# 2018 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by twelfth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Falcons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division. They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

#### Media poll

Mountain Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 132 (22) |
| 2 | Wyoming | 95 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 82 |
| 4 | Utah State | 78 |
| 5 | Air Force | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 23 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 (FCS) Stony Brook* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | Stadium | W 38–0 | 33,415 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 27–33 | 24,101 |
| September 22 | 8:15 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN2 | L 32–42 | 22,720 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Nevada | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPNews | L 25–28 | 23,707 |
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 35–7 | 40,175 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 17–21 | 25,326 |
| October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSSN | W 41–35 | 17,881 |
| October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | L 38–48 | 27,753 |
| November 3 | 10:00 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 14–17 | 38,502 |
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 42–24 | 23,723 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPNews | L 27–35 | 14,966 |
| November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | W 27–19 | 17,432 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Stony Brook

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 (FCS) Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcons | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: September 1, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,415
* Referee: Mike Vanderveld
* TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe, Max Starks, Dani Klupenger
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:21) AFA – Worthman 7 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–7
(9:41) AFA – Johnson 32 yard interception return for TD, Philichi kick, AFA 0–14
Second Quarter
(12:36) AFA – Philichi 48 yard FG, AFA 0–17
(6:37) AFA – Fagan 16 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–24
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
(13:45) AFA – Sanders 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–31
(2:40) AFA – Hammond III 5 yard rush, Koehnke kick, AFA 0–38
Passing
SB – Joe Carbone: 5/16, 30 yards, 1 INT
AFA – Arion Worthman: 2/8, 29 yards
Rushing
SB – Donald Liotine: 12 carries, 31 yards
AFA – Joseph Saucier: 10 carries, 71 yards
Receiving
SB – Donavin Washington: 2 receptions, 17 yards
AFA – Marcus Bennett: 1 reception, 25 yards :

### At Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Owls | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: September 8, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,101
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Amanda Balionis
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:16) FAU – Rivas 24 yard FG, FAU 0–3
(3:22) FAU – Rivas 34 yard FG, FAU 0–6
Second Quarter
(7:12) FAU – Singletary 36 yard TD rush, Rivas kick, FAU 0–13
(2:50) AFA – Eriksen 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, FAU 7–13
(0:27) FAU – Wright 17 yard TD pass from Robison, Two-Point pass failed, FAU 7–19
Third Quarter
(11:46) AFA – Waguespack 12 yard TD pass from Sanders, Philichi kick, FAU 14–19
(9:40) FAU – Durante 48 yard TD pass from Robison, Rivas kick failed, FAU 14–25
(6:00) AFA – Birdow 7 yard TD rush, Two-Point pass failed, FAU 20–25
Fourth Quarter
(10:41) FAU – Wright 26 yard TD pass from Robison, Two-Point pass, FAU 20–33
(0:50) AFA – Wills 5 yard blocked punt return, Philichi kick, FAU 27–33
Passing
AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 8/13, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FAU – Chris Robison: 33/44, 471, 3 TDs
Rushing
AFA – Cole Fagan: 16 carries, 80 yards
FAU – Devin Singletary: 16 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
AFA – Marcus Bennett: 2 receptions, 87 yards
FAU – Jovon Durante: 12 receptions, 174, 1 TD :

### At Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
* Date: September 22, 2018
* Game time: 8:15 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear skies, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 22,720
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
(9:08) USU – Thompson 6 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 0–7
Second Quarter
(13:48) AFA – Sanders 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, Tied 7–7
(7:13) AFA – Fagan 8 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 14–7
(6:18) USU – Bright 4 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, Tied 14–14
(1:02) USU – Vaughns 43 yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick, USU 14–21
Third Quarter
(9:04) USU – Thompson 1 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 14–28
(8:15) USU – Raymond 30 yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick, USU 14–35
(2:48) AFA – Koehnke 31 yard FG, USU 17–35
Fourth Quarter
(13:13) AFA – Remsberg 9 yard TD rush, two-point pass, USU 25–35
(13:00) AFA – Musselman 21 yard fumble return TD, Koehnke kick, USU 32–35
(6:52) USU – Bright 70 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 32–42
Passing
AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 9/17, 125 yards
USU – Jordan Love: 26/38, 356 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
AFA – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
USU – Gerold Bright: 11 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
AFA – Marcus Bennett: 5 receptions, 74 yards
USU – Ron'Quavion Tarver: 9 receptions, 128 yards :

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: September 29, 2018
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 23,707
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
NEV –
AFA –
Rushing
NEV –
AFA –
Receiving
NEV –
AFA – :

### Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: October 6, 2018
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 40,175
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
NAVY –
AFA –
Rushing
NAVY –
AFA –
Receiving
NAVY –
AFA – :

### At San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 12, 2018
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,326
* Referee: Stephen Baron
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor
* Agnew's late TD pass lifts SDSU over Air Force, 21-17,
Game information :
First Quarter
SDSU – Chase Jasmin 4-yard run (John Baron II kick), 13:49. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:11.
AFA – Team safety, 0:07. Aztecs 7–2. Drive: 2 plays, -7 yards, 0:31.
Second Quarter
AFA – Ronald Cleveland 12-yard run (Jake Koehnke Kick), 5:13. Falcons 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:17.
SDSU – Trenton Thompson 19-yard return of blocked punt (John Baron II kick), 0:08. Aztecs 14–9. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:21.
Third Quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
AFA – Ronald Cleveland 4-yard run (Two-point conversion), 9:25. Falcons 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:14.
SDSU – Parker Houston 29-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron II kick), 6:10. Aztecs 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:08.
Passing
AFA – Isaiah Sanders – 7/15, 51 yards, 1 INT
SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 9/25, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
AFA – Cole Fagan – 16 rushes, 90 yards
SDSU – Chase Jasmin – 18 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
AFA – Kade Waguespack – 2 receptions, 31 yards
SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 3 receptions, 94 yards :

### At UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| Rebels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
* Date: October 19, 2018
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 17,881
* TV: CBSSN
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
AFA –
UNLV –
Rushing
AFA –
UNLV –
Receiving
AFA –
UNLV – :

### Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: October 27, 2018
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 27,753
* TV: CBSSN
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
BSU –
AFA –
Rushing
BSU –
AFA –
Receiving
BSU –
AFA – :

### At Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
* Date: November 3, 2018
* Game time: 10:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 53 F • Wind: W 19 mph • Weather: Cloudy, chilly
* Game attendance: 38,502
* Referee: Mike Defee
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
* ESPN – Army holds off Air Force 17-14, 11th straight win at home
Game information :
First Quarter
(02:05) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 21 plays, 75 yards, 12:55
Second Quarter
(04:03) ARMY TD: Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 6-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 11 plays, 89 yards, 6:47
Third Quarter
(00:54) AFA TD: Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush (Jake Koehnke kick failed); 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:50
Fourth Quarter
(08:35) ARMY FG: John Abercrombie 30-yard field goal; 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:19
(05:27) AFA TD: Joseph Saucier 6-yard rush (Joseph Saucier rush); 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:08
Passing
AFA – Donald Hammond III: 7/15, 120 yds
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/5, 44 yds
Rushing
AFA – Cole Fagan: 10 att, 37 yds
ARMY – Darnell Woolfolk: 21 att, 117 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
AFA – Geraud Sanders: 3 rec, 55 yds
ARMY – Jordan Asberry: 2 rec, 35 yds :

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: November 10, 2018
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 23,723
* TV: CBSSN
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
UNM –
AFA –
Rushing
UNM –
AFA –
Receiving
UNM –
AFA – :

### At Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming
* Date: November 17, 2018
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 14,966
* TV: ESPNews
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing
AFA –
WYO –
Rushing
AFA –
WYO –
Receiving
AFA –
WYO – :

### Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Date: November 24, 2018
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 54 F • Wind: WSW 5-10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 17,432
* Referee: Eddy Shelton
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (Play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color) & Amanda Balionis (sideline)
* ESPN – Fagan rushes for 260, Air Force beats Colorado State 27-19 /// Box Score, Colorado State at Air Force
Game information :
First Quarter
(05:48) AF TD: Cole Fagan 3-yard rush (Jake Koehnke kick); 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:54
Second Quarter
(10:34) AF TD: Marcus Bennett 16-yard pass from Donald Hammond III (Jake Koehnke kick); 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:35
(07:07) CSU TD: Preston Williams 34-yard pass from Collin Hill (Wyatt Bryan kick failed); 10 plays, 92 yards, 3:21
(01:09) AF FG: Jake Koehnke 29-yard field goal; 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:58
(00:26) CSU TD: Preston Williams 58-yard pass from Collin Hill (Wyatt Bryan kick); 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:43
Third Quarter
No Scoring
Fourth Quarter
(13:49) AF FG: Jake Koehnke 39-yard field goal; 18 plays, 76 yards, 6:51
(09:53) CSU TD: Preston Williams 31-yard pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan kick blocked); 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56
(03:35) AF TD: Kadin Remsberg 4-yard rush (Jake Koehnke kick); 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:18
Passing
CSU – Collin Hill: 13/23, 284 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
AF – Donald Hammond III: 8/16, 81 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
CSU – Izzy Matthews: 10 att, 52 yds
AF – Cole Fagan: 34 att, 260 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
CSU – Preston Williams: 12 rec, 248 yds, 3 TD
AF – Marcus Bennett: 3 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD :

## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 7 | 250 | Austin Cutting | LS | Minnesota Vikings |