2021 Air Force Football Quick Facts

General Information Team Information 2021 Schedule Location: ...... 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# : ...... 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 (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 (Air Force, 2001), 15th year, Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks

Air Force Football LOCKHEED MARTIN COMMANDERS’ CLASSIC VS. ARMY INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN WEST The fi rst 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. Net Punting 38.5 4th 67th A large con ngent of Air Force and Army cadets and two Academies’ are expected to a end Turnover Margin 0.00 T7th 60th the games at Globe Life Field. The Rangers will also be working with Air Force and Army to Passing Efficiency 131.3 5th 66th create ancillary events in the Arlington Entertainment District and Dallas-Fort Worth Metrop- Passing Eff. Def. 129.5 7th 47th lex around the Lockheed Mar n Commanders’ Classic. First Downs 128 T7th 102nd Opp. First Downs 106 2nd 12th AIR FORCE-NAVY MOVING TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 Third Down % 48.5 1st 12th Air Force Director of Athle cs Nathan Pine and Naval Academy Director of Athle cs Chet Third Down Def. 46.6 10th 105th Gladchuk announced the Air Force at Navy football game will be moved from Oct. 2 to Sept. Sacks For 7 12th 117th 11 in recogni on of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist a acks. Sacks Against 2 1st 3rd “This is an appropriate move for our country to have our Service Academies play on the 20th Penalties 40.8 1st 14th anniversary of 9/11 in celebra on of our armed forces,” said Pine. “The game will be a fi ng 4th Downs% 72.7 2nd 13th way to showcase the amazing future leaders of character from both academies on na onal Field Goals .556 12th -- television on this solemn anniversary. I would like to thank everyone involved for their coop- PAT Kicking 1.000 T1st -- era on and willingness to help make this a reality” Time of Possession 32:30 1st 17th “We will use this na onally televised opportunity to refl ect on the meaning of our freedom Red Zone offense 70.8 11th 117th and the compe ve spirit of our na on,” said Gladchuk. “Two Service Academies coming Red Zone defense 69.2 1st 4th together to display our strength of unity and our determina on to forever persevere.” It will be just the third me the two schools have played in September and the earliest the INDIVIDUAL two schools have ever met. CBS Sports will broadcast the game na onally on the CBS Televi- Player Stats MWC NCAA sion Network with a kickoff me to be announced at a later date. Haaziq Daniels Passing 72.2 10th -- Corvan Taylor 2020 RECAP Interceptions .40 2nd 23rd Air Force finished the COVID-shortened 2020 season with a 3-3 overall record. The Falcons Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl finished fifth in the Mountain West with a 2-2 mark. Air Force had two games canceled due Kicker Scoring 5.0 8th -- to COVID issues, at Wyoming and home vs. Colorado State. The Army game, originally sched- Field Goals .83 T8th -- uled for Nov. 7, moved to Dec. 19 due to COVID. Field Goal Pct. .556 9th -- Air Force’s three losses came to teams with a combined 21-4 record, including an 11-0 mark PAT Pct. 1.000 T1st -- in conference play. The Falcons opened the season with a 40-7 win over Navy. Following Elisha Palm losses at conference champion San Jose State (17-6) and home to runner-up Boise State (49- Passes Defended .67 T8th -- 30), Air Force posted back-to-back wins, beating New Mexico, 28-0, in Falcon Stadium and winning at Utah State, 35-7. The season ended with a 10-7 loss at Army. Air Force won the program’s second national rushing title with a 305.7 per-game average, MW COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT leading the conference