2019 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the MW's Mountain Division. Air Force was invited to the Cheez-It Bowl, where the Falcons defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings

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

The Falcons' 11 wins are the most in a single season under head coach Calhoun and the most wins for the program in a single season since the 1998 team finished with a record of 12–1.

Schedule

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

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Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	24	22
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	23
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Wuerffel Trophy[3]	Isaiah Sanders	QB	SR
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year[4]	Mosese Fifita	DL	SR

Mountain West media days

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

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.^[5]

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Falcons had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team, both from the defensive side of the ball.^[6]

Defense Jordan Jackson – DL Jeremy Fejedelem – DB

Game summaries

Colgate

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

Colgate Raiders at Air Force Falcons

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

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: August 31, 2019
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 33,101
• Referee: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play) & Al Groh (analyst)
• ESPN – Hammond leads way with 3 TDs, Air Force beats Colgate 48–7^[7] /// Box Score, Colgate at Air Force^[8] /// Pregame Notes^[9] /// Postgame Notes^[10]

Game information

First Quarter (10:55) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:42; Air Force 7–0 Second Quarter (12:11) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 17-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46; Air Force 14–0 (07:46) AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:00; Air Force 21–0 (02:08) AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 6-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:06; Air Force 28–0 (01:57) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Air Force 35–0 Third Quarter (11:23) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 41–0 (03:53) AFA TD – Nolan Eriksen 8-yard rush, Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:09; Air Force 48–0 (00:09) GATE TD – Nick Gill 13-yard pass from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi kick Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:37; Air Force 48–7 Fourth Quarter No scoring Passing GATE – Grant Breneman: 9/16, 81 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 1/1, 41 yards Rushing GATE – Malik Twyman: 14 carries, 48 yards AFA – Taven Birdow: 9 carries, 80 yards Receiving GATE – Nick Diaco: 2 receptions, 29 yards AFA – Geraud Sanders: 1 reception, 41 yards

At Colorado

See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Air Force Falcons at Colorado Buffaloes

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

at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

• Date: September 14, 2019
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Calm
• Game attendance: 49,282
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Chad Brown (analyst) & Camryn Irwin (color)
• ESPN – Remsberg scores in OT, Air Force beats Colorado 30–23^[11] /// Box Score, Air Force at Colorado^[12] /// Pregame Notes^[13] /// Postgame Notes^[14]

Game information

First Quarter (09:37) COLO TD – Lavis Shenault 42-yard pass from Steven Montez, James Stefanou kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Colorado 7–0 (07:23) COLO FG – James Stefanou 36-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:17; Colorado 10–0 (04:03) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 32-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick failed Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; Colorado 10–6 Second Quarter (10:27) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:05; Air Force 13–10 (06:37) AFA TD – Ben Waters 81-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:44; Air Force 20–10 Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter (10:23) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 47-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 8:35; Air Force 23–10 (06:09) COLO TD – Dimitri Stanley 13-yard pass from Steven Montez, James Stefanou kick blocked Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Air Force 23–16 (00:28) COLO TD – Lavis Shenault 2-yard rush, James Stefanou kick Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 3:53; Tied 23–23 Overtime AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 25-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00; Air Force 30–23 Passing AFA – Donald Hammond III: 7/12, 155 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT COLO – Steven Montez: 26/43, 220 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing AFA – Kadin Remsberg: 23 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD COLO – Jaren Mangham: 10 carries, 56 yards Receiving AFA – Ben Waters: 2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD COLO – Lavis Shenault: 8 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

