Thursday, December 22
Fort Worth, TX
5:30 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Baylor University
GAME 13: Air Force vs. Baylor
12/12/2022 9:45:00 AM | Football
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Thursday, Dec. 22, 5:30 p.m. MT, Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX)
GAME 13: Air Force vs. BaylorLockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Thursday, Dec. 22, 5:30 p.m. MT, Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Television: ESPN
• Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, 104.3 the Fan in Denver
Jim Arthur (play-by-play), Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
BOWL HISTORY
Air Force is playing in its 29th bowl game. The Falcons have earned a bowl bid 12 times in head coach Troy Calhoun's 16 seasons. Air Force has a 14-13-1 all-time bowl record, including a 6-5 mark under Calhoun.
AIR FORCE PLAYING IN SIXTH ARMED FORCES BOWL
Air Force is playing in its sixth Armed Forces Bowl (2007, 08, 09, 12, 15, 22), the most appearances in any bowl in school history. The Falcons are 1-4 all-time in the bowl. Air Force's all-time results follow:
BOWL FACTS
• This is Air Force's sixth appearance in the Armed Forces Bowl, the most of any team.
• Air Force and Baylor will be meeting in a bowl game for the first time.
• Air Force has won three straight and four of its last five bowl games.
• Air Force faces a Power 5 team for the third straight bowl.
• This is Air Force's ninth bowl overall and second straight in the state of Texas.
• This will be Air Force's third bowl vs. the Big 12 overall and first since playing Texas Tech in the 1995 Copper Bowl (L 55-41)...The other Big 12 opponent was Texas in the 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl (W 24-16).
• Air Force is 1-4 in bowl games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth.
• Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun has led the Falcons to 12 bowl games and has led the Falcons to a 6-5 record.
• BRINGING THE BLUE: Air Force has averaged 40,623 in attendance in five previous Armed Forces Bowl games. The attendance has only been below 40K once.
Armed Forces Bowl Attendance with Air Force
Year Attendance
2007 ......... 40,905
2008 ......... 41,127
2009 ......... 41,414
2012 ......... 40,754
2015 ......... 38,915
Totals........ 203,115
Average..... 40,623
AIR FORCE AT AMON G. CARTER STADIUM
Air Force is 1-9 all-time at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The Falcons have lost five times to TCU at the home field of the Horned Frogs and four times in the Armed Forces Bowl. The lone win came in the 2009 bowl game vs. Houston.
Year Opponent Result
1989 TCU L 9-27
1998 TCU L 34-35
2006 TCU L 14-38
2007 California L 36-42 (Bowl)
2008 TCU L 10-44
Houston L 28-34 (Bowl)
2009 Houston W 47-20 (Bowl)
2010 TCU L 7-38
2012 Rice L 14-33 (Bowl)
2015 California L 36-55 (Bowl)
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Baylor will be meeting for the fourth time overall and first since 1977.
• Baylor leads the series, 3-0, including a 2-0 mark at home.
• This will be the first neutral site meeting in the series and first in a bowl game.
Air Force-Baylor Series
11-18-61 - Baylor 31-7 (A)
11-17-62 - Baylor 10-3 (H)
10-22-77 - Baylor 28-7 (A)
(Site) is for AF
AIR FORCE VS. THE BIG 12
• Air Force is 6-16-1 all-time against teams in the Big 12 at the time of the game.
• The bowl game will be the first meeting against a Big 12 team since 2010 vs. Oklahoma.
• Air Force last win against the conference came in 1983 vs. Texas Tech at home (28-13).
• The Falcons have lost two straight since the Texas Tech win, both coming to Oklahoma (2001, 2010).
AIR FORCE 30-8 LAST THREE SEASONS
• Air Force is 30-8 the last three full seasons, excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Air Force is 9-3 this season, finished 10-3 last season and 11-2 in 2019.
• The Falcons are 18-6 in conference play during the same stretch. Air Force was 5-3 and finished second in the Mountain Division this season. Air Force shared the Mountain Division title with a 6-2 mark last season and finished second with a 7-1 mark in 2019.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Air Force is among others receiving votes in the AFCA Coaches poll for the ninth week this season. The Falcons are 36th with 17 points. Air Force received votes in the Associated Press poll the first three weeks of the season, but have not received votes since.
AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
Air Force is 47-27 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 30-4 at home, 9-17 on the road and 8-6 in neutral site games. Air Force is 4-0 this season and 8-1 over the last two seasons. The Falcons have won five straight.
AIR FORCE VS. POWER FIVE
Air Force has won four straight vs. Power 5 programs and has an 8-12 record since 2003. The Falcons are 1-2 at home and 7-10 on the road/neutral. Air Force is 6-9 under head coach Troy Calhoun. A closer look at the most recent games follows.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD
• Air Force would finish the season 10-3 overall, marking the 10th time in program history to finish with 10-plus wins, including its third straight full season (2019, 2021, 2022)...the 10-win season would be the fifth under Troy Calhoun
• Air Force would close the season with a season-best five-game winning streak.
• Air Force would improve its bowl win streak to four straight and five of the last six.
• Air Force would improve to 2-4 in the Armed Forces Bowl.
• Air Force would improve to 31-8 the last three full seasons, excluding the 2020 season.
• Air Force would improve its win streak over Power 5 teams to five, dating back to 2019.
• Air Force would improve to 15-13-1 overall in bowl games.
• Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun would improve to 7-5 in bowl games...the coach would improve to 121-78 overall in his career and 7-9 vs. Power 5 teams.
AIR FORCE LEADS THE NATION IN RUSHING, AGAIN
• Air Force leads the nation in rushing with a 330.9 average. The Falcons have led the nation since the first week of the season and have set a new school record for consecutive weeks leading the nation with 13. Air Force led the nation 10 straight weeks last season.
• Air Force has rushed for 400-plus yards five times this season and are 5-0 when doing so. The Falcons have topped the 400-yard mark vs. Northern Iowa (582), Colorado (435), Nevada (461), UNLV (406) and New Mexico (421).
• Air Force rushed for 582 yards in the season opener vs. Northern Iowa, which is the sixth most in school history and the most since rushing for 595 vs. Tennessee State in 2011.
• Air Force won its second straight NCAA rushing title last season. The Falcons averaged 327.7 yards, winning the title by 47.1 yards per game over second place Army, who averaged 280.6. The Falcons out-rushed 12 of 13 opponents and topped the 400-yard mark five times. The Falcons averaged 498 yards their final two regular season games of the season, rushing for a season-high 511 vs. UNLV and 485 vs. Nevada. Air Force rushed for 400-plus in a school-record three straight games, gaining 437 vs. Utah State, 446 vs. FAU and 408 vs. New Mexico.
• Air Force won the national rushing title in 2020 with a 305.7 per-game average. The Falcons won their first title in 2002 with a 307.8 per-game average.
• Air Force has ranked among the nation's top 10 nine straight years and 34 of the last 35 overall.
2022 NCAA Rushing Leaders
# Team (Conf.) Avg.
1. Air Force (MW)............ . 330.9
2. Army (Ind.)................... 289.4
3. Ole Miss (SEC)............... 261.6
4. UCLA (Pac-12)............... 246.3
5. UAB (C-USA).................. 243.8
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