Air Force Falcons Athletic Communications 2169 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840 Phone: 719-333-2313 Fax: 719-333-3798 Website: goairforcefalcons.com THE GAME Date Issued: Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 Air Force vs. #7/9 Oklahoma Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m. CT, Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112), Norman, OK Air Force Schedule/Results • Air Force is playing Oklahoma for just the second time ever and first time since opening the 2001 sea- (2-0, 1-0 MWC) son against the third-ranked Sooners, who were coming off the 2000 national championship. Date Time Opponent W/L • Air Force is receiving votes in both polls this week. Sept. 412 p.m. Northwestern State W 65-21 • Oklahoma has won 32 straight home games dating back to 2005. Sept. 11 2 p.m. #RV/24 BYU*# W 35-14 • Air Force is 2-0 for the third time in the last four years. Sept. 18 2:30 p.m. at # 7/9 Oklahoma& • Air Force is second in the nation and Oklahoma fourth in the number of true freshmen to play this Sept. 25 12 p.m. at Wyoming*% season. The Falcons have played 13 while Oklahoma has played 12. Oct. 2 12:30 p.m. Navy# • Air Force is playing back-to-back games vs. nationally ranked teams for the first time since Nov. 15 and Oct. 912 p.m. Colorado State*% Oct. 16 5 p.m. at San Diego State*@ 22, 2008 when the team played No. 16/18 BYU (L 38-24) and No. 15/17 TCU (L 44-10). Oct. 23 7 p.m. at #4/5 TCU*@ Oct. 30 5:30 p.m. #14/14 Utah*@ TELEVISION Nov. 6 12 p.m. at Army@ Fox Sports Net Nov. 13 4 p.m. New Mexico*% Joel Meyers (play-by-play); Joel Klatt (analyst); Jim Knox (sidelines) Nov. 18 7 p.m. at UNLV*@ RADIO All times local to site KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs; KCKK 1510 AM in Denver and Northern Colorado * - Mountain West Conference Game Goairforcefalcons.com Television network: # - VERSUS; & Fox Net; % The Jim Arthur (play-by-play); Lee Douglas (analyst); Jay Ritchie/Bob Ihle (pre- and post-game) Mtn; @ CBS College THE BREAKDOWN GENERAL INFORMATION Record: Air Force (2-0, 1-0 MWC), Oklahoma (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) Location: . Colorado Springs, CO Streaks: Air Force (W 3), Oklahoma (W 4) Enrollment:. 4,400 Next week: Air Force (at Wyoming, 9-25), Oklahoma (at Cincinnati, 9-25) Founded: . 1954 Last week: Air Force (W 35-14 vs. #24 BYU), Oklahoma (W 47-17 vs. #17 Florida State) Nickname:. Falcons Website: Air Force (goairforcefalcons.com), Oklahoma (soonersports.com) Colors:. Blue (286), Silver (877) Stadium: . Falcon (46,692) Surface: . FieldTurf THE COACHES Conference:. Mountain West Air Force: Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989) is in his fourth season. He has led the Falcons to a 27-14 ca- reer record. Calhoun is 17-8 in MWC games, 10-6 in non-conference games, 16-4 in Falcon Stadium, 10- AIR FORCE COACHES 4 in the month of September and 0-0 vs. Oklahoma. Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989) - Field Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983) is in his 12th season. He has led the Sooners to a 119-29 overall Head Coach record and is the winningest active coach in the country. Stoops is 77-17 in Big 12 games and 1-0 vs. Air Ron Burton (North Carolina, 1987) - Field Force. DL/NFL Liaison Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986) - Field THE SERIES Co-Off. Coord./OL • Oklahoma leads the series, 1-0, after a 44-3 win in Falcon Stadium in 2001. Ben Miller (Air Force, 2002) - Field • The Sooners were the defending national champions and ranked third nationally at the time. TEs/Specialists Blane Morgan (Air Force, 1999) - Press Box LAST MEETING VS. OKLAHOMA Co-Off. Coord./QBs Defending national champion Oklahoma defeated Air Force, 44-3, in Falcon Stadium in the season Maj. Tony Jones-Sampson (Air Force, 2000) - Field opener for the Falcons. The Sooners took a 20-3 lead into the fourth quarter before breaking away. Tim JV/Varsity Assistant/Quality control Duncan hit a 26-yard field goal to open the quarter. Nate Hybl, who opened the scoring in the first quar- Jemal Singleton (Air Force, 1999) - Field ter with a two-yard run, hit Mark Clayton with an eight-yard scoring strike to stretch the lead to 30-3. Running Game Coordinator/RBs Quentin Griffin added a touchdown run and Cory Heinecke closed the scoring with a 69-yard fumble Lt. Col. Darryl Sumrall (Air Force, 1989) - Field return for a score. Oklahoma finished the game with 398 total yards. Griffin rushed for 201 yards on 26 JV Head Coach carries to lead the Sooners. Air Force was held to 249 yards. Keith Boyea led the way with 80 yards rush- Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001) - Field ing. The loss was the first under then-coach Fisher DeBerry in a home opener vs. a non-conference op- Co-Off. Coord./WRs ponent. Matt Wallerstedt (Kansas State, 1988) - Field Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord./ILBs AIR FORCE VS. THE BIG 12 Charlton Warren (Air Force, 1999) - Field • Air Force is 11-28-2 all-time against teams in the Big 12 Conference. Co-Def. Coord./Secondary/Rec. Coord. • Oklahoma’s visit to Falcon Stadium in 2001 marked Air Force’s last game vs. a team from the Big 12. Matt Weikert (Ohio, 2002) - Press Box OLBs • Prior to that meeting, all the action against teams in the Big 12 was prior to the start of the league. Brad White (Wake Forest, 2004) - Press Box • Air Force’s last win against a team from the Big 12 dates back to the 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl win over Linebackers Texas, 24-16. Capt. John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005) - Press Box Defensive Assistant Media Information: For information about media policies and a weekly practice schedule and interview availability, please turn to page 8. OKLAHOMA TIES Inside the Mountain West • Senior DE Rick Ricketts has three sisters, two of which have ties to Oklahoma. His sister Samantha was an All-American (2010) softball player at Oklahoma while Keilani is a sophomore pitcher currently on the softball team at OU. 2010 STANDINGS • Air Force’s varsity roster has two players from Oklahoma, junior DB P.J. Adeji-Paul and freshman RB # Team MWC All Tony Daniels, Jr., who both are from Tulsa, OK. Adeji-Paul attended Jenks High School while Daniels went 1. Air Force 1-0 2-0 to Booker T. Washington. Utah 1-0 2-0 3. TCU 0-0 2-0 SIZE DIFFERENCE San Diego State 0-0 2-0 Wyoming 0-0 1-1 • Air Force’s defensive line averages 6-foot-3 and 261 pounds per man compared to 6-foot-5 and 301 New Mexico 0-0 0-2 pounds per man for the Oklahoma offensive line. That’s two inches and 40 pounds on the average per man. Colorado State 0-0 0-2 • Air Force’s offensive line average is 6-3 and 252 pounds while OU’s defensive line is 6-3 and 274 pounds. 8. BYU 0-1 1-1 UNLV 0-1 0-2 AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES UNDER CALHOUN • Air Force is 10-6 against non-conference foes under head coach Troy Calhoun. • The Falcons are 6-1 at home, 2-3 on the road and 2-2 in neutral site games. WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE • Air Force has a three-game winning streak vs. non-conference opponents entering this week. Tuesdays, Aug. 31 - Nov. 23, 2010 10:00 a.m. MT; For information about the call-in Year Date Opponent Score number and replays, please contact the MWC of- 2010 Sept. 18 at Oklahoma -- fice at 719-488-4051. Sept. 4 Northwestern St. W 65-21 2009 Dec. 31 Houston (N) W 47-20 Time Schedule Nov. 7 Army W 35-7 10:00 a.m. Moderator opens call Oct. 3 at Navy L 13-16 OT 10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham - Utah Sept. 12 at Minnesota L 13-20 10:12 a.m. Steve Fairchild - CSU Sept. 5 Nicholls State W 72-0 10:22 a.m. Troy Calhoun - Air Force 2008 Dec. 31 Houston (N) L 28-34 10:32 a.m. Brady Hoke - San Diego State Nov. 1 at Army W 16-7 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson - TCU Oct. 4 Navy L 27-33 10:52 a.m. Dave Christensen - Wyoming Sept. 13 Houston (N) W 31-28 11:02 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall - BYU Aug. 30 Southern Utah W 41-7 11:12 a.m. Mike Locksley - New Mexico 2007 Dec. 31 California (N) L 36-42 11:22 a.m. Bobby Hauck - UNLV Nov. 10 at Notre Dame W 41-24 Nov. 3 Army W 30-10 Sept. 29 at Navy L 20-31 WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED Sept. 1 South Carolina St. W 34-3 The Mountain West Conference will introduce an exciting new format for television stations across AIR FORCE VS. RANKED TEAMS the country to get football highlights in 2009, as well as selected highlights for other sports. The • Air Force is playing back-to-back games vs. nationally ranked teams for the first time since Nov. 15 and Mountain West has teamed with DragonFly Athlet- 22, 2008 when the team played No. 16/18 BYU (L 38-24) and No. 15/17 TCU (L 44-10). ics, a leading provider of video highlights and con- • Oklahoma is the highest ranked team Air Force has played since the third-ranked Sooners visited Falcon tent.