At Boise State

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

Air Force Falcons at No. 20 Boise State Broncos

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

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

• Date: September 20, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 36,498
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Jim Mora (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• ESPN – Big 2nd half leads No. 20 Boise State past Air Force 30–19^[15] /// Box Score, Air Force at No. 20 Boise State^[16] /// Pregame Notes^[17] /// Postgame Notes^[18]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (14:55) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 8-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:11; Air Force 7–0 (12:01) BSU TD – CT Thomas 36-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:46; Tied 7–7 (05:53) BSU FG – Eric Sachse 40-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:11; Boise State 10–7 (00:00) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 30-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 5:53; Tied 10–10 Third Quarter (06:29) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:55; Air Force 13–10 (00:34) BSU TD – John Bates 28-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:51; Boise State 17–13 Fourth Quarter (08:30) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 10-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:24; Boise State 23–13 (04:35) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 10-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:42; Boise State 30–13 (02:27) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Boise State 30–19 Passing AFA – Donald Hammond III: 6/11, 83 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT BSU – Hank Bachmeier: 19/26, 263 yards, 2 TD Rushing AFA – Taven Birdow: 18 carries, 67 yards BSU – Robert Mahone: 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD Receiving AFA – Geraud Sanders: 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD BSU – CT Thomas: 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

San Jose State

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

San Jose State Spartans at Air Force Falcons

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

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: September 27, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 24,786
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (analyst)
• ESPN – Hammond leads Air Force over San Jose State 41–24^[19] /// Box Score, San Jose State at Air Force^[20] /// Pregame Notes^[21] /// Postgame Notes^[22]

Game information

First Quarter (10:50) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; San Jose State 7–0 (04:57) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:53; Tied 7–7 Second Quarter (08:43) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 64-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Air Force 14–7 (03:13) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:59; Air Force 21–7 (00:48) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; Air Force 21–10 Third Quarter (12:05) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Air Force 27–10 (10:10) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:53; Air Force 34–10 Fourth Quarter (07:48) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 9:19; Air Force 41–10 (03:51) SJSU TD – Andre Crump 30-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Air Force 41–17 (00:52) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 6-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:43; Air Force 41–24 Passing SJSU – Josh Love: 19/35, 198 yards AFA – Donald Hammond III: 5/9, 131 yards, 1 TD Rushing SJSU – Nick Nash: 11 carries, 62 yards AFA – Taven Birdow: 25 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker: 6 receptions, 69 yards AFA – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

At Navy

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

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

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

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

• Date: October 5, 2019
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E 5-10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 37,957
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
• ESPN – Navy stuns Air Force 34–25^[23] /// Box Score, Air Force at Navy^[24] /// Pregame Notes^[25] /// Postgame Notes^[26]

Game information

F;First Quarter (03:09) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 42-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:14; Air Force 3–0 Second Quarter (13:24) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:44; Navy 7–3 (07:39) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:52; Navy 14–3 (02:17) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 40-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:22; Navy 14–6 Third Quarter (12:34) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 49-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:26; Navy 14–9 (06:36) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 20-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:17; Navy 21–9 Fourth Quarter (13:26) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 26-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; Navy 21–12 (07:38) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:48; Navy 21–19 (03:15) AF TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Donald Hammond III pass failed Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:42; Air Force 25–21 (00:23) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Navy 28–25 (00:00) NAVY TD – Tony Brown 8-yard fumble return Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Navy 34–25 Passing AF – Donald Hammond III: 10/25, 205 yards, 1 INT NAVY – Malcolm Perry: 5/7, 144 yards Rushing AF – Donald Hammond III: 12 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD NAVY – Malcolm Perry: 23 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD Receiving AF – Benjamin Walters: 4 receptions, 128 yards NAVY – Mychal Cooper: 3 receptions, 90 yards

Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State Bulldogs at Air Force Falcons

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

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: October 12, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
• Game attendance: 22,544
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) & Ashley Holder (sideline)
• ESPN – Hammond's 2 TD runs help Air Force beat Fresno State 43–24^[27] /// Box Score, Fresno State at Air Force^[28] /// Pregame Notes^[29] /// Postgame Notes^[30]

