Saturday, November 7
West Point, NY
5:30 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Army
11/2/2026 11:14:00 AM | Football
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michie Stadium (35,647), West Point, NY
Game 9: Air Force at Army West Point
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michie Stadium (35,647), West Point, NY
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Television: CBS
Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Adam Breneman, Brian Kelly (analysts), Jordan Giorgio (sidelines)
• Radio: KVOR AM 740, Colorado Springs; SIRIUS 265 (APP 975)
Jim Arthur (play-by-play), Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series, 38-21-1.
• The Falcons are 22-5 at home, 14-13 at Army and 2-3-1 in neutral site games.
• Air Force is 35-19 in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy games vs. Army dating back to 1972.
• The Falcons are 21-4 at home, 13-13 at Army and 1-2 in neutral site CIC games.
• Army has won three straight overall and three straight in West Point dating back to 2016.
• Army defeated Air Force, 20-17, last season in Falcon Stadium.
• Army defeated Air Force, 20-3, in 2024 at West Point.
• The teams first played to a 13-13 tie in Yankee Stadium in New York in 1959.
LAST SEASON VS. ARMY WEST POINT
(Nov. 1, 2025) Dawson Jones kicked a 27-yard field as time expired to lift Army to a 20-17 win over Air Force in Falcon Stadium. The win is Army's third straight over the Falcons. Reagan Tubbs got the Falcons on the board with a career-long 52-yard field goal in the first quarter. Cale Hellums hit Noah Short for a 40-yard touchdown pass to give Army a 7-3 lead. Jones added a field goal in the second quarter to give Army a 10-3 halftime lead. Liam Szarka scored the first of his two touchdowns to tie the score at 10-10 as time expired in the third quarter. Szarka put the Falcons in front with a two-yard touchdown run with 1:26 remaining. Hellum hit Brady Anderson with a 42-yard pass to set up the game-winning field goal. Hellum rushed for 98 yards and a score and hit 5-9 passes for 102 yards and a score to lead Army. Szarka rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries. He hit 13-17 passes for 161 yards. Army had 295 total yards while Air Force had 335. Blake Fletcher led the Air Force defense with nine tackles.
LAST TIME AT ARMY WEST POINT
(Nov. 2, 2024) Army defeated Air Force, 20-3, in West Point. The Black Knights took a 6-0 lead on a pair of field goals by Trey Gronotte before Air Force answered with a Matthew Dapore 32-yard field goal to make it 6-3 at the half. Army opened the second half with a 12-yard touchdown run by Kanye Udoh to take a 13-3 lead. Udoh would add his second touchdown, a 25-yard run with 1:46 remaining in the game to make up the final margin. Udoh finished with 158 yards rushing on 22 carries to lead Army. The Black Knights rushed for 207 yards and had 255 total yards. Air Force was led by quarterback Quentin Hayes, who rushed for 61 yards on 22 carries. He also hit 7-14 passes for 54 yards. Cade Harris had five receptions for 52 yards. The defense was led by Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner, who had a career-best eight tackles.
AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES
• Air Force is 3-0 this season vs. non-conference foes.
• The Falcons are 19-8 over the last six seasons vs. non-conferences foes.
• Air Force is 58-34 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 37-6 at home, 11-21 on the road and 10-7 in neutral site games.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S TROPHY
• The 2026 season marks the 55th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The winning team goes to the White House to receive the trophy from the President of the United States.
• Air Force has a series-best 67-42 record and has won 21 trophy titles, the most in the series. The Falcons are the only program to visit every president from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump.
There have been five ties: 74, 76, 80, 93, 21
Air Force outright CIC trophy years: '82, '83, '85, '87, '89, '90, '91, '92, '94, '95, 97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '10, '11, '14, '16, '22
LOOKING AT ARMY WEST POINT
• Army West Point is 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the American Athletic Conference.
• Army had a three-game winning streak snapped last week at Memphis, falling 49-22.
• Army leads the AAC in fourth down conversions (.824), fewest penalties (35.63), fumbles lost (1), net punting (44.31), time of possession (34:05) and turnovers lost (4).
• Army QB Cale Hellums went over the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career this season. He has recorded five 100-yard-plus rushing games this season, including four straight. Hellums had 223 yards vs. Tulane and 195 with five TDs vs. Florida Atlantic. He had 100 yards and a TD on 19 carries last week at Memphis.
• In August of 2024, Army Athletics, the United States Military Academy and the Association of Graduates held an official 'groundbreaking' ceremony. A 160,000-square-foot transformation of the East Stands, where cadets have watched games for generations, has been completed and ready for the 2026 season kickoff. The project will fully integrate the cadets into
the reimagination process, to elevate the viewing experience in a way that is authentic to the "Duty, Honor, Country" ideals.
• Army is 374-176-7 (.678) all-time in Michie Stadium.
• Army's offensive line is known as "The MOB" which stands for Malicious O-Line Brotherhood. The unit has helped Army lead the nation in rushing this season with a 342.5 average. The group has been named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll.
AIR FORCE, ARMY AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES
• Army and Air Force rank first and second, respectively, in the nation in rushing. Army averages 342.5 yards per game while Air Force is at 341.0. They are the only two teams averaging over 300 yards per game.
• Army, along with Rice, lead the nation with most 100-yards rushers since 2025 with seven. Air Force, along with Virginia, are one behind with six.
• Air Force leads the nation in time of possession with a 37:13 mark while Army is third at 34:05.
• Air Force leads the nation in fourth down conversions with a .833 mark. Army is second with an .824 average.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD...
• Air Force would improve to 7-2 overall and have a two-game winning streak.
• Air Force would improve to 4-0 vs. non-conference opponents this season.
• Air Force would win a record 22nd Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and improve to a series-best 68-42-0 all-time in CIC games. The CIC title would be Air Force's first since 2022.
• Air Force would snap a three-game losing streak to Army, winning for the first time since 2022 in Arlington, Texas.
• Air Force would win its first game in West Point, NY, since Nov. 5, 2016, a 31-12 victory. The victory would snap a three-game losing stream in West Point.
• Air Force would improve to 39-21-1 all-time vs. Army, including a 15-13 mark in West Point.
Air Force would improve to 36-19 all-time vs. Army in CIC games, including a 14-13 mark in West Point.
LAST WEEK
Air Force defeated UConn, 35-26, to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2023. The Falcons jumped to a 14-0 lead behind two first-quarter touchdown runs by Kemper Hodges. He added a third to give Air Force a 21-14 halftime lead. Gage LaDue scored late in the third quarter to push the lead to 28-14, but consecutive touchdowns by UConn cut the lead to 28-26. A missed extra point and two-point conversion stop kept the Falcons in the lead. Hodges added his fourth touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. Hodges finished with career highs in every rushing category with 35 carries for 200 yards and four touchdowns. Owen Allen added 70 yards on 18 carries as the Falcons rolled up 366 total yards, all rushing. The Falcons also held the ball for a season-high 41:54 and were 5-6 on fourth down. Max Mustell led the defense with eight tackles while Blake Fletcher added seven, a sack, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries. UConn finished with 368 yards, including 263 passing. Kalieb Osborne hit 17-33 passes and two touchdowns.
LAST WEEK'S POST-GAME NOTES
Team
• Air Force improved to 4-1 at home this season and 85-33 at home under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons clinch a winning home record for the 18th time under Calhoun.
• Air Force improved to 1-1 all-time vs. UConn.
• Air Force scored 14 points in the first quarter, which is the highest scoring first quarter this season. The previous high was seven multiple times, the last coming at NIU.
• Air Force's 19-play, 75-yard drive in fourth quarter took 11:37 off the clock. It was a new season-high for most plays on a drive and most time consumed on a drive. The previous long was a 17-play drive that took 10:31 against Northern Illinois.
• Air Force did not complete a pass for the second time this season. The other coming against NIU. It is the first time ever in program history to have two games without a completed pass (zero passing yards) in one season.
• Air Force held the ball for 41:54, a new season-high for time of possession. The previous high was 40:50 vs. Duquesne.
• Air Force captains for the UConn game were LB Blake Fletcher, LB Dallas Daley, FB Owen Allen and OL Luke Vonderhaar. Fletcher has been a captain for every game.
Individual Notes
• Senior QB Kemper Hodges rushed for career highs of 200 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries, recording his first 100-yard game and first multiple touchdown game of his career. His previous high for yards was 87 vs. Colorado State last season while his previous best for touchdowns was one multiple times, the last earlier this season vs. North Dakota State. He recorded a career-long 62-yard run for a touchdown. The 62-yard run is the longest play by the Falcons this season. His previous long was 29 yards earlier this season vs. Duquesne. Hodges is the first Falcon to rush for 200 yards since Emmanuel Michel ran for 203 yards on 35 carries in 2023 against James Madison. He is the first Falcon with four rushing touchdowns since Michel scored four in the James Madison game. The 35 carries are tied for the 8th-most in a game in program history.
• Freshman QB Howard Fisher IV started for the first time in his career. He is the first freshman to start at quarterback for Air Force since Nate Romine vs. Notre Dame in 2013. Romine started five consecutive games to close that season. Fisher is the third starting quarterback for Air Force this season (Liam Szarka, Evan Medders).
• Sophomore RB Keegan Sack had career highs of four carries for 31 yards. His previous highs were three carries for 13 yards against Duquesne.
• Sophomore DB Max Mustell finished with a team-high eight tackles.
• Senior ILB Blake Fletcher finished with seven tackles. Fletcher recorded a sack, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries as well.
• Senior OLB Isaac Hubert recorded two half sacks for 1.0 total. It was his first sacks since the New Mexico game in 2025.
• Junior LB Jake Kepler recorded a half sack, the first of his career.
• Junior DB Korey Johnson tied a career-high with two pass breakups. He also had two against Duquesne.
• Senior ILB Dallas Daley recorded two tackles. Daley went over the 100-tackle mark for his career and now has 101 which is second among active Falcons (Blake Fletcher).
• Junior P Will Duncan punted three times for a 56.3 average. He recorded a career long of 68 yards in the first quarter. His previous long was 67 yards vs. North Dakota State earlier this season. His other punts went for 60 and 41 yards.
AIR FORCE NOTES
• Air Force is bowl eligible for the first time since 2023. The Falcons have been bowl eligible 14 times in Troy Calhoun's 20 seasons as head coach. He has led the Falcons to 13 bowl games overall and has an 8-5 record, including a current five-game winning streak.
• Air Force has been to 30 bowl games in program history and has a 16-13-1 overall record. The Falcons have won five straight bowl games.
• Air Force has scored in 105 consecutive games since it's last shutout, Nov. 4, 2017 vs. Army (21-0). That streak is the third longest active streak in the Mountain West.
• Air Force has won twice this season when trailing after the third quarter. The Falcons trailed, 17-13, at Nevada before winning 36-33 in double overtime. Air Force trailed, 24-20, against UNLV before pulling away for a 41-31 win. Air Force is 2-1 this season when trailing after three quarters. The Falcons are 12-81 under Troy Calhoun when trailing after three quarters.
• The Falcons had a four-game winning streak earlier this season, the longest by the program since closing the 2024 season with four straight wins.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michie Stadium (35,647), West Point, NY
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• Television: CBS
Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Adam Breneman, Brian Kelly (analysts), Jordan Giorgio (sidelines)
• Radio: KVOR AM 740, Colorado Springs; SIRIUS 265 (APP 975)
Jim Arthur (play-by-play), Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
THE SERIES
• Air Force leads the overall series, 38-21-1.
• The Falcons are 22-5 at home, 14-13 at Army and 2-3-1 in neutral site games.
• Air Force is 35-19 in Commander-in-Chief's Trophy games vs. Army dating back to 1972.
• The Falcons are 21-4 at home, 13-13 at Army and 1-2 in neutral site CIC games.
• Army has won three straight overall and three straight in West Point dating back to 2016.
• Army defeated Air Force, 20-17, last season in Falcon Stadium.
• Army defeated Air Force, 20-3, in 2024 at West Point.
• The teams first played to a 13-13 tie in Yankee Stadium in New York in 1959.
LAST SEASON VS. ARMY WEST POINT
(Nov. 1, 2025) Dawson Jones kicked a 27-yard field as time expired to lift Army to a 20-17 win over Air Force in Falcon Stadium. The win is Army's third straight over the Falcons. Reagan Tubbs got the Falcons on the board with a career-long 52-yard field goal in the first quarter. Cale Hellums hit Noah Short for a 40-yard touchdown pass to give Army a 7-3 lead. Jones added a field goal in the second quarter to give Army a 10-3 halftime lead. Liam Szarka scored the first of his two touchdowns to tie the score at 10-10 as time expired in the third quarter. Szarka put the Falcons in front with a two-yard touchdown run with 1:26 remaining. Hellum hit Brady Anderson with a 42-yard pass to set up the game-winning field goal. Hellum rushed for 98 yards and a score and hit 5-9 passes for 102 yards and a score to lead Army. Szarka rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries. He hit 13-17 passes for 161 yards. Army had 295 total yards while Air Force had 335. Blake Fletcher led the Air Force defense with nine tackles.
LAST TIME AT ARMY WEST POINT
(Nov. 2, 2024) Army defeated Air Force, 20-3, in West Point. The Black Knights took a 6-0 lead on a pair of field goals by Trey Gronotte before Air Force answered with a Matthew Dapore 32-yard field goal to make it 6-3 at the half. Army opened the second half with a 12-yard touchdown run by Kanye Udoh to take a 13-3 lead. Udoh would add his second touchdown, a 25-yard run with 1:46 remaining in the game to make up the final margin. Udoh finished with 158 yards rushing on 22 carries to lead Army. The Black Knights rushed for 207 yards and had 255 total yards. Air Force was led by quarterback Quentin Hayes, who rushed for 61 yards on 22 carries. He also hit 7-14 passes for 54 yards. Cade Harris had five receptions for 52 yards. The defense was led by Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner, who had a career-best eight tackles.
AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES
• Air Force is 3-0 this season vs. non-conference foes.
• The Falcons are 19-8 over the last six seasons vs. non-conferences foes.
• Air Force is 58-34 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 37-6 at home, 11-21 on the road and 10-7 in neutral site games.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S TROPHY
• The 2026 season marks the 55th year of Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin competition. The winning team goes to the White House to receive the trophy from the President of the United States.
• Air Force has a series-best 67-42 record and has won 21 trophy titles, the most in the series. The Falcons are the only program to visit every president from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump.
There have been five ties: 74, 76, 80, 93, 21
Air Force outright CIC trophy years: '82, '83, '85, '87, '89, '90, '91, '92, '94, '95, 97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '10, '11, '14, '16, '22
LOOKING AT ARMY WEST POINT
• Army West Point is 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the American Athletic Conference.
• Army had a three-game winning streak snapped last week at Memphis, falling 49-22.
• Army leads the AAC in fourth down conversions (.824), fewest penalties (35.63), fumbles lost (1), net punting (44.31), time of possession (34:05) and turnovers lost (4).
• Army QB Cale Hellums went over the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career this season. He has recorded five 100-yard-plus rushing games this season, including four straight. Hellums had 223 yards vs. Tulane and 195 with five TDs vs. Florida Atlantic. He had 100 yards and a TD on 19 carries last week at Memphis.
• In August of 2024, Army Athletics, the United States Military Academy and the Association of Graduates held an official 'groundbreaking' ceremony. A 160,000-square-foot transformation of the East Stands, where cadets have watched games for generations, has been completed and ready for the 2026 season kickoff. The project will fully integrate the cadets into
the reimagination process, to elevate the viewing experience in a way that is authentic to the "Duty, Honor, Country" ideals.
• Army is 374-176-7 (.678) all-time in Michie Stadium.
• Army's offensive line is known as "The MOB" which stands for Malicious O-Line Brotherhood. The unit has helped Army lead the nation in rushing this season with a 342.5 average. The group has been named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll.
AIR FORCE, ARMY AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES
• Army and Air Force rank first and second, respectively, in the nation in rushing. Army averages 342.5 yards per game while Air Force is at 341.0. They are the only two teams averaging over 300 yards per game.
• Army, along with Rice, lead the nation with most 100-yards rushers since 2025 with seven. Air Force, along with Virginia, are one behind with six.
• Air Force leads the nation in time of possession with a 37:13 mark while Army is third at 34:05.
• Air Force leads the nation in fourth down conversions with a .833 mark. Army is second with an .824 average.
AN AIR FORCE WIN WOULD...
• Air Force would improve to 7-2 overall and have a two-game winning streak.
• Air Force would improve to 4-0 vs. non-conference opponents this season.
• Air Force would win a record 22nd Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and improve to a series-best 68-42-0 all-time in CIC games. The CIC title would be Air Force's first since 2022.
• Air Force would snap a three-game losing streak to Army, winning for the first time since 2022 in Arlington, Texas.
• Air Force would win its first game in West Point, NY, since Nov. 5, 2016, a 31-12 victory. The victory would snap a three-game losing stream in West Point.
• Air Force would improve to 39-21-1 all-time vs. Army, including a 15-13 mark in West Point.
Air Force would improve to 36-19 all-time vs. Army in CIC games, including a 14-13 mark in West Point.
LAST WEEK
Air Force defeated UConn, 35-26, to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2023. The Falcons jumped to a 14-0 lead behind two first-quarter touchdown runs by Kemper Hodges. He added a third to give Air Force a 21-14 halftime lead. Gage LaDue scored late in the third quarter to push the lead to 28-14, but consecutive touchdowns by UConn cut the lead to 28-26. A missed extra point and two-point conversion stop kept the Falcons in the lead. Hodges added his fourth touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to make up the final margin. Hodges finished with career highs in every rushing category with 35 carries for 200 yards and four touchdowns. Owen Allen added 70 yards on 18 carries as the Falcons rolled up 366 total yards, all rushing. The Falcons also held the ball for a season-high 41:54 and were 5-6 on fourth down. Max Mustell led the defense with eight tackles while Blake Fletcher added seven, a sack, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries. UConn finished with 368 yards, including 263 passing. Kalieb Osborne hit 17-33 passes and two touchdowns.
