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AAirir FForceorce falconsfalcons 2018 Football GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ....................... Colorado Springs, CO Air Force @ SAN DIEGO STATE Enrollment: ..............................................4,000 Friday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. PT, SDCCU Stadium (54,000) Founded: ..................................................1954 Nickname:............................................ Falcons FALCONS AZTECS Colors (PMS): ..............Blue (287), Silver (877) Record: 2-3 Record: 4-1 Conference: 0-2 (MW) Conference: 1-0 (MW) Stadium: ..................................Falcon Stadium Game 6 Capacity:................................................46,692 Surface: ............................................. FieldTurf Conference:..............................Mountain West BROADCAST INFORMATION Superintendent: .............. Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria Television: CBS Sports Network Athletic Director:.......................Col. Jen Block Carter Blackburn (play-by-play); Aaron Tayler (analyst); John Schriff en (sidelines) Ticket Phone: ............................ 719-472-1895 Website: ........................goairforcefalcons.com Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan 104.3 in Denver Mailing Address: ............2168 Field House Dr. SIRIUS 81, XM 81, Internet 81 USAF Academy, CO 80840 Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Jesse Kurtz (analyst) COACHING STAFF GENERAL INFORMATION Head Coach Troy Calhoun Category Air Force San Diego State Alma Mater ...............................Air Force,1989 Record: ..................................2-3 (0-2 MW) .......................................................... 4-1 (1-0 MW) Streak:....................................W 1 .......................................................................................W 4 Assistant Coaches Last Week: .............................W 35-7 vs. Navy ..................................... W 19-13 at Boise State Jake Campbell (Air Force, 1996), Off. Backs Next Week: ............................at UNLV, 10/19) .................................vs. San Jose State (10/20) Tim Cross (No. Colorado, 1990), Def. Line Conference:...........................Mountain West .................................................... Mountain West Jordan Eason (Air Force, 2013), Off. Assistant Location: ................................Colorado Springs, CO ..........................................San Diego, CA Nick Jones (Georgia, 2006), Tight Ends Athletic Website: ...................GoAirForceFalcons.com .......................................GoAztecs.com Brian Knorr (Air Force, 1986), Spurs Steed Lobotzke (Air Force, 1992), Off. Line Alex Means (Air Force, 2013), Def. Assistant THE COACHES Category Air Force San Diego State Ben Miller (Air Force, 2002), RBs/Special Teams Head Coach: ..........................Troy Calhoun ............................................................ Rocky Long John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005), Def. Backs Alma Mater (Year): ................Air Force, 1989 ...............................................New Mexico, 1974 Taylor Stubblefield (Purdue, 2005), Receivers Career Record: ......................84-63 (12th year) ............................................133-99 (18th year) Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001), Off. Coord/QBs Record at School: .................Same ............................................................. 68-30 (7th season) Ron Vanderlinden (Albion, 1978), ILBs Record vs. Opponent: ..........3-7 ..................................................... 11-6 overall (6-0 at SDSU) Chip Vaughn (Wake Forest, 2008), Secondary Matt Weikert (Ohio, 2002), Outside Linebackers STORYLINES Coaches on Game Day • With a win, Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun will become just the second coach in Mountain Field: Troy Calhoun, Jake Campbell, Tim West history with 50 conference wins, joining SDSU’s Rocky Long, who has 86. Cross, Nick Jones, Steed Lobotzke, Ben Miller, • Air Force leads the series, 19-16, with all games coming as conference foes. The Falcons are John Rudzinski, Taylor Stubblefield, Ron 7-9 in San Diego, 11-7 at home and 1-0 in neutral site games. San Diego State has won seven Vanderlinden, Matt Weikert straight and 11 of the last 15 in the series • Air Force is 0-2 on the road this season, including an 0-1 mark in conference play Press Box: Brian Knorr, Mike Thiessen, Chip Vaughn, Alex Means, Jordan Eason 2018 AIR FORCE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Day Date Time Opponent ................................................................ Result Sat. Sept. 1 12 p.m. Stony Brook (Facebook) .......................................W 38-0 FOLLOW THE FALCONS Sat. Sept. 8 2 p.m. at Florida Atlantic (Facebook) ................................. L 27-33 Twitter: .....................................