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1 Air Force Academy Falcon Football Athletic Communications / 2169 Field House Dr./USAF Academy, CO / (719) / goairforcefalcons.com General Information Location:...Colorado Springs, CO Enrollment:...4,000 Founded: Nickname:...Falcons Colors (PMS):...Blue (287), Silver (877) Stadium:...Falcon Stadium Capacity:...46,692 Surface:...FieldTurf Conference:...Mountain West Superintendent:...Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson Athletic Director:...Dr. Hans Mueh Athletic Phone: Ticket Manager:...Connor Kruggel Ticket Phone: Website:...goairforcefalcons.com Air Force Coaching Staff Name, Position (year at Air Force) Troy Calhoun, Head Coach (8th) Jake Campbell, Asst. Off. Backfield (3rd) Tim Cross, Defensive Line (1st) Clay Hendrix, Assoc. HC/Offensive Line (8th) Matt McGettigan, Strength/Conditioning (8th) Ben Miller, RBs/Special Teams Coord. (8th) Jake Moreland, Tight Ends (3rd) Blane Morgan, Quarterbacks (12th) Lt. Col. Steve Pipes, Asst. DL (3rd) John Rudzinski, Secondary/Recruiting (5th) Steve Russ, Asst. HC/Def. Coord/DBs (3rd) Mike Thiessen, Offensive Coord./WRs (8th) Ron Vanderlinden, Inside LBs (1st) Matt Weikert, Outside LBs (8th) Capt. Ross Weaver, Asst. OL (1st) On the field: Calhoun, Campbell, Cross, Hendrix, Miller, Morland, Russ, Thiessen, Vanderlinden. In the press box: Rudzinski, Morgan, Weikert, Pipes, Weaver. Game 9 Air Force (6-2, 2-2) at UNLV (2-7, 1-4) Saturday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m. PT, Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800), Las Vegas, NV BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION: Mountain West Network/Campus Insiders Ray Crawford (play-by-play), Doug Chapman (analyst) RADIO: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO; The Fan in Denver; goairforcefalcons.com Jim Arthur (play-by-play), Jesse Kurtz (analyst) THE BREAKDOWN Category Air Force UNLV Overall Record: Conference Record: Streak:...W 2 L 2 Rankings:...NR NR Last Week:...W 23-6 at Army L vs. New Mexico Next Week:...vs. Nevada (11/15) at BYU Conference:...Mountain West Mountain West Nickname:...Falcons Rebels Location:...Colorado Springs, CO Las Vegas, NV Head Coach:...Troy Calhoun Bobby Hauck Alma Mater (Year):...Air Force, 1989 (Montana, 1988) Career Record: (8th year) (5 years) Record at School:...Same (12 years) Record vs. Opponent: WHAT TO WATCH FOR... Air Force won a record 19th Commander-in-Chief s Trophy with its victory at Army last week. Air Force looks to snap a two-game losing streak to UNLV this week. The Rebels defeated Air Force, 41-21, last season in Falcon Stadium and in Las Vegas in 2012, the last time to two played at UNLV. Air Force has won two straight and five of the last six games overall with the only loss at Utah State. Air Force is playing two straight and three of four on the road. A victory this week vs. UNLV would give Air Force its third road victory of the season which would be the most since winning three in Air Force is 2-2 on the road this season. Air Force has the most improved scoring defense in the country, improving by 17.9 points per game over last season. The team s improvement is 4.3 points better than the next closest team (UAB) Air Force Schedule Day Date Time Opponent (TV) Result Notes Sat. Aug. 30 Noon Nicholls State (ESPN3) W Jacobi Owens runs for 233 yards; AFA has 539 yards rushing Sat. Sept. 6 8:15 p.m. at Wyoming*(ESPNU) L Kale Pearson throws for career-high 226 yards Sat. Sept p.m. at Georgia State (ESPN3) W Falcons roll up 539 total yards; 315 rushing and 224 passing Sat. Sept OPEN Sat. Sept p.m. Boise State* (CBSSN) W Western Steelhammer ties school record with three interceptions Sat. Oct. 4 1:30 p.m. Navy (CBSSN) W Falcons throw for four TDs; Pearson has three, including clincher Sat. Oct. 11 8:15 p.m. at Utah State*(ESPNU) L Kale Pearson returns from injury to throw for 169 yards Sat. Oct. 18 1:30 p.m. New Mexico* (ROOT) W Fullbacks run for 136 yards, 3 TDs; team now 4-0 at home Sat. Oct OPEN Sat. Nov. 1 TBA at Army (CBS) W 23-6 Air Force wins its record 19th Commander-in-Chief s Trophy Sat. Nov. 8 1 p.m. at UNLV* (MWN#) Air Force leads series 13-6; Rebels have won two straight Sat. Nov. 15 Noon Nevada* (ROOT) Seires tied 1-1; Nevada won thriller, 45-42, last season Fri. Nov. 21 6:30 p.m. at San Diego State* (CBSSN) Air Force leads series 19-13; SDSU have won four straight Fri. Nov. 28 1:30 p.m. Colorado State* (CBSSN) Air Force leads series ; have won eight of last 10 *-Mountain West game / Times are local to site / ESPN Net ESPN Networks / # - MW Network (produced by Campus Insiders)

2 Media Information SIMPLE GUIDELINES: Ease of access that prioritizes each cadet s academics and rehabilitative treatment; make sure freshman and sophomore cadets have ample chance during the first half of the semester to acclimate with their class schedules and military squadrons; and simple to follow cadets during and intercollegiate athletics. PRACTICES Air Force Football Practices: The United States Air Force Academy prefers open football practices. Open practices allow faculty, media and our service members a chance to be in the midst of drills led by our coaches and performed by the cadets. In the bigger scope this access provides the opportunity to observe the training of officer candidates during an Academy mission element. Open practice guidelines include refraining of scouting for an opponent or reporting during practices to include injuries or tactics. Cell Phone Use: Out of respect for those attending or participating in practices, while on the practice field during workouts please silence cell phones. If you need to take or make a call, please exit the field before doing so. Video/Photography: Video and photography during practices can be done by those who are first cleared through the Air Force Academy Media Relations staff. July 31-August 22 video and photos can be taken during pre-practice and periods 1-5 each day. Starting August 25, video and photographers cleared through the Air Force Academy Media Relations staff may shoot film during pre-practice and periods 1-5 on Mondays and Tuesdays. Player and Coaches Availability: Open practices make it very easy to observe team members during athletic activities at the Air Force Academy. Player interviews prioritize each cadet s academic, military, squadron and leadership obligations in addition to any needed physical rehabilitation/treatment. Because treatment time may be necessary, players must physically complete the previous practice or game. Juniors and Seniors: From July 31-August 12 (prior to the start of the fall semester), seniors and juniors will be accessible on the field after all practices. Seniors will also be available before practice on Tuesday August 5 and August 12. From August up to eight juniors or seniors will be available following Monday, Wednesday and Saturday practices. On Tuesdays up to eight seniors will be available before practice. Starting August 25 eight junior or senior cadets will be accessible on Mondays on the field immediately after practice. Tuesdays eight others will be available before practice from 1-1:45 pm. Sophomores: Sophomores are available after games, after all practices from August 2-12, and every Tuesday starting October 14 (after middle of semester) before practice from 1-1:45. Freshmen: Freshmen are available after games and every Tuesday starting October 14th (after prog/middle of semester) before practice from 1:15-1:45. Coaches: All coaches are available immediately on the field after practice from July 31 through August 22 and each Monday beginning August 25. Coach Calhoun will also be available before practice at 2 p.m. in the Air Force Academy media room on Tuesdays during his weekly press conference. WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Falcon Talk with Troy Calhoun presented by People s Bank will air throughout the 2014 season from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs. The show is done live at Back East Grill in Monument, Colo. and hosted by KVOR s Jim Arthur. Show dates: Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Nov. 26. AIR FORCE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights from each game, plus post-game interviews from head coach Troy Calhoun and select players will be available on the Air Force FTP website. Instructions to download follow: ftp://ftp.dvidshub.net/ login: MEDIAREPS (Case Sensitive) password: DVIDS (Case Sensitive) Click on Sports Folder then enter the USAFA Football Sub-Folder COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Mountain West Conference football. Access and download weekly game notes, photos, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its nine member schools throughout the season. Apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox.com. Air Force Weekly Schedule (UNLV Week) Monday (11/3) Practice, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. Up to eight players (juniors and seniors only) and Coach Calhoun and assistants after practice. (Media Room open until 5 p.m.) Tuesday (11/4) Players available 1-1:45 p.m. Up to eight junior and senior players (different from Monday s group), as well as freshmen and sophomores that played in the previous week s game available from 1-1:45 p.m. in the media room. Requests must be coordinated one day in advance. (Media Room open until 5 p.m.) Weekly Press Teleconference Coach Calhoun available at 2 p.m. Cadet Field House media room Media can contact athletic communications office for call-in number. Practice, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday (11/5) Practice, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. No player or coach availability. Thursday (11/6) Practice, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. No player or coach availability Friday (11/7) No practice No player or coach availability. Saturday (11/8) Air Force at UNLV Saturday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m. PT Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800), Las Vegas, NV Post-Game Players and coach Calhoun available for post-game interviews following 10-minute cooling-off period in the media room at the south end of the field. Air Force players and coaches are NOT available as they are leaving the field. Sunday (11/9) No practice No player or coach availability. Media Contacts Troy Garnhart, assoc. AD/communications Office: Cell: troy.garnhart@usafa.edu Dave Toller, asst. AD/media relations Office: Cell: dave.toller@usafa.edu Nick Arseniak, assistant director Office: Cell: nicholas.arseniak@usafa.edu Falcon Stadium Press Box Phone Air Force Football 2

