Air Force hosts Colorado State Thanksgiving Day on Senior Day
11/19/2018 9:19:00 AM | Football
Thursday, Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (46,692)
Air Force vs. Colorado St.
Thursday, Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (46,692)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: CBS Sports Network
Rich Waltz (play-by-play); Aaron Murray (analyst), Amanda Balionis (sidelines)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver
SIRIUS 81, XM 81, Internet 81
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Category Air Force Colorado State
Record:....................... 4-7 (2-5 MW) 3-8 (2-5 MW)
Streak:........................ L 1 L 4
Last Week:.................. L 27-35 at Wyoming vs. Utah State
Next Week:................. NA NA
Conference:................ Mountain West Mountain West
Location:..................... Colorado Springs, CO Fort Collins, CO
Athletic Website:........ GoAirForceFalcons.com CSURams.com
THE COACHES
Category Air Force Colorado State
Head Coach:................ Troy Calhoun Mike Bobo
Alma Mater (Year):...... Air Force, 1989 Georgia, 1997
Career Record:............ 86-67 (12th year) 24-26 (5th year)
Record at School:......... Same Same
Record vs. Opponent:.. 9-2 0-3
STORYLINES
• Air Force will recognize its seniors at the game this week...the Falcons have 30 players and 19 managers participating in their final home game.
• The winner of this week's game wins the Ram-Falcon Trophy.
• Air Force leads the overall series, 34-21-1, including a 23-15 mark in conference games...the Falcons are 20-11-1 at home
• Air Force has won two straight and 10 of the last 12 in the series
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series, 34-21-1, including a 23-15 mark in conference games
• The Falcons are 20-11-1 at home and 14-10 at Colorado State
• Air Force has won two straight and 10 of the last 12 in the series
• Air Force has won seven straight at home dating back to 2002
• Air Force defeated Colorado State, 45-28, last season in Fort Collins
• Air Force defeated Colorado State, 49-46, in 2016 in the last game played in Falcon Stadium
• Colorado State's last win in the series was in 2015 in Fort Collins, 38-23
• The teams first played in 1957 in Colorado Springs...Colorado State won the game, 20-7.
LAST YEAR VS. COLORADO STATE
(Oct. 28, 2017) Air Force defeated Colorado State, 45-28, in Fort Collins to win the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The Falcons scored 21 points in the second quarter to take a 28-21 halftime lead. The scores came on touchdown runs by fullbacks Taven Birdow and Jacob Stafford and an interception return touchdown from Shaquille Vereen. Colorado State tied the game at 28-all with a touchdown drive to open the third quarter. Luke Strebel put the Falcons ahead for good with a 20 yard field goal late in the third quarter. Arion Worthman hit Ryan Reffitt with a 56 yard TD pass and added a TD run in the fourth quarter to help the Falcons put it away. Air Force had 477 total yards, including 413 rushing, and held the ball for a season-best 41:38. Worthman led the way with 117 yards rushing and a TD while Stafford added 104 yards and a score. Colorado State had 435 total yards, including 269 passing.
LAST TIME AT AIR FORCE
(Oct. 8, 2016) Air Force defeated Colorado State, 49-46, in one of the more memorable games in the long-standing in-state series. The team exchanged scores throughout and rolled up a series best 95 points and 1,093 total yards. Tim McVey led the way for Air Force with career highs of 184 yards rushing and four touchdowns while Arion Worthman added 143 yards and a score. Air Force had 534 total yards, including a season-best 485 rushing. Colorado State was led by Nick Stevens, who hit 22 of 29 passes for 374 yards and two scores. Michael Gallop had 13 catches for 213 yards and a touchdown. In the offensive showcase, it was a defensive play that made the difference. Air Force held a 49-46 lead in the final minutes with Colorado State driving. Stevens and Gallop connected on a first down throw near midfield when linebacker Grant Ross made the tackle and stripped the ball. Brodie Hicks made the recovery and Air Force gained a first down before running out the clock.
SENIORS FINAL HOME GAME
Air Force seniors will be recognized this week before the game vs. Colorado State. The Falcons have 30 players and 19 managers participating in their final home game this week.
The players are: 84 Garrett Amy, 49 Brody Bagnall, 8 Marcus Bennett, 16 Robert Bullard, 90 Micah Capra, 3 Ronald Cleveland, 31 Ross Connors, 97 Noal Crabbe, 59 Austin Cutting, 42 Blake Dailey, 57 Ryan Darby, 29 Kyle Floyd, 54 Christian Frost, 95 Cody Gessler, 83 Ben Harris, 93 Danny Highland, 45 R.J. Jackson, 73 Max Kemper, 74 Griffin Landrum, 18 Jake Matkovich, 17 Drew McAdams, 9 Malik Miller, 79 Stone Miller, 13 Abraham Nuno, 14 Matt Philichi, 10 Andrew Smith, 5 Dailen Sutton, 21 Bryce VonZurmuehlen, 36 Parker Wilson and 2 Arion Worthman.
