Postgame Notes
11/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 10, 2007
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Team Notes
• Air Force recorded its eighth victory of the season, the most since the 2002 team finished the season 8-5.
• Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun recorded his eighth win of the season. His eight wins match the second most in school history for a first-year coach. Fisher DeBerry also won eight games in 1984. Ben Martin set the Academy standard with nine in 1958.
• The Falcons improved to 5-22 all-time vs. Notre Dame, including a 4-10 mark in Notre Dame Stadium.
• Air Force posted its fourth win in the last 25 years (1983-2007) in Notre Dame Stadium, which ties as the third-most in the nation during that span. Air Force matches USC with the four wins and trails only Michigan State with seven wins and Boston College with five.
• Air Force closed the regular season with a 3-1mark against non-conference opponents. The three wins is the most at the Academy since the 2003 team posted a 3-1 mark. The Falcons also beat South Carolina State and Army. Air Force improved to 7-8 since 2004 vs. non-conference opponents.
• Air Force improved to 4-1 "down the stretch" this season. The four wins are the most over the final six games of the regular season since the 2000 team was 4-2. Air Force entered the season with a 12-24 mark over the last six seasons in the final six games of the year.
• Air Force is using game captains this year. The captains for the Notre Dame game were seniors Chad Hall (WR-Z), Carson Bird (CB), Shaun Carney (QB) and junior Jared Marvin (NG). The team is also using honorary captains for each game. The honorary captains were Tim Fyda, a 1979 graduate and two-year letterman in football, and Terry Make, a 1987 graduate and four-year letterman. Maki holds the school record for tackles in a game, making 30 vs. Notre Dame in 1985.
• Air Force extended its consecutive games scoring streak to 179 games. The last time Air Force was shutout was Dec. 31, 1992, vs. Mississippi (13-0) in the Liberty Bowl. The 179-game streak is the longest in school history and ranks as the eighth-longest active streak in the nation.
• Air Force scored its third non-offensive touchdown this season when John Rabold returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Air Force's other non-offensive scores this season were a Drew Fowler 26-yard interception return vs. Colorado State and an 85-yard fumble return by Bobby Giannini vs. Wyoming.
• Air Force took its first drive of the third quarter 67 yards for a touchdown (Carney 7 pass to Quintana) to mark the seventh time this season the team has scored on its opening drive of the second half. The team has four touchdowns and three field goals on its seven scores.
• Air Force's six quarterback sacks today tie as the most by the team this season. Air Force also had six in the season opener vs. South Carolina State.
• The Falcons held Notre Dame to just 58 yards rushing to mark the second straight game and fifth time this season the team has held a team under 100 yards. The 58 total is the second-lowest total allowed, trailing only the 17 yards AF allowed Army last week.
Individual Notes
• Senior WR-Z Chad Hall recorded 272 all-purpose yards vs. Notre Dame to push him over 2,000 for the season. Hall now has 2,233 this season. He is already the single-season record holder at Air Force, breaking the previous mark of 1,735 by Cormac Carney in 1978. Hall moved into third place on the Air Force career all-purpose yardage list with 3,648. He moved past quarterback Beau Morgan (1994-96), who had 3,379.
• Chad Hall recorded two receptions to give him 43 on the season, which is the 10th most in a single-season at Air Force and the most since Jason Brown caught 49 in 2005.
• Chad Hall recorded a career-long 52-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. His previous long KOR was 30 yards earlier this season vs. TCU.
• Chad Hall rushed for 142 yards vs. Notre Dame to record his eighth-career 100-yard rushing performance. The 100-yard effort is his second straight and fifth in the last six weeks. Hall now has 1,264 this season which ranks sixth in Air Force history for a single season. Hall moved past quarterback Rob Perez, who had 1,157 in 1991, quarterback Keith Boyea, who had 1,216 in 2001 and quarterback Chance Harridge, who had 1,229 in 2002.
• Junior PK/P Ryan Harrison kicked two field goals vs. Notre Dame to give him 16 this season which ties as the fourth most in a single-season in Air Force history and is the most since Joey Ashcroft kicked 16 in 2002. Harrison's 16 field goals ties match Ashcroft and Jim Sturch, who had 16 in 1978.
• Senior CB Carson Bird and sophomore SS Chris Thomas each recorded their first quarterback sacks of the season. The sacks are the first by members of the Air Force secondary this season and came on back-to-back Notre Dame drives.
• Senior OLB John Rabold recorded multiple tackles for loss vs. Notre Dame. He has recorded at least one stop behind the line of scrimmage in nine straight games and 10 of 11 this season. Rabold also scored the first touchdown of his career, returning a fumble 19 yards in the first quarter. Rabold's touchdown is the third non-offensive touchdown this season by Air Force.
• Junior WR-X Spencer Armstrong scored the first rushing touchdown of his career, an eight-yard run in the second quarter to give Air Force a 17-10 lead.
• Sophomore WR-X Sean Quintana recorded the first touchdown catch of his career. Quintana's touchdown gave the Falcons a 24-10 lead early in the third quarter.