Game information

First Quarter (11:24) FS TD – Derrion Grim 4-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:36; Fresno State 7–0 (10:07) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 53-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Tied 7–7 (03:51) FS TD – Emoryie Edwards 7-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Fresno State 14–7 Second Quarter (11:48) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:03; Tied 14–14 (09:32) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 26-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:12; Fresno State 21–14 (02:55) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 3-yard rush, Donald Hammond III rush Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Air Force 22–21 (00:07) FS FG – Cesar Silva 47-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:48; Fresno State 24–22 Third Quarter (08:18) AF TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:38; Air Force 29–24 Fourth Quarter (13:16) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:33; Air Force 36–24 (12:22) AF TD – Kyle Johnson 24-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 43–24 Passing FS – Jorge Reyna: 20/27, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT AF – Donald Hammond III: 2/3, 81 yards, 1 TD Rushing FS – Ronnie Rivers: 9 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD AF – Timothy Jackson: 20 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving FS – Emoryie Edwards: 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD AF – Benjamin Waters: 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD

At Hawaii

See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Air Force Falcons at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

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

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: October 19, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ENE 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 23,757
• Referee: Steve Baron
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (analyst)
• ESPN – Schmidt accounts for 4 TDs, Air Force beats Hawaii 56–21^[31] /// Box Score, Air Force at Hawaii^[32] /// Pregame Notes^[33] /// Postgame Notes^[34]

Game information

First Quarter (09:46) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 41-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:14; Hawaii 3–0 (06:09) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 7–3 Second Quarter (14:35) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Air Force 14–3 (13:44) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 59-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:46; Air Force 14–10 (13:33) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 75-yard pass from Mike Schmidt, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Air Force 21–10 (06:19) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 27-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:14; Air Force 21–13 (03:34) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:43; Air Force 28–13 (02:04) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 5-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:30; Air Force 28–20 Third Quarter (07:19) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 10-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:41; Air Force 35–20 Fourth Quarter (14:54) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 10-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Cole McDonald pass failed Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 2:27; Air Force 35–26 (13:37) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 61-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Air Force 42–26 (07:49) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 18-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:32; Air Force 49–26 (04:01) AF TD – Milton Bugg III 92-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 56–26 Passing AF – Mike Schmidt: 5/6, 147 yards, 1 TD HAW – Cole McDonald: 34/52, 404 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing AF – Mike Schmidt: 14 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD HAW – Cole McDonald: 10 carries, 41 yards Receiving AF – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD HAW – Jared Smart: 11 receptions, 140 yards

Utah State

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies at Air Force Falcons

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

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: October 26, 2019
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: Windy • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 19,248
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) & Taylor McGregor (sideline)
• ESPN – Jackson, Remsberg power Air Force past Utah State 31–7^[35] /// Box Score, Utah State at Air Force^[36] /// Pregame Notes^[37] /// Postgame Notes^[38]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (11:55) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Air Force 7–0 (06:36) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:00; Air Force 14–0 (00:00) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 57-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:01; Air Force 17–0 Third Quarter (11:49) USU TD – Siaosi Mariner 27-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Air Force 17–7 (03:17) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 9-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:53; Air Force 24–7 Fourth Quarter (10:06) AF TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:21; Air Force 31–7 Passing USU – Jordan Love: 14/23, 114 yards, 1 TD AF – Donald Hammond III: 1/5, 16 yards Rushing USU – Gerold Bright: 6 carries, 24 yards AF – Timothy Jackson: 25 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD Receiving USU – Siaosi Mariner: 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 24 yards

Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

48th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	6	7	0	13
Falcons	0	3	7	7	17

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: November 2, 2019
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SSE 5 mph • Weather: Fair
• Game attendance: 41,401
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & John Schriffen (sideline)
• ESPN – Air Force makes late defensive stand in 17–13 win over Army^[39] /// Box Score, Army at Air Force^[40] /// Pregame Notes^[41] /// Postgame Notes^[42]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (08:08) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 20-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:53; Air Force 3–0 (01:17) ARMY TD – Jabari Laws 2-yard rush, Cole Talley kick failed Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:51; Army 6–3 Third Quarter (02:35) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:20; Air Force 10–6 (02:22) ARMY TD – Cam Harrison 87-yard pass from Jabari Laws, Cole Talley kick Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:13; Army 13–10 Fourth Quarter (13:08) AF TD – Joshua Stoner 5-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:08; Air Force 17–13 Passing ARMY – Jabari Laws: 9/11, 214 yards, 1 TD AF – Donald Hammond III: 1/6, 19 yards, 1 INT Rushing ARMY – Sandon McCoy: 8 carries, 67 yards AF – Timothy Jackson: 20 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD Receiving ARMY – Cam Harrison: 3 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD AF – Geraud Sanders: 1 reception, 19 yards

