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American college football season
The 2021 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by 15th–year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.
Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2020 season 3–3 and 2–2 in Mountain West play. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game.
Preseason
The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.[1]
Mountain
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Boise State |
148 (23)
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2 |
Wyoming |
115 (2)
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3 |
Air Force |
104
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4 |
Colorado State |
72
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5 |
Utah State |
47
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6 |
New Mexico |
39
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West
Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Nevada |
141 (19)
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2 |
San Jose State |
121 (5)
|
3 |
San Diego State |
96
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4 |
Fresno State |
85 (1)
|
5 |
Hawaii |
56
|
6 |
UNLV |
26
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | | Stadium | W 35–14 | 30,012 |
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | | CBS | W 23–3 | 36,997 |
September 18 | 5:30 p.m. | Utah State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| FS2 | L 45–49 | 20,264 |
September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| FS2 | W 31–7 | 19,763 |
October 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | | FS2 | W 38–10 | 13,158 |
October 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| CBSSN | W 24–14 | 24,832 |
October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Boise State | | FS1 | W 24–17 | 34,446 |
October 23 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 San Diego State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| CBSSN | L 14–20 | 23,887 |
November 6 | 9:30 a.m. | vs. Army* | | CBS | L 14–21 OT | 32,537 |
November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | | CBSSN | W 35–21 | 25,550 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Nevada | | FS1 | W 41–39 3OT | 15,206 |
| 1:30 p.m. | UNLV | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| CBSSN | W 48–14 | 18,226 |
| 1:15 p.m. | vs. Louisville* | | ESPN | W 31–28 | 15,251 |
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Personnel
2021 Air Force Falcons football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: September 17, 2021
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
Lafayette
Lafayette at Air Force
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Leopards |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Falcons |
14 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
35 |
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Game attendance: 30,012
- Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
- Referee: Christian Walker
- TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 08:01 | AF | Micah Davis 10–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:53) | AF 7–0 |
00:25 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 7–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49) | AF 14–0 |
| 2 | 09:05 | LAF | Julius Young 23–yard pass from Rent Montie (Micah Pettit kick) (13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16) | AF 14–7 |
03:09 | AF | Micah Davis 16–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick failed) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56) | AF 20–7 |
00:18 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 2–yard run (DeAndre Hughes rush) (7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20) | AF 28–7 |
| 3 | 07:50 | LAF | Selwyn Simpson 3–yard run (Micah Pettit kick) (10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11) | AF 28–14 |
| 4 | 06:10 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 19–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 4:02) | AF 35–14 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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AF –40.5 |
49.5[3]
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Statistics |
Lafayette |
Air Force
|
First downs |
12 |
24
|
Total yards |
287 |
420
|
Rushing yards |
43 |
370
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Passing yards |
244 |
50
|
Turnovers |
2 |
0
|
Time of possession |
25:39 |
34:21
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Lafayette |
Passing |
Aaron Angelos |
10/16, 158 yards
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Rushing |
Jaden Sutton |
7 carries, 38 yards
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Receiving |
Julius Young |
8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
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Air Force |
Passing |
Haaziq Daniels |
3/5, 50 yards
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Rushing |
Brad Roberts |
25 carries, 111 yards
|
Receiving |
Micah Davis |
2 receptions, 27 yards
|
at Navy
Air Force at Navy
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Falcons |
0 |
7 | 7 | 9 |
23 |
Midshipmen |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | 10:36 | NAVY | Bijan Nichols 23–yard field goal (7 plays, 32 yards, 3:32) | NAVY 3–0 |
01:09 | AF | Brad Roberts 3–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (9 plays, 43 yards, 3:26) | AF 7–3 |
| 3 | 00:32 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 28–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (9 plays, 54 yards, 4:09) | AF 14–3 |
| 4 | 13:33 | AF | Team 23–yard safety | AF 16–3 |
09:13 | AF | Brad Roberts 2–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 4:20) | AF 23–3 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
|
AF –6 |
39.5[4]
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Statistics |
Air Force |
Navy
|
First downs |
14 |
6
|
Total yards |
225 |
68
|
Rushing yards |
176 |
36
|
Passing yards |
49 |
32
|
Turnovers |
1 |
3
|
Time of possession |
36:48 |
23:12
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Air Force |
Passing |
Haaziq Daniels |
3/10, 49 yards
|
Rushing |
Brad Roberts |
29 carries, 97 yards, 2 TDs
|
Receiving |
Micah Davis |
1 reception, 27 yards
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Navy |
Passing |
Maasai Maynor |
3/5, 32 yards
|
Rushing |
Xavier Arline |
16 carries, 31 yards
|
Receiving |
Mychal Cooper |
1 reception, 15 yards
|
Utah State
Utah State at Air Force
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Aggies |
7 |
6 | 21 | 15 |
49 |
Falcons |
10 |
14 | 14 | 7 |
45 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:46 | AF | Micah Davis 5–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) | AF 7–0 |
05:34 | AF | Matthew Dapore 15–yard field goal (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11) | AF 10–0 |
01:17 | USU | Calvin Tyler Jr. 1–yard run (Connor Coles kick) (13 plays, 71 yards, 4:12) | AF 10–7 |
| 2 | 10:16 | USU | Brandon Bowling 6–yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick blocked) (11 plays, 92 yards, 3:45) | USU 13–10 |
08:19 | AF | Micah Davis 56–yard pass from Haaziq Daniels (Matthew Dapore kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:55) | AF 17–13 |
00:56 | AF | Dane Kinamon 3–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (16 plays, 75 yards, 6:52) | AF 24–13 |
| 3 | 13:26 | USU | Justin McGriff 24–yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (7 plays, 69 yards, 1:28) | AF 24–20 |
11:17 | AF | Emmanuel Michel 51–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09) | AF 31–20 |
07:48 | USU | Carson Terrell 5–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29) | AF 31–27 |
03:18 | USU | Brandon Bowling 37–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (6 plays, 56 yards, 1:39) | USU 34–31 |
00:52 | AF | Emmanuel Michel 55–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:26) | AF 38–34 |
| 4 | 10:37 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 39–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (4 plays, 50 yards, 1:49) | AF 45–34 |
09:51 | USU | Deven Thompkins 72–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (rush) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:38) | AF 45–42 |
03:54 | USU | Calvin Tyler Jr. 61–yard run (Connor Coles kick) (6 plays, 85 yards, 2:02) | USU 49–45 |
|
Pregame line |
