Air Force Football meets with local media
8/12/2025 3:43:00 PM | Football
Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun, along with senior fullback Dylan Carson and junior linebacker Blake Fletcher talked with members of the local media to discuss the preseason. Air Force opens the 2025 season vs. Bucknell on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 1:30 p.m. in Falcon Stadium.
Air Force closed 2024 with a four-game winning streak with victories over Fresno State and Oregon State at home and road wins over Nevada and San Diego State. The four-game streak is the best in the Mountain West and fourth best nationally.
AIR FORCE EIGHTH NATIONALLY IN APR
Air Force had a 992 in the latest NCAA four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
The score is the best in the Mountain West and ranks eighth nationally. This is the program's 13th straight year in the top 10. Air Force led the nation in 2019 with a 997 and was second in 2018 with a 993.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship (recruited and on varsity roster for non-scholarship schools). The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
AIR FORCE HAS PERFECT GSR SCORE
Football was one of 14 Air Force programs recognized by the NCAA for Graduation Success Rates of 95 or higher. Six programs, football, men's gymnastics, men's and women's rifle, women's basketball, women's gymnastics and women's tennis, had perfect 100 percent rates.
All colleges and universities are required by NCAA legislation and federal law (the Student-Right-to-Know act from 1990) to report student graduation rates, and those institutions offering athletics aid are required to report for their student-athlete as well. The NCAA acquires student-athlete graduation data from the Department of Education's Integrated Post-Secondary Data System Graduation Rate Survey (IPEDS-GSR).
ALL 12 NATIONALLY TELEVISED
Air Force has all 12 games selected for national television in 2025. The schedule also features 11 games on Saturday, with just one moving to Friday.
CBS will broadcast both of Air Force's service academy games, starting with a Noon ET kick at Navy on Saturday, Oct. 4. The Falcons host Army at 10 a.m. MT on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Air Force has six games on CBS Sports Network, including the season opener vs. Bucknell on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 1:30 p.m. The Falcons host defending Mountain West champion Boise State on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. Air Force plays at UNLV Saturday, Oct. 11, at 12:30 p.m. PT then hosts Wyoming Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p.m. Air Force plays at UConn on Saturday, Nov. 15, starting at Noon ET then hosts New Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m.
Air Force has two road games on FS1, at Utah State, Saturday, Sept. 13, at 7:45 p.m. The Falcons close the regular season at Colorado State with the game moving to Friday, Nov. 28. The kickoff is TBA. Air Force has two other games selected by the Fox Sports family or networks with kickoff times to be announced, starting with Hawaii at home Saturday, Sept. 27 and at San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 8.
RECORD VS. 2025 FOES
Air Force have a 216-148-3 combined record vs. 2025 opponents. The Falcons have a .593 winning percentage and a winning record against nine of the 10. The Bucknell and UConn games mark the first-ever meetings.
SEASON OPENERS
• Air Force is 48-19-2 in season openers, including a 42-8 mark at home. The Falcons have won 18 straight and 19 of the last 21 with the only losses coming at No. 11 Tennessee in 2006 and vs. No. 13 California in 2004. Air Force has won 19 of the last 20 season openers at home. Air Force has an 18-game winning streak in season openers which is the third-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Ohio State (25) and Alabama (23).
• Air Force is 12-0 all-time in the month of August. The Falcons open the 2025 season Aug. 30 vs. Bucknell.
AUGUST GAMES
• Air Force is 12-0 all-time in August.
• All 12 games have been in Falcon Stadium.
• The Falcons are 3-0 in conference play in August.
• Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun is 5-0 in August.
• This season marks back-to-back seasons with an August game to start the year. The Falcons also did it in 1985-86, 1996-97, 2002-03 and 2013-14.
• The Falcons opened the 2024 season vs. Merrimack, resulting in a 21-6 win.
Air Force opens the 2025 season Saturday, Aug. 30, vs. Bucknell at 1:30 p.m. in Falcon Stadium. To purchase or renew Air Force football season tickets, please visit www.aftickets.com or call 719-472-1895.
