B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

[BDawg35]

2021 SEASON, GAME 2


Air Force receiver Marcus McConnell dives into the end zone for one of his two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Start the hype train?
Taylor building Heisman credentials
after big game against Texas State

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Is it too early to start using the “H” in the same sentence with Trey Taylor?

If he continues playing like he has in his first two career starts, the junior running back from Air Force will find his name in the Heisman conversation.

Taylor ran 20 times for 122 yards and three touchdowns and caught five passes for 45 yards in the Falcons’ 59-28 dismantling of Texas State on Sept. 11, 2021.

In two games, Taylor has 263 yards and six touchdowns on 43 carries. He’s caught eight passes for 88 yards.

“It’s early, fellas! Slow your roll a bit!” Air Force coach B-Dawg said when Taylor’s Heisman candidacy was broached after the game. “We haven’t exactly played the toughest defenses around so far. Let’s see how things go when we take on the better teams on our schedule.”

The highlight for Taylor was a 30-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-two with 2:26 left in the third quarter. The Bobcats bunched up the middle of their defense, making them vulnerable on the edge when B-Dawg called “strong stretch.”

For the Air Force offense, it was like shooting fish in a barrel, as the Falcons had a stretch in which they scored six touchdowns in seven drives. They didn’t have to punt until after Marcus McConnell dropped a pass on third-and-seven early in the fourth quarter.

McConnell made up for it by grabbing two touchdown passes from backup quarterback Ben Brittain down the stretch, passes that had some grumbling that B-Dawg was being a stat hoe and running up the score.

“It’s a long season,” he said. “You never know if Ben or Marcus will be asked to play big roles for us at some point. It’s better to have them making plays against live bullets now so they’re prepared in case they play in a meaningful situation later.”

That’s silliness, of course. Injuries that cost players games rarely happen in NCAA ’14, with even game-ending injuries taking place sparingly. However, Air Force did have its first injury in the four years of this dynasty that will cost a player games when wide receiver Luc Sturbelle sustained a torn pectoral muscle returning a punt in the second quarter. He's expected to miss two games.

“That was fun,” B-Dawg said. “I wish we had more so depth actually mattered.”

Zachary Larrier was completely at ease running the offense in his second career start, going 25-for-33 for 275 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Texas State scored on its first possession, but Air Force scored 38 straight points after that. Quartereback Matt McDonald was 30-for-37 for 413 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.

“He had big numbers in the air, but their ground game was literally nonexistent,” B-Dawg said. “They ran the ball only five times with anyone other than their quarterback, and he didn’t exactly scare us when he did carry the ball.”

The Bobcats had only 27 yards on 17 carries.


Hunter Williams catches a touchdown pass.

TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Sept. 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas State Bobcats (1-1)	7	0	7	14	28
Air Force Falcons (2-0)	10	28	7	14	59

Team Stats Comparison
	TXST	AFA
Total Offense	440	608
Rushing Yards	17-27	41-198
Passing Yards	413	410
First Downs	13	31
Punt Return Yards	16	52
Kick Return Yards	35	1
Total Yards	491	661
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	5-12	7-12
4th Down Conversion	0-1	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	8-6-1
Penalties	6-63	0-0
Possession Time	12:34	23:26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		TXST	AFA
7:44	(TXST) T. Bedford 4 pass from M. McDonald (C. Kessler kick)	7	0
4:38	(AFA) D. Chapeau 27 field goal	7	3
1:54	(AFA) T. Taylor 5 run (D. Chapeau kick)	7	10
SECOND QUARTER		TXST	AFA
7:36	(AFA) B. Tremblay 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	7	17
4:44	(AFA) T. Brown 4 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	7	24
2:28	(AFA) H. Williams 5 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	7	31
:20	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	7	38
THIRD QUARTER		TXST	AFA
4:48	(TXST) J. Lanam 84 pass from M. McDonald (C. Kessler kick)	14	38
2:26	(AFA) T. Taylor 30 run (D. Chapeau kick)	14	45
FOURTH QUARTER		TXST	AFA
6:07	(TXST) J. Hopkins 3 pass from M. McDonald (C. Kessler kick)	21	45
3:10	(AFA) M. McConnell 13 pass from B. Brittain (D. Chapeau kick)	21	52
:55	(AFA) M. McConnell 66 pass from B. Brittain (D. Chapeau kick)	21	59
:41	(TXST) B. Boyd 58 pass from M. McDonald (C. Kessler kick)	28	59

