Air Force Hosts TCU In Thursday Night Tilt
9/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 10, 2007
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TCU (1-1, 0-0) vs. Air Force (2-0, 1-0)
Thursday - Sept. 13 - 6 p.m. Mtn.
Falcon Stadium (46,692) - USAFA, CO
Television
The Air Force-TCU football game will be carried on College Sports TV (CSTV). Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Brian Jones (color) will call the action. Air Force is 0-5 all-time in games televised by CSTV.
Radio
KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, 1510 KYOL in Denver and 1570 KSXT in Northern Colorado. The game will also be carried on Sirius satellite radio on channel 126. KVOR's Jim Arthur (play-by-play) and News First 5/30's Lee Douglas (color) call the action. They are joined for the pre- and post-game shows by Jay Ritchie.
Last Week
Air Force defeated Utah 20-12 last Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
TCU lost 34-13 at #5 Texas last Saturday in Austin, Texas.
Next Week
Air Force plays at BYU next Saturday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. Mountain time. The game will be televised by the Mtn.
TCU hosts SMU on Saturday, Sept. 22.
Streaks
Air Force has a two-game winning streak.
TCU has a one-game losing streak.
Last Meeting
TCU defeated Air Force, 38-14, last year (Dec. 2) in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rankings
Neither team is ranked.
Coaches
Air Force is coached by Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989), who is 2-0 in his first season.
TCU is coached by Gary Patterson (Kansas State, 1983), who is in his seventh season. He has led the Horned Frogs to a 55-21 career record.
Key Fact
Air Force and TCU first played in the 1959 Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The game ended in a 0-0 tie. Air Force ended the 1958 season 9-0-2 to post the only undefeated season in school history. The teams didn't play again until 1987. The two played another significant game in Air Force history in 1998 when the Horned Frogs defeated the Falcons, 35-34, in Fort Worth, Texas. The loss was the only one for Air Force, who finished 12-1 overall and ended the season with a No. 10 national ranking.
Did you know?
Air Force is 2-8 all-time in Thursday night games. The Falcons snapped a seven game losing streak on Thursday's with last year's 24-21 win over Colorado State. Air Force's last Thursday win prior to last year was also against CSU back in 1998.
The Series
Air Force and TCU meet for the seventh time overall and fourth time as conference foes. The Horned Frogs have a 4-1-1 record in the series, including a 3-0 mark in conference games. TCU has won four straight in the series. TCU defeated Air Force, 38-14, at Fort Worth in former Falcon head coach Fisher DeBerry's last game. The teams first played each other in the 1959 Cotton Bowl which ended in a 0-0 tie. Air Force's one win in the series came in 1987 in the first meeting in Falcon Stadium. Air Force won the game, 21-10.
Year by Year
1959 - Tied 0-0*
1987 - AFA 21-10 (H)
1989 - TCU 27-9 (A)
1998 - TCU 35-34 (A)
2005 - TCU 48-10 (H)
2006 - TCU 38-14 (A)
( ) Site is for AFA
* - Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX
Last Meeting
Jeff Ballard completed all 12 of his passes and ran for a touchdown in the first quarter and the Horned Frogs dominated throughout for a 38-14 win over Air Force.
Air Force had 128 total yards, 220 below their season average.
The Falcons didn't score until Hunter Altman returned a blocked punt 15 yards for a touchdown with 12:28 left.
Ballard was 20-of-25 for 220 yards and a touchdown while playing only three quarters.
Aaron Brown ran 11 times for 49 yards and caught six passes for 72 yards. TCU scored on all four of its first-half possessions to build a 24-0 lead, and was at the Air Force 1 to start the second half when Lonta Hobbs fumbled trying to score. Chris Thomas reached from behind to poke the ball loose, then reached into a pile to recover the fumble.
The Horned Frogs still scored two plays later, when Torrey Stewart returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. The Falcons fumbled on a double reverse on their next drive, setting up Brown's 1-yard TD run that made it 38-0.
Air Force had turnovers on its first three drives after halftime, a fumble at the TCU 29 in the third quarter ending the Falcons' deepest penetration.
