Tag: Air Force Football
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Statistics point to another week of extremes for Air Force football
The numbers suggest Air Force’s season of extremes should continue in Las Vegas. The Falcons feature the best scoring offense and worst scoring defense in the Mountain West and now face an unbeaten UNLV team equipped to challenge that struggling defense but not – at least in any obvious way – positioned to slow a…
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Mark Kiszla: Is Air Force football too essential to stop during federal government shutdown?
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – On the fourth day of the U.S. federal government shutdown, the Air Force and Navy football teams did their part by ceasing to play defense. Make touchdowns, not war. But there are no moral victories in football. After his feisty Falcons lost 34-31 to Navy on a Saturday afternoon when the scoreboard…
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Navy throws its way past Air Force in a rare pass-happy service academy shootout
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Six if by air, for a change. In an oddly pass-happy service academy shootout Navy senior Blake Horvath set a program record for total yards and passed for more yards than any Midshipmen quarterback in 31 years as his squad won 34-31, outdueling an Air Force squad that was led by another…
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Navy 34, Air Force 31 | More from a shootout in Annapolis
Facts and figures from Navy’s win in front of a sellout crowd of 37,517 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Air Force Player of the Game – Liam Szarka, so., quarterback Szarka has done everything a quarterback can do, except win. His teammates know that is coming soon. “He’s a gamer,” tight end Bruin Fleishmann said.…
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Navy’s Blake Horvath, Air Force’s Liam Szarka make for intriguing quarterback matchup
The names that crept their way into conversations during media interviews this week pointed toward a theme for Saturday’s matchup between Air Force and Navy. Dee Dowis. Ricky Dobbs. Tim Jefferson. Keenan Reynolds. Kale Pearson. Malcom Perry. They were all mentioned (as were others). They were all difference-making quarterbacks. This matchup features a pair in…
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Prolific production lands Air Force slot receiver Cade Harris on Biletnikoff Award watch list
Cade Harris has grown accustomed to going unnoticed. Air Force was his only offer as a recruit. And even as he’s developed into a dependable contributor for the Falcons, the 5-foot-8, 185-pound senior flows so anonymously around the academy and Colorado Springs that it has drawn laughs among the slot receivers. “Coach (Jake) Campbell in…
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Navy heavily favored vs. Air Force, but service academy history shows how little that means
Recent service academy football history shows the unpredictable nature of these games, particularly when they seem their most predictable. It was only 23 months ago that Air Force was 8-0 and favored by 18 points against Army in Denver, only to be turned away in a 23-3 defeat in front of more than 50,000 fans.…
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Air Force’s pattern of shootout losses continues in 44-35 setback vs. Hawaii
The same shrill tune is stuck on repeat for Air Force football. This time it was Hawaii that came to Falcon Stadium and won 44-35, putting up 535 yards of offense to negate an attack for the Falcons that saw sophomore quarterback Liam Szarka set a school record for total offense in a game with…
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How to watch Hawaii at Air Force football on Saturday
Air Force looks to halt a two-game losing streak and retake possession of the Kuter Trophy. Hawaii (3-2, 0-1 Mountain West) at Air Force (1-2, 0-2) Kickoff: 2 p.m. MT, Falcon Stadium 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…
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Veteran leader hopes communication can accelerate growth for young Air Force defense
Air Force’s timeline for a defensive breakthrough varies depending on who is asked. Coach Troy Calhoun foresees a prolonged adjustment period for a defense that has already started six underclassmen through three games and has given up 98 points in two Mountain West games. “It just takes time,” Calhoun said. “There’s not an explanation that…