At Colorado State

See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	10	0	28	38
Rams	14	0	0	7	21

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

• Date: November 16, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: 23 mph • Weather: Cloudy and Windy
• Game attendance: 24,914
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
• ESPN – Hammond leads Air Force over Colorado State 38–21^[43] /// Box Score, Air Force at Colorado State^[44] /// Pregame Notes^[45] /// Postgame Notes^[46]

Game information

First Quarter (09:03) CSU TD – Trey McBride 4-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; Colorado State 7–0 (03:32) CSU TD – Mohamed Kamara 63-yard fumble return, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Colorado State 14–0 Second Quarter (06:42) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:18; Colorado State 14–7 (01:05) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:43; Colorado State 14–10 Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter (13:44) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 50-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Air Force 17–14 (07:21) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 28-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:41; Air Force 24–14 (06:36) CSU TD – Dante Wright 17-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Air Force 24–21 (02:32) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Air Force 31–21 (01:22) AF TD – Zane Lewis 99-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 38–21 Passing AF – Donald Hammond III: 5/11, 126 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT CSU – Patrick O'Brien: 28/43, 347 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing AF – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 101 yards CSU – Marcus McElroy: 11 carries, 51 yards Receiving AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD CSU – Warren Jackson: 8 receptions, 88 yards

At New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	16	14	44
Lobos	7	3	6	6	22

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

• Date: November 23, 2019
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 13,844
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
• ESPN – Hammond's career day lifts Air Force past New Mexico 44–22^[47] /// Box Score, Air Force at New Mexico^[48] /// Pregame Notes^[49] /// Postgame Notes^[50]

Game information

First Quarter (08:42) NM TD – Bobby Cole 3-yard rush, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:18; New Mexico 7–0 (03:43) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Tied 7–7 Second Quarter (13:53) AF TD – Taven Birdow 4-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:11; Air Force 14–7 (00:24) NM FG – Andrew Shelley 40-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:24; Air Force 14–10 Third Quarter (11:05) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 46-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; Air Force 21–10 (05:24) NM TD – Jordan Kress 13-yard pass from Trae Hall, Andrew Shelley kick blocked Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:35; Air Force 21–16 (05:24) AF D2P – Milton Bugg III 98-yard blocked PAT return Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 23–16 (02:26) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 59-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Air Force 30–16 Fourth Quarter (13:08) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 27-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:04; Air Force 37–16 (07:50) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 76-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:37; Air Force 44–16 (01:57) NM TD – Aaron Molina 27-yard pass from Trae Hall, Trae Hall pass failed Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:46; Air Force 44–22 Passing AF – Donald Hammond III: 9/10, 327 yards, 4 TD NM – Trae Hall: 5/7, 55 yards, 2 TD Rushing AF – Taven Birdow: 17 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD NM – Tevaka Tuioti: 8 carries, 79 yards Receiving AF – Benjamin Waters: 4 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD NM – Cedric Patterson III: 2 receptions, 29 yards