On the game's opening drive, Ballard completed seven passes for 58 yards before Hobbs scored on a 12-yard run, going virtually untouched into the end zone on a run up the middle.
Ballard hit five more passes on the next drive, ending that with a 1-yard keeper that made it 14-0 after the first quarter.
Quentily Harmon made an acrobatic play to put TCU up 21-0, when he caught a pass and was knocked off his feet. He came down on a bent leg at the 3, but his knee never touched the ground and wound up in a scrum of players, pushing forward into the end zone to cap a 19-play, 97-yard drive.
Last Time At Falcon Stadium
Jeff Ballard threw for 302 yards and two scores on Oct. 22, 2005, to help No. 21 TCU remain the only undefeated team in the Mountain West Conference with a 48-10 win over Air Force.
Ballard went 20-for-28 to lift the Horned Frogs to their sixth straight victory.
Air Force used its triple option to hold the ball for nearly 35 minutes, but mistakes hurt the Falcons. They had a punt blocked, committed 90 yards in penalties, missed two field goals and Shaun Carney threw an interception in the TCU end zone.
TCU took the lead with a 74-yard drive on the game's opening possession, capped by a 1-yard touchdown by William Jackson.
Trailing by 11, the Falcons pulled within 14-10 when Carney scored from three yards out midway through the second quarter. But Ballard answered by leading the Frogs on a 69-yard drive, capping it with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Brent Hecht.
TCU receiver Cory Rodgers caught six passes for 128 yards and a score. Carney finished 11-for-18 for 148 yards, but threw two interceptions, including one that Drew Coleman picked off in the end zone to end Air Force's opening drive.
Air Force-Texas Ties
More Air Force players call Texas home than any other state. The Falcons roster is made up of 27 players from the Lone Star state. In addition, two coaches are from the state. Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Blane Morgan is from Dallas, while running backs coach Jemal Singleton is from San Antonio. Head coach Troy Calhoun also has ties to Texas as the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Houston Texans last year. Air Force players from Texas follow:
# Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown (High School)3 Nathan Smith CB 5-10 190 Sr. San Antonio, TX (Medina Valley)8 Reggie Rembert CB 5-7 175 Fr. Flower Mound, TX (Flower Mound)8 Eric Herbort QB 5-11 185 So. Fredericksburg, TX (Fredericksburg)13 Ryan Harrison PK/P 6-1 180 Jr. Keller, TX (Keller)14 Shea Smith QB 5-11 190 Jr. Odessa, TX (Permian)17 Kip McCarthy TB 5-10 200 Sr. Wichita Falls, TX (Wichita Falls)18 Will McAngus QB 6-1 190 Fr. Justin, TX (Northwest)21 Ryan Williams FB 5-9 210 Sr. Mesquite, TX (John Horn)24 Chad Smith TB 5-10 190 Sr. River Oaks, TX (Castleberry)35 Chamberlain Herndon OLB 6-4 230 So. Houston, TX (E.E. Worthing)38 Kevin Van Hook TB 5-8 175 So. Waco, TX (LaVega)39 Garrett Rybak CB 5-10 180 Sr. Victoria, TX (Memorial)49 Ryan Gonzales NG 6-3 300 So. Schertz, TX (Clemens)50 Scott Howley DS 6-0 205 Jr. Marlton, NJ (St. Joseph's Prep)51 Aaron Shanor ILB 6-1 235 Sr. Azle, TX (Azle)52 Austin Randle ILB 5-11 230 Sr. Geronimo, TX (Navarro)57 Nick Charles OG 6-4 285 So. San Antonio, TX (Taft)60 Chris Campbell OT 6-3 270 So. Waxahachie, TX (Waxahachie)63 Andrew Pipes C 6-1 265 Jr. San Antonio, TX (John Marshall)65 Michael Hampton C 6-2 275 So. Waco, TX (Reicher Catholic)66 Ben Leung OG 6-3 285 Fr. Fort Worth, TX (Fossil Ridge)69 Caleb Morris OG 6-2 285 Sr. Houston, TX (Klein)71 Austin Fallin OG 6-2 275 So. San Antonio, TX (Ronald Reagan)75 Jake Morrow OG 6-3 280 Fr. Austin, TX (Cedar Park)80 Anthony Hemphill WRX 6-2 195 So. San Antonio, TX (Sandra Day O'Connor)84 Steve Shaffer TE 6-4 230 Fr. Austin, TX (Westlake)86 Chris Evans TE 6-2 245 Sr. San Antonio, TX (Madison)
