2019 Air Force Falcons football team

2019 Air Force Falcons football
2019 Air Force Falcons football
Cheez-It Bowl champion
Cheez-It Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Washington State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 22
Record	11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Jeremy Fejedelem; Mosese Fifita; Donald Hammond III; Scott Hattok; Jordan Jackson; Kyle Johnson
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force	7	–	1	11	–	2
Utah State	6	–	2	7	–	6
Wyoming	4	–	4	8	–	5
Colorado State	3	–	5	4	–	8
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy	5	–	3	10	–	5
San Diego State x	5	–	3	10	–	3
Nevada	4	–	4	7	–	6
San Jose State	2	–	6	5	–	7
UNLV	2	–	6	4	–	8
Fresno State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Wuerffel Trophy^[1]	Isaiah Sanders	QB	SR
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year^[2]	Mosese Fifita	DL	SR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.^[3]

Mountain
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	122 (17)
2	San Diego State	106 (3)
3	Nevada	74
4	Hawaii	67 (1)
5	UNLV	51
6	San Jose State	21

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Falcons had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team, both from the defensive side of the ball.^[4]

Defense

Jordan Jackson – DL

Jeremy Fejedelem – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 p.m.	Colgate*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 48–7	33,101
September 14	11:00 a.m.	at P12N	W 30–23 ^OT	49,282
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 19–30	36,498
September 27	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 41–24	24,786
October 5	1:30 p.m.	at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )	CBSSN	L 25–34	37,957
October 12	5:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 43–24	22,544
October 19	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy)	CBSSN	W 56–26	23,757
October 26	8:15 p.m.	Utah State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 31–7	19,248
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 17–13	41,401
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram−Falcon Trophy)	ESPN2	W 38–21	24,914
November 23^{Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM}	ESPN3	W 44–22	13,844
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Stadium on Facebook	W 20–6	21,425
December 27	8:15 p.m.	vs. ESPN	W 31–21	34,105
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[5]^[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	First year position	First year Air Force	Alma Mater
Troy Calhoun	Head coach	2007	2007¹	Air Force (1989)
Offensive staff
Mike Thiessen	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	2014 / 2015	2004	Air Force (2001)
Jake Campbell	Offensive backs	2012	2012²	Air Force (1996)
Ari Confesor	Wide weceivers	2019	2019	Holy Cross (2004)
Jordan Eason	Asst. offensive line	2018	2016	Air Force (2013)
Steed Lobotzke	Offensive line	2016	2015³	Air Force (1992)
Ben Miller	Running backs / special teams coordinator	2012 / 2010	2007⁴	Air Force (2002)
Jonathan Wallace	Tight ends	2019	2019	Auburn (2015)
Defensive staff
John Rudzinski	Defensive coordinator / secondary	2018 / 2015	2010⁵	Air Force (2005)
Terrance Jamison	Defensive line	2019	2019	Wisconsin (2009)
Brian Knorr	Outside linebackers	2019	2018⁶	Air Force (1986)
Alex Means	Asst. defensive line	2018	2017⁷	Air Force (2013)
Capt. Andre Morris	Defensive asst.	2019	2017⁸	Air Force (2011)
Ron Vanderlinden	Inside linebackers	2014	2014	Albion (1978)
Chip Vaughn	Secondary	2018	2018	Wake Forest (2009)
Strength and conditioning staff
Matt McGettigan	Head football strength & conditioning	2007	2007	Luther (Iowa) (1987)
Support staff
Steve Senn	Director of recruiting	2017	2007⁹	Air Force (1990)
Col. Meg Martin	NCAA faculty representative
Maj. Leotis Palmer	Administrative assistant
Kyra Shea	Office manager
Chris Miller	Video operations
Mitch Browning	Recruiting support
Jess Souza	Associate A.D., events
Dan Siermine	Associate A.D., equipment
Darren Hain	Equipment manager
Casey Green	Stadium manager
Jeff Cosky	Football operations
Jerry McGinty	Human performance
Ernie Sadelmyer	Athletic training
Erik Kozlowski	Athletic training
Mark Peters	Athletic training
Derek Fitts	Athletic training
Jessica Achatz	Athletic training
Jack Braley	Athletic training

Troy Calhoun also served as a graduate assistant in 1989 and assistant coach for the varsity and junior varsity teams from 1993 to 1994 at Air Force.
Jake Campbell also served as a graduate assistant at the Air Force Prep School in 1996.
Steed Lobotzke also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 1993.
Ben Miller also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force from 2002 to 2003.
John Rudzinski also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force from 2005 to 2007.
Brian Knorr also served as an assistant coach for the varsity and junior varsity teams from 1992 to 1994 and as a linebackers/safeties/assistant head coach from 2005 to 2007 at Air Force.
Alex Means also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 2014.
Capt. Andre Morris also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 2011.
Steve Senn also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 1991.