for the fourth straight season. The Falcons also led the conference in Stuart Buchanan third down conversions (48.5) and time of possession (32:30). The defense was among the Office: 719-488-4042 top units in program history, finishing third nationally in scoring defense with a 15.0 average. Cell: 970-988-6304 The 15.0 mark is the best at the Academy since 1997. The team also ranked fifth nationally in Email: [email protected] passing yards allowed (166.8) and fourth in redzone defense (.692). Air Force Football 2 SEASON NOTES AIR FORCE RUSHING • Air Force defeated Navy, 40-7, in the season opener Oct. 3. The Navy game marked Air Force’s first opener against an FBS team since 2006, the latest opener in program history and • Air Force led the nation in rushing with a the first time the Falcons have opened vs. a service academy. 305.7 average. The national title is the second • Air Force improved to 44-19-2 in season openers, including a 39-8 mark in season openers in program history and first since 2002. at home. The Falcons have won 14 straight and 15 of the last 17 season openers with the • Air Force has ranked in the top three in only losses coming at No. 11 Tennessee in 2006 and vs. No. 13 California in 2004. Air Force rushing in conference play 38 consecutive has won 16 of the last 17 season openers at home with the only loss coming vs. No. 13 Cali- years dating back to 1982. fornia in 2004. Air Force has won 23 straight season openers vs. unranked teams dating back • The Falcons have ranked in the nation’s top to a 34-21 setback vs. Colorado State in 1994. 10 six straight years and in 32 of the last 33. • Air Force had the nation’s second-longest winning streak at nine games dating back to last season before losing at San Jose State Oct. 24. The streak was the fourth longest in school RANKINGS history. The nine-game streak was the longest in the nation following the Navy game, but fell Year Stats Conf. National to second since Air Force was not in action again for three weeks. 1980 170.7 5th 79th 1981 185.1 4th 53rd AIR FORCE WINS NATIONAL RUSHING TITLE 1982 301.7 1st 4th Air Force won the national rushing title in 2020 with a 305.7 per-game average. The title is 1983 246.5 1st 2nd the second in program history and first since 2002 when Air Force won the title with a 307.8 1984 326.5 1st 2nd average. The Falcons were the only program in the nation to average 300-plus yards per 1985 293.2 1st 6th game. Buffalo finished second at 287.4, followed by Kent State at 283.0. Air Force has ranked 1986 232.6 1st 15th among the nation’s top 10 six straight years and 32 of the last 33 overall. The Falcons won 1987 386.3 1st 2nd the Mountain West title for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time in the last six years. 1988 377.5 1st 2nd • Air Force is 68-19 when having a 100-yard rusher under head coach Troy Calhoun, including 1989 356.0 1st 3rd a 3-1 mark in 2020. Timothy Jackson (118) and Brad Roberts (103) did the honors vs. Navy in 1990 267.5 1st 7th the season opener. Brandon Lewis (112) hit the 100-yard mark vs. Boise State while Roberts 1991 338.1 1st 2nd (177) hit the mark for the second time in the win vs. New Mexico. Kadin Remsberg rushed for 1992 242.4 2nd 7th 107 yards at Utah State to record his fifth-career 100-yard game. 1993 284.9 1st 4th • Air Force’s loss vs. Boise State snapped a 10-game winning with a 100-yard rusher dating 1994 304.8 1st 2nd back to Nov 17, 2018, at Wyoming. 1995 332.4 1st 2nd 1996 328.9 1st 2nd 2020 NCAA Rushing Leaders 1997 332.7 2nd 9th # Team (Conf.) Avg. 1998 266.8 1st 3rd 1. Air Force (MW) 305.7 1999 285.5 1st 2nd 2. Buffalo (MAC) 287.4 2000 294.9 1st 2nd 3. Kent State (MAC) 283.0 2001 273.2 1st 3rd 2002 307.8 1st 1st BLOCKED KICKS 2003 280.6 1st 4th • Air Force has blocked at least one kick in each of Troy Calhoun’s 14 seasons as head coach. 