Game 12: Air Force (9-2, 6-1) vs. Wyoming (7-4, 4-3)

Game 12: Air Force (9-2, 6-1) vs. Wyoming (7-4, 4-3)
Saturday, Nov. 30, Noon MT, Falcon Stadium (46,692), USAFA

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: Facebook
Noah Coslov (play-by-play)
Max Starks (analyst)
Kristen Balboni (sidelines)

Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs; The Fan 104.3 in Denver;
American Forces Network (AFN); SIRIUS NA, XM 385, Internet/App 974
Jim Arthur (play-by-play)
Jesse Kurtz (analyst)

GENERAL INFORMATION
Category                                      Air Force Wyoming
Nickname:                                  Falcons Cowboys
Location: Colorado Springs, CO Laramie, WY
Athletic Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com GoWYO.com
Record: 9-2 (6-1 MW Mtn Div) 7-4 (4-3 MW Mtn Div)
Current Streak: W 6 W 1
Last Week:                                 at New Mexico (W 44-22) vs. Colorado State (W 17-7)
Next Week: NA NA
Head Coach:                              Troy Calhoun Craig Bohl
    Alma Mater (Year): Air Force, 1989 Nebraska, 1982
    Career Record:                      96-69 (13th year) 35-38 (6th year)
    Record at School:                 Same 139-70 (17th year)
    Record vs. Opponent: 7-5 4-1

STORYLINES
• Air Force is receiving votes in both national polls again this week...The Falcons rank 26th in the USA Today Coaches poll with 74 points, just one behind the 25th-ranked team...The team is 29th in the Associated Press poll with 22 points
• Air Force's next win will be 400th in program history...The Falcons have an all-time record of 399-329-13 in 64 seasons
• Air Force leads the overall series vs. Wyoming, 28-26-3, and has a 19-19 mark in conference games...The Falcons are 16-12-1 at home vs. Wyoming
• Wyoming has won three straight and five of the last six in the series
• Air Force will honor 31 seniors playing in their final home game this week...The seniors have a 29-19 overall record and 18-13 mark in the Mountain West

• Air Force is 5-0 at home this season and 59-20 under head coach Troy Calhoun at home
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series 28-26-3 and has a 19-19 mark in conference games
• The Falcons are 16-12-1 at home, 11-14-2 in Laramie and 1-0 in neutral site games
• Wyoming has won three straight and five of the last six in the series
• Wyoming beat Air Force, 35-27, last season in Laramie
• Wyoming defeated Air Force, 28-14, in 2017 in the last meeting at the Academy
• Air Force's last win in the series came in 2015 at the Academy, 31-17
• The teams first played Nov. 2, 1957, to a 7-7 tie in Laramie

LAST YEAR VS. WYOMING
(Nov. 17, 2018) 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. The Falcons had 415 total yards, including 362 rushing. Wyoming finished for 373 total yards.

THE LAST TIME AT AIR FORCE
(Nov. 11, 2017) Wyoming defeated Air Force, 28-14, in Falcon Stadium. The Cowboys rolled to a 21-0 lead in the second quarter before the Falcons scored on an Arion Worthman to Marcus Bennett 22 yard touchdown connection to make it 21-7 at the half. The Falcons cut it to 21-14 in the third quarter with a Taven Birdow 10 yard touchdown run. Wyoming put the game away with a touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. Wyoming finished with 229 total yards, including 129 passing. Josh Allen hit 8-11 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown before leaving due to injury. Air Force finished with 378 total yards, including 203 rushing and 175 passing. Birdow rushed for 82 yards and a score while Worthman hit 10-22 passes for 175 yards. Grant Ross led the defense with a career-best 14 tackles.

SENIORS FINAL HOME GAME
Air Force has 30 seniors that will be recognized this week before the game vs. Wyoming. The seniors have a 29-19 overall record and 18-13 mark in the Mountain West. The class could become just the second under head coach Troy Calhoun with multiple 10-win seasons with a win this week. The class is 17-6 at home and could post the program's sixth perfect home season (6-0) with a win this week.