The managers are Johnathan Atsinger, Sara Bertles, Michael Bullock, Cameron Castleberry, Grace Chiarolanza, Michael Cornillez, Peter Curtin, Michael DeVries, Ashley Gauthier, Parker Hammond, Isaac Kasten, Allan Luk, Trent Meisel, Audrey Reed, Corben Ruf, Darelle Smith, Joshua Sommers, Deanna Washington and Joseph Woody.
LAST TIME ON THANKSGIVING
Air Force will be playing on Thanksgiving Day for the third time in school history and first time since 1996. This season marks the program's first home game on the holiday. The Falcons are 0-2 in the two previous meetings.
Air Force Thanksgiving Day Games
Nov. 22, 1972 at #5 Notre Dame, L 15-48
Nov. 28, 1996 at San Diego State, L 23-28
AIR FORCE AT HOME
Air Force is 53-20 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.
THE RAM-FALCON TROPHY
Air Force and Colorado State compete each year for the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The 2018 season marks the 39th year of the trophy competition with Air Force holding a 23-15 lead. The trophy's origin is tracked back to Shelly Godkin, a former ROTC commander at Colorado 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. Air Force defeated Colorado State, 45-28, Oct. 28 to win the trophy for the second straight year and 10th in the last 12 years.
AN AIR FORCE WIN.....
• Air Force would finish the regular season 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the Mountain West
• Air Force would win its season finale for the third straight year
• Air Force would improve to 35-21-1 all-time vs. Colorado State, including a 24-15 mark in conference games
• Air Force would improve to 21-11-1 at home vs. Colorado State
• Air Force would win its third straight and 11th of the last 13 vs. Colorado State
• Air Force would win its eight straight at home vs. the Rams dating back to 2002
• Air Force would win its 24th Ram-Falcon Trophy and improve to 24-15 in the competition
LAST WEEK
Wyoming scored 21 fourth-quarter points to come from behind and beat Air Force, 35-27, in Laramie. The Cowboys and Falcons exchanged scores in the first half before the Falcons took the lead 17-14 at the half. Donald Hammond III scored a touchdown and Jake Koehnke added his second field goal to give the Falcons a 27-14 lead with 8:44 remaining. Wyoming responded with a Tyler Vander Waal touchdown run and took the lead, 28-27, with 1:09 left with a Vander Waal to Austin Conway touchdown pass. Following an interception, Xazavian Valladay scored on a 27 yard touchdown run to make up the final margin. The Cowboys clinched it with an interception on Air Force's next drive. Vander Waal finished with 225 yards passing and 22 yards and two touchdowns rushing to lead Wyoming. Air Force was led by Kadin Remsberg, who rushed for 128 yards. Cole Fagan added 116 yards and a touchdown. The Falcons had 415 total yards, including 362 rushing. Wyoming finished for 373 total yards.
Thursday, Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (46,692)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: CBS Sports Network
Rich Waltz (play-by-play); Aaron Murray (analyst), Amanda Balionis (sidelines)
Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver
SIRIUS 81, XM 81, Internet 81
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Category Air Force Colorado State
Record:....................... 4-7 (2-5 MW) 3-8 (2-5 MW)
Streak:........................ L 1 L 4
Last Week:.................. L 27-35 at Wyoming vs. Utah State
Next Week:................. NA NA
Conference:................ Mountain West Mountain West
Location:..................... Colorado Springs, CO Fort Collins, CO
Athletic Website:........ GoAirForceFalcons.com CSURams.com
THE COACHES
Category Air Force Colorado State
Head Coach:................ Troy Calhoun Mike Bobo
Alma Mater (Year):...... Air Force, 1989 Georgia, 1997
Career Record:............ 86-67 (12th year) 24-26 (5th year)
Record at School:......... Same Same
Record vs. Opponent:.. 9-2 0-3
STORYLINES
• Air Force will recognize its seniors at the game this week...the Falcons have 30 players and 19 managers participating in their final home game.
• The winner of this week's game wins the Ram-Falcon Trophy.
• Air Force leads the overall series, 34-21-1, including a 23-15 mark in conference games...the Falcons are 20-11-1 at home
• Air Force has won two straight and 10 of the last 12 in the series
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series, 34-21-1, including a 23-15 mark in conference games
• The Falcons are 20-11-1 at home and 14-10 at Colorado State
• Air Force has won two straight and 10 of the last 12 in the series
• Air Force has won seven straight at home dating back to 2002
• Air Force defeated Colorado State, 45-28, last season in Fort Collins
• Air Force defeated Colorado State, 49-46, in 2016 in the last game played in Falcon Stadium
• Colorado State's last win in the series was in 2015 in Fort Collins, 38-23
• The teams first played in 1957 in Colorado Springs...Colorado State won the game, 20-7.
LAST YEAR VS. COLORADO STATE
(Oct. 28, 2017) Air Force defeated Colorado State, 45-28, in Fort Collins to win the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The Falcons scored 21 points in the second quarter to take a 28-21 halftime lead. The scores came on touchdown runs by fullbacks Taven Birdow and Jacob Stafford and an interception return touchdown from Shaquille Vereen. Colorado State tied the game at 28-all with a touchdown drive to open the third quarter. Luke Strebel put the Falcons ahead for good with a 20 yard field goal late in the third quarter. Arion Worthman hit Ryan Reffitt with a 56 yard TD pass and added a TD run in the fourth quarter to help the Falcons put it away. Air Force had 477 total yards, including 413 rushing, and held the ball for a season-best 41:38. Worthman led the way with 117 yards rushing and a TD while Stafford added 104 yards and a score. Colorado State had 435 total yards, including 269 passing.
