GAME 3: AIR FORCE (1-1, 0-1) vs. #25 BOISE STATE (1-0, 1-0)

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
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)

GENERAL INFORMATION
Category                                  Air Force                                               Boise State
Nickname: Falcons                                                  Broncos
Location: Colorado Springs, CO Boise, ID
Athletic Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com BroncoSports.com
Last Season:                            11-2 (7-1 MW Mt. Div./2nd) (12-2, 8-0 MW Mtn Div)
This Season:                            1-1, 0-1 MW 1-0, 1-0 MW
Current Streak: L 1 W 1
Last Week: L 17-6 at San Jose State W 42-13 vs. Utah State
Next Week: at Army vs. BYU
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun    Bryan Harsin
   Alma Mater (Year): Air Force, 1989 Boise State, 1999
   Career Record:     99-70 (14th year) 72-22 (8th year)
   Record at School: Same 65-17 (7th year)
   Record vs. Opponent: 3-5 3-3

THE SERIES
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the ninth time overall, all as conference foes
• Boise State leads the series, 5-3
• Air Force is 2-1 at home and 1-4 at Boise State
• Boise State has won three straight after Air Force won three straight from 2014-16
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 48-38, in 2018 in the last meeting in Falcon Stadium
• Boise State beat Air Force, 30-19, last season at Boise State
• 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)
2018 - BSU 48-38 (H)
2019 - BSU 30-19 (A)
Site is for AF

LAST SEASON AT BOISE STATE
(Sept. 20, 2019) Boise State defeated Air Force, 30-19, Sept. 20 in Boise. The teams exchanged scores through three quarters, capped by a Hank Bachmeier to John Bates 28 yard scoring strike to give the Broncos a 17-13 lead headed into the fourth quarter. The Falcons opened the scoring with a Donald Hammond III touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. Jake Koehnke hit his first of two field goals to tie the game at 10-10 at the half. Robert Mahone scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to make it 30-13. His first was set-up by a fourth-and-10 conversion and the second when Boise State stopped Air Force on fourth-and-one. The Falcons scored on a Hammond to Geraud Sanders 31 yard scoring toss, but a blocked PAT made up the final margin. The teams each gained 355 total yards. Air Force rushed for 242 yards, led by Taven Birdow's 67 yards. Hammond added a season-best 62. Jeremy Fejedelem led the defense with nine tackles. Lakota Wills added eight tackles and a career-best three tackles for loss.

LAST TIME VS BOISE STATE IN FALCON STADIUM
(Oct. 27, 2018) Boise State defeated Air Force, 48-38, to win for the first time in three trips to Falcon Stadium. Brett Rypien hit 20-of-34 passes for 399 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Broncos. Alex Mattison added 136 yards rushing and a touchdown on 22 carries as Boise State rolled up 530 total yards. The teams went back and forth in the first half, which ended tied at 28-all. Boise State scored 10 straight points in the third quarter before Kadin Remsberg scored on a five-yard catch to cut the lead to 41-38 with 5:24 to play. Rypien sealed it with a 61-yard touchdown pass with 3:21 left to make up the final margin. Air Force finished with 443 total yards, including 201 rushing and 242 passing. Isaiah Sanders led the way rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown rushing on 28 carries and hitting 10-of-15 passes for 210 yards and two scores. Jeremy Fejedelem led the defense with 13 tackles.

AIR FORCE VS. RANKED TEAMS
• Air Force is 19-78-3 all-time vs. ranked teams.
• The Falcons are 4-17 against ranked teams under head coach Troy Calhoun.
• Air Force's last win over a ranked team came in 2016 at home against #19/20 Boise State, 27-20.

AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD.....
• Air Force would improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain West.
• Air Force would improve to 4-5 against Boise State, including a 3-1 mark at home.
• Air Force would snap a three-game losing streak to Boise State
• Air Force would improve to 20-78-3 all-time vs. ranked teams.
• Air Force would beat its first ranked team since beating No. 19/20 Boise State, 27-20, in Falcon Stadium in 2016.
• The Falcons would improve to 5-17 against ranked teams under head coach Troy Calhoun.

AIR FORCE LAST WEEK
San Jose State defeated Air Force, 17-6, in the Mountain West opener for both schools. After a scoreless first half, Nick Starkel threw a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes to Derrick Deese to give San Jose State a 14-0 lead. The Falcons got on the board when Haaziq Daniels hit Kyle Patterson for a 34-yard touchdown strike, but the Falcons missed the two-point conversion to trail 14-6. SJSU iced it with a 30-yard field goal from Matt Mercurio with 5:18 left to make up the final margin. San Jose State had 294 total yards, including 226 passing. Starkel hit 22 of 29 for 226 yards to lead the Spartans. Air Force had 298 total yards, including 206 rushing. Brandon Lewis and Timothy Jackson led the Falcons with 60 yards each. Elisha Palm led the defense with a career-high nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and his first-career interception. George Silvanic added six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

GAME 3: AIR FORCE (1-1, 0-1) vs. #25 BOISE STATE (1-0, 1-0)

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Players Mentioned

Taven Birdow

Haaziq Daniels

Jeremy Fejedelem

Donald Hammond III

Timothy Jackson

Jake Koehnke

Brandon Lewis

Elisha Palm

Kyle Patterson

Kadin Remsberg

Geraud Sanders

Isaiah Sanders

George Silvanic

Lakota Wills

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