ttableable ooff ccontents/quickontents/quick ffactsacts Table of Contents/Quick Facts .......... 1 Matt McGettigan ............................... 33 History Game Day at Falcon Stadium ............ 2-3 Alex Means ........................................34 Consensus All-Americans .................. 94 Commander-in-Chief’s Rivalry ...........4-5 Ben Miller ..........................................35 All-Americans .................................... 95 Brian Bullard Award .......................... 6-7 Andre Morris ..................................... 36 All-American Bios .............................. 96-99 Falcons in the NFL ............................. 8-9 John Rudzinski ...................................37 College Football Hall of Fame ............100 Falcon Stadium .................................10-11 Bill Sheridan....................................... 38 Air Force Team Awards ..................... 101 Holaday Athletic Center .................... 12 Mike Thiessen.................................... 39 Air Force Major Award Winners .......102 Steve Senn .........................................40 All-Star Games/Team Captains ..........103 Support Staff ..................................... 40-41 Academic All-Conference .................. 104 The Academy All-Time Coaches ...............................42-44 The Air Force Academy ..................... 14 All-Conference Players ...................... 105 Senior Leadership ..............................15 Team Records ....................................106-08 The Players Individual Records .............................109-115 Director of Athletics .......................... 16 Rosters............................................... 46-47 Lettermen .......................................... 116-121 Athletic Department.......................... 17 Meet the Falcons ...............................48-66 The Falcon ......................................... 18 Past Season Results ...........................122-128 The Air Force Song............................. 19 Last Season Bowl Recaps ...................................... 129-135 Falcon Football Pageantry .................20 2019 Season Stats ............................. 68-81 Bowl Records .....................................136-138 2019 Game Recaps ............................82-86 The Coaches Media Troy Calhoun, Head Coach ............... 22-24 Media Info./Communications Staff ...140 Jake Campbell ....................................25 Mountain West Local Media Outlets/Radio ................141 Ari Confesor .......................................26 2019 Mountain West Stats ................88-92 Results vs. 2020 Opponents .............. 142-143 Del Cowsette ..................................... 27 Curome Cox .......................................28 Jordan Eason ..................................... 29 Jonathan Himebauch .........................30 Brian Knorr ........................................ 31 Steed Lobotzke ..................................32 Location: .................. Colorado Springs, CO Air Force History Editors: Troy Garnhart Enrollment: .............. 4,000 First Year: ................. 1956 Dave Toller Founded: .................. 1954 All-Time Record: ...... 401-329-13 (64 years) Nickname: ................ Falcons Home: .................. 224-129-3 Contributors: Nick Arseniak Colors (Pantone): ..... Blue (261), Gray (421) Away: ................... 155-179-6 Valerie Perkin Madeline McGuire Stadium: ................... Falcon Stadium (46,692) Neutral: ................ 22-21-4 Surface: .................... FieldTurf Marcus Rodriguez Bowl Record: ............ 13-13-1 Dan Whitaker Conference: .............. Mountain West Last Bowl: .................2019 Cheez-It Bowl Superintendent: .......Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria Result: .................. Washington State, W 31-21 Cover Design: Tim Hepler Athletic Director: ..... Nathan Pine Team Information Athletic Phone: ........ 719-333-4008 Photography: Photographers from Team Ticket Manager: ....... Alex Hope 2019 Record: .................11-2, 7-1 MW DMI and Cadet Wing Media; Russ Backer, Ticket Phone: ........... 