# 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Isaiah Sanders | QB | SR |
| Polynesian College Football Player of the Year | Mosese Fifita | DL | SR |

### Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

#### Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |

#### Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Falcons had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team, both from the defensive side of the ball.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Colgate* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPN3 | W 48–7 | 33,101 |
| September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at Colorado* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | W 30–23 $^{OT}$ | 49,282 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPN2 | L 19–30 | 36,498 |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 41–24 | 24,786 |
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 25–34 | 37,957 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Fresno State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 43–24 | 22,544 |
| October 19 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy) | CBSSN | W 56–26 | 23,757 |
| October 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Utah State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPN2 | W 31–7 | 19,248 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 17–13 | 41,401 |
| November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO (Ram−Falcon Trophy) | ESPN2 | W 38–21 | 24,914 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN3 | W 44–22 | 13,844 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | Stadium on Facebook | W 20–6 | 21,425 |
| December 27 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. Washington State* | Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ (Cheez-It Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–21 | 34,105 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | First year position | First year Air Force | Alma Mater |
| Troy Calhoun | Head coach | 2007 | 2007$^1$ | Air Force (1989) |
| Offensive staff |||||
| Mike Thiessen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 2014 / 2015 | 2004 | Air Force (2001) |
| Jake Campbell | Offensive backs | 2012 | 2012$^2$ | Air Force (1996) |
| Ari Confesor | Wide weceivers | 2019 | 2019 | Holy Cross (2004) |
| Jordan Eason | Asst. offensive line | 2018 | 2016 | Air Force (2013) |
| Steed Lobotzke | Offensive line | 2016 | 2015$^3$ | Air Force (1992) |
| Ben Miller | Running backs / special teams coordinator | 2012 / 2010 | 2007$^4$ | Air Force (2002) |
| Jonathan Wallace | Tight ends | 2019 | 2019 | Auburn (2015) |
| Defensive staff |||||
| John Rudzinski | Defensive coordinator / secondary | 2018 / 2015 | 2010$^5$ | Air Force (2005) |
| Terrance Jamison | Defensive line | 2019 | 2019 | Wisconsin (2009) |
| Brian Knorr | Outside linebackers | 2019 | 2018$^6$ | Air Force (1986) |
| Alex Means | Asst. defensive line | 2018 | 2017$^7$ | Air Force (2013) |
| Capt. Andre Morris | Defensive asst. | 2019 | 2017$^8$ | Air Force (2011) |
| Ron Vanderlinden | Inside linebackers | 2014 | 2014 | Albion (1978) |
| Chip Vaughn | Secondary | 2018 | 2018 | Wake Forest (2009) |
| Strength and conditioning staff |||||
| Matt McGettigan | Head football strength & conditioning | 2007 | 2007 | Luther (Iowa) (1987) |
| Support staff |||||
| Steve Senn | Director of recruiting | 2017 | 2007$^9$ | Air Force (1990) |
| Col. Meg Martin | NCAA faculty representative | | | |
| Maj. Leotis Palmer | Administrative assistant | | | |
| Kyra Shea | Office manager | | | |
| Chris Miller | Video operations | | | |
| Mitch Browning | Recruiting support | | | |
| Jess Souza | Associate A.D., events | | | |
| Dan Siermine | Associate A.D., equipment | | | |
| Darren Hain | Equipment manager | | | |
| Casey Green | Stadium manager | | | |
| Jeff Cosky | Football operations | | | |
| Jerry McGinty | Human performance | | | |
| Ernie Sadelmyer | Athletic training | | | |
| Erik Kozlowski | Athletic training | | | |
| Mark Peters | Athletic training | | | |
| Derek Fitts | Athletic training | | | |
| Jessica Achatz | Athletic training | | | |
| Jack Braley | Athletic training | | | |
* Troy Calhoun also served as a graduate assistant in 1989 and assistant coach for the varsity and junior varsity teams from 1993 to 1994 at Air Force.
* Jake Campbell also served as a graduate assistant at the Air Force Prep School in 1996.
* Steed Lobotzke also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 1993.
* Ben Miller also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force from 2002 to 2003.
* John Rudzinski also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force from 2005 to 2007.
* Brian Knorr also served as an assistant coach for the varsity and junior varsity teams from 1992 to 1994 and as a linebackers/safeties/assistant head coach from 2005 to 2007 at Air Force.
* Alex Means also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 2014.
* Capt. Andre Morris also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 2011.
* Steve Senn also served as a graduate assistant at Air Force in 1991.
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### Roster

