2022 Air Force Falcons football team

2022 Air Force Falcons football
2022 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Baylor
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (14th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Knorr (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Brad Roberts; Isaac Cochran; Haaziq Daniels; TD Blackmon; Vince Sanford;
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Boise State xy	8	–	0	10	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Wyoming	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Colorado State	3	–	5	3	–	9
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	5	–	3	7	–	6
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	10
Nevada	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the MW's Mountain Division. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons defeated Baylor. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Altitude	W 48–17	31,180
September 10	1:30 p.m.	Colorado*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBS	W 41–10	33,647
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 14–17	18,277
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FS1	W 48–20	20,506
October 1	10:00 a.m.	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 13–10	36,947
October 8	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	FS1	L 27–34	19,105
October 15	8:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	W 42–7	23,847
October 22	5:00 p.m.	Boise State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 14–19	25,254
November 5	9:30 a.m.	vs. Army*	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX (Lockheed Martin Commanders Classic, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 13–7	33,912
November 12	1:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 35–3	20,827
November 19	7:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FS2	W 24–12	20,121
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 13–3	25,223
December 22	5:30 p.m.	vs. Baylor*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–15	43,875
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV													RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Preseason

Departures

These players graduated at the conclusion of the 2021–22 academic year and as such left the team following the previous season.


Name	Position	Height (ft. & in.)	Weight (lb.)
Tre Bugg III	DB	6'0"	180
Jordan Jackson	DT	6'4"	285
Dalton King	TE	6'3"	215
Brandon Lewis	WR	5'9"	175
Demonte Meeks	ILB	6'1"	240
Ben Mercer	C	6'0"	280
Corvan Taylor	DB	6'2"	205
Hawk Wimmer	OL	6'4"	330

NFL draft

One player from the team was selected in the 2022 NFL draft prior to this season.

Name	Position	Selected by	Round	Pick
Jordan Jackson	DT	New Orleans Saints	6	194

Game summaries

Northern Iowa

Air Force Falcons (0–0) vs. No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 (FCS) Panthers	3	0	0	14	17
Falcons	14	13	14	7	48

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: September 3, 2022
Game time: 11:00 a.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 31,180
Referee: David Alvarez
TV: Altitude
ESPN – Air Force rushes for 582 yards, 5 TDs in 48-17 win over UNI^[2] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – UNI (0-1, 0-0) -VS- Air Force (1-0, 0-0)^[3]

Game information

First quarter

(09:28) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 80-yard pass to Dane Kinamon, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:50; Air Force 7–0
(04:46) UNI FG – Matthew Cook 28-yard field goal
Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:42; Air Force 7–3
(03:59) AF TD – Dane Kinamon 71-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47; Air Force 14–3

Second quarter

(09:31) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 30-yard field goal
Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:53; Air Force 17–3
(05:47) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 33-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:35; Air Force 20–3
(00:20) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 12-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 3:11; Air Force 27–3

Third quarter

(14:10) AF TD – Brad Roberts 71-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Air Force 34–3
(00:02) AF TD – Jensen Jones 1-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 17 plays, 96 yards, 10:58; Air Force 41–3

Fourth quarter

(11:13) AF TD – Jalen Johnson 80-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:51; Air Force 48–3
(08:45) UNI TD – Theo Day 10-yard pass to Logan Wolf, Matthew Cook kick
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Air Force 48–10
(06:54) UNI TD – Theo Day 14-yard pass to Sergio Morancy, Matthew Cook kick
Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:07; Air Force 48–17

Passing

UNI – Theo Day: 20/32, 286, 2 TD, 1 INT
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 3/6, 109 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

UNI – Dom Williams: 11 carries, 45 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 8 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

UNI – Deion McShane: 5 receptions, 66 yards
AF – Dane Kinamon: 1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD

Defense

UNI – Korby Sander: 11 total tackles (6 solo, 5 assisted)
AF – Trey Taylor: 8 total tackles (6 solo, 2 assisted), 1 pass break-up