Over/under
|
AF –9 |
54[5]
|
Statistics |
Utah State |
Air Force
|
First downs |
26 |
23
|
Total yards |
628 |
619
|
Rushing yards |
180 |
437
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Passing yards |
448 |
182
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Turnovers |
0 |
2
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Time of possession |
26:01 |
33:59
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Utah State |
Passing |
Logan Bonner |
21/34, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Calvin Tyler Jr. |
19 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs
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Receiving |
Deven Thompkins |
9 receptions, 188 yards, 1 TD
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Air Force |
Passing |
Haaziq Daniels |
6/12, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Emmanuel Michel |
11 carries, 133 yards, 2 TDs
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Receiving |
Micah Davis |
4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
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Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic at Air Force
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Falcons |
14 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
31 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 8:47 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 4–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 4:20) | AF 7–0 |
| 1 | 5:35 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 94–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (1 play, 94 yards, 0:13) | AF 14–0 |
| 2 | 11:48 | AF | Brad Roberts 3–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (14 plays, 82 yards, 7:26) | AF 21–0 |
| 2 | 5:10 | AF | Anthony Rodriguez 23–yard field goal (9 plays, 50 yards, 5:00) | AF 24–0 |
| 2 | 3:42 | FAU | N'Kosi Perry 34–yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick) (4 plays, 74 yards, 1:23) | AF 24–7 |
| 3 | 3:30 | AF | Micah Davis 6–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (12 plays, 97 yards, 6:39) | AF 31–7 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
|
AF –3.5 |
54[6]
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Statistics |
Florida Atlantic |
Air Force
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First downs |
10 |
24
|
Total yards |
219 |
516
|
Rushing yards |
141 |
446
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Passing yards |
78 |
70
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Turnovers |
1 |
0
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Time of possession |
19:03 |
40:57
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Florida Atlantic |
Passing |
N'Kosi Perry |
11/33, 78 yds, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Johnny Ford |
8 car, 66 yds
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Receiving |
Jequan Burton |
2 rec, 28 yds
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Air Force |
Passing |
Haaziq Daniels |
2/4, 70 yds
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Rushing |
Haaziq Daniels |
17 car, 164 yds, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Brandon Lewis |
1 rec, 46 yds
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at New Mexico
Air Force at New Mexico
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Falcons |
7 |
17 | 7 | 7 |
38 |
Lobos |
0 |
0 | 7 | 3 |
10 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
|
AF –11.5 |
45.5[7]
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Statistics |
Air Force |
New Mexico
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First downs |
24 |
14
|
Total yards |
441 |
226
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Rushing yards |
408 |
47
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Passing yards |
33 |
179
|
Turnovers |
0 |
3
|
Time of possession |
41:53 |
18:07
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Air Force |
Passing |
Haaziq Daniels |
1/2, 33 yards
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Rushing |
Brad Roberts |
28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Brandon Lewis |
1 Reception, 33 yards
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New Mexico |
Passing |
Terry Wilson |
14/23, 179 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Aaron Dumas |
3 carries, 15 yards
|
Receiving |
Luke Wysong |
3 receptions, 70 yards
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Wyoming
Wyoming at Air Force
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1 |
2 | Total |
Cowboys |
|
|
0 |
Falcons |
|
|
0 |
|
Pregame line |
Over/under
|
AF –6 |
47[8]
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Statistics |
Wyoming |
Air Force
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Wyoming |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Boise State
Air Force at Boise State
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1 |
2 | Total |
Falcons |
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|
0 |
Broncos |
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0 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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N/A |
N/A
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Statistics |
Air Force |
Boise State
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Boise State |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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No. 22 San Diego State
San Diego State at Air Force
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1 |
2 | Total |
No. 22 Aztecs |
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0 |
Falcons |
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|
0 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
|
N/A |
N/A
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Statistics |
San Diego State |
Air Force
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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San Diego State |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs. Army
Pregame line |
Over/under
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N/A |
N/A
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Statistics |
Army |
Air Force
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Army |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Colorado State
Air Force at Colorado State
(Rivalry)
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1 |
2 | Total |
Falcons |
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|
0 |
Rams |
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0 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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N/A |
N/A
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Statistics |
Air Force |
Colorado State
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Colorado State |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Nevada
Air Force at Nevada
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons |
0 |
17 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
Wolf Pack |
3 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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N/A |
N/A
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Statistics |
Air Force |
Nevada
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Nevada |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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UNLV
UNLV at Air Force
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1 |
2 | Total |
Rebels |
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0 |
Falcons |
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0 |
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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N/A |
N/A
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Statistics |
UNLV |
Air Force
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First downs |
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Total yards |
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Rushing yards |
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Passing yards |
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Turnovers |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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UNLV |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Air Force |
Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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