2021 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the MW's Mountain Division title with Utah State. By virtue of a head-to-head loss to the Aggie, Air Force was left out of the Mountain West Championship Game. The Falcons were invited to the First Responder Bowl, where they defeated Louisville. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Mountain Division
Record10–3 (6–2 MW)
Headcoach
- Troy Calhoun (15th season)
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MW Mountain Division co-champion First Responder Bowl champion | |
First Responder Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Louisville | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Mountain Division | |
| Record | 10–3 (6–2 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (13th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | John Rudzinski (4th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
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| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| No. 24 Utah State xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 25 San Diego State xy | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | Stadium | W 35–14 | 30,012 | |
| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBS | W 23–3 | 36,997 | |
| September 18 | 5:30 p.m. | Utah State |
| FS2 | L 45–49 | 20,264 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* |
| FS2 | W 31–7 | 19,763 |
| October 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | FS2 | W 38–10 | 13,158 | |
| October 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| CBSSN | W 24–14 | 24,832 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Boise State | FS1 | W 24–17 | 34,446 | |
| October 23 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 San Diego State |
| CBSSN | L 14–20 | 23,887 |
| November 6 | 9:30 a.m. | vs. Army* |
| CBS | L 14–21 OT | 32,537 |
| November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | CBSSN | W 35–21 | 25,550 | |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Nevada | FS1 | W 41–39 3OT | 15,206 | |
| November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | UNLV |
| CBSSN | W 48–14 | 18,226 |
| December 28 | 1:15 p.m. | vs. Louisville* | ESPN | W 31–28 | 15,251 | |
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Rankings
Preseason
Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Boise State | 148 (23) |
| 2 | Wyoming | 115 (2) |
| 3 | Air Force | 104 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 72 |
| 5 | Utah State | 47 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 39 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Nevada | 141 (19) |
| 2 | San Jose State | 121 (5) |
| 3 | San Diego State | 96 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 85 (1) |
| 5 | Hawaii | 56 |
| 6 | UNLV | 26 |
Game summaries
Lafayette
Lafayette at Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Falcons | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Game attendance: 30,012
- Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
- Referee: Christian Walker
- TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)
| 1 | 08:01 | AF | Micah Davis 10–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:53) | AF 7–0 |
| 00:25 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 7–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49) | AF 14–0 | |
| 2 | 09:05 | LAF | Julius Young 23–yard pass from Rent Montie (Micah Pettit kick) (13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16) | AF 14–7 |
| 03:09 | AF | Micah Davis 16–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick failed) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:56) | AF 20–7 | |
| 00:18 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 2–yard run (DeAndre Hughes rush) (7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20) | AF 28–7 | |
| 3 | 07:50 | LAF | Selwyn Simpson 3–yard run (Micah Pettit kick) (10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11) | AF 28–14 |
| 4 | 06:10 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 19–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 4:02) | AF 35–14 |
| Statistics | Lafayette | Air Force |
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| First downs | 12 | 24 |
| Total yards | 287 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 43 | 370 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 50 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lafayette | Passing | Aaron Angelos | 10/16, 158 yards |
| Rushing | Jaden Sutton | 7 carries, 38 yards | |
| Receiving | Julius Young | 8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD | |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 3/5, 50 yards |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 25 carries, 111 yards | |
| Receiving | Micah Davis | 2 receptions, 27 yards |
At Navy
Air Force at Navy
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD - Game start: 3:44 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes
- Game attendance: 36,997
- Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 6 MPH
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play–by–play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
| 2 | 10:36 | NAVY | Bijan Nichols 23–yard field goal (7 plays, 32 yards, 3:32) | NAVY 3–0 |
| 01:09 | AF | Brad Roberts 3–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (9 plays, 43 yards, 3:26) | AF 7–3 | |