LAST WEEK'S POST-GAME NOTES
Team
• Air Force improved to 4-1 at home this season and 85-33 at home under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons clinch a winning home record for the 18th time under Calhoun.
• Air Force improved to 1-1 all-time vs. UConn.
• Air Force scored 14 points in the first quarter, which is the highest scoring first quarter this season. The previous high was seven multiple times, the last coming at NIU.
• Air Force's 19-play, 75-yard drive in fourth quarter took 11:37 off the clock. It was a new season-high for most plays on a drive and most time consumed on a drive. The previous long was a 17-play drive that took 10:31 against Northern Illinois.
• Air Force did not complete a pass for the second time this season. The other coming against NIU. It is the first time ever in program history to have two games without a completed pass (zero passing yards) in one season.
• Air Force held the ball for 41:54, a new season-high for time of possession. The previous high was 40:50 vs. Duquesne.
• Air Force captains for the UConn game were LB Blake Fletcher, LB Dallas Daley, FB Owen Allen and OL Luke Vonderhaar. Fletcher has been a captain for every game.
Individual Notes
• Senior QB Kemper Hodges rushed for career highs of 200 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries, recording his first 100-yard game and first multiple touchdown game of his career. His previous high for yards was 87 vs. Colorado State last season while his previous best for touchdowns was one multiple times, the last earlier this season vs. North Dakota State. He recorded a career-long 62-yard run for a touchdown. The 62-yard run is the longest play by the Falcons this season. His previous long was 29 yards earlier this season vs. Duquesne. Hodges is the first Falcon to rush for 200 yards since Emmanuel Michel ran for 203 yards on 35 carries in 2023 against James Madison. He is the first Falcon with four rushing touchdowns since Michel scored four in the James Madison game. The 35 carries are tied for the 8th-most in a game in program history.
• Freshman QB Howard Fisher IV started for the first time in his career. He is the first freshman to start at quarterback for Air Force since Nate Romine vs. Notre Dame in 2013. Romine started five consecutive games to close that season. Fisher is the third starting quarterback for Air Force this season (Liam Szarka, Evan Medders).
• Sophomore RB Keegan Sack had career highs of four carries for 31 yards. His previous highs were three carries for 13 yards against Duquesne.
• Sophomore DB Max Mustell finished with a team-high eight tackles.
• Senior ILB Blake Fletcher finished with seven tackles. Fletcher recorded a sack, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries as well.
• Senior OLB Isaac Hubert recorded two half sacks for 1.0 total. It was his first sacks since the New Mexico game in 2025.
• Junior LB Jake Kepler recorded a half sack, the first of his career.
• Junior DB Korey Johnson tied a career-high with two pass breakups. He also had two against Duquesne.
• Senior ILB Dallas Daley recorded two tackles. Daley went over the 100-tackle mark for his career and now has 101 which is second among active Falcons (Blake Fletcher).
• Junior P Will Duncan punted three times for a 56.3 average. He recorded a career long of 68 yards in the first quarter. His previous long was 67 yards vs. North Dakota State earlier this season. His other punts went for 60 and 41 yards.
AIR FORCE NOTES
• Air Force is bowl eligible for the first time since 2023. The Falcons have been bowl eligible 14 times in Troy Calhoun's 20 seasons as head coach. He has led the Falcons to 13 bowl games overall and has an 8-5 record, including a current five-game winning streak.
• Air Force has been to 30 bowl games in program history and has a 16-13-1 overall record. The Falcons have won five straight bowl games.
• Air Force has scored in 105 consecutive games since it's last shutout, Nov. 4, 2017 vs. Army (21-0). That streak is the third longest active streak in the Mountain West.
• Air Force has won twice this season when trailing after the third quarter. The Falcons trailed, 17-13, at Nevada before winning 36-33 in double overtime. Air Force trailed, 24-20, against UNLV before pulling away for a 41-31 win. Air Force is 2-1 this season when trailing after three quarters. The Falcons are 12-81 under Troy Calhoun when trailing after three quarters.
• The Falcons had a four-game winning streak earlier this season, the longest by the program since closing the 2024 season with four straight wins.
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