# 2022 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2022 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the team's 68th overall, 24th as a member of the Mountain West Conference, and 9th in the Mountain West's Mountain Division. The team played their home games at Falcon Stadium and were led by 16th-year head coach Troy Calhoun.

## Preseason
### Departures

These players graduated at the conclusion of the 2021–22 academic year and as such left the team following the previous season.
| Name | Position | Height (ft. & in.) | Weight (lb.) |
| Tre Bugg III | DB | 6'0" | 180 |
| Jordan Jackson | DT | 6'4" | 285 |
| Dalton King | TE | 6'3" | 215 |
| Brandon Lewis | WR | 5'9" | 175 |
| Demonte Meeks | ILB | 6'1" | 240 |
| Ben Mercer | C | 6'0" | 280 |
| Corvan Taylor | DB | 6'2" | 205 |
| Hawk Wimmer | OL | 6'4" | 330 |

### NFL Draft

One player from the team was selected in the NFL Draft prior to this season.
| Name | Position | Selected by | Round | Pick |
| Jordan Jackson | DT | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 194 |

## Personnel
### Roster

The Falcons' roster will be announced in advance of the Mountain West's media day, which will be held in July 2022.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position(s) | Season | College |
| Marc Bacote | Tight ends coach | 1st | James Madison |
| Jake Campbell | Slot backs coach | 11th | Air Force |
| Troy Calhoun | Head coach | 16th | Air Force |
| Ari Confesor | Wide receivers coach | 4th | Holy Cross |
| Tim Horton | Running backs coach | 2nd | Arkansas |
| Tim Horton | Special teams coordinator | 2nd | Arkansas |
| Charlie Jackson | Assistant head coach | 1st | Air Force |
| Charlie Jackson | Defensive backs coach | 1st | Air Force |
| Brian Knorr | Defensive coordinator | 11th | Air Force |
| Brian Knorr | Inside linebackers coach | 11th | Air Force |
| Ken Lamendola | Outside linebackers coach | 1st | Air Force |
| Steed Lobotzke | Offensive line coach | 8th | Air Force |
| Matt McGettigan | Strength & conditioning coach | 16th | Luther |
| Alex Means | Defensive line coach | 5th | Air Force |
| Brett Skene | Assistant offensive line coach | 2nd | Air Force |
| Brett Skene | Specialists coach | 2nd | Air Force |
| Mike Thiessen | Offensive coordinator | 16th | Air Force |
| Mike Thiessen | Quarterbacks coach | 16th | Air Force |
| Nick Toth | Safeties coach | 1st | Ohio |
| E. J. Whitlow | Defensive ends coach | 1st | Findlay |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | Altitude | W 48–17 | 31,180 |
| September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBS | W 41–10 | 33,647 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | CBSSN | L 14–17 | 18,277 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | FS1 | W 48–20 | 20,506 |
| October 1 | 10:00 a.m. | Navy* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 13–10 | 36,947 |
| October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | FS1 | L 27–34 | 19,105 |
| October 15 | 8:30 p.m. | at UNLV | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | W 42–7 | 23,847 |
| October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | L 14–19 | 25,254 |
| November 5 | 9:30 a.m. | vs. Army* | Globe Life FieldArlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, Lockheed Martin Commanders Classic) | CBS | W 13–7 | 33,912 |
| November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 35–3 | 20,827 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | FS2 | W 24–12 | 20,121 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | W 13-3 | 25,223 |
| December 22 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Baylor* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | W 30–15 | 43,875 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 (FCS) Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Falcons | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 31,180
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV: Altitude
* ESPN – Air Force rushes for 582 yards, 5 TDs in 48-17 win over UNI /// Goairforcefalcons.com – UNI (0-1 , 0-0) -VS- Air Force (1-0 , 0-0)
Game information :
First quarter
(09:28) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 80-yard pass to Dane Kinamon, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:50; Air Force 7–0
(04:46) UNI FG – Matthew Cook 28-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:42; Air Force 7–3
(03:59) AF TD – Dane Kinamon 71-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47; Air Force 14–3
Second quarter
(09:31) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 30-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:53; Air Force 17–3
(05:47) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 33-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:35; Air Force 20–3
(00:20) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 12-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 3:11; Air Force 27–3
Third quarter
(14:10) AF TD – Brad Roberts 71-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Air Force 34–3
(00:02) AF TD – Jensen Jones 1-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 17 plays, 96 yards, 10:58; Air Force 41–3
Fourth quarter
(11:13) AF TD – Jalen Johnson 80-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:51; Air Force 48–3
(08:45) UNI TD – Theo Day 10-yard pass to Logan Wolf, Matthew Cook kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Air Force 48–10
(06:54) UNI TD – Theo Day 14-yard pass to Sergio Morancy, Matthew Cook kick Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:07; Air Force 48–17
Passing
UNI – Theo Day: 20/32, 286, 2 TD, 1 INT
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 3/6, 109 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
UNI – Dom Williams: 11 carries, 45 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 8 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
UNI – Deion McShane: 5 receptions, 66 yards
AF – Dane Kinamon: 1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD
Defense
UNI – Korby Sander: 11 total tackles (6 solo, 5 assisted)
AF – Trey Taylor: 8 total tackles (6 solo, 2 assisted), 1 pass break-up :
| Statistics | UNI | AF |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2–8 | 7–11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Plays–yards | 56–405 | 68–691 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–119 | 62–582 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 109 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–32–1 | 3–6–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 2–15 | 5–21 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |

### Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Falcons | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 33,647
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV: CBS
* ESPN – FB Roberts scores 3 TDs, Air Force routs Colorado 41-10 /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Colorado (0-2 , 0-0) -VS- Air Force (2-0 , 0-0)
Game information :
First quarter
(14:27) AF TD – Brad Roberts 14-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 1 plays, 14 yards, 0:04; Air Force 7–0
(09:42) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 54-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:49; Air Force 10–0
(00:17) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 47-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:04; Air Force 13–0
Second quarter
(12:55) AF TD – Brad Roberts 20-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:55; Air Force 20–0
(10:55) CU TD – Deion Smith 25-yard rush, Cole Becker kick Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:53; Air Force 20–7
(00:41) CU FG – Cole Becker 41-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:15; Air Force 20–10
Third quarter
(02:31) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 1-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:34; Air Force 27–10
Fourth quarter
(11:12) AF TD – Brad Roberts 46-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 1 plays, 46 yards, 0:12; Air Force 34–10
(08:45) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 11-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:03; Air Force 41–10
Passing
CU – J.T. Shrout: 5/21, 51 yards, 1 INT
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 1/5, 8 yards
Rushing
CU – Deion Smith: 11 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 24 carries, 174 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
CU – Daniel Arias: 2 receptions, 36 yards
AF – Dane Kinamon: 1 reception, 8 yards
Defense
CU – Quinn Perry: 17 total tackles (9 solo, 8 assisted), 1 tackle for loss
AF – Michael Mack II: 6 total tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted), 1 pass break-up :
| Statistics | CU | AF |
| First downs | 8 | 25 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 1–11 | 4–12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Plays–yards | 53–162 | 75–443 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–111 | 70–435 |
| Passing yards | 51 | 8 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 5–21–1 | 1–5–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 4–40 | 3–25 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 21:38 | 38:22 |

### At Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
* Date: September 16, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 18,277
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV: CBSSN
* ESPN – Swen's late TD run pushes Wyoming over Air Force 17-14 /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Air Force (2-1 , 0-1) -VS- Wyoming (3-1 , 1-0)
Game information :
First quarter
(07:28) WYO FG – John Hoyland 20-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:32; Wyoming 7–0
Second quarter
(07:21) WYO TD – Andrew Peasley 14-yard pass to Treyton Welch, John Hoyland kick Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:23; Wyoming 10–0
Third quarter
(07:45) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 9-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:15; Wyoming 10–7
Fourth quarter
(09:58) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 41-yard pass to Cade Harris, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:55; Air Force 14–10
(06:06) WYO TD – Titus Swen 5-yard rush, John Hoyland kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Wyoming 17–14
Passing
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 7/14, 101 yards, 2 TD
WYO – Andrew Peasley: 18/23, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
AF – John Lee Eldridge III: 13 carries, 104 yards
WYO – Titus Swen: 19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
AF – Cade Harris: 2 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
WYO – Joshua Cobbs: 6 receptions, 45 yards
Defense
AF – Michael Mack II: 8 total tackles (7 solo, 1 assisted)
WYO – Cole Godbout: 9 total tackles (4 solo, 5 assisted), 1 tackle for loss :
| Statistics | AF | WYO |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6–13 | 6–11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Plays–yards | 54–272 | 58–342 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–171 | 35–180 |
| Passing yards | 101 | 162 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–14–0 | 18–23–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 0–0 | 3–20 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:26 | 30:34 |

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Falcons | 10 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: September 23, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,506
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV: FS1
* ESPN – Roberts, Brittain spark Air Force in 48-20 win over Nevada /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Nevada (2-3 , 0-1) -VS- Air Force (3-1 , 1-1)
Game information :
First quarter
(04:36) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 41-yard field goal Drive: 17 plays, 48 yards, 9:02; Air Force 3–0
(02:11) AF TD – Ben Brittain 80-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, 0:10; Air Force 10–0
Second quarter
(12:16) NEV TD – Nate Cox 10-yard rush, Matthew Killam kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; Air Force 10–7
(09:17) AF TD – Brad Roberts 27-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Air Force 17–7
(00:47) AF TD – Brad Roberts 1-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:08; Air Force 24–7
Third quarter
(11:54) AF TD – Brad Roberts 9-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:06; Air Force 31–7
(05:44) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 51-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:52; Air Force 34–7
(00:25) AF TD – Emmanuel Michel 26-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:45; Air Force 41–7
Fourth quarter
(13:17) NEV TD – Toa Taua 40-yard rush, Matthew Killam kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Air Force 41–14
(03:35) AF TD – Aiden Calvert 6-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:42; Air Force 48–14
(02:52) NEV TD – Toa Taua 6-yard rush, Matthew Killam PAT failed Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:33; Air Force 48–20
Passing
NEV – Nate Cox: 12/20, 130
AF – Ben Brittain: 1/1, 80 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
NEV – Toa Taua: 7 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 20 carries, 123 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
NEV – Jamaal Bell: 3 receptions, 65 yards
AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD
Defense
NEV – Drue Watts: 11 total tackles (7 solo, 4 assisted), 1 tackle for loss
AF – Alec Mock: 8 total tackles (5 solo, 3 assisted), 0.5 tackle for loss :
| Statistics | NEV | AF |
| First downs | 11 | 30 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4–9 | 10–15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Plays–yards | 38–242 | 78–541 |
| Rushes–yards | 18–112 | 75–461 |
| Passing yards | 130 | 80 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–20–0 | 1–3–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 5–50 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 16:19 | 43:41 |

### Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 36,947
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV: CBS
* ESPN – Air Force finds struggling run game late, beats Navy 13-10 /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Navy (1-3 , 1-1) -VS- Air Force (4-1 , 1-1)
Game information :
First quarter
(13:36) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 67-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Air Force 7–0
(04:17) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 23-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:25; Air Force 10–0
Second quarter
(00:00) NAVY FG – Daniel Davies 37-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 0:34; Air Force 10–3
Third quarter
No Scoring
Fourth quarter
(10:50) NAVY TD – Tai Lavatai 5-yard rush, Daniel Davies kick Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:20; Tied 10–10
(04:14) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 22-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:36; Air Force 13–10
Passing
NAVY – Tai Lavatai: 11/20, 129 yards
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 6/8, 156 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
NAVY – Tai Lavatai: 12 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 23 carries, 108 yards
Receiving
NAVY – Jayden Umbarger: 4 receptions, 71 yards
AF – David Cormier: 3 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Defense
NAVY – Rayuan Lane III: 9 total tackles (7 solo, 2 assisted)
AF – Alec Mock: 13 total tackles (2 solo, 11 assisted), 1.5 tackle for loss :
| Statistics | NAVY | AF |
| First downs | 13 | 16 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4–13 | 3–11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Plays–yards | 56–243 | 55–356 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–114 | 47–200 |
| Passing yards | 129 | 156 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–20–0 | 6–8–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 5–38 | 5–45 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |

### Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: October 22, 2022
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 25,254
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV: CBSSN
* ESPN – Jeanty, Dalmas help Boise St. hold off Air Force, 19-14 /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Boise St. (5-2 , 4-0) -VS- Air Force (5-3 , 2-3)
Game information :
First quarter
(05:14) BSU TD – Ashton Jeanty 1-yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:16; Boise State 7–0
(02:38) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 42-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:11; Boise State 10–0
Second quarter
(13:26) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 29-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:36; Boise State 13–0
(09:40) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 51-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:30; Boise State 16–0
(06:18) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 15-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; Boise State 16–7
(01:49) BSU FG – Jonah Dalmas 39-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:29; Boise State 19–7
Third quarter
No Scoring
Fourth quarter
(09:15) AF TD – Brad Roberts 3-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:38; Boise State 19–14
Passing
BSU – Taylen Green: 16/24, 227 yards, 1 INT
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 4/8, 96 yards
Rushing
BSU – Ashton Jeanty: 15 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD
AF – Brad Roberts: 25 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
BSU – Eric McAlister: 1 reception, 44 yards
AF – Zac Larrier: 1 reception, 37 yards
Defense
BSU – Ezekiel Noa: 7 total tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted), 1 pass break-up
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 9 total tackles (5 solo, 5 assisted) :
| Statistics | BSU | AF |
| First downs | 17 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5–13 | 6–14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Plays–yards | 64–342 | 59–271 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–115 | 50–175 |
| Passing yards | 227 | 96 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–24–1 | 4–9–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 9–70 | 4–22 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:05 | 26:55 |

### Vs. Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 33,912
* Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (Play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (Analyst) & Sherree Burruss (Sideline)
* ESPN – Air Force secures 1st Commander-in-Chief's trophy since 2016 /// Box Score, Air Force vs. Army /// Army Pregame Notes /// Air Force Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First quarter
(00:19) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 35-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:06; Air Force 3–0
Second quarter
(06:24) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:31; Army 7–3
Third quarter
(09:32) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 17-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:48; Air Force 10–7
Fourth quarter
(12:06) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 26-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, 8:48; Air Force 13–7
Passing
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 6/13, 98 yards, 1 INT
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 4/14, 67 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
AF – Brad Roberts: 33 carries, 135 yards
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 21 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
AF – David Cormier: 4 receptions, 89 yards
ARMY – Isaiah Alston: 2 receptions, 34 yards
Defense
AF – Michael Mack II: 6 total tackles (4 solo, 2 assisted), 1 pass break-up
ARMY – Marquel Broughton: 10 total tackles (8 solo, 2 assisted), 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception :
| Statistics | AF | ARMY |
| First downs | 18 | 8 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6–14 | 4–14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Plays–yards | 66–324 | 49–145 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–226 | 35–78 |
| Passing yards | 98 | 67 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–13–1 | 4–14–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 5–40 | 4–20 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:49 | 25:11 |

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Falcons | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,827
* Referee: Mikeg Cuttone
* TV: CBSSN
* ESPN – Roberts, Daniels lead way as Air Force runs over New Mexico /// Goairforcefalcons.com – New Mexico (2-8 , 0-6) -VS- Air Force (7-3 , 3-3)
Game information :
First quarter
(11:36) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 65-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:21; Air Force 7–0
(01:47) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 10-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 7:40; Air Force 14–0
Second quarter
No Scoring
Third quarter
(10:30) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 33-yard pass to David Cormier, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30; Air Force 21–0
(05:12) UNM FG – Luke Drzewiecki 39-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:08; Air Force 21–3
(00:30) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 37-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:42; Air Force 28–3
Fourth quarter
(11:12) AF TD – Jensen Jones 9-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:11; Air Force 35–3
Passing
UNM – Justin Holaday: 10/21, 128 yards
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 2/2, 42 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
UNM – Christian Washington: 7 carries, 24 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 29 carries, 163 yards
Receiving
UNM – Duece Jones: 3 receptions, 49 yards
AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD
Defense
UNM – Cody Moon: 14 total tackles (5 solo, 9 assisted)
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 6 total tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted), 1.5 tackle for loss :
| Statistics | UNM | AF |
| First downs | 8 | 23 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4–13 | 7–15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 4–4 |
| Plays–yards | 46–172 | 72–463 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–44 | 70–421 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 42 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–21–0 | 2–2–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 4–27 | 6–40 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 22:11 | 37:49 |

### Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,121
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV: FS2
* ESPN – Roberts, Air Force run past Colorado State 24-12 /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Colorado St. (2-9 , 2-5) -VS- Air Force (8-3 , 4-3)
Game information :
First quarter
(02:35) AF TD – DeAndre Hughes 11-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 9:24; Air Force 7–0
Second quarter
(02:36) AF TD – Brad Roberts 34-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:04; Air Force 14–0
(00:00) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 44-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:26; Air Force 17–0
Third quarter
(04:03) AF TD – John Lee Eldridge III 4-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:34; Air Force 24–0
(00:37) CSU TD – Clay Millen 28-yard pass to Tory Horton, 2-pt conversion failed Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:46; Air Force 24–6
Fourth quarter
(05:17) CSU TD – Clay Millen 21-yard pass to Jordan Williams, 2-pt conversion failed Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:10; Air Force 24–12
Passing
CSU – Clay Millen: 19/24, 179, 2 TD
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 0/2, 0 yards
Rushing
CSU – Avery Morrow: 8 carries, 42 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 37 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
CSU – Jaylen Thomas: 6 receptions, 49 yards
AF – No Air Force receiving
Defense
CSU – Dequan Jackson: 11 total tackles (7 solo, 4 assisted)
AF – TD Blackmon: 8 total tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted) :
| Statistics | CSU | AF |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2–9 | 7–16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 4–5 |
| Plays–yards | 46–244 | 73–359 |
| Rushes–yards | 22–65 | 71–359 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 0 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–24–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–15 | 4–25 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 22:31 | 37:29 |

