 200 yards in a game twice.• Sanders had a career night at UNLV, recorded 390 yards of total offense which is the sec-ond-most in school history. He rushed for a season-high 173 yards and matched his career high with three touchdowns with a career-long run of 45 yards. Sanders hit nine-of-11 passes for a career-best 217 yards and a touchdown, connecting on a career-long 69 yard pass for a score. He opened the game with nine straight completions which is the best at Air Force since
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TEAM CAPTAINS Air Force’s team captains for the 2019 season follow:
• Kyle Johnson, Sr., ILB• Scott Hattok, Sr., OL• Jeremy Fejedelem, Sr., DB• Donald Hammond III, Jr., QB• Jordan Jackson, Jr., DL• Mosese Fifita, Sr., DL
AIR FORCE PICKED THIRD Air Force was picked to finish third in the Mountain West Mountain Division in the pre-season media poll, announced during the 2019 Mountain West Football Media Days. Boise State was selected first with 120 points and 15 first-place votes while Utah State was second with 108 points and six first-place votes. Air Force had 73 points, followed by Wyoming with 66, Colorado State 52 and New Mexico 22.Fresno State was picked to win the West Divi-sion with 122 points and 17 first place votes. San Diego State was picked second with 106 points and three first-place votes, followed by Nevada with 74 points, Hawaii with 67, includ-ing one first-place vote, UNLV with 51 points and San Jose State with 21. Senior defensive back Jeremy Fejedelem and junior defensive lineman Jordan Jackson were each named to the preseason all-Mountain West team.
MOUNTAIN DIVISION# Team (first-place votes) Points1. Boise State (15) 1202. Utah State (6) 1083. Air Force 734. Wyoming 665. Colorado State 526. New Mexico 22 WEST DIVISION# Team (first-place votes) Points1. Fresno State (17) 1222. San Diego State (3) 1063. Nevada 744. Hawai‘i (1) 675. UNLV 516. San José State 21
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FORMER GREAT ERNIE JENNINGS FINALIST FOR CFB HALL OF FAMEFormer Air Force All-American wide receiver Ernie Jennings is on the 2020 ballot for induc-tion into the College Football Hall of Fame. Jennings was a consensus first-team All-Amer-ican in 1970 and finished eighth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. He helped lead the Falcons to the 1971 Sugar Bowl and holds nearly every single-season and career receiv-ing records at the Academy.The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced the names on the 2020 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, including 76 players and five coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivi-sion and 101 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks.The announcement of the 2020 Class will be made in January 2020 in the days leading up to the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship in New Orleans. The 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class will offi-cially be inducted during the 63rd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, 2020, at the New York Hilton Midtown.
AIR FORCE PLAYING COLORADO, COLORADO STATEAir Force is playing in-state schools Colorado and Colorado State in the same season for the first time since 1972. The Falcons defeated Colorado State, 53-13, in Fort Collins Oct. 7 and lost at home vs. Colorado, 38-7, that year. Air Force defeated Colorado, 30-23, in overtime Sept. 14 and won at Colorado State, 38-21, Nov. 16.
THE RAM-FALCON TROPHYAir Force and Colorado State compete each year for the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The 2019 season marks the 40th year of the trophy com-petition with Air Force holding a 25-15 lead. The trophy’s origin is tracked back to Shelly Godkin, a former ROTC commander at Colo-rado State. He watched the teams play in 1978 and sought to translate his impressions into a trophy symbolic of an annual game. The first Ram-Falcon trophy game was in 1980.
THE KUTER TROPHY The General Laurence S. Kuter Trophy, named after the first PACAF commander, is a tribute to the friendship between Hawai’i and Air Force and to the cooperation between the people of Hawai’i and their Air Force. The trophy was conceived by the University of Ha-wai’i, sponsored by the Pacific Air Command, and the Air Force Academy helped design it. The Kuter trophy is presented to the winner of the annual football game between the two schools.
2013 and is fifth-best ever in school history. He became just the second player in Air Force history to rush for 100 yards and throw for 200 yards in a game.• His first-career start came vs. Utah State in the 2017 season finale. He recorded a school-re-cord 44 carries for career highs of 196 yards and three touchdowns to lead Air Force to a win.
KOEHNKE NAMED LOU GROZA SEMIFINALIST Air Force senior PK Jake Koehnke has been named one of 20 semifinalist for the Lou Groza National Collegiate Placekicker Award, according to the Palm Beach County Sports Commis-sion.Koehnke is tied for the national lead in field goal percentage, hitting all 10 of his attempts this season. He has hit 11 straight dating back to last season. Koehnke is one of just five kick-ers nationally to be perfect on the year in field goals. Koehnke hit a career-long 57 yard field goal vs. Utah State which ties as the sixth-longest in Air Force history and is the longest since 2007. He tied a school record with four field goals at Navy, including a three of 40-plus yards. He is the first Falcon with four field goals in a game since Erik Soderberg in 2009. He has hit 19 of 22 field goals in his career. His 86.4 career field goal percentage ranks second in school history.
Air Force Career Field Goal Percentage# Name, Years (FG-A) Pct.1. Will Conant, 2013-14 (30-34) 88.22. Jake Koehnke, 2018-19 (19-22) 86.43. Luke Strebel, 2015-17 (41-48) 85.44. Jackson Whiting, 1998-99 (19-23) 82.65. Joe Wood, 1989-91 (39-49) 79.6
KAUPPILA ON NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEEAir Force senior Garrett Kauppila is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Com-mittee. He is one of two players from the Mountain West on the committee.During its June 2018 in-person meeting, the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee voted to change its structure to provide football student-athletes increased opportunities for providing feedback to the committee. This led to the formation of a Student-Athlete Connec-tion Group. The goal of the Student-Athlete Connection Group is to gather broad-based feed-back from Division I football student-athletes on issues the Football Oversight Committee is reviewing. Members of the group will be asked to participate in quarterly teleconferences to provide feedback to the oversight committee. There may also be opportunities to share feedback via surveys.
FIFITA ON POLYNESIAN CFB PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LISTAir Force senior defensive lineman Mosese Fifita has been selected for the 2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list, announced by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. The award goes annually to the most outstanding Polynesian college football player that epitomizes great ability and integrity. Fifita is one of 62 players from 32 different schools selected.Fifita is fifth on the team in tackles with 38 which is tops among defensive linemen. He has 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He has had a hand in four turnovers with two forced fum-bles and two fumble recoveries. Fifita is third in the MW and 16th nationally in fumbles re-covered with a .20 average. He had a career-high six tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. ArmyHe played in all 12 games for Air Force last season, collecting 25 total tackles. He had a ca-reer-best six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Boise State.
FEJEDELEM AMONG THE LEADERSSenior safety Jeremy Fejedelem is third on the team in tackles with 54. He leads all current Falcons in career tackles with 192. Fej has led the Falcons in tackles twice this season. He had seven tackles vs. Army and five tackles and a forced fumble vs. Colorado State.He had nine stops at Boise State, including four unassisted. Fejedelem had one of his best days as a Falcon in Air Force’s 30-23 overtime win at Colorado, recording a career-high 14 tackles, including a career-high 12 solo stops. He also had a sack and a career-best two tack-les for loss. Fejedelem is a preseason all-Mountain West selection and is on the Senior Bowl Watch List. The Senior Bowl is Jan. 29 in Mobile, Ala.Fejedelem led the Falcons and ranked eighth in the Mountain West in tackles with 104, an average of 8.7 per game, in 2018. He had a team-best six games of 10-plus tackles and led the Falcons with three interceptions. He is the first Falcon since linebacker Jordan Pierce (117) in 2014 with 100 tackles in a season and the first defensive back to do it since safety Chris Thomas had 107 in 2008.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JORDAN JACKSONJunior defensive lineman Jordan Jackson is a preseason all-Mountain West selection. He has recorded 31 total tackles, including 13 unassisted. He is third on the team in sacks with 3.5
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for 26 yards and quarterback hurries with four. He also has a forced fumble and a blocked kick. Jackson had a career-high nine tackles and a sack vs. Army. He had eight tackles and a TFL at Navy. He had four tackles, two quarterback hurries a forced fumble and his first solo sack of the season vs. San Jose State. Jackson added one tackle and a quarterback hurry at Colorado, but his biggest play was his first-career blocked kick. Jackson blocked a PAT attempt in the fourth quarter to keep the Air Force lead at seven. He led the team in tackles for loss with 12.5 and sacks with 4.5 last season. He finished sev-enth in the conference in tackles for loss with an average of 1.04 per game.
BIRDOW/REMSBERG CLIMBING THE CHARTSSenior fullback Taven Birdow and junior running back Kadin Remsberg each hit the 1,000-yard rushing mark in their careers this season. Birdow became the 48th player in school his-tory to top the 1,000-yard mark. He ranks 42nd in career rushing with 1,224 yards. He is third on the team in rushing this season with 574 yards and five touchdowns.Remsberg became the 49th player in Air Force history and ranks 35th in school history with 1,361 yards. He leads the Falcons and ranks fifth in the MW in rushing with 778 yards (77.8 avg) and seven touchdowns.
Air Force Career Rushing Yards# Name, Years Yards1. Dee Dowis, 1986-89 3,612------------------------------------------------------25. Darnell Stephens, 2002-04 1,53726. Mike Thiessen, 1998-00 1,534 Cody Getz, 2009-12 1,53428. Anthony Butler, 2001-04 1,52529. Jake Campbell, 1993-95 1,47830. Leotis Palmer, 1997-00 1,47031. D.J. Johnson, 2014-16 1,44932. Qualario Brown, 1997-00 1,40633. Scotty McKay, 1998-00 1,40034. Mike Quinlan, 1958-60 1,37135. Kadin Remsberg, 2017-19 1,36136. Spanky Gilliam, 1996-98 1,35437. Connor Dietz, 2009-12 1,347 Larry Thomson, 1956-58 1,34739. Shayne Davern, 2014-16 1,31140. Nakia Addison, 1994-96 1,29641. Johnny Smith, 1984-86 1,23342. Taven Birdow, 2016-19 1,224
QUARTERBACK DONALD HAMMOND III Junior quarterback Donald Hammond III is fourth on the team in rushing with 415 yards and a team-best nine touchdowns. He has hit 38-83 passes for a team-best 838 yards and eight touchdowns. Hammond rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown and hit 5-11 passes for 126 yards and matched his career high with three touchdowns vs. Colorado State. Hammond rushed 37 yards and two touchdowns and hit 2-3 passes for 81 yards and a score vs. Fresno State. He recorded career highs in passing at Navy, hitting 10 of 25 passes for 205 yards. He also rushed for a season-high 77 yards and a touchdown with a season-long run of 42 yards. Hammond entered the game during Air Force’s first drive against San Jose State and finished off the scoring drive. He finished the game with 25 yards rushing and hit 5-9 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Hammond hit 7-12 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns at Colorado. He connected on an 81 yard scoring strike which ties as the fourth longest in school history and is the longest by a Falcon since 2005. Hammond engineered a 35-0 halftime lead vs. Colgate in the season opener before taking the rest of the game off. Hammond rushed for 26 yards and matched his career high with three rushing touchdowns. He did not attempt a pass in the game.
BUGG III AMONG THE LEADERSJunior defensive back Milton Bugg III leads the team, ranks fourth in the MW and 33rd in the nation in interceptions with three which is a .33 average. Bugg is fourth on the team in tack-les with 46, including 33 unassisted. Bugg recorded a career-best 10 tackles and had two pass breakups at Colorado State. The 10-tackle game is the first of his career. Bugg returned to the lineup at Hawaii after missing the Fresno State game due to injury. He recorded a career-high seven tackles, had a pass breakup and his third interception of the season, returning it 92 yards for a touchdown. The 92-yard return is the fourth-longest in Air Force history.
JOHNSON DOES IT AGAINSenior inside linebacker Kyle Johnson recorded his second-career pick-six in Air Force’s 43-24
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win over Fresno State. Johnson returned his first interception of the season 24 yards for the score. He recorded his first one in last season’s opener vs. Stony Brook, taking it 32 yards to the house. Johnson is the first Falcon with multiple defensive touchdowns since linebacker Corey Nelson returned interceptions for touchdowns in 1999 (27 yards) and 2000 (68 yards), both coming against Army. Johnson had eight tackles and a TFL vs. Colorado State. He recorded a season-high 11 tackles vs. Army. He is second on the team in tackles with 63 and has 4.5 tackles for loss for 22 yards and 1.5 sacks for 13 yards.
SENIOR WR SANDERS THIRD IN THE NATIONSenior receiver Geraud Sanders is having the best year of his career in 2019. Sanders leads the Falcons in receiving with 23 catches for 557 yards and five touchdowns. Sanders is sec-ond the MW and third nationally in yards per catch with a 24.2 average. He had two catches for 59 yards and a 50-yard touchdown catch at Colorado State. Sanders had his second-career 100-yard game in the win at Hawaii with three catches for 116 yards, including a career-long for 75 yards for a score. The 75 yard catch is the second-lon-gest by an AF player this season and is the 12th longest in school history.He had his first-career 100-yard game in the win over San Jose State with three catches for a then-career-best 108 yards and scored on a then-career-long 64 yard reception. He had a ca-reer-best five catches for 86 yards and a touchdown at Boise State. Sanders had four catches for 56 yards and a score at Colorado. He caught Air Force’s only pass vs. Colgate, good for 41 yards.
MEEKS LEADS THE TEAMJunior linebacker Demonte Meeks leads the team and ranks 11th in the Mountain West in tackles with 73, which is an average of 7.1 per game. He also leads the team in tackles for loss with 8.0 for 34 yards and is second in sacks with 4.0 for 26 yards. Meeks had nine tackles and a sack at Colorado State. He had a team-best eight tackles, a half sack and a quarterback hurry vs. Utah State. He had one of his best days as a Falcon at Hawaii, leading the team in tackles with eight, including a career-best seven unassisted. He added career highs of 2.0 sacks for 12 yards, 4.0 tackles for loss for 18 yards and a forced fumble. He tied for the team-lead with six tackles vs. Fresno State. He also had a tackle for loss for one yards. Meeks recorded a career-high 11 tackles and a tackle for loss at Navy. The 10-plus tackle effort is the first of his career.
WHAT A DAY FOR SCHMIDTSenior backup quarterback Mike Schmidt had the best day of his career while leading Air Force past Hawaii, 56-26. Schmidt entered the game on Air Force’s sixth play on the opening drive. He recorded career highs in every rushing category with 14 carries for 120 yards and three touchdowns while recording a career long run of 61 yards. His 100-yard game is the first of his career, as he entered the game with three carries for 28 yards in his career. His previous highs in rushing were one carry vs. Fresno State and 21 yards vs. VMI in 2017Schmidt also recorded career highs in every passing category, hitting 5-6 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown, including a career-long pass of 75 yards for a touchdown. The 75 yard pass play is the second-long this season by Air Force and is the 12th longest in school history. He entered the game without a passing attempt in his career. He completed the first pass at-tempt of his career which covered 39 yards and set up Air Force for a first-and-goal. Schmidt scored his first-career touchdown on the next play on a one-yard run. His 267 total yards are the most by a Falcon this season and he is the first Falcon to rush and pass for over a 100 yards each in a game this season and first overall since Isaiah Sanders vs. UNLV in 2018.Schmidt was Mountain West offensive player of the week and College Sports Madness Mountain West player of the week for his performance.