The Air Force football roster prior to 2019 fall camp (as of July 17, 2019):
    (please note that the Air Force football team rarely lists freshman players on their official roster)

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | 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 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Colgate

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 7 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: August 31, 2019
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 33,101
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play) & Al Groh (analyst)
* ESPN – Hammond leads way with 3 TDs, Air Force beats Colgate 48–7 /// Box Score, Colgate at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:55) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:42; Air Force 7–0
Second Quarter
(12:11) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 17-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46; Air Force 14–0
(07:46) AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:00; Air Force 21–0
(02:08) AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 6-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:06; Air Force 28–0
(01:57) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Air Force 35–0
Third Quarter
(11:23) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 41–0
(03:53) AFA TD – Nolan Eriksen 8-yard rush, Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:09; Air Force 48–0
(00:09) GATE TD – Nick Gill 13-yard pass from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi kick Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:37; Air Force 48–7
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Passing
GATE – Grant Breneman: 9/16, 81 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 1/1, 41 yards
Rushing
GATE – Malik Twyman: 14 carries, 48 yards
AFA – Taven Birdow: 9 carries, 80 yards
Receiving
GATE – Nick Diaco: 2 receptions, 29 yards
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 1 reception, 41 yards :

### At Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Falcons | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
at Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
* Date: September 14, 2019
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Calm
* Game attendance: 49,282
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Chad Brown (analyst) & Camryn Irwin (color)
* ESPN – Remsberg scores in OT, Air Force beats Colorado 30–23 /// Box Score, Air Force at Colorado /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:37) COLO TD – Lavis Shenault 42-yard pass from Steven Montez, James Stefanou kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Colorado 7–0
(07:23) COLO FG – James Stefanou 36-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:17; Colorado 10–0
(04:03) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 32-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick failed Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; Colorado 10–6
Second Quarter
(10:27) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:05; Air Force 13–10
(06:37) AFA TD – Ben Waters 81-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:44; Air Force 20–10
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
(10:23) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 47-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 8:35; Air Force 23–10
(06:09) COLO TD – Dimitri Stanley 13-yard pass from Steven Montez, James Stefanou kick blocked Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Air Force 23–16
(00:28) COLO TD – Lavis Shenault 2-yard rush, James Stefanou kick Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 3:53; Tied 23–23
Overtime
AFA TD – Kadin Remsberg 25-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00; Air Force 30–23
Passing
AFA – Donald Hammond III: 7/12, 155 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
COLO – Steven Montez: 26/43, 220 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
AFA – Kadin Remsberg: 23 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
COLO – Jaren Mangham: 10 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
AFA – Ben Waters: 2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
COLO – Lavis Shenault: 8 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD :

### At Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 20 Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
* Date: September 20, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 36,498
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Jim Mora (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
* ESPN – Big 2nd half leads No. 20 Boise State past Air Force 30–19 /// Box Score, Air Force at No. 20 Boise State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(14:55) AFA TD – Donald Hammond III 8-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:11; Air Force 7–0
(12:01) BSU TD – CT Thomas 36-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:46; Tied 7–7
(05:53) BSU FG – Eric Sachse 40-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:11; Boise State 10–7
(00:00) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 30-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 5:53; Tied 10–10
Third Quarter
(06:29) AFA FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:55; Air Force 13–10
(00:34) BSU TD – John Bates 28-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:51; Boise State 17–13
Fourth Quarter
(08:30) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 10-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:24; Boise State 23–13
(04:35) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 10-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:42; Boise State 30–13
(02:27) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Boise State 30–19
Passing
AFA – Donald Hammond III: 6/11, 83 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
BSU – Hank Bachmeier: 19/26, 263 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
AFA – Taven Birdow: 18 carries, 67 yards
BSU – Robert Mahone: 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
BSU – CT Thomas: 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD :

### San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: September 27, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 24,786
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (analyst)
* ESPN – Hammond leads Air Force over San Jose State 41–24 /// Box Score, San Jose State at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:50) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 1-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; San Jose State 7–0
(04:57) AFA TD – Timothy Jackson 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:53; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(08:43) AFA TD – Geraud Sanders 64-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Air Force 14–7
(03:13) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:59; Air Force 21–7
(00:48) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; Air Force 21–10
Third Quarter
(12:05) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick blocked Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Air Force 27–10
(10:10) AFA TD – Christian Mallard 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:53; Air Force 34–10
Fourth Quarter
(07:48) AFA TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 9:19; Air Force 41–10
(03:51) SJSU TD – Andre Crump 30-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Air Force 41–17
(00:52) SJSU TD – Derrick Deese Jr. 6-yard pass from Nick Nash, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:43; Air Force 41–24
Passing
SJSU – Josh Love: 19/35, 198 yards
AFA – Donald Hammond III: 5/9, 131 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
SJSU – Nick Nash: 11 carries, 62 yards
AFA – Taven Birdow: 25 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
SJSU – Tre Walker: 6 receptions, 69 yards
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD :

### At Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
* Date: October 5, 2019
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E 5-10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 37,957
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
* ESPN – Navy stuns Air Force 34–25 /// Box Score, Air Force at Navy /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
F;First Quarter
(03:09) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 42-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:14; Air Force 3–0
Second Quarter
(13:24) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:44; Navy 7–3
(07:39) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:52; Navy 14–3
(02:17) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 40-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:22; Navy 14–6
Third Quarter
(12:34) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 49-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:26; Navy 14–9
(06:36) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 20-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:17; Navy 21–9
Fourth Quarter
(13:26) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 26-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; Navy 21–12
(07:38) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:48; Navy 21–19
(03:15) AF TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Donald Hammond III pass failed Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:42; Air Force 25–21
(00:23) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Navy 28–25
(00:00) NAVY TD – Tony Brown 8-yard fumble return Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Navy 34–25
Passing
AF – Donald Hammond III: 10/25, 205 yards, 1 INT
NAVY – Malcolm Perry: 5/7, 144 yards
Rushing
AF – Donald Hammond III: 12 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
NAVY – Malcolm Perry: 23 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
AF – Benjamin Walters: 4 receptions, 128 yards
NAVY – Mychal Cooper: 3 receptions, 90 yards :

### Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: October 12, 2019
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
* Game attendance: 22,544
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) & Ashley Holder (sideline)
* ESPN – Hammond's 2 TD runs help Air Force beat Fresno State 43–24 /// Box Score, Fresno State at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(11:24) FS TD – Derrion Grim 4-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:36; Fresno State 7–0
(10:07) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 53-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Tied 7–7
(03:51) FS TD – Emoryie Edwards 7-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Fresno State 14–7
Second Quarter
(11:48) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:03; Tied 14–14
(09:32) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 26-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:12; Fresno State 21–14
(02:55) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 3-yard rush, Donald Hammond III rush Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Air Force 22–21
(00:07) FS FG – Cesar Silva 47-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:48; Fresno State 24–22
Third Quarter
(08:18) AF TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:38; Air Force 29–24
Fourth Quarter
(13:16) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:33; Air Force 36–24
(12:22) AF TD – Kyle Johnson 24-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 43–24
Passing
FS – Jorge Reyna: 20/27, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
AF – Donald Hammond III: 2/3, 81 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
FS – Ronnie Rivers: 9 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
AF – Timothy Jackson: 20 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
FS – Emoryie Edwards: 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
AF – Benjamin Waters: 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD :

### At Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
* Date: October 19, 2019
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. HST
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ENE 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 23,757
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (analyst)
* ESPN – Schmidt accounts for 4 TDs, Air Force beats Hawaii 56–21 /// Box Score, Air Force at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:46) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 41-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:14; Hawaii 3–0
(06:09) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 7–3
Second Quarter
(14:35) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Air Force 14–3
(13:44) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 59-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:46; Air Force 14–10
(13:33) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 75-yard pass from Mike Schmidt, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Air Force 21–10
(06:19) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 27-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:14; Air Force 21–13
(03:34) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:43; Air Force 28–13
(02:04) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 5-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:30; Air Force 28–20
Third Quarter
(07:19) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 10-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:41; Air Force 35–20
Fourth Quarter
(14:54) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 10-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Cole McDonald pass failed Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 2:27; Air Force 35–26
(13:37) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 61-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Air Force 42–26
(07:49) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 18-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:32; Air Force 49–26
(04:01) AF TD – Milton Bugg III 92-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 56–26
Passing
AF – Mike Schmidt: 5/6, 147 yards, 1 TD
HAW – Cole McDonald: 34/52, 404 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
AF – Mike Schmidt: 14 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD
HAW – Cole McDonald: 10 carries, 41 yards
Receiving
AF – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
HAW – Jared Smart: 11 receptions, 140 yards :

### Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: October 26, 2019
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: Windy • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 19,248
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) & Taylor McGregor (sideline)
* ESPN – Jackson, Remsberg power Air Force past Utah State 31–7 /// Box Score, Utah State at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(11:55) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Air Force 7–0
(06:36) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:00; Air Force 14–0
(00:00) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 57-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:01; Air Force 17–0
Third Quarter
(11:49) USU TD – Siaosi Mariner 27-yard pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Air Force 17–7
(03:17) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 9-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:53; Air Force 24–7
Fourth Quarter
(10:06) AF TD – Taven Birdow 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:21; Air Force 31–7
Passing
USU – Jordan Love: 14/23, 114 yards, 1 TD
AF – Donald Hammond III: 1/5, 16 yards
Rushing
USU – Gerold Bright: 6 carries, 24 yards
AF – Timothy Jackson: 25 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
USU – Siaosi Mariner: 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD
AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 24 yards :

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: November 2, 2019
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SSE 5 mph • Weather: Fair
* Game attendance: 41,401
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & John Schriffen (sideline)
* ESPN – Air Force makes late defensive stand in 17–13 win over Army /// Box Score, Army at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(08:08) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 20-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:53; Air Force 3–0
(01:17) ARMY TD – Jabari Laws 2-yard rush, Cole Talley kick failed Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:51; Army 6–3
Third Quarter
(02:35) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:20; Air Force 10–6
(02:22) ARMY TD – Cam Harrison 87-yard pass from Jabari Laws, Cole Talley kick Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:13; Army 13–10
Fourth Quarter
(13:08) AF TD – Joshua Stoner 5-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:08; Air Force 17–13
Passing
ARMY – Jabari Laws: 9/11, 214 yards, 1 TD
AF – Donald Hammond III: 1/6, 19 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
ARMY – Sandon McCoy: 8 carries, 67 yards
AF – Timothy Jackson: 20 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
ARMY – Cam Harrison: 3 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
AF – Geraud Sanders: 1 reception, 19 yards :

### At Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 38 |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
* Date: November 16, 2019
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: 23 mph • Weather: Cloudy and Windy
* Game attendance: 24,914
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
* ESPN – Hammond leads Air Force over Colorado State 38–21 /// Box Score, Air Force at Colorado State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:03) CSU TD – Trey McBride 4-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; Colorado State 7–0
(03:32) CSU TD – Mohamed Kamara 63-yard fumble return, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Colorado State 14–0
Second Quarter
(06:42) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 31-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:18; Colorado State 14–7
(01:05) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:43; Colorado State 14–10
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
(13:44) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 50-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Air Force 17–14
(07:21) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 28-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:41; Air Force 24–14
(06:36) CSU TD – Dante Wright 17-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Maxwell Poduska kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Air Force 24–21
(02:32) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Air Force 31–21
(01:22) AF TD – Zane Lewis 99-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 38–21
Passing
AF – Donald Hammond III: 5/11, 126 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
CSU – Patrick O'Brien: 28/43, 347 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
AF – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 101 yards
CSU – Marcus McElroy: 11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
CSU – Warren Jackson: 8 receptions, 88 yards :