| 3 | 00:32 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 28–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (9 plays, 54 yards, 4:09) | AF 14–3 |
| 4 | 13:33 | AF | Team 23–yard safety | AF 16–3 |
| 09:13 | AF | Brad Roberts 2–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 4:20) | AF 23–3 | |
| Statistics | Air Force | Navy |
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| First downs | 14 | 6 |
| Total yards | 225 | 68 |
| Rushing yards | 176 | 36 |
| Passing yards | 49 | 32 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 36:48 | 23:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 3/10, 49 yards |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 29 carries, 97 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Micah Davis | 1 reception, 27 yards | |
| Navy | Passing | Maasai Maynor | 3/5, 32 yards |
| Rushing | Xavier Arline | 16 carries, 31 yards | |
| Receiving | Mychal Cooper | 1 reception, 15 yards |
Utah State
Utah State at Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Aggies | 7 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 49 |
| Falcons | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
- Date: September 18, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 5:35 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
- Game attendance: 20,264
- Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (FS2): Cory Provus (play–by–play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
| 1 | 11:46 | AF | Micah Davis 5–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) | AF 7–0 |
| 05:34 | AF | Matthew Dapore 15–yard field goal (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11) | AF 10–0 | |
| 01:17 | USU | Calvin Tyler Jr. 1–yard run (Connor Coles kick) (13 plays, 71 yards, 4:12) | AF 10–7 | |
| 2 | 10:16 | USU | Brandon Bowling 6–yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick blocked) (11 plays, 92 yards, 3:45) | USU 13–10 |
| 08:19 | AF | Micah Davis 56–yard pass from Haaziq Daniels (Matthew Dapore kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:55) | AF 17–13 | |
| 00:56 | AF | Dane Kinamon 3–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (16 plays, 75 yards, 6:52) | AF 24–13 | |
| 3 | 13:26 | USU | Justin McGriff 24–yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick) (7 plays, 69 yards, 1:28) | AF 24–20 |
| 11:17 | AF | Emmanuel Michel 51–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09) | AF 31–20 | |
| 07:48 | USU | Carson Terrell 5–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29) | AF 31–27 | |
| 03:18 | USU | Brandon Bowling 37–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Connor Coles kick) (6 plays, 56 yards, 1:39) | USU 34–31 | |
| 00:52 | AF | Emmanuel Michel 55–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:26) | AF 38–34 | |
| 4 | 10:37 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 39–yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (4 plays, 50 yards, 1:49) | AF 45–34 |
| 09:51 | USU | Deven Thompkins 72–yard pass from Andrew Peasley (rush) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:38) | AF 45–42 | |
| 03:54 | USU | Calvin Tyler Jr. 61–yard run (Connor Coles kick) (6 plays, 85 yards, 2:02) | USU 49–45 | |
| Statistics | Utah State | Air Force |
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| First downs | 26 | 23 |
| Total yards | 628 | 619 |
| Rushing yards | 180 | 437 |
| Passing yards | 448 | 182 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:01 | 33:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Utah State | Passing | Logan Bonner | 21/34, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Calvin Tyler Jr. | 19 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Deven Thompkins | 9 receptions, 188 yards, 1 TD | |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 6/12, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Emmanuel Michel | 11 carries, 133 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Micah Davis | 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD |
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic at Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Falcons | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
- Date: September 25, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
- Game attendance: 19,763
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (FS2): Cory Provus (play–by–play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
| 1 | 8:47 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 4–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 4:20) | AF 7–0 |
| 5:35 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 94–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (1 play, 94 yards, 0:13) | AF 14–0 | |
| 2 | 11:48 | AF | Brad Roberts 3–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (14 plays, 82 yards, 7:26) | AF 21–0 |
| 5:10 | AF | Anthony Rodriguez 23–yard field goal (9 plays, 50 yards, 5:00) | AF 24–0 | |
| 3:42 | FAU | N'Kosi Perry 34–yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick) (4 plays, 74 yards, 1:23) | AF 24–7 | |
| 3 | 3:30 | AF | Micah Davis 6–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (12 plays, 97 yards, 6:39) | AF 31–7 |
| Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 24 |
| Total yards | 219 | 516 |
| Rushing yards | 141 | 446 |