LEWIS TIES RECORDSenior defensive back Zane Lewis tied his own school record with a 99 yard interception re-turn for a touchdown in Air Force’s 38-21 win over Colorado State. Lewis finished the game with six total tackles, the pick and a career-best three pass breakups. Lewis recorded his first 99 yard INT return for a score last season vs. Nevada. Lewis joins teammate Kyle Johnson with a pair of pick-sixes in his career. They are the first Falcons with multiple defensive touch-downs since linebacker Corey Nelson returned interceptions for touchdowns in 1999 (27 yards) and 2000 (68 yards), both coming against Army.
KSIAZEK NAMED MW DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKAir Force senior defensive lineman Jake Ksiazek was named Mountain West defensive player of the week for his performance against Colorado State. He recorded career highs in every category in Air Force’s 38-21 win. He had four tackles, including 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery and was a part of three turnovers. He recorded 17 total yards in losses with his three sacks and his fumble recovery led to a field goal to pull AF to within four points and was in AF territory. Ksiazek’s three sacks are the most by a Falcon since Ryan Watson had 3.0 vs. Utah State in 2016. He entered the game without a sack or TFL this season or in his career.
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AIR FORCE RETURNS SECOND-MOST STARTERS IN CONFERENCE Air Force returns 14 starters on offense and defense combined in 2019 which ranks second in the Mountain West and 21st nationally. The Falcons return seven on offense and seven on defense. Hawaii leads the conference and is tied for first nationally with 18 returners (9 of-fense, 9 defense). Indiana and Texas State also return 18 starters. Air Force’s seven returning offensive starters ranks 17th nationally while the seven defensive starters is 19th.
Mountain West Returning Starters# School Total (Offense/De-fense)1. Hawaii 18 (9/9)2. Air Force 14 (7/7)3. San Jose State 13 (8/5)4. San Diego State 13 (7/6)5. Boise State 13 (6/7)
AIR FORCE AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN O-LINE RETURNEESAir Force returns four starters on the offensive line. Seniors Scott Hattok (RT) and Connor Vik-upitz (OC), along with juniors Parker Ferguson (LT) and Nolan Laufenberg (LG) return to an-chor an offense line that led the Falcons to the conference rushing title for the second straight season and third in the last four with a 283.5 per-game average. Air Force’s four returning starters ranks fourth nationally.
National Leaders in Returning Offensive Line-men# School #1. Auburn 5 Boise State 5 Iowa State 54. Air Force 4
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Air Force Academy Mission• To educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character, mo-tivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our Nation.
Air Force Academy Vision• The Air Force’s premier institution for devel-oping leaders of character.
General USAFA Information• USAFA is on 18,500 acres at an average of 7,000 feet above sea level• USAFA hosts over 1 million visitors per year consisting of tourists, sports fans and family members• In 1955, Lowry AFB became the temporary site of the Academy; on 29 August 1958, the Academy moved to its current location; in 1959, the first class of 207 graduated• Perhaps the most notable change in the Academy’s history was the admission of women. In 1975, President Ford signed legisla-tion permitting women to enter military acad-emies; the first USAFA class including women graduated in 1980.
Class of 2023 Information• 1,147 candidates were accepted into the Class of 2023• 323 (28.2%) are female• 824 (71.8%) are male• 32% are miniorities• 286 (25%) are recruited athletes• 66 (5.8%) are Airman/prior enlisted• The Class of 2023 will be the 65th graduating class
Cadet Wing/Officer Development• The Cadet Wing consists of approximately 4,300 cadets. • USAFA hosts an average of 55 international students each year from 25 countries• Cadets are organized into 40 squadrons, each containing approximately 110 cadets. • Cadets Squadrons each have one Air Officer Commanding (AOC) and two Academy Military Trainers (AMTs) assigned as permanent party leadership.• The Academy brings in approx. 1,200 cadets each summer during Basic Cadet Training (BCT). BCT is a 6-week program where cadets transition from civilian to military life. • More than half of all Academy faculty and staff are currently serving or retired from the military. Exposing cadets to uniformed military and career civil servants enriches their under-standing of Air Force careers and imparts the Air Force culture.• Approximately 800 - 1,000 cadets graduate each year. • Cadets must participate in an intercollegiate or intramural sport each semester. • All cadets receive character development training through honor lessons, seminars, and Cadet Wing-wide events such as the annual National Character and Leadership Sympo-sium, Falcon Heritage Forum, and other lead-ership programs.
Academics• 27 academic majors and 11 academic minors.• All cadets graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree.
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JACKSON FIRST EVERSophomore Timothy Jackson rushed for 73 yards on 17 carries at Colorado State in his third straight start. He had a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries vs. Army in his second consecutive start to record his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game. He is the first fullback in school history to hit the 100-yard mark in fourth straight games. Jackson is the first Falcon at any position to do it since Cody Getz opened the 2012 season with five straight.Jackson is second on the team in rushing with 734 yards and third in rushing touchdowns with six. He leads the team and ranks fourth in the MW in rushing yards per game with an 81.6 average.
Timothy Jackson notes• Started last three games and has averaged 125.3 yards and has two touchdowns • During his four-game 100-yard streak, averaged 133.3 yards per game on 19.5 carries and scored a touchdown in each game• Jackson is the first fullback in Air Force history with four 100-yard games in a season since Pat Evans had five in 1984 • He is one of just four fullbacks in Air Force history with four or more 100-yard games in a season...his four this season are tied for third in school history
Most Fullback 100-yard Rushing Games in a Season# Name, Year #1. Larry Thomson, 1956 5 Pat Evans, 1984 53. Timothy Jackson, 2019 42. John Kershner, 1982 4 John Kershner, 1983 4
Jackson 100-Yard Rushing GamesOpponent Att-Yards-TDsFresno State 20-117-1Hawaii 13-113-1Utah State 25-148-1Army 20-155-1Total 78-533-4Averages 19.5-133.3-1
2019 HONORSHonors won by Air Force players this season.• 2 Jeremy Fejedelem, Sr., DB - Preseason all-Mountain West; Senior Bowl Watch List ... Mountain West defensive player of the week vs. Colorado ... CollegeSportsMadness.com defensive player of the week vs. Colorado ... National Football Foundation (Colorado) player of the week vs. Colorado.• 4 Isaiah Sanders, Sr., QB - Named to 2019 AFCA Good Works Team ... Semifinalist for 2019 National Football Foundation William Campbell Trophy ... Semifinalist for Wuerffel Trophy.• 5 Donald Hammond III, Jr., QB - Mountain West Offensive player of the week vs. Colorado ... CollegeSportsMadness.com offensive player of the week vs. Colorado State• 16 Mike Schmidt, Sr., QB - CollegeSportsMadness.com offensive player of the week vs. Hawaii ... Mountain West offensive player of the week vs. Hawaii ... One of eight Manning Award “Stars of the Week” vs. Hawaii ... National Football Foundation (Colorado) player of the week vs. Hawaii.• 22 Garrett Kauppila, Sr., DB - NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee member.• 24 Kadin Remsberg, Jr., RB - CollegeSportsMadness.com offensive player of the week vs. Colorado.• 33 Taven Birdow, Sr., FB - National Football Foundation (Colorado) player of the week vs. San Jose State.• 40 Kyle Johnson, Sr., ILB - Charlotte Touchdown Club Defender of the Nation award winner.• 48 Jake Ksiazek, Sr., DL - Mountain West defensive player of the week vs. Colorado State.• 92 Jake Koehnke, Sr., PK - Semifinalist for Lou Groza National Placekicker of the Year award.• 94 Jordan Jackson, Jr., DL - Preseason all-Mountain West.• 99 Mosese Fifita, Sr., DL - Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List.
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AIR FORCE HONORS C-17 WITH AIRPOWER LEGACY SERIESThe Air Force football team will continue its Air Power Legacy Series this season by honoring the C-17 aircraft, a large military transport. The team will wore special uniforms honoring the C-17 for the Hawaii game, Oct. 19.The helmet is matte gray and designed after the nose of the plane. The gray uniform with black lettering features the nine active C-17 Air Force base’s tail flashes in place of the name-plate on the back of the jersey. This season’s uniform combination is the first to utilize reflective material which is one the side of the aircraft. The uniform has reflective material on the helmet and shoulders, sides of the jersey and side of the pants.The C-17 uniform is the fourth in the series. The Airpower Legacy Series began in the 2016 season with the Tiger Shark nose-art which has been represented on multiple Air Force air-craft dating back to World War II. While 2016 focused on the past, the Falcons honored the present, and future, of air power in 2017 with the F-35 theme, the Air Force’s newest fighter. The team honored the AC-130 which is a ground-attack aircraft in 2018.
Active C-17 Air Force Bases being honored• Charleston Air Force Base is located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the 628th Air Base Wing, a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command.• Dover Air Force Base is home to the 436th Airlift Wing. Dover, Delaware• Elmendorf Air Force Base is in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II. In 2010, it was amalgamated with nearby Fort Richardson to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.• Hickam Air Force Base is home to the Pacific Command, PACAF, 15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard.• Joint Base Lewis-McChord is home to I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing located south-south west of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Army’s Fort Lewis and the United States Air Force’s McChord Air Force Base which merged on 1 February 2010 into a Joint Base.• McGuire Air Force Base, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base Mc Guire-Dix-Lakehurst, is located in Burlington County, New Jersey, approximately 16 miles south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the Air Mobility Command.• March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris.• Travis Air Force Base is in Fairfield, California. Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area and known as the “Gateway to the Pacific,” Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States.• Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located just east of Dayton, Ohio. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot.
The C-17 aircraftThe C-17 is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 commonly performs tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include medical evacuation and airdrop duties. The C-17 is designed to operate from runways as short as 3,500 ft (1,100 m) and as narrow as 90 ft (27 m). In addition, the C-17 can operate from unpaved, unimproved runways. The thrust reversers can be used to move the aircraft backwards and reverse direction on narrow taxiways using a three- (or more) point turn. A C-17 accompanies the President of the United States on his visits to both domestic and foreign arrangements, consultations, and meet-ings. The C-17 is used to transport the Presidential Limousine, Marine One, and security detach-ments. There have been several occasions when a C-17 has been used to transport the President himself, temporarily gain-ing the Air Force One call sign while doing so.
SERIES HISTORY
The Air Power Leg-acy Series began in the 2016 season with the football team wearing an alternate uniform for the Georgia State game to celebrate the Tiger Shark teeth nose-art which has been represented on mul-tiple Air Force aircraft dating back to World War II. During the WWII era, fighter plane pilots were called “Flying Tigers” and were part of the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later be-came the Air Force. The helmets worn for the game featured a shark-teeth design like those painted on the aircraft.
While 2016 focused on the past, the Falcons honored the present, and future, of air power in 2017 with the F-35 theme. The F-35 completed its first flight in 2006. In 2012, the F-35 program increased to 30 aircraft. In 2016, the F-35A was declared combat ready by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of the Air Com-bat Command. The helmet had five different designs. On one side of every helmet will be the familiar Air Force logo often seen on aircraft, which includes the length-wise bars intersecting the roundel. On the other side was a decal representing one of the five Air Force F-35-A operational fighter squadrons in the Air Force.
The team honored the AC-130 in 2018. The Falcons debuted the uni-form in the season opener Sept. 1 vs. Stony Brook and wore them again at home against New Mexico. The helmet featured the AC-130 on one side, plus squadron patches on the other. The AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of anti-ground oriented weapons that are integrated with sophisti-cated sensors, navigation, and fire-control sys-tems. Unlike other military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting. Because its large profile and low operating altitudes (around 7,000 ft) make it an easy target, it usually flies close air support missions at night.
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CAREER RUSHING YARDS# Name, Years Yards1. Dee Dowis, 1986-89 3,6122. Asher Clark, 2008-11 3,5943. Beau Morgan, 1994-96 3,3794. Jacobi Owens, 2014-16 3,0055. John Kershner, 1980-83 2,7266. Chad Hall, 2005-07 2,6067. Shaun Carney, 2004-07 2,5618. Chance Harridge, 2001-03 2,3249. Pat Evans, 1984-86 2,28410. Brian Bream, 1969-71 2,28411. Greg Johnson, 1986-89 1,99312. Tim Jefferson, 2008-11 1,98813. Jared Tew, 2008-10 1,89714. Tim McVey, 2015-17 1,89015. Marty Louthan, 1980-83 1,86016. Jason Jones, 1989-91 1,76217. Rodney Lewis, 1987-90 1,76018. Rob Perez, 1990-91 1,70219. Andy Smith, 1986-88 1,68620. Bart Weiss, 1983-85 1,67721. Terry Isaacson, 1961-63 1,63322. Ken Wood, 1974-76 1,63023. Arion Worthman, 2016-18 1,58324. Shelby Ball, 1976-79 1,55125. Darnell Stephens, 2002-04 1,53726. Mike Thiessen, 1998-00 1,534 Cody Getz, 2009-12 1,53428. Anthony Butler, 2001-04 1,52529. Jake Campbell, 1993-95 1,47830. Leotis Palmer, 1997-00 1,47031. D.J. Johnson, 2014-16 1,44932. Qualario Brown, 1997-00 1,40633. Scotty McKay, 1998-00 1,40034. Mike Quinlan, 1958-60 1,37135. Kadin Remsberg, 2017-19 1,36136. Spanky Gilliam, 1996-98 1,35437. Connor Dietz, 2009-12 1,347 Larry Thomson, 1956-58 1,34739. Shayne Davern, 2014-16 1,31140. Nakia Addison, 1994-96 1,29641. Johnny Smith, 1984-86 1,23342. Taven Birdow, 2016-19 1,22443. Jon Lee, 2011-14 1,13544. Blane Morgan, 1996-98 1,12945. Curtis Martin, 1968-70 1,091
CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE# Name, Years (FG-A) Pct.1. Will Conant, 2013-14 (30-34) 88.22. Jake Koehnke, 2018-19 (19-22) 86.43. Luke Strebel, 2015-17 (41-48) 85.44. Jackson Whiting, 1998-99 (19-23) 82.65. Joe Wood, 1989-91 (39-49) 79.66. Ryan Harrison, 2007-08 (43-56) 76.87. David Adams, 1998-00 (26-34) 76.48. Carlos Mateos, 1984 (12-16) 75.09. Joey Ashcroft, 2001-03 (29-39) 74.410. Sean Pavlich, 1980-83 (42-58) 72.4
CAREER RECEIVING AVERAGE# Name, Years Avg1. Craig Hancock, 1994-95 28.52. Jalen Robinette, 2013-16 22.53. Kevin Fogler, 2007-10 22.34. Ronald Cleveland, 2016-18 22.15. Geraud Sanders, 2006-19 21.76. Drew Coleman, 2009-12 20.37. Marcus Bennett, 2016-18 20.28. Steve Senn, 1987-89 19.8 Ken Carpenter, 1984-85 19.810. Dennis Moore, 1980-82 19.5
CAREER TOURCHDOWN RECEPTIONS# Name, Years TDs1. Ernie Jennings, 1968-70 282. Jalen Robinette, 2013-16 183. Frank Murphy, 1971-73 134. Zach Kauth, 2008-11 9 Bob Farr, 1972-74 9 Jake Campbell, 1993-95 97. Jonathan Warzeka, 2008-11 8 Charlie Longnecker, 1967-69 8 Cormac Carney, 1978 8 Geraud Sanders, 20016-19 8
CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE# Name, Years Yards1. Jalen Robinette, 2013-16 2,6972. Ernie Jennings, 1968-70 2,3923. Mike Kirby, 1980-83 1,9094. Ryan Fleming, 1999-01 1,5155. Matt Farmer, 1997-99 1,5046. Charlie Longnecker, 1967-69 1,3127. Steve Hoog, 1975-78 1,1998. Frank Murphy, 1971-73 1,1509. Paul Williams, 1975-77 1,15010. Garrett Brown, 2012-15 1,334 ----------------------------------------------------- Geraud Sanders, 2016-19 997
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS# Name, Years TDs1. Beau Morgan (QB), 1994-96 422. Dee Dowis (QB), 1986-89 413. Greg Johnson (HB), 1986-89 35 Chance Harridge (QB), 2001-03 355. Tim Jefferson (QB) 2008-11 336. Shaun Carney (QB), 2004-07 317. Marty Louthan (QB), 1980-83 308. Tim McVey (RB), 2015-17 269. Asher Clark (RB), 2008-11 24 Brian Bream (TB), 1969-71 24 -------------------------------------------------- Donald Hammond III (QB), 2018-19 18
BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE# Name, Years Pct.1. Shaun Carney, 2004-07 .6192. Tim Murphy, 1964 .5883. Connor Dietz, 2009-12 .5854. Isaiah Sanders, 2017-19 .5825. Kale Pearson, 2013-14 .5676. Tim Jefferson, 2008-11 .5637. Cale Bonds, 1997-99 .5438. Mike Thiessen, 1998-00 .5399. Blane Morgan, 1996-98 .528 Bart Weiss, 1983-85 .528 ----------------------------------------------------- Donald Hammond III, 2018-19 .490
PASSING EFFICIENCY(NCAA Formula)# Name, Years Rating1. Arion Worthman, 2015-18 160.482. Connor Dietz, 2009-12 149.483. Shaun Carney, 2004-07 146.864. Donald Hammond III, 2018-19 146.865. Tim Jefferson, 2008-11 146.127. Karson Roberts, 2012-15 145.597. Isaiah Sanders, 2017-19 145.168. Kale Pearson, 2013-14 143.459. Mike Thiessen, 1998-00 137.4510. Blane Morgan, 1996-98 134.7011. Bart Weiss, 1983-85 130.4712. Cale Bonds, 1997-99 117.12 BEST AVG. GAIN PER COMPLETION# Name, Years Pct.1. Arion Worthman, 2016-18 20.92. Jim Tomallo, 1986 19.83. Rob Perez, 1990-91 19.34. Donald Hammond III, 2018-19 19.25. Karson Roberts, 2012-15 19.16. Preston McConnell, 1993-94 18.37. Dee Dowis, 1986-89 17.6 Marty Louthan, 1980-83 17.69. Bart Weiss, 1983-85 17.5 Blane Morgan, 1996-98 17.111. Isaiah Sanders, 2017-19 16.712. Chance Harridge, 2000-02 16.6
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Troy Calhoun is in his 13th season as head coach at Air Force where he has a 95-69 overall record and a 57-44 mark in Mountain West play. He has led Air Force to nine bowl games, including a school-record six straight from 2007-12. Calhoun has led the program to two 10-win seasons (2014, 2016), a pair of nine-win seasons (2007, 2010) and three with eight wins (2008, 2009 and 2015). He has led the Falcons to the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy four times. Calhoun led the Falcons to an 8-6 overall record in 2015 and the Mountain Division championship and first-ever MW title game appearance. Calhoun is the only coach in the 100-plus year history of service academy football to lead teams to at least seven wins and a bowl game in each of his first five seasons. Calhoun has twice been semifinalist for the National Coach of the Year award for his efforts on and off the field (2007, 2010). Calhoun came to his alma mater in 2007 and took over a program that had three straight losing seasons. Air Force finished the 2007 season 9-4 overall and placed second in the Moun-tain West Conference with a 6-2 mark in Calhoun’s first year. The Falcons earned their first bowl bid in five seasons, advancing to the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. The five-game turnaround from the previous season was the largest in the nation by a first-year head coach and tied as the third-largest overall in the nation. Calhoun was named the conference’s coach of the year for his efforts. In addition, he was named coach of the year in Region 5 by the American Football Coaches Association and was one of eight finalists for national coach of the year honors. Calhoun brought a wealth of experience and impressive resume at the collegiate and profes-sional levels that is flooded with success at every stop to the Academy. Calhoun came to the Academy after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Houston Tex-ans in 2006. The Texans were one of only two NFL teams to triple their number of wins from the previous year. Calhoun became a well-rounded NFL coach, working as a defensive assistant, special teams assistant and offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos from 2003-05. He began his NFL coaching career by serving as the defensive assistant under defensive coordinator Larry Coyer in 2003.Prior to the NFL, Calhoun was an offensive coordinator for six seasons on the collegiate level. He began his coaching career at Air Force, where he worked as a graduate assistant from 1989-90. He started at quarterback for the Academy in 1986 and was one of only two fresh-men to letter for the 1985 team that finished fifth in the final polls with a 12-1 record that included wins over national powers Notre Dame and Texas. Calhoun served his country from 1989-95 as an active duty officer in the Air Force. He was the Falcons’ recruiting coordinator and the junior varsity offensive coordinator in 1993-94. He moved to Ohio University in 1995 where he served as the quarterbacks coach for two seasons. Calhoun was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1997. Calhoun moved to Wake Forest in 2001 and remained there prior to his stint with the Broncos.Groomed on the basics of integrity and passion, Calhoun is a native of Roseburg, Ore., and was raised in a home where both kids graduated from the Air Force Academy and were var-sity letter winners on nationally-ranked teams. He and his wife, Amanda, live in Colorado Springs and have two children, Tyler (17) and Amelia (15).
BACKGROUND/HONORS• 1989 graduate of the Academy• First Academy graduate to be head coach• 4 years in the NFL• 2007 MWC coach of the year• 2007 Region 5 coach of the year• Finalist for national coach of the year (2007)• Tied as the winningest first-year head coach in school history• Winningest first-year head coach in school history for conference games• Colorado Coach of the Year (NFF), 2007, ‘10• Semifinalist for 2010 National Coach of the Year honors
COACHING EXPERIENCEAir Force, Head Coach ................2007-PresentHouston Texans, Off. Coord./QBs ............. 2006Denver Broncos .................................. 2003-05 Asst. to Head Coach........................... 2005 Off./Special Teams Asst. .................... 2004 Defensive Assistant ........................... 2003Wake Forest, Offensive Coord. .......... 2001-02Ohio, Offensive Coord. ....................... 1996-00Ohio, Quarterbacks ............................ 1995-96Air Force, JV/Varsity Asst.................... 1993-94Air Force, Grad Asst. ........................... 1989-90
CALHOUN HEAD COACHING RECORDYear School Rec. MW Home Away Neu. Bowl2019 Air Force 8-2 5-1 5-0 3-2 0-0 --2018 Air Force 5-7 3-5/4th 4-2 1-5 0-0 --2017 Air Force 5-7 4-4/4th 3-3 2-4 0-0 --2016 Air Force 10-3 5-3/4th 5-1 4-1 1-1 Arizona Bowl, So. Alabama (W 45-21)2015 Air Force 8-6 6-2/2nd 6-0 2-5 0-1 Armed Forces Bowl, Cal (L 36-55)2014 Air Force 10-3 5-3/4th 6-0 3-3 1-0 Idaho Potato, W. Mich. (W 38-24)2013 Air Force 2-10 0-8/6th 2-5 0-5 0-0 --- 2012 Air Force 6-7 5-3/4th 5-1 1-5 0-1 Armed Forces, Rice (L 14-33)2011 Air Force 7-6 3-4/5th 4-3 3-2 0-1 Military Bowl, Toledo (L 41-42)2010 Air Force 9-4 5-3/T3rd 5-1 3-3 1-0 Independence, Ga. Tech (W 14-7)2009 Air Force 8-5 5-3/4th 5-1 2-4 1-0 Armed Forces, Houston (W 47-20)2008 Air Force 8-5 5-3/4th 3-3 4-1 1-1 Armed Forces, Houston (L 28-34)2007 Air Force 9-4 6-2/2nd 6-0 3-3 0-1 Armed Forces, California (L 36-42) Totals 95-69 57-44 59-20 31-43 4-6 Bowl Record: 4-5
HEAD COACH TROY CALHOUN
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Off ense
LT 77 Parker Ferguson (6-5, 280, Jr.) Greenwood, IN 76 Adam Jewell (6-2, 255, Jr.) Pearland, TX
LG 66 Nolan Laufenberg (6-3, 295, Jr.) Castle Rock, CO 73 Isaac Cochran (6-5, 300, So.) Concord, NC OC 68 Christopher Mitchell (6-2, 265, Sr.) Vancouver, WA 72 Connor Vikupitz (6-3, 275, Sr.) Fresno, CA RG 72 Connor Vikupitz (6-3, 275, Sr.) Fresno, CA 75 Colin Marquez (6-3, 280, Sr.) Mesa, AZ RT 61 Sco Ha ok (6-5, 280, Sr.) Lansing, KS 74 Rhe Myers (6-4, 255, Sr.) Elizabethtown, IN TE 81 Lesley Dalger (6-4, 235, Sr.) Sunrise, FL 82 Rhe Harms (6-3, 225, Jr.) Crete, NE
QB 5 Donald Hammond III (6-2, 210, Jr.) Hampton, GA 4 Isaiah Sanders (6-2, 210, Sr.) Colorado Springs, CO 16 Mike Schmidt (6-3, 205, Sr.) Fletcher, NC TB 24 Kadin Remsberg (5-9, 185, Jr.) Newton, KS 22 Joshua Stoner (5-8, 195, Jr.) Columbus, OH 19 Nolan Eriksen (5-9, 195, Sr.) Clarkston, MI FB 33 Taven Birdow (6-1, 220, Sr.) Altus, OK -- OR -- 34 Timothy Jackson (6-3, 190, So.) Vacaville, CA 25 Chris an Mallard (5-9, 215, Sr.) San Antonio, TX WR 20 Benjamin Waters (6-1, 205, Sr.) Li leton, CO 27 Ben Peterson (5-8, 175, Jr.) Bellingham, WA WR 7 Geraud Sanders (6-2, 210, Sr.) Frisco, TX 80 Daniel Morris (6-2, 220, Jr.) St. Peters, MO 83 Jake Spiewak (6-4, 200, So.) Centerville, OH
Defense
DE 94 Jordan Jackson (6-5, 270, Jr.) Jacksonville, FL 86 Michael Purcell (6-4, 235, Jr.) The Woodlands, TX
NG 99 Mosese Fifi ta (6-1, 330, Sr.) Evere , WA 95 Kolby Barker (6-4, 275, Jr.) Keizer, OR 96 Joey Woodring (5-11, 275, Jr.) Katy, TX
DL 49 Christopher Herrera (6-5, 255, So.) League City, TX48 Jake Ksiazek (6-2, 230, Sr.) Tucson, AZ
P 15 Charlie Sco (6-1, 195, Sr.) Greenwood Village, CO 92 Jake Koehnke (6-0, 180, Sr.) Carlsbad, CA
LS 46 Connor Kirkegaard (6-0, 205, Jr.) Poway, CA 97 Jacob Goldberg (6-0, 230, So.) Planta on, FL
H 15 Charlie Sco (6-1, 195, Sr.) Greenwood Village, CO
KOR 20 Benjamin Waters (6-1, 205, Sr.) Li leton, CO22 Joshua Stoner (5-8, 195, Jr.) Columbus, OH19 Nolan Eriksen (5-9, 195, Sr.) Clarkston, MI
PR 27 Ben Peterson (5-8, 175, Jr.) Bellingham, WA 83 Jake Spiewak (6-4, 200, So.) Centerville, OH
2019 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART -- NEW MEXICO
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# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School)2 Jeremy Fejedelem FS 5-10 195 Sr. Lemont, IL (Lemont Township)2 Chance Stevenson RB 6-0 215 So. Faye e, OH (Faye e County)3 Milton Bugg III CB 6-0 175 Jr. Gilbert, AZ (Williams Field)4 James Jones IV CB 6-2 195 Jr. Broomfi eld, CO (J K Mullen) 4 Isaiah Sanders QB 6-2 210 Sr. Colorado Springs, CO (Palmer Ridge)5 Donald Hammond III QB 6-1 220 Jr. Hampton, GA (Eagles Landing Chris an)6 Zane Lewis CB 6-1 190 Sr. Richmond, VA (Trinity Episcopal)7 Geraud Sanders WR 6-2 210 Sr. Frisco, TX (Bishop Dunne)8 Lakota Wills OLB 6-3 235 Jr. Richland, WA (Richland)8 DeAndre Hughes WR 5-8 162 So. Phoenix, AZ (Tempe)9 Valen no Espinoza, Jr. SS 6-0 195 Jr. Pensacola, FL (West Florida Advanced)11 Demani Hansford FS 5-9 180 Jr. Bowie, MD (Saint John’s College)12 Warren Bryan QB 6-1 205 So. Upland, CA (Damien)13 Luke Bohenek WR 6-3 205 Jr. Cincinna , OH (Turpin)14 Grant Theil SS 6-1 195 Sr. Jasper, IN (Jasper)15 Charlie Sco P/PK 6-1 195 Sr. Greenwood Village, CO (Cherry Creek) 16 Mike Schmidt QB 6-3 205 Sr. Fletcher, NC (Hendersonville)16 Corvan Taylor FS 6-2 200 So. Gilbert, AZ (Gilbert)17 Colby Raphiel SS 6-0 200 Jr. Humble, TX (Summer Creek)19 Nolan Eriksen RB 5-9 195 Sr. Clarkston, MI (Clarkston)20 Benjamin Waters WR 6-1 205 Sr. Li leton, CO (Valor Chris an)21 Eric Ward CB 5-11 187 Sr. Arlington, TX (Sam Houston)22 Garre Kauppila SS 6-3 215 Sr. Rocklin, CA (Rocklin)22 Joshua Stoner RB 5-8 195 Jr. Columbus, OH (Worthington Kilbourne)23 Dane Kinamon WR 6-0 195 Fr. Peachtree City, GA (McIntosh)23 Rodney Higdon CB 6-0 190 So. Temple Terrace, FL (Jesuit)24 Kadin Remsberg RB 5-9 185 Jr. Newton, KS (Newton)25 Chris an Mallard FB 5-9 215 Sr. San Antonio, TX (Communica on Arts)26 Vince Sanford OLB 6-1 200 So. Hamilton, OH (Hamilton)27 Ben Peterson WR 5-9 175 Jr. Bellingham, WA (Squalicum)28 David Eure CB 5-11 181 So. Gardena, CA (Junipero Serra)29 Elijah Palm CB 5-9 195 Jr. Grand Prairie, TX (S. Grand Prairie)30 Grant Donaldson OLB 6-3 225 Jr. Sudlersville, MD (DeMatha)31 Elisha Palm CB 5-8 185 Jr. Grand Prairie, TX (S. Grand Prairie)32 Ma hew Murla FB 6-0 225 Jr. Baton Rouge, LA (Parkview Bap st)33 Taven Birdow FB 6-1 220 Sr. Altus, OK (Altus) 34 Timothy Jackson FB 6-3 190 So. Vacaville, CA (Vacaville)35 Christopher Musselman ILB 6-2 220 Sr. San Tan Valley, AZ (Poston Bu e)37 TD Blackmon ILB 6-1 230 So. Maryville, TN (Maryville)38 Demonte Meeks ILB 6-1 235 Jr. Maple Heights, OH (Cleveland Heights)39 Ma hew Anderson SS 6-2 195 Jr. Fort Wayne, IN (Homestead)40 Kyle Johnson ILB 6-0 220 Sr. Jacksonville, FL (Bolles)41 Price Morgan ILB 6-3 220 Sr. Lawrence, KS (Lawrence)43 Colton Parton FB 5-11 225 Sr. Gurley, AL (Madison County)44 Omar Fa ah FB 5-11 225 So. Lakewood, OH (St. Edward)44 Parker Noren OLB 6-2 210 Jr. McKinney, TX (McKinney Boyd)45 Brandon Gooding OLB 6-5 220 So. Ventura, CA (Ventura)46 Conner Kirkegaard LS 6-0 205 Jr. Poway, CA (Poway)47 Nathan King OLB 6-1 220 Sr. Port Ma lda, PA (State College Area)48 Jake Ksiazek DE 6-2 230 Sr. Tucson, AZ (Tucson Salpointe Catholic)49 Christopher Herrera DT 6-5 255 So. League City, TX (Clear Creek)50 John Lyons ILB 6-2 225 Jr. Memphis, TN (White Sta on)51 Noah Bush ILB 6-1 225 So. Athens, TX (Athens)53 Joe Moore OG 6-1 240 So. Johnsberg, IL (Johnsberg)54 Grant Young ILB 6-2 225 So. Cincinna , OH (Sycamore)56 Bri on Beasley OG 6-1 300 Jr. Cordell, OK (Cordell)57 Elijah Woolum OT 6-4 275 Sr. Jackson, OH (Jackson)59 Jacob Miller OT 6-3 265 So. Port Orchard, WA (South Kitsap)61 Sco Ha ok OT 6-5 280 Sr. Lansing, KS (Lansing)62 Hawk Wimmer OG 6-4 320 So. Franklin, WI (Franklin)63 Clark Daniel OG 6-3 290 Jr. Thomaston, GA (Upson-Lee)64 Kyle Krepsz OG 6-1 280 Jr. Riverside, CA (Mar n Luther King)