For information on premium seating, including the East Club presented by L3Harris at the Kucera Legacy Center and the Blue & Silver Club, please click HERE or call the Falcon Athletic Fund at 719-333-4545 to purchase.
Air Force closed 2024 with a four-game winning streak with victories over Fresno State and Oregon State at home and road wins over Nevada and San Diego State. The four-game streak is the best in the Mountain West and fourth best nationally.
AIR FORCE EIGHTH NATIONALLY IN APR
Air Force had a 992 in the latest NCAA four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
The score is the best in the Mountain West and ranks eighth nationally. This is the program's 13th straight year in the top 10. Air Force led the nation in 2019 with a 997 and was second in 2018 with a 993.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship (recruited and on varsity roster for non-scholarship schools). The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
AIR FORCE HAS PERFECT GSR SCORE
Football was one of 14 Air Force programs recognized by the NCAA for Graduation Success Rates of 95 or higher. Six programs, football, men's gymnastics, men's and women's rifle, women's basketball, women's gymnastics and women's tennis, had perfect 100 percent rates.
All colleges and universities are required by NCAA legislation and federal law (the Student-Right-to-Know act from 1990) to report student graduation rates, and those institutions offering athletics aid are required to report for their student-athlete as well. The NCAA acquires student-athlete graduation data from the Department of Education's Integrated Post-Secondary Data System Graduation Rate Survey (IPEDS-GSR).
ALL 12 NATIONALLY TELEVISED
Air Force has all 12 games selected for national television in 2025. The schedule also features 11 games on Saturday, with just one moving to Friday.
CBS will broadcast both of Air Force's service academy games, starting with a Noon ET kick at Navy on Saturday, Oct. 4. The Falcons host Army at 10 a.m. MT on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Air Force has six games on CBS Sports Network, including the season opener vs. Bucknell on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 1:30 p.m. The Falcons host defending Mountain West champion Boise State on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. Air Force plays at UNLV Saturday, Oct. 11, at 12:30 p.m. PT then hosts Wyoming Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p.m. Air Force plays at UConn on Saturday, Nov. 15, starting at Noon ET then hosts New Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m.
Air Force has two road games on FS1, at Utah State, Saturday, Sept. 13, at 7:45 p.m. The Falcons close the regular season at Colorado State with the game moving to Friday, Nov. 28. The kickoff is TBA. Air Force has two other games selected by the Fox Sports family or networks with kickoff times to be announced, starting with Hawaii at home Saturday, Sept. 27 and at San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 8.
RECORD VS. 2025 FOES
Air Force have a 216-148-3 combined record vs. 2025 opponents. The Falcons have a .593 winning percentage and a winning record against nine of the 10. The Bucknell and UConn games mark the first-ever meetings.
SEASON OPENERS
• Air Force is 48-19-2 in season openers, including a 42-8 mark at home. The Falcons have won 18 straight and 19 of the last 21 with the only losses coming at No. 11 Tennessee in 2006 and vs. No. 13 California in 2004. Air Force has won 19 of the last 20 season openers at home. Air Force has an 18-game winning streak in season openers which is the third-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Ohio State (25) and Alabama (23).
• Air Force is 12-0 all-time in the month of August. The Falcons open the 2025 season Aug. 30 vs. Bucknell.
AUGUST GAMES
• Air Force is 12-0 all-time in August.
• All 12 games have been in Falcon Stadium.
• The Falcons are 3-0 in conference play in August.
• Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun is 5-0 in August.
• This season marks back-to-back seasons with an August game to start the year. The Falcons also did it in 1985-86, 1996-97, 2002-03 and 2013-14.
• The Falcons opened the 2024 season vs. Merrimack, resulting in a 21-6 win.
Air Force opens the 2025 season Saturday, Aug. 30, vs. Bucknell at 1:30 p.m. in Falcon Stadium. To purchase or renew Air Force football season tickets, please visit www.aftickets.com or call 719-472-1895.
For information on premium seating, including the East Club presented by L3Harris at the Kucera Legacy Center and the Blue & Silver Club, please click HERE or call the Falcon Athletic Fund at 719-333-4545 to purchase.
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