Air Force career statistics vs. TCU
Air Force player's career statistics against TCU follow:
RushingName G Att-Yds-TDsJim Ollis 2 13-71-1Shaun Carney 2 28-41-1Scott Peeples 2 9-38-0Chad Hall 2 11-38-0Ryan Williams 2 11-34-0Kip McCarthy 1 3-16-0Chad Smith 2 3-5-0Shea Smith 1 2-(-4)-0
PassingName G C-A-Int-Yds-TDShaun Carney 2 15-28-3-192-0Jim Ollis 1 0-1-0-0-0
ReceivingName G #-Yds-TDChad Smith 2 2-41-0Spencer Armstrong 1 1-15-0Chad Hall 2 2-13-0Ryan Williams 1 1-2-0
TacklesName G UT-AT-TotalDrew Fowler 2 6-7-13Aaron Kirchoff 1 4-6-10Bobby Giannini 2 6-3-9John Rabold 2 5-4-9Julian Madrid 1 4-2-6Austin Randle 1 4-2-6Garrett Rybak 1 2-4-6Carson Bird 1 3-1-4Hunter Altman 1 2-1-3Jake Paulson 1 1-2-3Ryan Kemp 1 2-0-2Chris Thomas 1 0-2-2Josh Clayton 1 2-0-2Ben Garland 1 1-0-1Kevin Rivers 1 1-0-1Nathan Smith 1 1-0-1
Utah Recap
Shaun Carney ran for 113 yards and Air Force stopped Utah twice at the 1-yard line in the final 1:25 in a 20-12 win Sept. 8, the Falcons' first over the Utes in five years.
Jim Ollis and Savier Stevens both ran for touchdowns and the Air Force defense kept Utah from rallying in the fourth quarter.
On third-and-goal from the 1, the Falcons stopped Eddie Wide on a direct snap with 1:09 left. The Utes had one more chance, but Drew Fowler stood up Darryl Poston a couple feet short of the goal line to end Utah's scoring threat.
Air Force (2-0, 1-0 Mountain West) was able to run out the clock and end a four-game losing streak to the Utes (0-2, 0-1).
Utah's Tommy Grady passed for 240 yards and a touchdown in his first college start, but he also threw two interceptions -- including one early in the fourth quarter as Air Force took control.
Air Force went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Utah 47 and lost a yard, but Chris Thomas got the ball right back for the Falcons on the next play when he made a diving interception on a pass by Grady.
On first down, Carney kept the ball on an option and broke it for a 53-yard run. Ollis scored two plays later on a 3-yard run to give the Falcons a 17-6 lead with 12:52 left in the game.
Grady gave Utah its first touchdown on a 34-yard pass to Derrek Richards with 6:24 left in the game to get the Utes within 17-12. Utah went for the 2-point conversion, but Thomas broke through the line and tackled Grady in the backfield.
Grady took the Utes down the field again late in the quarter and Utah could have tied it with a touchdown and a conversion, but Air Force came up with the two stops at the goal line.
Post-game notes vs. Utah
Team Notes
• Air Force is using game captains this season. The captains for the Utah game were seniors Caleb Morris (OL) and Carson Bird (CB). They were joined by honorary Capt. Zach Johnson, a 2002 graduate of the Academy and two-year football letterman. Johnson was an all-conference defensive lineman in 2001 and is currently stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah flying F-16 fighter jets.