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ALPHABETICAL# Name Pos. 39 Matthew Anderson SS 91 Jared Bair DT95 Kolby Barker DT56 Britton Beasley OG33 Taven Birdow FB 37 TD Blackmon ILB13 Luke Bohenek WR12 Warren Bryan QB3 Milton Bugg III CB 51 Noah Bush ILB67 Kristopher Campbell OG73 Isaac Cochran OG81 Lesley Dalger WR63 Clark Daniel OG30 Grant Donaldson OLB19 Nolan Eriksen RB 9 Valentino Espinoza, Jr. SS 28 David Eure CB 44 Omar Fattah FB 2 Jeremy Fejedelem FS 77 Parker Ferguson OT99 Mosese Fifita NG97 Jacob Goldberg PK 45 Brandon Gooding OLB5 Donald Hammond III QB11 Demani Hansford FS 82 Rhett Harms TE 61 Scott Hattok OT49 Christopher Herrera DT23 Rodney Higdon CB93 Brice Honaker PK8 DeAndre Hughes WR94 Jordan Jackson DE34 Timothy Jackson FB 76 Adam Jewell OT40 Kyle Johnson ILB4 James Jones IV CB 22 Garrett Kauppila SS 23 Dane Kinamon WR47 Nathan King OLB46 Conner Kirkegaard LS 92 Jake Koehnke PK/P64 Kyle Krepsz OG48 Jake Ksiazek DE66 Nolan Laufenberg OG6 Zane Lewis CB 50 John Lyons ILB
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2019 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL ROSTER - NUMERICAL
# Name Pos. 25 Christian Mallard FB 75 Colin Marquez OG38 Demonte Meeks ILB71 Benjamin Mercer OC59 Jacob Miller OT85 Luke Miller TE 68 Christopher Mitchell OC53 Joe Moore OG41 Price Morgan ILB80 Daniel Morris WR32 Matthew Murla FB 35 Christopher Musselman ILB87 Rhett Myers TE44 Parker Noren OLB70 Nicholas Noyen OC97 Kaleb Nunez NG29 Elijah Palm CB 31 Elisha Palm CB 43 Colton Parton FB 92 Nakoa Pauole DT27 Ben Peterson WR86 Michael Purcell DE17 Colby Raphiel SS 69 Wolfgang Rehbock OT24 Kadin Remsberg RB 7 Geraud Sanders WR4 Isaiah Sanders QB26 Vince Sanford OLB16 Mike Schmidt QB94 Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl PK 15 Charlie Scott P/PK83 Jake Spiewak WR2 Chance Stevenson RB22 Joshua Stoner RB 16 Corvan Taylor FS 14 Grant Theil SS 72 Connor Vikupitz OC87 Kade Waguespack TE 21 Eric Ward CB 20 Benjamin Waters WR8 Lakota Wills OLB62 Hawk Wimmer OG96 Joey Woodring NG57 Elijah Woolum OT54 Grant Young ILB
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School)66 Nolan Laufenberg OG 6-3 295 Jr. Castle Rock, CO (Castle View)67 Kristopher Campbell OG 6-1 300 So. Sterling Heights, MI (Mo )68 Christopher Mitchell OC 6-2 265 Sr. Vancouver, WA (Mountain View)69 Wolfgang Rehbock OT 6-3 285 Sr. Los Gatos, CA (Bellarmine College Prep)70 Nicholas Noyen OC 6-0 265 Jr. West Chester, OH71 Benjamin Mercer OC 6-0 270 So. Jacksonville, FL (Bolles)72 Connor Vikupitz OC 6-3 275 Sr. Fresno, CA (Bullard)73 Isaac Cochran OG 6-5 300 So. Concord, NC (Concord)75 Colin Marquez OG 6-3 280 Sr. Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain)76 Adam Jewell OT 6-2 255 Jr. Pearland, TX (Pearland)77 Parker Ferguson OT 6-5 280 Jr. Greenwood, IN (Center Grove)80 Daniel Morris WR 6-2 220 Jr. St. Peters, MO (Fort Zumwalt East)81 Lesley Dalger WR 6-4 235 Sr. Sunrise, FL (Westminster)82 Rhe Harms TE 6-3 225 Jr. Crete, NE (Crete)83 Jake Spiewak WR 6-4 200 So. Centerville, OH (Centerville)85 Luke Miller TE 6-4 225 Jr. Mooresville, NC (Lake Norman)86 Michael Purcell DE 6-4 235 Jr. The Woodlands, TX (Woodlands)87 Kade Waguespack TE 6-2 225 Sr. Gonzales, LA (East Ascension)87 Rhe Myers OT 6-4 255 Sr. Elizabethtown, IN (Columbus East)91 Jared Bair DT 6-3 260 Sr. Troy, OH (Troy)92 Jake Koehnke PK/P 6-0 180 Sr. Carlsbad, CA (La Costa Canyon)92 Nakoa Pauole DT 6-2 275 So. Kapolei, HI (Kamehameha)93 Brice Honaker PK 6-1 175 So. Howe, TX (Trinity)94 Tevye Schue pelz-Rohl PK 5-10 185 So. Boulder, CO (Fairview)94 Jordan Jackson DE 6-5 270 Jr. Jacksonville, FL (Bolles)95 Kolby Barker DT 6-4 275 Jr. Keizer, OR (McNary)96 Joey Woodring NG 5-11 275 Jr. Katy, TX (Katy)97 Jacob Goldberg PK 6-0 230 So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Calvary Chris an Academy)97 Kaleb Nunez NG 6-1 270 Jr. Midland, TX (Robert E. Lee)99 Mosese Fifi ta NG 6-1 330 Sr. Snohomish, WA (Glacier Peak)
# Name, Yr.,Pos. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Career61 Sco Ha ok, Sr., OT 0/0 10/1 12/12 10/10 32/22/2262 Hawk Wimmer, So., OG -- -- 0/0 5/0 5/0/063 Clark Daniel, Jr., OG -- 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0/064 Kyle Krepsz, Jr., OG -- 0/0 7/0 4/4 11/4/066 Nolan Laufenberg, Jr., OG -- 0/0 12/9 10/9 21/19/667 Kristopher Campbell, So, OG -- -- 0/0 3/0 3/0/068 Christopher Mitchell, Sr., OC 0/0 2/0 12/5 10/5 24/10/569 Wolfgang Rehbock, Sr., OT 0/0 9/0 4/0 0/0 13/0/070 Nicholas Noyen, Jr., OC -- 0/0 0/0 4/0 4/0/071 Benjamin Mercer, So., OC -- -- 0/0 0/0 0/0/072 Connor Vikupitz, Sr., OC 0/0 0/0 11/7 10/10 21/17/1073 Isaac Cochran, So., OG -- -- 0/0 7/0 7/0/075 Colin Marquez, Sr., OG 0/0 0/0 11/3 7/2 18/5/076 Adam Jewell, Jr., OT -- 0/0 2/0 8/1 10/1/077 Parker Ferguson, Jr., OT -- 0/0 12/10 10/9 22/19/680 Daniel Morris, Jr., WR -- 0/0 0/0 10/1 10/1/181 Lesley Dalger, Sr., TE 0/0 6/0 11/0 10/2 27/2/082 Rhe Harms, Jr., TE -- 0/0 1/0 8/1 9/1/183 Jake Spiewak, So., WR -- -- 0/0 5/0 5/0/085 Luke Miller, Jr., TE -- 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0/086 Michael Purcell, Jr., DE -- 0/0 2/0 7/3 9/3/187 Kade Waguespack, Sr., TE 0/0 5/1/1 12/12 7/7 24/20/087 Rhe Myers, Sr., TE/OT 0/0 1/0 10/0 8/0 19/0/091 Jared Bair, Sr., DT 0/0 1/0 1/0 3/0 5/0/092 Jake Koehnke, Sr., PK/P 0/0 1/0 11/9 10/10 22/19/1992 Nakoa Pauole, So., DT -- -- 2/0 4/1 6/1/093 Brice Honaker, So., PK -- -- -- 3/0 3/0/094 Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl, So., PK -- -- 0/0 1/0 1/0/094 Jordan Jackson, Jr., DE -- 11/0 12/12 10/9 33/21/095 Kolby Barker, Jr., DT -- 0/0 0/0 4/0 4/0/096 Joey Woodring, Jr., NG -- 0/0 2/0 1/0 3/0/097 Jacob Goldberg, So., PK -- -- 0/0 1/0 1/0/097 Kaleb Nunez, Jr., NG -- 0/0 1/0 3/3 4/3/099 Mosese Fifi ta, Sr., NG 0/0 12/0 12/11 10/10 34/21/10
KeyGP - Games PlayedS - Games StartedC - Consecu ve Games Started
* - Charlie Sco has started 34 consecu ve games as the team’s holder
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QUARTERBACKS#4 - Isaiah Sanders6-2, 210, Sr., Colorado Springs, CO (Palmer Ridge)
This season• Played in fi ve games, star ng two• Starts vs. San Jose State and Army• Season: 5-5 passing for 76 yards, 10 carries for 72 yards rushing• Two carries for fi ve yards and 1-1 passing for -3 yards vs. Army• Three carries for 39 yards vs. Utah State... also hit 1-1 passes for eight yards• Started vs. SJSU...rushed for 23 yards on three carries before leaving in the 1Q due to injury• Hit 2-2 passes for 30 yards and had two carries for fi ve yards at Boise State• Hit team’s lone pass a empt vs. Colgate, good for 41 yards
Career• 4-4 career record as a starter• Has started at least one game in three seasons (2017-18-19)• Two career 100-yard rushing games (173 vs. UNLV in 2018, 196 vs. Utah State in 2017)• Four career 100-yard passing games, including two of 200-plus (217 vs. UNLV; 210 vs. Boise State in 2018)• Third on the team in rushing with 466 yards and six TDs, hit 48-78 passes for team-best 844 yards and four TDs...completed 61.5 pct. of passes in 2018• 61.5 comple on percentage is third best in school history and best since 2007...QB effi ciency of 161.66 is fourth-best in school history and best since 2016• Averaged 135 yards and 2.5 TDs rushing and 213.5 yards and 1.5 TDs passing in back- to-back games at UNLV and Boise State... rushed for 270 yards and four TDs and hit 19-26 passes (73.1 pct) for 427 yards and three TDs • His 427 passing yards in those two games are the most by a Falcon since Karson Roberts threw for a school record 550 in 2015 vs. Utah State and Boise State• Started vs. Boise State and rushed for 97 yards and a TD on 28 carries and hit 10-15 passes for 210 yards and a career-best two TDs...lacked three rushing yards from become the only player in Air Force history with two games of 100 yards rushing and 200 yards passing• Started at UNLV, rushed for season-high 173 yards and career-high-matching three touchdowns with a career-long run of 45 yards...hit 9-11 passes for a career-high 217 yards and a TD with a career-long 69 yard TD pass...his 390 total yards are the second-most in AF history...became just the fourth player in the NCAA to pass for 200 yards and rush for 150 in a game in 2018• First-career start vs. Utah State in 2017 season fi nale; recorded school-record 44 carries for career highs of 196 yards and three TDs
#5 - Donald Hammond III6-1, 220, Jr., Hampton, GA (Eagles Landing Chris an)
This season• Played in 10 games, star ng eight • Fourth on the team in rushing with 415 yards and a team-best nine touchdowns... has hit 38-83 passes for 838 yards with eight TDs and fi ve INTs• Rushed for 42 yards and a TD and hit 5-11 passes for 126 yards and a career-high three TDs• Rushed for 46 yards on six carries with a long of 30 yards vs. Army...hit 1-6 passes for 19 yards with an INT• Rushed fr 69 yards on nine carries vs. Utah State...also hit 1-5 passes for 16 yards • Started at Hawaii, but le during the fi rst series...rushed for nine yards on one carry and hit 1-1 passes for 22 yards• Rushed for 37 yards and two TDs and hit 2-3 passes for 81 yards and a TD vs. Fresno State• Rushed for a season-best 77 yards, including a career-long run of 42 yards, and a TD on 12 carries vs. Navy...also had career highs in passing, hi ng 10-25 passes for 205 yards • Came on in relief vs. San Jose State and rushed for 25 yards on four carries and hit 5-9 passes for 131 yards and a TD (64 yards)• Rushed for 62 yards and a TD at Boise State...hit 6-11 passes for 83 yards and a TD• Hit 7-12 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns at Colorado...also scored his fourth rushing TD of the season...completed an 81 yard touchdown pass which es as the fourth longest in school history and is the longest by a Falcon since 2005...named MW off ensive POW• Started vs. Colgate, fi ve carries for 26 yards and career-high three rushing TDs...did not a empt a pass
Career• 9-4 record as a starter• Leads all ac ve players with 18 rushing TDs• One career 100-yard rushing game (136 vs. New Mexico in 2018)• Seven career 100-yard passing games• Played in nine games, star ng fi ve, in 2018• Fourth on the team in rushing with 83 carries, 371 yards and team-best nine touchdowns...hit 38-72 passes (52.8%) for 623 yards and team-best fi ve touchdowns,
two INTs• Started at Wyoming, rushed for 90 yards and two TDs on 18 carries• Started vs. New Mexico, rushed for career-best 136 yards and a TD on 19 carries with a career-long run of 37 yards... hit 5-6 passes for a season-best 145 yards and two TDs...fi rst-career game with 100- plus yards rushing and passing...fi rst-career 100-yard rushing game• First-career start vs. Navy...rushed for 60 yards and a career-best three touchdowns while hi ng 6-10 passes for 142 yards and a TD...season-long comple on of 61 yards for a TD ... three rushing TDs vs. Navy the most by a Falcon in 2018• Did not see any ac on in 2017
Career HighsCarries: ..... 19, New Mexico, 2018Yards: ........ 136, New Mexico, 2018TDs: .......... 3, Colgate, 2019Long: ......... 42, Navy, 2019
#16 - Mike Schmidt6-3, 205, Sr., Fletcher, NC (Hendersonville)
This season• Played in four games • Rushed for 127 yards and three TDs ...hit 5-6 passes for 147 yards, TD• Came on in relief at Hawaii on fi rst drive and fi nished with career highs in every rushing and passing category...rushed for 120 yards and three TDs on 14 carries (entered the game with three carries for 28 yards in his career)...hit 5-6 passes for 147 yards and a TD, including a career-long pass of 75 yard for the TD (entered the game without a pass a empt in his career• Hawaii: completed his fi rst-career pass a empt for 39 yards, se ng up a fi rst-and- goal, then scored fi rst-career rushing TD on next play...his 75 yard comple on is the second long at AF this season and 12th longest in school history
Career• Played in six games, did not see any ac on in 2018, played in two games in 2017• Played in two games in 2017, seeing ac on vs. VMI and Utah State• Had one carry for 21 yards vs. VMI in 2017
RUNNINGBACKS#19 - Nolan Eriksen5-9, 195, Sr., Clarkston, MI (Clarkston)
This season• Played in seven games...six carries for 39 yards and a touchdown.• Three carries for 18 yards at Colorado• Three carries for 21 yards and a TD vs. Colgate...had long run of nine yards
Career• Played in nine games, star ng one, in 2018• 2018 season: 21 carries, 101 yards, TD• Second on team with 44 yards and a TD on eight carries at FAU• Career highs of 15 carries for 90 yards at Navy in 2017 in fi rst-career start• Five carries for 42 yards and a TD vs. VMI in fi rst-career game in 2017 opener
This season• Played in eight games• Season: 23 carries for 207 yards and a TD...
