2007 Armed Forces Bowl
| 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Amon G. Carter Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Announcers Dan Fouts, Tim Brant, and Todd Harris | | |||||||||||||||||
The 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was a post-season
The Golden Bears began the 2007 season as a favorite to contend for the
Game summary
The Golden Bears came out for the game without
First quarter
The Golden Bears struggled early against the Falcons. The Bears had trouble in the early going of the game adjusting to the Falcons triple option offense and unpredictable line formations. Golden Bears quarterback Nate Longshore started in the first quarter, but was hampered by the absence of DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan. Longshore completed 5 of 8 passes for 36 yards in the first quarter.
Second quarter
As Cal coach
Third quarter
Air Force quarterback Sean Carney suffered a gruesome lower body injury in the third quarter on a running play and did not return. Backup Shea Smith, who had not played all year, replaced Carney. The Falcons were limited to a pair of field goals, while Robert Jordan caught a pass for a touchdown and Justin Forsett ran in for one.
Fourth quarter
Forsett rushed for another in the fourth quarter, as did Riley. Air Force was limited to field goals until they capitalized on a botched kickoff return to score a touchdown with just over two minutes left, but failed to recover an onside kick.
Aftermath
Carney finished with one touchdown pass and 108 yards rushing. Alongside Carney, Falcons running back Jim Ollis also eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark with 101, while Forsett had 140. Riley completed 269 passing yards and was the game MVP. Cal ended the 2007 season with its first win in four games, while handing Air Force their first loss in four games.
References
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- ^ Fox, David (December 13, 2007). "Rivals.com Bowl Viewer's Guide". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
- ^ "Armed Forces Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 2008. p. 33. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "ncaafootball.com - Bowl Schedules/Results". Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2009.