Source:^[7]

Roster

The Air Force football roster prior to 2019 fall camp (as of July 17, 2019):^[8]

(please note that the Air Force football team rarely lists freshman players on their official roster)

2019 Air Force Falcons roster

Quarterback

4 Isaiah Sanders, Senior (6'2, 210)
5 Donald Hammond III, Junior (6'2, 220)
12 Warren Bryan, Sophomore (6'1, 205)
16 Mike Schmidt, Senior (6'3, 205)

Running back

19 Nolan Eriksen, Senior (5'9, 195)
22 Joshua Stoner, Junior (5'8, 195)
23 Jakeem Patrick, Sophomore (6'0, 230)
24 Kadin Remsberg, Junior (5'9, 185)
25 Christian Mallard, Senior (5'9, 215)
27 Ben Peterson, Junior (5'8, 175)

Fullback

32 Matthew Murla, Junior (6'0, 225)
33 Taven Birdow, Senior (6'1, 220)
34 Timothy Jackson, Sophomore (6'3, 190)
43 Colton Parton, Senior (5'11, 225)
44 Omar Fattah, Sophomore (5'11, 225)

Wide receiver

7 Geraud Sanders, Senior (6'2, 210)
9 David Cormier, Sophomore (6'3, 225)
10 Brandon Lewis, Sophomore (5'9, 165)
13 Luke Bohenek, Junior (6'3, 205)
14 Logan Mann, Sophomore (6'0, 175)
29 Amari Terry, Sophomore (5'7, 180)
80 Daniel Morris, Junior (6'2, 200)
83 Jake Spiewak, Sophomore (6'4, 200)

Tight end

81 Lesley Dalger, Senior (6'4, 235)
82 Rhett Harms, Junior (6'3, 225)
85 Luke Miller, Junior (6'4, 225)
87 Kade Waguespack, Senior (6'2, 225)

Offensive Lineman

53 Joe Moore, Sophomore (6'1, 240)
56 Britton Beasley, Junior (6'1, 300)
57 Elijah Woolum, Senior (6'4, 275)
61 Scott Hattok, Senior (6'5, 280)
62 Hawk Wimmer, Sophomore (6'4, 320)
63 Clark Daniel, Junior (6'3, 290)
64 Kyle Krepsz, Junior (6'1, 280)
64 Jacob Miller, Sophomore (6'3, 265)
66 Nolan Laufenberg, Junior (6'3, 295)
67 Kris Campbell, Sophomore (6'1, 300)
68 Christopher Mitchell, Senior (6'2, 265)
69 Wolfgang Rehbock, Senior (6'3, 285)
70 Nicholas Noyen, Junior (6'0, 265)
71 Benjamin Mercer, Sophomore (6'0, 270)
72 Connor Vikupitz, Senior (6'3, 275)
73 Isaac Cochran, Sophomore (6'5, 300)
74 Rhett Myers, Senior (6'4, 255)
75 Colin Marquez, Senior (6'3, 280)
76 Adam Jewell, Junior (6'2, 255)
77 Parker Ferguson, Junior (6'5, 280)

Defensive Lineman

49 Christopher Herrera, Sophomore (6'5, 255)
86 Michael Purcell, Junior (6'4, 235)
91 Jared Bair, Senior (6'3, 260)
92 Nokoa Pauole, Sophomore (6'2, 275)
94 Jordan Jackson, Junior (6'5, 270)
95 Kolby Barker, Junior (6'4, 240)
96 Joey Woodring, Junior (5'11, 275)
97 Kaleb Nunez, Junior (6'1, 270)
98 Kyler Ehm, Senior (6'3, 285)
99 Mosese Fifita, Senior (6'1, 330)

