2018 Air Force Falcons football team

2018 Mountain West football standings
	Mountain Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 1, 2018
	As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Air Force Falcons football
2018 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2018 record	2–4 (0–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (8th season as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Knorr (1st season as coordinator, 3rd stint, 7th overall season)
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium; (Capacity: 46,692)

The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represents the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by twelfth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and play their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017 season 5–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Falcons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.^[1] They did not have any players selcected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Mountain Division
1	Boise State	132 (22)
2	Wyoming	95
3	Colorado State	82
4	Utah State	78
5	Air Force	52
6	New Mexico	23

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) Stony Brook*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Stadium	W 38–0	33,415
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	L 27–33	24,101
September 22	8:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN2	L 32–42	22,720
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Nevada	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNews	L 25–28	23,707
October 6	1:30 p.m.	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 35–7	40,175
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 17–21	25,326
October 20	8:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN
October 27	5:00 p.m.	Boise State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN
November 3	10:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN
November 10	1:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN
November 17		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN Networks
November 22	1:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry)	CBSSN
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Stony Brook

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Stony Brook Seawolves at Air Force Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 (FCS) Seawolves	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	14	10	0	14	38

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: September 1, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 33,415
Referee: Mike Vanderveld
TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe, Max Starks, Dani Klupenger
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

(10:21) AFA – Worthman 7 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–7
(9:41) AFA – Johnson 32 yard interception return for TD, Philichi kick, AFA 0–14

Second Quarter

(12:36) AFA – Philichi 48 yard FG, AFA 0–17
(6:37) AFA – Fagan 16 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–24

Third Quarter: No scoring
Fourth Quarter

(13:45) AFA – Sanders 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–31
(2:40) AFA – Hammond III 5 yard rush, Koehnke kick, AFA 0–38

Passing

SB – Joe Carbone: 5/16, 30 yards, 1 INT
AFA – Arion Worthman: 2/8, 29 yards

Rushing

SB – Donald Liotine: 12 carries, 31 yards
AFA – Joseph Saucier: 10 carries, 71 yards

Receiving

SB – Donavin Washington: 2 receptions, 17 yards
AFA – Marcus Bennett: 1 reception, 25 yards

at Florida Atlantic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Air Force Falcons at Florida Atlantic Owls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	13	7	27
Owls	6	13	6	8	33

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

Date: September 8, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 24,101
Referee: Kevin Boitmann
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Amanda Balionis
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

(10:16) FAU – Rivas 24 yard FG, FAU 0–3
(3:22) FAU – Rivas 34 yard FG, FAU 0–6

Second Quarter

(7:12) FAU – Singletary 36 yard TD rush, Rivas kick, FAU 0–13
(2:50) AFA – Eriksen 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, FAU 7–13
(0:27) FAU – Wright 17 yard TD pass from Robison, Two-Point pass failed, FAU 7–19

Third Quarter

(11:46) AFA – Waguespack 12 yard TD pass from Sanders, Philichi kick, FAU 14–19
(9:40) FAU – Durante 48 yard TD pass from Robison, Rivas kick failed, FAU 14–25
(6:00) AFA – Birdow 7 yard TD rush, Two-Point pass failed, FAU 20–25

Fourth Quarter

(10:41) FAU – Wright 26 yard TD pass from Robison, Two-Point pass, FAU 20–33
(0:50) AFA – Wills 5 yard blocked punt return, Philichi kick, FAU 27–33

Passing

AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 8/13, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FAU – Chris Robison: 33/44, 471, 3 TDs

Rushing

AFA – Cole Fagan: 16 carries, 80 yards
FAU – Devin Singletary: 16 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

AFA – Marcus Bennett: 2 receptions, 87 yards
FAU – Jovon Durante: 12 receptions, 174, 1 TD

at Utah State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2017	W 38–35

Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	14	3	15	32
Aggies	7	14	14	7	42

at Maverik Stadium, Provo, Utah

Date: September 22, 2018
Game time: 8:15 p.m.
Game weather: Clear skies, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 22,720
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

(9:08) USU – Thompson 6 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 0–7

Second Quarter

(13:48) AFA – Sanders 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, Tied 7–7
(7:13) AFA – Fagan 8 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 14–7
(6:18) USU – Bright 4 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, Tied 14–14
(1:02) USU – Vaughns 43 yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick, USU 14–21

Third Quarter

(9:04) USU – Thompson 1 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 14–28
(8:15) USU – Raymond 30 yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick, USU 14–35
(2:48) AFA – Koehnke 31 yard FG, USU 17–35

Fourth Quarter

(13:13) AFA – Remsberg 9 yard TD rush, two-point pass, USU 25–35
(13:00) AFA – Musselman 21 yard fumble return TD, Koehnke kick, USU 32–35
(6:52) USU – Bright 70 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 32–42

Passing

AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 9/17, 125 yards
USU – Jordan Love: 26/38, 356 yards, 2 TDs

Rushing

AFA – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
USU – Gerold Bright: 11 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs

Receiving

AFA – Marcus Bennett: 5 receptions, 74 yards
USU – Ron'Quavion Tarver: 9 receptions, 128 yards

Nevada

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2017	W 45–42

Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	7	0	28
Falcons	0	7	10	8	25

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: September 29, 2018
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 23,707
TV announcers (ESPNews): Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

NEV –
AFA –

Rushing

NEV –
AFA –

Receiving

NEV –
AFA –

Navy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–21	2017	L 45–48

50^th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	0	14	14	7	35

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: October 6, 2018
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 40,175
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

NAVY –
AFA –

Rushing

NAVY –
AFA –

Receiving

NAVY –
AFA –

at San Diego State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–16	2017	L 24–28

Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	2	7	0	8	17
Aztecs	7	7	0	7	21

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 12, 2018
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 25,326
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

AFA –
SDSU –

Rushing

AFA –
SDSU –

Receiving

AFA –
SDSU –

at UNLV

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–6	2017	W 34–30

Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Date: October 20, 2018
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

AFA –
UNLV –

Rushing

AFA –
UNLV –

Receiving

AFA –
UNLV –

Boise State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2017	L 19–44

Boise State Broncos at Air Force Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: October 27, 2018
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

BSU –
AFA –

Rushing

BSU –
AFA –

Receiving

BSU –
AFA –

at Army

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–15–1	2017	L 0–21

52^nd Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Date: November 3, 2018
Game time: 10:00 a.m.
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

AFA –
ARMY –

Rushing

AFA –
ARMY –

Receiving

AFA –
ARMY –

New Mexico

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–14	2017	L 38–56

New Mexico Lobos at Air Force Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: November 10, 2018
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

UNM –
AFA –

Rushing

UNM –
AFA –

Receiving

UNM –
AFA –

at Wyoming

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–25–3	2017	L 14–28

Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

Date: November 17, 2018

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

AFA –
WYO –

Rushing

AFA –
WYO –

Receiving

AFA –
WYO –

Colorado State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–21–1	2017	W 45–28

56^th Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy: Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: November 24, 2018
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Passing

CSU –
AFA –

Rushing

CSU –
AFA –

Receiving

CSU –
AFA –

^[3]

References

↑ https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2018-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx
↑ 2018 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed March 30, 2018.
↑ "Profile of the Air Force Falcons". Winsipedia. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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[2] 2018 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed March 30, 2018.

[3] "Profile of the Air Force Falcons". Winsipedia. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2018 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2018 record	2–4 (0–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (8th season as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Knorr (1st season as coordinator, 3rd stint, 7th overall season)
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2018 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Utah State		2	–	0		5	–	1
Boise State		2	–	1		4	–	2
Colorado State		2	–	1		3	–	4
New Mexico		1	–	1		3	–	3
Air Force		0	–	3		2	–	4
Wyoming		0	–	3		2	–	5
West Division
Hawaii		3	–	0		6	–	2
Fresno State		2	–	0		5	–	1
San Diego State		2	–	0		5	–	1
Nevada		1	–	2		3	–	4
UNLV		0	–	2		2	–	4
San Jose State		0	–	3		0	–	6
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll