Air Force hosts service academy rival Navy
9/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
Air Force vs. Navy
Saturday, Oct. 1, 1:30 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium
Presented by USAA
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: CBS Sports Network
Carter Blackburn (play-by-play)
Aaron Taylor (analyst)
Jenny Dell (sidelines)
RADIO: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver; goairforcefalcons.com
Sirius 132, XM 201, Internet 961
Jim Arthur (play-by-play), Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
THE BREAKDOWN
Category Air Force Navy
Overall Record: .............................. 3-0........................................................................... 3-0
Conference Record:.................... 1-0........................................................................... 1-0
Streak:..................................................... W 3 ....................................................................... W 5
Last Week:........................................... W 27-20 at Utah State (9/24)............. Idle
Next Week:......................................... at Wyoming (10/8)...................................... vs. Houston (10/8)
Rankings:............................................. NR............................................................................ NR
Conference:........................................ Mountain West.............................................. American Athletic
Nickname:........................................... Falcons................................................................. Midshipmen
Location:............................................... Colorado Springs, CO.............................. Annapolis, MD
Head Coach:...................................... Troy Calhoun................................................... Ken Niumatalolo
Alma Mater (Year):...................... Air Force, 1989............................................... Hawaii, 1989
Career Record:................................. 70-50 (10th year).......................................... 71-37 (9th year)
Record at School:.......................... Same..................................................................... Same
Record vs. Opponent:............... 3-6........................................................................... 5-3
NOTES
- Air Force leads the overall series, 28-20.
- Air Force is 16-7 at home, 8-10 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games.
- Air Force defeated Navy, 30-21, in 2014 the last time the two played in Falcon Stadium.
- Navy defeated Air Force, 33-11, last season in Annapolis, MD.
- The 2016 season marks the 45th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition.
- The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in round-robin competition. The Falcons have a series-best 57-31 overall record and 19 titles.
THE SERIES
- Air Force leads the overall series, 28-20.
- Air Force is 16-7 at home, 8-10 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games.
- Air Force defeated Navy, 30-21, in 2014 the last time the two played in Falcon Stadium.
- Navy defeated Air Force, 33-11, last season in Annapolis, MD.
- The Falcons hold a 25-19 mark in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition (started in 1972).
- Three of the last seven games in the series have gone to overtime.
- The winner of this game has gone on to win the last 19 CIC Trophies.
- The team's first played in 1960 in Baltimore, Md., resulting in a 35-3 Navy win.
LAST SEASON
(Oct. 3, 2015) Navy defeated Air Force, 33-11, in Annapolis. The Midshipmen took advantage of four Air Force turnovers in Navy territory to jump out to a 27-0 lead in the third quarter. Air Force answered with 11 straight points to cut the lead to 27-11 early in the fourth quarter, but Navy added a pair of late field goals to make up the final margin. Keenan Reynolds rushed for 183 yards and Chris Swain added 54 yards and two touchdowns to lead Navy. Reynolds also hit four of 10 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Air Force was led by Garrett Brown, who rushed for 45 yards on nine carries. Karson Roberts added 28 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and hit five of 12 passes for 73 yards. Alex Hansen had a career-best 12 tackles to lead the defense. Navy finished the game with 387 total yards, including 270 rushing. Air Force had 277 total yards, including 204 rushing. The Falcons committed four turnovers on three fumbles and an interception.
THE LAST TIME AT AIR FORCE
(Oct. 4, 2014) Air Force defeated Navy, 30-21. Kale Pearson threw for a career-high three touchdowns and the Falcons had four as a team, including one from receiver Jalen Robinette to Garrett Brown to put the Falcons in front 14-7 late in the first quarter. The Falcons opened the scoring on a Pearson to Alex Ludowig one-yard TD pass. Navy scored late in the second to tie the score at 14-14 at halftime. The Falcons took control when Pearson hit Garrett Griffin with a TD pass in the third and Will Conant added a 22 yard field goal to make it 24-14. Navy added a late touchdown pass, but Robinette recovered the onside kick and the Falcons clinched the game with Pearson's third TD pass, a 13-yard toss to Brown on fourth-and-two in the final minute. Air Force finished with 364 total yards, a balanced attack with 198 rushing and 166 passing. Navy finished with 393 total yards, including 251 rushing. The Falcon defense held Navy, who entered the game ranked second nationally in rushing, to just 63 yards rushing in the second half. Jordan Pierce led the defense with 12 tackles while Christian Spears had a season-high 10 and an interception in the end zone. Pearson led the offense, hitting 11 of 16 passes for 112 yards and rushed for 61 yards.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S TROPHY
The 2016 season marks the 45th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in round-robin competition. The Falcons have a series-best 57-31 overall record and 19 titles. Air Force split last year's series, beating Army 20-3 at home and falling 33-11 at Navy.
Team Record Titles
Air Force 57-31-0 19
Navy 47-39-1 15
Army 26-60-1 6
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
AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES UNDER CALHOUN
Air Force is 29-19 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 19-3 at home, 6-11 on the road and 4-5 in neutral site games. Air Force is 2-0 this season following a 37-21 win over Abilene Christian in the season opener and a 48-14 win vs. Georgia State Sept. 10.
WEEKEND KICKS OFF WITH CONCERT THURSDAY
As the 2016 college football season kicks off, country music superstar Brad Paisley, Air Force Athletics, and their multi-media partner, IMG, will be bringing Paisley's show to the Air Force Academy to provide free entertainment for the community.
"The Country Nation College Tour presented by Frontier Communications" will roll into Colorado Springs for an on-campus show on Thursday, Sept. 29 at Stillman Field. Country artist Chase Bryant will serve as opening act. Additional event details will be announced at a later date.
Paisley has already made stops at the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando, West Virginia University and The Ohio State University, with additional stops scheduled at East Carolina University, University of Connecticut, University of Nebraska, University of Kansas and UCLA.
AIR FORCE AT HOME
Air Force is 44-14 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a school-record 14-game winning streak dating back to 2014. The Falcons finished 6-0 at home the last two seasons to mark the first back-to-back undefeated home seasons in school history. Air Force has finished undefeated at home just five times overall in school history, three coming under Calhoun.
Year Rec. Notes
2016 2-0 Extended its school record home winning streak to 14 games
2015 6-0 Combined with 2014, team has a school-record 12 game home winning streak
2014 6-0 Fourth 6-0 mark in AF history, second under Calhoun
2013 2-5 Lone losing record in Calhoun era
2012 5-1 Second-best mark in school history
2011 4-3 Sixth time with four or more wins in Calhoun era
2010 5-1 Combined with 2009, 10 wins in two seasons is third-best in AF history
2009 5-1 Second-best mark in school history
2008 3-3 Two loses at the hands of nationally ranked teams
2007 6-0 Just the third undefeated home record in school history
Total 44-14
FALCONS LEADING AT HOME
Air Force has only trailed in two home games over the last two seasons. Georgia State scored on its opening drive to take a 7-0 lead, but a kickoff return touchdown by Tim McVey tied the game. GSU led for just 13 seconds. Air Force took the lead for good midway through the first quarter.
The Falcons trailed Fresno State for 10:19 last season. Fresno State scored the first 14 points in the first quarter, but Air Force came back with 42 unanswered points and tied the game early in the second quarter and took the lead for good midway through the second quarter.
The Falcons were only tied with Abilene Christian for 12:04 in this season's opener. The team has been tied a total of 100:55 over the last two seasons.
Game Time Trailed Time Tied
2016 Georgia State :13 9:43
2016 Abilene Christian 0:00 12:04
2015 Morgan State 0:00 5:01
2015 San Jose State 0:00 18:45
2015 Wyoming 0:00 15:39
2015 Fresno State 10:19 12:43
2015 Army 0:00 26:30
2015 Utah State 0:00 10:31
Totals 10:32 110:38
