Saturday, October 27
USAFA
5:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Boise State
Air Force football hosts Boise State
10/22/2018 1:42:00 PM | Football
Saturday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m., Falcon Stadium
Air Force vs. Boise State
Saturday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (46,692)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: CBS Sports Network
Rich Waltz (play-by-play); Steve Beuerlein (analyst), Cassie McKinney (sidelines)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver
SIRIUS 111, XM 380, Internet 971
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Category Air Force Boise State
Record:....................... 3-4 (1-3 MW) 5-2 (3-1 MW)
Streak:........................ W 1 W 2
Last Week:.................. W 41-35 at UNLV W 56-28 vs. Colorado State
Next Week:................. at Army West Point (11/3) vs. BYU (11/3)
Conference:................ Mountain West Mountain West
Location:..................... Colorado Springs, CO Boise, ID
Athletic Website:........ GoAirForceFalcons.com BroncoSports.com
THE COACHES
Category Air Force Boise State
Head Coach:................ Troy Calhoun Bryan Harsin
Alma Mater (Year):...... Air Force, 1989 Boise State, 1999
Career Record:............ 85-64 (12th year) 54-19 (6th year)
Record at School:......... Same 47-14 (5th season)
Record vs. Opponent:.. 3-3 1-3
STORYLINES
• Air Force seeks its first back-to-back wins this season...a victory would be the team's third in the last four games.
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the seventh time overall, all as conference foes...the series is tied, 3-3. Air Force is 2-0 at home and 1-3 at Boise State.
• Air Force is 52-19 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 2-1 at home this season.
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the seventh time overall, all as conference foes
• The series is tied, 3-3
• Air Force is 2-0 at home and 1-3 at Boise State
• The Falcons defeated Boise State, 27-20, in 2016 in the last meeting in Falcon Stadium
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 44-19, last season at Boise State
• The BSU win last season snapped a three-game AF winning streak from 2014-16
• The teams first played Oct. 22, 2011 at Boise State, resulting in a 37-26 Boise State win
Year by Year
2011 - BSU 37-26 (A)
2013 - BSU 42-20 (A)
2014 - AF 28-14 (H)
2015 - AF 37-30 (A)
2016 - AF 27-20 (H)
2017 - BSU 44-18 (A)
Site is for AF
LAST YEAR VS. BOISE STATE
(Nov. 18, 2017) Boise State defeated Air Force, 44-19 at home to snap a three-game losing streak to the Falcons. The Broncos took advantage of three Air Force turnovers in the first half, turning them into 17 points to take a 27-10 halftime lead. The Broncos added 10 unanswered points in the third quarter to extend the lead to 37-10. Air Force added a touchdown and field goal while Boise State added a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. The Broncos had 428 total yards, including 338 passing. Brett Rypien hit 16 of 22 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns to lead Boise State. Air Force had 296 total yards. Nate Romine led the Falcons with 54 yards rushing and a TD while hitting 7-10 passes for 115 yards before leaving with an injury. Air Force played without starting quarterback Arion Worthman, who was out due to injury.
LAST TIME AT FALCON STADIUM
(Nov. 25, 2016) Air Force defeated Boise State, 27-20, to close the regular season and post a third consecutive win over the Broncos. Boise State struck first on a touchdown run to cap a two-play scoring drive. The Falcons answered back with a one-yard run to tie the score at 7-7. Luke Strebel added a field goal and Tyler Weaver returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a touchdown to give Air Force a 17-7 lead. The Broncos added a field goal to cut the lead to 17-10 at the half. Air Force added a Shayne Davern TD run to push the lead to 24-10. The teams exchanged field goals and the Broncos added a long touchdown pass to cut the lead to 27-20 midway through the fourth quarter. Boise State drove the ball inside the Air Force five in the final minute, but a goal-line stand by the defense secured the win for Air Force. On the final play, a fourth-and-goal at the one, Brodie Hicks stripped quarterback Brett Rypien and Haji Dunn, Jr., recovered to ice the win. Air Force finished with 359 total yards, including 314 rushing. The Falcons held the ball for 41:27 and converted on eight of 18 third downs. Boise State finished with 400 total yards and averaged 7.8 yards per play, but was held to one of 12 on third down and had nine completions on 26 pass attempts. Arion Worthman led the Falcons with 80 yards rushing. The defense was led by Hicks, who had six tackles.
