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Oct. 30, 2010
Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun
"Well, the score turned out close again. Turnover margin, without a doubt, you see was a very significant difference. To beat the eighth-ranked team in the nation, you have to be plus in turnover margin, and we were not. You give them every bit of credit because you can certainly see they are big, they are fast, they're powerful, and a very good football team. To their credit, to be able to come in here and to win, is indicative of the caliber of squad they have."
"There were opportunities [in the fourth quarter], but we didn't take advantage of them. Even from the get-go in the second half, where Anthony [Wright, Jr.] picks off the ball. You have a chance there. And we didn't take advantage of them."
"We made a few plays, don't get me wrong, you've just got to make a lot of plays. Anytime you encounter those guys, you have to make a bunch of plays and you have to have very, very few mistakes. That's all the way around. I thought we gave ourselves chances, because I thought we played pretty well on the defensive side of the ball, especially in the second half. As good as [Utah was] running the football coming in, we held some ground decently. We're going to have to hold ground well next week too, because we're going to play another really good running football team (Army)."
On the Falcons' three-game losing streak: "We can play better. And we could coach better, too. We've played quality squads, no doubt, but we're going to have to play better."
On the last play of the game: "We were trying to get as many guys [as we could] down the field and trying to get a tip. [Tim Jefferson] was trying to get those guys a chance. He thought he could step up and a guy got him by the foot."
Utah Quarterback Jordan Wynn:
In General: "We got up 28-10 and kind of felt like we were in a flow and then just kind of left some points out on the field. Hats off to (Air Force). They came back and played us tough and made it close. (Utah's defense) did a great job of bending, but not breaking. They kind of gave up the big play, but were forcing turnovers. So, hats off to the defense as well, because in crunch time, they got it done."
"Honestly, you never need close (wins). But, you've got to be able to win the close ones. That's what makes a great team. We came out of this one today. Plays happen and you just have to grind it out. (The fourth down pass) was a gusty play call. I thought we executed it well, but we just didn't make the play. Hats off to them for making a big play and making it close."
On running the ball: It was definitely something we looked at. It also gave our defense a rest. We have a lot of drives ... I think two drives were 12 and 15 play drives. They ate up a lot of clock and gave our defense a rest
On TCU: Yeah, I guess we can talk about it now. It's going to be a showdown. They're having a great year. Their defense is having another good year, so we are going to have to go out there and play a perfect game. I've been taking it one game at a time, but honestly we all knew when the day was. They're a great football team. They showed us last year how great they were and so it's going to be a good week of preparation and a good game on Saturday.
