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Air Force Athletic Communications 2169 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840 Phone: 719-333-2313 goairforcefalcons.com Game 4: Air Force at Navy Date Issued: Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 Saturday • Oct. 1 • 12 p.m. ET 2011 SCHEDULE • Record: 2-1 (0-1 MW) Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) Annapolis, MD Date Time Opponent (TV) Result 9/3 12 p.m. South Dakota (Mtn) W 37-20 TELEVISION 9/10 1:30 p.m. #25/25 TCU* (VERSUS) L 19-35 CBS 9/24 1 p.m. Tennessee State (Mtn) W 63-24 Spiro Dedas (play-by-play); Randy Cross (analyst); Lewis Johnson (sidelines) 10/1 12 p.m. at Navy (CBS) 10/8 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame (NBC) 10/13 6 p.m. San Diego State* (CBS SN) RADIO 10/22 1:30 p.m. at Boise State* (VERSUS) KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs; KCKK 1510 AM in Denver; Goairforcefalcons.com 10/29 12 p.m. at New Mexico* (Mtn) Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Lee Douglas (analyst); Jay Ritchie/Bob Ihle (pre- and post-game) 11/5 1:30 p.m. Army (VERSUS) 11/12 12 p.m. Wyoming* (Mtn) GAME FACTS: Air Force and Navy are meeng for the 44th me overall ... The Falcons lead the series, 11/19 4 p.m. UNLV* (Mtn) 26-17 ... This week’s game marks the first of back-to-back games on major networks for Air Force, as 11/26 4 p.m. at Colorado State* (Mtn) CBS will televise this game and NBC will have next week’s game at Notre Dame ... Two of the naon’s All mes local to site top rushing offenses bale this week with Air Force ranking first at 411.67 yards per game and Navy * - Mountain West Game fourth at 358.33 ... This week marks the first me since week eight of 2010 that the Falcons have out- right led the naon in rushing ... the Falcons were ed for first aer the first week of this season ... Air GENERAL INFORMATION Force plays four of its next five games on the road starng this week ... This week marks Air Force’s first Location:. Colorado Springs, CO road game of the season aer three straight home games and an open week ... The last 14 Commander- Enrollment: . 4,000 in-Chief’s Trophy championships have been split seven each between Air Force or Navy ... The Falcons Founded: . 1954 won titles from 1997-2002 and in 2010 while Navy won seven straight from 2003-09 ... Air Force is 15-7 Nickname: . Falcons against non-conference foes under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 3-4 mark on the road ... Air Colors: . Blue (286), Silver (877) Force has won three straight service academy games dating back to 2009 ... The three-game streak is Stadium:. Falcon (46,692) the longest since Air Force had a 12-game streak from 1997-02. Surface: . FieldTurf Conference: . Mountain West Category Air Force Navy Superintendent: . Lt. Gen. Mike Gould 2011 Record 2-1 (0-1 MW) 2-1 Athletic Director: . Dr. Hans Mueh Streaks W 1 L 1 Ticket Phone: . 800-666-USAF Last week W 63-24 vs. Tennessee State Idle (L 21-24 at South Carolina, 9/17) Website: . www.goairforcefalcons.com Next week at Notre Dame, 10/8 vs. Southern Mississippi, 10/8 Website goairforcefalcons.com navysports.com AIR FORCE COACHES Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989) -- Field COACHES Head Coach Air Force: Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989) is in his fih season. He has led the Falcons to a 36-19 career Ron Burton (North Carolina, 1987) -- Field record. Calhoun is 21-12 in MWC games, 15-7 in non-conference games, 21-6 in Falcon Stadium, 11-10 DL/NFL Liaison in road games (9-6 in MW road games) and 2-2 in bowl games. Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986) -- Field Navy: Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii, 1989) is in his fourth season. He has led the Midshipmen to a 29-15 ca- Co-Off. Coord./OL reer record. Niumatalolo’s 29 wins are the most by a Navy coach in his first four years in school history. Ben Miller (Air Force, 2002) -- Field He is also the only coach in school history to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons. TEs/Specialists He is 2-1 all-me against Air Force. Blane Morgan (Air Force, 1999) -- Press Box Co-Off. Coord./QBs COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHY: The 2011 season marks the 40th year of trophy competition. Air Lt. Col. Bill Price (Air Force, 1991) -- Field Force defeated both Army (42-22) and Navy (14-6) last season to win the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Offensive Assistant for the first time since 2002. The title is the 17th in Air Force history, which is more than any other serv- Des Kitchings (Furman, 2000) -- Field ice academy. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in round-robin Running Game Coordinator/RBs competition. The President of the United States presents the trophy to the seniors from the winning Lt. Col. Darryl Sumrall (Air Force, 1989) -- Field team each year at a ceremony at the White House. Air Force has a 51-27-0 all-time CIC record. JV Head Coach Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001) -- Field Team Record Pct. Co-Off. Coord./WRs Air Force 51-27-0 .654 Matt Wallerstedt (Kansas State, 1988) -- Field Navy 40-37-1 .519 Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord./ILBs Army 25-52-1 .327 Charlton Warren (Air Force, 1999) -- Field Co-Def. Coord./Secondary/Rec. Coord. Air Force outright CIC title years: Matt Weikert (Ohio, 2002) -- Press Box ‘82, ‘83, ‘85, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘10 Outside Linebackers Brad White (Wake Forest, 2004) -- Press Box Linebackers Capt. John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005) -- Press Box Air Force Football Media Guide Media Services Information Defensive Assistant The Air Force football media guide is on-line at Informaon about Air Force media service is on Field/Press Box -- located on game day goairforcefalcons.com. page 11 in this release. THE SERIES: Last year vs. Navy • Air Force leads the overall series, 26-17. The Falcons are 15-6 at home, 7-8 at Navy and 4-3 in neutral site games. • The Falcons hold a 23-16 mark since Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy competition began in 1972. Air Force 14, Navy 6 • Air Force broke a seven-game Navy winning streak last season with a 14-6 win in Falcon Stadium. Oct. 2, Falcon Stadium • The victory also broke a three-game losing streak in Falcon Stadium to Navy. • Prior to Navy’s, Air Force had won six straight and 19 of the last 21 dating back to 1982. Team 1 2 3 4 Final • Navy has won three straight at home vs. Air Force. The Falcon’s last win in Annapolis came in 1997, 10-7. Navy 033 06 Following that game the teams played three neutral site games in 1999, 2001 and 2003. Air Force 7 0 0 7 14 • The last eight games have been decided by an average of 6.0 points per game. Scoring • The team’s first played in 1960 in Baltimore, Md. The Midshipmen won the game, 35-3. AF: Jefferson 50 run (Soderberg kick), 1/4:18 Year by Year NA: Buckley 25 FG, 2/7:16 1960 - Navy 35-3 * 1984 - AFA 29-22 (H) 2000 - AFA 27-13 (H) NA: Buckley 32 FG, 3/10:58 1966 - AFA 15-7 (H) 1985 - AFA 24-7 (A) 2001 - AFA 24-18# AF: Jefferson 1 run (Soderberg kick), 4/12:38 1968 - AFA 26-20 ** 1986 - AFA 40-6 (H) 2002 - AFA 48-7 (H) 1970 - AFA 26-3*** 1987 - AFA 23-13 (A) 2003 - Navy 28-25# Team Statistics NA AF 1972 - Navy 21-17 (H) 1988 - AFA 34-24 (H) 2004 - Navy 24-21 (H) First Downs (R-P-Pen) 17 (9-6-2) 13 (9-4-0) 1973 - Navy 42-6 (A) 1989 - AFA 35-7 (A) 2005 - Navy 27-24 (A) Rushing Att-Yds 50-236 53-304 1974 - AFA 19-16 (H) 1990 - AFA 24-7 (H) 2006 - Navy 24-17 (H) Yards Lost Rushing 27 12 1975 - Navy 17-0 *** 1991 - AFA 46-6 (A) 2007 - Navy 31-20 (A) NET RUSHING 209 292 1976 - AFA 13-3 (H) 1992 - AFA 18-16 (H) 2008 - Navy 33-27 (H) NET PASSING YARDS 83 103 1977 - Navy 10-7 (A) 1993 - Navy 28-24 (A) 2009 - Navy 16-13 (A) OT Passing (C-A-I) 6-18-2 5-7-0 1978 - Navy 37-8 (H) 1994 - AFA 43-21 (H) 2010 - AFA 14-6 (H) TOTAL OFFENSE 312 375 1979 - Navy 13-9 (A) 1995 - AFA 30-20 (A) Avg. Per Play 4.6 6.2 1980 - AFA 21-20 (H) 1996 - Navy 20-17 (H) * - Baltimore, MD; ** - Chicago, Fumbles 1-0 2-2 1981 - Navy 30-13 (A) 1997 - AFA 10-7 (A) IL; *** - Washington, DC; # - Penalties 3-20 5-52 1982 - AFA 24-21 (H) 1998 - AFA 49-7 (H) Landover, MD; Site ( ) is for AFA Punts (#-Avg) 6-31.3 38.8 1983 - AFA 44-17 (A) 1999 - AFA 19-14# Punt Returns 2-15 3-41 Kickoff Returns 2-53 0-0 LAST SEASON: Air Force defeated Navy, 14-6, in Falcon Stadium to win the first leg of the Commander-in- Interceptions 0-0 2-10 Chief’s Trophy competition and snap a seven-game losing streak to the Midshipmen.