Air Force travels to Navy to open CIC play
9/6/2021 9:17:00 AM | Football
Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:30 p.m. MT, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
GAME 2: Air Force (1-0, 0-0 MW) at Navy (0-1, 0-0 AAC)
Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:30 p.m. MT, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Television: CBS
Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sidelines)
• Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; XM 384, Internet 974
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
STORYLINES
• The Air Force football team is honoring the B-52 Stratofortress with the 2021 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniform. The Falcons will debut the uniform for the Navy game this week, the 20-year anniversary of 9-11.
• Air Force leads the overall series vs. Navy, 31-22. Air Force is 19-7 at home, 8-12 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games.
• The home team has won eight straight games in the series dating back to 2012...Navy beat Air Force, 28-21, in overtime in Falcon Stadium to post the last road win in the series.
• The 2021 season marks 50th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The Falcons have a series-best 62-36 overall record and 20 titles.
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series, 31-22
• Air Force is 19-7 at home, 8-12 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games
• The home team has won eight straight dating back to 2012...Navy beat Air Force, 28-21, in overtime in Falcon Stadium to post the last road win in the series
• Air Force's last win at Navy came in 2011 (35-34) in overtime...The Falcon have lost four straight at Navy since
• Navy defeated Air Force, 34-25, in the last game at Navy in 2019
• Air Force defeated Navy, 40-7, last season in Falcon Stadium
• Air Force holds a 28-21 mark in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition (started in 1972)
• The winner of this game has gone on to win 21 of the last 24 CIC Trophies
• The team's first played in 1960 in Baltimore, Md., resulting in a 35-3 Navy win
AIR FORCE-NAVY PLAYING ON 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine and Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced the Air Force at Navy football game was moved from Oct. 2 to Sept. 11 in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It will be just the third time the two schools have played in September and the earliest the two schools have ever met.
LOOKING AT NAVY
Navy lost to Marshall, 49-7, last week to open the season ... The Midshipmen rank seventh in the nation in rushing with a 337.0 average ... James Harris leads the team in rushing, collecting 80 yards last week ... Xavier Arline is second with 76 yards ... Mitchell West leads the team in tackles with eight ... head coach Ken Niumatalolo is in his 14th season and has a 101-68 record, including a 7-6 mark vs. Air Force.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S TROPHY
The 2021 season marks 50th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The winning team goes to the White House to receive the trophy from the President of the United States. The Falcons have a series-best 62-36 overall record and 20 titles. There have been four ties in the series, the last coming in 1993.
Team Record Titles Last
Air Force 62-36-0 20 2016
Navy 51-46-1 16 2019
Army 33-64-1 9 2020
Air Force outright CIC title years:
'82, '83, '85, '87, '89, '90, '91, '92, '94, '95, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '10, '11, '14, '16
LAST SEASON VS. NAVY
(Oct. 3, 2020) Air Force defeated Navy, 40-7, in Falcon Stadium Oct. 3 in the season opener. Kicker Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl opened the scoring with a career-best 48-yard field goal to give the Falcons a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Navy answered with a 73-yard touchdown connection from Tyger Gosling to Myles Fells early in the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead. Haaziq Daniels scored his first-career touchdown on Air Force's next drive to put the Falcons in front for good, 10-7. Schuettpelz-Rohl added two more field goals to make it 16-7 at the half. Following a school-record-tying fourth field goal by Schuettpelz-Rohl to open the second half, the Falcons added three fourth-quarter touchdown runs to make up the final margin. Air Force rushed for 369 yards and had 410 total yards. The defense held Navy to just 241 total yards, 90 yards rushing and 10 first downs. Timothy Jackson led the offense with 118 yards rushing while Brad Roberts added 103 yards and a touchdown in his first-career game. Daniels added 96 yards rushing and a score while hitting 4-9 passes for 41 yards. Senior George Silvanic led the defense with seven tackles and 1.5 sacks. Freshman Alec Mock added seven tackles and a sack. Grant Donaldson chipped in with six tackles.
LAST TIME AT NAVY
(Oct. 5, 2019) Navy defeated Air Force, 34-25, in Annapolis to win its fourth straight at home in the series. Air Force opened the scoring with a Jake Koehnke 42 yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Nelson Smith scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to give Navy a 14-3 lead midway through the second quarter. Koehnke would add a second field goal to cut the lead to 14-6 at the half. Following another Koehnke field goal, Malcom Perry scored on a 20 yard run to give the Midshipmen a 21-9 lead. Koehnke added his school-record-tying fourth field goal to make it 21-12, then a pair of one-yard touchdown runs by Donald Hammond III and Taven Birdow put the Falcons in front, 25-21, with 3:15 remaining. Navy retook the lead when Perry scored from three yards out to make it 28-25 with 22 seconds left. The Midshipmen scored a final touchdown as time ran out on a recovered fumble to make up the final margin. Navy finished with 376 total yards, including 214 rushing. Perry led the way with 111 yards on 23 carries. He also hit 5-7 passes for 144 yards. Air Force finished with 354 total yards, including 246 passing. Hammond led the way with 77 yards rushing and hit 10-25 passes for 205 yards. Demonte Meeks led the defense with 11 tackles.
NON-CONFERENCE GAMES WITH CALHOUN
Air Force is 40-26 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 26-4 at home, 8-17 on the road and 6-5 in neutral site games. Air Force is 1-0 this season following a 35-14 win over Lafayette in the season opener.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD
• Air Force would open the season 2-0 for the second straight season.
• Air Force would improve to 32-22 all-time vs. Navy.
• Air Force would become the first road team to win in the series since 2012, snapping an eight-game home team winning streak.
• Air Force would post its first win at Navy since 2011, a 35-34 overtime thriller
• Air Force would snap a four-game losing streak at Navy
• Air Force would improve to 29-21 against Navy in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competing since 1972.
• Air Force would improve to a series best 63-36 in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy games and be one win away from a record 21st title and its first since 2016
• Air Force would improve to 41-26 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 9-17 mark on the road.
LAST WEEK
Air Force defeated Lafayette, 35-14, in Falcon Stadium to open the 2021 season. The Falcons jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter behind touchdown runs by Micah Davis and Haaziq Daniels. Following a score by Lafayette, Davis and Daniels added another touchdown run each to make it 28-7 at the half. Lafayette added a second touchdown in the third quarter before the Falcons closed out the scoring in the fourth with a third touchdown run from Daniels. The Falcons had 420 total yards, including 370 rushing. Brad Roberts led the Falcons with 111 yards rushing while Davis added 101 yards and two scores on just four carries. Daniels finished with 72 yards and a career-high three touchdowns while hitting 3-5 passes for 50 yards. Davis added two catches for a team-best 27 yards. The Falcons held Lafayette to just 287 total yards, including 42 rushing. Caleb Humphrey and Zion Kelly led the defense with five tackles each, while Alec Mock and Demonte Meeks added four each.
Saturday, Sept. 11, 1:30 p.m. MT, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Television: CBS
Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sidelines)
• Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; XM 384, Internet 974
Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
STORYLINES
• The Air Force football team is honoring the B-52 Stratofortress with the 2021 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniform. The Falcons will debut the uniform for the Navy game this week, the 20-year anniversary of 9-11.
• Air Force leads the overall series vs. Navy, 31-22. Air Force is 19-7 at home, 8-12 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games.
• The home team has won eight straight games in the series dating back to 2012...Navy beat Air Force, 28-21, in overtime in Falcon Stadium to post the last road win in the series.
• The 2021 season marks 50th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The Falcons have a series-best 62-36 overall record and 20 titles.
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series, 31-22
• Air Force is 19-7 at home, 8-12 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games
• The home team has won eight straight dating back to 2012...Navy beat Air Force, 28-21, in overtime in Falcon Stadium to post the last road win in the series
• Air Force's last win at Navy came in 2011 (35-34) in overtime...The Falcon have lost four straight at Navy since
• Navy defeated Air Force, 34-25, in the last game at Navy in 2019
• Air Force defeated Navy, 40-7, last season in Falcon Stadium
• Air Force holds a 28-21 mark in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition (started in 1972)
• The winner of this game has gone on to win 21 of the last 24 CIC Trophies
• The team's first played in 1960 in Baltimore, Md., resulting in a 35-3 Navy win
AIR FORCE-NAVY PLAYING ON 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine and Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced the Air Force at Navy football game was moved from Oct. 2 to Sept. 11 in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It will be just the third time the two schools have played in September and the earliest the two schools have ever met.
LOOKING AT NAVY
Navy lost to Marshall, 49-7, last week to open the season ... The Midshipmen rank seventh in the nation in rushing with a 337.0 average ... James Harris leads the team in rushing, collecting 80 yards last week ... Xavier Arline is second with 76 yards ... Mitchell West leads the team in tackles with eight ... head coach Ken Niumatalolo is in his 14th season and has a 101-68 record, including a 7-6 mark vs. Air Force.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S TROPHY
The 2021 season marks 50th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The winning team goes to the White House to receive the trophy from the President of the United States. The Falcons have a series-best 62-36 overall record and 20 titles. There have been four ties in the series, the last coming in 1993.
Team Record Titles Last
Air Force 62-36-0 20 2016
Navy 51-46-1 16 2019
Army 33-64-1 9 2020
Air Force outright CIC title years:
'82, '83, '85, '87, '89, '90, '91, '92, '94, '95, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '10, '11, '14, '16
LAST SEASON VS. NAVY
(Oct. 3, 2020) Air Force defeated Navy, 40-7, in Falcon Stadium Oct. 3 in the season opener. Kicker Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl opened the scoring with a career-best 48-yard field goal to give the Falcons a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Navy answered with a 73-yard touchdown connection from Tyger Gosling to Myles Fells early in the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead. Haaziq Daniels scored his first-career touchdown on Air Force's next drive to put the Falcons in front for good, 10-7. Schuettpelz-Rohl added two more field goals to make it 16-7 at the half. Following a school-record-tying fourth field goal by Schuettpelz-Rohl to open the second half, the Falcons added three fourth-quarter touchdown runs to make up the final margin. Air Force rushed for 369 yards and had 410 total yards. The defense held Navy to just 241 total yards, 90 yards rushing and 10 first downs. Timothy Jackson led the offense with 118 yards rushing while Brad Roberts added 103 yards and a touchdown in his first-career game. Daniels added 96 yards rushing and a score while hitting 4-9 passes for 41 yards. Senior George Silvanic led the defense with seven tackles and 1.5 sacks. Freshman Alec Mock added seven tackles and a sack. Grant Donaldson chipped in with six tackles.
LAST TIME AT NAVY
(Oct. 5, 2019) Navy defeated Air Force, 34-25, in Annapolis to win its fourth straight at home in the series. Air Force opened the scoring with a Jake Koehnke 42 yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Nelson Smith scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to give Navy a 14-3 lead midway through the second quarter. Koehnke would add a second field goal to cut the lead to 14-6 at the half. Following another Koehnke field goal, Malcom Perry scored on a 20 yard run to give the Midshipmen a 21-9 lead. Koehnke added his school-record-tying fourth field goal to make it 21-12, then a pair of one-yard touchdown runs by Donald Hammond III and Taven Birdow put the Falcons in front, 25-21, with 3:15 remaining. Navy retook the lead when Perry scored from three yards out to make it 28-25 with 22 seconds left. The Midshipmen scored a final touchdown as time ran out on a recovered fumble to make up the final margin. Navy finished with 376 total yards, including 214 rushing. Perry led the way with 111 yards on 23 carries. He also hit 5-7 passes for 144 yards. Air Force finished with 354 total yards, including 246 passing. Hammond led the way with 77 yards rushing and hit 10-25 passes for 205 yards. Demonte Meeks led the defense with 11 tackles.
NON-CONFERENCE GAMES WITH CALHOUN
Air Force is 40-26 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 26-4 at home, 8-17 on the road and 6-5 in neutral site games. Air Force is 1-0 this season following a 35-14 win over Lafayette in the season opener.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD
• Air Force would open the season 2-0 for the second straight season.
• Air Force would improve to 32-22 all-time vs. Navy.
• Air Force would become the first road team to win in the series since 2012, snapping an eight-game home team winning streak.
• Air Force would post its first win at Navy since 2011, a 35-34 overtime thriller
• Air Force would snap a four-game losing streak at Navy
• Air Force would improve to 29-21 against Navy in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competing since 1972.
• Air Force would improve to a series best 63-36 in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy games and be one win away from a record 21st title and its first since 2016
• Air Force would improve to 41-26 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 9-17 mark on the road.
LAST WEEK
Air Force defeated Lafayette, 35-14, in Falcon Stadium to open the 2021 season. The Falcons jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter behind touchdown runs by Micah Davis and Haaziq Daniels. Following a score by Lafayette, Davis and Daniels added another touchdown run each to make it 28-7 at the half. Lafayette added a second touchdown in the third quarter before the Falcons closed out the scoring in the fourth with a third touchdown run from Daniels. The Falcons had 420 total yards, including 370 rushing. Brad Roberts led the Falcons with 111 yards rushing while Davis added 101 yards and two scores on just four carries. Daniels finished with 72 yards and a career-high three touchdowns while hitting 3-5 passes for 50 yards. Davis added two catches for a team-best 27 yards. The Falcons held Lafayette to just 287 total yards, including 42 rushing. Caleb Humphrey and Zion Kelly led the defense with five tackles each, while Alec Mock and Demonte Meeks added four each.
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