2004 277.4 1st 4th • Air Force blocked its only kick in 2020 vs. New Mexico. Michael Purcell blocked a field goal 2005 246.5 1st 8th to record the first block of his career. 2006 229.4 1st 3rd • Air Force has blocked 42 kicks since 2007 under Calhoun. The breakdown: 14 field goals, 18 2007 299.5 1st 2nd extra points, 10 punts. 2008 266.9 1st 6th • Air Force has blocked 140 kicks since 1990 when the program began tracking them. The 2009 283.5 1st 3rd breakdown: 41 field goals, 38 PATs and 61 punts. 2010 306.5 1st 2nd 2011 314.8 1st 3rd Blocked kicks since 2007 2012 316.2 1st 2nd Year Total FG PAT Punt 2013 262.7 2nd 13th 2020 1 1 0 0 2014 273.1 2nd 6th 2019 4 0 3 1 2015 319.4 1st 4th 2018 3 0 1 2 2016 317.4 2nd 3rd 2017 2 0 0 2 2017 307.4 1st 4th 2016 3 0 1 2 2018 283.5 1st 5th 2015 3 2 1 0 2019 298.5 1st 2nd 2014 3 1 1 1 2020 305.7 1st 1st 2013 6 2 4 0 2012 1 0 1 0 2011 5 2 3 0 2010 4 1 1 2 2009 4 3 1 0 2008 1 0 1 0 2007 2 2 0 0 Total 42 14 18 10 AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES UNDER CALHOUN Air Force is 40-26 against non-conference opponents under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 26-4 at home, 8-17 on the road and 6-5 in neutral site games. Air Force was 1-1 in 2020. AIR FORCE WITH TWO OR MORE TURNOVERS • Air Force is 25-4 over the last seven seasons when forcing two or more turnovers. • Air Force is 9-2 on the road, 15-2 at home and 1-0 in neutral site games. Air Force Football 3 • The Falcons were 3-0 in 2020 with two-plus turnovers forced and have won six straight and AIR FORCE’S RECORD WHEN nine of the last 10. Month 2020 Calhoun Air Force the last three years with two or more turnovers August 0-0 4-0 Year...... Opponent (# TOs) ...... Result September 0-0 26-21 2020...... Utah State (2) ...... W 35-7 October 1-2 31-27 New Mexico (2) ...... W 28-0 November 1-0 34-17 Navy (2) ...... W 40-7 December 1-1 6-7 2019...... Wyoming (3) ...... W 20-6 Air Force’s Conference Record at Colorado State (2) ...... W 38-21 at home 1-1 36-17 at Hawaii (2) ...... W 56-26 on the road 1-1 25-29 at Navy (3) ...... L 25-34 neutral 0-0 0-1 Colgate (2) ...... W 48-7 2018...... Colorado State (2)...... W 27-19 Air Force’s Non-Conference Record New Mexico (2) ...... W 42-24 at home 1-0 26-4 Nevada (2) ...... L 25-28 on the road 0-1 8-16 at Utah State (2) ...... L 32-42 neutral 0-0 6-5 Stony Brook (2) ...... W 38-0 Air Force’s record in games.... decided by 7 points or less 0-1 16-19 AIR FORCE AT HOME decided by 3 points or less 0-0 10-10 • Air Force is 62-21 in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 2-1 mark Away during the day 0-1 18-27 in 2020. Away at night 1-1 18-19 • Air Force had a school-record 15-game winning streak from 2014 to Oct. 22, 2016. Home during the day 1-1 45-13 • Air Force went 20-4 at home from 2014-17, posting the most wins in a four-year span, Home at night 1-0 16-8 breaking the record of 19 set from 1982-85 and 1998-2001 when the program went 19-4 those years. Air Force’s record when scoring... • Air Force set a record for the best three-year run from 2014-16 with a 17-1 record, breaking less than 20 points 0-2 6-28 the mark of 15-2 from 1983-85. 20-29 points 1-0 21-30 30-39 points 1-1 33-11 • The Falcons have finished undefeated at home just six times overall in school history, four 40-49 points 1-0 33-4 coming under Calhoun. 50+ points 0-0 8-0 Year Rec. Notes Air Force’s record when allowing... 