Bennett, Enga honored by Air Force Football
3/1/2019 9:38:00 PM | Football
Pair take home top honors at annual awards banquet
Air Force senior Marcus Bennett and former coach Dick Enga were honored at the annual Air Force football banquet Friday, March 1. Bennett won the Brian Bullard Award, while Enga was honored with the Carson Bird Award.
Bennett led the Falcons in receiving each of the last two seasons. He had team highs of 24 catches for 465 yards and three touchdowns in 2018. Bennett finished his career ranked sixth in school history in career receiving average with a 20.2 mark. He cracked the Air Force record books against Navy in 2017 when he had five catches for 161 yards and two scores. His 161 yards rank 11th in Air Force history for a single game while his 32.3 yards per catch rank second.
The Bullard Award, established in 1984 and voted on by the football team, is based on the criteria that typifies the late Brian Bullard - unselfishness, 110 percent effort, total team commitment and pride in his role on the team whether he's a starter or not. Bullard was a 1982 graduate of Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs. He attended the Academy the following year and played on the football team for two years. During Thanksgiving vacation in 1983, Bullard and his girlfriend, fellow cadet Dianne Williams, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while returning from a trip to Kansas in a snow storm.
Enga coached at Air Force from 1978 to 2006. He was the prep school head coach in 1978 and from 1980-81. He coached tight ends at the Academy from 1982-2006. He helped Air Force to 14 bowl games in his career and coached on the 1985 team's conference championship team and school-record 12 wins.
This season marks the third for the Carson Bird Award, established to honor the 2008 graduate who was a three-year starter and All-American in 2007. The award goes to an Air Force football family member that has proven themselves to be courageous, selfless, relentless and tenacious. In addition, the award goes to someone who made a difference in a positive way. The award is not just a celebration of feats conquered, but also a charge to continue to attack every day no matter the odds stacked against you.
Air Force finished the season 5-7 overall and finished fourth in the Mountain West Mountain Division with a 3-5 mark. The Falcons capped the season with a thrilling 27-19 victory over in-state rival Colorado State to secure the Ram-Falcon Trophy for the third straight season and 24th time overall.
Bennett led the Falcons in receiving each of the last two seasons. He had team highs of 24 catches for 465 yards and three touchdowns in 2018. Bennett finished his career ranked sixth in school history in career receiving average with a 20.2 mark. He cracked the Air Force record books against Navy in 2017 when he had five catches for 161 yards and two scores. His 161 yards rank 11th in Air Force history for a single game while his 32.3 yards per catch rank second.
The Bullard Award, established in 1984 and voted on by the football team, is based on the criteria that typifies the late Brian Bullard - unselfishness, 110 percent effort, total team commitment and pride in his role on the team whether he's a starter or not. Bullard was a 1982 graduate of Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs. He attended the Academy the following year and played on the football team for two years. During Thanksgiving vacation in 1983, Bullard and his girlfriend, fellow cadet Dianne Williams, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while returning from a trip to Kansas in a snow storm.
Enga coached at Air Force from 1978 to 2006. He was the prep school head coach in 1978 and from 1980-81. He coached tight ends at the Academy from 1982-2006. He helped Air Force to 14 bowl games in his career and coached on the 1985 team's conference championship team and school-record 12 wins.
This season marks the third for the Carson Bird Award, established to honor the 2008 graduate who was a three-year starter and All-American in 2007. The award goes to an Air Force football family member that has proven themselves to be courageous, selfless, relentless and tenacious. In addition, the award goes to someone who made a difference in a positive way. The award is not just a celebration of feats conquered, but also a charge to continue to attack every day no matter the odds stacked against you.
Air Force finished the season 5-7 overall and finished fourth in the Mountain West Mountain Division with a 3-5 mark. The Falcons capped the season with a thrilling 27-19 victory over in-state rival Colorado State to secure the Ram-Falcon Trophy for the third straight season and 24th time overall.
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