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

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

cpu transfers add a fun element to dynasties, i've seen some interesting ones over the years

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

Great season. interested to see what bowl you end up in. hopefully y'all can take the next step and get in the conference championship next year. How close are you to caught up after this season?

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

Hawaii running the option....what has this world come to?

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

cpu transfers add a fun element to dynasties, i've seen some interesting ones over the years

I'd never heard of Garbers, so it didn't seem weird he was playing for Cal. I guess quarterbacks transfer all the time in real life, so this is normal.

Great season. interested to see what bowl you end up in. hopefully y'all can take the next step and get in the conference championship next year. How close are you to caught up after this season?

We still get crappy bowl assignments, which I'll be posting soon.

So, I just played the fourth game of the 2024 season yesterday and I'm hoping to play the fifth game this afternoon before going to work. I'm trying to post, bare minimum, one game for every game I'm playing. If I can get to 2022 with posts while still playing 2024, I'll feel like I've covered a pretty good gap. I may do less detail on recruiting (I'm already doing that this season) and I'm just posting the award winners with an actual article to save some time and get them up here.

Hawaii running the option....what has this world come to?

I expected a pass-happy team. That's the Hawaii I was used to playing in other versions of the game. I was shocked when they came out running the option. Obviously, I played defense like I had no clue what was going on.

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2021 ALL-AMERICA, ALL-CONFERENCE, AWARD WINNERS


Free safety Jalen Mergerson is one of three Air Force players to earn first-team All-America.



FIRST TEAM
QB, Demsond Ridder, Cincinnati, rSr., 92 OVR
HB, Trey Taylor, Air Force, Jr., 80 OVR
HB, Pooka Williams, Kansas, Sr., 99 OVR
WR, Julon Williams, Houston, Sr., 85 OVR
WR, Jayshon Jackson, Cincinnati, Sr., 89 OVR
TE, Wilson Huber, Cincinnati, rSr., 91 OVR
OT, Penei Sewell, Oregon, Sr., 98 OVR
OT, Jackson Carman, Clemson, Sr., 94 OVR
OG, Trey Hill, Georgia, Sr., 98 OVR
OG, Calvin Ashley, Auburn, rSr., 96 OVR
C, Nick Brahms, Auburn, rSr., 99 OVR
DE, Zachary Carter, Florida, rSr., 93 OVR
DE, Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma, Sr., 93 OVR
DT, Dominic Livingston, LSU, rJr., 90 OVR
DT, Damion Daniels, Nebraska, rSr., 91 OVR
MLB, Demonte Meeks, Air Force, rSr., 80 OVR
OLB, De’Andre Wilder, The U, rSr., 88 OVR
OLB, Robert Beal, Georgia, rSr., 93 OVR
CB, Christian Tutt, Auburn, Sr., 95 OVR
CB, Kalon Gervin, Michigan State, rJr., 89 OVR
FS, Jalen Mergerson, Air Force, Jr., 74 OVR
SS, Amari Burney, Florida, rJr., 92 OVR
K, Anders Carlson, Auburn, rSr., 97 OVR
P, Caleb Douglas, Ohio State, Fr., 82 OVR
RET, Tyler Badie, Missouri, Sr., 85 OVR (HB)

SECOND TEAM
QB, Keytaon Thompson, Houston, rSr., 94 OVR
HB, C.J. Verdell, Oregon, rSr., 99 OVR
HB, Zamir White, Georgia, rJr., 98 OVR
WR, Kadarius Toney, Florida, rSr., 99 OVR
WR, Devon Williams, USC, Sr., 96 OVR
TE, Jamal Turner, Toledo, rSr., 80 OVR
OT, Austin Troxell, Auburn, rSr., 95 OVR
OT, Richard Gouraige, Florida, rJr., 94 OVR
OG, Matt Carrick, Michigan State, rSr., 94 OVR
OG, Christopher Bleich, Florida, Sr., 95 OVR
C, Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, rSr., 98 OVR
DE, Malik Herring, Georgia, rSr., 94 OVR
DE, Richard Jibunor, Auburn, rJr., 90 OVR
DT, Jason Hall, Oklahoma State, Jr., 87 OVR
DT, Coynis Mller, Auburn, rJr., 92 OVR
MLB, Isaac Matautia, Oregon, rSr., 90 OVR
OLB, Ezekiel Noa, Boy-Z State, rSr., 87 OVR
OLB, Adrian Jackson, Oregon, Sr., 91 OVR
CB, Al Blades, The U, Sr., 90 OVR
CB, Jermani Brown, Boy-Z State, rSr., 94 OVR
FS, Jevon Holland, Oregon, Sr., 94 OVR
SS, Gary Mossop, Air Force, Sr., 81 OVR
K, Cameron Dicker, Texas, Sr., 90 OVR
P, Jermaine Harrington, Clemson, Fr., 72 OVR
RET, Gentry Bonds, Georgia Tech, rSr., 87 OVR (SS)