### At San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 25,223
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV: CBSSN
* ESPN – SRoberts has 187 yards; Air Force beats San Diego St. 13-3 /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Air Force (9-3 , 5-3) -VS- San Diego State (7-5 , 5-3)
Game information :
First quarter
(12:27) AF TD – Brad Roberts 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Air Force 7–0
Second quarter
No Scoring
Third quarter
(12:04) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 30-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 2:06; Air Force 10–0
(09:12) SDSU FG – Jack Browning 26-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:44; Air Force 10–3
Fourth quarter
(09:03) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 32-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:40; Air Force 13–3
Passing
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 1/2, 14 yards
SDSU – Jalen Mayden: 16/31, 188 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
AF – Brad Roberts: 35 carries, 187 yards, 1 TD
SDSU – Jordan Byrd: 6 carries, 13 yards
Receiving
AF – David Cormier: 1 reception, 14 yards
SDSU – Brionne Penny: 3 receptions, 63 yards
Defense
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 7 total tackles (3 solo, 4 assisted), 1 pass break-up
SDSU – Michael Shawcroft: 12 total tackles (9 solo, 3 assisted), 1 sack, 2 tackle for loss :
| Statistics | AF | SDSU |
| First downs | 14 | 8 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4–17 | 0–10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Plays–yards | 69–285 | 46–187 |
| Rushes–yards | 66–271 | 15– -1 |
| Passing yards | 14 | 188 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 1–3–0 | 16–31–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 8–49 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 39:13 | 20:47 |

### Vs. Baylor (Armed Forces Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Falcons | 9 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
* Date: December 22, 2022
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 13 °F (−11 °C) • Wind: N at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: N/A
* Referee: Jeremy Valentine
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (Play-by-play), Dustin Fox (Analyst), & Lauren Sisler (Sideline)
* ESPN – Air Force beats Baylor 30-15 in chilly Armed Forces Bowl /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Baylor (6-7 , 4-5) -VS- Air Force (10-3 , 5-3) /// 9News – Air Force tops Baylor Bears in sub-zero Armed Forces Bowl /// Baylor Lariat – Frozen in time: 2022 Armed Forces Bowl one of coldest bowl games ever
Game information :
First quarter
(5:20) AF TD – Brad Roberts 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick blocked Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:44; Air Force 6–0
(01:13) AF FG – Matthew Dapore 37-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:05; Air Force 9–0
Second quarter
(00:05) BU TD – Blake Shapen 8-yard pass to Hal Presley, John Mayers kick Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:35; Air Force 9–7
Third quarter
(12:28) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 2-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:32; Air Force 16–7
(02:29) AF TD– Haaziq Daniels 15-yard pass to Caleb Rillos, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:21; Air Force 23–7
Fourth quarter
(12:40) AF TD – Brad Roberts 1-yard rush, Matthew Dapore kick Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:15; Air Force 30–7
(03:34) BU TD – Blake Shapen 14-yard pass to Gavin Holmes, Blake Shapen 2-pt rush Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 0:41; Air Force 30–15
Passing
BU – Blake Shapen: 11/23, 188 yards, 2 TD
AF – Haaziq Daniels: 4/7, 103 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
BU – Craig Williams: 7 carries, 25 yards
AF – Brad Roberts: 37 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
BU – Jaylen Ellis: 1 reception, 57 yards
AF – Amari Terry: 1 reception, 68 yards
Defense
BU – Matt Jones: 10 total tackles (9 solo, 1 assisted)
AF – Jayden Goodwin: 9 total tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted), 1 pass break-up :
| Statistics | BU | AF |
| First downs | 11 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 0–11 | 8–16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 3–6 | 2–5 |
| Plays–yards | 49–230 | 74–379 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–42 | 67–267 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 103 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–0 | 4–7–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 5–27 | 2–20 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 19:57 | 40:03 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |