2021 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
2021 Air Force Falcons football | |
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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 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (11th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | John Rudzinski (4th season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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Seasons |
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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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The 2021 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by 15th–year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.
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.[1]
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 |
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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Personnel
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Offense
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
Lafayette
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –40.5 | 49.5[3] |
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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –6 | 39.5[4] |
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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –9 | 54[5] |
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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –3.5 | 54[6] |
Statistics | Florida Atlantic | Air Force |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –11.5 | 45.5[7] |
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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –6 | 47[8] |
Statistics | Wyoming | Air Force |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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N/A | N/A |
Statistics | Air Force | Boise State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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AF –3 | 39 |
Statistics | San Diego State | Air Force |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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N/A | N/A |
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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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N/A | N/A |
Statistics | Air Force | Colorado State |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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N/A | N/A |
Statistics | Air Force | Nevada |
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UNLV
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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N/A | N/A |
Statistics | UNLV | Air Force |
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Air Force | Passing | ||
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References
- ^ "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Air Force Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Air Force Falcons vs Navy Midshipmen". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Utah State Aggies vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Air Force Falcons vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.