GAME 4: AIR FORCE (1-2, 0-2) vs. NEW MEXICO (0-3, 0-3)

GAME 4: AIR FORCE (1-2, 0-2) vs. NEW MEXICO (0-3, 0-3)
Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium, USAFA

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: Fox Sports (FS1)
Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petro Papadakis (analyst)

Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver; XM 382, Internet 972
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)

GENERAL INFORMATION
Category                              Air Force                                                        New Mexico
Nickname: Falcons                                                          Lobos
Location:                              Colorado Springs, CO      Albuquerque, NM
Athletic Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com GoLobos.com
Last Season:                        11-2 (7-1 MW, 2nd Mtn. Div) (2-10, 0-8 MW, 6th Mtn. Div)
This Season:                        1-2, 0-2 MW       0-3, 0-3 MW
Current Streak: L 2                                                                   L 12
Last Week:                           DNP (at Wyoming, canceled) L 27-20 vs. Nevada
Next Week: vs. Colorado State (11/26) at Utah State (11/26)
Head Coach:                        Troy Calhoun Danny Gonzales
   Alma Mater (Year): Air Force, 1989                                             New Mexico, 1999
   Career Record:                 99-71 (14th year) 0-3 (1st year)
   Record at School:            Same                                                              Same
   Record vs. Opponent: 8-5 First Meeting

THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the series, 23-14, and has a 19-12 advantage in conference games.
• Air Force is 13-3 at home, 10-10 at New Mexico and 0-1 in neutral site games.
• Air Force has won two straight overall and eight consecutive at home in the series.
• Air Force defeated UNM, 44-22, last season in Albuquerque.
• Air Force defeated UNM, 42-24, in 2018 in Falcon Stadium to snap a three-game losing streak to the Lobos...UNM had won four of the last six overall in the series.
• Prior to the UNM run, Air Force had won five straight and eight of nine.
• The teams first played in 1957 in Colorado Springs...Air Force won the game, 31-0.

LAST SEASON
(Nov. 23, 2019) 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 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.

LAST TIME AT FALCON STADIUM
(Nov. 10, 2018) Air Force defeated New Mexico, 42-24, to snap a two-game losing streak overall and a three-game streak to the Lobos. Air Force, who led 21-17 at the half, broke open a close game in the second half with a pair of Donald Hammond III to Kade Waguespack touchdown passes in the third quarter. Air Force put the finishing touches on the win with a three-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. The Falcons rolled up season highs in total yards with 623 and rushing yards with 478 while holding the Lobos to 305 total yards, including just 55 in the second half. Hammond led the way with a career-high 136 yards rushing and a score while hitting five of six passes for 145 yards and two TDs. Kadin Remsberg added a rushing. Kyle Johnson led the defense with nine tackles. Grant Theil added a career-best seven tackles and his first-career interception and forced fumble in his first-career start.

AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD.....
• Air Force would improve to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in Mountain West play.
• Air Force would snap a two-game losing streak.
• Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun would have his 100th career victory, all at Air Force.
• Air Force would win its third straight vs. New Mexico.
• Air Force would improve to 24-14 all-time vs. New Mexico, including a 20-12 advantage in conference games.
• Air Force would win its ninth straight at home vs. New Mexico and improve to 14-3 overall in Falcon Stadium vs. the Lobos.

AIR FORCE LAST TIME OUT
Boise State defeated Air Force, 49-30, Oct. 31 in Falcon Stadium. The 25th-ranked Broncos scored on the game's opening play with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Jack Sears to CT Thomas to take a 7-0 lead. The Falcons scored the first two times they had it on rushing touchdowns from Brandon Lewis and Matthew Murla to take a 14-7 lead. Boise State exploded for 21 points in the second quarter to take a 28-17 halftime lead. The Broncos extended the lead to 35-17 with the second TD connect between Sears and Thomas. Following an Air Force touchdown run by Murla to cut it to 35-24, Avery Williams returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a score to make it 42-24. Both teams added a touchdown to make up the final margin. Boise State had 459 total yards, including 280 passing. Sears hit 17-20 passes for 280 yards and three scores. Air Force had 484 total yards, including a season-high 415 rushing. Lewis led the way with a career-high 112 yards, while Elijah Robinson chipped in with 90 and Warren Bryan 87.

AIR FORCE AT HOME
• Air Force is 61-21 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 1-1 mark this season.
• Air Force had a school-record 15-game winning streak from 2014 to Oct. 22, 2016.
• Air Force went 20-4 at home from 2014-17, posting the most wins in a four-year span, 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 have finished undefeated at home just six times overall in school history, four coming under Calhoun.

Year    Rec. Notes
2020   1-1    Loss came to No. 25 Boise State
2019   6-0    Sixth undefeated season in program history, fourth under Calhoun
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    Air Force goes 14-5 from 2009-11
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   61-21

GAME 4: AIR FORCE (1-2, 0-2) vs. NEW MEXICO (0-3, 0-3)

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Players Mentioned

Taven Birdow

Warren Bryan

Donald Hammond III

Kyle Johnson

Brandon Lewis

Demonte Meeks

Matthew Murla

Kadin Remsberg

Geraud Sanders

Grant Theil

Kade Waguespack

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