Wyoming

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	6	6
Falcons	0	7	3	10	20

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: November 30, 2019
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Wind: NW 22 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 21,425
• Referee: Eddy Shelton
• TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook): Noah Coslov (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst) & Kristen Balboni (sideline)
• ESPN – Air Force downs Wyoming 20–6 behind Hammond^[51] /// Box Score, Wyoming at Air Force^[52] /// Pregame Notes^[53] /// Postgame Notes^[54]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (14:56) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 8:42; Air Force 7–0 Third Quarter (05:50) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 41 yards, 7:10; Air Force 10–0 Fourth Quarter (13:08) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 26-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 7:42; Air Force 10–3 (05:31) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 27-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:10; Air Force 13–3 (02:23) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 23-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:58; Air Force 13–6 (02:04) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 75-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:19; Air Force 20–6 Passing WYO – Levi Williams: 6/11, 84 yards, 1 INT AF – Donald Hammond III: 5/6, 121 yards, 1 TD Rushing WYO – Levi Williams: 15 carries, 79 yards AF – Kadin Remsberg: 14 carries, 63 yards Receiving WYO – Raghib Ismail Jr.: 3 receptions, 41 yards AF – Benjamin Waters: 3 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Washington State – Cheez-It Bowl

See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team and 2019 Cheez-It Bowl

Cheez-It Bowl: Air Force Falcons vs. Washington State Cougars

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	17	7	7	31
Cougars	0	14	0	7	21

at Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

• Date: December 27, 2019
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: WSW 7 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 34,105
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Cole Cubelic (sideline)
• ESPN – Air Force tops Washington State 31–21 at Cheez-It Bowl^[55] /// Box Score, Air Force vs. Washington State, 2019 Cheez-It Bowl^[56] /// Pregame Notes^[57] /// Postgame Notes^[58]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (14:52) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards, 12:23; Air Force 7–0 (10:43) WSU TD – Dezmon Patmon 2-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:09; Tied 7–7 (03:39) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 28-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:04; Air Force 10–7 (01:19) AF TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:08; Air Force 17–7 (00:24) WSU TD – Max Borghi 5-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Air Force 17–14 Third Quarter (08:19) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41; Air Force 24–14 Fourth Quarter (09:59) WSU TD – Brandon Arconado 13-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16; Air Force 24–21 (03:50) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:09; Air Force 31–21 Passing AF – Donald Hammond III: 4/12, 30 yards, 1 INT WSU – Anthony Gordon: 28/42, 351 yards, 3 TD Rushing AF – Kadin Remsberg: 26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD WSU – Max Borghi: 6 carries, 27 yards Receiving AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 12 yards WSU – Brandon Arconado: 11 receptions, 167 yards, 1 TD

Personnel

Coaching staff

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

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

Source:^[59]

Roster

The Air Force football roster prior to 2019 fall camp (as of July 17, 2019):^[60]

