Saturday, September 20
USAFA, CO - Falcon Stadium
5:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Boise State
Game 3: Air Force (1-1, 0-1 MW) vs. Boise State (1-1, 0-0 MW)
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Saturday, Sept. 20, 5 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (39,441), Colorado Springs, CO
Air Force (1-1, 0-1 MW) vs. Boise State (1-1, 0-0 MW)
Saturday, Sept. 20, 5 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (39,441), Colorado Springs, CO
FALCONS
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com
Conference: Mountain West
2025 Record: 1-1 (0-1 MW)
BRONCOS
Location: Boise, ID
Website: BroncoSports.com
Conference: Mountain West
2025 Record: 1-1 (0-0 MW)
THE GAME
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the 13th time overall, all as conference foes. Boise State leads the series, 8-4. Air Force is 2-3 at home and 2-5 at Boise State. Boise State has won six of the last seven in the series.
• Air Force has recorded at least 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a Mountain West record six straight games.
• Air Force extended the nation's longest active streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games to 87 with 267 yards vs. Bucknell and 266 at Utah State.
• Air Force leads the Mountain West in scoring offense (39.5), rushing (266.5), yards per completion (19.88), third down percentage (.519), TOP (34:55) and red zone offense (1.000).
THE MATCHUP
Category.................................. Air Force...........................................Boise State
Current Streak:........................ L 1.....................................................W 1
Rankings (Coaches/AP):.........--/--....................................................--/--
Last week:............................... L 30-49 at Utah State.........................Open
Next week:.............................. vs. Hawaii (9/27)................................vs. App. State (9/27)
Head Coach:............................Troy Calhoun......................................Spencer Danielson
Alma Mater (Year):.................. Air Force (1989).................................Azusa Pacific (2012)
School Record (Years):..........136-90 (19th year)..............................16-4 (3rd year)
Career Record (Years):...........Same..................................................Same
Record vs. Opponent:............4-8...................................................... 1-0
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the 13th time overall, all as conference foes.
• Boise State leads the series, 8-4.
• Air Force is 2-3 at home and 2-5 at Boise State.
• Boise State has won six of the last seven in the series.
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 27-19, in the last meeting, Nov. 24, 2023, in Boise.
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 19-14, in the last meeting at Falcon Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022.
• The teams first played Oct. 22, 2011, at Boise State, resulting in a 37-26 Boise State win.
LAST MEETING
(Nov. 24, 2023) Boise State defeated Air Force, 27-19, in Boise to clinch a tie for first place in the Mountain West. The Broncos opened the scoring on a 38-yard field goal Jonah Dalmas. Taylen Green added a 12-yard touchdown run to put the Broncos in front, 10-0, midway through the second quarter. Matthew Dapore opened Air Force's scoring with a season-long 50-yard field goal. Green struck again on the next drive, hitting Ashton Jeanty on a 75-yard scoring toss to extend the lead to 17-3. The Falcons answered with a 45-yard field goal from Dapore to cut the lead to 17-6 at the half. Sophomore quarterback John Busha came on in relief of injured starter Ben Brittain at quarterback and scored the first touchdown of his career to cut the lead to 17-12 with 12:45 to play in the third quarter. Jeanty struck again with a 50-yard touchdown run to make it 24-12 with 10:51 left in the third. Dylan Carson added a two-yard touchdown run late in the third to cut the lead to 24-19. Dalmas added a field goal with 4:31 remaining to make up the final margin. Air Force's last hopes ended on an interception in the final minutes. Air Force finished with 337 total yards, including 206 rushing. Carson led the way with a career-best 132 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Busha hit 8-17 passes for 131 yards. Boise State finished with 409 total yards. Jeanty finished with 107 yards rushing and 118 receiving to lead the Broncos.
LAST TIME AT AIR FORCE
(Oct. 22, 2022) Boise State defeated Air Force, 19-14, in Falcon Stadium. The Broncos jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter while holding Air Force to -1 total yards. The Broncos extended the lead to 16-0 in the second before Haaziq Daniels got the Falcons on the board with a 15-yard touchdown run to make it 16-7. Boise State added a field goal to take a 19-7 lead at the half. Brad Roberts cut the lead to 19-14 with a three-yard touchdown run with 9:15 to play. The Falcons had one last chance on their final drive, but a fourth down pass was batted away by Boise State to preserve the win. The Broncos finished with 342 total yards and were led by Taylen Green, who hit 16-of-24 passes for 227 yards. Air Force finished with 271 total yards and were held to 175 rushing. Roberts led the way with 90 yards on 25 carries. The defense, which held Boise State scoreless and to 122 total yards in the second half, was led by Jayden Goodwin's nine tackles.
LOOKING AT BOISE STATE
Boise State is 1-1 overall and coming off an open date last week. This week is the Mountain West opener for the Broncos. Boise State is the two-time defending Mountain West champion, posting a 12-2 overall record and a berth in the College Football Playoff in 2024.
Boise State is coached by Spencer Danielson, who took over in 2023. He was the defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach, STUD coach and graduate assistant at Boise State prior to being named head coach.
The Broncos are averaging 29.0 points per game while allowing 24.0. Dylan Riley leads the team in rushing with 13 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown. Sire Gaines is second with 142 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Quarterback Maddux Madsen has hit 41-72 passes for 532 yards with three touchdowns. Chris Marshall leads the team in receiving with six catches for 152 yards and a touchdown. Ben Ford is second with seven catches for 126 yards and two scores. Matt Lauter leads the team in receptions with eight for 80 yards. The defense is led by Ty Benefield, who has 15 total tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. Marco Notarainni is second with 13 tackles. Braxton Fely had eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
STREAKS, MW RECORDS
• Air Force has recorded at least 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a Mountain West record six straight games.
• The Falcons extended the mark in the season opening win over Bucknell, rushing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. Air Force added 266 yards and fourth touchdowns at Utah State.
• The Falcons broke their own record of five straight they shared with San Diego State and New Mexico. Air Force accomplished it twice, doing so in 2009 and 2010. San Diego State did it in 2017 and New Mexico in 2012.
A FEW MORE NOTES ABOUT STREAKS
• Air Force extended the nation's longest active streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games to 87 with 267 yards vs. Bucknell and 266 at Utah State. Boise State is second with a 40-game run.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD...
• Air Force would improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in Mountain West play.
• Air Force would improve to 5-8 all-time vs. Boise State, including a 3-3 mark at home. The win would also snap a two-game winning streak by Boise State in the series.
• Air Force would improve to 2-0 at home this season and extend its home winning streak to four straight dating back to 2024.
LAST WEEK
Air Force lost 49-30 at Utah State in the Mountain West opener for both schools. The Aggies took a 14-10 halftime lead behind rushing and passing touchdowns by Bryson Barnes. Air Force got career firsts by Jacob Medina, who hit a 31-yard field goal and a touchdown run by Liam Szarka. Utah State exploded for 21 points in the third and held a 35-16 lead. Barnes added another TD run and pass to lead USU. Air Force cut the lead to 11 points, 35-24 behind a Szarka touchdown run with 12:30 to play, but the Aggies answered with Barnes' third TD run to put the game away. Utah State finished with 473 total yards with Barnes adding 44 yards rushing and three touchdowns while hitting 17-22 passes for 287 yards and two scores. The Falcons had 445 total yards on 84 plays and led the time of possession battle with 38:11. Cade Harris led the offense with 72 yards rushing and two catches for 63 yards. Szarka rushed for 40 yards and three touchdowns. Blake Fletcher led the defense with a career-best 11 tackles.
LAST WEEK'S POST-GAME NOTES
Team Notes
• Air Force extended its nation-leading streak of consecutive games with 100-plus yards rushing to 87. Boise State is second with 40 such games.
• Air Force's turnover (fumble) on the opening drive is its first this season.
• Air Force rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns to extend its streak of at least 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns to six straight games, which is a new Mountain West record.
• Air Force won the time of possession battle, possessing the ball for 38 minutes and 11 seconds.
• Air Force was 5-of-5 on fourth down and 5-of-5 in red zone scoring.
• Air Force game captains were OC Costen Cooley, WR Cade Harris, TE Bruin Fleischmann and DL Payton Zdroik.
Individual Notes
• Senior P Luke Freer officially became the Air Force career leader in punting average with his first punt in the game. The 60-yard punt was the 50th of his career, the minimum needed to qualify for the career mark. He went on to avearge 56.7 yards on three punts and has a 46.5 career mark, breaking the record of 44.4 set by Mark Simon from 1984-86.
• Sophomore PK Jacob Medina hit the first field goal of his career (31 yards), putting the Falcons on the board in the second quarter.
• Senior LS Kurt Chesney extended his consecutive games started streak to 27 dating back to 2023. Senior OC Costen Cooley and senior TE Bruin Fleischmann each extended consecutive game started streaks to 14 dating back to last year.
• Sophomore QB Liam Szarka scored the first touchdown of his career, a one-yard run in the second quarter. Szarka, who came in off the bench, led the Falcons to points his first two drives (FG, TD). Szarka finished with 40 yards rushing on 12 attempts and three touchdowns, all career highs. He was 6 for 14 passing for 67 yards, all career highs.
• Junior QB Josh Johnson was 5 for 9 passing for 112 yards, all career bests. He also carried 12 times for 25 yards.
• Junior OLB Isaac Hubert recorded three tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss, all tying career highs set against Bucknell. He has had at least a sack in each game this season, recording 2.0 in the season opener.
• Senior WR Cade Harris accounted for 157 all-purpose yards. He led the Falcons in rushing and receiving for the second straight game, rushing for career-best 72 yards on eight carries and recording two catches for 63 yards. The South Weber, Utah, native also added a career-best 49-yard run.
• Junior LB Blake Fletcher led the Falcons in tackles for the second-straight game with 11, tying his career high, which was also done last game vs. Bucknell.
• Sophomore FS Roger Jones, Jr., recorded a career-best eight tackles. His previous high was four in the season opener vs. Bucknell.
• Junior SS Houston Hendrix recorded a career-best five tackles. His previous high was four vs. Baylor last season.
• Senior DT Jackson Adams recorded a career-best four tackles and a sack. His previous high was three tackles vs. Navy last season. He has had a sack in each game this season.
• Sophomore OLB Nick Beckwith had a career-high five tackles. His previous high was four against Bucknell.
• Senior WR Tre Roberson hauled in three catches for 51 yards. Both totals are career highs with his previous high for catches was one and previous high for yards was 45 against Navy last season.
• Senior TE Bruin Fleischmann had a career-high two catches for 11 yards. His previous high was one catch, done five times.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 5 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium (39,441), Colorado Springs, CO
FALCONS
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com
Conference: Mountain West
2025 Record: 1-1 (0-1 MW)
BRONCOS
Location: Boise, ID
Website: BroncoSports.com
Conference: Mountain West
2025 Record: 1-1 (0-0 MW)
THE GAME
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the 13th time overall, all as conference foes. Boise State leads the series, 8-4. Air Force is 2-3 at home and 2-5 at Boise State. Boise State has won six of the last seven in the series.
• Air Force has recorded at least 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a Mountain West record six straight games.
• Air Force extended the nation's longest active streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games to 87 with 267 yards vs. Bucknell and 266 at Utah State.
• Air Force leads the Mountain West in scoring offense (39.5), rushing (266.5), yards per completion (19.88), third down percentage (.519), TOP (34:55) and red zone offense (1.000).
THE MATCHUP
Category.................................. Air Force...........................................Boise State
Current Streak:........................ L 1.....................................................W 1
Rankings (Coaches/AP):.........--/--....................................................--/--
Last week:............................... L 30-49 at Utah State.........................Open
Next week:.............................. vs. Hawaii (9/27)................................vs. App. State (9/27)
Head Coach:............................Troy Calhoun......................................Spencer Danielson
Alma Mater (Year):.................. Air Force (1989).................................Azusa Pacific (2012)
School Record (Years):..........136-90 (19th year)..............................16-4 (3rd year)
Career Record (Years):...........Same..................................................Same
Record vs. Opponent:............4-8...................................................... 1-0
THE SERIES
• Air Force and Boise State are meeting for the 13th time overall, all as conference foes.
• Boise State leads the series, 8-4.
• Air Force is 2-3 at home and 2-5 at Boise State.
• Boise State has won six of the last seven in the series.
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 27-19, in the last meeting, Nov. 24, 2023, in Boise.
• Boise State defeated Air Force, 19-14, in the last meeting at Falcon Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022.
• The teams first played Oct. 22, 2011, at Boise State, resulting in a 37-26 Boise State win.
LAST MEETING
(Nov. 24, 2023) Boise State defeated Air Force, 27-19, in Boise to clinch a tie for first place in the Mountain West. The Broncos opened the scoring on a 38-yard field goal Jonah Dalmas. Taylen Green added a 12-yard touchdown run to put the Broncos in front, 10-0, midway through the second quarter. Matthew Dapore opened Air Force's scoring with a season-long 50-yard field goal. Green struck again on the next drive, hitting Ashton Jeanty on a 75-yard scoring toss to extend the lead to 17-3. The Falcons answered with a 45-yard field goal from Dapore to cut the lead to 17-6 at the half. Sophomore quarterback John Busha came on in relief of injured starter Ben Brittain at quarterback and scored the first touchdown of his career to cut the lead to 17-12 with 12:45 to play in the third quarter. Jeanty struck again with a 50-yard touchdown run to make it 24-12 with 10:51 left in the third. Dylan Carson added a two-yard touchdown run late in the third to cut the lead to 24-19. Dalmas added a field goal with 4:31 remaining to make up the final margin. Air Force's last hopes ended on an interception in the final minutes. Air Force finished with 337 total yards, including 206 rushing. Carson led the way with a career-best 132 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Busha hit 8-17 passes for 131 yards. Boise State finished with 409 total yards. Jeanty finished with 107 yards rushing and 118 receiving to lead the Broncos.
LAST TIME AT AIR FORCE
(Oct. 22, 2022) Boise State defeated Air Force, 19-14, in Falcon Stadium. The Broncos jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter while holding Air Force to -1 total yards. The Broncos extended the lead to 16-0 in the second before Haaziq Daniels got the Falcons on the board with a 15-yard touchdown run to make it 16-7. Boise State added a field goal to take a 19-7 lead at the half. Brad Roberts cut the lead to 19-14 with a three-yard touchdown run with 9:15 to play. The Falcons had one last chance on their final drive, but a fourth down pass was batted away by Boise State to preserve the win. The Broncos finished with 342 total yards and were led by Taylen Green, who hit 16-of-24 passes for 227 yards. Air Force finished with 271 total yards and were held to 175 rushing. Roberts led the way with 90 yards on 25 carries. The defense, which held Boise State scoreless and to 122 total yards in the second half, was led by Jayden Goodwin's nine tackles.
LOOKING AT BOISE STATE
Boise State is 1-1 overall and coming off an open date last week. This week is the Mountain West opener for the Broncos. Boise State is the two-time defending Mountain West champion, posting a 12-2 overall record and a berth in the College Football Playoff in 2024.
Boise State is coached by Spencer Danielson, who took over in 2023. He was the defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach, STUD coach and graduate assistant at Boise State prior to being named head coach.
The Broncos are averaging 29.0 points per game while allowing 24.0. Dylan Riley leads the team in rushing with 13 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown. Sire Gaines is second with 142 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Quarterback Maddux Madsen has hit 41-72 passes for 532 yards with three touchdowns. Chris Marshall leads the team in receiving with six catches for 152 yards and a touchdown. Ben Ford is second with seven catches for 126 yards and two scores. Matt Lauter leads the team in receptions with eight for 80 yards. The defense is led by Ty Benefield, who has 15 total tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. Marco Notarainni is second with 13 tackles. Braxton Fely had eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
STREAKS, MW RECORDS
• Air Force has recorded at least 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a Mountain West record six straight games.
• The Falcons extended the mark in the season opening win over Bucknell, rushing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. Air Force added 266 yards and fourth touchdowns at Utah State.
• The Falcons broke their own record of five straight they shared with San Diego State and New Mexico. Air Force accomplished it twice, doing so in 2009 and 2010. San Diego State did it in 2017 and New Mexico in 2012.
A FEW MORE NOTES ABOUT STREAKS
• Air Force extended the nation's longest active streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games to 87 with 267 yards vs. Bucknell and 266 at Utah State. Boise State is second with a 40-game run.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD...
• Air Force would improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in Mountain West play.
• Air Force would improve to 5-8 all-time vs. Boise State, including a 3-3 mark at home. The win would also snap a two-game winning streak by Boise State in the series.
