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

[BDawg35]

2022 SEASON, GAME 13


Josh Green sacks UNLV quarterback Kenyon Oblad on third-and-nine to force a field goal.

FINALLY, A ’SHIP!
Air Force wins Mountain West crown in
tougher-than-expected battle with Rebs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It wasn’t as easy as expected, but championships are gifted to nobody.

After laying a 52-14 beatdown on UNLV in the next-to-last game of the regular season, 11th-ranked Air Force was tested thoroughly by the Rebels before coming away with a 42-33 victory in the Mountain West Conference championship game on Dec. 10, 2022.

It’s the Falcons’ first Mountain West title in the five seasons that B-Dawg has been at the helm.

“I knew better than to believe what happened last time had any bearing at all on today’s game,” B-Dawg said. “CPU players have pride, too. They heard how they don’t belong on the same field with us, how this would be a complete cakewalk for us and they manned up — or whatever CPU players do.

“A Mountain West championship might not seem like a huge accomplishment in the grand scheme of dynasty mode, but it means a lot more when it takes five years to get one.”

In the 12 dynasties B-Dawg has run since NCAA 2004, this ties the second-longest period of time it took to win a first conference championship. Vanderbilt won its first SEC title in the seventh season in NCAA 2007. Oregon State also need five years to win a conference title in NCAA 2009. In seven dynasties, B-Dawg won a conference championship within the first three seasons.

The reason UNLV was much more competitive this time around was because of the performance of 87 OVR fifth-year senior halfback Chad Magyar. Magyar was held to 68 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries the first time the teams played, but he broke loose for 164 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in the rematch. Magyar had every designed running play for the Rebels, with quarterback Kenyon Oblad getting sacked twice for -18 yards.

A 66-yard touchdown run by Magyar on third-and-one 35 seconds into the second half gave UNLV a 24-21 lead.

“We were in a 3-4 defense for some reason,” B-Dawg said. “I never run a 3-4 defense. This is why.”

From there, it was game on.

The Falcons responded with a 12-play, 68-yard touchdown drive, taking a 28-24 lead on a 2-yard run by freshman Jared Mann. On that drive, Trey Taylor’s 30-yard run gave him the single-season rushing record at Air Force. Taylor has 1,567 yards and 17 touchdowns on 261 carries.

Mann has cleaned up around the goal line while Taylor needs a blow after doing the heavy lifting. Mann scored six again on the next Air Force drive on an 8-yard run to cap an 11-play, 75-yard march with 18 seconds left in the third quarter. Mann has 13 touchdowns and 537 yards on 89 carries.

UNLV had to settle for a field goal with 8:00 left in the game on its next drive when defensive tackle Josh Green sacked Oblad for an 8-yard loss on third-and-nine.

Air Force then made it four straight touchdown drives, going 68 yards in 13 plays and grinding 5:46 off the clock. This time, Taylor got the glory with a 1-yard run with 2:14 to go in the game, extending the lead to 42-27.

UNLV made things interesting when Dan Whitfield caught a 6-yard scoring strike from Oblad with 52 seconds remaining. UNLV’s bid to make it a one-possession game was thwarted when receiver Jermaine Braddock dropped a 2-point pass in the middle of the end zone.

Air Force receiver Trent Brown recovered the onside kick to end any foolish thoughts the Rebels might have had. It was a fitting ending for Brown, who had 13 catches for 165 yards. He’s quietly racked up 190 catches for 2,442 yards and nine touchdowns in his career.

“We won’t force anything, but it would be nice to get him to 200 catches in our bowl game,” B-Dawg said. “He’s been an unsung hero for us.”


UNLV’s Chad Magyar breaks off a 66-yard touchdown run.

UNLV REBELS at AIR FORCE FALCONS (Mountain West Conference championship)
Dec. 10, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UNLV Rebels (9-4)	7	10	7	9	33
#11 Air Force Falcons (11-2)	7	14	14	7	42

Team Stats Comparison
	UNLV	AFA
Total Offense	423	543
Rushing Yards	21-146	47-245
Passing Yards	277	298
First Downs	17	31
Punt Return Yards	0	5
Kick Return Yards	0	72
Total Yards	423	620
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	4-9	10-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-2	6-6-0
Penalties	1-5	0-0
Possession Time	10:23	25:37

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	AFA
5:21	(AFA) L. Sturbelle 5 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	0	7
2:41	(UNLV) C. Magyar 28 run (J. Bowers kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	AFA
8:58	(AFA) T. Taylor 7 pass from Z. Larrier (D. Chapeau kick)	7	14
5:21	(UNLV) J. Bowers 23 field goal	10	14
1:19	(UNLV) J. Braddock 7 pass from K. Oblad (J. Bowers kick)	17	14
:18	(AFA) T. Taylor 3 run (D. Chapeau kick)	17	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	AFA
8:25	(UNLV) C. Magyar 66 run (J. Bowers kick)	24	21
4:10	(AFA) J. Mann 2 run (D. Chapeau kick)	24	28
:18	(AFA) J. Mann 8 run (D. Chapeau kick)	24	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNLV	AFA
8:00	(UNLV) J. Bowers 41 field goal	27	35
2:14	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	27	42
:52	(UNLV) D. Whitfield 6 pass from K. Oblad (pass failed)	33	42

UNLV REBELS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kenyon Oblad 23/34 277 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Chad Magyar 19 164 8.6 2 Kenyon Oblad 2 -18 -9.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brian Ross 7 129 18.4 0 Jermaine Braddock 5 58 11.6 1 Dan Whitfield 3 20 6.7 1 Chad Magyar 3 11 3.7 0 Michael Wilson 2 23 11.5 0 Danny Pope 1 15 15.0 0 Damien Ware 1 12 12.0 0 David Merrick 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Damien Ware 2 0 Justin Davis 1 0 Brian Ross 1 0 Jermaine Braddock 1 0 Bryan Catchings 1 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Timothy Mosley 9 1 0 0 Chris Jones 9 0 0 0 Malcom Johnson 8 2 0 0 Austin Ajiake 6 0 0 0 Anthony Johnson 6 0 0 0 Khoury Bethley 6 0 0 0 Josh Butler 6 0 0 0 Gemara Young 4 0 0 0 Gavin Manning 3 0 0 0 Chris Manoa 3 1 0 0 Preston Carrington 2 0 0 0 Mykee Irving 2 0 0 0 Eric Davis 2 0 0 0 Donald Brown 1 0 0 1 Steve Bell 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jeff Bowers 2/2 3/3 9 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jon Ostrander 3 152 50.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 28/38 298 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 30 157 5.2 2 Jared Mann 6 37 6.1 2 Zachary Larrier 6 29 4.8 0 Luc Sturbelle 4 17 4.3 0 Brad Tremblay 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Brown 13 165 12.6 0 Hunter Williams 4 57 14.3 0 Trey Taylor 4 14 3.5 1 Jon McMahan 3 16 5.3 0 Luc Sturbelle 2 26 13.0 1 Marcus McConnell 1 15 15.0 0 Cameron Everts 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Graham Lakin 2 0 Ryan Keating 2 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Isaiah Nunez 8 1 1 0 Eian Castonguay 5 1 0 0 Mark Monroe 5 1 0 0 Nate Wilson 5 0 0 0 Jalen Mergerson 4 0 0 0 David Whitfield 3 0 0 0 Dave Weatherford 2 0 0 0 Kory Williams 1 0 0 0 Tommy Brandt 1 0 0 0 Quinton Sanders 1 0 0 0 Jeff Porter 1 0 0 0 Halatoa Tai 1 0 0 0 Josh Green 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 0/0 6/6 6 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 2 62 31.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Luc Sturbelle 3 72 24.0 33 Trent Brown 1 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Hunter Williams 2 5 2.5 5

[BDawg35]

2022 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK, FINAL BCS RANKINGS


Michigan State’s Brandon Wright scored the game-tying touchdown and an overtime touchdown against Iowa.

Spartans, Gators to meet for natty
after chaos on championship week

Nobody saw Michigan State vs. Florida for the BCS national championship game.

Heading into conference championship week, Florida was mired at No. 8 in the BCS rankings, while Michigan State was at No. 4.

But each team got a tremendous boost by taking care of its own business against the top two teams in the country and getting a little help from Stanford.

Michigan State toppled No. 1-ranked Iowa, 41-38, in double overtime in the Big Ten Conference championship game. Florida beat No. 2 LSU, 20-14, for the SEC championship.

Because the SEC is a cartel that gets its way — or else — Florida was allowed to vault past idle USC (No. 7) and Auburn (No. 6) and past a No. 5 Virginia Tech team that won the ACC title with a 29-23 victory over Florida State.

A key to the BCS insanity was UCLA’s 38-35 overtime loss to Stanford in the Pac-12 championship game.

Michigan State won the longest field goal in the history of overtime, according to EA’s never-failing stats engine. Andrew Adams somehow had a 50-yard field goal in the second overtime, so the assumption is the Spartans must’ve lost 18 yards in that overtime before kicking.