COACHES LEADING ALMA MATERS
Troy Calhoun of Air Force and Bryan Harsin of Boise State are two of 22 coaches nationally leading his alma mater, including five in the Mountain West.
The complete list follows: John Bonamego (Central Michigan); Troy Calhoun (Air Force); Paul Chryst (Wisconsin); Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern); Scott Frost (Nebraska); Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State); Jim Harbaugh (Michigan); Bryan Harsin (Boise State); Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech); Tim Lester (Western Michigan); Matt Luke (Ole Miss); Mike Neu (Ball State); Barry Odom (Missouri); Mark Richt (Miami); Nick Rolovich (Hawaii); Scott Satterfield (Appalachian State); David Shaw (Stanford); Kalani Sitake (BYU); Kirby Smart (Georgia); Jeff Tedford (Fresno State); Matt Wells (Utah State).
AIR FORCE AT HOME
Air Force is 52-19 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a school-record 15-game winning streak from 2014 to Oct. 22, 2016. Air Force went 20-4 at home over the previous four seasons. 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. The Falcons were 14-3 from 1998-2000 and 1997-99 and 14-5 from 2009-11 to round out the top five marks in school history.
Air Force has finished undefeated at home just five times overall in school history, three coming under Calhoun.
Year Rec. Notes
2018 2-1 Air Force has beaten Stony Brook and Navy at home this season
2017 3-3 20 wins over four years is best four-year run in school history
2016 5-1 Air Force won 16 of 17 home games from 2014-16
2015 6-0 Fifth 6-0 mark in AF history, third under Calhoun
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 losses at the hands of nationally ranked teams
2007 6-0 Just the third undefeated home record in school history
Total 52-19
AN AIR FORCE WIN.....
• Air Force would improve Air Force to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Mountain West...the Falcons
would post back-to-game wins for the first time this season and have wins in three of the last four games
• Air Force would win its second straight game overall and third in the last four
• Air Force would improve to 4-3 all-time vs. Boise State, including a 3-0 mark in Falcon Stadium
• Air Force would improve the Falcons to 53-19 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 3-1 mark this season
• Air Force would clinch at least a .500 home season for the 11th time in 12 seasons under head Troy Calhoun
LAST WEEK
Air Force defeated UNLV, 41-35, to pick up its first conference win of the season and snap a four-game road losing streak dating back to last season. Junior quarterback Isaiah Sanders rolled up 390 yards of total offense to lead the Falcons. Sanders rushed for a season-high 173 yards and three touchdowns while hitting nine of 11 passes for a career-best 217 yards and a score. Sanders scored his third rushing touchdown to open the third quarter and give the Falcons the lead for good, 27-21. He then connecting on a career-long 69 yard touchdown pass to Ronald Cleveland to make it 34-21. Cole Fagan added a career-long 49 yard run for a touchdown to put Air Force in front, 41-21, with 5:45 left in the third. UNLV came back with a pair of scores, the last coming with 7:34 left to make it 41-35. Sophomore Jordan Jackson tipped a pass attempt on fourth down with UNLV deep in Air Force territory with 1:44 remaining. The offense ran out the clock from that point to secure the win. Air Force had a season bests of 572 total yards, 355 rushing yards and 217 yards passing. Fagan added 77 yards rushing while Cleveland chipped in with three catches for a career-best 100 yards. The defense was led by Jeremy Fejedelem, who had 13 tackles and an interception. Kyle Johnson added a career-best 12 tackles and Brody Bagnall had 10 with a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss. UNLV had 400 total yards. Max Gilliam led the way with 261 yards on 26-of-38 passing.