AIR FORCE AT HOME
Air Force is 5-0 at home this season. The Falcons have scored 40-plus points in three of five games and have a 180-75 scoring margin which is an average of 36.0 to 15.0.
Air Force is 59-20 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 from 2014-17. 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.
Air Force has finished undefeated at home just five times overall in school history, three coming under Calhoun.

Year    Rec. Notes
2019    5-0    Air Force has won five or more games eight times in Calhoun's 13 seasons
2018    4-2    Air Force posts four or more wins for ninth time in 12 seasons
2017    3-3    20 wins over four years is best four-year run in school history
2016    5-1    Air Force went 17-1 in 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   59-20

AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD.....
• Air Force would win its 400th game in program history.
• Air Force would improve to 10-2 overall and finish second with a 7-1 mark in the Mountain West Mountain Division.
• Air Force would have its first 10-win regular season under head coach Troy Calhoun and first since the 1998 team was 11-1.
• Air Force would be 7-1 in the Mountain West for the first time in school history
• Air Force would tie the school record for most conference wins with seven, matching the 7-1 marks the 1985 and 1998 teams posted.
• Air Force would finish 6-0 at home, recording just the sixth undefeated home record in school history and fourth under head coach Troy Calhoun.
• Air Force would improve to 29-26-3 overall and 20-19 in conference games vs. Wyoming.
• The Falcons would improve to 17-12-1 at home vs. the Cowboys
• Air Force would snap a three-game Wyoming winning streak in the series.

AIR FORCE LAST TIME OUT
Air Force defeated New Mexico, 44-22, to snap a three-game losing streak to the Lobos in Albuquerque. The Falcons took a 14-10 halftime lead behind touchdown runs from Donald Hammond III and Taven Birdow. Air Force exploded in the second half behind the passing of Hammond. The Falcons extended the lead to 30-16 behind a pair of Hammond touchdown passes. He added two more early in the fourth quarter to put the Falcons in front, 44-16, before the Lobos added a touchdown in the final minutes to make up the final margin. Hammond hit 9-10 passes for a career-high 327 yards, the fifth most in Air Force history and most since 1976. He threw for a career-best four touchdowns, two each to Geraud Sanders and Ben Waters. The four TD passes tie as the second-most in school history. Sanders finished with five catches for 156 yards and Waters had four catches for 171 yards. They became the first duo with over a 100 yards each since 2004. The Falcons had 540 yards of total offense while holding New Mexico to 358. Demonte Meeks led the defense with a career-best 14 tackles.

HAMMOND EARNS MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior quarterback Donald Hammond III was named Mountain West offensive player of the week for his performance in Air Force's 44-22 victory at New Mexico last week.
Hammond had the best day of his career passing at New Mexico, connecting on 9-10 passes for career highs of 327 yards and four touchdowns. His 327 yards passing is the fifth most in Air Force history and most since Dave Ziebart threw for 339 yards against Wyoming in 1976. He is the first Air Force quarterback to throw for over 300 yards since Dee Dowis threw for 305 yards against Notre Dame in 1989 (30 years). He is the first Falcon QB to throw four TD passes in a game since Shaun Carney in 2006 against UNLV. The four TDs thrown are tied for the second-most in a game at Air Force. Along with his 41 yards rushing, Hammond accounted for 368 total yards, which is the sixth-most in Air Force history. His 90 percent completion percentage is the third best in a game (minimum 10 attempts) and the best since Tim Jefferson completed 90 percent (9-10) against Navy in 2011. His previous high for passing yards was 205 yards at Navy earlier this season. He has thrown for seven touchdowns in his last two games. Hammond recorded his ninth career 100-yard passing game and went over the 1,000 yard mark for the season. Hammond now has 1,165 passing yards and 12 touchdown passes this season. The 12 touchdown passes is currently seventh most in a season at Air Force.
This is the second MW weekly honor for Hammond this season. Hammond also won the award for helping Air Force past Colorado, 30-23, earlier this season.

Game 12: Air Force (9-2, 6-1) vs. Wyoming (7-4, 4-3)

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Bennett

Taven Birdow

Donald Hammond III

Jake Koehnke

Demonte Meeks

Kadin Remsberg

Grant Ross

Geraud Sanders

Arion Worthman

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