2020 2-1 Loss came to No. 25 Boise State less than 20 points 3-2 50-5 2019 6-0 Sixth undefeated season in program history, fourth under Calhoun 20-29 points 0-0 38-19 2018 4-2 Air Force posts four or more wins for ninth time in 12 seasons 30-39 points 0-0 11-24 2017 3-3 20 wins over four years is best four-year run in school history 40-49 points 0-1 2-18 2016 5-1 Air Force went 17-1 in home games from 2014-16 50+ points 0-0 0-6 2015 6-0 Fifth 6-0 mark in AF history, third under Calhoun Air Force’s record when... 2014 6-0 Fourth 6-0 mark in AF history, second under Calhoun leading at halftime 3-0 76-15 2013 2-5 Lone losing record in Calhoun era trailing at halftime 0-2 14-48 2012 5-1 Second-best mark in school history tied at halftime 0-1 11-9 2011 4-3 Air Force goes 14-5 from 2009-11 2010 5-1 Combined with 2009, 10 wins in two seasons is third-best in AF history leading after 3rd quarter 3-1 91-10 2009 5-1 Second-best mark in school history trailing after 3rd quarter 0-2 9-57 2008 3-3 Two losses at the hands of nationally ranked teams when tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 1-5 2007 6-0 Just the third undefeated home record in school history when scoring first 2-0 58-16 Total 62-21 when opponent scores first 1-3 42-56 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHY when out-rushing opponent 3-2 93-44 The 2020 season marked the 49th year of Commander-in-Chief’s trophy competition. The when opponent out-rushes 0-1 10-28 trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in the round-robin compe- tition. The winning team goes to the White House to receive the trophy from the President of with more total yards 3-2 79-23 the United States. The Falcons have a series-best 62-36 overall record and 20 titles. Air Force when opponent has more 0-1 23-46 opened CIC play with a 40-7 win over Navy Oct. 3. The Falcons lost at Army, 10-7, Dec. 19. when total yards are even 0-0 0-1 There have been four ties in the series, the last coming in 1993. with a 100-yard rusher 3-1 68-19 Team Record Titles Last Air Force’s record in... Air Force 62-36-0 20 2016 Thursday night games 1-0 6-3 Navy 51-46-1 16 2019 Friday night games 1-0 10-5 Army 32-64-1 9 2020 Saturday games 1-3 80-60 Bowl games 0-0 5-5 Air Force outright CIC title years: Overtime games 0-0 2-3 ‘82, ‘83, ‘85, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘16 THE RAM-FALCON TROPHY Air Force and Colorado State compete each year for the Ram-Falcon Trophy. The 2020 sea- son marked the 41st year of the trophy competition with Air Force holding a 25-15 lead. The 2020 edition was scheduled for Thanksgiving day, but was canceled due to COVID issues within the Colorado State program. The Ram-Falcon Trophy was carved by Bill Wrage in 1980 when Air Force joined Colorado State in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Colorado State was also AFA’s inaugural WAC conference matchup that season. It was initiated by the

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ONLY IOWA HAS LONGER STREAK THIS IS AIR FORCE FOOTBALL Air Force has had just two head coaches the last 38 years, as Troy Calhoun enters his 15th • Air Force has an all-time record of 404-332- season leading the program in 2021. He replaced the legendary Fisher DeBerry, who led the 13 in its 66th season of varsity football. The program for 23 years from 1984 to 2006. Iowa is the only other program in the nation with Falcons are 226-130-3 at home, 156-181-6 on just two coaches during that span. The Hawkeyes have had just two head coaches in the last the road and 22-21-4 in neutral site games. 43 years. Hayden Fry led the program from 1979 to 1998 before current head coach Kirk Fer- AFA has played in 27 bowl games and has a entz took over in 1999. 13-13-1 all-time record. Air Force is 193-112 all-time in Falcon Stadium. CALHOUN LEADS ALL ACTIVE MW COACHES IN WINS • Air Force is playing in its 41st year in a con- Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun leads all active Mountain West coaches in conference ference in 2020. Air Force has played in the wins with 61 in 14 seasons. Calhoun is second all-time in conference history in wins, trailing since its inception. only former New Mexico and San Diego State head coach Rocky Long. Calhoun became just Prior to 1999, Air Force was a member of the the second coach in MW history with 50 conference wins when Air Force defeated UNLV, 41- Western Athletic Conference from 1980-98. 35, Oct. 19, 2018. The school was an independent prior to 1980. • Air Force is 87-78 as a member of the Moun- CALHOUN AMONG NATION’S BEST AT ONE SCHOOL tain West. The team is 52-30 at home, 35-48 Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun ranks seventh nationally in most wins at one school on the road. The Falcons are 150-117 overall among active head coaches. The coach is 101-72 in his 14th year. TCU’s Gary Patterson leads since joining the MW in 1999, including marks the was with 178 wins, followed by Kirk Ferentz of Iowa with 168 and Dabo Swinney of Clem- of 88-41 at home, 51-68 on the road, 8-8 in son with 140. neutral site games and 7-5 in bowls. Calhoun’s 101 career wins ranks 25th nationally overall. Mack Brown of North Carolina leads the list with 259, followed Nick Saban of Alabama with 255 and Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly ALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTS with 252. Air Force is 8-6 overall and 5-3 in conference overtime games. The Falcons are 4-3 at home Most Wins by an active FBS Coach at the Same School and 4-3 on the road. # Name, School Wins 1. Gary Patterson, TCU 178 Year Game Result 2. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 169 2019 at Colorado W 30-23 3. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 140 2016 Hawaii* L 27-34 4. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma St. 139 2014 Nevada* W 45-38 5. Kyle Whittingham, Utah 134 2012 Navy L 21-28 6. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 106 2011 Navy W 35-34 7. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy 101 2009 at Navy L 13-16 Troy Calhoun, Air Force 101 at Utah* L 16-23 9. Rick Stockstill, Mid. Tenn. St. 94 2007 TCU* W 20-17 10. David Shaw, Stanford 90 2003 Utah* L 43-45 -- 3OT 2002 New Mexico* W 38-31 2020 HONORS 2000 at Notre Dame L 31-34 Honors won by members of the team this season follow. 1997 San Diego State* W 24-18 • 20, Brad Roberts, Sophomore, FB - CollegeSportsMadness Mountain West offensive player 1996 at Notre Dame W 20-17 of the week vs. New Mexico ... Mountain West offensive player of the game vs. New Mexico at Fresno State* W 44-38 ... honorable mention all-MW ... Phil Steele Magazine third-team all-MW. * - Conference game • 24, Kadin Remsberg, Senior, RB - Second-team preseason all-MW by Athlon Magazine ... second-team preseason all-MW by Phil Steele Magazine. • 27, Ben Peterson, Senior, WR - Air Force’s nominee for the William Campbell Trophy. • 34, Timothy Jackson, Junior, FB - Fourth-team preseason all-MW by Athlon Magazine. • 64, Kyle Krepsz, Senior, OL - Honorable mention all-MW ... Phil Steele Magazine third-team all-MW. • 66, Nolan Laufenberg, Senior, OL - Second-team preseason All-American by Walter Camp ... second-team preseason All-American by USA Today and Associated Press ... One of five All-American offensive lineman by Pro Football Focus ... third-team preseason All-American by Phil Steele Magazine ... first-team preseason all-MW by Athlon Magazine ... first-team preseason all-MW by Phil Steele Magazine ... Group of Five starting lineup by College Football America Yearbook ... first-team all-MW ... Outland Trophy watch list ... fourth-team presea- son All-American by Athlon Magazine ... first-team all-MW ... Phil Steele Magazine first-team all-MW ... Phil Steele Magazine honorable mention All-American. • 77, Parker Ferguson, Senior, OL - First-team preseason all-MW by Athlon Magazine ... first- team all-MW ... Outland Trophy watch list ... first-team all-MW ... Phil Steele Magazine first- team all-MW ... Selected to play in the Hula Bowl. • 78, George Silvanic, Senior, DL - Honorable mention all-MW ... Phil Steele Magazine fourth- team all-MW.