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

2019 Air Force Falcons roster
Quarterback   4 Isaiah Sanders, Senior (6'2, 210)   5 Donald Hammond III, Junior (6'2, 220) 12 Warren Bryan, Sophomore (6'1, 205) 16 Mike Schmidt, Senior (6'3, 205) Running back 19 Nolan Eriksen, Senior (5'9, 195) 22 Joshua Stoner, Junior (5'8, 195) 23 Jakeem Patrick, Sophomore (6'0, 230) 24 Kadin Remsberg, Junior (5'9, 185) 25 Christian Mallard, Senior (5'9, 215) 27 Ben Peterson, Junior (5'8, 175) Fullback 32 Matthew Murla, Junior (6'0, 225) 33 Taven Birdow, Senior (6'1, 220) 34 Timothy Jackson, Sophomore (6'3, 190) 43 Colton Parton, Senior (5'11, 225) 44 Omar Fattah, Sophomore (5'11, 225) Wide receiver   7 Geraud Sanders, Senior (6'2, 210)   9 David Cormier, Sophomore (6'3, 225) 10 Brandon Lewis, Sophomore (5'9, 165) 13 Luke Bohenek, Junior (6'3, 205) 14 Logan Mann, Sophomore (6'0, 175) 29 Amari Terry, Sophomore (5'7, 180) 80 Daniel Morris, Junior (6'2, 200) 83 Jake Spiewak, Sophomore (6'4, 200) Tight end 81 Lesley Dalger, Senior (6'4, 235) 82 Rhett Harms, Junior (6'3, 225) 85 Luke Miller, Junior (6'4, 225) 87 Kade Waguespack, Senior (6'2, 225)		Offensive Lineman 53 Joe Moore, Sophomore (6'1, 240) 56 Britton Beasley, Junior (6'1, 300) 57 Elijah Woolum, Senior (6'4, 275) 61 Scott Hattok, Senior (6'5, 280) 62 Hawk Wimmer, Sophomore (6'4, 320) 63 Clark Daniel, Junior (6'3, 290) 64 Kyle Krepsz, Junior (6'1, 280) 64 Jacob Miller, Sophomore (6'3, 265) 66 Nolan Laufenberg, Junior (6'3, 295) 67 Kris Campbell, Sophomore (6'1, 300) 68 Christopher Mitchell, Senior (6'2, 265) 69 Wolfgang Rehbock, Senior (6'3, 285) 70 Nicholas Noyen, Junior (6'0, 265) 71 Benjamin Mercer, Sophomore (6'0, 270) 72 Connor Vikupitz, Senior (6'3, 275) 73 Isaac Cochran, Sophomore (6'5, 300) 74 Rhett Myers, Senior (6'4, 255) 75 Colin Marquez, Senior (6'3, 280) 76 Adam Jewell, Junior (6'2, 255) 77 Parker Ferguson, Junior (6'5, 280) Defensive Lineman 49 Christopher Herrera, Sophomore (6'5, 255) 86 Michael Purcell, Junior (6'4, 235) 91 Jared Bair, Senior (6'3, 260) 92 Nokoa Pauole, Sophomore (6'2, 275) 94 Jordan Jackson, Junior (6'5, 270) 95 Kolby Barker, Junior (6'4, 240) 96 Joey Woodring, Junior (5'11, 275) 97 Kaleb Nunez, Junior (6'1, 270) 98 Kyler Ehm, Senior (6'3, 285) 99 Mosese Fifita, Senior (6'1, 330) Specialist 15 Charlie Scott, Senior (6'1, 195) 92 Jake Koehnke, Senior (6'0, 180) 93 Tevye Schuettpelz−Rohl, Sophomore (5'10, 185)		Linebacker   8 Lakota Wills, Junior (6'3, 235) 26 Vince Sanford, Sophomore (6'1, 200) 30 Grant Donaldson, Junior (6'3, 225) 32 Grant Young, Sophomore (6'0, 225) 35 Christopher Musselman, Senior (6'2, 220) 37 Thadius Blackmon, Sophomore (6'1, 230) 38 Demonte Meeks, Junior (6'1, 235) 40 Kyle Johnson, Senior (6'0, 220) 41 Price Morgan, Senior (6'3, 220) 44 Parker Noren, Junior (6'2, 210) 45 Brandon Gooding, Sophomore (6'5, 220) 47 Nathan King, Senior (6'1, 220) 48 Jake Ksiazek, Senior (6'2, 230) Defensive back   2 Jeremy Fejedelem, Senior (5'10, 185)   3 Milton Bugg III, Junior (6'0, 175)   4 James Jones IV, Senior (6'2, 195)   6 Zane Lewis, Senior (6'1, 190)   9 Valentino Espinoza, Junior (6'0, 195) 11 Damani Hansford, Junior (5'9, 180) 12 DeAndre Hughes, Sophomore (5'8, 162) 14 Grant Theil, Senior (6'1, 195) 17 Colby Raphiel, Junior (6'0, 200) 20 Benjamin Waters, Senior (6'1, 205) 22 Garrett Kauppila, Senior (6'3, 215) 23 Rodney Hidgon, Sophomore (5'10, 170) 28 David Eure, Sophomore (5'11, 191) 29 Elijah Palm, Junior (5'9, 195) 31 Elisha Palm, Junior (5'8, 185) 39 Matthew Anderson, Junior (6'2, 195) Long snapper 46 Conner Kirkegaard, Junior (6'0, 205)

Notes

1. The game between Air Force and New Mexico, originally scheduled for November 9, was rescheduled to November 23 due to the death of New Mexico player Nahje Flowers.