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GAME 4: Air Force vs. Nevada
9/19/2022 11:21:00 AM | Football
Friday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (Colorado Springs, CO)
GAME 4: Air Force vs. Nevada
Friday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (Colorado Springs, CO)
TV: FS1
Radio: KVOR AM 740
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Nevada are playing for the seventh time, all as conference foes
• The Falcons lead the series, 4-2
• Air Force is 2-1 at home and 2-1 at Nevada
• Air Force has won three of the last four in the series dating back to 2014
• Five of the six meetings have been decided by seven points or less...the last three have been decided by eight points total
• Nevada defeated Air Force, 28-25, in 2018 in the meeting in Falcon Stadium
• Air Force defeated Nevada, 41-39, in triple overtime last season in Nevada
• The team's first played in 2012 in Falcon Stadium, resulting in a 48-31 Air Force win
Year by Year
2012 - AF 48-31 (H)
2013 - Nevada 45-42 (A)
2014 - AF 45-38 (H) OT
2017 - AF 45-42 (A)
2018 - Nevada 28-25 (H)
2021 - AF 41-39 3OT (A)
(H/A) is for AF
LAST SEASON
(Nov. 19, 2021) Air Force defeated Nevada, 41-39, in triple overtime in Reno. Junior tailback DeAndre Hughes powered the Falcons with a career-high 208 yards and two touchdowns as the Falcon rolled up 499 total yards, including 476 rushing. Brad Roberts chipped in 117 yards and a touchdown while Haaziq Daniels added 59 yards. Nevada came from down 24-10 in the fourth quarter with a pair of Carson Strong touchdown passes to force overtime. Dane Kinamon scored in the first overtime, but Nevada matched. Both teams scored touchdowns and two-point conversions in the second overtime. Air Force scored on a Roberts one-yard run and Hughes added the conversion to force a third overtime. Daniels scored the two-pointer, then Camby Goff deflected Nevada's pass attempt to seal the win. Nevada finished with 369 total yards, including 340 yards passing and four touchdowns from Strong. Air Force's defense was led by junior Vince Sanford, who had six tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss, and senior Jordan Jackson, who had five tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss.
THE LAST TIME IN FALCON STADIUM
(Nov. 16, 2018) Nevada defeated Air Force, 28-25, in Falcon Stadium. Ty Gangi hit 24 of 33 passes for 259 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Wolf Pack. Toa Taua rushed for 76 yards on 13 carries to lead the ground game. Nevada finished with 436 total yards and a 31:07 to 28:53 edge in time of possession. Air Force, who had just 24 total yards in the first half, finished with 250 total yards. Kadin Remsberg led the Falcons with 71 yards rushing on 13 carries. Sophomore quarterback D.J. Hammond III added 28 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and hit six of 15 passes for 71 yards and his first-career TD pass. Nevada took a 21-7 lead into halftime while shutting out the Air Force offense. The Falcons' score came on a Zane Lewis school-record 99-yard interception return for a score. Jake Koehnke cut the lead to 21-10 with a field goal to open the third quarter, but Nevada answered with a Gangi and Elijah Cooks TD connection to extend the lead to 28-10. Hammond entered the game for the Falcons at quarterback and hit Marcus Bennett on a two-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-17 with 3:36 left in the third. Hammond called his own number and scored on a nine-yard run. The failed two-point conversion made it 28-23 with 6:48 left. The Wolf Pack took a safety and kicked the ball away with 17 seconds left. The game ended with a Hammond desperation toss into the end zone.
AIR FORCE 23-6 LAST THREE SEASONS
Air Force is 23-6 the last three full seasons, excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Air Force is 2-1 this season and was 10-3 last season and 11-2 in 2019. The five losses have come at Wyoming this season, vs. Utah State, San Diego State and Army (N) last season and at Boise State and Navy in 2019.
• The Falcons are 13-4 in conference play. Air Force shared the Mountain Division title with a 6-2 mark last season and finished second in the Mountain Division with a 7-1 mark in 2019.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Air Force is among others receiving votes in the coaches poll for the fourth straight week. The Falcons are 38th in the AFCA Coaches Poll with four points. Air Force received votes in the Associated Press poll the first three weeks of the season.
AIR FORCE AT HOME
• Air Force is 68-23 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun...the Falcons have won three straight dating back to last 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 six times overall in school history, four coming under Calhoun.
Year Rec. Notes
2022 2-0 Air Force has beat Northern Iowa and Colorado this season
2021 4-2 Air Force .500 or better for 14th time in 15 seasons under Calhoun
2020 2-1 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 68-23
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD
• Air Force would improve to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain West.
• Air Force would improve to 5-2 in the series vs. Nevada, including a 3-1 mark at home.
• Air Force would win its second straight in the series and fourth in the last five.
• Air Force would improve to 3-0 at home this season and win its fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
• The Falcons would improve to 69-23 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun.