TEXAS STATE BOBCATS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt McDonald 30/37 413 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Matt McDonald 12 31 2.5 0 Jaylin Nelson 1 1 1.0 0 Anthony Smith 4 -5 -1.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Anthony Smith 9 91 10.1 0 Jacoby Hopkins 8 58 7.2 1 T.J. Bedford 6 59 9.8 1 Bronson Boyd 3 93 31.0 1 Jahmarae Sheread 2 26 13.0 0 Jackson Lanam 1 84 84.0 1 Jaylin Nelson 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jackson Lanam 2 0 T.J. Bedford 2 0 Jacoby Hopkins 1 0 Stephen Rutledge 1 0 Caleb Carlile 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Trenton Palmer 13 0 0 0 Kieston Roach 7 0 0 0 John Brannon 7 0 0 0 James Van 6 0 0 0 Pierce Withers 6 0 0 0 London Harris 5 0 0 0 Preston Dimery 5 0 0 0 Malcolm Rollins 5 0 0 0 Gjemar Daniels 4 0 0 0 Tyrese Heard 4 0 0 0 Michael Taylor 3 0 0 0 Isaac Pope 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chris Kessler 0/2 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Lionel Thomas 4 163 40.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jaylin Nelson 1 35 35.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jaylin Nelson 1 16 16.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 25/33 275 2 0 Ben Brittain 5/6 128 2 0 Haaziq Daniels 2/3 7 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 20 122 6.1 3 Zachary Larrier 6 49 8.1 0 Joshua Stoner 7 14 2.0 0 Matt Howard 3 6 2.0 0 Kyle White 1 5 5.0 0 Ben Brittain 1 3 3.0 0 Brad Tremblay 2 0 0.0 1 Haaziq Daniels 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Brown 8 75 9.3 1 Trey Taylor 5 45 9.0 0 Cameron Everts 4 58 14.5 0 Marcus McConnell 3 83 27.7 2 Hunter Williams 3 27 9.0 1 Chris Kane 2 30 15.0 0 Brandon Lewis 2 26 13.0 0 Luc Sturbelle 2 17 8.5 0 Jon McMahan 1 21 21.0 0 M.Howard/J.Stoner 1/1 14/14 14.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Demonte Meeks 6 0 0 0 Auston Deason 5 0 0 0 Jalen Mergerson 4 0 0 0 Nate Wilson 3 0 0 0 Isaiah Nunez 3 0 0 0 Kory Williams 3 0 0 0 Mark Monroe 2 0 0 0 Eian Castonguay 2 1 0 0 Sean Lee 2 0 0 0 Josh Green 2 0 0 0 Grant Donaldson 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 1/1 8/8 11 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 1 42 42.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Trent Brown 1 1 1.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Luc Sturbelle 3 41 13.7 0 Auston Deason 1 11 11.0 0

[bh446066]

Re: B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

That's as realistic as it gets on a video game imitating reality.....unfortunately for my alma mater.

[BDawg35]

Re: B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

That's as realistic as it gets on a video game imitating reality.....unfortunately for my alma mater.

I knew that game would strike a nerve with you. I scheduled that way before you became a regular on my dynasty reports. I should schedule schools that regular readers follow in real life. Hawaii shows up on my schedule twice every four years, so Lopaka can see how his boys are doing in my 'nasty.

[BDawg35]

2021 SEASON, GAME 3


Gary Mossop intercepts a pass with 5:54 left in the fourth quarter on what would prove to be Fresno State’s final
offensive play of the game.

THE DRIVE
Air Force milks final 5:53 off clock
to finish off Fresno State, 28-24

FRESNO, Calif. — You think of epic drives in football history and names like John Elway, Joe Montana and even Eli Manning come to mind.

What they had in common was that the most memorable drives of their careers ended with their teams celebrating in the end zone.

Air Force’s football team has its own version of The Drive, one which didn’t produce a single point, but was impressive in its own right.

The Falcons were able to grind out a drive that killed the final 5 minutes, 53 seconds of the game, allowing them to escape with a 28-24 victory over Frenso State on Sept. 25, 2021.

Air Force got the ball when cornerback Auston Deason picked off a deep ball near the goal line on second-and-16 with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter.

“I would’ve been happy just to have the pass batted down, because those types of passes always seem to produce an automatic six points,” Air Force coach B-Dawg said. “To actually get the turnover was huge.”

From there, quarterback Zachary Larrier engineered a 16-play, 93-yard drive that killed the clock. Larrier was 6-for-6 for 68 yards on the drive, hitting Trent Brown for a first down on third-and-10 with 4:50 left, Cameron Everts for a first down on third-and-five with 3:05 left and Hunter Williams for a 21-yard pass on second-and-12 with 2:04 remaining.

When Trey Taylor had a 3-yard run on third-and-one with 1:54 left and the Bulldogs out of timeouts, B-Dawg was feeling it.

“A drive doesn’t have to produce points to be epic,” B-Dawg said. “We were able to keep their offense on the sidelines for the last six minutes. That’s enormous for us, because I can’t trust our defense to keep holding them off.”


Welcome to the end zone

Trent Brown led Air Force with 68 receptions last year, but was used mostly to move the chains. Of those 68 catches, only one produced a touchdown, even though he was second on the team with an average of 14.7 yards per reception.

So, it was a strange sight indeed to see Brown get in the end zone, not just once, but twice against Fresno State.

Brown opened the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown catch with 2:23 left in the first quarter and scored what proved to be the winning touchdown on a 25-yard reception from Larrier with 45 seconds left in the third quarter.

On the winning touchdown, Brown ran an in route on third-and-10, caught the pass at the 14-yard line, then cut it upfield. A defender whiffed while attempting to make a tackle and Brown fought his way over the goal line. The 25-yard play was Air Force’s longest of the game.

Brown had seven catches for 105 yards. He already has three touchdown catches in the first three games of the season.


Too scurrrred?

Air Force came into the game leading the nation in rush defense, allowing only 41.5 yards per game on the ground.

Did that intimidate Fresno State? It sure seemed like it.

Even though the game was close all the way, the Bulldogs had only eight runs that weren’t by quarterback Steven Comstock. Halfback Ronnie Rivers ran eight times for 15 yards and one touchdown.

This seems to be an early trend. In the last two games, Air Force’s opponents have run the ball only 13 times with someone who isn’t a quarterback.


Fast starts

Larrier is off to a strong start as the replacement for record-breaking quarterback Donald Hammond, going 66-for-88 for 707 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions in the first three games. He has run 21 times for 91 yards and a score.

He’s not the only Falcon off to a fast start. Running back Trey Taylor has run 70 times for 372 yards and seven touchdowns, while catching 13 passes for 118 yards and atouchdown. Brown has 17 catches for 201 yards and three touchdowns.


Mark Monroe grabs his first career interception.

AIR FORCE FALCONS at FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS
Sept. 25, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Air Force Falcons (3-0)	7	7	14	0	28
Fresno State Bulldogs (1-3)	3	14	7	0	24

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	FRES
Total Offense	320	280
Rushing Yards	39-146	24-83
Passing Yards	174	197
First Downs	17	14
Punt Return Yards	19	7
Kick Return Yards	73	0
Total Yards	412	287
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	10-17	6-11
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-0	4-3-1
Penalties	1-15	4-50
Possession Time	23:21	12:39

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		AFA	FRES
2:23	(AFA) T. Brown 11 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	7	0
:19	(FRES) A. Fuller 26 field goal	7	3
SECOND QUARTER		AFA	FRES
5:40	(AFA) T. Taylor 4 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	14	3
3:48	(FRES) B. Hall 2 pass from S. Comstock (A. Fuller kick)	14	10
2:21	(FRES) E. Edwards 15 pass from S. Comstock (A. Fuller kick)	14	17
THIRD QUARTER		AFA	FRES
6:36	(AFA) T. Taylor 2 run (D. Chapeau kick)	21	17
4:37	(FRES) R. Rivers 10 run (A. Fuller kick)	21	24
:45	(AFA) T. Brown 25 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	28	24

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 20/29 174 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 27 109 4.0 1 Zachary Larrier 9 28 3.1 0 Joshua Stoner 3 9 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Brown 7 105 14.9 2 Trey Taylor 5 30 6.0 1 Cameron Everts 3 9 3.0 0 Chris Kane 2 4 2.0 0 Hunter Williams 1 21 21.0 0 Marcus McConnell 1 3 3.0 0 Joshua Stoner 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Grant Donaldson 8 0 0 0 Gary Mossop 7 0 0 0 Jalen Mergerson 6 0 1 0 Auston Deason 6 0 1 0 Demonte Meeks 5 0 0 0 Jeff Porter 4 0 0 0 Kamakani Crosby 3 1 0 0 Josh Green 2 0 0 0 Quinton Sanders 1 0 0 0 Mark Monroe 1 0 1 0 Nate Wilson 1 0 0 0 Jackson McDowell 1 0 0 0 Eian Castonguay 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 0/0 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 2 87 43.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Mark Monroe 3 73 24.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Mark Monroe 3 19 6.3 0

FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Steven Comstock 22/34 197 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Steven Comstock 16 68 4.2 0 Ronnie Rivers 8 15 1.8 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ronnie Rivers 7 25 3.5 0 Emoryie Edwards 4 68 17.1 1 J Brant 4 23 5.8 0 Brad Hall 3 28 9.3 1 Stephen Calhoun 2 19 9.5 0 Marcus Graham 1 23 23.0 0 Steven Washington 1 11 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Phil Smith 1 0 Justin Washington 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Deshawn Ruffin 10 0 0 0 Wylan Free 8 0 1 0 Jerry Fowler 8 0 0 0 Kyle Bailey 7 0 0 0 Sherwin King 6 0 0 0 Isaiah Johnson 4 0 0 0 Cedrick Carter 3 0 0 0 Arron Mosby 3 0 0 0 Isaiah Love 3 0 0 0 Patrick Hogan 2 0 0 0 Ronnie Rivers 2 0 0 0 Richard Cage 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Asa Fuller 1/1 3/3 6 26 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Eddie Harrison 3 115 38.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Deshawn Ruffin 1 7 7.0 0

[Careless Whisper]

Re: B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

Milking out the clock to secure a close win is a very underrated feeling, especially when you're converting on some third and longs. Looks like the new starters are settling in quite nicely so far!