The Spartans forced overtime when a 7-yard run by Brandon Wright with 51 seconds left in the fourth quarter made it a 31-31 game. Wright caught a 12-yard scoring strike from Theo Day on the first series of overtime, but Iowa countered with a 3-yard touchdown run by Dionte Jones.

Iverson Clement, a 99 OVR fifth-year senior halfback, was the star for Florida against LSU. He ran 20 times for 134 yards and caught a 32-yard pass from J.T. Hicks with 8:30 left in the third quarter to put the Gators ahead, 17-6.

UCLA blew a chance to go to the natty, allowing three straight touchdowns after taking a 27-14 lead in the third quarter against Stanford.

The Bruins forced overtime with 4:15 left in regulation time on a 10-yard pass from Trey Dahl to Delon Hurt and a 2-point conversion. Desi West’s 34-yard field goal won it for Stanford in overtime.

2022 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Mountain West: Air Force 42, UNLV 33
Conference USA: Southern Miss 52, Marshall 7
American Conference: Houston 34, Cincinnati 33
SEC: Florida 20, LSU 14
Pac-12: Stanford 38, UCLA 35 (OT)
ACC: Virginia Tech 29, Florida State 23
Big Ten: Michigan State 41, Iowa 38 (2 OT)
MAC: Ohio 38, Central Michigan 24




FINAL 2022 RANKINGS
1. Michigan State, 12-1
2. Florida, 10-3
3. Iowa, 12-1
4. Virginia Tech, 12-1
5. USC, 10-2
6. Auburn, 10-2
7. UCLA, 11-2
8. LSU, 11-2
9. Stanford, 10-3
10. Notre Dame, 10-2
11. Oklahoma, 9-3
12. Alabama, 9-3
13. Texas Christian, 10-2
14. AIR FORCE, 11-2
15. Penn State, 9-3
16. Nebraska, 9-3
17. The U, 9-3
18. Arizona, 9-2
19. Rutgers, 8-4
20. Utah, 8-4
21. Texas A&M, 8-4
22. California, 8-4
23. Georgia, 8-4
24. Mississippi, 8-4
25. Ohio, 11-2

[BleedGreen710]

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

congrats on the conference championship, coach!

[RyanLeaf16]

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

Congrats on the conference championship! Gotta get Trent Brown 10 catches in the bowl game. After all, it's a bowl game...just stats chase. It won't impact anything down the road.

Don't keep us in suspense! Let us know where the 11-2 Falcons will be playing during bowl season.

[BDawg35]

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

congrats on the conference championship, coach!

Thank you! It's taken longer than usual, but that makes it more satisfying.

Congrats on the conference championship! Gotta get Trent Brown 10 catches in the bowl game. After all, it's a bowl game...just stats chase. It won't impact anything down the road.

Don't keep us in suspense! Let us know where the 11-2 Falcons will be playing during bowl season.

I'm a stat hoe, so that is something that was definitely on my mind when I played the game.

As I do my reports, I find little nagging stuff that keeps me from posting right away. For instance, I skipped over typing out my all-conference picks originally, so I had to fire up the game briefly today just to get those typed out. I'm so far behind that I'm just posting all-conference, All-American teams and awards without a story.

[BDawg35]

2022 ALL-AMERICA, ALL-CONFERENCE AND AWARD WINNERS



FIRST TEAM
QB, Phil Jurkovec, Notre Dame, rSr., 99 OVR
HB, Austin Jones, Stanford, Sr., 95 OVR
HB, Brandon Wright, Michigan State, rJr., 93 OVR
WR, Shane Hooks, Ohio, rSr., 84 OVR
WR, Jacoby Hopkins, Texas State, rSr., 85 OVR
TE, Leonard Taylor, Cincinnati, rSr., 93 OVR
OT, Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame, rSr., 94 OVR
OT, Jack Plumb, Iowa, rSr., 90 OVR
OG, Jeff Jenkins, Iowa, rSr., 94 OVR
OG, Cleveland Reed, The U, rSr., 99 OVR
C, Will Farniok, Nebraska, rSr., 97 OVR
DE, Myron Dixon, Houston, Fr., 81 OVR
DE, Max Wright, Texas A&M, rSr., 96 OVR
DT, Hayden Isenhart, Air Force, Sr., 81 OVR
DT, Dominic Livingston, LSU, rSr., 94 OVR
OLB, Mike Jones, Clemson, rSr., 94 OVR
MLB, Bo Calvert, UCLA, rSr., 92 OVR
OLB, Alan Tisdale, Virginia Tech, rSr., 93 OVR
CB, Deshawn Ruffin, Fresno State, rSr., 85 OVR
CB, Bryan Washington, Auburn, Jr., 86 OVR
FS, Jalen Mergerson, Air Force, Sr., 80 OVR
SS, Nate Wilson, Air Force, rJr., 80 OVR
K, Grant Washington, LSU, Sr., 92 OVR
P, Rasheed James, LSU, Jr., 70 OVR
RET, Justus Woods, Stanford, rSr., 88 OVR (HB)