FRESHMAN
CB, Mark Monroe, Air Force, Fr., 80 OVR




FIRST TEAM
HB, Trey Taylor, Air Force, rSr., 89 OVR
DT, Kamakani Crosby, Air Force, Sr., 79 OVR
DT, Josh Green, Air Force, rSoph., 73 OVR
MLB, Demonte Meeks, Air Force, rSr., 80 OVR
OLB, Grant Donaldson, Air Force, Sr., 81 OVR
CB, Auston Deason, Air Force, Sr., 79 OVR
FS, Jalen Mergerson, Air Force, Jr., 74 OVR
SS, Gary Mossop, Air Force, Sr., 81 OVR
K, David Chapeau, Air Force, Jr., 84 OVR

SECOND TEAM
QB, Zachary Larrier, Air Force, Jr., 85 OVR
DE, Quinton Sanders, Air Force, Soph., 72 OVR
CB, Mark Monroe, Air Force, Fr., 80 OVR
RET, Luc Sturbelle, Air Force, Jr., 78 OVR (WR)




Maxwell: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson, Sr., 99 OVR
Walter Camp: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson, Sr., 99 OVR
Bednarik: De’Andre Wilder, OLB, The U, rSr., 88 OVR
Nagurski: Zachary Carter, DE, Florida, rSr., 93 OVR
O’Brien: Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati, rSr., 92 OVR
Doak Walker: Cordarrian Richardson, HB, Texas A&M, rSr., 94 OVR
Biletnikoff: Julon Williams, WR, Houston, Sr., 85 OVR
Mackey: Wilson Huber, TE, Cincinnati, rSr., 91 OVR
Outland: Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon, Sr., 98 OVR
Rimington: Nick Brahms, C, Auburn, rSr., 99 OVR
Lombardi: Zachary Carter, DE, Florida, rSr., 93 OVR
Butkus: De’Andre Wilder, OLB, The U, rSr., 88 OVR
Thorpe: Christian Tutt, CB, Auburn, Sr., 95 OVR
Groza: Anders Carlson, K, Auburn, rSr., 97 OVR
Ray Guy: Caleb Douglas, P, Ohio State, Fr., 82 OVR
Best Returner: Tyler Badie, HB, Missouri, Sr., 85 OVR

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2021 HEISMAN TROPHY CEREMONY


Air Force running back Trey Taylor is the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner.

Emerging from Remsberg’s shadow,
Taylor wins 2021 Heisman Trophy

NEW YORK — Trey Taylor played for two seasons at Air Force in the shadow of Kadin Remsberg, one of the most explosive offensive players ever coached by B-Dawg.

But Taylor has something Remsberg never attained in three seasons — a bronze bauble of a football player striking the Heisman pose.

Taylor became the first Heisman Trophy winner for the Falcons during this dynasty, knocking off heavily hyped Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence for the 2021 award. Taylor had 319 first-place votes and 1,611 voting points, while Lawrence had 240 first-place votes and 1,340 points.

B-Dawg was worried Taylor might get overlooked because he didn’t win any of the three college football awards for which he was nominated. He did make first-team All-America.

After being used last season in formation subs to give Remsberg a breather, Taylor flourished as the main man in 2021. He ran 274 times for 1,450 yards and a school-record 25 touchdowns while catching 50 passes for 376 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor ran 128 times for 477 yards and 16 touchdowns last season.