• Air Force extended its consecutive games scoring streak to 170 games with Ryan Harrison's first-quarter field goal. The last time Air Force was shutout was Dec. 31, 1992, vs. Mississippi (13-0) in the Liberty Bowl. The 170-game streak is the longest in school history and ranks as the eighth-longest active streak in the nation.
• Air Force went seven quarters to open the season without allowing a touchdown. The seven quarter streak is the longest since the 1997 team went eight quarters. The 1997 team held back-to-back opponents Army and Wyoming without touchdowns.
• Air Force improved to 2-0 overall for the first time since 2005.
• Air Force improved to 8-1 in MWC openers. The Falcons have won eight straight conference openers dating back to a 10-7 loss at home to Wyoming in 1999. Air Force improved to 3-0 in MWC openers on the road.
• Head Coach Troy Calhoun joins Fisher DeBerry as the only coaches to win their conference openers. DeBerry led Air Force to a 34-16 win at home over San Diego State in 1984. The only other coach that has led Air Force in conference play is Ken Hatfield, who lost 21-9 at Colorado State in his conference opener in 1980.
• Calhoun joins Fisher DeBerry and L.T. "Buck" Shaw as the only Air Force coaches to open their tenures at the Academy 2-0. Shaw opened 6-0 in 1956, while DeBerry opened 2-0 in 1984.
• Air Force improved to 14-10 overall against Utah and snapped a four-game losing streak to the Utes.
Individual Notes
• Senior TE Travis Dekker made a catch on Air Force's first drive, his fourth reception of the season. Dekker, in his second season as Air Force's starting tight end, caught four passes all of last season.
• Senior CB Garrett Rybak recorded his first interception of the season in the first quarter. The INT is the second of Rybak's career, as he had one vs. Army in 2006.
• Senior QB Shaun Carney became the seventh player in Air Force history to surpass the 2,000-yard mark for his career. Carney ranks seventh in Air Force history with 2,087 career rushing yards. He rushed for 113 yards in the game to record the fourth 100-plus yard game of his career. Carney also recorded a 53-yard run in the fourth quarter, his second-longest run ever. His career best is 61 yards vs. New Mexico in 2005.
• Senior FB Ryan Williams recorded his season-long run of 22 yards. His previous long was eight yards in last week's opener vs. South Carolina State. Williams' career-long run is 43 yards set in 2006 vs. UNLV. Williams also recorded a season-best in rushing yards with 62. He rushed for 21 yards on six carries in the season opener.
• Sophomore SS Chris Thomas recorded his first interception this season and second in his career in the fourth quarter.
Fowler Earns MWC Defensive Player of the Week Honor
Air Force senior linebacker Drew Fowler was named Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the week for football games through Sept. 8. Fowler joins New Mexico's Donovan Porterie and John Sullivan, who were named MWC Offensive and Special Teams players of the week.
Fowler, a native of Clayton, N.C., recorded a game-high 14 tackles, including six solo stops, in Air Force's 20-12 victory at Utah. Ten of his tackles came in the second half and the 14 total were the second-most of his career. Fowler and teammate Hunter Altman combined to stop Utah running back Darryl Poston on a fourth-and-goal with just over minute to play in the game to preserve the Falcon victory.
Fowler led the Falcons in tackles for the 13th time in his career. This is Fowler's second MWC player of the week honor.
Falcon ground game still amongst the top in the nation
Air Force enters the TCU game averaging 306.5 yards rushing per game, ranking seventh in the nation. The Falcons rumbled for 334 yards on the ground against Utah in 63 rushes, good for a 5.3 yards a rush. Against South Carolina State, Air Force rolled up 279 yards on 60 rushes, good for a 4.7 average. Air Force averaged 229.4 yards per game in 2006. Although it's still early in the season, the Falcons 306.5 yards rushing per game is the highest since averaging 307.8 to lead the nation in rushing in 2002, and the second-best average in the last 10 years.