SECOND TEAM
QB, Lee Parks, Cincinnati, Sr., 93 OVR
HB, Kenan Christon, USC, Sr., 94 OVR
HB, Trey Taylor, Air Force, Sr., 85 OVR
WR, Meechi Harris, Cincinnati, rSr., 95 OVR
WR, Dontay Demus, Connecticut, rSr., 91 OVR
TE, Trenton Gillison, Michigan State, rSr., 93 OVR
OT, Jake Johnson, LSU, Sr., 91 OVR
OT, Adam Parker, USC, Sr., 93 OVR
OG, Sam Bailey, Michigan State, rJr., 91 OVR
OG, Jamaree Salyer, Georgia, rSr., 99 OVR
C, Zach Douglas, The U, Sr., 96 OVR
DE, James Mills, USC, rJr., 89 OVR
DE, Derrick Johnson, Clemson, rSoph., 82 OVR
DT, Noah Shannon, Iowa, rSr., 93 OVR
DT, Zach Slade, Michigan State, rSr., 85 OVR
OLB, Isaiah Nunez, Air Force, Sr., 77 OVR
MLB, Damone Clark, LSU, rSr., 96 OVR
OLB, Kurt Sanders, Ohio, Fr., 76 OVR
CB, Issac Taylor-Stuart, USC, rSr., 97 OVR
CB, D.J. Crossen, Virginia Tech, rSr., 92 OVR
FS, Brandon Walton, Northern Illinois, Jr., 86 OVR
SS, Dave Weatherford, Air Force, Sr., 76 OVR
K, Michael Williams, UCLA, Jr., 94 OVR
P, Antwuan Johnson, Iowa, Jr., 88 OVR
RET, Tom Green, Texas A&M, Soph., 84 OVR (WR)

FRESHMAN
HB, Jared Mann, Air Force, Fr., 80 OVR




FIRST TEAM
HB, Trey Taylor, Sr., 85 OVR
WR, Cameron Everts, Jr., 77 OVR
OT, Ryan Keating, Sr., 81 OVR
C, Graham Lakin, Sr., 88 OVR
DE, Jeff Porter, Sr., 78 OVR
DT, Hayden Isenhart, Sr., 81 OVR
DT, Josh Green, rJr. 78 OVR
OLB, Isaiah Nunez, Sr., 77 OVR
OLB, David Whitfield, rJr., 70 OVR
CB, Mark Monroe, Soph., 85 OVR
FS, Jalen Mergerson, Sr., 80 OVR
SS, Nate Wilson, rJr., 80 OVR
K, David Chapeau, Sr., 90 OVR

SECOND TEAM
DE, Quinton Sanders, Jr., 77 OVR
CB, Eian Castonguay, Sr., 79 OVR
FS, Halatoa Tai, Jr., 74 OVR
SS, Dave Weatherford, Sr., 76 OVR




Maxwell: Phil Jurkovec, Notre Dame, QB, rSr., 99 OVR
Walter Camp: Phil Jurkovec, Notre Dame, QB, rSr., 99 OVR
Bednarik: Alan Tisdale, Virginia Tech, OLB, rSr., 93 OVR
Nagurski: James Mills, USC, DE, rJr., 89 OVR
O’Brien: Phil Jurkovec, Notre Dame, QB, rSr., 99 OVR
Doak Walker: Austin Jones, Stanford, HB, Sr., 95 OVR
Biletnikoff: Shane Hooks, Ohio, WR, rSr., 84 OVR
Mackey: Trenton Gillison, Michigan State, TE, rSr., 93 OVR
Outland: Jeff Jenkins, Iowa, OG, rSr., 94 OVR
Rimington: Will Farniok, Nebraska, C, rSr., 97 OVR
Lombardi: James Mills, USC, DE, rJr., 89 OVR
Butkus: Alan Tisdale, Virginia Tech, OLB, rSr., 93 OVR
Thorpe: Deshawn Ruffin, Frenso State, CB, rSr., 85 OVR
Groza: Grant Washington, LSU, K, Sr., 92 OVR
Ray Guy: Rasheed James, LSU, P, Jr., 70 OVR
Best Returner: Tom Green, Texas A&M, WR, Soph., 84 OVR
Coach of the Year: B-Dawg, Air Force

[BDawg35]

2022 HEISMAN TROPHY PRESENTATION


Notre Dame quarterback Phil Jurkovec won a close 2022 Heisman Trophy race.