“What Trey has over Kadin is he put up the numbers that a halfback needs in order to win a Heisman with his rushing yardage,” B-Dawg said. “He had nice receiving totals, nothing as outrageous as what Kadin had, but Kadin wasn’t a 1,000-yard rusher.”

Taylor is B-Dawg’s 13th Heisman winner going back to NCAA 2004.

In real life, Taylor is a defensive back for Air Force. When naming recruits in the Class of 2018, B-Dawg saw Taylor listed as a running back on a list of Air Force recruits.



1. TREY TAYLOR, Air Force, HB, Jr.
Stats: 274 carries, 1,450 yards, 25 TD; 50 catches, 376 yards, 2 TD
Votes: 319 first, 243 second, 168 third, 1,611 total
Ratings: 80 OVR, 89 SPD, 83 BTK, 76 CAR

2. TREVOR LAWRENCE, Clemson, QB, Sr.
Stats: 243-for-349, 3,654 yards, 47 TD, 6 int.; 146 carries, 639 yards, 4 TD
Votes: 240 first, 222 second, 176 third, 1,340 total
Ratings: 99 OVR, 81 SPD, 92 THP, 96 THA

3. DESMOND RIDDER, Cincinnati, QB, rSr.
Stats: 282-for-427, 4,765 yards, 46 TD, 8 int.; 102 carries, 350 yards, 3 TD
Votes: 134 first, 167 second, 234 third, 970 total
Ratings: 92 OVR, 77 SPD, 89 THP, 88 THA

4. C.J. VERDELL, Oregon, HB, rSr.
Stats: 234 carries, 1,543 yards, 17 TD; 22 catches, 340 yards, 3 TD
Votes: 81 first, 132 second, 179 third, 686 total
Ratings: 99 OVR, 88 SPD, 96 BTK, 95 CAR

5. SHAWN ROBINSON, Texas Christian, QB, rSr.
Stats: 198-for-292, 2,769 yards, 36 TD, 2 int.; 149 carries, 777 yards, 10 TD
Votes: 7 first, 19 second, 19 third, 78 total
Ratings: 98 OVR, 89 SPD, 88 THP, 89 THA


B-DAWG’S HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS

NCAA 2005: Travis Pears, Michigan, K, Jr., 2009
NCAA 2005: Michael Wilkerson, Michigan, QB, rSr., 2010
NCAA 2005: Joey McBride, Michigan, HB, Jr., 2015
NCAA 2007: Antwan Smith, Vanderbilt, QB, rJr., 2011
NCAA 2007: Corey Burton, Vanderbilt, WR, Soph., 2013
NCAA 2007: Bryant McClellan, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr., 2015
NCAA 2007: Marques Horne, Vanderbilt, HB, rSr., 2020
NCAA 2009: John Morton, Oregon State, HB, Soph., 2012
NCAA 2012: Roy White, Michigan, HB, rSr., 2018
NCAA 2014: David Landrum, Western Michigan, QB, Fr., 2015
NCAA 2014: David Landrum, Western Michigan, QB, Soph., 2016
NCAA 2014: Eric Cox, Western Michigan, HB, rSr., 2021
NCAA 2014: Trey Taylor, Air Force, HB, Jr., 2021

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2021 BOWL PREVIEW

POINSETTIA BOWL PREVIEW | DEC. 21, 2021
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East Carolina Pirates (8-4, 5-3 Conference)		#16 Air Force Falcons (10-2, 6-2 Conference)
Offensive Stats Comparison 34.3 (#22) Points Per Game 41.3 (#5) 451.3 (#12) Total Offensive Yards 467.6 (#7) 239.7 (#9) Rushing Yards 182.8 (#66) 211.6 (#53) Passing Yards 284.8 (#8) Defensive Stats Comparison 31.5 (#95) Points Allowed 25.0 (#27) 421.2 (#95) Total Yards Allowed 369.6 (#37) 176.7 (#40) Rushing Yards Allowed 89.7 (#1) 244.5 (#111) Passing Yards Allowed 279.9 (#126) Injury Report SS M. Berry Questionable None WR B. Proehl Season Game Notes It's strength vs. strength, as East Carolina takes the ninth-ranked rushing attack in the nation into the Poinsettia Bowl against Air Force's top-ranked rush defense. The problem for Air Force could be that East Carolina appears more than capable of throwing the ball against a unit that is ranked dead-last defending the pass. The Falcons will have their hands full with running back Trace Christian, who has run 243 times for 1,544 yards and 17 touchdowns. Quarterback Holton Ahlers is 191-for-337 for 2,347 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. East Carolina is favored by Kirk Herbstreit, coming in at 84 OVR against the 75 OVR Falcons.

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2021 SEASON, BOWL GAME


East Carolina quarterback Holton Ahlers ran 17 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns.

Don’t believe the hype
Air Force Heisman winner shut down
in Poinsettia Bowl loss to East Carolina

SAN DIEGO — Two players tore it up on the ground in the Poinsettia Bowl matchup between Air Force and East Carolina.

Neither of them was Heisman Trophy winner Trey Taylor.

Taylor, the star Air Force junior, never got it going on the ground in the 16th-ranked Falcons’ 41-21 loss to unranked East Carolina on Dec. 21, 2021.

Taylor was held to 19 yards on 15 carries, as the Pirates held the Falcons to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry with 50 yards on 33 attempts. Only two sacks played into that total. Taylor’s longest run was eight yards.

“Kudos to their scouting staff,” Air Force coach B-Dawg said. “It’s as if they watched film of how we used Trey and were ready for it. He makes a lot of his yardage when we run ‘strong stretch’ against man coverage. They didn’t play into the trap. They stayed in zone and had the outside edge constantly covered.”

Air Force’s other strength, its run defense, was a complete joke.

The Falcons led the nation by allowing only 89.7 rushing yards per game, but were gashed by quarterback Holton Ahlers and halfback Trace Christian. Ahlers feasted on the option keeper, running 17 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns, while Christian toted the rock 20 times for 127 yards.

East Carolina ran 40 times for 280 yards, a tidy 7.0 yards per carry.

“Our coach failed us,” B-Dawg said. “I wasn’t prepared for that option. You’d think we would have learned our lesson after what Hawaii did to us late in the season, but we looked like we never defended the option in our lives. That’s on me.”

Ahlers, a 90 OVR senior, set the tone for the game by breaking a tackle near the line of scrimmage on an option keeper and busting off an 87-yard touchdown with 1:13 left in the first quarter, giving the Pirates a 7-3 lead.

A 21-yard run by Ahlers and a 2-yard run by Troy Stevenson extended the lead to 21-3.

The only appearance by Taylor the entire day came in the passing game, as he hauled in a 41-yard touchdown pass from Zachary Larrier to get Air Force within 21-10 with 47 seconds left in the first half.

“That was what we call the Remsberg Special,” B-Dawg said. “It’s the first time we’ve hit it all season. It helps having Kadin Remsberg’s speed to pull it off.

“We went into halftime hoping the break toned down the momentum East Caroilna had. But we wound up chasing the game all day. We couldn’t get the stops that allowed us to get back in the game.”

It could have been even closer by halftime, but Luc Sturbelle dropped a bomb at the goal line to end the half.

The Pirates marched right down the field on the first drive of the second half, moving 75 yards in seven plays before Ahlers hit Mydreon Vines with a 1-yard touchdown pass.

The Falcons were still in the game entering the fourth quarter, down by 14 points, but couldn’t score and allowed two field goals.

East Carolina was only 1-for-9 on third down, but didn’t get in third-down situations often enough for that to matter.

Air Force outgained East Carolina, 455-425, but three turnovers were the difference. Eight dropped passes by the Falcons didn’t help.

Air Force finished the season 10-3. The Falcons are 1-2 in bowl games, beating Eastern Michigan in 2018, missing out in 2019 and losing to Memphis in 2020.

Only one wide receiver caught a pass for East Carolina, with Vines grabbing three passes for 31 yards. Halfbacks and tight ends had the other catches for an efficient attack that was 14-for-18 for 145 yards and a touchdown.


Trey Taylor hauls in a 41-yard touchdown catch.