Specialist

15 Charlie Scott, Senior (6'1, 195)
92 Jake Koehnke, Senior (6'0, 180)
93 Tevye Schuettpelz−Rohl, Sophomore (5'10, 185)

Linebacker

8 Lakota Wills, Junior (6'3, 235)
26 Vince Sanford, Sophomore (6'1, 200)
30 Grant Donaldson, Junior (6'3, 225)
32 Grant Young, Sophomore (6'0, 225)
35 Christopher Musselman, Senior (6'2, 220)
37 Thadius Blackmon, Sophomore (6'1, 230)
38 Demonte Meeks, Junior (6'1, 235)
40 Kyle Johnson, Senior (6'0, 220)
41 Price Morgan, Senior (6'3, 220)
44 Parker Noren, Junior (6'2, 210)
45 Brandon Gooding, Sophomore (6'5, 220)
47 Nathan King, Senior (6'1, 220)
48 Jake Ksiazek, Senior (6'2, 230)

Defensive back

2 Jeremy Fejedelem, Senior (5'10, 185)
3 Milton Bugg III, Junior (6'0, 175)
4 James Jones IV, Senior (6'2, 195)
6 Zane Lewis, Senior (6'1, 190)
9 Valentino Espinoza, Junior (6'0, 195)
11 Damani Hansford, Junior (5'9, 180)
12 DeAndre Hughes, Sophomore (5'8, 162)
14 Grant Theil, Senior (6'1, 195)
17 Colby Raphiel, Junior (6'0, 200)
20 Benjamin Waters, Senior (6'1, 205)
22 Garrett Kauppila, Senior (6'3, 215)
23 Rodney Hidgon, Sophomore (5'10, 170)
28 David Eure, Sophomore (5'11, 191)
29 Elijah Palm, Junior (5'9, 195)
31 Elisha Palm, Junior (5'8, 185)
39 Matthew Anderson, Junior (6'2, 195)

Long snapper

46 Conner Kirkegaard, Junior (6'0, 205)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	24	22
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	23
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Colgate

Colgate Raiders at Air Force Falcons

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	7	0	7
Falcons	7	28	13	0	48

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: August 31, 2019
Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 33,101
Referee: Mike Cuttone
TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play) & Al Groh (analyst)
ESPN – Hammond leads way with 3 TDs, Air Force beats Colgate 48–7^[9] /// Box Score, Colgate at Air Force^[10] /// Pregame Notes^[11] /// Postgame Notes^[12]

Game information

First Quarter

(10:55) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:42; Air Force 7–0

Second Quarter

(12:11) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 17-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46; Air Force 14–0
(07:46) AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:00; Air Force 21–0
(02:08) AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 6-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:06; Air Force 28–0
(01:57) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Air Force 35–0

Third Quarter

(11:23) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 41–0
(03:53) AFA TD – Nolan Eriksen 8-yard rush, Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick
Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:09; Air Force 48–0
(00:09) GATE TD – Nick Gill 13-yard pass from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi kick
Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:37; Air Force 48–7

Fourth Quarter: No scoring

Passing

GATE – Grant Breneman: 9/16, 81 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 1/1, 41 yards

Rushing

GATE – Malik Twyman: 14 carries, 48 yards
AFA – Taven Birdow: 9 carries, 80 yards

Receiving

GATE – Nick Diaco: 2 receptions, 29 yards
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 1 reception, 41 yards

At Colorado

Air Force Falcons at Colorado Buffaloes

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Falcons	6	14	0	3	7	30
Buffaloes	10	0	0	13	0	23

at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

Date: September 14, 2019
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
P12N): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Chad Brown (analyst) & Camryn Irwin (color)
ESPN – Remsberg scores in OT, Air Force beats Colorado 30–23^[13] /// Box Score, Air Force at Colorado^[14] /// Pregame Notes^[15] /// Postgame Notes^[16]

Game information

First Quarter

(09:37) COLO TD – Lavis Shenault 42-yard pass from Steven Montez, James Stefanou kick
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Colorado 7–0
(07:23) COLO FG – James Stefanou 36-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:17; Colorado 10–0
(04:03) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 32-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick failed
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; Colorado 10–6

Second Quarter

(10:27) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:05; Air Force 13–10
(06:37) AFA TD – Ben Waters 81-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:44; Air Force 20–10

Third Quarter: No scoring
Fourth Quarter

(10:23) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 47-yard field goal
Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 8:35; Air Force 23–10
(06:09) COLO TD – Dimitri Stanley 13-yard pass from Steven Montez, James Stefanou kick blocked
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Air Force 23–16
(00:28) COLO TD – Lavis Shenault 2-yard rush, James Stefanou kick
Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 3:53; Tied 23–23