averaging 9.0 yards per carry• Career highs of eight carries for 59 yards and his fi rst-career touchdown vs. Army... scored on a fi ve-yard run to give AF the lead for good• One carry for 10 yards vs. Utah State• Three carries for 15 yards vs. Fresno State• Three carries for 10 yards at Navy• One carry for a career-long 43 yards vs. SJSU• One carry for nine yards at Boise State• Recorded fi ve carries and 56 yards vs. Colgate...was third on the team in rushing
Career• Averaging 8.4 yards per carry• One carry for two yards vs. Stony Brook and a carry for one yard vs. New Mexico in 2018• Did not see any ac on in 2017
Career HighsCarries: ..... 8, Army, 2019Yards: ........ 59, Army, 2019TDs: .......... 1, Army, 2019Long: ......... 43, San Jose State, 2019
Career Sta s csRushingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 8 23 207 9.0 1 43 (SJSU)2018 1 2 3 2.0 0 2 (SB)Total 9 25 210 8.4 1
This season• Played and started all 10 games• Leads the team and is fi h in the MW in rushing with 778 yards...averaging 77.8 yards per game• Rushed for 101 yards on 17 carries at Colorado State to record his second 100- yard game of the season...had a season-long run of 29 yards• Rushed for 54 yards on 12 carries vs. Army• Rushed for 92 yards on 16 carries and matched his career high with two TD vs. Utah State• Rushed for 91 yards and matched his career high with two touchdowns at Hawaii• Rushed for 89 yards on 11 carries vs. Fresno State...topped the 1,000-yard mark for his career, becoming 49th Falcon to do so• Rushed for nine yards on nine carries at Navy...also had a career-long catch for 29 yards, his fi rst of the season• Rushed for 75 yards on 16 carries vs. SJSU• Rushed for 59 yards on 10 carries at Boise State• Rushed for career-best 146 yards on a career-high 23 carries at Colorado... scored the game-winning touchdown on a season-long 25 yard run on the fi rst play of over me • Nine carries for 62 yards and career-best two TDs vs. Colgate...had a long run of 13 yards...was second on the team in rushing
Career• Three career 100-yard games (128 vs. Wyoming in 2018; 146 vs. Colorado and 101 vs. Colorado State in 2019)• Led the team in rushing four mes (Utah
State, Nevada, Wyoming in 2018, Colorado in 2019)• Became the 49th player in AF history to hit the 1,000-yard mark for his career (Fresno State in 2019)...ranks 35th in AF history with 1,361 yards • Played in 12 games, star ng nine, in 2018• Second on the team in rushing...100 carries, 583 yards, 3 TDs...averaged 5.8 ypc• Season highs of 20 carries for 128 yards at Wyoming to lead the team...fi rst-career 100-yard game• Rushed for 99 yards with a career-long run of 54 yards for a TD vs. New Mexico• Rushed for team-high 71 yards on 13 carries vs. Nevada• Had 17 carries for team-best 94 yards and his fi rst-career TD at Utah State in his fi rst-career start• Did not see any ac on in 2017
Career HighsCarries: ..... 23, Colorado, 2019Yards: ........ 146, Colorado, 2019TDs: .......... 2, Utah State, 2019Long: ......... 54, New Mexico, 2018
FULLBACKS#25 - Chris an Mallard5-9, 215, Sr., San Antonio, TX (Communica on Arts)
This Season• Played in nine games• Rushed for 139 yards and two TDs on 22 carries on the year• Career highs of 10 carries, 70 yards and two touchdowns vs. SJSU• Then-career highs of six carries and 53 yards vs. Colgate...also had a career-long run of 19 yards...averaged 8.8 yards per carry
Career• Played in four games last season, collec ng 10 carries, 46 yards, TD• Two carries for 18 yards and his fi rst-career TD vs. New Mexico• Rushed for 12 yards on four carries at Utah State• Did not see any varsity ac on his fi rst two years
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Career HighsCarries: ..... 10, San Jose State, 2019Yards: ........ 70, San Jose State, 2019TDs: .......... 2, San Jose State, 2019Long: ......... 19, Colgate, 2019
Career Sta s csRushingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 9 22 139 6.3 2 19 (Col)2018 4 11 46 4.2 1 16 (UNM)2017 3 4 21 5.2 1 10 (VMI)Total 16 37 206 5.6 4
#33 - Taven Birdow6-1, 220, Sr., Altus, OK (Altus)
This season• Played in 10 games, star ng seven• Third on the team in rushing with 574 yards (57.4 avg) and fi ve TDs on 130 carries• Has led the team in rushing in three games (Colgate, BSU, SJSU)• Rushed for 88 yards and a TD on 18 carries vs. Utah State• Rushed for 73 yards and a TD on 18 carries vs. Fresno State• Rushed for 40 yards and a go-ahead TD on 15 carries at Navy...went over the 1,000- yard mark for his career• Career highs with 25 carries, 124 yards and two touchdowns vs. SJSU• Led team with 67 yards on 18 carries at Boise State...second me this year to lead team in rushing• Led team with 80 yards rushing on nine carries vs. Colgate Career• Two career 100-yard rushing games (100 vs. Nevada in 2017; 124 vs. SJSU in 2019)• Became the 48th player in school history to hit the 1,000-yard mark for his career• Ranks 42nd in AF history in career rushing with 1,224 yards• Played in 11 games, star ng one (UNM), in 2018• 2018 season: 50 carries for 256 yards, TD• Rushed for 44 yards on 10 carries vs. Colorado State• Season highs of 13 carries for 85 yards vs. New Mexico...career-long run of 50 yards• 2017 Season: 88 carries, 394 yards, 5 TDs • Team highs of 19 carries for 82 yards and a TD vs. Wyoming in 2017• Career bests of 20 carries, 100 yards, TD at Nevada in 2017• 15 carries for 67 yards and a career-best two TDs at Colorado State in 2017
Career HighsCarries: ..... 25, San Jose State, 2019Yards: ........ 124, San Jose State, 2019TDs: .......... 2, San Jose State, 2019Long: ......... 50, New Mexico, 2018
Career Sta s csRushingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 10 130 574 4.4 5 41 (Col)2018 11 50 256 5.1 1 50 (UNM)2017 9 88 394 4.5 5 16 (USU)Total 30 268 1,224 4.6 11
#34 - Timothy Jackson6-3, 190, So., Vacaville, CA (Vacaville)
This Season• Played in nine games, star ng the last three...missed the Navy game due to injury• Second on the team in rushing with 734 yards and is third in touchdowns with six• Leads the team and ranks fourth in the MW in rushing yards per game (81.6)• Has not been thrown for a loss this season... averaging 6.1 yards per carry• Rushed for 73 yards on 17 carries at CSU• Had four straight 100-yard games, most by a Falcon since Cody Getz had fi ve in 2012... most ever by a fullback in AF history• During his four-game 100-yard streak, averaged 133.3 yards per game on 19.5 carries and scored a touchdown in each game• Started the last three games and has averaged 125 yards and has two TDs• Jackson is the first fullback in Air Force history with four 100-yard games in a season since Pat Evans had five in 1984 • He is one of just four fullbacks in Air Force history with four or more 100-yard games in a season...his four this season is tied for third in school history• Leads the team with four 100-yard rushing games (117 Fresno State; 113 Hawaii; 148 Utah State; 155 Army)• Rushed for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries vs. Army...155 yards are the most by a Falcon this season• Rushed for 148 yards and a TD on a career-high 25 carries vs. Utah State...25 carries es as the most by a Falcon this year• Rushed for 113 yards and a TD on 13 carries at Hawaii...scored on a fourth down play... recorded a career-long run of 64 yards, the longest by a Falcon this season• 20 carries for 117 yards and a TD vs. Fresno State...fi rst-career 100-yard game• Rushed for 38 yards on six carries with a long run of 20 yards at Boise State...the 20 yard run was the longest by AF in the game• Rushed for 27 yards on six carries at Colorado• Rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown on a team-high 10 carries vs. Colgate in his fi rst-career game played
Career• Did not see any ac on in 2018• Four career 100-yard rushing games, all in 2019 (Fresno State, 20-117-1; Hawaii 13-113-1; Utah State, 25-148-1; Army, 20-155-1)
This season• Played in 10 games, star ng nine• Leads team with 23 catches for 557 yards and fi ve touchdowns• Second in the MW and third in the na on in yards per recep on with a 24.2 average• Two 100-yard receiving games this season• Two catches for 59 yards and a 50 yard TD at Colorado State• Three catches for a career-best 116 yards and a career-long catch of 75 yards for a TD at Hawaii• Three catches for 108 yards and a TD on a 64 yard catch vs. San Jose State...fi rst- career 100-yard receiving game• Career-high fi ve catches for 86 yards and a touchdown at Boise State...second straight game with career highs in recep ons• Four catches four 56 yards and a touchdown at Colorado• Caught the team’s long pass a empt vs. Colgate, good for 41 yards
Career• Leads all ac ve AF receivers in catches (46), yards (997) and receiving TDs (8)• Ranks fi h in AF history in career receiving average with a 21.7• Third on the team in receiving with 14 catches for 236 yards in 2018• Matched his season highs with three catches for 55 yards at Army in 2018• Season bests of three catches for 55 yards vs. Navy to lead the team in receiving• Season-best four catches for 54 yards and a TD at New Mexico in 2017• Scored touchdowns on the fi rst two catches of his career, coming in 2017 opener vs. VMI
Career Sta s csReceivingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 10 23 557 24.2 5 75 (UH)2018 11 14 236 16.9 0 23 (Navy)2017 12 9 204 22.7 3 57 (VMI)Total 33 46 997 21.7 8
#20 - Ben Waters6-1, 205, Sr., Li leton, CO (Valor Chris an)
This season• Played 10 games, star ng eight• Second on the team in receiving with 13 catches for 375 yards and four TDs• Two catches for 59 yards and a career-best two TDs at Colorado State• Two catches for 24 yards vs. Utah State...the only catches on the team• One catch for a 53 yard TD vs. Fresno State• Career highs with four catches and 128 yards at Navy...had a long of 47 yards...
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fi rst-career 100-yard game...128 yards are the most by a Falcon this season and most since Marcus Bennet had 161 vs. Navy in 2017• Two catches for 92 yards and a touchdown at Colorado...the fi rst two catches of his career...recorded a career-long 81 yard catch for his fi rst-career TD...the catch es as the fourth longest in AF history and is longest by a Falcon since 2005• Entering his fi rst season of playing WR a er seeing ac on as a defensive back the last two years
Career• Career: 24 games played...15 total tackles, three this season• Career-high three tackles vs. Boise State in 2018
Career Sta s csYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 10 13 375 28.8 4 81 (CU)
#27 - Ben Peterson5-8, 175, Jr., Bellingham, WA (Squalicum)
This season• Played in 10 games, star ng two• Five punt returns for six yards on the season• First-career start vs. Army, no catches...one punt return for two yards• One catch for nine yards vs. SJSU, career-long recep on• Recorded his fi rst-career catch, good for eights yards and a fi rst down at Boise State
Career• Career: Saw ac on in six games last season
Career HighsCatches: .... 1, Boise State, 2019Yards: ........ 9, San Jose State, 2019TDs: .......... NoneLong: ......... 9, San Jose State, 2019
Career Sta s csReceivingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 10 2 17 8.5 0 9 (SJSU)2018 6 0 0 0.0 0 --Total 16 2 17 8.5 0
#80 - Daniel Morris6-2, 220, Jr., St. Peters, MO (Fort Zumwalt East)
This season• Played in 10 games, star ng one• Season: 1 catch for 10 yards• First-career start vs. Army, no sta s cs• First catch of career vs. Navy, for 10 yards
Career Sta s csReceivingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 8 0 0 0.0 0 --
#87 - Kade Waguespack6-2, 225, Sr., Gonzales, LA (East Ascension)
This season• Played and started in seven games• Missed the last three games due to injury• Third on team in receiving with fi ve catches
for 95 yards...averaging 19.0 yards per catch• One catch for a season-long 39 yards at Hawaii...injured on the play and did not return• Season-high two catches for 35 yards at Navy, including a long of 25 yards• One catch for season-long 14 yards vs. SJSU• One catch for seven yards at Colorado... came on fourth down and was good for a fi rst down
Career• Started all 12 games in 2018• Season: 9 catches, 137 yards, team-best three TDs• Career highs of three catches, 51 yards and two TDs vs. New Mexico...also had a career-long catch of 43 yards• First-career touchdown on a 12-yard catch at FAU in 2018
Career HighsCatches: .... 3, New Mexico, 2018Yards: ........ 51, New Mexico, 2018TDs: .......... 2, New Mexico, 2018Long: ......... 43, New Mexico, 2018
Career Sta s csReceivingYear G A Yds Avg TDs Lg2019 7 5 95 19.0 0 39 (UH)2018 12 9 137 15.2 3 43 (UNM)2017 5 2 35 17.5 0 28 (BSU)Total 24 16 267 16.7 3
KICKERS#15 - Charlie Sco , P/PK6-1, 195, Sr., Greenwood Village, CO (Cherry Creek)
This season• Star ng punter and holder• Punted 25 mes for 42.0 average... 13 fair catches, 11 I-20, two touchbacks, four 50-plus, long of 53 yards (Army)• Four straight games with a punt of 50-plus earlier this season• Season-highs of fi ve punts and a 44.0 avg vs. Army...matched his season long with a 53 yard punt• Matched season long of 53 yard vs. Utah St.• Punted twice for a 48.5 average at Hawaii, including a long of 51 yards• Recorded 51 yard punt in lone a empt vs. Fresno State• Four punts for 38.8 average at Boise State, had three downed inside the 20• Punted twice for a 40.5 average at Colorado...one inside the 20 and a season long of 42• Punted once for 37 yards vs. Colgate
Career• Played in 34 games, 34 consecu ve starts as a holder• Averaged 39.0 yards per punt, long of 51 yards (Nevada), 3 TB, 11 fair catches, seven I-20, 1 50-plus in 2018• Season-best 44.2 average on fi ve punts with a season-long of 51 vs. Nevada in 2018• 2017 Season: 41 punts, 42.1 avg, 13 I-20, 12 fair catches, 12 50-plus...42.1 average the
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best single-season mark for a Falcon since 2014• Career-long 72 yard punt vs. Utah State in 2017, the longest at Air Force since 2007• Averaged a career-high 47.8 yards on four punts at New Mexico in 2017
Career HighsPunts: ....... 5, Army, 2019Avg: .......... 47.8, New Mexico, 2017Long: ......... 72, Utah State, 2017
Career Sta s csYear G # Yards Avg. Lg2019 10 25 1,051 42.0 53 (Army)2018 12 26 1,013 39.0 51 (Nevada)2017 12 41 1,728 42.1 72 (USU)Total 34 92 3,792 41.2
#92 - Jake Koehnke, PK/P6-0, 180, Sr. Carlsbad, CA (La Costa Canyon)
This season• Lou Groza Award semifi nalist• Hit 10-10 FGs, 39-43 PATs, 34 KOs, 16 TBs• Tied for 1st in the na on with 1.000 FG pct ...ranks ninth with 1.00 FG per game...one of fi ve kickers na onally to be perfect on the season in fi eld goals• Kicked a career-long 57 yard fi eld goal vs. Utah State, sixth-longest in AF history and longest since 2007 • Tied school record with four fi eld goals (4-4), including a three of 40-plus at Navy... fi rst kicker with four since 2009• Hit a 47 yard fi eld goal at Colorado
Career• 19-22 FGs, 71-76 PATs, 128 points...leads all ac ve players in scoring (128)• Ranks second in AF history in career FG pct. with a 86.4 mark• Handled all kicking du es...FG, PAT, KOs, punts, in 2018• 2018 Season: 32-33 PATs, 9-12 FGs, team- best 59 points, 56 kickoff s with 23 touch backs...17 punts for 41.6 average with 8 FC, 4 I-20 and three 50-plus• Hit fi eld goals from 29 and 39 yards vs. CSU...also had two punts for a 48.5 average with a career long of 56 • Hit 38 yard FG vs. Boise State...also punted three mes for 48.3 average with a long of 52 yards, also had a 51 yarder• Hit a season-long 43 yard FG vs. Nevada
This season• Played in 10 games, 11 total tackles, 3.0 TFL• Recorded career highs of four tackles, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery vs. Colorado State...3.0 sacks are the most by a Falcon in a game since Ryan Watson in 2016...named MW defensive player of the week
Career• Played in 17 career games, 14 total tackles• Moved from ILB to DL in 2019
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks 2019 10 4-7 11 3.0-17 3.0-172018 7 2-1 3 1.0-3 0.0-0Total 17 6-8 14 4.0-20 3.0-17
#49 - Chris an Herrera, DE6-5, 255, So., League City, TX (Clear Creek)
This season• Played in six games, star ng the last three• Career-high seven tackles at Colorado State...also had a sack• Two tackles vs. Army• First-career start vs. Utah State...had two tackles and 0.5 sacks Career• First season seeing ac on in 2019
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks 2019 6 4-8 12 1.5-9 1.5-9
#86 - Michael Purcell, DE6-4, 235, Jr., The Woodlands, TX (Woodlands)
This season• Played in six games, star ng three• Starts vs. SJSU, Fresno State, Colorado State• Career-high three tackles and a TFL at CSU• First-career start vs. SJSU...fi nished with two tackles• Two tackles vs. Colgate Career• Saw ac on two games (Stony Brook, Boise State) last season, recording no sta s cs
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks 2019 6 2-6 8 0.5-2 0.5-22018 2 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0Total 8 2-6 8 0.5-2 0.5-2
#91 - Jared Bair, DT6-3, 260, Sr., Troy, OH(Troy)
This season• Played in the last three games• Missed the fi rst seven games of the season due to injury Career• Played in four games, no sta s cs
Career HighsUT: ............ NoneAT: ............ NoneTOT: .......... NoneTFL: ........... None
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks 2019 3 0-0 0 0-0 0-02018 2 0-0 0 0-0 0-0Total 5 0-0 0 0-0 0-0
#94 - Jordan Jackson, DE6-5, 270, Jr. Jacksonville, FL (Bolles) This season• Played in all 10 games, star ng nine• Second on team in sacks with 3.5 for 26 yards, leads team in QB hurries with four• Career-high nine tackles and a sack vs. Army• Three straight games with season high in tackles earlier this season• Eight tackles and a TFL at Navy• Four tackles, QB sack, forced fumble and two QB hurries vs. SJSU• Three tackles at Boise State• One tackle, a QB hurry and his fi rst-career blocked kick at Colorado...block was a PAT in fourth quarter to keep AF lead at seven
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• Two tackles and a half sack vs. Colgate...also had a QB hurry• Preseason all-Mountain West
Career• Second among ac ve Falcons in career TFL (16.0)...ranks fi rst in sacks (8.0)• Started all 12 games in 2018, recording 54 tackles and team bests 12.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks...was seventh in MW in TFL with 1.04 average • Seven tackles and had two sacks for 13 yards vs. New Mexico• Six tackles, a sack and a pass breakup (on UNLV’s fi nal play) at UNLV• Had seven total tackles and a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss (3.5) vs. Navy...his 3.5 tackles for loss were the most by a Falcon in 2018 • Four tackles and a TFL vs. Stony Brook in fi rst-career start• Played in 11 games, recording seven total tackles, six unassisted, in 2017
This season• Played and started in three games• Missed the last six games due to injury• Recorded eight tackles and 1.5 TFL on the season• Two straight games with career highs for tackles earlier this season
• Career-high three tackles and a TFL for three yards at Boise State• Two tackles at Colorado• Started his fi rst-career game vs. Colgate... was not credited with any sta s cs Career• Played in the 2018 opener vs. Stony Brook, collec ng one tackle in only career game
Career HighsUT: ............ 2, Boise State, 2019AT: ............ 2, Colorado, 2019TOT: .......... 3, Boise State, 2019TFL: ........... 1.0, Boise State
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks 2019 3 2-6 8 1.0-3 0.0-02018 1 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0Total 4 2-7 9 1.0-3 0.0-0
#99 - Mosese Fifi ta, NG6-1, 330, Sr. Snohomish, WA (Glacier Peak)
This season• Played and started in all 10 games• Recorded 38 tackles, 5.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks ...leads all DL in tackles• Part of four turnovers, two FF, two FR... ranks second in MW and 16th na onally in fumble recoveries (.20)• Five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks at Colorado State• Career-high six tackles and a QB hurry vs. Army• Three tackles and a sack vs. Utah State• One sack a forced fumble and fumble recovery at Hawaii• Four tackles vs. Fresno State• Two straight games with a season high in tackles earlier this season• Five tackles, a forced and recovered fumble at Navy• Five tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. SJSU • Three tackles at Boise State• Four tackles and a half sack vs. Colgate• Named 2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list
Career• Played in 12 games, star ng 11, in 2018• 2018: 25 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks• Career-high six tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack vs. Boise State• 2017: 20 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 1 FF • 4.0 tackles, 2.0 TFL and his fi rst-career sack and forced fumble vs. SDSU
Career HighsUT: ............ 3, Army, 2019AT: ............ 4, San Jose State, 2019TOT: .......... 6, Army, 2019TFL: ........... 2.5, Colorado State, 2019
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks2019 10 14-24 38 5.5-27 4.5-262018 12 12-13 25 1.5-6 1.0-62017 12 7-13 20 3.0-14 1.0-10Total 34 33-50 83 10.0-47 6.5-42
LINEBACKERS#8 - Lakota Wills, OLB6-3, 235, Jr., Richmond, WA (Richland)
This season• Played and started in eight games• Missed the last two games due to injury• Recorded 36 total tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks• TFL in four games• Five tackles, all unassisted, at Hawaii• Three tackles, a TFL and QB hurry vs. Fresno State• Season-high nine tackles at Navy• Four tackles, a pass breakup and a QB hurry vs. SJSU • Eight tackles, career-high 3.0 tackles for loss and a sack at Boise State...also had a career-best seven solo stops• Five tackles and a sack at Colorado• Two tackles, a tackle for loss of six yards and a fumble recovery vs. Colgate
Career• Leads all ac ve Falcons in TFLs (16.5) and is second in sacks (6.5)• 2018: 21 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks• Season-high seven tackles, TFL and a forced fumble at Utah State• One tackle, TFL at FAU...also scored the fi rst touchdown of his career on a blocked punt return (5 yards)• 2017: 47 total tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, INT• Career-high nine tackles and two sacks vs. Wyoming in 2017• First-career start vs. SDSU in 2017...fi rst AF freshman to start on defense since Alex Hansen (DL) in 2012
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks2019 8 24-12 36 6.0-22 2.0-92018 9 9-12 21 4.5-11 2.5-82017 11 22-25 47 6.0-24 2.0-20Total 28 55-49 104 16.5-57 6.5-37
#30 - Grant Donaldson, OLB6-3, 225, Jr., Sudlersville, MD (DeMatha)
This season• Played in all 10 games, star ng three• 25 total tackles, 2.0 TFL, FR on the year• Five tackles, TFL and a QB hurry at Colorado State• Started vs. Army and had three tackles• Three tackles vs. Fresno State• Season-high eight tackles, a TFL and fumble recovery at Navy in fi rst start of the season• Two tackles at Boise State• Three tackles and a TFL for fi ve yards vs. Colgate
Career• Played in 10 games, star ng four, in 2018 (Navy, BSU, Army, New Mexico)
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• Career-high nine tackles at Army in 2018• Recorded career highs of four tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Navy in his fi rst-career start• Did not see any ac on in 2017
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks2019 10 7-18 25 2.0-7 0.0-02018 10 10-14 24 2.0-1 0.0-0Total 20 17-32 49 4.0-8 0.0-0
#38 - Demonte Meeks, ILB6-1, 235, Jr., Maple Heights, OH (Cleveland Heights)
This season• Played and started in all 10 games• Leads the team and ranks 11th in the MW in tackles with 73, a 7.1 average• Led the team in tackles in fi ve straight games earlier this season• Nine tackles and a sack at Colorado State• Seven tackles vs. Army• Eight tackles and 0.5 sacks vs. Utah State• Eight tackles, including a career-best seven unassisted at Hawaii...also had career bests of 2.0 sacks for 12 yards, 4.0 TFL for 18 yards and his fi rst-career forced fumble...4.0 TFL the most by a Falcon since Haji Dunn had 4.0 vs. Utah State in 2015• Six tackles and a TFL vs. Fresno State• Back-to-back games with career high in tackles earlier this season• Career-high 11 tackles and a TFL at Navy... fi rst-career game with 10-plus tackles• Eight tackles and a QB hurry vs. SJSU• Six tackles at Boise State• Seven tackles and a QB hurry at Colorado• Three tackles and a half sack vs. Colgate Career• Played in 11 games, star ng the fi nal two, in 2018• Season-best fi ve tackles and 1.5 sacks vs. Colorado State in 2018• Three tackles, TFL and fumble recovery at Wyoming in fi rst-career start• First-career game played vs. Stony Brook in season opener • Did not see any ac on in 2017
This season• Named Charlo e Touchdown Club Defender of the Na on for 2019• Played and started in all 10 games• Second on the team in tackles with 63... also has 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, two FF, INT for TD• Season-high 11 tackles vs. Army• Eight tackles at Colorado State• Seven tackles and a QB hurry at Hawaii• Team-best six tackles, a sack, pass breakup and INT he returned 24 yards for a TD vs. Fresno State...INT return for TD is second in his career• Back-to-back games with season high in tackles earlier this season • Eight tackles, a TFL and a FF at Navy• Seven tackles and a TFL vs. SJSU• Four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Boise State• Six tackles and a QB hurry at Colorado• Tied for team lead with fi ve tackles vs. Colgate...also had a half tackle for loss
Career• Two career INTs for TDs (Stony Brook, 2018; Fresno State, 2019)...fi rst AF player to do it since Corey Nelson had two in 1999 and 2000, both coming vs. Army• Second among ac ve Falcons with 130 total tackles in his career• Played in 10 games, star ng nine, in 2018• Second on team in tackles with 70...second in TFL with 7.5...also had INT, PBU• Team-high eight tackles vs. Colorado State• Team-high nine tackles, 0.5 TFL and FR vs. New Mexico• Matched his career high with a team-high 12 tackles at Army...also had 0.5 TFL• Career-best 12 tackles and 1.5 TFL at UNLV• Team-high nine tackles and matched career high in TFL with 2.5 for nine yards at SDSU• Eight tackles and career-high 2.5 TFL at FAU• Three tackles, two solo, a pass breakup and fi rst-career INT vs. Stony Brook in fi rst-career start...returned INT 32 yards for fi rst-career touchdown
Career HighsUT: ............ 5, Hawaii, 2019AT: ............ 10, Army, 2018TOT: .......... 12, Army, 2018TFL: ........... 2.5, San Diego State, 2018
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks INT2019 10 29-34 63 4.5-22 1.5-13 1-242018 10 27-43 70 7.5-23 0.5-1 1-322017 12 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0Total 32 58-80 138 12.0-45 2.0-14 2-56
This season• Played in seven games, star ng two• Started vs. Army, had a season-high fi ve tackles• Started vs. Fresno State and had two tackles and a TFL • Two tackles at Colorado• One solo tackle vs. Colgate Career• Played in 12 games, star ng two, in 2018• Averaged 7.0 tackles in his two starts in 2018 (New Mexico, Wyoming)• Six tackles, TFL and PBU at Wyoming• Career-high eight tackles vs. New Mexico in fi rst-career start• Did not see any ac on in 2017
Career HighsUT: ............ 3, Wyoming, 2018AT: ............ 6, New Mexico, 2018TOT: .......... 8, New Mexico, 2018TFL: ........... 1.5, New Mexico, 2018
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G U-A TOT TFL Sacks2019 6 4-1 5 1.0-3 0.0-02018 12 8-18 26 2.5-9 1.0-8Total 18 12-19 31 3.5-12 1.0-8
SECONDARY#2 - Jeremy Fejedelem, FS5-10, 195, Sr., Lemond, IL (Lemond Township)
This season• Played and started in nine games• DNP vs. Fresno State due to injury• Third on the team in total tackles (54)... leads the team with 35 solo stops• Has led the team in tackles in two games• Eight tackles at Colorado State• Five tackles and a forced fumble at CSU• Seven tackles vs. Army• Four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Utah St.• Five tackles and a pass breakup at Hawaii• Team best nine tackles at Boise State... second me this season he’s led the team• Career- and team-high 14 tackles, including a career-best 12 unassisted at Colorado... also had a sack and career-best two TFL... eight of his solo stops prevented fi rst downs...named MW defensive POW• Two tackles and a half sack vs. Colgate• Preseason all-Mountain West• Senior Bowl Watch List• Top returning tackler from last season
Career• Career: 192 tackles, 3 INT...leads all ac ve players in tackles and INTs• Seven career 10-plus tackles games leads all current Falcons• Moved to safety from CB in 2018 preseason• Played in 12 games, star ng 11, in 2018• Led the team and ranked eighth in the MW in tackles with 104, an 8.6 avg...also had
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3 INT and a blocked punt• First Falcon since Jordan Pierce (117) in 2014 with 100 or more tackles in a season...fi rst DB with 100 tackles since Chris Thomas (107) in 2008 • One tackle and an INT vs. Colorado State... INT came inside the AF 10 yard line• Team-high 12 tackles with a PBU at Wyoming• 11 tackles and 0.5 TFL at Army...also blocked a punt• Team-best 13 tackles vs. Boise State• Team-best 13 tackles and an INT at UNLV • Team-best 11 tackles and a TFL vs. Nevada• Season-high 14 tackles at Utah State...most by a Falcon in 2018
This season• Played and started in nine games• DNP vs. Fresno State due to injury• Fourth on the team in tackles with 46 • Leads the team and ranks fourth in the MW and 33rd na onally in INTs with three (.33)• Career-high 10 tackles and two pass break ups at Colorado State• Seven tackles, pass breakup and third INT of the season, returning it 92 yards for his fi rst-career TD...the 92 yard return is the fourth longest in AF history• Six tackles and a TFL at Navy• Six tackles and two pass break-ups vs. SJSU• Four tackles and a PBU at Boise State• Five tackles and an INT at Colorado• Five tackles to e for the team lead, plus his fi rst-career INT vs. Colgate
Career• Played in 12 games last season, 20 tackles• Started four games in 2018 (Utah State, fi nal three games)• Season-high fi ve tackles vs. Utah State• Four tackles each vs. New Mexico and Colorado State … averaged 4.2 tackles per game as a starter
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G UT-AT TOT TFL Sacks INT2019 9 33-13 46 0.5-1 0.0-0 3-992018 12 13-7 20 0.0-0 0.0-0 0Total 21 46-20 66 0.5-1 0.0-0 3-99
#4 - James Jones IV, CB6-2, 195, Jr., Broomfi eld, CO(JK Mullen)
This season• Played in nine games, star ng one• Missed the Army game due to injury• Started vs. Fresno State, recorded a season-high three tackles• Returned a er missing all of last season due to injury
Career• Played in 12 games, star ng nine, in 2017• Career-best eight tackles vs. Army• First-career start came vs. New Mexico. • Did not see any ac on in 2016
This season• Played and started in all 10 games• Six tackles, three pass breakups and a 99 yard INT return for a TD at Colorado State ...second 99-yard INT return for a score in his career• Career-high eight tackles, PBU vs. Army• Three tackles and a PBU vs. Fresno State• Five tackles at Boise State• Three tackles and two PBUs at Colorado• Two pass breakups vs. Colgate
Career• Played in 12 games, star ng 11, in 2018• Season: 43 total tackles, 5.0 TFL, INT, 6 PBU• Seven tackles, TFL, forced fumble and PBU at Wyoming• Eight tackles, career-high 2.5 TFL at UNLV• Recorded a school-record 99-yard INT return for a TD vs. Nevada, was fi rst-career INT and TD• Played in all 12 games in 2017, mostly on special teams, recording six total tackles
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G UT-AT TOT TFL Sacks INT2019 10 23-8 31 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-992018 12 28-15 43 5.0-11 0.0-0 1-992017 12 3-3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0Total 34 54-26 80 5.0-11 0.0-0 2-198
#14 - Grant Theil, SS6-1, 195, Sr., Jasper, IN (Jasper)
This season• Played in 10 games, star ng nine• Five tackles and a PBU at Colorado State• Six tackles and a PBU vs. Army• Four tackles and a pass breakup at Hawaii... had a ba ed pass that was intercepted• Five tackles at Navy• Five tackles and a pass breakup vs. SJSU• Career-best seven tackles at Colorado...also had his fi rst-career TFL• Three tackles vs. Colgate