Saturday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (46,692)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: CBS Sports Network
Rich Waltz (play-by-play); Steve Beuerlein (analyst), Cassie McKinney (sidelines)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver
SIRIUS 111, XM 380, Internet 971
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Category Air Force Boise State
Record:....................... 3-4 (1-3 MW) 5-2 (3-1 MW)
Streak:........................ W 1 W 2
Last Week:.................. W 41-35 at UNLV W 56-28 vs. Colorado State
Next Week:................. at Army West Point (11/3) vs. BYU (11/3)
Conference:................ Mountain West Mountain West
Location:..................... Colorado Springs, CO Boise, ID
Athletic Website:........ GoAirForceFalcons.com BroncoSports.com
THE COACHES
Category Air Force Boise State
Head Coach:................ Troy Calhoun Bryan Harsin
Alma Mater (Year):...... Air Force, 1989 Boise State, 1999
Career Record:............ 85-64 (12th year) 54-19 (6th year)
Record at School:......... Same 47-14 (5th season)
Record vs. Opponent:.. 3-3 1-3
STORYLINES
• Air Force seeks its first back-to-back wins this season...a victory would be the team's third in the last four games.
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the seventh time overall, all as conference foes...the series is tied, 3-3. Air Force is 2-0 at home and 1-3 at Boise State.
• Air Force is 52-19 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 2-1 at home this season.
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the seventh time overall, all as conference foes
• The series is tied, 3-3
• Air Force is 2-0 at home and 1-3 at Boise State
• The Falcons defeated Boise State, 27-20, in 2016 in the last meeting in Falcon Stadium
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 44-19, last season at Boise State
• The BSU win last season snapped a three-game AF winning streak from 2014-16
• The teams first played Oct. 22, 2011 at Boise State, resulting in a 37-26 Boise State win
Year by Year
2011 - BSU 37-26 (A)
2013 - BSU 42-20 (A)
2014 - AF 28-14 (H)
2015 - AF 37-30 (A)
2016 - AF 27-20 (H)
2017 - BSU 44-18 (A)
Site is for AF
LAST YEAR VS. BOISE STATE
(Nov. 18, 2017) Boise State defeated Air Force, 44-19 at home to snap a three-game losing streak to the Falcons. The Broncos took advantage of three Air Force turnovers in the first half, turning them into 17 points to take a 27-10 halftime lead. The Broncos added 10 unanswered points in the third quarter to extend the lead to 37-10. Air Force added a touchdown and field goal while Boise State added a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. The Broncos had 428 total yards, including 338 passing. Brett Rypien hit 16 of 22 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns to lead Boise State. Air Force had 296 total yards. Nate Romine led the Falcons with 54 yards rushing and a TD while hitting 7-10 passes for 115 yards before leaving with an injury. Air Force played without starting quarterback Arion Worthman, who was out due to injury.
LAST TIME AT FALCON STADIUM
(Nov. 25, 2016) Air Force defeated Boise State, 27-20, to close the regular season and post a third consecutive win over the Broncos. Boise State struck first on a touchdown run to cap a two-play scoring drive. The Falcons answered back with a one-yard run to tie the score at 7-7. Luke Strebel added a field goal and Tyler Weaver returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a touchdown to give Air Force a 17-7 lead. The Broncos added a field goal to cut the lead to 17-10 at the half. Air Force added a Shayne Davern TD run to push the lead to 24-10. The teams exchanged field goals and the Broncos added a long touchdown pass to cut the lead to 27-20 midway through the fourth quarter. Boise State drove the ball inside the Air Force five in the final minute, but a goal-line stand by the defense secured the win for Air Force. On the final play, a fourth-and-goal at the one, Brodie Hicks stripped quarterback Brett Rypien and Haji Dunn, Jr., recovered to ice the win. Air Force finished with 359 total yards, including 314 rushing. The Falcons held the ball for 41:27 and converted on eight of 18 third downs. Boise State finished with 400 total yards and averaged 7.8 yards per play, but was held to one of 12 on third down and had nine completions on 26 pass attempts. Arion Worthman led the Falcons with 80 yards rushing. The defense was led by Hicks, who had six tackles.