LAST TIME AT AIR FORCE
(Oct. 8, 2016) Air Force defeated Colorado State, 49-46, in one of the more memorable games in the long-standing in-state series. The team exchanged scores throughout and rolled up a series best 95 points and 1,093 total yards. Tim McVey led the way for Air Force with career highs of 184 yards rushing and four touchdowns while Arion Worthman added 143 yards and a score. Air Force had 534 total yards, including a season-best 485 rushing. Colorado State was led by Nick Stevens, who hit 22 of 29 passes for 374 yards and two scores. Michael Gallop had 13 catches for 213 yards and a touchdown. In the offensive showcase, it was a defensive play that made the difference. Air Force held a 49-46 lead in the final minutes with Colorado State driving. Stevens and Gallop connected on a first down throw near midfield when linebacker Grant Ross made the tackle and stripped the ball. Brodie Hicks made the recovery and Air Force gained a first down before running out the clock.
SENIORS FINAL HOME GAME
Air Force seniors will be recognized this week before the game vs. Colorado State. The Falcons have 30 players and 19 managers participating in their final home game this week.
The players are: 84 Garrett Amy, 49 Brody Bagnall, 8 Marcus Bennett, 16 Robert Bullard, 90 Micah Capra, 3 Ronald Cleveland, 31 Ross Connors, 97 Noal Crabbe, 59 Austin Cutting, 42 Blake Dailey, 57 Ryan Darby, 29 Kyle Floyd, 54 Christian Frost, 95 Cody Gessler, 83 Ben Harris, 93 Danny Highland, 45 R.J. Jackson, 73 Max Kemper, 74 Griffin Landrum, 18 Jake Matkovich, 17 Drew McAdams, 9 Malik Miller, 79 Stone Miller, 13 Abraham Nuno, 14 Matt Philichi, 10 Andrew Smith, 5 Dailen Sutton, 21 Bryce VonZurmuehlen, 36 Parker Wilson and 2 Arion Worthman.
The managers are Johnathan Atsinger, Sara Bertles, Michael Bullock, Cameron Castleberry, Grace Chiarolanza, Michael Cornillez, Peter Curtin, Michael DeVries, Ashley Gauthier, Parker Hammond, Isaac Kasten, Allan Luk, Trent Meisel, Audrey Reed, Corben Ruf, Darelle Smith, Joshua Sommers, Deanna Washington and Joseph Woody.
LAST TIME ON THANKSGIVING
Air Force will be playing on Thanksgiving Day for the third time in school history and first time since 1996. This season marks the program's first home game on the holiday. The Falcons are 0-2 in the two previous meetings.
Air Force Thanksgiving Day Games
Nov. 22, 1972 at #5 Notre Dame, L 15-48
Nov. 28, 1996 at San Diego State, L 23-28
AIR FORCE AT HOME
Air Force is 53-20 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.
THE RAM-FALCON TROPHY
Air Force and Colorado State compete each year for the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The 2018 season marks the 39th year of the trophy competition with Air Force holding a 23-15 lead. The trophy's origin is tracked back to Shelly Godkin, a former ROTC commander at Colorado 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. Air Force defeated Colorado State, 45-28, Oct. 28 to win the trophy for the second straight year and 10th in the last 12 years.
AN AIR FORCE WIN.....
• Air Force would finish the regular season 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the Mountain West
• Air Force would win its season finale for the third straight year
• Air Force would improve to 35-21-1 all-time vs. Colorado State, including a 24-15 mark in conference games
• Air Force would improve to 21-11-1 at home vs. Colorado State
• Air Force would win its third straight and 11th of the last 13 vs. Colorado State
• Air Force would win its eight straight at home vs. the Rams dating back to 2002
• Air Force would win its 24th Ram-Falcon Trophy and improve to 24-15 in the competition
LAST WEEK
Wyoming scored 21 fourth-quarter points to come from behind and beat Air Force, 35-27, in Laramie. The Cowboys and Falcons exchanged scores in the first half before the Falcons took the lead 17-14 at the half. Donald Hammond III scored a touchdown and Jake Koehnke added his second field goal to give the Falcons a 27-14 lead with 8:44 remaining. Wyoming responded with a Tyler Vander Waal touchdown run and took the lead, 28-27, with 1:09 left with a Vander Waal to Austin Conway touchdown pass. Following an interception, Xazavian Valladay scored on a 27 yard touchdown run to make up the final margin. The Cowboys clinched it with an interception on Air Force's next drive. Vander Waal finished with 225 yards passing and 22 yards and two touchdowns rushing to lead Wyoming. Air Force was led by Kadin Remsberg, who rushed for 128 yards. Cole Fagan added 116 yards and a touchdown. The Falcons had 415 total yards, including 362 rushing. Wyoming finished for 373 total yards.
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