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Air Force Football 5 HEAD COACH TROY CALHOUN THE CALHOUN FILE Troy Calhoun completed his 14th season as head coach at Air PERSONAL Force in 2020, where he has a 101-72 overall record and a 61-46 Hometown: ...... Roseburg, Ore. mark in Mountain West play. He has led Air Force to 10 bowl Wife: ...... Amanda games, including a school-record six straight from 2007-12. Children: ...... Tyler, Amelia Calhoun, who won is 100th game during the 2020 season, has AF/Career Record: ...... 101-72 (14 years) led the program to an 11-win season (2019), two 10-plus win seasons (2014, 2016), a pair of nine-win seasons (2007, 2010) BACKGROUND/HONORS and three with eight wins (2008, 2009 and 2015). He has led • 1989 graduate of the Academy the Falcons to the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy four times. • First Academy graduate to be head coach Calhoun led the Falcons to an 8-6 overall record in 2015 and the • 4 years in the NFL Mountain Division championship and first-ever MW title game • 2007 MWC coach of the year appearance. The 2019 Falcons posted an 11-2 overall record, • 2007 Region 5 coach of the year the third-most wins in program history, and finished second in • Finalist for national coach of the year (2007) the MW Mountain Division with a school-record-tying 7-1 re- • Tied as the winningest first-year head coach cord. in school history Calhoun is the only coach in the 100-plus year history of service academy football to lead • Winningest first-year head coach in school teams to at least seven wins and a bowl game in each of his first five seasons. Calhoun has history for conference games been a semifinalist for the National Coach of the Year award three times (2007, 2010, 2019). • Colorado Coach of the Year (NFF), 2007, ‘10 Calhoun came to his alma mater in 2007 and took over a program that had three straight • Semifinalist for 2010/2019 National Coach of losing seasons. Air Force finished the 2007 season 9-4 overall and placed second in the Moun- the Year honors tain West Conference with a 6-2 mark in Calhoun’s first year. The Falcons earned their first bowl bid in five seasons, advancing to the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, COACHING EXPERIENCE Texas. The five-game turnaround from the previous season was the largest in the nation by a Air Force, Head Coach ...... 2007-Present first-year head coach and tied as the third-largest overall in the nation. Houston Texans, Off. Coord./QBs ...... 2006 Calhoun was named the conference’s coach of the year for his efforts. In addition, he was Broncos ...... 2003-05 named coach of the year in Region 5 by the Coaches Association and was Asst. to Head Coach...... 2005 one of eight finalists for national coach of the year honors. Off./Special Teams Asst...... 2004 Calhoun brought a wealth of experience and impressive resume at the collegiate and profes- Defensive Assistant ...... 2003 sional levels that is flooded with success at every stop to the Academy. Calhoun came to the Wake Forest, Offensive Coord...... 2001-02 Academy after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Houston Tex- Ohio, Offensive Coord...... 1996-00 ans in 2006. The Texans were one of only two NFL teams to triple their number of wins from Ohio, Quarterbacks ...... 