Tag: air force football
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Balance from every skill position has been key to Air Force’s explosive offense
LAS VEGAS – At 5-foot-11, UNLV cornerback Mumu Bin-Wahad is not undersized for his position. There’s a reason West Virginia, UConn and the Rebels, along with Navarro College, have included the well-traveled Atlanta native on their rosters. But at 6-5, Air Force tight end Bruin Fleischmann towered over Bin-Wahad. This wouldn’t matter if the Falcons…
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Air Force loses yet another shootout, this time in final minute 51-48 at UNLV
LAS VEGAS – Even while playing out a script that’s growing frustratingly familiar, this ending found a way to be more dramatic and painful for Air Force. The Falcons put up more than 600 yards of offense, took the lead four times in the second half and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:13 remaining. They…
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Briggeman | Air Force football woes this season are familiar, which is reason for optimism
LAS VEGAS – The good and bad news for Air Force – in a season that keeps bringing both in droves, often on successive offensive and defensive possessions – is that it’s been here before. And there’s a good chance they’ll be here again down the road. The Falcons (1-4, 0-3 Mountain West) head to…
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How to watch Air Force try to snap a four-game skid at UNLV on Saturday
Air Force visits UNLV on Saturday in the first meeting since the teams emerged as the flagship programs for the Mountain West as it braces to move forward after five member teams depart following this season. Air Force (1-4, 0-3 Mountain West) at UNLV (5-0, 1-0) Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. MT Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las…
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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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How to watch Air Force at Navy on national television Saturday morning
The competition for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy begins Saturday morning as Air Force visits Navy, where the Falcons have won two in a row. Air Force (1-3) at Navy (4-0) Kickoff: 10 a.m. Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. TV/Stream: CBS – channel 11.1 in Colorado Springs via antenna and Channel 11 on…
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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…