[BDawg35]

Re: B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

Milking out the clock to secure a close win is a very underrated feeling, especially when you're converting on some third and longs. Looks like the new starters are settling in quite nicely so far!

That drive was very satisfying. We're playing better defense after the first couple years of this dynasty, but I still get very nervous allowing the CPU to have the ball in the final minutes of a close game.

I'm breathing a sigh of relief that we seem to have an offense that doesn't revolved around chucking it deep to Remsberg at the first sign of trouble or having Hammond tuck it and run. There's hope.

[moose141]

Re: B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

Was going to comment on how I was wondering how your play-calling scheme might change with the roster that you're stuck with, but it looks like you've struck a very solid 50/50 balance through the first three games. Always good to start on a nice run to get the momentum rolling. Also have to say how impressive it is that your roster still looks so thoroughly ordinary into the 4th season, haha, as it's so easy if you try to exploit the system to end up with an overpowered roster really early. Very impressed that your team still looks so on brand so far!

[BDawg35]

Re: B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

Was going to comment on how I was wondering how your play-calling scheme might change with the roster that you're stuck with, but it looks like you've struck a very solid 50/50 balance through the first three games. Always good to start on a nice run to get the momentum rolling. Also have to say how impressive it is that your roster still looks so thoroughly ordinary into the 4th season, haha, as it's so easy if you try to exploit the system to end up with an overpowered roster really early. Very impressed that your team still looks so on brand so far!

I need to learn this "exploit the system" trick! I know there have been past versions of the game where I could start grabbing five-star guys right out of the gate, but they don't seem to have much interest in coming to Air Force. Maybe they didn't hear I waived the five-year military commitment.

Actually, after a frustrating first several years of recruiting, I watched a couple of videos on how to recruit on YouTube and came up with a much better class a few years down the road. It was almost "too" good, so I dialed back some of the coaching "power-ups" that helped me achieve that class.

[BDawg35]

2021 SEASON, GAME 4


Hunter Williams grabs one of five touchdown passes thrown by Zachary Larrier against Navy.

Winning the aerial game
Larrier throws for 5 TD’s, runs for 2
as Air Force sinks Midshipmen, 55-10

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Who would have thought that a Navy-Air Force football game would come down to the passing game?

More specifically, one team’s ability to excel through the air and another’s inability.

These two programs have been known in real life for focusing primarily on the ground game, but things have changed in the four years that this dynasty has been running.

Air Force junior Zachary Larrier vastly outdueled 90 OVR red-shirt junior Kevin Doyle of Navy, earning NCAA national Player of the Week for his performance in a 55-10 rout of the Midshipmen on Oct. 2, 2021.

Larrier had one of the best quarterback performances in B-Dawg’s long career at the sticks, going 29-for-34 for 340 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. That equated to a gaudy 217.8 quarterback rating.

What’s more, Larrier’s five touchdown passes went to five different receivers. Larrier also ran six times for 26 yards and two touchdowns.

Doyle, meanwhile, was 18-for-34 for 218 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. He ran only three times for minus-12 yards. He was victimized by eight dropped passes.

“This isn’t your daddy’s Navy team anymore,” B-Dawg said. “They’re trying to become more of a balanced offensive team. They just don’t seem to have the pieces in place to pull off a passing attack yet.”

Brian Gray, an 86 OVR junior, played quarterback against Air Force in the past, but didn’t take a snap behind center. He did catch an 8-yard pass early in the game.

Navy ran only 16 times for two yards, which will surely enhance Air Force’s status as the No. 1 rushing defense in the country. The Falcons came in allowing 55.3 rushing yards per game, but were next-to-last allowing 314.3 passing yards.

Navy halfback C.J. Williams couldn’t get anything going, gaining only 12 yards on 12 carries with a long of six yards. A loss of four yards near the goal line, which ultimatetly led to Navy settling for a field goal, set the stage for his day. He’s an 86 OVR fifth-year senior.

After that field goal cut Air Force’s lead to 7-3 with 2:53 left in the first quarter. Air Force scored the next 31 points.


Air Force receiver Cameron Everts fights his way into the end zone.

NAVY MIDSHIPMEN at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Oct. 2, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Navy Midshipmen (0-3)	3	0	7	0	10
Air Force Falcons (4-0)	14	17	14	10	55

Team Stats Comparison
	NAVY	AFA
Total Offense	220	534
Rushing Yards	16-2	38-176
Passing Yards	218	358
First Downs	9	29
Punt Return Yards	0	21
Kick Return Yards	42	0
Total Yards	262	555
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Conversion	5-13	9-12
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-0-1	7-6-1
Penalties	1-15	0-0
Possession Time	11:44	24:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		NAVY	AFA
6:07	(AFA) Z. Larrier 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	0	7
2:53	(NAVY) B. Davis 27 field goal	3	7
:37	(AFA) T. Taylor 3 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	3	14
SECOND QUARTER		NAVY	AFA
4:30	(AFA) C. Kane 1 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	3	21
1:53	(AFA) D. Chapeau 45 field goal	3	24
:09	(AFA) T. Brown 10 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	3	31
THIRD QUARTER		NAVY	AFA
6:47	(AFA) H. Williams 8 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	3	38
5:39	(NAVY) M. Gleaton 54 pass from K. Doyle (B. Davis kick)	10	38
2:28	(AFA) Z. Larrier 10 run (D. Chapeau kick)	10	45
FOURTH QUARTER		NAVY	AFA
6:26	(AFA) C. Everts 30 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	10	52
:47	(AFA) D. Chapeau 26 field goal	10	55

NAVY MIDSHIPMEN PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kevin Doyle 18/34 218 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C.J. Williams 12 12 1.0 0 Keoni-Kord Makekau 1 2 2.0 0 Kevin Doyle 3 -12 -4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Joe Wood 6 59 9.8 0 Marcell Gleaton 4 102 25.5 1 C.J. Williams 4 28 7.0 0 Dustin Payne 2 8 4.0 0 Jeff Reynolds 1 13 13.0 0 Brian Gray 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Alex Brown 1 0 Daniel Williams 0 1 C.J. Williams 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dallas Jeanty 13 0 0 0 Mitchell West 8 0 0 0 Derrick Alfred 6 0 0 0 Andre Rawlins 6 0 0 0 Jackson Perkins 5 0 0 0 Johnny Gunny 5 0 0 0 Kevin Perry 4 0 0 0 Diego Fagot 4 0 0 0 Michael McMorris 4 0 0 0 Paul Pugh 3 0 0 0 Herbert Hubbard 2 0 0 0 Evan Fochtman 2 0 0 0 Alema Kapoi 2 1 0 0 Joe Wood 1 0 0 0 Brian Gray 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brandon Davis 1/1 1/1 4 27 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Donnie Powers 4 153 38.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Keoni-Kord Makekau 2 42 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Team 0 0 0.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 29/34 340 5 0 Haaziq Daniels 2/3 18 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 21 109 5.1 0 Zachary Larrier 6 26 4.3 2 Timmy Griffin 3 14 4.6 0 Cameron Everts 2 9 4.5 0 Kyle White 2 8 4.0 0 Haaziq Daniels 1 7 7.0 0 Matt Howard 1 4 4.0 0 Joshua Stoner 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Brown 7 91 12.9 1 Trey Taylor 5 17 3.4 1 Chris Kane 4 74 18.5 1 Hunter Williams 4 55 13.8 1 Brandon Lewis 4 36 9.0 0 Cameron Everts 2 41 20.5 1 Marcus McConnell 2 27 13.5 0 Timmy Griffin 1 11 11.0 0 Kyle White 1 7 7.0 0 Brad Tremblay 1 -1 -1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Graham Lakin 1 0 Jackson McDowell 1 0 Brad Tremblay 1 0 Brandon Lewis 1 0 Tommy Brandt 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Demonte Meeks 5 0 0 0 Grant Donaldson 5 0 0 0 Jace Bobo 4 1 0 0 Jalen Mergerson 3 0 1 0 Mark Monroe 2 0 1 0 Cole Palmer 2 0 0 0 Auston Deason 2 0 0 0 Gary Mossop 2 0 0 0 Quinton Sanders 1 0 0 0 Nate Wilson 1 0 0 0 Jeff Porter 1 0 0 0 Dave Weatherford 1 0 1 0 Halatoa Tai 1 1 0 0 Josh Green 1 0 0 0 Castonguay/Cambra-Cho 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 2/2 7/7 13 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 1 15 15.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Auston Deason 3 21 7.0 0

[djp73]

Re: 2021 SEASON, GAME 4

Didn't have to do that to a fellow service academy.

[BDawg35]

Re: 2021 SEASON, GAME 4

Didn't have to do that to a fellow service academy.

I almost feel bad about the touchdown pass to Everts in the fourth quarter. He's a receiver who somehow ended up in my backfield when I mass-subbed and I think (if I recall correctly from a game played months ago) that he came in because the No. 2 halfback got fatigued. It was a simple screen pass that he was able to do more with than my running backs typically can.

I have a list of teams I'll run up the score against. They know who they are.

[BDawg35]

2021 RECRUITING UPDATE

Air Force lands 73 OVR offensive tackle

Air Force seems to be a magnet for offensive guards, but can’t seem to recruit tackles.

The Falcons’ luck may have changed with the commitment of Josh Watson.

Watson is the 52nd-ranked offensive tackle in the nation. The three-star prospect from LaJunta, Colo. is rated 73 OVR.

“Josh could be the building block for an actual legit offensive line,” Air Force coach B-Dawg said. “I’m excited to finally get a quality tackle.”

As if anyone cares, 51 OVR offensive guard Austin Parks of Whiteriver, Ariz. also committed to Air Force. Parks is the No. 164 guard in the country.

The Falcons lost OG-18 Nick Walker, who is 69 OVR, to Colorado State. Also going elsewhere is CB-49 Eddie Myrick, a 66 OVR Lewisville, Texas resident who is going to North Texas.

[BDawg35]

2021 SEASON, GAME 5


Jace Bobo of Air Force gets one of his two sacks of New Mexico quarterback Perry Johnson.

Spreading the wealth
Balanced attack has Air Force 5-0
after 34-17 win over New Mexico

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — How has Air Force managed to replace Kadin Remsberg?

Quite simply, by diversifying its portfolio.

With a 34-17 victory over New Mexico in a battle of early-season unbeatens on Oct. 5, 2021, the Falcons are off to a 5-0 start in a season that many expected would be a step backward for Air Force.

The Falcons graduated three star players, including the speedy Remsberg, who caught 214 passes for 4,033 yards and 30 touchdowns coming out of the backfield.

Remsberg dominated the conversatioin and the stat sheet in the first three seasons of this dynasty, often becoming a safety net on deep balls when the Falcons were in trouble.

This year’s offense hasn’t missed a beat, getting contributions from throughout the lineup.

Junior Zachary Larrier has been outstanding in his first season as a starter, going 118-for-155 for 1,308 yards, 13 touchdowns and only two interceptions.

He’s spread it around, with five players grabbing at least wto touchdown catches. Hunter Williams had two touchdown catches against New Mexico, giving him a team-high of five among only 17 catches. He has 218 yards.

Also playing key roles in the passing game are receiver Trent Brown (29 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD), halfback Trey Taylor (29 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD), receiver Cameron Everts (21 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD) and tight end Chris Kane (11 catches, 149 yards, 2 TD).

As for the ground game, Taylor is holding it down by running 120 times for 568 yards and nine touchdowns.

“Even when we still had Kadin, I realized we needed to lab some stuff against live competition to get us ready for the future,” Air Force coach B-Dawg said. “We may not hit 50-yard bombs on you once or thrice a game like we could by chucking it to Kadin, but we can bring about your death by a thousand cuts.”

Air Force proved against New Mexico that it can come from behind without the benefit of Mr. Remsberg.

New Mexico got out to a 14-3 lead by the end of the first quarter, which had B-Dawg feeling a little panicky.

“I was afraid this would be one of those games where we had to keep matching scores or be left in the dust,” he said.

The Falcons settled things down, allowing only three points in the final three quarters against a team that led the nation by averaging 298.0 rushing yards per game coming into the contest. The Lobos had only 55 yards on 22 carries. New Mexico didn’t get in the red zone after the first quarter.

Air Force began its turnaround in the second quarter, scoring on a 1-yard run by Taylor, then taking the lead for keeps on a 23-yard pass from Larrier to Williams with 40 seconds left in the first half.

It was still anyone’s game after the teams traded third-quarter field goals, with Air Force clinging to a 20-17 lead.

Aided by two facemasking penalties, the Falcons got some breathing room when a 14-yard pass from Larrier to Williams capped an eight-play, 76-yard drive with 6:52 left in the game. A 1-yard run by Taylor with 2:06 to go ended the scoring.

Jace Bobo, who had only two career sacks, had two sacks for the Falcons.


Hunter Williams hauled in two touchdown passes.

NEW MEXICO LOBOS at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Oct. 5, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Mexico Lobos (4-1)	14	0	3	0	17
Air Force Falcons (5-0)	3	14	3	14	34

Team Stats Comparison
	UNM	AFA
Total Offense	249	388
Rushing Yards	24-55	43-127
Passing Yards	194	261
First Downs	10	25
Punt Return Yards	0	32
Kick Return Yards	0	49
Total Yards	249	469
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	4-11	9-14
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0	5-3-2
Penalties	7-83	1-10
Possession Time	10:54	25:06

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		UNM	AFA
5:14	(UNM) K. McZeal 16 run (A. Shelley kick)	7	0
1:22	(AFA) D. Chapeau 22 field goal	7	3
:33	(UNM) L. Johnson 1 run (A. Shelley kick)	14	3
SECOND QUARTER		UNM	AFA
5:49	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	14	10
:40	(AFA) H. Williams 23 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	14	17
THIRD QUARTER		UNM	AFA
4:31	(AFA) D. Chapeau 26 field goal	14	20
:13	(UNM) A. Shelley 57 field goal	17	20
FOURTH QUARTER		UNM	AFA
6:52	(AFA) H. Williams 14 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	17	27
2:06	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	17	34