1995-96 the previous year. Air Force, JV/Varsity Asst...... 1993-94 Calhoun became a well-rounded NFL coach, working as a defensive assistant, special teams Air Force, Grad Asst...... 1989-90 assistant and offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos from 2003-05. He began his NFL coaching career by serving as the defensive assistant under defensive coordinator Larry Coyer CALHOUN VS. OPPONENTS in 2003. Army ...... 10-4 Prior to the NFL, Calhoun was an offensive coordinator for six seasons on the collegiate level. BYU* ...... 1-3 He began his coaching career at Air Force, where he worked as a graduate assistant from Boise State* ...... 3-6 1989-90. He started at quarterback for the Academy in 1986 and was one of only two fresh- California## ...... 0-2 men to letter for the 1985 team that finished fifth in the final polls with a 12-1 record that Colorado ...... 1-0 included wins over national powers Notre Dame and Texas. Colorado State* ...... 11-2 Calhoun served his country from 1989-95 as an active duty officer in the Air Force. He was FAU ...... 0-1 the Falcons’ recruiting coordinator and the junior varsity offensive coordinator in 1993-94. FCS ...... 14-0 He moved to Ohio University in 1995 where he served as the quarterbacks coach for two Fresno State* ...... 3-1 seasons. Calhoun was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1997. Calhoun moved to Wake Georgia State ...... 2-0 Forest in 2001 and remained there prior to his stint with the Broncos. Georgia Tech# ...... 1-0 Groomed on the basics of integrity and passion, Calhoun is a native of Roseburg, Ore., and Hawai’i* ...... 3-1 was raised in a home where both kids graduated from the Air Force Academy and were Houston## ...... 2-1 varsity letter winners on nationally ranked teams. He and his wife, Amanda, live in Colorado Michigan ...... 0-2 Springs and have two children, Tyler (18) and Amelia (16). Michigan State...... 0-1 Minnesota ...... 0-1 Navy...... 6-8 CALHOUN HEAD COACHING RECORD Nevada* ...... 3-2 Year School Rec. MW Home Away Neu. Bowl New Mexico* ...... 9-5 2020 Air Force 3-3 2-2/5th 2-1 1-2 0-0 -- Notre Dame ...... 1-2 2019 Air Force 11-2 7-1/2nd 6-0 4-2 1-0 Cheez-It, Washington St. (W 31-21) Oklahoma ...... 0-1 2018 Air Force 5-7 3-5/4th 4-2 1-5 0-0 -- Rice# ...... 0-1 2017 Air Force 5-7 4-4/4th 3-3 2-4 0-0 -- San Diego State* ...... 3-8 2016 Air Force 10-3 5-3/4th 5-1 4-1 1-1 Arizona Bowl, So. Alabama (W 45-21) San Jose State* ...... 3-1 2015 Air Force 8-6 6-2/2nd 6-0 2-5 0-1 Armed Forces Bowl, Cal (L 36-55) South Alabama# ...... 1-0 2014 Air Force 10-3 5-3/4th 6-0 3-3 1-0 Idaho Potato, W. Mich. (W 38-24) TCU* ...... 1-4 2013 Air Force 2-10 0-8/6th 2-5 0-5 0-0 --- Toledo#...... 0-1 2012 Air Force 6-7 5-3/4th 5-1 1-5 0-1 Armed Forces, Rice (L 14-33) UNLV* ...... 8-2 2011 Air Force 7-6 3-4/5th 4-3 3-2 0-1 Military Bowl, Toledo (L 41-42) Utah* ...... 1-3 2010 Air Force 9-4 5-3/T3rd 5-1 3-3 1-0 Independence, Ga. Tech (W 14-7) Utah State* ...... 5-3 2009 Air Force 8-5 5-3/4th 5-1 2-4 1-0 Armed Forces, Houston (W 47-20) Washington State# ...... 1-0 2008 Air Force 8-5 5-3/4th 3-3 4-1 1-1 Armed Forces, Houston (L 28-34) Western Michigan# ...... 1-0 2007 Air Force 9-4 6-2/2nd 6-0 3-3 0-1 Armed Forces, California (L 36-42) Wyoming* ...... 7-6 Totals 101-72 61-46 62-21 33-45 5-6 Bowl Record: 5-5

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