719-472-1895 Lettermen Ret ..............51 (24 Off, 23 Def., 4 ST) Website: ................... www.aftickets.com Lettermen Lost: ...........30 (16 Off, 12 Def., 2 ST) Colorado Springs, CO; Paat Kelly, Colo- Starters Ret: .................10 (4 Off, 5 Def., 1 ST) rado Springs, CO; Matthew Staver; Denver, Starters Lost: ................15 (7 Off, 6 Def., 2 ST) CO; Dave Black, Colorado Springs, CO; 2020 Schedule Art Bilsten, Denver, CO; Mark Wellman, Date Opponent 2019 Results Washington, D.C.; Chris Fehrm, Colorado Sept. 5 Duquesne Record: 11-2 Springs; Rob Miskowitch, Colorado Springs; Sept. 12 Boise State* Date Opponent Result Larry McTighe, U.S. Air Force; George van- Sept. 26 at Fresno State* Sept. 1 Colgate W 48-7 derMerwede, Colorado Springs, CO; Warren Oct. 3 Navy Sept. 14 at Colorado W 30-23 ot Greenwood, USAFA, CO; Capt. Scott Foley, Oct. 10 at San Jose State* Sept. 20 at Boise State* L 19-30 Hanscom AFB, MA; GerMaine Photography, Oct. 17 Hawaii* Sept. 27 San Jose State* W 41-24 Colorado Springs, CO; Denver Convention Oct. 24 at Wyoming* Oct. 5 at Navy L 25-34 & Visitors Bureau; Rich Clarkson & Assoc., Nov. 7 at Army Oct. 12 Fresno State* W 43-24 Denver, CO.; Steven Thurow, Fort Worth, Nov. 14 Colorado State* Oct. 19 at Hawaii* W 56-26 TX; Keith Robinson, Fort Worth, TX; Danny Nov. 21 New Mexico* Oct. 26 Utah State* W 31-7 Meyer, Dallas, TX; Kimberley Parker, Dal- Nov. 28 at Utah State* Nov. 2 Army W 17-13 las, TX; Dennis Hubbard, Omaha, NE; Ralph Dec. 5 MW Championship Game Nov. 16 at Colorado State* W 38-21 Clark, Colorado Springs, CO; Photo of Gar- Nov. 23 at New Mexico* W 44-22 rett Griffin on page 11 courtesy of Michael Nov. 30 Wyoming* W 20-6 *-Mountain West game C. Hebert and New Orleans Saints. Photo of Dec. 27 Washington State$ W 31-21 Jacob Onyechi on page 11 courtesy of Evan *-Mountain West game Siegle and Green Bay Packers; Rudzinski $ - Cheez-It Bowl family photo by Jen Lints Photography page 1 -- goairforcefalcons.com -- page 1 ggamedayameday aatt ffalconalcon sstadiumtadium After every Falcon score, the cadets storm the field and do pushups for every Air Force point on the board. After every game, the Falcons stand hand-in-hand in front of the cadet wing as the Drum and Bugle Corps plays the alma mater. Prior to every service academy game, the “prisoners of war” are exchanged at midfield. The POWs are exchange cadets from the other academies who sit with their respective academies dur- ing the game. page 2 -- goairforcefalcons.com -- page 2 ggamedayameday aatt ffalconalcon sstadiumtadium At the base of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Moun- tains, game day at Falcon Stadium is truly a remarkable experience. Pre-game fly-bys, the march-on, the Drum and Bugle Corps and the spirited cadet section, make Falcon Stadium the place to be on Game Day page 3 -- goairforcefalcons.com -- page 3 ccommander-in-chief’sommander-in-chief’s ttrophyrophy The seniors from the winning team in the battle for the Trophy make a trip to the White House for a ceremony with the President of the United States. No other college or professional athletic team has visited the White House as often as the Air Force football team. The Falcons have made 20 trips to Washington, D.C., since 1982. The Falcons have met Presi- dent Ronald Reagan five times, President George H.W. Bush three times, President Bill Clinton six times, President George W. Bush twice, President Barack Obama three times and President Donald Trump once. Th e Commander-in-Chief’s trophy was fi rst awarded in 1972 when Richard M. Nixon was President of the United States. Th e trophy was the idea of Air Force general George B. Simler, the commander of Air Training Command and former Air Force Academy director of athletics. Simler felt it was important to ensure the Air Force games against Army and Navy were given even more meaning than other games played each season. Th e trophy is jointly sponsored by the alumni associations of all three academies. Th e design of the trophy consists of three silver footballs in a pyramid like arrangement, set on a circular base, with three arc-shaped sections cut out, one for each academy. Air Force outright CIC title years: ‘82, ‘83, ‘85, ‘87, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘16 page 4 -- goairforcefalcons.com -- page 4 ccommander-in-chief’sommander-in-chief’s ttrophyrophy 1972 – Winner: Army 1982 – Winner: Air Force 1992 – Winner: Air Force 2002 – Winner: Air Force 2012 – Winner: Navy Navy 21, Air Force 17 Air Force 24, Navy 21 Air Force 18, Navy 16 Air Force 48, Navy 7 Navy 28, Air Force 21 OT Army 17, Air Force 14 Air Force 27, Army 9 Air Force 7, Army 3 Air Force 49, Army 30 Army 41, Air Force 21 Army 23, Navy 15 Navy 24, Army 7 Army 25, Navy 24 Navy 58, Army 12 Navy 17, Army 13 1973 – Winner: Navy 1983 – Winner: Air Force 1993 – Tied, AFA retains 2003 – Winner: Navy 2013 – Winner: Navy Navy 42, Air Force 6 Air Force 44, Navy 17 Navy 28, Air Force 24 Navy 28, Air Force 25 Navy 28, Air Force 10 Air Force 43, Army 10 Air Force 41, Army 20 Air Force 25, Army 6 Air Force 31, Army 3 Air Force 42, Army 28 Navy 51, Army 0 Navy 42, Army 13 Army 16, Navy 14 Navy 34, Army 6 Navy 23, Army 7 1974 – Tied, Navy retains 1984 – Winner: Army 1994 – Winner: Air Force 2004 – Winner: Navy 2014 – Winner: Air Force Air Force 19, Navy 16 Air Force 29, Navy 22 Air Force 43, Navy 21 Navy 24, Air Force 21 Air Force 30, Navy 21 Army 17,