NEW MEXICO LOBOS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Perry Johnson 17/24 194 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lawrence Johnson 12 49 4.0 1 Keynel McZeal 2 18 9.0 1 Perry Johnson 10 -12 -1.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Lawrence Johnson 6 2 0.3 0 Zach Frye 4 69 17.3 0 Keynel McZeal 2 85 42.5 0 Cedric Patterson 2 13 6.5 0 Emmanuel Williams 1 12 12.0 0 Tommy Thompson 1 10 10.0 0 Garrett Babcock 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jacob Barnhill 1 0 Matt Reynolds 1 1 Matt Green 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nico Bolden 13 0 0 0 Jake Hall 12 0 0 0 Leon Martin 10 0 0 0 Ryan Holmes 8 0 0 0 C.J. Jackson 6 0 0 0 Marcus Hayes 5 0 0 0 Adrian Williams 4 0 0 0 Dylan Horton 3 0 0 0 Clifton Young 2 0 0 0 Langston Murray 2 0 0 0 Kyle Ball 1 0 0 0 Allen Price 1 0 0 0 Tommy Thompson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Andrew Shelley 1/1 2/2 5 57 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Andrew Adams 4 149 37.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Team 0 0 0.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zach Larrier 23/33 261 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 29 87 3.0 2 Joshua Stoner 7 31 4.4 0 Zachary Larrier 7 9 1.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Hunter Williams 7 101 14.4 2 Trent Brown 5 67 13.4 0 Trey Taylor 4 32 8.0 0 Cameron Everts 3 26 8.7 0 Brandon Lewis 2 12 6.0 0 Chris Kane 1 13 13.0 0 Marcus McConnell 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Chris Kane 1 0 Brad Tremblay 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Demonte Meeks 5 0 0 0 Jalen Mergerson 5 0 0 0 Auston Deason 5 0 0 0 Nate Wilson 4 0 0 0 Quinton Sanders 4 0 0 0 Kamakani Crosby 3 0 0 0 Grant Donaldson 2 0 0 0 Eian Castonguay 2 0 0 0 Gary Mossop 2 0 0 0 Josh Green 2 1 0 0 Jace Bobo 2 2 0 0 Jeff Porter 1 0 0 0 Mark Monroe 0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 2/2 4/4 10 27 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 2 66 33.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Brandon Lewis 2 49 24.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Auston Deason 4 32 8.0 0

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2021 SEASON, GAME 6


Air Force receiver Cameron Everts hauls in a 64-yard touchdown pass.

SACK PARTY!
Air Force sacks Utah State QB
7 times while staying unbeaten

LOGAN, Utah — If Utah State quarterback Henry Colombi figured life would be easier now that Jordan Jackson has graduated, he was sadly mistaken.

Jackson terrorized Mountain West Conference quarterbacks for three seasons, racking up a school-record 37 sacks at Air Force.

The Falcons can still make Saturday afternoons miserable for opposing quarterbacks, even with Jackson no longer around.

Air Force, ranked 24th in the nation, had seven sacks of Colombi in a 37-20 victory over Utah State on Oct. 16, 2021.

Leading the way were linebacker Demonte Meeks and defensive tackle Josh Green with two sacks apiece. Strong safety Gary Mossop, defensive end Jeff Porter and defensive tackle Kamakani Crosby each had one sack.

“The beauty of today’s game was that we got sacks from four different positions,” Air Force coach B-Dawg said. “We aren’t relying on one position group or play call to get to the quarterback.”

Some of Colombi’s sacks were self-inflicted, as he was brought down while getting happy feet in the pocket. He had 19 carries for only one yard.

“Those are free sacks,” B-Dawg said. “When the CPU quarterback starts scrambling in traffic, you know he’s going down for a sack.”

The seven sacks played a factor, but not entirely, in Air Force holding Utah State to 63 yards on 38 carries. The Aggies averaged 202.8 yards rushing coming into the game. Air Force entered play ranked No. 1 in rush defense at 44.6 yards per game.

Meeks was the defensive star, having a break-through performance with 11 tackles, three tackles for losses and the two sacks.

Air Force got off to a slow start offensively, leading 6-3 entering the final two minutes of the first half. Zachary Larrier threw touchdown passes of 31 yards to Trent Brown and 64 yards to Cameron Everts in the final 1:58 of the first half.

Larrier made in three straight drives with a touchdown pass when he hit tight end Chris Kane with a 12-yard scoring stike with 6:06 left in the third quarter to make it 27-3.

Utah State kept the heat on, getting within 14 points twice in the fourth quarter. Backup halfback Joshua Stoner recovered the onside kick following an Aggies touchdown with 1:29 remaining.