Statistics	UNI	AF
First downs	21	23
3rd down efficiency	2–8	7–11
4th down efficiency	0–0	0–0
Plays–yards	56–405	68–691
Rushes–yards	24–119	62–582
Passing yards	286	109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–32–1	3–6–0
Penalties–yards	2–15	5–21
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	24:58	35:02

Colorado

Air Force Falcons (1–0) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	10	0	0	10
Falcons	13	7	7	14	41

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 33,647
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV: CBS
ESPN – FB Roberts scores 3 TDs, Air Force routs Colorado 41-10^[4] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Colorado (0-2, 0-0) -VS- Air Force (2-0, 0-0)^[5]

Game information

First quarter

(14:27) AF TD – Brad Roberts 14-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 1 plays, 14 yards, 0:04; Air Force 7–0
(09:42) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 54-yard field goal
Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:49; Air Force 10–0
(00:17) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 47-yard field goal
Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:04; Air Force 13–0

Second quarter

(12:55) AF TD – Brad Roberts 20-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:55; Air Force 20–0
(10:55) CU TD – Deion Smith 25-yard rush, Cole Becker kick
Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:53; Air Force 20–7
(00:41) CU FG – Cole Becker 41-yard field goal
Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:15; Air Force 20–10

Third quarter

(02:31) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 1-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:34; Air Force 27–10

Fourth quarter

(11:12) AF TD – Brad Roberts 46-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 1 plays, 46 yards, 0:12; Air Force 34–10
(08:45) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 11-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:03; Air Force 41–10

Passing

CU – J.T. Shrout: 5/21, 51 yards, 1 INT
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 1/5, 8 yards

Rushing

CU – Deion Smith: 11 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 24 carries, 174 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

CU – Daniel Arias: 2 receptions, 36 yards
AF – Dane Kinamon: 1 reception, 8 yards

Defense

CU – Quinn Perry: 17 total tackles (9 solo, 8 assisted), 1 tackle for loss
AF – Michael Mack II: 6 total tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted), 1 pass break-up

Statistics	CU	AF
First downs	8	25
3rd down efficiency	1–11	4–12
4th down efficiency	0–2	1–2
Plays–yards	53–162	75–443
Rushes–yards	32–111	70–435
Passing yards	51	8
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	5–21–1	1–5–0
Penalties–yards	4–40	3–25
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	21:38	38:22

At Wyoming

Air Force Falcons (2–0) at Wyoming Cowboys (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	7	7	14
Cowboys	3	7	0	7	17

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

Date: September 16, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 18,277
Referee: Michael Vandervelde
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – Swen's late TD run pushes Wyoming over Air Force 17-14^[6] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Air Force (2-1, 0-1) -VS- Wyoming (3-1, 1-0)^[7]

Game information

First quarter

(07:28) WYO FG – John Hoyland 20-yard field goal
Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:32; Wyoming 7–0

Second quarter

(07:21) WYO TD – Andrew Peasley 14-yard pass to Treyton Welch, John Hoyland kick
Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:23; Wyoming 10–0

Third quarter

(07:45) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 9-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:15; Wyoming 10–7

Fourth quarter

(09:58) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 41-yard pass to Cade Harris, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:55; Air Force 14–10
(06:06) WYO TD – Titus Swen 5-yard rush, John Hoyland kick
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Wyoming 17–14

Passing

AF – Haaziq Daniels: 7/14, 101 yards, 2 TD
WYO – Andrew Peasley: 18/23, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

AF – John Lee Eldridge III: 13 carries, 104 yards
WYO – Titus Swen: 19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

AF – Cade Harris: 2 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
WYO – Joshua Cobbs: 6 receptions, 45 yards

Defense

AF – Michael Mack II: 8 total tackles (7 solo, 1 assisted)
WYO – Cole Godbout: 9 total tackles (4 solo, 5 assisted), 1 tackle for loss

Statistics	AF	WYO
First downs	14	18
3rd down efficiency	6–13	6–11
4th down efficiency	1–1	0–0
Plays–yards	54–272	58–342
Rushes–yards	40–171	35–180
Passing yards	101	162
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	7–14–0	18–23–1
Penalties–yards	0–0	3–20
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:26	30:34