EAST CAROLINA PIRATES vs. AIR FORCE FALCONS (POINSETTIA BOWL)
Dec. 21, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
East Carolina Pirates (9-4)	14	7	14	6	41
#16 Air Force Falcons (10-3)	3	7	11	0	21

Team Stats Comparison
	ECU	AFA
Total Offense	425	455
Rushing Yards	40-280	33-50
Passing Yards	145	405
First Downs	16	27
Punt Return Yards	10	45
Kick Return Yards	0	214
Total Yards	435	714
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Conversion	1-9	8-15
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-1	4-1-1
Penalties	3-38	0-0
Possession Time	13:05	22:55

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		ECU	AFA
3:46	(AFA) D. Chapeau 26 field goal	0	3
1:13	(ECU) H. Ahlers 87 run (J. Benson kick)	7	3
:54	(ECU) H. Ahlers 21 run (J. Benson kick)	14	3
SECOND QUARTER		ECU	AFA
6:20	(ECU) T. Stevenson 2 run (J. Benson kick)	21	3
:47	(AFA) T. Taylor 41 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	21	10
THIRD QUARTER		ECU	AFA
8:06	(ECU) M. Vines 1 pass from H. Ahlers (J. Benson kick)	28	10
5:51	(AFA) D. Chapeau 44 field goal	28	13
4:42	(ECU) H. Ahlers 29 run (J. Benson kick)	35	13
2:54	(AFA) H. Williams 12 pass from Z. Larrier (M. McConnell catch)	35	21
FOURTH QUARTER		ECU	AFA
6:38	(ECU) J. Benson 48 field goal	38	21
2:40	(ECU) J. Benson 41 field goal	41	21

EAST CAROLINA PIRATES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Holton Ahlers 14/18 145 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Holton Ahlers 17 143 8.4 3 Trace Christian 20 127 6.3 0 Troy Stevenson 3 10 3.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trace Christian 6 63 10.5 0 D'Angelo McKinnie 3 38 12.7 0 Mydreon Vines 3 31 10.3 1 Ben Norris 2 13 6.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK James Wood 2 1 Mydreon Vines 1 0 Johnny Bogle 1 0 Michael Bowie 0 1 D.Noel/B.Sanders 0/0 1/1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Daniel Charles 10 0 0 0 Jacorey Johns 10 0 0 0 Shane Jones 8 4 0 0 Jireh Wilson 8 0 0 1 Damel Hickman 6 0 0 0 Damir Faison 5 3 1 0 Delvontae Harris 5 2 0 0 Jaren Rainey 3 0 0 0 Nolan Johnson 3 0 0 0 Dorian Hardy 3 1 1 0 Bryan Perkins 2 0 0 0 Xavier Smith 2 0 0 0 Akeem Smith 1 1 0 0 Eddie Johnson 1 0 0 0 Christian Collins 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jerome Benson 2/2 5/5 11 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Pat Perkins 5 189 37.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Rich Lawson 1 10 10.0 10

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 31/56 405 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Zachary Larrier 14 22 1.5 0 Trey Taylor 15 19 1.2 0 Joshua Stoner 4 9 2.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 6 78 13.0 1 Trent Brown 5 75 15.0 0 Luc Sturbelle 5 73 14.6 0 Brandon Lewis 5 62 12.4 0 Cameron Everts 3 45 15.0 0 Hunter Williams 3 34 11.3 1 Chris Kane 3 22 7.3 0 Marcus McConnell 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Chris Kane 1 0 Cole Ridgeway 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Nate Wilson 8 0 0 0 Gary Mossop 7 2 0 0 Demonte Meeks 5 1 0 0 Grant Donaldson 5 1 0 0 Jeff Porter 5 3 1 0 Jalen Mergerson 4 0 0 0 Mark Monroe 4 1 0 0 Auston Deason 3 0 0 0 Josh Green 3 2 1 0 Kamakani Crosby 2 2 2 0 Jackson McDowell 1 0 0 0 Quinton Sanders 1 0 0 0 Isaiah Nunez 1 0 0 0 Jayden Goodwin 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 2/2 1/1 7 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 1 39 39.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Luc Sturbelle 7 184 26.2 53 Brandon Lewis 1 30 30.0 30 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Luc Sturbelle 3 30 10.0 13 Auston Deason 1 15 15.0 15

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FINAL 2021 AIR FORCE STATS

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2021 NATTY, BOWL RESULTS, FINAL RANKINGS


Michigan State’s Rocky Lombardi threw for 3 touchdowns in the national championship game.

Spartans chomp Gators to win natty

Yes, Rocky Lombardi’s great-grandfather is named Vince Lombardi.

Just not THAT Vince Lombardi.

Regardless, Rocky is a championship quarterback following his performance for Michigan State in the national title game for the 2021 season against Florida.

Lombardi was 14-for-19 for 217 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-24 victory over Florida.

Lombardi threw two touchdown passes after Florida had trimmed a 24-10 halftime deficit to 31-24 on a 5-yard pass from Emory Jones to Kadarius Toney with 14:30 left in the game.

A 21-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Hayes with 8:07 left and a 9-yarder to Weston Bridges with 3:07 on the clock put it away for the Spartans.

Bridges ran 19 times for 174 yards and three touchdowns, while catching two passes for 11 yards and a touchdown to earn game MVP honors.

Iverson Clement ran 21 times for 112 yards and a touchdown for Florida.


Fiesta Bowl history repeats itself

Tell me where you’ve heard this one before?

Boy-Z State earnes some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the little guy by beating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.

It happened in real life on Jan. 1, 2007 when the Broncos beat the Sooners, 43-42. It happened in the 2021 season of this dynasty in a much tighter game, with Boy-Z State winning 13-10.

Oklahoma led 10-3 at halftime, but couldn’t score in the second half. A 3-yard run by Danny Smith with 11:06 left in the game was the only touchdown of the day and gave Boy-Z State the victory.

Chase Garbers was 13-for-29 for 122 yards and Smith ran 21 times for 103 yards and a touchdown for the Broncos.


2021 BOWL RESULTS
New Mexico Bowl: Indiana 28, Connecticut 13
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Southern Methodist 44, Bowling Green 38 (OT)
Poinsettia Bowl: East Carolina 41, Air Force 21
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: Rice 49, Virginia 17
New Orleans Bowl: Texas-San Antonio 34, Arkansas State 17
Las Vegas Bowl: San Diego State 30, Colorado 28
Hawaii Bowl: San Jose State 38, Old Dominion 19
Little Caesars Bowl: Michigan 44, Western Michigan 7
Military Bowl: Ball State 35, Army 14
Holiday Bowl: Texas 41, Utah 14
Belk Bowl: Marshall 31, North Carolina State 24
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: South Alabama 40, Georgia Tech 36
Russell Athletic Bowl: Florida State 49, Texas State 32
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Houston 34, Iowa 24
Armed Forces Bowl: Middle Tennessee State 28, New Mexico 21
Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona State 27, Tulsa 24 (OT)
Alamo Bowl: Texas Christian 44, UCLA 28
B-Dubz Bowl: Wisconsin 41, Kansas 14
Music City Bowl: Kentucky 31, Boston College 24
Sun Bowl: Washington 40, Virginia Tech 28
Liberty Bowl: Missouri 27, Florida Atlantic 23
Chick-fil-A Bowl: The U 31, South Carolina 14
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Minnesota 27, Akron 24
Gator Bowl: Ohio State 45, Texas A&M 42
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 42, Nebraska 41
Outback Bowl: Maryland 31, LSU 10
Rose Bowl: USC 35, Cincinnati 31
Fiesta Bowl: Boy-Z State 13, Oklahoma 10
Sugar Bowl: Auburn 38, Oregon 17
Orange Bowl: Clemson 49, Notre Dame 21
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State 37, Tennessee 30
BBVA Compass Bowl: Penn State 37, Tulane 0
Go Daddy Bowl: Toledo 35, Troy 3
BCS Championship: Michigan State 45, Florida 24


