Head Coach Troy Calhoun, players Adam Karas, Trey Taylor talk Air Force Football
8/15/2023 4:39:00 PM | Football
Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun, along with senior offensive lineman Adam Karas and senior safety Trey Taylor talked with the media Tuesday to discuss the season. The Falcons open the season Saturday, Sept. 2, vs. Robert Morris at 11 a.m. in Falcon Stadium.
Air Force was picked to finish second in the Mountain West preseason football poll. The Falcons received 364 total points and two first-place votes. Boise State was picked to finish first, receiving 433 points and a league-high 28 first-place votes. Fresno State was selected third with 351 points and five first-place votes. San Diego State was fourth with 338 points and one first-place vote while San Jose State was fifth with 293 points. The complete poll results follow below. The 2023 season will be the first full season without divisions.
Air Force had four players earn preseason all-Mountain West honors. Senior offensive lineman Thor Paglialong and senior running back John Lee Eldridge III earned first-team offensive honors. Junior nose guard Payton Zdroik and Taylor each earned first-team defensive honors.
Air Force finished the 2022 season 10-3 overall and was second in the Mountain West Mountain Division with a 5-3 mark. The Falcons posted their third straight 10-win season, excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season, which only Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Utah and Oregon have matched. Air Force won a series-record 21st Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and defeated Baylor to win the Armed Forces Bowl.
To purchase Air Force Athletics tickets, please visit: www.aftickets.com or call 719-472-1895.
Air Force was picked to finish second in the Mountain West preseason football poll. The Falcons received 364 total points and two first-place votes. Boise State was picked to finish first, receiving 433 points and a league-high 28 first-place votes. Fresno State was selected third with 351 points and five first-place votes. San Diego State was fourth with 338 points and one first-place vote while San Jose State was fifth with 293 points. The complete poll results follow below. The 2023 season will be the first full season without divisions.
Air Force had four players earn preseason all-Mountain West honors. Senior offensive lineman Thor Paglialong and senior running back John Lee Eldridge III earned first-team offensive honors. Junior nose guard Payton Zdroik and Taylor each earned first-team defensive honors.
Air Force finished the 2022 season 10-3 overall and was second in the Mountain West Mountain Division with a 5-3 mark. The Falcons posted their third straight 10-win season, excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season, which only Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Utah and Oregon have matched. Air Force won a series-record 21st Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and defeated Baylor to win the Armed Forces Bowl.
To purchase Air Force Athletics tickets, please visit: www.aftickets.com or call 719-472-1895.
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