Nevada

Air Force Falcons (2–1) vs. Nevada Wolf Pack (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	0	13	20
Falcons	10	14	17	7	48

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: September 23, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 20,506
Referee: Tuta Salaam
TV: FS1
ESPN – Roberts, Brittain spark Air Force in 48-20 win over Nevada^[8] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Nevada (2-3, 0-1) -VS- Air Force (3-1, 1-1)^[9]

Game information

First quarter

(04:36) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 41-yard field goal
Drive: 17 plays, 48 yards, 9:02; Air Force 3–0
(02:11) AF TD – Ben Brittain 80-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, 0:10; Air Force 10–0

Second quarter

(12:16) NEV TD – Nate Cox 10-yard rush, Matthew Killam kick
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; Air Force 10–7
(09:17) AF TD – Brad Roberts 27-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Air Force 17–7
(00:47) AF TD – Brad Roberts 1-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:08; Air Force 24–7

Third quarter

(11:54) AF TD – Brad Roberts 9-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:06; Air Force 31–7
(05:44) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 51-yard field goal
Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:52; Air Force 34–7
(00:25) AF TD – Emmanuel Michel 26-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:45; Air Force 41–7

Fourth quarter

(13:17) NEV TD – Toa Taua 40-yard rush, Matthew Killam kick
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Air Force 41–14
(03:35) AF TD – Aiden Calvert 6-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:42; Air Force 48–14
(02:52) NEV TD – Toa Taua 6-yard rush, Matthew Killam PAT failed
Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:33; Air Force 48–20

Passing

NEV – Nate Cox: 12/20, 130
AF – Ben Brittain: 1/1, 80 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

NEV – Toa Taua: 7 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 20 carries, 123 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

NEV – Jamaal Bell: 3 receptions, 65 yards
AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD

Defense

NEV – Drue Watts: 11 total tackles (7 solo, 4 assisted), 1 tackle for loss
AF – Alec Mock: 8 total tackles (5 solo, 3 assisted), 0.5 tackle for loss

Statistics	NEV	AF
First downs	11	30
3rd down efficiency	4–9	10–15
4th down efficiency	0–0	3–3
Plays–yards	38–242	78–541
Rushes–yards	18–112	75–461
Passing yards	130	80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–20–0	1–3–0
Penalties–yards	4–30	5–50
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	16:19	43:41

Navy

Navy Midshipmen (1–2) vs. Air Force Falcons (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	3	0	7	10
Falcons	10	0	0	3	13

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: October 1, 2022
Game time: 10:00 a.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 36,947
Referee: Nate Black
TV: CBS
ESPN – Air Force finds struggling run game late, beats Navy 13-10^[10] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Navy (1-3, 1-1) -VS- Air Force (4-1, 1-1)^[11]

Game information

First quarter

(13:36) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 67-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Air Force 7–0
(04:17) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 23-yard field goal
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:25; Air Force 10–0

Second quarter

(00:00) NAVY FG – Daniel Davies 37-yard field goal
Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 0:34; Air Force 10–3

Third quarter

No Scoring

Fourth quarter

(10:50) NAVY TD – Tai Lavatai 5-yard rush, Daniel Davies kick
Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:20; Tied 10–10
(04:14) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 22-yard field goal
Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:36; Air Force 13–10

Passing

NAVY – Tai Lavatai: 11/20, 129 yards
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 6/8, 156 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

NAVY – Tai Lavatai: 12 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 23 carries, 108 yards

Receiving

NAVY – Jayden Umbarger: 4 receptions, 71 yards
AF – David Cormier: 3 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

Defense

NAVY – Rayuan Lane III: 9 total tackles (7 solo, 2 assisted)
AF – Alec Mock: 13 total tackles (2 solo, 11 assisted), 1.5 tackle for loss

Statistics	NAVY	AF
First downs	13	16
3rd down efficiency	4–13	3–11
4th down efficiency	0–1	0–0
Plays–yards	56–243	55–356
Rushes–yards	36–114	47–200
Passing yards	129	156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–20–0	6–8–0
Penalties–yards	5–38	5–45
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

At Utah State

At UNLV

Boise State

Navy Midshipmen (4–2) vs. Air Force Falcons (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	9	0	0	19
Falcons	0	7	0	7	14

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: October 22, 2022
Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 25,254
Referee: Christian Watson
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – Jeanty, Dalmas help Boise St. hold off Air Force, 19-14^[12] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Boise St. (5-2, 4-0) -VS- Air Force (5-3, 2-3)^[13]

Game information

First quarter

(05:14) BSU TD – Ashton Jeanty 1-yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick
Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:16; Boise State 7–0
(02:38) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 42-yard field goal
Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:11; Boise State 10–0

Second quarter

(13:26) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 29-yard field goal
Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:36; Boise State 13–0
(09:40) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 51-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:30; Boise State 16–0
(06:18) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 15-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; Boise State 16–7
(01:49) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 39-yard field goal
Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:29; Boise State 19–7

Third quarter

No Scoring

Fourth quarter

(09:15) AF TD – Brad Roberts 3-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:38; Boise State 19–14

Passing

BSU – Taylen Green: 16/24, 227 yards, 1 INT
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 4/8, 96 yards

Rushing

BSU – Ashton Jeanty: 15 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 25 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

BSU – Eric McAlister: 1 reception, 44 yards
AF – Zac Larrier: 1 reception, 37 yards

Defense

BSU – Ezekiel Noa: 7 total tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted), 1 pass break-up
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 9 total tackles (5 solo, 5 assisted)

Statistics	BSU	AF
First downs	17	14
3rd down efficiency	5–13	6–14
4th down efficiency	1–1	0–1
Plays–yards	64–342	59–271
Rushes–yards	40–115	50–175
Passing yards	227	96
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–24–1	4–9–0
Penalties–yards	9–70	4–22
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Vs. Army

Air Force Falcons (5–3) vs. Army Black Knights (3–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	7	3	13
Black Knights	0	7	0	0	7

at Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Date: November 5, 2022
Game time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 33,912
Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (Play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (Analyst) & Sherree Burruss (Sideline)
ESPN – Air Force secures 1st Commander-in-Chief's trophy since 2016^[14] /// Box Score, Air Force vs. Army^[15] /// Army Pregame Notes^[16] /// Air Force Pregame Notes^[17] /// Postgame Notes^[18]

Game information

First quarter

(00:19) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 35-yard field goal
Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:06; Air Force 3–0

Second quarter

(06:24) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:31; Army 7–3

Third quarter

(09:32) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 17-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:48; Air Force 10–7

Fourth quarter

(12:06) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 26-yard field goal
Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, 8:48; Air Force 13–7

Passing

AF – Haaziq Daniels: 6/13, 98 yards, 1 INT
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 4/14, 67 yards, 1 INT

Rushing

AF – Brad Roberts: 33 carries, 135 yards
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 21 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

AF – David Cormier: 4 receptions, 89 yards
ARMY – Isaiah Alston: 2 receptions, 34 yards

Defense

AF – Michael Mack II: 6 total tackles (4 solo, 2 assisted), 1 pass break-up
ARMY – Marquel Broughton: 10 total tackles (8 solo, 2 assisted), 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception

Statistics	AF	ARMY
First downs	18	8
3rd down efficiency	6–14	4–14
4th down efficiency	0–0	1–3
Plays–yards	66–324	49–145
Rushes–yards	53–226	35–78
Passing yards	98	67
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–13–1	4–14–1
Penalties–yards	5–40	4–20
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:49	25:11

New Mexico

Air Force Falcons (6–3) vs. New Mexico Lobos (2–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	3	0	3
Falcons	14	0	14	7	35

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: November 12, 2022
Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 20,827
Referee: Mikeg Cuttone
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – Roberts, Daniels lead way as Air Force runs over New Mexico^[19] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – New Mexico (2-8, 0-6) -VS- Air Force (7-3, 3-3)^[20]

Game information

First quarter

(11:36) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 65-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:21; Air Force 7–0
(01:47) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 10-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 7:40; Air Force 14–0

Second quarter

No Scoring

Third quarter

(10:30) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 33-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30; Air Force 21–0
(05:12) UNM FG – Luke Drzewiecki 39-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:08; Air Force 21–3
(00:30) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 37-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:42; Air Force 28–3