3 Game Center THE SERIES Air Force and UNLV meet for the 20th time overall and 19th time as conference foes. Air Force leads the overall series, 13-6, and has a 13-5 mark in conference games. The Falcons are 7-2 at home and 6-4 at UNLV in the series. UNLV has won back-to-back games in the series, including last year s win in Falcon Stadium. Prior to UNLV s wins, the Falcons had won five straight and nine of the last 10. UNLV defeated Air Force, 38-35, the last time the two played in Las Vegas in The teams first played in 1981 in Las Vegas. UNLV won the game, UNLV (A) AFA (A) AFA (H) AFA (A) AFA (H) UNLV (A) UNLV (H) AFA (A) AFA 24-7 (H) AFA (A) AFA 42-7 (H) UNLV (A) AFA (H) AFA (A) AFA (H) AFA (A) AFA (H) UNLV (A) UNLV (H) (H/A) is for AFA LAST SEASON VS. UNLV: UNLV defeated Air Force, 41-21, in a Thursday night game in Falcon Stadium. Tim Cornett rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Rebels, who had 471 total yards including 330 rushing. Cornett scored on a 22-yard run on UNLV s first possession and Caleb Herring scored a pair of touchdowns to give the Rebels a 20-0 lead in the first quarter. Cornett scored twice more in the second to give the Rebels a commanding halftime lead. Air Force got as close as with a touchdown run from D.J. Johnson, but Cornett sealed it with a TD in the final minutes. Air Force finished with 298 total yards, including 228 rushing. Anthony LaCoste led the Falcons with 75 yards rushing on 15 carries. LAST TIME AT UNLV: UNLV came from behind to defeat Air Force, 38-35, in Las Vegas, Nev. The Falcons opened the game with a Mike DeWitt one-yard run to take a 7-0 lead. Following a Tim Cornett touchdown run to tie the score, Cody Getz scored on a 12-yard run to give the Falcons a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. UNLV added a field goal before Broam Hart scored his first-career touchdown on a two-yard run to make it Bradley Randle added a score for UNLV before Ty MacArthur set up a late secondquarter touchdown with a 58-yard catch. Connor Dietz scored on the next play with just 10 seconds left before halftime to push the lead to UNLV outscored Air Force, 21-7, in the second half and took the lead for good on another Randle touchdown run late in the third quarter. UNLV pushed its lead to when Nick Sherry hit William Vea with a touchdown pass with 6:56 left. Dietz added a touchdown run with 4:41 left to make up the final margin. The Falcons got the ball back with just under a minute remaining, but were unable to drive into scoring range. TIES TO UNLV: Air Force sophomore running back Jacobi Owens is a native of Las Vegas, Nev. He attended Centennial High School where he lettered three years in football and track. His high school football coach was Leon Evans. AIR FORCE LAST WEEK: Air Force defeated Army, 23-6, at West Point to secure its record 19th Commander-in-Chief s Trophy. Kale Pearson threw for a pair of touchdowns to Garrett Griffin and the defense held the Black Knights to just 169 total yards, including only 122 rushing. Army entered the game fourth nationally in rushing with a per-game average. Army opened the scoring with a field goal to take a 3-0 first quarter lead. The Falcons answered with the first of three Will Conant field goals to tie the game at 3-3 early Statistical Comparisons 8 Games 9 Games Category Air Force Opponent UNLV Opponent Points/Gm 237/ / / /36.0 First downs (R-P-Pen) 175 ( ) 139 ( ) 183 ( ) 220 ( ) Rushing (#-Yds) 485-2, , , ,411 Rushing avg Passing (C-A-I) Passing yards 1,207 1,799 2,248 2,098 Pssing avg Total off. (#-Yds) 617-3, , , ,509 Avg. Yd.s/play Total off. Avg Punting (#-Avg) Fumbles-lost Penalties-yds rd downs 46% (61-132) 32% (36-112) 38% (56-146) 42% (61-144) Possession time 32:03 27:57 27:31 32:29 Last Season vs. UNLV UNLV 41, Air Force 21 Nov. 21, Falcon Stadium Team Final UNLV Air Force Scoring UNLV: Cornett 22 run (Kohorst blocked), 1/11:56 UNLV: Herring 1 run (Kohorst kick), 1/4:29 UNLV: Herring 6 run (Kohorst kick), 1/1:47 UNLV: Cornett (Kohorst kick), 2/9:47 AF: Ludowig 31 pass from Romine (Conant kick), 2/8:59 UNLV: Cornett 3 run (Kohorst kick blocked), 2/3:47 AF: Hart 1 run (Conant kick), 2/0:08 AF: Johnson 1 run (Conant kick), 3/5:18 UNLV: Cornett 46 run (Davis pass Herring), 4/2:03 Team Statistics UNLV AF First Downs (R-P-Pen) 30 (20-8-2) 17 (14-3) NET Rushing Att-Yds Yards Lost Rushing Yds Gained Rushing NET PASSING YARDS Passing (C-A-I) TOTAL OFFENSE Avg. Per Play Fumbles Penalties Punts (#-Avg) Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Fumble Returns Possession Time 35:50 24:10 Third Downs Fourth Downs Sacks By: Attendance: 29,898 Individual Statistics Rushing (Att-Yds-TD): AF - LaCoste ; Lee ; Gagliano ; Rushing ; Romine ; Hart 6-8-1; Brown 1-6-0; Johnson UNLV - Cornett ; Herring ; Murray-Lawrence ; Smith 1-1-0; Team 1-(-1)-0. Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD): AF - Romine ; Roberts (-2)-0. UNLV - Herring Receiving (Att-Yds-TD): AF - Ludowig ; Brown ; Gagliano ; Hancock 1-(-2)-0. UNLV - Davis ; Williams ; Mataele ; Barnhill 1-8-0; Sullivan 1-7-0; Cornett 1-4-0; Murray-Lawrence Tackle Leaders (UT-AT-TT): AF - Pierce ; Jones ; Walker ; Proctor ; Spears 1-5-6; Watson 3-2-5; McHenry 3-2-5; Wharton 2-3-5; Harris 1-4-5; Timmerman 1-1-2; DeCoud 1-1-2; Healy 1-1-2; Linn 1-1-2; Ladipo 1-0-1; Cannon 1-0-1; Team 1-0-1; Batts 0-1-1; Fisher 0-1-1; Beschel UNLV - Maka 6-3-9; Vinal 6-1-7; Vea 5-1-6; Philippi 4-2-6; Sparkman 3-2-5; Klorman 1-4-5; Sanitoa 3-1-4; Gaston 2-2-4; Garrick 2-2-4; Horsey 3-0-3; Vaesau 2-1-3; Hasson, Tim 1-2-3; Ehlert 1-1-2; Hasson, Tajh Air Force Football 3

4 in the second quarter. Conant hit his second field goal to give the Falcons the lead for good, 6-3, at halftime. The Falcons opened the second half with the first Pearson to Griffin connection, a 54 yard touchdown to take a 13-3 lead. Air Force extended its lead to 16-3 with Conant s third field goal, a 50-yard boot midway through the third quarter. Following an Army field goal to cut the lead to 16-6 late in the third quarter, the Falcons put the game away with the second Pearson to Griffin touchdown connection on fourth-and-goal from the Army two yard line. Pearson hit eight of 12 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns while Jacobi Owens rushed for a game-high 118 yards on 27 carries to record his fourth-career 100-yard game. Air Force finished with 383 total yards and 35:59 time of possession. The defense was led by Jordan Pierce, who recorded a team-high 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Air Force had 8.0 tackles for loss in the game, including 4.0 sacks for 24 yards. Team Notes Air Force secures a record 19th Commander-in-Chief s Trophy with the win over Army. The Falcons have won three of the last five titles. Air Force has a series-best record in CIC competition. Air Force improves to overall vs. Army, including a mark in West Point. The Falcons are now in Commander-in-Chief s Trophy games vs. Army, including a mark in West Point. Air Force has won 16 of the last 18 vs. Army overall. Air Force improves to 4-0 this season vs. non-conference opponents, including a 2-0 mark on the road. Air Force improves to 2-0 this season following an open week. The Falcons defeated Boise State, 28-14, in Falcon Stadium on Sept. 27 following their other open week. Air Force is 3-4 following an open week under head coach Troy Calhoun. Air Force led at the half, 6-3, to mark the sixth time this season the team s had the halftime lead. Individual Notes Junior WR Garrett Brown extended his team-best streak of games with at least one reception to 14 games which dates back to last season. Senior PK Will Conant kicked three field goals to tie a career high. He also hit three vs. Utah State earlier this season. Conant is 13 of 14 this season and 24 of 27 in his career. His.889 career field goal percentage is the best in Air Force history. This marks the fifth time this season Conant has kicked multiple field goals in a game. Conant hit from 50 yards in the third quarter to tie a school record for career 50-plus yard field goals with five. Conant is tied with Dave Lawson, who also hit five from Junior TE Garrett Griffin caught two passes 56 yards and a career-best two touchdowns. He scored his first touchdown on a career-long catch of 54 yards to score the first touchdown of the game. Griffen s second touchdown was from two yards out on fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter. His previous long reception was 48 yards vs. Navy earlier this season. Senior OLB Spencer Proctor recorded a career-high three tackles for loss. Proctor has recorded 5.5 tackles for loss his last two games, as his previous career high was 2.5 in Air Force s last game vs. New Mexico. Senior LB Jordan Pierce led the Falcons in tackles for the fifth time this season with 10 total, including a team-best six unassisted. The 10-plus tackles marks the fifth time this season he s had double figures in tackles. Sophomore Jacobi Owens rushed for a team-best 118 yards on a career-high 27 carries to lead the rushing attack. The 100-plus yard game is his fourth this season. The Falcons are 4-0 as a team when he rushes for 100 yards. FALCONS PICK UP THREE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS: Senior kicker Will Conant and junior tight end Garrett Griffin each earned player of the week awards for their efforts in Air Force s 23-6 win at Army last week. Conant was named Mountain West special teams player of the week and collegefootballperformance.com honorable mention kicker of the week honors. Griffin earned collegefootballperformance.com honorable mention tight end of the week. Conant tied a career high with three field goals, including a 50-yarder, along with hitting two extra points. In addition, he punted three times with a long of 58 and two downed at the 20. Griffin scored a career-high two touchdowns on catches of 54 and two yards. His two-yard TD catch sealed the game for the Falcons. AIR FORCE TOPS SERVICES ACADEMIES/CONFERENCE IN GSR: Air Force has a graduation success rate of 93, according to the latest