Calhoun, players meet with media to discuss Boise State game
10/12/2021 4:11:00 PM | Football
Air Force Head Football Coach Troy Calhoun, along with junior fullback Brad Roberts and senior inside linebacker Demonte Meeks talked with the media to discuss this week's game at Boise State. Air Force plays at Boise State Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. MT. The game will be televised nationally by Fox Sports (FS1).
Air Force is 5-1 for the first time since 2010 after beating Wyoming, 24-14, last week in Falcon Stadium. Air Force is receiving votes in both national polls. The Falcons are 33rd in the Associated Press poll with two points and 35th in the USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll with nine points.
Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the 10th time overall, all as conference foes. Boise State leads the series, 6-3, overall. The Falcons are 1-4 at Boise State. The Broncos have won four straight after Air Force won three straight from 2014-16.
Boise State defeated Air Force, 49-30, last season 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.
Boise State defeated Air Force, 30-19, in 2019 the last time the two played 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. 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. The Air Force defense was led by Jeremy Fejedelem, who had nine tackles, and Lakota Wills, who had eight and a career-best three tackles for loss.
Air Force is 5-1 for the first time since 2010 after beating Wyoming, 24-14, last week in Falcon Stadium. Air Force is receiving votes in both national polls. The Falcons are 33rd in the Associated Press poll with two points and 35th in the USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll with nine points.
Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the 10th time overall, all as conference foes. Boise State leads the series, 6-3, overall. The Falcons are 1-4 at Boise State. The Broncos have won four straight after Air Force won three straight from 2014-16.
Boise State defeated Air Force, 49-30, last season 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.
Boise State defeated Air Force, 30-19, in 2019 the last time the two played 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. 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. The Air Force defense was led by Jeremy Fejedelem, who had nine tackles, and Lakota Wills, who had eight and a career-best three tackles for loss.
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