Fourth quarter

(11:12) AF TD – Jensen Jones 9-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:11; Air Force 35–3

Passing

UNM – Justin Holaday: 10/21, 128 yards
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 2/2, 42 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

UNM – Christian Washington: 7 carries, 24 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 29 carries, 163 yards

Receiving

UNM – Duece Jones: 3 receptions, 49 yards
AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD

Defense

UNM – Cody Moon: 14 total tackles (5 solo, 9 assisted)
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 6 total tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted), 1.5 tackle for loss

Statistics	UNM	AF
First downs	8	23
3rd down efficiency	4–13	7–15
4th down efficiency	0–2	4–4
Plays–yards	46–172	72–463
Rushes–yards	25–44	70–421
Passing yards	128	42
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–21–0	2–2–0
Penalties–yards	4–27	6–40
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:11	37:49

Colorado State

Air Force Falcons (7–3) vs. Colorado State Rams (2–8)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	6	6	12
Falcons	7	10	7	0	24

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: November 19, 2022
Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 20,121
Referee: Tuta Salaam
TV: FS2
ESPN – Roberts, Air Force run past Colorado State 24-12^[21] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Colorado St. (2-9, 2-5) -VS- Air Force (8-3, 4-3)^[22]

Game information

First quarter

(02:35) AF TD – DeAndre Hughes 11-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 9:24; Air Force 7–0

Second quarter

(02:36) AF TD – Brad Roberts 34-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:04; Air Force 14–0
(00:00) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 44-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:26; Air Force 17–0

Third quarter

(04:03) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 4-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:34; Air Force 24–0
(00:37) CSU TD – Clay Millen 28-yard pass to Tory Horton, 2-pt conversion failed
Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:46; Air Force 24–6

Fourth quarter

(05:17) CSU TD – Clay Millen 21-yard pass to Jordan Williams, 2-pt conversion failed
Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:10; Air Force 24–12

Passing

CSU – Clay Millen: 19/24, 179, 2 TD
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 0/2, 0 yards

Rushing

CSU – Avery Morrow: 8 carries, 42 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 37 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

CSU – Jaylen Thomas: 6 receptions, 49 yards
AF – No Air Force receiving

Defense

CSU – Dequan Jackson: 11 total tackles (7 solo, 4 assisted)
AF – TD Blackmon: 8 total tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted)

Statistics	CSU	AF
First downs	15	22
3rd down efficiency	2–9	7–16
4th down efficiency	1–3	4–5
Plays–yards	46–244	73–359
Rushes–yards	22–65	71–359
Passing yards	179	0
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–24–0	0–2–0
Penalties–yards	3–15	4–25
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:31	37:29

At San Diego State

Air Force Falcons (8–3) at San Diego State Aztecs (7–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	3	3	13
Cowboys	0	0	3	0	3

at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA

Date: November 26, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. PT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 25,223
Referee: Steve Baron
TV: CBSSN
ESPN – SRoberts has 187 yards; Air Force beats San Diego St. 13-3^[23] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Air Force (9-3, 5-3) -VS- San Diego State (7-5, 5-3)^[24]

Game information

First quarter

(12:27) AF TD – Brad Roberts 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Air Force 7–0

Second quarter

No Scoring

Third quarter

(12:04) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 30-yard field goal
Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 2:06; Air Force 10–0
(09:12) SDSU FG – Jack Browning 26-yard field goal
Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:44; Air Force 10–3

Fourth quarter

(09:03) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 32-yard field goal
Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:40; Air Force 13–3

Passing

AF – Haaziq Daniels: 1/2, 14 yards
SDSU – Jalen Mayden: 16/31, 188 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

AF – Brad Roberts: 35 carries, 187 yards, 1 TD
SDSU – Jordan Byrd: 6 carries, 13 yards

Receiving

AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 14 yards
SDSU – Brionne Penny: 3 receptions, 63 yards

Defense

AF – Jayden Goodwin: 7 total tackles (3 solo, 4 assisted), 1 pass break-up
SDSU – Michael Shawcroft: 12 total tackles (9 solo, 3 assisted), 1 sack, 2 tackle for loss

Statistics	AF	SDSU
First downs	14	8
3rd down efficiency	4–17	0–10
4th down efficiency	1–2	1–1
Plays–yards	69–285	46–187
Rushes–yards	66–271	15– -1
Passing yards	14	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	1–3–0	16–31–1
Penalties–yards	4–30	8–49
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	39:13	20:47

Vs. Baylor (Armed Forces Bowl)

Air Force Falcons (9–3) vs. Baylor Bears (6–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	7	0	8	15
Falcons	9	0	14	7	30

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

Date: December 22, 2022
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 13 °F (−11 °C) • Wind: N at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: N/A
Referee: Jeremy Valentine
TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (Play-by-play), Dustin Fox (Analyst), & Lauren Sisler (Sideline)
ESPN – Air Force beats Baylor 30-15 in chilly Armed Forces Bowl^[25] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Baylor (6-7, 4-5) -VS- Air Force (10-3, 5-3)^[26] /// 9News – Air Force tops Baylor Bears in sub-zero Armed Forces Bowl^[27] /// Baylor Lariat – Frozen in time: 2022 Armed Forces Bowl one of coldest bowl games ever^[28]

Game information

First quarter

(5:20) AF TD – Brad Roberts 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick blocked
Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:44; Air Force 6–0
(01:13) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 37-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:05; Air Force 9–0

Second quarter

(00:05) BU TD – Blake Shapen 8-yard pass to Hal Presley, John Mayers kick
Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:35; Air Force 9–7

Third quarter

(12:28) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:32; Air Force 16–7
(02:29) AF TD– Haaziq Daniels 15-yard pass to Caleb Rillos, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:21; Air Force 23–7

Fourth quarter

(12:40) AF TD – Brad Roberts 1-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick
Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:15; Air Force 30–7
(03:34) BU TD – Blake Shapen 14-yard pass to Gavin Holmes, Blake Shapen 2-pt rush
Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 0:41; Air Force 30–15

Passing

BU – Blake Shapen: 11/23, 188 yards, 2 TD
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 4/7, 103 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

BU – Craig Williams: 7 carries, 25 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 37 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

BU – Jaylen Ellis: 1 reception, 57 yards
AF – Amari Terry: 1 reception, 68 yards

Defense

BU – Matt Jones: 10 total tackles (9 solo, 1 assisted)
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 9 total tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted), 1 pass break-up

Statistics	BU	AF
First downs	11	20
3rd down efficiency	0–11	8–16
4th down efficiency	3–6	2–5
Plays–yards	49–230	74–379
Rushes–yards	28–42	67–267
Passing yards	188	103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–23–0	4–7–0
Penalties–yards	5–27	2–20
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	19:57	40:03

Personnel

Coaching staf

Name	Position(s)	Season	College
Marc Bacote	Tight ends coach	1st	James Madison
Jake Campbell	Slot backs coach	11th	Air Force
Troy Calhoun	Head coach	16th	Air Force
Ari Confesor	Wide receivers coach	4th	Holy Cross
Tim Horton	Running backs coach	2nd	Arkansas
Tim Horton	Special teams coordinator	2nd	Arkansas
Charlie Jackson	Assistant head coach	1st	Air Force
Charlie Jackson	Defensive backs coach	1st	Air Force
Brian Knorr	Defensive coordinator	11th	Air Force
Brian Knorr	Inside linebackers coach	11th	Air Force
Ken Lamendola	Outside linebackers coach	1st	Air Force
Steed Lobotzke	Offensive line coach	8th	Air Force
Matt McGettigan	Strength & conditioning coach	16th	Luther
Alex Means	Defensive line coach	5th	Air Force
Brett Skene	Assistant offensive line coach	2nd	Air Force
Brett Skene	Specialists coach	2nd	Air Force
Mike Thiessen	Offensive coordinator	16th	Air Force
Mike Thiessen	Quarterbacks coach	16th	Air Force
Nick Toth	Safeties coach	1st	Ohio
E. J. Whitlow	Defensive ends coach	1st	Findlay

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