An encouraging sign that the kicking game has turned the corner was a 51-yard field goal by David Chapeau with 1:42 left in the first quarter. It was the longest field goal in the four seasons of this dynasty. Chapeau was 3-for-3 with kicks of 43, 51 and 21 yards.


Is Air Force for real?

The Falcons improved to 6-0 with the victory and are ranked in the top 25.

Just how legitimate Air Force is will be determined next week when the Falcons host perennial MWC power Boy-Z State, a team that is 3-0 against the Falcons in this dynasty.

Boy-Z State is also 6-0, making this perhaps the greatest matchup in conference history.

“This is going to feel bigger than any of my past national championship games,” B-Dawg said. “This is the litmus test.”


Air Force swarms Utah State quarterback Henry Colombi.

AIR FORCE FALCONS at UTAH STATE AGGIES
Oct. 16, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#24 Air Force Falcons (6-0, 3-0)	6	14	7	10	37
Utah State Aggies (2-4, 1-1)	3	0	3	14	20

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	USU
Total Offense	406	338
Rushing Yards	24-74	38-63
Passing Yards	332	275
First Downs	17	13
Punt Return Yards	57	16
Kick Return Yards	75	0
Total Yards	538	354
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	6-13	7-17
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-1	4-2-2
Penalties	0-0	2-30
Possession Time	17:28	18:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		AFA	USU
5:56	(AFA) D. Chapeau 43 field goal	3	0
3:57	(USU) S. Freeman 19 field goal	3	3
1:42	(AFA) D. Chapeau 51 field goal	6	3
SECOND QUARTER		AFA	USU
1:58	(AFA) T. Brown 31 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	13	3
1:14	(AFA) C. Everts 64 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	20	3
THIRD QUARTER		AFA	USU
6:06	(AFA) C. Kane 12 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	27	3
3:53	(USU) S. Freeman 36 field goal	27	6
FOURTH QUARTER		AFA	USU
8:19	(USU) T. Miller 6 run (S. Freeman kick)	27	13
5:19	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	34	13
1:29	(USU) T. Miller 2 run (D. Chapeau kick)	34	20
:00	(AFA) D. Chapeau 21 field goal	37	20

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 26/37 332 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 16 38 2.3 1 Zachary Larrier 5 26 5.2 0 Brad Tremblay 1 6 6.0 0 Joshua Stoner 1 2 2.0 0 Luc Sturbelle 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cameron Everts 8 156 19.5 1 Trent Brown 4 70 17.5 1 Chris Kane 4 36 9.0 1 Luc Sturbelle 3 32 10.7 0 Trey Taylor 3 4 1.3 0 Joshua Stoner 2 6 3.0 0 Hunter Williams 1 22 22.0 0 Brandon Lewis 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Tommy Brandt 1 0 Jon McMahan 1 0 Brad Tremblay 1 0 Chris Kane 1 0 Nathan Hoffman 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Demonte Meeks 11 2 0 0 Gary Mossop 9 1 0 0 Grant Donaldson 7 0 0 0 Jalen Mergerson 6 0 0 0 Auston Deason 5 0 0 0 Eian Castonguay 3 0 0 0 Nate Wilson 3 0 0 0 Jeff Porter 2 1 0 0 Josh Green 2 2 0 0 Isaiah Nunez 2 0 0 0 Brad Tremblay 1 0 0 0 Mark Monroe 1 0 0 0 Kamakani Crosby 1 1 0 0 Hunter Williams 1 0 0 0 Jace Bobo 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 3/3 4/4 13 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 3 150 50.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Luc Sturbelle 3 71 23.7 0 Joshua Stoner 1 4 4.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Luc Sturbelle 4 57 14.3 0

UTAH STATE AGGIES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Henry Colombi 20/25 275 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tre Miller 18 62 3.4 2 Henry Colombi 19 1 0.0 0 Charlie Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C.J. Clark 5 24 4.8 0 Cole Christensen 4 105 26.3 0 Tre Miller 3 64 21.3 0 Deven Thompkins 2 38 19.0 0 Timothy Brown 2 18 9.0 0 Jermaine Thompson 2 18 9.0 0 Nick McDowell 1 5 5.0 0 Tim Patrick 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jacob Lane 1 3 John Chandler 0 1 Alfred Edwards 0 1 Mike Davis 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Shaun Stanley 8 0 0 0 Mitch Medina 7 0 1 0 Hale Motu'Apuaka 6 0 0 0 Joe Brown 5 0 0 0 Jammal Wilson 4 0 0 0 Christian Nash 4 0 0 0 Marcus Hall 4 0 0 0 Lance King 3 0 0 0 Kevin Gilliam 3 0 0 0 Andy Koch 2 1 0 0 Kevin Gilmore 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Sam Freeman 2/3 2/2 8 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ben Herron 6 280 46.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Deven Thompkins 2 16 8.0 0

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Re: 2021 SEASON, GAME 6

Rolling now! how's the schedule look going forward?