### At New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 44 |
| Lobos | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
* Date: November 23, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 13,844
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
* ESPN – Hammond's career day lifts Air Force past New Mexico 44–22 /// Box Score, Air Force at New Mexico /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
(08:42) NM TD – Bobby Cole 3-yard rush, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:18; New Mexico 7–0
(03:43) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(13:53) AF TD – Taven Birdow 4-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:11; Air Force 14–7
(00:24) NM FG – Andrew Shelley 40-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:24; Air Force 14–10
Third Quarter
(11:05) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 46-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; Air Force 21–10
(05:24) NM TD – Jordan Kress 13-yard pass from Trae Hall, Andrew Shelley kick blocked Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:35; Air Force 21–16
(05:24) AF D2P – Milton Bugg III 98-yard blocked PAT return Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 23–16
(02:26) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 59-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Air Force 30–16
Fourth Quarter
(13:08) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 27-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:04; Air Force 37–16
(07:50) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 76-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:37; Air Force 44–16
(01:57) NM TD – Aaron Molina 27-yard pass from Trae Hall, Trae Hall pass failed Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:46; Air Force 44–22
Passing
AF – Donald Hammond III: 9/10, 327 yards, 4 TD
NM – Trae Hall: 5/7, 55 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
AF – Taven Birdow: 17 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD
NM – Tevaka Tuioti: 8 carries, 79 yards
Receiving
AF – Benjamin Waters: 4 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD
NM – Cedric Patterson III: 2 receptions, 29 yards :

### Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: November 30, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Wind: NW 22 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 21,425
* Referee: Eddy Shelton
* TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook): Noah Coslov (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst) & Kristen Balboni (sideline)
* ESPN – Air Force downs Wyoming 20–6 behind Hammond /// Box Score, Wyoming at Air Force /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(14:56) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 8:42; Air Force 7–0
Third Quarter
(05:50) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 31-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 41 yards, 7:10; Air Force 10–0
Fourth Quarter
(13:08) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 26-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 7:42; Air Force 10–3
(05:31) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 27-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:10; Air Force 13–3
(02:23) WYO FG – Cooper Rothe 23-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:58; Air Force 13–6
(02:04) AF TD – Benjamin Waters 75-yard pass from Donald Hammond III, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:19; Air Force 20–6
Passing
WYO – Levi Williams: 6/11, 84 yards, 1 INT
AF – Donald Hammond III: 5/6, 121 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
WYO – Levi Williams: 15 carries, 79 yards
AF – Kadin Remsberg: 14 carries, 63 yards
Receiving
WYO – Raghib Ismail Jr.: 3 receptions, 41 yards
AF – Benjamin Waters: 3 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD :

### Vs. Washington State – Cheez-It Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
* Date: December 27, 2019
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: WSW 7 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 34,105
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Cole Cubelic (sideline)
* ESPN – Air Force tops Washington State 31–21 at Cheez-It Bowl /// Box Score, Air Force vs. Washington State, 2019 Cheez-It Bowl /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(14:52) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards, 12:23; Air Force 7–0
(10:43) WSU TD – Dezmon Patmon 2-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:09; Tied 7–7
(03:39) AF FG – Jake Koehnke 28-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:04; Air Force 10–7
(01:19) AF TD – Taven Birdow 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:08; Air Force 17–7
(00:24) WSU TD – Max Borghi 5-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Air Force 17–14
Third Quarter
(08:19) AF TD – Donald Hammond III 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41; Air Force 24–14
Fourth Quarter
(09:59) WSU TD – Brandon Arconado 13-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Blake Mazza kick Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16; Air Force 24–21
(03:50) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 3-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:09; Air Force 31–21
Passing
AF – Donald Hammond III: 4/12, 30 yards, 1 INT
WSU – Anthony Gordon: 28/42, 351 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
AF – Kadin Remsberg: 26 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Max Borghi: 6 carries, 27 yards
Receiving
AF – Benjamin Waters: 2 receptions, 12 yards
WSU – Brandon Arconado: 11 receptions, 167 yards, 1 TD :
Source for Match-up Records: