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2021 Air Force Football Quick Facts General Information Team Information 2021 Schedule Location: ....................... Colorado Springs, CO 2020 Record: .............3-3 (2-2, MW/T5th) Day, Date Opponent Enrollment: ............................................4,000 Lettermen Ret: ..........TBD Sat., Sept. 5 Lafayette Founded: .................................................1954 Lettermen Lost: .........TBD Sat., Sept. 11 at Navy Nickname: ...........................................Falcons Starters Ret: ..............8 (3 Off, 3 Def., 2 ST) Sat., Sept. 25 Florida Atlantic Colors (PMS): ..............Blue (661), Silver (421) Starters Lost: .............17 (8 Off, 8 Def., 1 ST) Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Army# Stadium: ................................. Falcon Stadium #Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX Capacity: ..............................................46,692 Returning Offensive Starters (3) Mountain West games will be announced 20 Brad Roberts, FB, 5-11, 200, Jr. Surface: .............................................FieldTurf later this spring Conference: ............................Mountain West (64 att, 461 yds, 7.2 avg, 5 TDs, 115.2 ypg) 88 Kyle Patterson, 6-6, 245, Jr. Television selection TBA, may result in Superintendent: ............Lt. Gen. Richard Clark (12 cat., 205 yds, 17.1 avg, 2 TDs, 41.0 ypg) change of game dates Athletic Director: ........................ Nathan Pine 4 Haaziq Daniels, 6-1, 200, Jr. Athletic Phone: .........................719-333-4008 (Rush: 55 att, 297 yds, 5.4 avg, 3 TDs, 49.5 ypg) Ticket Phone: ............................719-472-1895 (Pass: 30-54, 55.6 pct, 433 yds, 3 TD-3 Int, 72.2 ypg) 2021 Spring Schedule Website: .............www.goairforcefalcons.com The Falcons begin on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and Offensive Starters Lost (8) will tentatively practice twice during the Athletic Communications 77 Parker Ferguson, DT; Nolan Laufenberg, week and on Saturdays, depending on Office: ........................................719-333-2313 OG; 70 Nicholas Noyen, OC; 64 Kyle Krepsz, weather and venue availability. Practices ten- Press Box: ..................................719-333-1100 OG; 74 Adam Jewell, OT; 80 Daniel Morris, tatively conclude on Saturday, March 6. All Mailing Address: ............2169 Field House Dr. WR (7-73-10.4-0 TDs); 27 Ben Peterson, WR practices are closed to the public/media due USAF Academy, CO 80840 (3-93-31.7 avg, TD); 24 Kadin Remsberg, RB to the base being closed to visitors and out (25-146-36.5 avg, TD). of an abundance of caution with COVID-19. Football Contact: .... Troy Garnhart, Assoc. AD Head Coach Troy Calhoun will host a Zoom Office: ........................................719-333-9263 Returning Defensive Starters (3) interview following the team’s first few days, Cell: ............................................719-649-5003 23 Johnathan Youngblood, ILB, 5-11, 220, So. including the first couple of practices in pads. Email: [email protected] (11-11-22 TT, 1.5 TFL, 2 QBH) The Zoom will be Thursday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 21 Corvan Taylor, SS, 6-2, 205, Sr. p.m. The coach, plus a few players, will be (11-22-33 TT, 2 INT, 1 PBU) Football Contact: ......... Dave Toller, Asst. A.D. available following the conclusion of spring Office: ........................................719-333-3478 14 Ethan Erickson, FS, 6-2, 205, Jr. (9-12-21 TT, 1 PBU, 1 QBH) practice the week of March 8-12. The exact Cell: ............................................719-396-0955 date, time, players and other details will Email: [email protected] Defensive Starters Lost (8) come out the week prior. There will be no 96 Joey Woodring, NG (3-4-7 TT, TFL); 86 spring game this season. Alternate Contact: ........... Nick Arseniak, Asst. Michael Purcell, DL (5-5-10 TT, 1.5 TFL); 78 Office: ........................................719-333-9251 George Silvanic, DL (11-23-34 TT, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 Cell: ............................................719-510-2684 sacks); 44 Parker Noren, OLB (18-11-29 TT); 2020 Results Email: [email protected] 30 Grant Donaldson, OLB (8-12-20 TT); 42 Record: 3-3 (2-2, MW/T5th) Will Trawick, ILB (7-19-26 TT, 1.5 TFL, sack); 9 Date Opponent Result Air Force History Demani Hansford, CB (4-8-12 TT, INT); 2 Elisha Oct. 3 Navy (CBS SN) ..................W 40-7 First Year: ................................................1956 Palm, CB (27-11-38 TT, 1.5 TFL, INT). Oct. 24 at San Jose State* (FS1) .......L 17-6 All-Time Record: .......... 404-332-13 (65 years) Oct. 31 Boise State* (CBS SN) ...... L 49-30 Home: ......................................... 226-130-3 Specialist Returning (2) Nov. 14 at Wyoming* (CBS SN) ....Canceled Falcon Stadium: ..... 213-123-4 (Since 1962) 97 Jacob Goldberg, LS, 6-0, 230, Sr. Nov. 20 New Mexico* (FS1) .......... W 28-0 Away: .......................................... 156-181-6 94 Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl, PK, 5-10, 195, Sr. Nov. 26 Colorado St.* (CBS SN) ..Canceled Neutral: .......................................... 22-21-4 (5-9 FG, 15-15 PAT, 30 pts) Dec. 3 at Utah St.* (CBS SN) .........W 35-7 Bowl Record: ...................................... 13-13-1 Dec. 19 at Army (CBS SN) .................L 10-7 Last Bowl: .........................2019 Cheez-It Bowl Specialist Lost (1) *-Mountain West game 98 Joseph Carlson, P, 6-1, 175, Sr. Canceled games went as no contest for both Result: .........W 31-21 vs. Washington State (14 punts, 39.6 avg, 1 TB, 6 FC, 4 I20, 2 50+) schools. The Wyoming game was canceled due to COVID issues at Air Force while the Coaching Staff Colorado State game was canceled due to Head Coach: Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989), 101-72 (14 years) COVID issues with the Rams. Assistant Coaches Jake Campbell (Air Force, 1996), 10th year, Slot Backs Ari Confesor (Holy Cross, 2004), 3rd year, Wide Receivers Del Cowsette (Maryland, 2000), 2nd year, Assistant Defensive Line Curome Cox (Maryland, 2003), 2nd year, Defensive Backs Jordan Eason (Air Force, 2013), 4th year, Asst. Offensive Line Jonathan Himebauch (Southern California, 1998), 2nd year, Tight Ends Tim Horton (Arkansas, 1990), 1st year, Running backs/Special Teams Coordinator Brian Knorr (Air Force, 1986), 10th year, Inside Linebackers/Specialists Steed Lobotzke (Air Force, 1992), 7th year, Offensive Line Matt McGettigan (Luther College, 1987), 15th year, Srength/Conditioning Alex Means (Air Force, 2013) 4th year, Outside Linebackers Capt. Andre Morris (Air Force, 2011), 3rd year, Spurs John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005), 12th year, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Bill Sheridan (Grand Valley State, 1982), 2nd year, Defensive Line Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001), 15th year, Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Air Force Football LOCKHEED MARTIN COMMANDERS’ CLASSIC VS. ARMY INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN WEST The fi rst college football game at Globe Life Field will feature a tradi onal rivalry of United States Service Academies. 2020 STANDINGS The two-year agreement begins on November 6, 2021 with Air Force as the home team. Army Team MW All Games will be the home squad for the return mee ng on November 5, 2022. Game mes and broad- San Jose State 6-0 7-1 cast informa on will be announced at a later date. Boise State 5-0 5-2 The Texas Rangers will host and operate the games with marke ng assistance from Dal- Nevada 6-2 7-2 las-based LST Marke ng. The 2021 matchup of FBS rivals will be the fi rst college football San Diego State 4-2 4-4 game hosted at Globe Life Field. Air Force 2-2 3-3 Tickets for the 2021 Lockheed Mar n Commanders’ Classic will go on sale today at 1:00 p.m. Fresno State 3-3 3-3 CT at texasrangers.com/commandersclassic. Hawaii 4-4 5-4 “We are honored to have Air Force and Army play the inaugural football game at Globe Life Colorado State 2-3 2-3 Field,” said Texas Rangers Execu ve Vice President of Sports & Entertainment Sean Decker. Wyoming 2-4 2-4 “Honoring our military heroes is very important to the Texas Rangers, and we expect the New Mexico 2-5 2-5 environment and other ac vi es surrounding this great matchup will make for a very exci ng Utah State 1-6 1-6 weekend in Arlington. UNLV 0-6 0-6 “I want to thank Lockheed Mar n for its tle sponsorship of the Commanders’ Classic. Lockheed Mar n embodies our na on’s commitment to our Armed Forces, and it is the ideal Mountain West Championship Game rela onship for this storied matchup. I also want to recognize the eff orts of our partner LST San Jose State, 34, Boise State 20 Marke ng for its assistance in making this event a reality.” Globe Life Field opened this past spring and is the home of Major League Baseball’s Texas AIR FORCE TEAM RANKINS Rangers, which played 30 games in the park without fans in the abbreviated 2020 season. The Category Stats MW NCAA facility then hosted 16 MLB neutral site postseason games in the Na onal League Division (3) Scoring Offense 24.3 8th 94th and Championship (7) Series and the World Series (6). Games in the fi nal two playoff rounds Scoring Defense 15.0 1st 3rd were played in front of approximately 11,500 fans per game, the maximum capacity allowed Passing Offense 83.7 12th 126th by MLB. Passing Defense 166.8 1st 5th Designed with a retractable roof to be a premier mul purpose sports and entertainment ven- Kickoff Returns 32.0 1st 3rd ue, Globe Life Field was the home of more than 60 high school gradua ons in May and June Rushing Offense 305.7 1st 1st and most recently hosted the 10-night Wrangler Na onal Finals Rodeo from December 3-12 Rushing Defense 136.5 5th 32nd with sellout crowds of 14,500 per performance. Total Offense 389.3 5th 72nd The Globe Life Field sea ng capacity for the Lockheed Mar n Commanders’ Classic is expect- Total Defense 303.3 2nd 6th ed to approximate the 40,518 fi gure for baseball. The 1.8 million square foot facility includes Punt Returns 5.0 11th 90th sports ligh ng as well as broadcast loca ons that are specifi c to football.