LAST WEEK
Wyoming defeated Air Force, 17-14, to win its fourth straight at home in the series dating back to 2012. The Cowboys jumped to a 10-0 halftime lead behind a strong defense that held Air Force to just 87 total yards and six first downs. The Falcons opened the second half with a Haaziq Daniels to David Cormier touchdown pass to cut the lead 10-7. Air Force took the lead on a Daniels 41-yard touchdown pass to Cade Harris to make it 14-10 with 9:58 to play. Wyoming answered with a Titus Swen five-yard touchdown run with 6:06 to play. The Cowboys forced a punt on Air Force's next drive and ran out the clock on the following drive end the game. Swen made the key play in the drive, running for 17 yards on a third-and-13. Wyoming finished with 342 total yards, including 180 rushing. Swen led the Cowboys with 104 yards and a touchdown. Air Force finished with a season-low 272 total yards, including 171 rushing. John Lee Eldridge III led the Falcons with 104 yards on 13 carries. Daniels hit 7-14 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Friday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (Colorado Springs, CO)
TV: FS1
Radio: KVOR AM 740
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Nevada are playing for the seventh time, all as conference foes
• The Falcons lead the series, 4-2
• Air Force is 2-1 at home and 2-1 at Nevada
• Air Force has won three of the last four in the series dating back to 2014
• Five of the six meetings have been decided by seven points or less...the last three have been decided by eight points total
• Nevada defeated Air Force, 28-25, in 2018 in the meeting in Falcon Stadium
• Air Force defeated Nevada, 41-39, in triple overtime last season in Nevada
• The team's first played in 2012 in Falcon Stadium, resulting in a 48-31 Air Force win
Year by Year
2012 - AF 48-31 (H)
2013 - Nevada 45-42 (A)
2014 - AF 45-38 (H) OT
2017 - AF 45-42 (A)
2018 - Nevada 28-25 (H)
2021 - AF 41-39 3OT (A)
(H/A) is for AF
LAST SEASON
(Nov. 19, 2021) Air Force defeated Nevada, 41-39, in triple overtime in Reno. Junior tailback DeAndre Hughes powered the Falcons with a career-high 208 yards and two touchdowns as the Falcon rolled up 499 total yards, including 476 rushing. Brad Roberts chipped in 117 yards and a touchdown while Haaziq Daniels added 59 yards. Nevada came from down 24-10 in the fourth quarter with a pair of Carson Strong touchdown passes to force overtime. Dane Kinamon scored in the first overtime, but Nevada matched. Both teams scored touchdowns and two-point conversions in the second overtime. Air Force scored on a Roberts one-yard run and Hughes added the conversion to force a third overtime. Daniels scored the two-pointer, then Camby Goff deflected Nevada's pass attempt to seal the win. Nevada finished with 369 total yards, including 340 yards passing and four touchdowns from Strong. Air Force's defense was led by junior Vince Sanford, who had six tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss, and senior Jordan Jackson, who had five tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss.
THE LAST TIME IN FALCON STADIUM
(Nov. 16, 2018) Nevada defeated Air Force, 28-25, in Falcon Stadium. Ty Gangi hit 24 of 33 passes for 259 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Wolf Pack. Toa Taua rushed for 76 yards on 13 carries to lead the ground game. Nevada finished with 436 total yards and a 31:07 to 28:53 edge in time of possession. Air Force, who had just 24 total yards in the first half, finished with 250 total yards. Kadin Remsberg led the Falcons with 71 yards rushing on 13 carries. Sophomore quarterback D.J. Hammond III added 28 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and hit six of 15 passes for 71 yards and his first-career TD pass. Nevada took a 21-7 lead into halftime while shutting out the Air Force offense. The Falcons' score came on a Zane Lewis school-record 99-yard interception return for a score. Jake Koehnke cut the lead to 21-10 with a field goal to open the third quarter, but Nevada answered with a Gangi and Elijah Cooks TD connection to extend the lead to 28-10. Hammond entered the game for the Falcons at quarterback and hit Marcus Bennett on a two-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-17 with 3:36 left in the third. Hammond called his own number and scored on a nine-yard run. The failed two-point conversion made it 28-23 with 6:48 left. The Wolf Pack took a safety and kicked the ball away with 17 seconds left. The game ended with a Hammond desperation toss into the end zone.
AIR FORCE 23-6 LAST THREE SEASONS
Air Force is 23-6 the last three full seasons, excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Air Force is 2-1 this season and was 10-3 last season and 11-2 in 2019. The five losses have come at Wyoming this season, vs. Utah State, San Diego State and Army (N) last season and at Boise State and Navy in 2019.
• The Falcons are 13-4 in conference play. Air Force shared the Mountain Division title with a 6-2 mark last season and finished second in the Mountain Division with a 7-1 mark in 2019.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Air Force is among others receiving votes in the coaches poll for the fourth straight week. The Falcons are 38th in the AFCA Coaches Poll with four points. Air Force received votes in the Associated Press poll the first three weeks of the season.
AIR FORCE AT HOME
• Air Force is 68-23 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun...the Falcons have won three straight dating back to last 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 six times overall in school history, four coming under Calhoun.
Year Rec. Notes
2022 2-0 Air Force has beat Northern Iowa and Colorado this season
2021 4-2 Air Force .500 or better for 14th time in 15 seasons under Calhoun
2020 2-1 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 68-23
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD
• Air Force would improve to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain West.
• Air Force would improve to 5-2 in the series vs. Nevada, including a 3-1 mark at home.
• Air Force would win its second straight in the series and fourth in the last five.
• Air Force would improve to 3-0 at home this season and win its fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
• The Falcons would improve to 69-23 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun.
LAST WEEK
Wyoming defeated Air Force, 17-14, to win its fourth straight at home in the series dating back to 2012. The Cowboys jumped to a 10-0 halftime lead behind a strong defense that held Air Force to just 87 total yards and six first downs. The Falcons opened the second half with a Haaziq Daniels to David Cormier touchdown pass to cut the lead 10-7. Air Force took the lead on a Daniels 41-yard touchdown pass to Cade Harris to make it 14-10 with 9:58 to play. Wyoming answered with a Titus Swen five-yard touchdown run with 6:06 to play. The Cowboys forced a punt on Air Force's next drive and ran out the clock on the following drive end the game. Swen made the key play in the drive, running for 17 yards on a third-and-13. Wyoming finished with 342 total yards, including 180 rushing. Swen led the Cowboys with 104 yards and a touchdown. Air Force finished with a season-low 272 total yards, including 171 rushing. John Lee Eldridge III led the Falcons with 104 yards on 13 carries. Daniels hit 7-14 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
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