@AF_Football @AF_Falcons Sat. Sept. 22 8:15 p.m. at Utah State* (ESPN2) .......................................... L 32-42 Facebook: .............................AirForceFootball Sat. Sept. 29 2 p.m. Nevada* (ESPNEWS) ............................................ L 25-28 Instagram: ......................................af_football Sat. Oct. 6 1:30 p.m. Navy (CBS SN) .......................................................W 35-7 Fri. Oct. 12 6 p.m. at San Diego State* (CBS SN) Fri. Oct. 19 7 p.m. at UNLV* (CBS SN) Sat. Oct. 27 5 p.m. Boise State* (CBS SN) Sat. Nov. 3 12 p.m. at Army (CBS SN) Sat. Nov. 10 1:30 p.m. New Mexico* (CBS SN) Sat. Nov. 17 TBA at Wyoming* (ESPN Net) Thur. Nov. 22 1:30 p.m. Colorado State* (CBS SN) * - Mountain West game, All times local to site MEDIA INFORMATION MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (10-8) (10-9) (10-10) (10-11) (10-12) (10-13) (10-14) Practice Practice Practice Practice Game Day NO Practice Practice TBA 4-5:45 p.m. 4-5:45 p.m. 4-5:45 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. PT • Up to eight • Coach Calhoun • No player or • No player or Post-Game • No player or • No player or seniors available teleconference at coach availability coach availability • Players/Coach coach availability coach availability after practice (No 12:30 p.m. Calhoun available QBs) following 10-min- • Up to eight ute cooling-off • Coach Calhoun seniors diff erent period. Nobody available after than Monday available leaving practice available from field after game 1-1:45 p.m. SIMPLE GUIDELINES: Prioritize each cadet’s educational and leadership training; make sure under- MEDIA CONTACTS class cadets have ample chance to acclimate with their class schedules and military squadrons; and simple to observe and follow cadets during practices and games Troy Garnhart Assoc. AD/Communications PRACTICES: Office: .....719-333-9263 Air Force Football Practices: Open practice guidelines include refraining of scouting for an opponent Cell: ........719-649-5003 Email: [email protected] or reporting during practices to include injuries or tactics. Dave Toller Cell Phone Use: Out of respect for those attending or participating in practices, while on the practice Asst. AD/Media Relations field during workouts please silence cell phones. If you need to take or make a call, please exit the field Office: .....719-333-3478 before doing so. Cell: ........719-396-0955 Email: [email protected] Video/Photography: Video and photography during practices can be done by those who are first Nick Arseniak cleared through the Air Force communications staff. Video and photographers may shoot/film during Assistant Director pre-practice and periods 1-5 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Office: ....719-333-9251 Cell: ........719-510-2684 Email: [email protected] Player and Coaches Availability: Player interviews prioritize each cadet’s academic, military, squad- ron and leadership obligations in addition to any needed physical rehabilitation/treatment. Because Falcon Stadium Press Box Phone treatment time may be necessary, players must physically complete the previous practice or game. 719-333-1100 Players: Up to eight players (seniors, no quarterbacks) are available following practice Mondays. Eight different players (seniors, no quarterbacks) are available on Tuesdays before practice in the media room. All players (any class) that play in a game are available following each game. Players are not available while leaving the field after games. Coaches: Head Coach Troy Calhoun is available each Monday after practice. He is available on Tuesdays during his weekly media conference in the media room from 12:30 to 1 p.m. and after each game. Assistant coaches are not available. Coaches are not available leaving the field after games. WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Falcon Talk with Troy Calhoun, the weekly football radio show, airs each Wednesday on game weeks. The show will be broadcast live on KVOR AM 740 at CB & Potts from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. starting Aug. 29. The show will be hosted by KVOR’s Jim Arthur. NOTE: The final show will be Tuesday, Nov. 20, due to the Thanksgiving Day game vs. Colorado State. AIR FORCE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights from each game, plus post-game interviews from head coach Troy Calhoun and select players will be available on the Air Force FTP web- site. Instructions to download follow: HOST: 50.236.237.133 USERNAME: MountainWest PASSWORD: YzW7hjb COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Mountain West Conference football. Access and download weekly game notes, photos, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its nine member schools throughout the season. Apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Air Force Football 2 GAME CENTRAL LAST YEAR VS. THE SERIES SAN DIEGO STATE •