FINAL 2021 COACHES’ POLL
1. Michigan State (40), 13-1
2. Florida (21), 11-2
3. Clemson, 13-1
4. Oregon, 12-2
5. Cincinnati, 12-2
6. Auburn, 12-2
7. Boy-Z State, 13-1
8. USC, 11-3
9. Notre Dame, 9-4
10. The U, 12-2
11. Nebraska, 11-3
12. Maryland, 10-3
13. Georgia, 11-3
14. Ohio State, 98-4
15. AIR FORCE, 10-3
16. Oklahoma, 10-3
17. Tulsa, 10-3
18. LSU, 98-4
19. Houston, 12-2
20. Minnesota, 9-4
21. Wisconsin, 9-4
22. UCLA, 98-4
23. San Diego State, 11-3
24. Texas A&M, 8-5
25. Virginia Tech, 8-5
Others receiving votes: Texas Christian, Iowa, Southern Methodist, Texas State, Utah, Kentucky, Arkansas State, Troy.


FINAL 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKINGS
1. Michigan State (42), 13-1
2. Florida (22), 11-2
3. Clemson (1), 13-1
4. USC, 11-3
5. Oregon, 12-2
6. Auburn, 12-2
7. Cincinnati, 12-2
8. Boy-Z State, 13-1
9. Notre Dame, 9-4
10. Nebraska, 11-3
11. The U, 12-2
12. Maryland, 10-3
13. Georgia, 11-3
14. Ohioi State, 9-4
15. AIR FORCE, 10-3
16. Oklahoma, 10-3
17. Tulsa, 10-3
18. Houston, 12-2
19. Minnesota, 9-4
20. LSU, 9-4
21. San Diego State, 11-3
22. Wisconsin, 9-4
23. UCLA, 9-4
24. Texas A&M, 8-5
25. Virginia Tech, 8-5
Others receiving votes: Texas Christian, Southern Methodist, Texas State, Utah, Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas State.

FINAL 2021 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MOUNTAIN DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Boy-Z State	13-1	.920	7-1	422	288	5-0
AIR FORCE	10-3	.760	6-2	516	341	4-1
Colorado State	4-8	.330	3-5	327	375	3-2
New Mexico	6-7	.460	3-5	339	366	2-3
Utah State	3-9	.250	2-6	272	396	1-4
Wyoming	5-7	.410	2-6	353	395	0-5

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DEARLY DEPARTED FOLLOWING 2021


Defensive tackle Kamakani Crosby graduates with 18 career sacks.



CHRIS KANE, TE, 85 OVR
Career stats: 50 catches, 517 yards, 4 TD; 15 pancakes, 0 sacks

GRANT DONALDSON, OLB, 81 OVR
Career stats: 114 tackles, 25 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 interception.

JOSHUA STONER, HB, 81 OVR
Career stats: 96 carries, 370 yards, 8 TD; 13 catches, 88 yards, 0 TD

GARY MOSSOP, SS, 81 OVR
Career stats: 155 tackles, 26 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 interception, 8 deflections, 1 FF

DEMONTE MEEKS, MLB, 80 OVR
Career stats: 90 tackles, 14 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 interception, 1 FF, 1 TD

KAMAKANI CROSBY, DT, 79 OVR
Career stats: 62 tackles, 31 TFL, 18 sacks

AUSTON DEASON, CB, 79 OVR
Career stats: 95 tackles, 3 TFL, 4 interceptions, 9 deflections

JACE BOBO, OLB, 76 OVR
Career stats: 28 tackles, 9 TFL, 6 sacks, 1 interception

BRANDON LEWIS, WR, 75 OVR
Career stats: 60 catches, 633 yards, 4 TD

JACKSON McDOWELL, OG, 74 OVR
Career stats: 4 pancakes, 9 sacks allowed

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

Daaaang, that was no way to end that season!

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

Daaaang, that was no way to end that season!

I thought I got an easy bowl matchup (how hard can East Carolina be?), but their QB did me dirty with that option. It just fuels the fire for next season.

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

The option is really hard to stop in this game, as opposed to being a joke in past versions. My firearms are useless against them.

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

The option is really hard to stop in this game, as opposed to being a joke in past versions. My firearms are useless against them.

I've had success against some teams by running a 4-2-5, having the inside DB's blitz the edge and spying out the defensive ends to either side (takes some quick stick work pre-snap). If the team pretty much only runs the option, like Army, I have some success with that. If a team can mix it up, that's when the point totals and yardage start adding up.