| Passing yards | 78 | 70 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 19:03 | 40:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 11/33, 78 yds, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Johnny Ford | 8 car, 66 yds | |
| Receiving | Jequan Burton | 2 rec, 28 yds | |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 2/4, 70 yds |
| Rushing | Haaziq Daniels | 17 car, 164 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 1 rec, 46 yds |
At New Mexico
Air Force at New Mexico
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Falcons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
- Date: October 2, 2021
- Location: University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM - Game start: 5:30 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 13,158
- TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
| Statistics | Air Force | New Mexico |
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| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Total yards | 441 | 226 |
| Rushing yards | 408 | 47 |
| Passing yards | 33 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 41:53 | 18:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 1/2, 33 yards |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 1 Reception, 33 yards | |
| New Mexico | Passing | Terry Wilson | 14/23, 179 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Aaron Dumas | 3 carries, 15 yards | |
| Receiving | Luke Wysong | 3 receptions, 70 yards |
Wyoming
Wyoming at Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
- Date: October 9, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 5:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 24,832
- Television network: CBSSN
| 1 | 6:42 | AF | Brad Roberts 1–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 8:18) | AF 7–0 |
| 2 | 10:43 | AF | Dane Kinamon 2–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (11 plays, 38 yards, 6:08) | AF 14–0 |
| 2:39 | WYO | Sean Chambers 1–yard run (John Hoyland kick) (6 plays, 97 yards, 1:59) | AF 14–7 | |
| 0:15 | WYO | Isaiah Neyor 10–yard reception from Sean Chambers (John Hoyland kick) (5 plays, 73 yards, 0:52) | TIED 14–14 | |
| 3 | 5:46 | AF | Micah Davis 13–yard reception from Haaziq Daniels (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 4:09) | AF 21–14 |
| 4 | 7:18 | AF | Anthony Rodriguez 26–yard field goal (15 plays, 67 yards, 7:11) | AF 24–14 |
| Statistics | Wyoming | Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Total yards | 257 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 114 | 211 |
| Passing yards | 143 | 110 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 21:12 | 38:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wyoming | Passing | Sean Chambers | 11/28, 143 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 8 carries, 96 yards | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Neyor | 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD | |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 7/10, 110 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 33 carries, 140 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 5 receptions, 77 yards |
At Boise State
Air Force at Boise State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Falcons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
- Date: October 16, 2021
- Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID - Game start: 7:00 p.m. (Kicked at 7:10 p.m.) MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
- Game attendance: 34,446
- Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 15 MPH
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (Fox/FS1/FS2): Cory Provus (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| 1 | 11:15 | BSU | Stefan Cobbs 8–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Jonah Dalmas kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:45) | BSU 7–0 |
| 4:29 | AF | Brad Roberts 4–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:46) | TIED 7–7 | |
| 2 | 13:53 | AF | Haaziq Daniels 25–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (10 plays, 76 yards, 4:19) | AF 14–7 |
| 10:04 | BSU | Andrew Van Buren 11–yard run (Jonah Dalmas kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 3:41) | TIED 14–14 | |
| 6:12 | AF | Brad Roberts 1–yard run (Anthony Rodriguez kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52) | AF 21–14 | |
| 4 | 2:49 | AF | Matthew Dapore 28–yard field goal (4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06) | AF 24–14 |
| 0:49 | BSU | Jonah Dalmas 37–yard field goal (11 plays, 53 yards, 1:56) | AF 24–17 | |
| Statistics | Air Force | Boise State |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total yards | 366 | 337 |
| Rushing yards | 307 | 78 |
| Passing yards | 59 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 37:01 | 22:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 1/5, 59 yards |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 28 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 1 reception, 59 yards | |
| Boise State | Passing | Hank Bachmeier | 23/36, 259 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Andrew Van Buren | 15 carries, 58 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Stefan Cobbs | 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
No. 22 San Diego State
San Diego State at Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • No. 22 Aztecs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