• Air Force would improve to 2-0 at home this season and extend its home winning streak to four straight dating back to 2024.
LAST WEEK
Air Force lost 49-30 at Utah State in the Mountain West opener for both schools. The Aggies took a 14-10 halftime lead behind rushing and passing touchdowns by Bryson Barnes. Air Force got career firsts by Jacob Medina, who hit a 31-yard field goal and a touchdown run by Liam Szarka. Utah State exploded for 21 points in the third and held a 35-16 lead. Barnes added another TD run and pass to lead USU. Air Force cut the lead to 11 points, 35-24 behind a Szarka touchdown run with 12:30 to play, but the Aggies answered with Barnes' third TD run to put the game away. Utah State finished with 473 total yards with Barnes adding 44 yards rushing and three touchdowns while hitting 17-22 passes for 287 yards and two scores. The Falcons had 445 total yards on 84 plays and led the time of possession battle with 38:11. Cade Harris led the offense with 72 yards rushing and two catches for 63 yards. Szarka rushed for 40 yards and three touchdowns. Blake Fletcher led the defense with a career-best 11 tackles.
LAST WEEK'S POST-GAME NOTES
Team Notes
• Air Force extended its nation-leading streak of consecutive games with 100-plus yards rushing to 87. Boise State is second with 40 such games.
• Air Force's turnover (fumble) on the opening drive is its first this season.
• Air Force rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns to extend its streak of at least 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns to six straight games, which is a new Mountain West record.
• Air Force won the time of possession battle, possessing the ball for 38 minutes and 11 seconds.
• Air Force was 5-of-5 on fourth down and 5-of-5 in red zone scoring.
• Air Force game captains were OC Costen Cooley, WR Cade Harris, TE Bruin Fleischmann and DL Payton Zdroik.
Individual Notes
• Senior P Luke Freer officially became the Air Force career leader in punting average with his first punt in the game. The 60-yard punt was the 50th of his career, the minimum needed to qualify for the career mark. He went on to avearge 56.7 yards on three punts and has a 46.5 career mark, breaking the record of 44.4 set by Mark Simon from 1984-86.
• Sophomore PK Jacob Medina hit the first field goal of his career (31 yards), putting the Falcons on the board in the second quarter.
• Senior LS Kurt Chesney extended his consecutive games started streak to 27 dating back to 2023. Senior OC Costen Cooley and senior TE Bruin Fleischmann each extended consecutive game started streaks to 14 dating back to last year.
• Sophomore QB Liam Szarka scored the first touchdown of his career, a one-yard run in the second quarter. Szarka, who came in off the bench, led the Falcons to points his first two drives (FG, TD). Szarka finished with 40 yards rushing on 12 attempts and three touchdowns, all career highs. He was 6 for 14 passing for 67 yards, all career highs.
• Junior QB Josh Johnson was 5 for 9 passing for 112 yards, all career bests. He also carried 12 times for 25 yards.
• Junior OLB Isaac Hubert recorded three tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss, all tying career highs set against Bucknell. He has had at least a sack in each game this season, recording 2.0 in the season opener.
• Senior WR Cade Harris accounted for 157 all-purpose yards. He led the Falcons in rushing and receiving for the second straight game, rushing for career-best 72 yards on eight carries and recording two catches for 63 yards. The South Weber, Utah, native also added a career-best 49-yard run.
• Junior LB Blake Fletcher led the Falcons in tackles for the second-straight game with 11, tying his career high, which was also done last game vs. Bucknell.
• Sophomore FS Roger Jones, Jr., recorded a career-best eight tackles. His previous high was four in the season opener vs. Bucknell.
• Junior SS Houston Hendrix recorded a career-best five tackles. His previous high was four vs. Baylor last season.
• Senior DT Jackson Adams recorded a career-best four tackles and a sack. His previous high was three tackles vs. Navy last season. He has had a sack in each game this season.
• Sophomore OLB Nick Beckwith had a career-high five tackles. His previous high was four against Bucknell.
• Senior WR Tre Roberson hauled in three catches for 51 yards. Both totals are career highs with his previous high for catches was one and previous high for yards was 45 against Navy last season.
• Senior TE Bruin Fleischmann had a career-high two catches for 11 yards. His previous high was one catch, done five times.
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