COACHES LEADING ALMA MATERS
Troy Calhoun of Air Force and Bryan Harsin of Boise State are two of 22 coaches nationally leading his alma mater, including five in the Mountain West.
The complete list follows: John Bonamego (Central Michigan); Troy Calhoun (Air Force); Paul Chryst (Wisconsin); Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern); Scott Frost (Nebraska); Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State); Jim Harbaugh (Michigan); Bryan Harsin (Boise State); Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech); Tim Lester (Western Michigan); Matt Luke (Ole Miss); Mike Neu (Ball State); Barry Odom (Missouri); Mark Richt (Miami); Nick Rolovich (Hawaii); Scott Satterfield (Appalachian State); David Shaw (Stanford); Kalani Sitake (BYU); Kirby Smart (Georgia); Jeff Tedford (Fresno State); Matt Wells (Utah State).
AIR FORCE AT HOME
Air Force is 52-19 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a school-record 15-game winning streak from 2014 to Oct. 22, 2016. Air Force went 20-4 at home over the previous four seasons. 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. The Falcons were 14-3 from 1998-2000 and 1997-99 and 14-5 from 2009-11 to round out the top five marks in school history.
Air Force has finished undefeated at home just five times overall in school history, three coming under Calhoun.
Year Rec. Notes
2018 2-1 Air Force has beaten Stony Brook and Navy at home this season
2017 3-3 20 wins over four years is best four-year run in school history
2016 5-1 Air Force won 16 of 17 home games from 2014-16
2015 6-0 Fifth 6-0 mark in AF history, third under Calhoun
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 losses at the hands of nationally ranked teams
2007 6-0 Just the third undefeated home record in school history
Total 52-19
AN AIR FORCE WIN.....
• Air Force would improve Air Force to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Mountain West...the Falcons
would post back-to-game wins for the first time this season and have wins in three of the last four games
• Air Force would win its second straight game overall and third in the last four
• Air Force would improve to 4-3 all-time vs. Boise State, including a 3-0 mark in Falcon Stadium
• Air Force would improve the Falcons to 53-19 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 3-1 mark this season
• Air Force would clinch at least a .500 home season for the 11th time in 12 seasons under head Troy Calhoun
LAST WEEK
Air Force defeated UNLV, 41-35, to pick up its first conference win of the season and snap a four-game road losing streak dating back to last season. Junior quarterback Isaiah Sanders rolled up 390 yards of total offense to lead the Falcons. Sanders rushed for a season-high 173 yards and three touchdowns while hitting nine of 11 passes for a career-best 217 yards and a score. Sanders scored his third rushing touchdown to open the third quarter and give the Falcons the lead for good, 27-21. He then connecting on a career-long 69 yard touchdown pass to Ronald Cleveland to make it 34-21. Cole Fagan added a career-long 49 yard run for a touchdown to put Air Force in front, 41-21, with 5:45 left in the third. UNLV came back with a pair of scores, the last coming with 7:34 left to make it 41-35. Sophomore Jordan Jackson tipped a pass attempt on fourth down with UNLV deep in Air Force territory with 1:44 remaining. The offense ran out the clock from that point to secure the win. Air Force had a season bests of 572 total yards, 355 rushing yards and 217 yards passing. Fagan added 77 yards rushing while Cleveland chipped in with three catches for a career-best 100 yards. The defense was led by Jeremy Fejedelem, who had 13 tackles and an interception. Kyle Johnson added a career-best 12 tackles and Brody Bagnall had 10 with a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss. UNLV had 400 total yards. Max Gilliam led the way with 261 yards on 26-of-38 passing.
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