- Date: October 23, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 5:07 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
- Game attendance: 23,887
- Game weather: Sunny
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)
| 1 | 12:26 | SDSU | Matt Araiza 22-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:42) | SDSU 3–0 |
| 2 | 8:42 | SDSU | Kaegun Williams 1–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (12 plays, 42 yards, 5:45) | SDSU 10–0 |
| 1:54 | SDSU | Matt Araiza 51–yard field goal (7 plays, 12 yards, 4:27) | SDSU 13–0 | |
| 3 | 11:05 | SDSU | Chance Bell 3–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48) | SDSU 20–0 |
| 1:07 | AF | Dalton King 13–yard pass from Warren Bryan (Matthew Dapore kick) (11 plays, 57 yards, 4:57) | SDSU 20–7 | |
| 4 | 3:59 | AF | Dane Kinamon 3-yard run (Matthew Dapore kick) (15 plays, 89 yards, 6:33) | SDSU 20–14 |
| Statistics | San Diego State | Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 15 |
| Total yards | 229 | 259 |
| Rushing yards | 157 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 72 | 67 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | Passing | Lucas Johnson | 11/13, 72 yards |
| Rushing | Chance Bell | 8 carries, 50 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Elijah Kothe | 3 receptions, 25 yards | |
| Air Force | Passing | Warren Bryan | 3/7, 58 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Haaziq Daniels | 9 carries, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Jake Spiewak | 1 reception, 31 yards |
Vs. Army
Air Force vs. Army
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
- Date: November 6, 2021
- Location: Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX - Game start: 10:30 a.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 32,537
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoor • Wind: None
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Sherree Burruss (sideline)
| 3 | 11:06 | ARMY | Tyhier Tyler 9-yard rush (Cole Talley) (7 plays, 64 yards, 3:48) | ARMY 7–0 |
| 6:07 | AF | Matthew Dapore 39-yard field goal (9 plays, 49 yards, 4:54) | ARMY 7–3 | |
| 5:07 | ARMY | Tyrell Robinson 79-yard pass from Christian Anderson (Cole Talley kick) (2 plays, 79 yards, 0:55) | ARMY 14–3 | |
| 4 | 10:23 | AF | Dane Kinamon 4–yard pass from Haaziq Daniels (DeAndre Hughes rush) (7 plays, 66 yards, 3:09) | ARMY 14–11 |
| 0:23 | AF | Matthew Dapore 30-yard field goal (15 plays, 78 yards, 4:40) | TIED 14–14 | |
| OT | ARMY | Jordyn Law 0-yard rush (Cole Talley kick) (6 plays, 19 yards, 0:00) | ARMY 21–14 | |
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| Statistics | Army | Air Force |
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| First downs | 13 | 22 |
| Total yards | 322 | 401 |
| Rushing yards | 108 | 175 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 226 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | Passing | Christian Anderson | 7/12, 175 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Tyhier Tyler | 15 carries, 39 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Tyrell Robinson | 2 receptions, 118 yards, TD | |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 13/22, 226 carries, TD |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 18 carries, 68 yards | |
| Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 5 receptions, 106 yards |
At Colorado State
Air Force at Colorado State
(Rivalry)
(Rivalry)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Falcons | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
- Date: November 13, 2021
- Location: Canvas Stadium
Fort Collins, CO - Game start: 5:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 25,550
- Television network: CBSSN
| Statistics | Air Force | Colorado State |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 17 |
| Total yards | 509 | 308 |
| Rushing yards | 388 | 135 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 173 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 38:36 | 21:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 4/11, 121 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Brad Roberts | 32 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 1 receptions, 92 yards, TD | |
| Colorado State | Passing | Todd Centeio | 13/22, 173 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Todd Centeio | 12 carries, 55 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Trey McBride | 4 receptions, 81 yards |
At Nevada
Air Force at Nevada
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
- Date: November 19, 2021
- Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV - Television network: FS1
| Statistics | Air Force | Nevada |
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| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession | ||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Nevada | Passing | ||
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UNLV
UNLV at Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| • Falcons | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
- Date: November 26, 2021
- Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO - Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST
- Television network: CBSSN
| Statistics | UNLV | Air Force |
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| Air Force | Passing | ||
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