Breaking down the run game
So how have the Falcons been able to rack up so many yards on the ground? Broken down statistically through the first two games, the Falcon running game has been able to run the ball in four different ways, via: tailback, fullback, z-wide receiver and quarterback. The tailbacks have averaged the most yards (127.5) and carries (27) per game, but the z-wide and quarterback positions are averaging 5.6 and 5.7 yards per carry, compared to 4.7 by the tailbacks and 4.5 by the fullbacks.
A breakdown of the Falcon running game by position
Carries Yards Touchdowns Average per carryTailbacks 54 (43.9%) 255 (41.6) 4 4.7Fullbacks 23 (18.7) 104 (16.9) 0 4.5Z-Wideouts 16 (13.1) 90 (14.7) 1 5.6Quarterbacks 29 (23.6) 166 (27.1) 0 5.7
* Falcons also have one team rush for -2 yards
Carney has 4th-career 100-yard game
Quarterback Shaun Carney rushed for 113 yards against Utah, marking his fourth-career 100-yard rushing game. The senior from North Olmstead, Ohio, carried the ball 16 times and had a 53 yard scamper early in the fourth quarter to set up a touchdown by Jim Ollis. The 53 yard run, was the second-longest of Carney's career, the longest, being a 61-yard run against New Mexico in 2005. Carney has also ran for over 100 yards against Army (104) in 2005, Wyoming (131) and Colorado State (106) in 2006.
Hall-Purpose
A year after leading the Falcons with 784 yards rushing as a halfback, senior Chad Hall is making a smooth transition to z-wide receiver and return specialist in 2007. Hall accounted for 169 all-purpose yards against Utah, rushing, catching and returning the ball. The Atlanta, Ga., native, ran the ball 11 times for 74 yards, caught three passes for 14 yards, returned three kickoffs for 77 yards and one punt for four. Hall ranks fourth in the Mountain West Conference, averaging 134.5 yards per game all-purpose. Hall is just one of two players, joining Wyoming's Hoost Marsh, to have stats for rushing, receiving, punt and kickoff returns, amongst the Mountain West's top 10 all-purpose.
Falcon defense making big plays
Several Falcon defenders stepped up and made big-time plays that helped Air Force to the 20-12 win over Utah last week, the first Falcon win over the Utes since 2002. Cornerback Garret Rybak had an interception to stop a Utah drive and safety Chris Thomas had a timely interception in the fourth quarter that led to a Falcon touchdown and swung the momentum of the game. The Falcons clung to a 20-12 lead in the final minute of the game and stopped Utah, twice, on the one-yard line on third and fourth downs to seal the game. Senior Aaron Shanor and freshman Reggie Rembert stopped Utah's Eddie Wide at the one on third down and senior Drew Fowler stonewalled Ute running back Darryl Poston at the one on fourth down and was assisted by Hunter Altman in taking Poston down.
Nationally ranked defense
The Air Force defense is ranked 14th nationally in total defense, allowing just 236.5 yards per game and ninth in points allowed at just 7.5 per game. The Falcons are 24th in the nation in run defense, allowing 71.5 yards per game and lead the conference, allowing just 2.1 yards per rush. The Falcon pass defense is 36th in the nation, allowing 165 yards per game. Air Force has allowed just one touchdown through two games. The Falcon defense has not allowed a rushing touchdown or a touchdown in the red zone.
Air Force Defense Category - Ranking (MWC/National)
Total Defense - 236.5 ypg - 2/14
Rushing Defense - 71.5 - 3/24
Passing Defense - 165.0 - 4/36
Scoring Defense - 7.5 - 1/9
Net Punting - 41.2 - 1/7
Tight Ends making impact
After two games, the Air Force tight ends have caught seven passes, already nearly double the four caught in 2006. Senior Travis Dekker has hauled in five passes for 77 yards and a touchdown and junior Keith Madsen has two receptions for 20 yards.
Tight end catches over the past five seasons at Air Force
Year - #
2007 - 7
2006 - 4
2005 - 2
2004 - 7
2003 - 6
An Old School Look
For the first time since 1979, Air Force football will not feature the blue and silver striping in the center of its helmet. In addition to the Lightning Bolts on each side, the Falcons have had the striples on the helmet from 1980 to 2006. Air Force originally had just the Lighting Bolts on the helmet for the first 25 years from the program's inception in 1955. There is also a slight alteration to the Lightning Bolts as the silver lining of the blue bolts has been replaced by an all-blue bolt.
Rookies on the roster
Several newcomers have come in and immedately made their presence felt, as 14 freshmen have made the roster while six have cracked the two-deep depth chart.
# Name Pos. Hometown8 Reggie Rembert* CB Flower Mound, TX18 Will McAngus QB Justin, TX36 Andre Morris Jr.* OLB Newnan, GA38 Stephan Atrice CB Fairburn, GA41 William Keuchler OLB Westerville, OH42 Savier Stephens* TB Jacksonville, FL46 Eric Collins CB Madison, AL53 Ken Lamendola* ILB Westlake, OH66 Ben Leung OG Fort Worth, TX70 Matt Markling* OT Cleveland, OH75 Jake Morrow OG Austin,TX78 Rick Ricketts DE San Jose, CA84 Steve Shaffer TE Austin, TX92 Chad Gross* PK Suwanee, GA
A New Era At Air Force
The 2007 season ushers in a new era of Air Force football with Troy Calhoun taking over for the legendary Fisher DeBerry as head coach. DeBerry retired in December after 23 years at the helm. Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate, takes over as the sixth coach in school history and first graduate to lead the program.
Calhoun returns to the Academy after serving as the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach last season. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak brought Calhoun along with him from the Denver Broncos where he served as the assistant to the head coach in 2005.
Calhoun had become a well-rounded NFL coach, working as a defensive assistant, special teams assistant and offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos prior to last season.
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 Air Force Academy in 1986 and was a four-year letterwinner. He was one of only two freshmen to letter for the 1985 team that finished fifth in the final polls with a 12-1 record.
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. He moved to Wake Forest in 2001 as offensive coordinator.
Young coaching staff with familarity
The new Air Force coaching staff isn't really all that new. Ten of the staff's 14 members either played or previously coached at Air Force. Along with head coach Troy Calhoun, assistant head coach Brian Knorr (Air Force, 1986), defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter (Air Force, 1985), cornerbacks coach Capt. Charlton Warren (Air Force, 1999), running backs coach Jemal Singleton (Air Force, 1999), co-offensive coordinator/quarterback coach Blane Morgan (Air Force, 1999), wide receivers coach Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001), tight ends Ben Miller (Air Force, 2002), junior varsity head coach Lt. Col. Steve Senn (Air Force, 1990) and junior varsity assistant head coach Maj. Anthony Roberson (Air Force, 1989) all played and graduated from the Academy. Only offensive line coach Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986), defensive line coach Ron Burton (North Carolina, 1987), outside linebacker coach Matt Weikert (Ohio, 2002) and offensive assistant Patrick Covington (Furman, 2006) have no previous experience at the Academy. In addition to familarity, no coach on the staff graduated from college prior to 1985. Tim DeRuyter, at age 44, is the oldest member of the staff.
Air Force Academy grads comprise 71.4 percent of the coaching staff (10 of 14). No other Div. I football program has over 50 percent of its staff coaching for their Alma Mater.
Coach - Position Year graduated Troy Calhoun - Head Coach 1989
Brian Knorr - Assistant Head Coach/ILB's 1986
Tim DeRuyter - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 1985
Blane Morgan - Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB's 1999
Jemal Singleton - Running Game Coordinator 1999
Lt. Col. Steve Senn - JV Head Coach 1990
Maj. Anthony Roberson - JV Assistant Head Coach 1989
Capt. Charlton Warren - Cornerback/Recruiting Coord. 1999
Capt. Mike Thiessen - Wide Receivers 2001
Ben Miller - Tight Ends 2002
Blocked kicks
- The Falcons have blocked 99 kicks since 1990 to rank second nationally behind Virginia Tech.
- Air Force blocked seven kicks last season, including five extra points and two punts.
- Jake Paulson (PAT vs. UNLV) and Hunter Altman (Punt vs. UNLV) are current Falcons with a blocked kick.
Year-by-Year Blocks Since 1990Year Total Punts FGs PATs1990 6 3 1 21991 3 1 1 11992 8 6 1 11993 5 2 3 01994 5 4 1 01995 3 1 2 01996 4 1 3 01997 11* 7 3 11998 7 4 3 01999 8 6 1 12000 9 4 2 32001 7 2 3 22002 4 3 1 02003 7 3 3 12004 2 0 0 22005 3 2 0 12006 7 2 0 5Totals 99 51 28 20
* - school record
Air Force ranks eighth
- Air Force has scored in 170 consecutive games dating back to 1992.
- The Falcons were last shutout by Mississippi, 13-0, in the 1992 Liberty Bowl.
- Air Force's streak is the second-longest active streak in the Mountain West Conference and the eighth longest in the country.
# School Streak Last Shutout1. Michigan 276 Oct. 20, 1984 at Iowa (0-26)2. Washington State 263 Sept. 15, 1984 at Ohio State (0-44)3. Oregon 258 Sept. 28, 1985 at Nebraska (0-63)4. Florida 231 Oct. 29, 1988 vs. Auburn (0-16)5. Colorado 224 Nov. 12, 1988 at Nebraska (0-7)6. TCU (MWC) 178 Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (0-32)7. Nevada 176 *--All games: joined Div I-A in 19928. Air Force (MWC) 170 #--Dec. 31, 1992 vs. Mississippi (0-13)
(*--312 games dating back to I-AA days; #--Liberty Bowl)
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Air Force, Army and Navy compete each year for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football surpremecy. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in round-robin competition. The President of the United States presents the trophy to the seniors from the winning team each year at a ceremony at the White House.
The 2007 season marks the 36th year of trophy competition. Last year, Navy won the trophy for the fourth consecutive year after beating both Air Force and Army. The Falcons were 1-1 in CIC games. Air Force was beaten by Navy, 24-17, in Falcon Stadium and defeated Army, 43-7, at West Point. Air Force has a 46-24-0 all-time CIC record and has won 16 trophy titles. Air Force's overall record and number of trophy titles are best among the three academies.
Team Record Pct.Air Force 46-24-0 .657Navy 33-36-1 .479Army 25-44-1 .364
Air Force outright CIC title years:
`82, `83, `85, `87, `89, `90, `91, `92, `94, `95, `97, `98, `99, `00, `01, `02
Falcons on watch lists
Air Force has three players on four award watch lists to start the 2007 season. Senior linebacker Drew Fowler is on the "watch list" for the Lombardi Award, which recognizes the college football lineman of the year. Fowler is also on the watch list for the Butkus award, which recognizes the best down lineman in college football. Senior center Blaine Guenther is on the Rimington Trophy watch list, which recognizes the top collegiate center each year. Senior quarterback Shaun Carney is on the Davey O'Brien watch list for the third consecutive season. The O'Brien award recognizes the top quarterback in college football.
Air Force Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame class
The Air Force Academy is proud to announce the inaugural class for induction into the Air Force Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. The six inductees, Alonzo Babers, Bob Beckel, John Clune, Chad Hennings, Michelle Johnson and Brock Strom will be inducted on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Broadmoor Hotel. The dinner ceremony will be the night before the Air Force-Wyoming football game on Oct. 20th. The inductees, or representative, will then be honored during halftime of the football game on Saturday, kickoff is at 12 p.m. Mountain Time.
The six inductees represent one track athlete, one men's basketball player, one women's basketball, two football players and one athletic director. The group includes an Olympic Gold Medalist, a Super Bowl champion, two Air Force generals, three members of the Academic All-America Hall of Fame and a member of the National Association of College Director's of Athletics Hall of Fame.
Alonzo Babers - 1983 grad. - Track & Field
Bob Beckel - 1959 - Basketball
John Clune - Air Force Athletic Director from 1975-91.
Chad Hennings - 1988 - Football
Michelle Johnson - 1981 - Basketball
Brock Strom - 1959 - Football
