(Photo Credit: Jerilee Bennett)
Key Players Returning:
QB Haaziq Daniels, RB Brad Roberts, WR Brandon Lewis, TE Kyle Patterson, LB Brandon Gooding, LB Jonathan Youngblood, FS Corvan Taylor, and SS Ethan Erickson.
Key Players Departing:
OC Nicholas Noyen, OG Kyle Krepsz, OG Nolan Laufenberg, OT Adam Jewell, OT Parker Ferguson, DT George Silvaic, LB Grant Donaldson, LB Matt Milloy, LB Parker Noren, LB Will Trawick, CB Elisha Palm, and PT Joseph Carlson.
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: RB Marceese Yetts (Santa Ana, California), LB Isaiah Henderson (Virginia Beach, Virginia), OT Christien Hawks (Norton, Kansas), DE Zach Myers (Evanston, Illinois), CB Dru Polidore (Katy, Texas), WR Tre Roberson (Alabaster, Alabama), S Jamal Marshall (North Richland Hills, Texas), WR Braylon Fowler (Jacksonville, Florida), RB Tylan Hines (Plano, Texas), and DL Kaleb Tompkins (Midlothian, Texas).
2020 Results:
G01 NAVY W 40-7
G02 at San Jose State L 6-17
G03 #25 BOISE STATE L 30-49
G04 NEW MEXICO W 28-0
G05 at Utah State W 35-7
G06 at Army L 7-10
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 3-3 (7th in MWC)
Home: 2-1
Away: 1-2
Neutral: 0-0
MWC: 2-2
Non-MWC: 1-1
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun
Air Force: 100-72
Career: 100-72
Bowls: 5-5
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Haaziq Daniels (30-54, 433 yards, 55.6%, 8.0 avg., 3 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing: Brad Roberts (64 car., 461 yards, 7.2 avg., 5 TD)
Receiving: Kyle Patterson (12 rec., 205 yards, 17.1 avg., 2 TD)
TD’s Scored: Brad Roberts (5)
Sacks: Brandon Gooding (2)
Tackles: Corvan Taylor (33)
Interceptions: Corvan Taylor (2)
Pass Deflections: 4 Tied (1)
Tackles For Loss: Brandon Gooding (2)
Forced Fumbles: Caleb Humphrey (1)
Kick Returns: None
Punt Returns: None
Kicking: Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl (5-9 fg/fga., 56%, 15-15 xp/xpa., 30 pts.)
Punting: Charles Bein (2 punts, 96 yards, 48.0 avg., 1 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 4 Haaziq Daniels (JR)
RB: 20 Brad Roberts (JR)
FB: 44 Omar Fattah (JR)
WR: 83 Jake Spiewak (SR)
WR: 13 Brandon Lewis (SR)
TE: 88 Kyle Patterson (JR)
LT: 79 Ryan Booth (SR)
LG: 62 Hawk Zimmer (SR)
OC: 57 Jason Medeiros (JR)
RG: 73 Isaac Cochran (SR)
RT: 63 Everett Smalley (SO)
KR: 83 Jake Spiewak (SR)
PK: 93 Brice Honaker (SR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 94 Jordan Jackson (SR)
NT: 84 Elijah Brockman (SR)
DE: 49 Christopher Herrera (SR)
LB: 8 Lakota Wills (SR)
LB: 38 Demonte Meeks (SR)
LB: 51 Noah Bush (SR)
LB: 36 Caleb Humphrey (SR)
CB: 3 Milton Bugg (SR)
CB: 17 Zion Kelly (JR)
FS: 21 Corvan Taylor (SR)
SS: 14 Ethan Erickson (SR)
PR: 83 Jake Spiewak (SR)
PT: 96 Charles Bein (SO)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: A
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: B
Schedule:
09/04 LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS | First meeting between schools.
09/11 at Navy Midshipmen | Air Force leads the series 31-22. The Falcons are 5-5 since 2011, and their last series loss (25-34) was in 2019.
09/18 UTAH STATE AGGIES | Air Force leads the series 6-3. The Falcons are 5-3 since renewing the series in 2013, and theirs last series loss (32-42) was in 2018.
09/25 FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS | Air Force lost (27-33) the only prior meeting between schools in 2018.
10/02 at New Mexico Lobos | Air Force leads the series 24-14. The Falcons are 6-4 since 2011, and their last series loss (38-56) was in 2017.
10/09 WYOMING COWBOYS | Air Force leads the series 29-26-3. The Falcons are 3-6 since 2011, and they won (20-6) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
10/16 at Boise State Broncos | Air Force trails the series 3-6. The Falcons lost (30-49) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (27-20) was in 2016.
10/23 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS | Air Force leads the series 19-17. The Falcons are 0-7 since 2011, and they lost (17-21) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
11/06 vs. Army Black Knights | Air Force leads the series 37-17-1. The Falcons are 6-4 since 2011, and their last series win (17-13) was in 2019.
11/13 at Colorado State Rams | Air Force leads the series 36-21-1. The Falcons are 7-2 since 2011, and their last series loss (23-38) was in 2015.
11/19 at Nevada Wolf Pack | Air Force leads the series 3-2. The Falcons lost (25-28) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
11/26 UNLV REBELS | Air Force leads the series 16-6. The Falcons are 4-2 since 2011, and they won (41-35) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
Predictions:
Home: 1-5
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 0-1
MWC: 1-7
Non-MWC: 0-4
Overall: 1-11 (6th in MWC Mountain)
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