data from the NCAA. The Falcons have the highest GSR in the Mountain West and among the three service academies. Essentially, that translates to over 90 percent of the recruited varsity athletes that entered the Academy during the four year period of (i.e., Classes of 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011) either graduated from the Academy or left academically eligible GSR Ratings Mountain West Service Academies # School GSR # School GSR 1. Air Force Air Force Utah State Army Boise State Navy Colorado State Nevada 73 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division Team MW All Games Colorado State Boise State Utah State Air Force Wyoming New Mexico West Division Team MW All Games Nevada San Diego State San Jose State Fresno State Hawai i UNLV THIS WEEK S GAMES Friday, Nov. 7 Utah State at Wyoming, ESPN2, 6 p.m. MT Saturday, Nov. Air Force at UNLV, MW Network, 1 p.m. PT Idaho at San Diego State, ROOT/MWN, 3:30 p.m. PT Boise State at New Mexico, CBS SN, 5 p.m. MT Hawai i at Colorado State, ESPNU, 5 p.m. MT San José State at Fresno State, CBS SN, 7:30 p.m. PT LAST WEEK S RESULTS Air Force 23, Army 6 New Mexico 31, UNLV 28 Colorado State 38, San Jose State 31 Nevada 30, San Diego State 14 Wyoming 45, Fresno State 17 Utah State 35, Hawai i 14 MW COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Football Contacts Javan Hedlund, associate commissioner (Primary football contact) Office: Cell: jhedlund@themw.com Katie Cavender, assistant commissioner (Secondary football contact) Office: Cell: kcavender@themw.com Katie Cavender, assistant commissioner Office: Cell: kmelcher@themw.com Air Force Football 4

5 Air Force Team Notes OFFENSIVE NOTES Air Force is second in the MW and 11th in the nation in rushing with a average. Air Force has led the time of possession battle in seven games this season and has a 32:03 mark on the season which ranks fourth in the MW and 27th nationally. The Falcons have scored in 28 of 32 quarters this season. Air Force is first in the MW and tied for 11th nationally in sacks allowed with eight. Air Force is fourth in the conference and 63rd nationally in scoring at 29.6 points per game. The Falcons are third in the conference and 60th nationally in total offense with a average. Air Force scored 35 unanswered points from the second quarter until the final minutes vs. Nicholls. The Falcons averaged 7.4 yards per carry in the season opener. Air Force s 539 rushing yards vs. Nicholls is the 10th most in school history and most since getting 595 vs. Tennessee State in the 539 yards were the best in the nation in week one. Air Force had 539 total yards at Georgia State, 315 rushing and 224 passing. Air Force had 364 total yards vs. Navy, a balanced attack of 198 yards rushing and 166 yards passing. Air Force threw for four touchdowns vs. Navy, the most since throwing for four vs. UNLV in Air Force held the ball for 35:59 and ran 23 more plays at Army. DEFENSIVE NOTES The Falcons rank third in the MW and 35th nationally in scoring defense with a 22.1 average. The Falcons have held five opponents to 21 points or less (Nicholls, 16; Wyoming, 17; Boise State, 14; Navy, 21; Army, 6). Air Force is fourth in the MW and 45th nationally in rushing defense with an average of Air Force is third in the MW and ranks 25th nationally in sacks with The Falcons had just 14 sacks all of last season. Air Force held Army to just 169 total yards, including 122 rushing... The Black Knights entered the game ranked fourth nationally in rushing with a per-game average. The Falcons recorded a season-high six three-and-out possessions against Army and held the Black Knights to a 1-12 performance on third-down conversions. Air Force held Army without a touchdown, its first game holding a service academy without a touchdown on the road since 1994 at Army, Air Force had eight tackles for loss, including four quarterback sacks vs. Army, totally 34 yards. Air Force held Navy to just 251 yards rushing, including just 63 in the second half... The Mids entered the game second nationally in rushing with a average. Air Force forced a then-season-high four three-and-out possession vs. Navy, including three in the second half when the Mids were held to 135 total yards. Air Force held Boise State scoreless in the first half, marking the first time its held a conference opponent scoreless in the first half since leading New Mexico, 35-0, Oct. 29, Air Force forced seven turnovers vs. Boise State (5 INTs, 2 fumbles) which is the most since forcing seven vs. Wyoming on Sept. 19, Air Force had five interceptions vs. Boise State which is the most since getting six vs. Houston Dec. 31, 2009 in the Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force forced seven punts and one three-and-out vs. Nicholls and eight punts and three three-and-outs at Wyoming. Air Force held Wyoming to just seven first-half points, the lowest in a half vs. a MW opponent since holding Hawai i scoreless in the second half in Air Force allowed just 263 total yards vs. Nicholls, the fewest since allowing 162 vs. Hawai i in The Falcons allowed just 63 yards rushing vs. Nicholls, the fewest since Hawai i had 37 in Air Force recorded its first safety since 2008 when Weston Steelhammer had a sack in the end zone vs. Nicholls. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES The Falcons are fifth in the MW and 57th nationally in net punting with a 37.8 mark. Air Force punted just twice vs. Nicholls State, including a 54 yard punt that was downed inside the 20. Air Force is tied for first in the conference in PAT percentage at 1.000, hitting all 26 attempts. AIR FORCE RUSHING: Air Force is second in the conference and 11th nationally in rushing with a per-game average. The Falcons rushed for a nation s-best 539 yards against Nicholls in the season opener. Air Force was the only team to top the 500-yard mark in week one. Air Force has consistently been one of the top rushing teams in the country since the 1980s. Air Force has had 41 players top the 1,000-yard mark for their careers. Air Force s 41 career 1,000-yard rushers ranks tied for 18th all-time in FBS history. Oklahoma leads the way with 70, followed by Ohio State with 66 and USC with 62. Army is the only other service academy in the top 20, ranking sixth with 53. The Falcons are the only Mountain West team in the top 20. THE TURNOVER STORY: One of the reasons for Air Force s turnaround this season is turnovers. The Falcons forced just nine turnovers last season (4 interceptions, 5 fumbles) and have already topped that mark in 2014 with 14 turnovers (7 interceptions, 7 fumbles). The team has forced 13 turnovers the last five games and have forced at least one turnover in six straight games. The Falcons forced a season-high seven turnovers against Boise State with five interceptions and two fumbles. The seven turnovers is the most since getting seven (6 ints, 1 fumble) vs. Wyoming Sept. 19, The five interceptions are the most by an Air Force team since getting six vs. Houston Dec. 31, 2009 in the Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force has forced a turnover in five straight games. The Falcons are third in the Mountain Air Force statistical rankings TEAM Category Stats MWC NCAA Scoring Offense th T63rd Scoring Defense rd 35th Passing Offense th 117th Passing Defense th 59th Kickoff Returns th 99th Rushing Offense nd 11th Rushing Defense th 45th Total Offense rd 60th Total Defense th 45th Punt Returns th T99th Net Punting th 57th Turnover Margin.50 T3rd T30th Passing Efficiency nd 12th Passing Eff. Def th 68th First Downs 175 8th T75th Opp. First Downs 139 1st T13th Sacks For 23 3rd T25th Sacks Against 8 1st T11th Third Down % nd 23rd Third Down Def st 17th Penalties st 13th Field Goal %.867 1st -- PAT Kicking st -- Fourth Downs % rd T22nd Time of Possession 32:03 4th 27th Kickoff Coverage th -- Red Zone offense rd T55th Red Zone defense th T56th INDIVIDUAL Player Stats MWC NCAA Jacobi Owens Rushing rd 21st All-Purpose th -- Kale Pearson Passing th -- Total Offense th -- Jalen Robinette Receiving th -- Weston Steelhammer Interceptions.38 T4th T28th Fumble Recoveries.25 T4th -- Troy Timmerman Fumble Recoveries.25 T4th -- Jordan Pierce Interceptions.25 T9th -- Tackles 8.8 6th -- Sacks.50 6th -- Tackles for Loss nd T12th Jon Lee Kickoff Returns th -- Will Conant Punting rd 31st Scoring 8.0 5th -- Kicker Scoring 8.0 2nd -- Field Goals st T13th Field Goal Pct st 7th PAT Kicking st -- Air Force Football 5

6 West and 30th in the nation in turnover margin with a.50 per-game average. AIR FORCE DEFENSE MOST IMPROVED IN NATION FOR SCORING: Air Force is the most improved team in the nation in scoring defense. The Falcons have improved by 17.9 points per game this season under first-year defensive coordinator Steve Russ and the staff. Air Force is allowing 22.1 points per game this season after allowing 40.0 in A closer look at the national leaders follows. Scoring Defensive Improvement # Team Improvement 1. Air Force UAB Florida International Hawai i San Diego State DEFENSE MUCH BETTER THIS SEASON: The Air Force defense has improved significantly from last season. The Falcons have held five opponents to 21 points or less this season. The Falcons have improved in all four major categories. Air Force has improved by 17.9 points per game and 81 positions in the rankings in scoring defense. A complete breakdown follows. Air Force defensive averages/national rankings Category 2014/Rank 2013/Rank Difference Scoring 22.1/35th 40.0/116th 17.9/81 spots Rushing 143.2/45th 250.6/119th 107.4/74 spots Pass Eff /58th 170.7/80th 42.9/22 spots Total 368.1/45th 490.2/114th 122.2/69 spots AIR FORCE HAS THIRD LONGEST ACTIVE SCORING STREAK Air Force has scored in a school record 266 consecutive games. The streak is the third longest active streak in the nation and ninth longest in Division I-A history. The Falcons were last shutout by Mississippi, 13-0, in the 1992 Liberty Bowl. Longest Active NCAA Scoring Streaks # School Streak Last Shutout 1. Florida 329 Oct. 29, 1988 vs. Auburn (0-16) 3. TCU 275 Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (0-32) 4. Air Force (MW) 266 Dec. 31, 1992 vs. Mississippi (0-13), Liberty Bowl All-Time NCAA Scoring Streaks # School Streak Dates Ended By 1. Michigan /27/1984-9/6/14 Notre Dame 2. Brigham Young 361 9/27/ /15/2003 Utah 3. Florida /05/ present 4. Texas /29/ /02/2004 Oklahoma 5. Washington State /22/ /18/2008 USC 6. Washington /14/ /16/2004 USC 7. Oregon /05/ /15/2007 UCLA 8. TCU /23/ present 9. Air Force 266 8/04/ present... BLOCKED KICKS Air Force has blocked three kicks this season. Alex Hensen blocked a PAT vs. Nicholls, his third career blocked PAT (two last year). Jordan Pierce blocked a FG vs. Boise State for the first block of his career. Jacob Onyechi blocked a punt vs. Utah State for the first block of his career... the blocked punt is the first by Air Force since 2010 vs. Colorado State. Air Force has blocked 26 kicks since 2007 under head coach Troy Calhoun. Air Force has blocked 124 kicks since 1990 when the program began tracking them. o The breakdown: 54 punts, 38 field goals and 32 PATs. Air Force set a school record with 11 blocks in 1997 (7 punts, 3 FGs, 1 punt). Single season records for each category: Punts (7, 1997), FGs (3, 6 times, 2009), PATs (5, 2006). Blocked kicks since 2007 Year Total FG PAT Punt Total Air Force s record... Month 2014 Calhoun August September October November December Air Force s Conference Record at home on the road neutral Air Force s Non-Conference Record at home on the road neutral Air Force s record in games... decided by 7 points or less decided by 3 points or less Away during the day Away at night Home during the day Home at night Air Force s record when scoring... less than 20 points points points points points Air Force s record when allowing... less than 20 points points points points points Air Force s record when... leading at halftime trailing at halftime tied at halftime leading after 3rd quarter trailing after 3rd quarter when tied after 3rd quarter when scoring first when opponent scores first when out-rushing opponent when opponent out-rushes with more total yards when opponent has more with a 100-yard rusher Air Force s record in... Thursday night games Friday night games Saturday games Bowl games Overtime games Nationally-televised games Regionally-televised games Games without television Air Force Football 6

7 CALHOUN ONE OF 13 AT ALMA MATER: Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun is one of 13 FBS coaches leading his alma mater. A 1989 Academy graduate, Calhoun enters his eighth year leading the Falcons in The complete list follows: Troy Calhoun (Air Force); Bryan Harsin (Boise State); Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina); Paul Haynes (Kent State); Don Treadwell (Miami, Ohio); Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern); Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State); David Shaw (Stanford); Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech); Bill Blankenship (Tulsa); Matt Wells (Utah State); Sean Kugler (UTEP); Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech). COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF S TROPHY: Air Force defeated Army, 23-6, at West Point Nov. 1 to win its record 19th Commander-in-Chief s Trophy. The title is the first since 2011 and third in the last five years. Air Force opened CIC action with a win over Navy in Falcon Stadium Oct. 4. The Air Force seniors will make a trip to the White House this spring for a trophy presentation ceremony. The 2014 season marks the 43rd year of trophy competition. The trophy goes annually to the winning academy with the best record in round-robin competition. The Falcons have a series-best overall record and 19 titles. Team Record Titles Air Force Navy Army Air Force outright CIC title years: 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 10, 11, 14 AIR FORCE VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES UNDER CALHOUN: Air Force is 4-0 this season in non-conference games. The Falcons opened the season with a win over Nicholls in Falcon Stadium. Air Force snapped a nine-game road losing streak with a win at Georgia State. The Falcons beat Navy in Falcon Stadium Oct. 4 and won at Army, 23-6, on Nov. 1. Air Force is against non-conference foes under head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons are 15-3 at home, 6-9 on the road and 3-4 in neutral site games. AIR FORCE FOLLOWING AN OPEN WEEK: Open weeks are rare for Air Force since head coach Troy Calhoun took over in This season is just the second with a pair of open weeks. Air Force has played three seasons (2007, 2009, 2010) without open weeks. Air Force is 3-4 following an open week under Calhoun, including a 1-2 mark in conference games. The Falcons completed this season 2-0 following an open week. Air Force defeated Boise State, 28-14, Sept. 27 in Falcon Stadium and won at Army, 23-6, Nov. 1. The Boise State win snapped a three-game losing streak. Air Force following an open week under Troy Calhoun Year Date Opponent Result 2014 Nov. 1 at Army W 23-6 Sept. 27 Boise State* W Nov. 21 UNLV* L Oct. 26 Notre Dame L Sept. 22 at UNLV* L Sept. 24 Tennessee Tech W Oct. 4 Navy L * - Mountain West game CALHOUN ERA INSIDE THE NUMBERS Category Rank/Calhoun era Scoring th Def. Avg th Rushing th Def. Avg th Passing st Def. Avg th Total Off rd Def. Avg th TOP 30:54 31:11 32:19 30:30 29:34 28:11 27:34 32:03 2nd AIR FORCE AT HOME: Air Force is in Falcon Stadium under head coach Troy Calhoun, including a 4-0 mark in Air Force finished 5-1 at home in 2012 which ties as the fourth best mark in school history and the third time under Calhoun the team has accomplished it. The Falcons posted just the third undefeated home mark (6-0) in school history in Air Force combined for 10 wins at home in 2009 and 2010 which is the third most in two seasons in school history. Year Rec. Notes First Mountain Div. team to beat Boise State; sixth time in eight years with four-plus wins One of just two non-winning seasons at home Ties as the fourth-best mark in school history One loss at the hands of a nationally-ranked team Combined with 2009, 10 wins in two seasons is third-best in school history Ties as the fourth-best mark in school history Two of three losses to top 25-ranked teams Just the third undefeated home record in school history Total Air Force rushing numbers Air Force is second in the Mountain West and 11th in the nation in rushing with a average. Air Force ranked second in the Mountain West and 13th nationally in rushing last season with a per-game average. Air Force has won 28 conference rushing titles since joining conference play in In 2002, the Falcons won the school s first national rushing title with a per-game average. Year Stats Conf. National th 79th th 53rd st 4th st 2nd st 2nd st 6th st 15th st 2nd st 2nd st 3rd st 7th st 2nd nd 7th st 4th st 2nd st 2nd st 2nd nd 9th st 3rd st 2nd st 2nd st 3rd st 1st st 4th st 4th st 8th st 3rd st 2nd st 6th st 3rd st 2nd st 3rd st 2nd nd 13th nd 11th WEEK-BY-WEEK NATIONAL RANK # MW/Nat l # MW/Nat l 1. 1/1 (539) 9. 2/11 (273.4) 2. 1/6 (345.0) 10. 2/11 (269.5) 3. 1/5 (335.0) 4. 2/4 (335.0) 5. 2/5 (323.0) 6. 2/10 (298.0) 7. 2/12 (274.2) 8. 2/10 (273.4) Air Force Football 7

8 MORE ABOUT THIS SEASON AT HOME: Not only is Air Force 3-0 at home this season, but the Falcons have some significant wins. The Falcons became the first team from the Mountain Division of the conference to beat Boise State since the Broncos joined the conference. In addition, the Falcons defeated service-academy rival Navy at home for the first time since 2010 and only the second time since The Falcons have are averaging 34.3 points per game at home while allowing just Air Force never trailed at any point during the first three home games and has only trailed for 9:57 total. In addition, the Falcons have held the lead for more than 50 minutes in two games. Air Force at home in 2014 Team Trailed Tied Led Nicholls 0:00 7:58 52:02 Boise State 0:00 7:26 52:34 Navy 0:00 24:07 35:53 New Mexico 9:57 27:04 22:59 CALHOUN TOP 25 VOTER: Head Coach Troy Calhoun is a voter in the Amway Coaches Poll. This season marks his third as a voter. The previous two years his vote was posted online weekly by USA Today. AIR FORCE A NATIONAL SCHOOL: The Air Force varsity roster is made up of players from 22 different states which ties as the sixth most among FBS schools. Army has the most with 36 while Navy is second with 26. Nebraska is third with 25, followed by Alabama and Syracuse with 24 and Kansas with 23. FALCONS IN THE NFL: Ben Garland, a 2010 Academy graduate, is a member of the Denver Broncos 53- man roster as an offensive guard. Garland was a four-year lettermen at Air Force as a nose guard. Joe Lombardi, a 1994 graduate of the Academy, is the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. Lombardi was a three-year letterman for the Falcons and was with the New Orleans Saints 2010 Super Bowl championship team prior to going to Detroit. Air Force Individual Notes AIR FORCE PLAYERS LEAD BUSY LIVES A typical class schedule of an Air Force football player follows. Broam Hart, Senior Christian Spears, Senior Management Major Behavioral Sciences Major 6:20 - Wake Up 6:00 - Wake Up 6:30 - Morning Uniform Inspection 6:30 - Quiet Time 7:00 - Breakfast 7:00 - Breakfast 7:30 - English 411 (Speech and Literature) 7:30 - Management 345 (Human Manager Systems) 8:30 - Geopolitics 8:30 - Same class, second hour 9:30 - Management Seminar 9:30 - Management 345 (Abnormal Psychology) 10:30 - Astronautical Engineering 10:30 - Military Strategic Studies 415 (Joint Ops Strats) 11:35 - Noon Meal Formation (March to Lunch) 11:35 - Noon Meal Formation (March to Lunch) 12:00 - Lunch 12:00 - Lunch 12:30 - Military/Commandant s Time 12:30 - Military/Commandant s Time 1:15 - Team/Position Meetings 1:15 - Team/Position Meetings 3:00 - Weights 3:00 - Weights 4:00 - Practice 4:00 - Practice 6:45 - Dinner 6:45 - Dinner 7:15 - Squadron Roll Call 7:15 - Group Staff Duties 7:50 - Homework 7:50 - Homework 12:00 - Lights Out 11:00 - Lights Out HART A NOMINEE FOR GOOD WORKS TEAM: Air Force senior fullback Broam Hart was one of a record 182 nominees from across the country nominated for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team. The nominees represent the sport s finest in the areas of volunteerism and leadership among their peers. Hart has been active in his local and hometown communities, serving as a preacher at West Mansfield Church in his hometown of Alvarado, Texas. He s also served locally as a Sunday school teacher in Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak Church. Hart has been a volunteer locally at the Marion House in Colorado Springs serving meals to the homeless and helped with cleanups efforts this summer at the Waldo Canyon burn site. He has also been active at local schools reading to classes and serving as a speaker at career day. In addition to his community efforts, Hart has been active at the Academy helping to film the Cadet-Athletes Against Sexual Violence (CAASV) video. He is a member of the Air Force football leadership council and was instrumental in leading the football team as it participated in an accelerated training program against sexual violence. 100-Yard Rushers Under Calhoun Air Force is overall under Troy Calhoun (since 2007) when it has a 100-yard rusher W Kip McCarthy vs. So. Carolina St. ( ) W Shaun Carney vs. Utah ( ) W Jim Ollis vs. TCU ( ) W Chad Hall vs. UNLV ( ) W Chad Hall vs. Colorado State ( ) W Chad Hall vs. Wyoming ( ) W Chad Hall vs. Army ( ) W Chad Hall vs. Notre Dame ( ) W Chad Hall vs. San Diego State ( ) Jim Ollis vs. San Diego State ( ) Ty Paffett vs. San Diego State ( ) L Shaun Carney vs. California ( ) Jim Ollis vs. California ( ) 2008 W Asher Clark vs. San Diego State ( ) W Todd Newell vs. UNLV ( ) W Asher Clark vs. Colorado State ( ) L Todd Newell vs. BYU ( ) L Jared Tew vs. Houston ( ) 2009 W Jared Tew vs. Wyoming ( ) W Jared Tew vs. Army ( ) W Asher Clark vs. UNLV ( ) W Jared Tew vs. Houston ( ) Asher Clark vs. Houston ( ) 2010 W Asher Clark vs. BYU ( ) W Jared Tew vs. Wyoming ( ) W Jared Tew vs. Navy ( ) W Asher Clark vs. Colorado State ( ) L Asher Clark vs. San Diego State ( ) W Nathan Walker vs. Army ( ) 2011 W Asher Clark vs. Tennessee State ( ) L Asher Clark vs. Notre Dame ( ) L Mike DeWitt vs. Boise State ( ) W Asher Clark vs. UNLV ( ) W Asher Clark vs. Colorado State ( ) 2012 W Cody Getz vs. Idaho State ( ) L Cody Getz vs. Michigan ( ) L Cody Getz vs. UNLV ( ) W Cody Getz vs. Colorado State ( ) L Cody Getz vs. Navy ( ) W Wes Cobb vs. Nevada ( ) W Cody Getz vs. Hawai i ( ) W Cody Getz vs. Hawai i ( ) 2013 W Jon Lee vs. Colgate ( ) Broam Hart vs. Colgate ( ) L Jaleel Awini vs. Boise State ( ) L Karson Roberts vs. Nevada ( ) L Anthony LaCoste vs. San Diego St. ( ) W Anthony LaCoste vs. Army ( ) L Anthony LaCoste vs. New Mexico ( ) 2014 W Jacobi Owens vs. Nicholls State ( ) W Jacobi Owens vs. Georgia State ( ) W Kale Pearson vs. Boise State ( ) Jacobi Owens vs. Boise State ( ) W Jacobi Owens vs. Army ( ) HUSAR ON RIMINGTON WATCH LIST: Air Force senior Michael Husar, Jr. is one of 66 players nationwide named to the Fall Rimington Trophy Watch List. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $2.5 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The 14-year old award is overseen by the Air Force Football 8

9 Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $100 million for CF Research. Husar, Jr. returned from season-ending knee injury to lead the Air Force offensive line last season. He played and started in all 12 games in 2013 and led the team in knockdown blocks with 70, the first center in the Calhoun era to do so. A member of the dean s and commandant s lists, Husar, Jr. will be entering space operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base following graduation. OWENS LEADS AIR FORCE IN RUSHING: Sophomore tailback Jacobi Owens ranks third in the conference and 21st nationally in rushing with a per-game average. Owens has led the team in rushing in six of eight games and has topped the 100-yard mark four times. Owens had one of the most successful debuts in school history vs. Nicholls State, rushing for 233 yards on 23 carries to set a record for most yards by a player in his first-career start. Owens averaged 10.1 yards per carry and had four runs of 20 or more yards. His 233 yards are the seventh most in school history and second most by a sophomore. Only Air Force Hall of Famer Dee Dowis rushed for more as a sophomore with 241 yards vs. Utah in Owens was solid in his second game, rushing for a team-best 76 yards and his first-career touchdown at Wyoming. He topped the 100-yard mark for the second time this season with 122 yards and a career-best two touchdowns on 25 carries at Georgia State. Owens added his third 100-yard game of the season with a 24-carry, 108-yard effort vs. Boise State. He also scored a touchdown and had a long run of 23 yards. Owens led the Falcons with 78 yards on 23 carries against Navy and had 74 yards on 18 carries in the second half, as the Falcons took control of the game. Owens recorded his fourth 100-yard game vs. Army with 118 yards on a career-high 27 carries. Owens was a key to helping Air Force control the ball, posting a season-high 35:59 time of possession. CONANT ON GROZA WATCH LIST; HAVING GREAT YEAR: Air Force senior Will Conant is one of 30 players nationwide to be named to the 2014 Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award Watch List, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Conant is having an excellent year, adding punting to his kicking duties in Conant is third in the conference and 31st nationally in punting with a 43.3 average which ranks ninth in school history for a single season. He has a long punt of 64 yards and seven punts of 50 yard or longer. Conant has had 11 punts downed inside the 20. Conant is at or near the top in every place kicking ranking within the conference. He leads the conference and ranks seventh nationally in field goal percentage (92.9) and PAT percentage (1.000). He is second in kicker scoring (8.0) and first in field goals with a 1.63 average. Conant is fifth overall in the conference in scoring with his 8.0 norm. Conant has had five games with multiple field goals this season, including a season-best three at Utah State and Army. He was named Mountain West special team s player of the week and collegefootballperformance.com honorable mention national kicker of the week for his efforts at Army. Conant is the all-time leader at the Academy in career field goal percentage with an 88.9 mark, hitting 24 of 27 field goals. His career.984 extra point percentage is the fourth-best at the Academy. He is tied for first in school history in career 50-yard field goals with five. He hit three from 52 yards last year and has hit twice from 50 yards this season, including one in the win over Army Nov. 1. PEARSON CONTINUES FINE PLAY: Senior Kale Pearson waited a year for the opportunity to be Air Force s starting quarterback. After earning the job as a junior last season he was hurt in the second quarter of the season opener and missed the remainder of the season. He s battled back and has been a key to Air Force s turnaround in Pearson would rank second in the Mountain West in passing efficiency with a mark, but lacks enough attempts. His marks is the third-best in school history for a single season. He has hit 70 of 119 passes for 1,098 yards and nine touchdowns with just two interceptions. He is averaging yards per game passing which ranks --- in the conference. He ranks second on the team in rushing with 411 yards and is tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with four. He s averaging yards of total offense per game which ranks ninth in the conference. In two games vs. Georgia State and Wyoming, Pearson combined to hit 29 of 47 passes (.617) for 450 yards and two touchdowns yards in consecutive weeks is the most by a Falcon in the option era (1980-present) and most since Dave Ziebart threw for 457 in 1978 (186 vs. Holy Cross, 271 vs. Kansas State). Pearson Season Highlights Army: Hit eight of 12 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns, including a 54 yarder and one from two yards on fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter to seal the win for Air Force. New Mexico: Hit five of nine passes for 159 yards and a touchdown... completed a career-long pass of 63 yards and a 50-yard touchdown pass... matched his career high with 20 carries for 66 yards and a touchdown. Navy: Hit 11 of 16 passes for 112 yards and a career-high three touchdowns... three touchdowns passes tie as the sixth most in school history and are the most since Tim Jefferson had three vs. Colorado State in clinched the game for the Falcons with a 13-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-two with under a minute to play in the game. Boise State: Career highs in three rushing categories with 20 carries for 127 yards... also scored a touchdown and had a career-long run of 42 yards... hit five of 11 passes for 48 yards and a TD. Georgia State: Hit 12 of 15 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns... added a career-best two touchdown runs of 12 completions went for first downs or touchdowns. Wyoming: Career highs in three passing categories, hitting 17 of 32 passes for 226 yards, the most by a Falcon since Shaun Carney threw for 237 at Navy on Sept. 29, Fast Facts Air Force conference statistical champions in the Mountain West Conference follow: Team Rushing Total Offense Year Stats Year Stats (2) (9) (3) (3) Scoring Offense (1) (16) (4) (15) (4) (8) Passing Defense (3) (38) (2) (1) (6) (6) (3) (2) (3) (2) Sacks by Punting * (3) (18) Turnover Margin Sacks Allowed (1) (4) (1) (3) Punt Returns Net Punting * (6) (17) Penalties (1) Rushing Chad Hall, 2007 Receiving Ryan Fleming, 2000 Scoring Dave Adams, 2000 Chance Harridge, 2002 Tackles Drew Fowler, 2006 Quaterback Sacks John Rudzinski, 2002 Interceptions Carson Bird, 2007 Anthony Wright, 2009 Field Goals Ryan Harrison, 2008 Erik Soderberg, 2009 Parker Herrington, 2011 Kickoff Returns Jonathan Warzeka, 2010 Individual ypg 84.5 ypg 8.5 ppg 10.2 ppg 10.2 tpg 4 sacks* 6 INTs 7 INTs 1.83 pg 1.69 pg 1.15 pg 28.7 pr ( ) - National rank; * - Conference games only BROWN ALL-AROUND THREAT: Junior receiver Garrett Brown has picked up where he left off last season when he led the team in receiving with 19 catches. Brown has already surpassed last season s total and is second on the team in receptions (23) and receiving yards (349). He as caught a pass in 14 straight games Air Force Football 9

10 dating back to last season which is the longest active streak on the team. Brown has a team-best five receiving touchdowns to go with one rushing touchdown. Brown had just one catch vs. New Mexico, but it was a career-long 63 yarder to set up a touchdown. The 63 yard pass play is the longest by the Falcons this season. He had three catches for 73 yards and tied his career high with a pair of touchdown catches vs. Navy. He scored on a 54 yard reception in the first quarter and helped clinch the game with a 13 yard TD catch on fourth-andtwo in the final minute. Brown had his best day as a Falcon at Georgia State in a return to his home state. Brown recorded career highs in every receiving category with six catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns with a long catch of 37 yards. In addition, he rushed for a career-high 62 yards on four carries with a career-long run of 42 yards. ROBINETTE LEADS THE FALCONS: Sophomore receiver Jalen Robinette leads the Falcons in receiving with team bests of 28 catches for 525 yards. He ranks fifth in the Mountain West in receiving with 65.5 mark. Robinette had a team-best three catches for 50 yards last week at Army. Robinette hauled in four catches for 96 yards and his first touchdown of the season against New Mexico, a 50-yard highlight-filled catch that gave the Falcons the lead for good. He is averaging 18.8 yards per reception and has a pair of 100- yard receiving games with 118 yards on four catches at Georgia State and 105 yards on four catches at Utah State. He also recorded a career-long 58 yard reception vs. the Aggies. Robinette is the first Falcon with two 100-yard receiving games in a season since Jason Brown had three in Robinette matched his career high with five catches for 36 yards vs. Navy. His biggest play was with his arm, connecting on a 54 yard touchdown pass to receiving mate Garrett Brown. Robinette had his best game as a Falcon in Air Force s win at Georgia State with four catches for a career-best 118 yards to record his first-career 100-yard receiving game. He is the first Falcon since Drew Coleman vs. Navy in 2012 to have a 100-yard receiving game. Robinette had a career-best-tying five catches for 96 yards at Wyoming. SENIOR LINEBACKER JORDAN PIERCE: Senior linebacker Jordan Pierce really stands out as a starter. Pierce has started the last seven games and has led the team in tackles in five of them, including five with 10 or more tackles. Pierce led the Falcons with 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks at Army. He didn t lead the Falcons in tackles against New Mexico, but recorded double figures with 11 and a tackle for loss. He had eight tackles and a career-best three tackles for loss at Wyoming and added 10 tackles each vs. Georgia State and Boise State. He added a tackle for loss and his second interception of the season vs. the Broncos, returning it 56 yards to set up a score. Pierce had a season-high 12 tackles and two tackles for loss vs. Navy. Pierce is averaging 9.9 tackles per game in his six starts this season and has had at least one tackle for loss in each game, a team-best streak of seven games. He s averaging 1.50 TFLs this season which ranks second in the conference and 12th nationally. Pierce is sixth in the conference in tackles overall with an 8.8 average. He is ninth in the conference in interceptions with two and sixth in sacks with a.50 average. He has started 10 games in his career and notched double figures in seven of them. He is averaging 11.0 tackles per game as starter dating back to last season. He recorded a career-best 19 tackles at Colorado State and had 17 vs. UNLV last season. BRINGING THE STEELHAMMER: Sophomore safety Weston Steelhammer is fourth in the Mountain West in interceptions with a.38 per-game average. He had a record-setting performance in Air Force s win over Boise State. Steelhammer tied a school record with three interceptions and had two tackles for loss and a sack in the victory. He is the fourth player in school history and first since Anthony Wright vs. Houston in 2009 to have three interceptions in a game. He earned Mountain West defensive player of the week honors as well as National Football Foundation, Colorado Chapter, player of the week honors. In addition, Steelhammer earned Walter Camp national player of the week honors, the Football Writers Association of America Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award and the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week honor. PROCTOR STANDING OUT: Senior OLB Spencer Proctor has been outstanding recently. Proctor has recorded 5.5 tackles for loss his last two games and has a streak of four straight games with at least on tackle for loss. Proctor recorded six tackles and a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss for 11 yards, including a quarterback sack, at Army. He had six tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at New Mexico and six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Utah State. He started the streak with five tackles and a TFL vs. Navy. Inside the numbers AIR FORCE BY THE NUMBERS 17 - AFA has won 16 straight home openers against unranked teams dating back to wins in 48 games in Falcon Stadium for Air Force under head coach Troy Calhoun games under head coach Troy Calhoun with a 100- yard rusher (35-13 record). THIS IS AIR FORCE FOOTBALL Air Force is in non-conference games as a member of the Mountain West. The 46 wins are the most in the conference. Air Force has an all-time record of in its 57th season of varsity football. The Falcons are at home, on the road and in neutral site games. AFA has played in 23 bowl games and has a all-time record. Air Force is all-time in Falcon Stadium. Air Force is playing in its 35th year in a conference. The 2014 season marks the school s 16th year in the Mountain West Conference. Prior to 1999, Air Force was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from The school was an independent prior to Air Force is as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The team is at home and on the road. The Falcons are overall since joining the MWC in 1999, including marks of at home, on the road, 6-6 in neutral site games and 4-4 in bowls. AIR FORCE OVERTIME RESULTS Air Force is 6-5 overall and 4-2 in conference overtime games. The Falcons are 3-2 at home and 3-3 on the road. Year Game Result 1996 at Notre Dame W at Fresno State* W San Diego State* W at Notre Dame L New Mexico* W Utah* L OT 2007 TCU* W at Navy L at Utah* L at Navy W Navy L * - Conference game HANSEN MAKES IT SEVEN STRAIGHT: Junior defensive lineman Alex Hansen had three tackles and a tackle for loss at Army last week to extend his streak of games with at least one TFL to seven straight dating back to Wyoming. Hansen is the team s active career leader in tackles for loss with 17.5 and sacks with 6.5. He is also the career active leader in blocked kicks with three, all PATs. He blocked two last season vs. UNLV and added his third this season vs. Nicholls. FULLBACKS CARRY THE LOAD: Air Force sophomore fullbacks Shayne Davern and D.J. Johnson each had career days in Air Force s win over New Mexico. The pair combined for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries, an average of 4.4 yards per carry. Davern led the Falcons with career highs of 85 yards on 16 carries, averaing 5.3 yards per carry. Johnson chipped in with career highs of 51 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. His three TDs are the most by a Falcon this season and most by an Air Force fullback since Mike DeWitt scored four vs. New Mexico in The pair 71 yards on 15 carries at Army last week. Davern led the way with 55 yards on 11 carries and averaged 5.0 yards per carry. Johnson chipped in with four carries for 16 yards. AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: The Air Force football team has a leadership council which is responsible for giving the players a voice with the coaching staff and athletic administration. The group has talked with the director of athletics multiple times. In addition, the group has talked with Superintendent/ Air Force Football 10

11 President Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson. The group, voted on by the team, is also responsible for helping to set the standard of conduct for the team on and off the field. The members by class include Seniors: Will Conant, Justin DeCoud, Harrison Elliott, Nick Fitzgerald, Broam Hart, Colton Huntsman, Michael Husar, Jr., Jon Lee, Joey Nichol, Kale Pearson, Christian Spears, Troy Timmerman Juniors: Garrett Griffin, Alex Hansen, Connor Healy, Andrew Ruechel, Dexter Walker Sophomores: David Harris, Jalen Robinette, Nate Romine, Weston Steelhammer. AIR FORCE INDIVIDUAL HONORS IN Garrett Brown -- College Football Performance Awards national all-purpose performer of the week at Georgia State. 8 Weston Steelhammer -- Mountain West Conference player of the week honors by Athlon Sports vs. Boise State... Walter Camp national defensive player of the week honors vs. Boise State... Mountain West defensive player of the week vs. Boise State... National Football Foundation, Colorado Chapter player of the week vs. Boise State... Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Mountain West Player of the Week vs. Boise State... Football Writers Association of America Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week vs. Boise State... Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week vs. Boise State. 21 Christian Spears -- Mountain West Conference defensive player of the week vs. Navy... College Sports Madness Mountain West defensive player of the week vs. Navy... named mid-season first-team all-mw by Phil Steele Magazine. 28 Jacobi Owens -- College Football Performance Awards honorable mention national running back of the week vs. Nicholls... National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Player of the Week vs. Nicholls. 30 Will Conant -- One of 30 players nationwide to be named to the 2014 Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award Watch List...College Football Performance Awards kicker of the week vs. Utah State... named midseason first-team all-mw by Phil Steele Magazine... Mountain West special teams player of the week vs. Army... collegefootballperformance.com honorable mention place kicker of the week vs. Army. 32 Broam Hart -- One of a record 182 nominees from across the country nominated for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team for volunteerism and leadership among their peers. 51 Jordan Pierce -- College Sports Madness Mountain West defensive player of the week vs. Boise State... named mid-season first-team all-mw by Phil Steele Magazine. 