2017 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football season began with Air Force being ranked #21 in the nation in the preseason coaches poll. Air Force won their second consecutive MWC Championship. They play as a member of the Mountain West Conference, in the mountain division. 
=== Schedule ===
Week 	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
2 	#24 Purdue 	21 	Ross-Ade Stadium * West Lafayette, IN 	L 16-17 	0-1
3 	Utah State 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 7-35 	1-1
4 	Navy 	 	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium * Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 33-35 3OT	1-2
5 	#14 Ohio State	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 17-27 	2-2
6 	Nevada 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 10-16 	3-2
7 	Army 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) 	L 35-20 	3-3
8 	Boise State 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 17-27 	4-3
9 	Oklahoma 	 	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium * Norman, OK 	L 19-23 	4-4
10 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
11 	Wyoming 	 	War Memorial Stadium * Cheyenne, WY 	W 28-3 	5-4
12 	San Jose State	 	Spartan Stadium * San Jose, CA 	W 28-27 	6-4
13 	New Mexico 	 	University Stadium * Albuquerque, NM 	W 31-21 	7-4
14 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
15 	Colorado State	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO (Ram-Falcon Trophy) 	L 21-13 	7-5
CCG Week	Fresno State 	 	Levis Stadium * Santa Clara, CA 	W 52-14 	8-5
Bowl 	TCU 	 	Yankee Stadium * New York, NY 	L 17-30 	8-6
===Roster===
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Quarterback
*Alejandro Silva - Senior
*Nico Kaufman - Freshman 
*Martin O'Reilly - Freshman
Running Back
*Frederick Chacon - Senior 
*Tamau Zereoue - Junior 
*Jason Norman - Sophomore
*Mekhi Gordon - Freshman
Fullback
*Oscar Leach - Senior
*Jimmy Mullen - Sophomore 
*Aboubacar Ware - Freshman
Wide Receiver
*Jerome Smith - Senior
*Benjamin Larry - Sophomore 
*Merle Valdez - Senior 
*James Hall - Freshman 
*Darnell Jones - Sopohmore
*Xavier Daniel - Sophomore
*Darnell Myles - Sophomore
* Michael Doughty - Sophomore
*Kieran Ott - Freshman
Tight End
*Brian Canty - Junior 
*Cayden Reese - Freshman 
*Jamel Pressley - Sophomore
*Fred Seaman - Senior
*Ibrahim Herbert - Freshman 
*Bobby Stanford - Freshman
Offensive Tackles
*Patrick Wheeler - Junior 
*Russell Neely - Junior 
*Daniel Rodriguez - Senior
*Howard Batchelor - Senior
*Aaron Roberson - Sophomore
*Pita Kamu - Freshman
*Jayden Conway - Freshman	  	
Offensive Guards
*Thomas Anderson - Senior 
*Patrick Bishop - Senior 
*Paul Henson - Junior
*Sam Bacon - Sophomore
*Gregory Ross - Senior
*Robert Benjamin - Freshman
*Nico New - Freshman
*Marcus Farnsworth - Freshman
Centers
*James Bennett - Sophomore 
*Kamari Griffin - Freshman 
*Daniel Lewis - Senior
Defensive Ends
*James Carter - Sophomore 
*Robert Thomas - Senior
*Mel Blanton - Sophomore 
*George Sellers - Senior 
Defensive Tackles
*Ronald Young - Senior
*Kaden Mehammad - Freshman 
*Michael Denney - Senior
*Ricardo Torrez - Freshman
Inside Linebackers
*Joshua Olson - Sophomore 
*Paul Buck - Senior 
*Matthew Nesbit - Sophomore
*Cameron Butler - Senior
*Zaire Harrell - Freshman
Outside Linebackers
*Mark Stapleton - Sophomore 
*John Levin - Senior 
*Paul Suarez - Sophomore 
*Jason Marion - Junior
*Tyrone McElroy - Senior	  	
Cornerbacks
*Stephen Mitchell-Morrison - Senior
*Williams Bailey - Senior 
*Ronald Green - Junior
*Prince Williams - Freshman 
*Israel Mathis - Freshman 
*Jimmy Allen - Sophomore 
*Jerome Rutledge - Senior
Free Safeties 
*Oronde Jackson - Senior
*Marcus Mayes - Sophomore
*Louis Roche - Sophomore
Strong Safeties
*Patrick Schwarts - Sophomore 
*James Hunter - Freshman 
*Jamel Dudley - Sophomore
Kickers
*Carlos Cruz - Senior
*Brendan Ward - Sophomore
*Josh Jameson - Sophomore
Punters
*Thomas Purcell - Freshman 
*Brendan Ward - Sophomore
*Josh Jameson - Sophomore
2017 Redshirts
*Giovanni Luke - QB
*Kareem Kendrick - RB
*Gavin Minton - FB
*Reginald Lattimore - WR
*Aden Baumann - OT
*Steven Proctor - OG
*Hunter Herndon - OG
*Martin Thompson - DT
*Shamar Sutton - FS
*Lorenzo Rodgers - K	 	 	 	 	 	
==Stats==
====Records Vs====
 	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference 	1-1 	0-3 	1-5
CP Top 25 	1-0 	0-1 	1-2
Commander-in-Chief's	0-1 	0-1 	0-2
Divisional 	2-1 	2-0 	4-1
Conference 	3-1 	3-0 	7-1
AAC 	- 	- 	-
ACC 	- 	- 	-
Big 12 	- 	0-1 	0-2
Big Ten 	1-0 	0-1 	1-1
MAC 	- 	- 	-
Pac-12 	- 	- 	-
SEC 	- 	- 	-
Overall 	4-2 	3-3 	8-6
====Time and Weather====
 	Sunny	Cloudy	Rainy	Snowy	Overall
Thurs Night 	2-1 	- 	- 	- 	2-1
Fri Night 	3-0 	- 	- 	- 	3-0
Sat Morning 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Sat Afternoon	0-3 	- 	- 	- 	0-3
Sat Evening 	2-1 	- 	- 	- 	2-1
Overall 	7-6 	- 	- 	- 	8-6
====Passing====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	QBR
Alejandro Silva	QB 	Sr 	14 	70 	110 	63.6%	942 	7 	2 	152.9
Nico Kaufman 	QB 	(Fr) 	1 	2 	3 	66.7%	12 	0 	0 	100.3
====Rushing====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	100yd Games
Frederick Chacon	RB 	(Sr) 	14 	441 	2171 	4.9 	20	14
Alejandro Silva 	QB 	Sr 	13 	99 	576 	5.8 	14	2
Nico Kaufman 	QB 	(Fr) 	1 	6 	31 	5.2 	1 	0
====Receiving====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
Jerome Smith 	WR 	Sr 	13 	27 	324 	12.0 	1
Brian Canty 	TE 	(Jr) 	10 	16 	226 	14.1 	2
Benjamin Larry	WR 	(So) 	8 	10 	165 	16.5 	2
Cayden Reese 	TE 	(Fr) 	1 	1 	9 	9 	0
Merle Valdez 	WR 	(Sr) 	4 	7 	81 	11.6 	2
James Hall 	WR 	(Fr) 	2 	2 	26 	13 	0
====Defensive====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Stephen Mitchell-Morrison	CB 	Sr 	7 	44 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Oronde Jackson 	FS 	Sr 	6 	35 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Patrick Schwartz 	SS 	(So) 	4 	26 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Mark Stapleton 	OLB 	(So) 	8 	62 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Williams Bailey 	CB 	(Sr) 	2 	9 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Joshua Olson 	ILB 	(So) 	7 	48 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
James Carter 	DE 	(So) 	6 	27 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Ronald Young 	DT 	Sr 	2 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
====Kicking====
Name 	Position	Class	Attempts	Made	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Carlos Cruz	K 	Sr 	25 	23 	0 	0 	1 	5 	16 	1 	43 	0
==Recruiting==
Name 	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School 	Ranking
Xavier Valentine 	RB 	Fr 	5'-8" 	174 	Kearns HS, Kearns UT 	3.0/4.5
Malik Oliver 	TE 	Fr 	6'3" 	204 	Quinter HS, Quniter KS 	1.0/3.5
Noel Tatum 	OT 	Fr 	6'5" 	334 	Owyhee HS, Owyhee NV 	1.0/4.5
Omari Douglas 	DT 	Dr 	6'3" 	285 	St. Cloud HS, St. Cloud FL 	1.0/3.5
Aron Todd 	ILB 	Fr 	6'1" 	239 	Taos HS, Taos NM 	1.0/3.5
Patrick Middleton	ILB 	Fr 	6'1" 	239 	Colbert Heights HS, Tuscumbia AL 	1.0/3.5
Ethan Brannon 	OLB 	Fr 	6'2" 	228 	North Fayette HS, West Union, IA 	1.0/3.5
D'andre Reid 	DE 	Fr 	5'10" 	236 	Jackpot HS, Jackpot NV 	1.0/3.0
Joel Benjamin 	DE 	Fr 	6'0" 	252 	Cambridge HS, Cambridge ID 	1.0/3.0
Jael Carvantes 	C 	Fr 	6'3" 	291 	Genesee HS, Genesee ID 	1.0/4.0
Malik McDonalds 	DE 	Fr 	6'0" 	260 	Burley HS, Burley ID 	1.0/4.5
Matthew Solomon 	SS 	Fr 	6'2" 	173 	Grand Valley HS, Parachute CO 	1.0/4.5
Chase Shields 	ILB 	Fr 	6'0" 	242 	Lovington HS, Lovington NM 	1.0/3.5
Marlon Winston 	DT 	Fr 	6'6" 	319 	Boulder City HS, Boulder City NV 	1.5/4.0
Ibrahim High 	FB 	Sr 	5'9" 	208 	Camden County College, Blackwood NJ 	5.0/5.0
Jesse Hutchins 	SS 	Jr 	6'2" 	182 	Western Nebraska Community College, Scotts Bluff NE	4.0/4.5
Bobby Oakley 	ILB 	Jr 	5'11" 	249 	Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler AZ 	2.5/4.0
Kevin Briggs 	SS 	Jr 	5'10" 	217 	United Tribes Technical College, Bismark ND 	4.5/4.5
====Walk-Ons====
Name 	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School 	Ranking
Jeremiah Galvan 	QB 	Fr 	6'1" 	210 	Eaglecrest HS, Centennial CO 	1.0/2.5
Javien Hargrove 	TE 	Fr 	6'2" 	192 	Davis HS, Kaysville UT 	1.0/3.5
Ayden Aiken-Nash 	DE 	Fr 	6'2" 	247 	Incline HS, Incline Village NV	1.0/2.5
Jeffrey Schubert 	ILB 	Fr 	6'3" 	240 	Skyview HS, Nampa ID 	1.0/2.5
Ian Ricketts 	OLB 	Fr 	5'11" 	222 	Lund HS, Lund NV 	1.5/2.5
Tom Bird 	OLB 	Fr 	6'2" 	237 	Skyview HS, Nampa ID 	1.5/3.0
Frederick Nicholas	K 	Fr 	6'4" 	184 	Davis HS, Kaysville UT 	1.0/2.5
==Awards==
====All-MWC Team====
=====First Team=====
* OT Patrick Wheeler
* OLB Mark Stapleton
* CB Stephen Mitchell-Morrison
* FS Oronde Jackson
* K Carlos Cruz
=====Second Team=====
* RB Frederick Chacon
* OG Thomas Anderson
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