Overtime

AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 25-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00; Air Force 30–23

Passing

AFA – Donald Hammond III: 7/12, 155 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
COLO – Steven Montez: 26/43, 220 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

AFA – Kadin Remsberg: 23 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
COLO – Jaren Mangham: 10 carries, 56 yards

Receiving

AFA – Ben Waters: 2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
COLO – Lavis Shenault: 8 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

At Boise State

Air Force Falcons at No. 20 Boise State Broncos

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	10	3	6	19
No. 20 Broncos	0	10	7	13	30

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

Date: September 20, 2019
Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 36,498
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Jim Mora (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
ESPN – Big 2nd half leads No. 20 Boise State past Air Force 30–19^[17] /// Box Score, Air Force at No. 20 Boise State^[18] /// Pregame Notes^[19] /// Postgame Notes^[20]

Game information

First Quarter: No scoring
Second Quarter

(14:55) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 8-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:11; Air Force 7–0
(12:01) BSU TD – CT Thomas 36-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick
Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:46; Tied 7–7
(05:53) BSU FG – Eric Sachse 40-yard field goal
Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:11; Boise State 10–7
(00:00) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 30-yard field goal
Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 5:53; Tied 10–10

Third Quarter

(06:29) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal
Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:55; Air Force 13–10
(00:34) BSU TD – John Bates 28-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick
Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:51; Boise State 17–13

Fourth Quarter

(08:30) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 10-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick blocked
Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:24; Boise State 23–13
(04:35) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 10-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick
Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:42; Boise State 30–13
(02:27) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick blocked
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Boise State 30–19

Passing

AFA – Donald Hammond III: 6/11, 83 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
BSU – Hank Bachmeier: 19/26, 263 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

AFA – Taven Birdow: 18 carries, 67 yards
BSU – Robert Mahone: 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

AFA – Geraud Sanders: 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
BSU – CT Thomas: 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans at Air Force Falcons

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	0	14	24
Falcons	7	14	13	7	41

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: September 27, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 24,786
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (analyst)
ESPN – Hammond leads Air Force over San Jose State 41–24^[21] /// Box Score, San Jose State at Air Force^[22] /// Pregame Notes^[23] /// Postgame Notes^[24]

Game information

First Quarter

(10:50) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; San Jose State 7–0
(04:57) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:53; Tied 7–7

Second Quarter

(08:43) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 64-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Air Force 14–7
(03:13) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:59; Air Force 21–7
(00:48) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal
Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; Air Force 21–10

Third Quarter

(12:05) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Air Force 27–10
(10:10) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:53; Air Force 34–10

Fourth Quarter

(07:48) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 9:19; Air Force 41–10
(03:51) SJSU TD – Andre Crump 30-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Air Force 41–17
(00:52) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 6-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick
Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:43; Air Force 41–24

Passing

SJSU – Josh Love: 19/35, 198 yards
AFA – Donald Hammond III: 5/9, 131 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

SJSU – Nick Nash: 11 carries, 62 yards
AFA – Taven Birdow: 25 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

SJSU – Tre Walker: 6 receptions, 69 yards
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

At Navy

48th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	3	16	25
Midshipmen	0	14	7	13	34

at

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: October 5, 2019

Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E 5-10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 37,957
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Navy stuns Air Force 34–25^[25] /// Box Score, Air Force at Navy^[26] /// Pregame Notes^[27] /// Postgame Notes^[28]

Game information

F;First Quarter

(03:09) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 42-yard field goal
Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:14; Air Force 3–0

Second Quarter

(13:24) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:44; Navy 7–3
(07:39) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:52; Navy 14–3
(02:17) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 40-yard field goal
Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:22; Navy 14–6

Third Quarter

(12:34) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 49-yard field goal
Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:26; Navy 14–9
(06:36) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 20-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:17; Navy 21–9

Fourth Quarter

(13:26) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 26-yard field goal
Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; Navy 21–12
(07:38) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:48; Navy 21–19
(03:15) AF TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Donald Hammond III pass failed
Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:42; Air Force 25–21
(00:23) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Navy 28–25
(00:00) NAVY TD – Tony Brown 8-yard fumble return
Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Navy 34–25

Passing

AF – Donald Hammond III: 10/25, 205 yards, 1 INT
NAVY – Malcolm Perry: 5/7, 144 yards

Rushing

AF – Donald Hammond III: 12 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
NAVY – Malcolm Perry: 23 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

AF – Benjamin Walters: 4 receptions, 128 yards
NAVY – Mychal Cooper: 3 receptions, 90 yards

Fresno State

Fresno State Bulldogs at Air Force Falcons

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	0	0	24
Falcons	7	15	7	14	43

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: October 12, 2019
Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 22,544
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) & Ashley Holder (sideline)
ESPN – Hammond's 2 TD runs help Air Force beat Fresno State 43–24^[29] /// Box Score, Fresno State at Air Force^[30] /// Pregame Notes^[31] /// Postgame Notes^[32]

Game information

First Quarter

(11:24) FS TD – Derrion Grim 4-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick
Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:36; Fresno State 7–0
(10:07) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 53-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Tied 7–7
(03:51) FS TD – Emoryie Edwards 7-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Fresno State 14–7

Second Quarter

(11:48) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:03; Tied 14–14
(09:32) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 26-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick
Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:12; Fresno State 21–14
(02:55) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 3-yard rush, Donald Hammond III rush
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Air Force 22–21
(00:07) FS FG – Cesar Silva 47-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:48; Fresno State 24–22

Third Quarter

(08:18) AF TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:38; Air Force 29–24

Fourth Quarter

(13:16) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:33; Air Force 36–24
(12:22) AF TD – Kyle Johnson 24-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 43–24

Passing

FS – Jorge Reyna: 20/27, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
AF – Donald Hammond III: 2/3, 81 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

FS – Ronnie Rivers: 9 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
AF – Timothy Jackson: 20 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

FS – Emoryie Edwards: 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
AF – Benjamin Waters: 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD

At Hawaii

Air Force Falcons at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	7	21	56
Rainbow Warriors	3	17	0	6	26

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

Date: October 19, 2019
Game time: 5:00 p.m. HST
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ENE 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 23,757
Referee: Steve Baron
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (analyst)
ESPN – Schmidt accounts for 4 TDs, Air Force beats Hawaii 56–21^[33] /// Box Score, Air Force at Hawaii^[34] /// Pregame Notes^[35] /// Postgame Notes^[36]

Game information

First Quarter

(09:46) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 41-yard field goal
Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:14; Hawaii 3–0
(06:09) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 7–3

Second Quarter

(14:35) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Air Force 14–3
(13:44) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 59-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick
Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:46; Air Force 14–10
(13:33) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 75-yard pass from Mike Schmidt, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Air Force 21–10
(06:19) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 27-yard field goal
Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:14; Air Force 21–13
(03:34) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:43; Air Force 28–13
(02:04) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 5-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick
Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:30; Air Force 28–20

Third Quarter

(07:19) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 10-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:41; Air Force 35–20

Fourth Quarter

(14:54) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 10-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Cole McDonald pass failed
Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 2:27; Air Force 35–26
(13:37) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 61-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Air Force 42–26
(07:49) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 18-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:32; Air Force 49–26
(04:01) AF TD – Milton Bugg III 92-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 56–26

Passing

AF – Mike Schmidt: 5/6, 147 yards, 1 TD
HAW – Cole McDonald: 34/52, 404 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

AF – Mike Schmidt: 14 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD
HAW – Cole McDonald: 10 carries, 41 yards

Receiving

AF – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
HAW – Jared Smart: 11 receptions, 140 yards

Utah State

Utah State Aggies at Air Force Falcons

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	7	0	7
Falcons	0	17	7	7	31

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: October 26, 2019
Game time: 8:15 p.m.
ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) & Taylor McGregor (sideline)
ESPN – Jackson, Remsberg power Air Force past Utah State 31–7^[37] /// Box Score, Utah State at Air Force^[38] /// Pregame Notes^[39] /// Postgame Notes^[40]

Game information

First Quarter: No scoring
Second Quarter

(11:55) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Air Force 7–0
(06:36) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:00; Air Force 14–0
(00:00) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 57-yard field goal
Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:01; Air Force 17–0

Third Quarter

(11:49) USU TD – Siaosi Mariner 27-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Air Force 17–7
(03:17) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 9-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:53; Air Force 24–7

Fourth Quarter

(10:06) AF TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick
Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:21; Air Force 31–7

Passing

USU – Jordan Love: 14/23, 114 yards, 1 TD
AF – Donald Hammond III: 1/5, 16 yards

Rushing

USU – Gerold Bright: 6 carries, 24 yards
AF – Timothy Jackson: 25 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

USU – Siaosi Mariner: 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD
AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 24 yards

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