65 Michael Husar, Jr. -- One of 66 nationwide players named to the Fall Rimington Trophy Watch List presented annually to the nation s most outstanding center... named mid-season second-team all-mw by Phil Steele Magazine. 80 Garrett Griffin -- Collegefootballperformanceawards.com national tight end of the week vs. Navy... col legefootball performance.com honorable mention tight end of the week vs. Army. Inside the numbers AIR FORCE TOPS SERVICES ACADEMIES/ CONFERENCE IN GSR: Air Force has a graduation success rate of 93, according to the latest data from the NCAA. The Falcons have the highest GSR in the Mountain West and among the three service academies. Essentially, that translates to over 90 percent of the recruited varsity athletes that entered the Academy during the four year period of (i.e., Classes of 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011) either graduated from the Academy or left academically eligible. CALHOUN AMONG THE BEST IN COACHES APR: Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun has a 996 coaches APR which is the best in the Mountain West Conference. Matt Wells of Utah State is second with a 993 followed by Bob Davie at New Mexico with a 982. Air Force s team APR in the last four-year period was 976 which ranked 17th nationally. AIR FORCE HAS SINGLE YEAR APR OF 997: The Air Force football team continues to be among the leaders in the Mountain West Conference and nation in Academic Performance Rate numbers. This season the Falcons posted a single-year APR of 997. Air Force posted a 976 over the last four years which ranks among the nation s top 20 for the seventh consecutive season. The Air Force football APRs for the seven most recent years have been 976 in 2008, 983 in 2009, an astounding 988 in 2010, 978 in 2011, 980 in 2012, 974 in 2013 and 976 in In addition to being the nation s best in regards to the NCAA s APR, over 98 percent of Air Force football team members who participated in a game in either their junior or senior seasons under Head Coach Troy Calhoun s guidance graduated from the Academy. The APR provides a real-time look at a team s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team s academic performance. FALCONS EXCELLING IN THE CLASS- ROOM: The Air Force football team had 29 team members earn academic honors and 53 earn military performance honors for the spring 2014 semester. Cadets must earn a 3.0 military performance average (MPA) and 3.0 grade point average (GPA) to earn the honors. Air Force Football 11

12 Air Force Academy Facts - Get to Know Your Academy Air Force Academy Mission To educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. About The Cadet Wing/Officer Development The Cadet Wing consists of approximately 4,000 cadets. Cadets are organized into 40 squadrons, each containing approximately 100 cadets. Cadets Squadrons each have one Air Officer Commanding and two Academy Military Trainers assigned as permanent party leadership. USAFA assesses approximately 1,200 cadets each summer during Basic Cadet Training. Basic Cadet Training is a six-week program where cadets transition from civilian to military life. Approximately 900-1,000 cadets graduate each year. This equates to about an 80% graduation rate. Cadets must participate in an intercollegiate or intramural sport each semester. All cadets receive character development training through honor lessons, seminars and Cadet Wing-wide events such as the annual National Character and Leadership Symposium, Falcon Heritage Forum and other leadership programs. During academic year , cadets provided 38,000 hours of volunteer and service learning time in the community. USAFA earned the 2013 Presidential Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Military training and leadership programs for the 4,000+ Cadet Wing are led and executed by cadets. Programs range from basic military and field combat skills in Basic Cadet Training, Expeditionary, Survival, and Evasion Training to airmanship programs in Space Operations, Cyber, Unmanned Air Vehicles, Powered Flight, Glider and Freefall Parachute programs. Commissioning Education (CE) is responsible for providing USAFA cadets with the first Professional Military Education of their careers. CE instructors educate and train cadets to develop them into leaders and citizens of character to serve the nation. The CE division provides coordinated leadership and policy direction for CE instructors and students. School Rankings U.S. News & World Report s America s Best Colleges 2014 Rankings o #27 National Liberal Arts Colleges o #3 Top Public Schools o #2 Best Undergraduate-only Business Programs o #2 Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, for the 14th consecutive year. o #2 Electrical and Communications Engineering o #3 High School Counselor Rankings; Electrical Engineering o #4 Undergraduate Engineering Program o #6 Mechanical Engineering Program o #1 undergraduate-only institution for research and development expenditures: more than $64 million in FY12 Academics Fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 10 Engineering and Computer Science programs received full six-year ABET Accreditation 31 Academic Majors 8 to 1 Student to Faculty ratio Average class size of Research Centers, 2 Research Institutes and an Energy Working Group 700+ international opportunities per year Teams honors Air Force with patches The Air Force Academy football team is once again honoring the Air Force and several different units throughout the season by wearing patches on its uniforms. The team is wearing the Air Force patch to honor the men and women of the U.S. Air Force. The team is also honoring 10 of the Air Force s Heritage Wings and Groups by wearing patches on their home uniforms; and six USAF Air and Space Expeditionary Wings by wearing patches on their away uniforms for the fifth straight year. The Heritage Wings and Groups date back to the foundations of the Air Force, beginning on Aug. 1, 1907, when the U.S. Army Signal Corps established a small Aeronautical Division to take charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines and all kindred subjects. But, it was not until May 26, 1909, that military aviation was born, when Lts. Frank P. Lahm and Benjamin D. Foulois made their first ascent and qualified as the airship s first Army pilots. The National Security Act of 1947 created a separate Department of the Air Force, headed by a Secretary of the Air Force; from that law, today s Air Force was officially born on Sept. 18, The 10 patches represent active duty units that have colorful and distinguished histories. These heritage units not only represent the legacy of the Air Force past, but also the promise of its future. Each Air Force mission and capability is represented with this crosssection of units. The Air and Space Expeditionary Force concept is the Air Force s vision for the 21st century to organize, train, equip and deploy forces for contingency operations while remaining ready to meet national crises. AEF also helps create a mindset and culture that embraces the unique characteristics of air and space power - range, speed, flexibility and precision. Military personnel that are deployed become a part of one of these six wings. Heritage wing/groups: 8th Fighter Wing - Kunsan AB, Korea 31st Fighter Wing - Aviano AB, Italy 3rd Wing - Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 14th Flying Training Wing - Columbus AFB, Miss. 2nd Bomb Wing - located around the world 19th Air Refueling Group - Robins AFB, Ga. 9th Reconnaissance Wing - Beale AFB, Calif. 341st Space Wing - Malmstrom AFB, Mont. 1st Special Operations Wing - Hurlburt Field, Fla. 315th Airlift Wing - Charleston AFB, S.C. Air and Space Expeditionary Force Wings: 380th Air Force Expeditionary Wing - SW Asia 455th Air Force EW - Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 379th Air Force EW 332nd Air Force EW - Balad AB in SW Corner of Sunni Triangle 376th Air Force EW - Mansa International Airport, Bishkek, Krygyz Republic. 38th Air Force EW - SE Asia Air Force Football 12

13 Tracking Air Force s 2014 Opponents Nicholls State (0-10, 0-6 Southland) Date Opponent...Result 8/30 at Air Force...L /6 at Arkansas...L /13 Henderson St....L /20 at North Texas...L /27 at Central Arkansas*...L /4 McNeese State*...L /11 Stephen F. Austin*...L /18 Lamar*...L /25 at Houston Baptist*...L /1 Incarnate Word*...L /15 at NW State* 11/20 SE Louisiana* Navy (4-5) Date Opponent...Result 8/30 Ohio State (N)...L /6 at Temple...W /13 at Texas State...W /20 Rutgers...L /27 Western Kentucky...L /4 at Air Force...L /11 VMI...W /25 San Jose State...W /1 Notre Dame (N)...L /15 Ga. Southern 11/28 at South Alabama 12/13 Army (N) UNLV (2-7, 1-4 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/29 at Arizona...L /6 No. Colorado...W /13 No. Illinois...L /20 at Houston...L /27 at San Diego St.*...L /4 at San Jose St.*...L /10 Fresno State*...W OT 10/25 at Utah State*...L /1 New Mexico*...L /8 Air Force* 11/15 at BYU 11/22 at Hawai i* 11/29 Nevada* Wyoming (4-5, 2-3 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/30 Montana...W /6 Air Force*...W /13 at Oregon...L /20 Florida Atlantic...W /27 at Michigan State...L /11 at Hawai i*...l /18 San Jose State*...L /25 at Colorado St.*...L /1 at Fresno State*...w /7 Utah State* 11/29 at New Mexico* Georgia State (1-8, 0-5 Sunbelt) Date Opponent...Result 8/27 Abilene Christian...W /6 NM State*...L /13 Air Force...L /20 at Washington...L /4 UL Lafayette*...L /11 Arkansas State*...L /18 at South Alabama...L /25 Ga. Southern*...L /1 at Appalachian St....L /8 at Troy* 11/22 at Clemson 11/29 Texas State* Utah State (6-2, 3-1 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/31 at Tennessee...L /6 Idaho State...W /13 Wake Forest...W /20 at Arkansas St....L OT 10/3 at BYU...W /11 Air Force*...W /18 at Colorado St.*...L /25 UNLV*...W /1 at Hawai i*...w /7 at Wyoming* 11/15 New Mexico* 11/21 San Jose State* 11/29 at Boise State* New Mexico (3-5, 1-3 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/30 UTEP...L /6 Arizona State...L /20 at NM State...W /26 Fresno State*...L /4 at UTSA...W /10 San Diego St.*...L /18 at Air Force*...L /1 at UNLV*...W /8 Boise State* 11/15 at Utah State* 11/22 at Colorado St.* 11/29 Wyoming* Nevada (6-3, 3-2 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/30 So. Utah...W /5 Washington St....W /13 at Arizona St....L /27 at San Jose St.*...W /4 Boise State*...L /11 Colorado State*...L /18 at BYU*...W /25 at Hawai i*...w /1 San Diego St.*...W /15 at Air Force* 11/22 Fresno State* 11/29 at UNLV* San Diego State (4-4, 3-2 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/30 No. Arizona...W /6 at No. Carolina...L /20 at Oregon State...L /27 UNLV*...W /3 at Fresno State*...L /10 at New Mexico*...W /18 Hawai i*...w /1 at Nevada*...L /8 Idaho* 11/15 at Boise State* 11/21 Air Force* 11/29 San Jose State* Boise State (6-2, 3-1 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/28 Mississippi (N)...L /6 Colorado State*...W /13 at UConn...W /20 Louisiana...W /27 at Air Force*...L /4 at Nevada*...W /17 Fresno State*...W /24 BYU...W /8 at New Mexico* 11/15 San Diego St.* 11/22 at Wyoming* 11/29 Utah State* Army (2-6) Date Opponent...Result 9/6 Buffalo...W /13 at Stanford...L /20 at Wake Forest...L /27 Yale...L OT 10/4 Ball State...W /11 Rice...L /18 at Kent State...L /1 Air Force...L /18 UConn 11/15 at W. Kentucky 11/22 Fordham 12/13 Navy (N) Colorado State (8-1, 4-1 MW) Date Opponent...Result 8/29 Colorado (N)...W /6 at Boise State*...L /13 UC Davis...W /27 at Boston College...W /4 Tulsa...W /11 at Nevada*...W /18 Utah State*...W /25 Wyoming*...W /1 at San Jose State*...W /8 Hawai i* 11/22 New Mexico* 11/28 at Air Force* Air Force Football 13

