The season and a longstanding series come to an end as Air Force and Colorado State square off in the 2025 season finale before splitting off into separate conferences.

Air Force (3-8, 2-5 MW) at Colorado State (2-9, 1-6)

Kickoff: 1 p.m., Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins

TV/Stream: FS1 – channel 11.1 in Colorado Springs on Comcast/Infinity (Channel 55/775 HD), DirecTV (Channel 219) and Dish (Channel 150). The game will also be streamed through Fox Sports website and app.

Broadcast crew: Evan Lepler (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

Radio: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, Varsity App, SIRUS 382

Air Force broadcast crew: Jim Arthur (play-by-play), Jesse Kurtz (analyst)

What I’ll be watching

The Gazette’s Brent Briggeman identifies items of intrigue he’ll be tracking during the game.

The quarterback position

Neither team has announced a starter, so the styles of the game could vary based on who plays. For Air Force, the decision is likely between Josh Johnson and Kemper Hodges. Might Maguire Martin sneak in as a surprise pick? Why not give one more player some experience going into the offseason? For Colorado State, the decision likely depends on the status of Jackson Brousseau (listed as questionable on the availability report). If not him, Tahj Bullock would be the likely default option.

Air Force’s secondary

Sophomore cornerback Mikhail Seiken is out with an injury, according to the availability report released on Wednesday. The Falcons did not start the same five-person secondary in consecutive games until they stuck with the same combination over the past three weeks. Now that deck gets reshuffled vs. a capable Rams passing offense that ranks seventh in the Mountain West at 206.2 yards per game.

Air Force’s running game

This will be the ninth time a Troy Calhoun-coached Air Force team has played a Colorado State squad with a losing record on Oct. 28^th or later. In those situations thus far the Falcons are 7-0 with an average margin of victory of 15.7 and have averaged 320.4 rushing yards per game. Several conclusions could be drawn, but this one seems obvious: When CSU has little to play for, it has struggled to find the gear necessary to contend with Air Force’s running game. Will this year be different?

By the numbers

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Air Force’s national rank in yards per completion (17.61) heading into the final game. Navy ranks second at 16.47, followed by Army at 15.51.

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Air Force’s national rank in rushing (256.5 yards per game). A strong finale could leap the Falcons past No. 4 Jacksonville State (259.2) and No. 3 Army (259.3). It’s a bigger gap to No. 2 Utah (279.6) or No. 1 Navy (308.2).

11.9

Tackles per game for Colorado State sophomore linebacker Owen Long, the most in the nation.

29

Catches this season for Colorado State tight end Rocky Beers, an Air Force transfer. He has 346 yards and six touchdowns.

62

Meetings between these programs, with the first matchup coming in 1957. Air Force leads the series 39-22-1.

82.4

Air Force’s winning percentage against Colorado State teams that finish the season under .500. The Falcons are 30-6-1 vs. sub-.500 Rams squads.