Career• Played in eight games, star ng three, in 2018• Season: 17 total tackles, INT, FF• Season-high seven tackles, fi rst-career INT and fi rst-career FF vs. New Mexico...started for fi rst me in his career
This season• Played in nine games, star ng one (UH)• Career-high six tackles in fi rst-career start at Hawaii...also had a pass breakup...entered the game with three tackles on the year
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G UT-AT TOT TFL Sacks INT2019 9 8-1 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.02018 4 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-02017 1 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0Total 14 9-1 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0
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#22 - Gare Kauppila, SS6-3, 215, Sr., Rocklin, CA(Rocklin)
This season• Played in nine games, star ng eight• Missed the Hawaii game due to injury• Recorded 36 total tackles, 1.5 TFL• Three straight games with a 0.5 TFL earlier this season• Team-best six tackles vs. Fresno State• Season-high seven tackles, 0.5 TFL at Navy• Three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. SJSU... combined on a TFL on fourth down to force turnover on downs• Six tackles and 0.5 TFL at Boise State• Recorded fi ve tackles at Colorado• Tied for team lead with fi ve tackles vs. Colgate
Career• Career: 2 Blocked kicks, 1 FF, 1 FR• Played in eight games, star ng seven, in 2018...missed four due to injury • Career highs of nine tackles and 1.5 TFL at FAU...also blocked a punt (2nd of his career) which led to a touchdown• Team-best six tackles and two pass breakups vs. Stony Brook...fi rst game back a er missing all but three games in 2017 due to injury• Played and started in three games in 2017 before suff ering season-ending injury in SDSU game...recorded his fi rst-career blocked kick in the game• Eight tackles and 1.5 TFL at Michigan in 2017• Four tackles and a blocked punt vs. SDSU in 2017
Career Sta s csTacklesYear G UT-AT TOT TFL Sacks INT2019 10 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-02018 5 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0Total 15 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Game Results (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time AttendAug 31, 2019 COLGATE W 48-7 1-0 0-0 3:00 33101Sep 14, 2019 at Colorado Wo 30-23 2-0 0-0 3:09 49282
*Sep 20, 2019 at #20 Boise State L 19-30 2-1 0-1 2:57 36498*Sep 27, 2019 SAN JOSE STATE W 41-24 3-1 1-1 3:21 24786
Oct 05, 2019 at Navy L 25-34 3-2 1-1 3:37 37957*Oct 12, 2019 FRESNO STATE W 43-24 4-2 2-1 2:55 22544*Oct 19, 2019 at Hawai'i W 56-26 5-2 3-1 3:26 23757*Oct 26, 2019 UTAH STATE W 31-7 6-2 4-1 2:51 19248
Nov 02, 2019 ARMY W 17-13 7-2 4-1 3:06 41401*Nov 16, 2019 at Colorado State W 38-21 8-2 5-1 3:31 24914
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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Team Statistics AF OPPSCORING 348 209 Points Per Game 34.8 20.9 Points Off Turnovers 55 23FIRST DOWNS 220 170 R u s h i n g 176 56 P a s s i n g 39 106 P e n a l t y 5 8RUSHING YARDAGE 3135 910 Yards gained rushing 3286 1140 Yards lost rushing 151 230 Rushing Attempts 585 291 Average Per Rush 5.4 3.1 Average Per Game 313.5 91.0 TDs Rushing 34 10PASSING YARDAGE 1102 2296 C o m p - A t t - I n t 49-97-5 192-299-5 Average Per Pass 11.4 7.7 Average Per Catch 22.5 12.0 Average Per Game 110.2 229.6 TDs Passing 9 16TOTAL OFFENSE 4237 3206 Total Plays 682 590 Average Per Play 6.2 5.4 Average Per Game 423.7 320.6KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-74 22-439PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-6 5--2INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-222 5-130KICK RETURN AVERAGE 14.8 20.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 1.2 -0.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 44.4 26.0FUMBLES-LOST 19-10 19-6PENALTIES-Yards 35-303 44-300 Average Per Game 30.3 30.0PUNTS-Yards 26-1089 41-1821 Average Per Punt 41.9 44.4 Net punt average 40.4 40.9KICKOFFS-Yards 61-3452 43-2462 Average Per Kick 56.6 57.3 Net kick average 40.0 39.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 2 6 2 5 : 3 43RD-DOWN Conversions 65/123 50/125 3rd-Down Pct 53% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/16 10/20 4th-Down Pct 75% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 22-132 4-22MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 28FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-10 6-9ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (38-42) 90% (23-33) 70%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (32-42) 76% (18-33) 55%PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-44) 91% (23-26) 88%ATTENDANCE 141080 172408 Games/Avg Per Game 5/28216 5/34482 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalAir Force 37 135 60 109 7 348Opponents 48 60 35 66 0 209
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2019)
FG Sequence Air Force OpponentsCOLGATE - 34Colorado (47) (36)Boise State (30),(31) (40)San Jose State - (25)Navy (42),(40),(49),(26) 41Fresno State - (47)Hawai'i - (41),(27)Utah State (57) -Army (20) -Colorado State (31) 53
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Game Superlatives (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 25 BIRDOW, Taven vs San Jose State (Sep 27, 2019)25 JACKSON, Timoth vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)
Yards Rushing 155 JACKSON, Timoth vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)TD Rushes 3 HAMMOND III, DJ vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)
3 SCHMIDT, Mike at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Long Rush 64 JACKSON, Timoth at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Pass attempts 25 HAMMOND III, DJ at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Pass completions 10 HAMMOND III, DJ at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Yards Passing 205 HAMMOND III, DJ at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)TD Passes 3 HAMMOND III, DJ at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)Long Pass 81 HAMMOND III, DJ at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)Receptions 5 SANDERS, Geraud at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)Yards Receiving 128 WATERS, Ben at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)TD Receptions 2 WATERS, Ben at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)Long Reception 81 WATERS, Ben at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)Field Goals 4 KOEHNKE, Jake at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Long Field Goal 57 KOEHNKE, Jake vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Punts 5 SCOTT, Charlie vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Punting Avg 51.0 SCOTT, Charlie vs Fresno State (Oct 12, 2019)Long Punt 53 SCOTT, Charlie vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)
53 SCOTT, Charlie vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Punts inside 20 3 SCOTT, Charlie at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)Long Punt Return 6 PETERSON, Ben at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)Long Kickoff Return 23 STONER, Joshua vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Tackles 14 FEJEDELEM, Jere at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)Sacks 3.0 KSIAZEK, Jake at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)Tackles For Loss 4.0 MEEKS, Demonte at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Interceptions 1 BUGG III, Milto vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)
1 BUGG III, Milto at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)1 JOHNSON, Kyle vs Fresno State (Oct 12, 2019)1 BUGG III, Milto at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)1 LEWIS, Zane at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Game Superlatives (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 78 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Yards Rushing 448 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Yards Per Rush 6.9 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)TD Rushes 7 vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)Pass attempts 26 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Pass completions 11 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Yards Passing 246 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Yards Per Pass 41.0 vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)TD Passes 3 at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)Total Plays 84 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Total Offense 522 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Yards Per Play 9.0 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Points 56 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Sacks By 8 at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)First Downs 30 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Penalties 8 vs San Jose State (Sep 27, 2019)Penalty Yards 76 vs San Jose State (Sep 27, 2019)Turnovers 3 at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)
3 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Interceptions By 1 vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)
1 at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)1 vs Fresno State (Oct 12, 2019)1 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)1 at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)
Punts 5 vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Punting Avg 51.0 vs Fresno State (Oct 12, 2019)Long Punt 53 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)
53 vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Punts inside 20 3 at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)Long Punt Return 6 at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Game Superlatives (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 23 PERRY, Malcolm, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Yards Rushing 111 PERRY, Malcolm, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)TD Rushes 2 MAHONE, Robert, at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)
2 PERRY, Malcolm, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)2 SMITH, Nelson, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)
Long Rush 38 McCoy, Sandon, vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Pass attempts 52 MCDONALD, Cole, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Pass completions 34 MCDONALD, Cole, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Yards Passing 404 MCDONALD, Cole, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)TD Passes 3 MCDONALD, Cole, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Long Pass 87 Laws, Jabari, vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Receptions 11 SMART, Jared, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Yards Receiving 140 SMART, Jared, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)TD Receptions 2 STOVALL, M., at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Long Reception 87 Harrison, C., vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Field Goals 2 MESKELL, Ryan, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Long Field Goal 47 SILVA, Cesar, vs Fresno State (Oct 12, 2019)Punts 8 BARTOLIC, C., vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Punting Avg 65.0 SCRUTON, Ben, at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Long Punt 78 Harding, Zach, vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Punts inside 20 2 WHITE, Owen, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)
2 BARTOLIC, C., vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Long Punt Return 4 Daramy-Swaray,A, vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)Long Kickoff Return 31 HAWKINS, A., at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)Tackles 16 LUI, Sonatane, at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)
16 Christiansen, C, vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Sacks 1.0 NOA, Ezekiel, at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)
1.0 SPRINGER, Jacob, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)1.0 CAROTHERS, Paul, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)1.0 HENINGER, Nick, vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)
Tackles For Loss 2.5 FOLSOM, T., at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)Interceptions 1 Onu, Mikial, at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)
1 KANIHO, Kekaula, at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)1 FOCHTMAN, Evan, at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)1 Riley, Elijah, vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)1 CARTER, C., at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Game Superlatives (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 50 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Yards Rushing 214 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Yards Per Rush 4.3 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)TD Rushes 4 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Pass attempts 53 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Pass completions 34 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Yards Passing 404 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Yards Per Pass 20.2 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)TD Passes 3 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Total Plays 75 at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)Total Offense 486 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Yards Per Play 6.7 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Points 34 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Sacks By 2 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)First Downs 26 vs San Jose State (Sep 27, 2019)
26 at Hawai'i (Oct 19, 2019)Penalties 7 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)
7 vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Penalty Yards 52 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Turnovers 3 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)Interceptions By 1 at Colorado (Sep 14, 2019)
1 at Boise State (Sep 20, 2019)1 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)1 vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)1 at Colorado State (Nov 16, 2019)
Punts 8 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Punting Avg 53.4 vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Long Punt 78 vs Army (Nov 02, 2019)Punts inside 20 2 at Navy (Oct 05, 2019)
2 vs Utah State (Oct 26, 2019)Long Punt Return 4 vs COLGATE (Aug 31, 2019)
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Games Played (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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## PLAYER GP-GS COLGAT COLO BSU SJSU NAVY FS UH USU ARMY CSU39 ANDERSON, Matt 2/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .91 BAIR, Jared 3/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X95 BARKER, Kolby 4/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X . . . . . .56 BEASLEY, Britto 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 BIRDOW, Taven 10/7 START START START START START START START X X X X X X X X X13 BOHENEK, Luke 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 BRYAN, Warren 2/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .3 BUGG III, Milto 9/9 START START START START START . . . START START START START51 BUSH, Noah 9/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X67 CAMPBELL, Krist 3/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . .98 CARLSON, Joseph 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 COCHRAN, Isaac 6/- X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X81 DALGER, Lesley 10/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START30 DONALDSON, Gran 10/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X START START19 ERIKSEN, Nolan 7/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X . . .9 ESPINOZA, Valen 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 EURE, David 5/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X4F FATTAH, Omar 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 FEJEDELEM, Jere 9/9 START START START START START . . . START START START START77 FERGUSON, Parke 10/9 START START START X X X START START START START START START99 FIFITA, Mosese 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START9K GOLDBERG, Jacob 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4X GROSS, Robert 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 HAMMOND III, DJ 10/8 START START START X X X START START START START X X X START11 HANSFORD, Deman 2/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .82 HARMS, Rhett 8/- X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X61 HATTOK, Scott 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START49 HERRERA, Christ 6/3 X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X START START START93 HONAKER, Brice 4/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X8W HUGHES, DeAndre 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 HUMPHREY, Caleb 5/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X . . .94 JACKSON, Jordan 10/9 START START START START START START START START START X X X34 JACKSON, Timoth 9/3 X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X START START START76 JEWELL, Adam 8/1 X X X . . . X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X40 JOHNSON, Kyle 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START4 JONES IV, James 9/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X . . . X X X55 KAHNER, George 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 KAUPPILA, Garre 9/8 START START START START START START . . . START X X X START4W KINAMON, Dane 8/- X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X47 KING, Nathan 4/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X . . . . . .46 KIRKEGAARD, Con 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X92 KOEHNKE, Jake 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X64 KREPSZ, Kyle 4/4 START START START START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 KSIAZEK, Jake 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X3Q LARRIER, Zachar 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 LAUFENBERG, Nol 10/9 START START START X X X START START START START START START84 LEVISTON, L 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Games Played (as of Nov 16, 2019)
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## PLAYER GP-GS COLGAT COLO BSU SJSU NAVY FS UH USU ARMY CSU6 LEWIS, Zane 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START50 LYONS, John 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 MALLARD, Christ 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X75 MARQUEZ, Colin 7/2 X X X X X X X X X START START . . . . . . X X X X X X . . .38 MEEKS, Demonte 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START59 MILLER, Jacob 2/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 MILLER, Luke 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 MITCHELL, Chris 10/5 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START START53 MOORE, Joe 2/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .41 MORGAN, Price 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X80 MORRIS, Daniel 10/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X32 MURLA, Matthew 7/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X35 MUSSELMAN, Chri 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X74 MYERS, Rhett 7/- X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X58 NGAIMA, Kenny 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 NOREN, Parker 7/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START . . . . . . START . . .70 NOYEN, Nicholas 3/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X . . . . . .7W NTSASA, Qawi 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 NUNEZ, Kaleb 3/3 START START START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 PALM, Elijah 2/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .31 PALM, Elisha 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X43 PARTON, Colton 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 PATTERSON, Kyle 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9D PAUOLE, Nakoa 5/1 X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X . . . START X X X . . . . . .27 PETERSON, Ben 10/2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START START86 PURCELL, Michae 7/3 X X X X X X . . . START . . . START X X X . . . X X X START17 RAPHIEL, Colby 5/- X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X24 REMSBERG, Kadin 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START7 SANDERS, Geraud 10/9 START START START START START START START START X X X START4Q SANDERS, Isaiah 5/2 X X X . . . X X X START . . . . . . . . . X X X START . . .26 SANFORD, Vince 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .16 SCHMIDT, Mike 4/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . . . . . . .93 SCHUETTPELZ-ROH 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 SCOTT, Charlie 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X89 SILVANIC, Georg 2/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Q SMITH, Jake 1/- X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 SPIEWAK, Jake 5/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X . . . . . .2G STEVENSON, C 4/- X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . .2R STONER, Joshua 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . .6D TAYLOR, Corvan 10/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X14 THEIL, Grant 10/9 START START START START X X X START START START START START72 VIKUPITZ, Conno 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START87 WAGUESPACK, Kad 7/7 START START START START START START START . . . . . . . . .21 WARD, Eric 9/1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X START X X X . . . X X X20 WATERS, Ben 10/8 START START START START START START START START X X X X X X8 WILLS, Lakota 8/8 START START START START START START START START . . . . . .62 WIMMER, Hawk 4/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X96 WOODRING, Joey 2/- X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air Force Football 2019Air Force Games Played (as of Nov 16, 2019)
All games
## PLAYER GP-GS COLGAT COLO BSU SJSU NAVY FS UH USU ARMY CSU57 WOOLUM, Elijah 2/- X X X . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 YOUNG, Grant 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .
2019 AIR FORCE STARTERS
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OFFENSEGame WR TE LT LG C RG RT QB FB TB WR Colgate G. Sanders Waguespack Ferguson Laufenberg Vikupitz Krepsz Ha ock Hammond Birdow Remsberg WatersColorado G. Sanders Waguespack Ferguson Laufenberg Vikupitz Krepsz Ha ock Hammond Birdow Remsberg WatersBoise State G. Sanders Waguespack Ferguson Laufenberg Vikupitz Krepsz Ha ock Hammond Birdow Remsberg WatersSan Jose State G. Sanders Waguespack Jewell Marquez Vikupitz Krepsz Ha ock I. Sanders Birdow Remsberg WatersNavy G. Sanders Waguespack Ferguson Laufenberg Vikupitz Marquez Ha ock Hammond Birdow Remsberg WatersFresno State G. Sanders Waguespack Ferguson Laufenberg Mitchell Vikupitz Ha ock Hammond Birdow Remsberg WatersHawaii G. Sanders Waguespack Ferguson Laufenberg Mitchell Vikupitz Ha ock Hammond Birdow Remsberg WatersUtah State G. Sanders Dalger Ferguson Laufenberg Mitchell Vikupitz Ha ock Hammond Jackson Remsberg WatersArmy Morris Dalger Ferguson Laufenberg Mitchell Vikupitz Ha ock I. Sanders Jackson Remsberg PetersonNew MexicoColorado StateWyoming
DEFENSEGame DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB CB SS FS Colgate Jackson Fifi ta Nunez Wills Johnson Meeks Theil Bugg III Lewis Kauppila FejedelemColorado Jackson Fifi ta Nunez Wills Johnson Meeks Theil Bugg III Lewis Kauppila FejedelemBoise State Jackson Fifi ta Nunez Wills Johnson Meeks Theil Bugg III Lewis Kauppila FejedelemSan Jose State Jackson Fifi ta Purcell Wills Johnson Meeks Theil Bugg III Lewis Kauppila FejedelemNavy Jackson Fifi ta Ksiazek Wills Johnson Meeks Donaldson Bugg III Lewis Kauppila FejedelemFresno State Jackson Fifi ta Purcell Wills Johnson Meeks Noren Jones IV Lewis Kauppila TheilHawaii Jackson Fifi ta Pauole Wills Johnson Meeks Ward Bugg III Lewis Theil FejedelemUtah State Jackson Fifi ta Herrera Wills Johnson Meeks Theil Bugg III Lewis Kauppila FejedelemArmy Jackson Fifi ta Herrera Donaldson Johnson Meeks Noren Bugg III Lewis Theil FejedelemNew MexicoColorado StateWyoming
SPECIAL TEAMSGame KO KOR KOR PR P PK H LS Colgate Koehnke Stoner Remsberg Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardColorado Koehnke Stoner Remsberg Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardBoise State Koehnke Stoner Remsberg Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardSan Jose State Koehnke Stoner Remsberg Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardNavy Koehnke Stoner Remsberg Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardFresno State Koehnke Stoner Waters Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardHawaii Honaker Stoner Peterson Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardUtah State Honaker Stoner Peterson Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardArmy Honaker Stoner Peterson Peterson Sco Koehnke Sco KirkegaardNew MexicoColorado StateWyoming
2019 AIR FORCE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
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PASSING(Comp-Att-Int-Yards-Lg-TDs)Opponent 4 Sanders 5 Hammond III 16 Schmidt Colgate 1-1-0-41-41-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0Colorado - 7-12-1-155-81-2 -Boise State 2-2-0-30-19-0 6-11-1-83-31-1 -San Jose State 0-0-0-0-0 5-9-0-131-64-1 0-0-0-0-0Navy - 10-25-1-205-47-0 -Fresno State - 2-3-0-81-53-1 0-0-0-0-0Hawaii - 1-1-0-22-22-0 5-6-0-147-75-1Utah State 1-1-0-8-8-0 1-5-0-16-16-0 -Army 1-1-0-(-3)-(-3)-0 1-6-1-19-19-0 -New MexicoColorado StateWyoming
A kickoff was returned for a touchdownBy AF: Tim McVey vs. Georgia State, Sept. 10, 2016 (99 yards)By Opp: Kelan Ewaliko, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2015 (98 yds)
A punt was returned for a touchdownBy AF: Garre Brown vs. Morgan State, Sept 5, 2015 (75 yds)By Opp: Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan, Sept. 16, 2017 (79 yds)
An intercep on was returned for touchdownBy AF: Milton Bugg III vs. Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2019 (92 yards)By Opp: Calvin Munson, San Diego State, Nov. 21, 2014 (56 yds)
A fumble was returned for a touchdownBy AF: Christopher Musselman vs. Utah St., Sept. 22, 2018 (21 yards)By Opp: Tony Brown, Navy, Oct. 5, 2019 (8 yards)
A punt was blockedBy AF: Garre Kauppila vs. FAU, Sept. 8, 2018By Opp: Kaelin Himphill, San Diego State, Oct. 12, 2018
A blocked punt resulted in a touchdownBy AF: Garre Kauppila vs. FAU, Sept. 8, 2018 (Recovered by Lakota Wills and returned 5 yards for a TD)By Opp: Kaelin Himphill, San Diego State, Oct. 12, 2018 (Trenton Thompson recovered and ran back 19 yds for a TD)
A fi eld goal was blockedBy AF: Haji Dunn, Jr. vs. Boise State, Nov. 20, 2015By Opp: David Nixon, BYU, Nov. 15, 2008
A blocked fi eld goal resulted in a touchdownBy AF: Terry Maki and A.J. Sco vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 5, 1985 (Maki blocked Carney’s 37-yard fi eld goal and Sco returned it 77 yards for a TD)By Opp: Trevor Laws and Terrail Lambert, Notre Dame, Nov. 11, 2006 (Laws blocked kick and Lambert returned it 76 yards for a TD)
An extra point was blockedBy AF: Lakota Wills vs. Boise State, Sept. 20, 2019By Opp: San Jose State, Sept. 27, 2019
A safety was scoredBy AF: Team (SDSU QB Ryan Agnew fell into end zone) vs. San Diego State, Oct. 12, 2018By Opp: Utah, Sept. 20, 2008 (Punter Ryan Harrison fumbled out of end zone)
AFA had two safe es in a gameBy AF: Brandon Reeves and Jake Paulson vs. Southern Utah, Aug. 30, 2008
There was a shutoutBy AF: Air Force vs. Stony Brook, Sept. 1, 2018 (38-0)By Opp: Army, Nov. 4, 2017 (21-0)
There was a 100-yard rusherBY AF: Timothy Jackson vs. Army, Nov. 2, 2019 (155 yds)By Opp: Malcolm Perry, Navy, Oct. 5, 2019 (111 yards)
There was a 100-yard receiverBy AF: Geraud Sanders vs. Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2019 (116 yards)By Opp: Camden Harrison, Army, Nov. 2, 2019 (103 yards) There was a 300-yard passerBy AF: Dee Dowis vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 14, 1989 (306 yards)By Opp: Cole McDonald, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2019 (404 yards)
The team did not score a touchdownBy AF: Air Force vs. Army, Nov. 4, 2017 (L 21-0)By Opp: Stony Brook, Sept. 1, 2018 (W 38-0)
A player blocked two kicks in a gameBy AF: Alex Hansen vs. UNLV, Nov. 21, 2013 (2 PATs)By Opp: Ray Jackson, CSU, Sept. 16, 1995 (PAT/FG)
A team blocked more than one kick in a gameBy AF: Air Force vs. UNLV, Nov. 21, 2013 (2 PATs)By Opp: Navy, Oct. 4, 2008 (2 Punts - both returned for touchdowns)
A defensive extra point was scoredBy AF: Air Force vs. Rice, Sept. 7, 1997 (Jason Sanderson)By Opp: Utah, Nov. 12, 1994
An Air Force player had two intercep ons in a gameWeston Steelhammer at San Jose State, Nov. 19, 2016 (2 INTs)
Air Force had back-to-back games with a safetyAir Force vs. San Jose State and UNLV in 1996
There was a scoreless e with Air ForceAir Force vs. Wyoming, Sept. 10, 1977
There was a scoreless e at hal imeAir Force vs. Wyoming, Oct. 17, 2009 at Falcon Stadium (Air Force 10-0)
Air Force was shutout in the fi rst-halfAir Force vs. Army, Nov. 3, 2018 (Army 14-0)(Army 17, Air Force 14 FINAL)
Air Force shutout an opponent in the fi rst halfAir Force vs. Utah State, Oct. 26, 2019 (AF 17-0, AF won 31-7)
Air Force was shutout in the fi rst-half in consecu ve gamesAir Force vs. San Diego State, Oct. 21, 2006 and vs. BYU, Oct. 28, 2006.
Two Air Force players had two intercep ons in a gameAntony Wright (3), Chris Thomas (2) vs. Houston, Dec. 31, 2009
Air Force did not have a turnoverAir Force vs. Fresno State, Oct. 12, 2019
Air Force did not have any penal esAir Force vs. New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2008
Air Force didn’t have any penal es or turnoversAir Force vs. Wyoming, Sept. 9, 1995
Air Force never lost a yard in a gameAir Force vs. UNLV, Sept. 7, 1996
Air Force played an over me gameAir Force at Colorado, Sept. 14, 2019 (AF 30-27, OT)
Air Force had two or more players rush for 100 or more yardsAir Force vs. Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2019 (Mike Schmidt 14-120-3, Timothy Jackson 13-113-1)
Air Force had two players with 100 or more yards receivingAir Force vs. Navy, Sept. 30, 2004(Alec Messerall 103, J.P. Waller 102)
An Air Force player had 100 yards rushing and receivingTimothy McVey at New Mexico, Nov. 28, 2015 (105 rush, 157 receiving)
An Air Force player had 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushingIsaiah Sanders at UNLV, Oct. 19, 2018 (217 passing, 173 rushing)
Air Force didn’t have a rushing touchdownAir Force vs. Michigan, Sept. 16, 2017 (L 29-13)
Air Force had more passing yards than rushing yardsAir Force vs. Navy, Oct. 5, 2019 (205 passing, 108 rushing)
Air Force had more passing yards than the opponentAir Force vs. Navy, Oct. 5, 2018 (AF 246, Navy 162)
Air Force was out-rushed by an opponentAir Force vs. Navy, Oct. 5, 2019 (214-108)
Air Force was held under 100 yards rushingAir Force vs. Army, Nov. 4, 2017 (95 yards rushing)
Air Force scored two defensive touchdowns in the same gameReggie Rembert (47 fumble), Anthony Wright (47 int), SDSU, Sept. 26, 2009
Air Force had two non-off ensive touchdowns in the same gameRoland Ladipo (22 INT), Garre Brown (75 PR), Morgan State, Sept. 5, 2015
Air Force converted a two point conversion a er a touchdownAir Force vs. Fresno State, Oct. 12, 2019 (Hammond III run)
2019 GAME RECAPS Air Force 48, Colgate 7
Aug. 31, Falcon Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 FinalColgate 0 0 7 0 7Air Force 7 28 13 0 48
ScoringAF-Hammond 2 run (Koehnke kick), 1/10:55AF-Hammond 17 run (Koehnke kick), 2/12:11AF-Remsberg 2 run (Koehnke kick), 2/7:46AF-Remsberg 6 run (Koehnke kick), 2/2:08)AF-Hammond 1 run (Koehnke kick), 2/1:57)AF-T. Jackson 1 run (kick blocked), 3/11:23AF-Ericksen 8 run (Schuettpelz-Rohl kick), 3/3:53COL-Gill 13 pass Breneman (Puzzi kick), 3/0:09