14 Air Force Record Book Watch Air Force Career Leaders Rushing Yards # Name, Years Yards 1. Dee Dowis, , Anthony Butler, , Jake Campbell, , Leotis Palmer, , Qualario Brown, , Scotty McKay, , Mike Quinlan, , Spanky Gilliam, , Larry Thomson, ,347 Connor Dietz, , Nakia Addison, , Johnny Smith, , Jon Lee, 2011-Present 1, Blane Morgan, , Curtis Martin, , Bill Berry, , Anthony LaCoste, , Joel Carlson, ,005 Rushing Average # Name, Years Avg. 1. Mike Brown, Antoine Banks, Anthony LaCoste, Dee Dowis, Jon Lee, 2011-present Tobin Ruff, Jake Campbell, Scotty McKay, Johnny Smith, Greg Johnson, Jim Ollis, Extra Point Percentage # Name, Years Pct. 1. Tom Ruby, (57-57) Chris Blasy, (22-22) Jackson Whiting, ( Will Conant, 2013-Present (61-62) Ryan Harrison, (80-82) Steve Yarbrough, (77-79) Joe Wood, ( ) Parker Herrington, (91-95) Erik Soderberg, (82-86) Mike Johnson, (19-20).950 Scott Eberle, 2005 (38-40).950 Field Goal Percentage # Name, Years Pct. 1. Will Conant, 2013-Present (24-27) Jackson Whiting, (19-23) Joe Wood, (39-49) Ryan Harrison, (43-56) David Adams, (26-34).764 Air Force Single Season Leaders Punting Average # Name, Year Avg 1. Mark Simon, Chris MacInnis, Jason Christ, Jason Kirkland, Mark Simon, Robert Barkers, Jeff Kubiak, Will Conant, Jeff Kubiak, Scott Schafer, Steve Carr, Andrew Martin, Field Goal Percentage # Name, Year Pct 1. Jackson Whiting, 1999 (12-12) Will Conant, 2014 (13-14) Joey Ashcroft, 2002 (16-18) Joe Wood, 1990 (12-14) Parker Herrington, 2011 (15-18).833 Sean Pavlich, 1982 (15-18).833 Passing Efficiency # Name, Year Rating 1. Connor Dietz, Blane Morgan, Kale Pearson, Shaun Carney, Bart Weiss, Tim Jefferson, Shaun Carney, Shaun Carney, Preson McConnell, Mike Thiessen, Beau Morgan, Completion Percentage # Name, Year Pct 1. Shaun Carney, Shaun Carney, Connor Dietz, Shaun Carney, Tim Jefferson, Shaun Carney, Tim Mruphy, Kale Pearson, Mike Thiessen, Tim Jefferson, Career 50-Yard Field Goals # Name, Years No. 1. Will Conant, 2013-Present 5 Dave Lawson, David Adams, Air Force Football 14

15 Head Coach Troy Calhoun The Air Force Academy s purpose is to develop young people of strong character who graduate and serve as outstanding leaders for our country. Air Force studentathletes must complete one of the nation s most demanding academic curriculums while further embedding the kind of heart and character that are a crucial foundation for service. It s a purpose Troy Calhoun thoroughly respects and appreciates. While embracing the mission of the Academy, Calhoun has also found a way to build a very competitive football program within one of college football s strongest conferences. Calhoun is the only coach in the 100-plus year history of service academy football to lead teams to at least seven wins and a bowl game in each of his first five seasons. Calhoun has twice been semifinalist for the National Coach of the Year award for his efforts on and off the field (2007, 2010). His players have also been amazingly successful finishing their academic and leadership responsibilities. The Air Force football team s most recent NCAA APR is an astounding 976 which once again places the Academy amongst the nation s best in the sport of football. Calhoun, who is in his eighth season, has also lifted the Falcon football program to unprecedented heights within the Mountain West Conference. Calhoun is after taking over a program that had posted three straight losing seasons before his arrival. They have posted wins at Notre Dame and Utah and led the Falcons to a school-record six straight bowl games from In Mountain West Conference play Calhoun is Air Force finished the 2007 season 9-4 overall and placed second in the Mountain West Conference with a 6-2 mark in Calhoun s first year. The Falcons earned their first bowl bid in five seasons, advancing to the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. The five-game turnaround from the previous season, was the largest in the nation by a first-year head coach and tied as the third-largest overall in the nation. The five-game turnaround is the best in school history since the 1958 team had a school-record turnaround of six games. Calhoun was named the conference s coach of the year for his efforts. In addition, he was named coach of the year in Region 5 by the American Football Coaches Association and was one of eight finalists for national coach of the year honors. Calhoun followed with back-to-back 8-5 overall records and fourth place conference finishes with 5-3 marks in 2008 and The team earned bids to the Armed Forces Bowl each season and posted the school s first bowl victory since 2000 with a win over Houston in In 2010 the Falcons posted a 9-4 overall record and recorded their fourth straight top four conference finish with a 5-3 mark. The Falcons were nationally ranked for the first time since 2003 and posted a victory as a ranked team for the first time since The team capped the season with a 14-7 win over George Tech in 2010 Independence Bowl to earn a second-straight bowl victory. Air Force posted a 7-6 record in 2011 and qualified for the Military Bowl. The Falcons were 6-7 in 2012 while finishing fourth in the conference with a 5-3 mark. Air Force played in its fourth Armed Forces Bowl to extend the school s record of consecutive bowl games to six dating back to Calhoun brought a wealth of experience and impressive resume at the collegiate and professional levels that is flooded with success at every stop to the Academy. Calhoun came to the Academy after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans in The Texans were one of only two NFL teams to triple their number of wins from the previous year. Calhoun became a well-rounded NFL coach, working as a defensive assistant, special teams assistant and offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos from He began his NFL coaching career by serving as the defensive assistant under defensive coordinator Larry Coyer in Prior to the NFL, Calhoun was an offensive coordinator for six seasons on the collegiate level. He began his coaching career at Air Force, where he worked as a graduate assistant from He started at quarterback for the Academy in 1986 and was one of only two freshmen to letter for the 1985 team that finished fifth in the final polls with a 12-1 record that included wins over national powers Notre Dame and Texas. Calhoun served his country from as an active duty officer in the Air Force. He was the Falcons recruiting coordinator and the junior varsity offensive coordinator in He moved to Ohio University in 1995 where he served as the quarterbacks coach for two seasons. Calhoun was promoted to offensive coordinator in Calhoun moved to Wake Forest in 2001 and remained there prior to his stint with the Broncos. Groomed on the basics of integrity and passion, Calhoun is a native of Roseburg, Ore., and was raised in a home where both kids graduated from the Air Force Academy and were varsity letterwinners on nationallyranked teams. Calhoun s younger sister, Callie, is a 1991 Academy graduate and four-year letterwinner in track and cross country. Calhoun finished at the Academy on the superintendent s list and graduated with over a 3.0 grade point average and a military performance average of better than 3.0. He and his wife, Amanda, live in Colorado Springs and have two children, Tyler (12) and Amelia (10). Calhoun Head Coaching Record Year School Record MW Home Away Neu. Bowl 2014 Air Force Air Force /6th Air Force /4th Armed Forces, Rice (L 14-33) 2011 Air Force /5th Military Bowl, Toledo (L 41-42) 2010 Air Force /T3rd Independence, Georgia Tech (W 14-7) 2009 Air Force /4th Armed Forces, Houston (W 47-20) 2008 Air Force /4th Armed Forces, Houston (L 28-34) 2007 Air Force /2nd Armed Forces, California (L 36-42) Totals Bowl Record: 2-4 PERSONAL Date of Birth... Sept. 6, 1966 Hometown:... Roseburg, Ore. Wife:... Amanda Children:... Tyler, Amelia Years in Coaching:... 21st AF/Career Record: (8th year) BACKGROUND/HONORS 1989 graduate of the Academy First Academy graduate to be head coach 16 years as a college coach 4 years in the NFL 2007 MWC coach of the year 2007 Region 5 coach of the year Finalist for national coach of the year (2007) Tied as the winningest first-year head coach in school history Winningest first-year head coach in school history for conference games Colorado Coach of the Year (NFF), 2007, 2010 Semifinalist for 2010 National Coach of the Year honors COACHING EXPERIENCE Air Force, Head Coach 2007-Present Houston Texans, Off. Coord./QBs 2006 Denver Broncos Asst. to Head Coach 2005 Off./Special Teams Asst Defensive Assistant 2003 Wake Forest, Offensive Coord Ohio, Offensive Coord Ohio, Quarterbacks Air Force, JV/Varsity Asst Air Force, Grad Asst CALHOUN VS. OPPONENTS Army BYU* Boise State* California# Colorado State* FCS Fresno State* Georgia State Georgia Tech# Hawai i* Houston## Michigan Minnesota Navy Nevada* New Mexico* Notre Dame Oklahoma Rice# San Diego State* TCU* Toledo# UNLV* Utah* Utah State* Wyoming* * - Conference opponent; # - Bowl game Air Force Football 15