Real-life Notre Dame failure
wins 2022 Heisman Trophy

NEW YORK — Phil Jurkovec never lived up to the hype in real life in South Bend, but he certainly did as a virtual Golden Domer.

Jurkovec won the 2022 Heisman Trophy in one of the closest votes ever, receiving 1,569 voting points to edge Stanford seinor running back Austin Jones by 42.

A fifth-year senior in this dynasty, Jurkovec left Notre Dame after two seasons like so many quarterbacks who can’t handle competition for their jobs and landed at Boston College in real life. After throwing for only 222 yards and two touchdowns in his first two years with the Irish, he threw for 2,558 yards and 17 touchdowns at Boston College in 2020.

More importantly, he totally balled out in this dynasty this season. He threw for 3,636 yards, 39 touchdowns and only one interception. He also had the rushing numbers that EA Sports craves, running 141 times for 543 yards and seven scores.

Five years into this dynasty, Jurkovec is the last real-life player from the Operation Sports 2018 rosters who can win a Heisman. B-Dawg did rename a handful of players after real players who came on the scene after that from time to time to make things more interesting.

1. PHIL JURKOVEC, Notre Dame, QB, rSr.
Voting: 303 first, 249 second, 162 third, 1,569 total
2022 stats: 260-for-365, 3,636 yards, 39 TD, 1 int.; 141 carries, 543 yards, 7 TD
Ratings: 99 OVR, 79 SPD, 99 AWR, 84 THP, 95 THA

2. AUSTIN JONES, Stanford, HB, Sr.
Voting: 270 first, 278 second, 161 third, 1,527 total
2022 stats: 246 carries, 1,530 yards, 17 TD; 44 catches, 628 yards, 6 TD
Ratings: 95 OVR, 90 SPD, 96 BTK, 90 CAR

3. BRANDON WRIGHT, Michigan State, HB, rJr.
Voting: 137 first, 156 second, 248 third, 971 total
2022 stats: 252 carries, 1,586 yards, 17 TD; 14 catches, 165 yarsd, 3 TD
Ratings: 93 OVR, 84 SPD, 99 BTK, 86 CAR

4. KENAN CHRISTON, USC, HB, Sr.
Voting: 54 first, 76 second, 147 third, 461 total
2022 stats: 195 carries, 1,366 yards, 17 TD; 35 catches, 541 yards, 0 TD
Ratings: 94 OVR, 99 SPD, 91 BTK, 76 CAR

5. BO NIX, Auburn, QB, rJr.
Voting: 10 first, 17 second, 49 third, 113 total
2022 stats: 156-for-268, 2,117 yards, 32 TD, 7 int.; 164 carries, 692 yards, 7 TD
Ratings: 94 OVR, 93 SPD, 78 AWR, 88 THP, 92 THA

[Maize08]

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

Congrats on winning the Mountain West! Also, seeing Bo Nix and Phil Jurkovec on a Heisman finalist list... you know it was a crazy year in the dynasty!

[BDawg35]

2022 BOWL GAME PREVIEW

Las Vegas Bowl Preview | December 20, 2022
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#22 California Golden Bears (8-4, 5-4 conference)		#14 Air Force Falcons (11-2, 6-2 conference)
Offensive Stats Comparison A- Offensive Rating B 441.2 (#21) Total Offensive Yards 455.1 (#11) 216.3 (#30) Rushing Yards 204.8 (#49) 224.9 (#34) Passing Yards 250.3 (#12) 34.7 (#19) Points Per Game 34.8 (#16) Defensive Stats Comparison B Defensive Rating C+ 401.0 (#73) Total Yards Allowed 329.3 (#5) 206.5 (#96) Rushing Yards Allowed 108..9 (#1) 194.5 (#48) Passing Yards Allowed 220.4 (#92) 27.4 (#50) Points Allowed 22.8 (#11) Injury Report None None Game Notes B-Dawg is excited to play a team from a Power Five conference in a bowl game, rather than some of the nameless rabble that Mountain West Conference teams tend to draw in the postseason. Cal has won five straight games, beating No. 9 Stanford in the last conference game, but struggled to beat a 2-10 New Mexico State team in overtime in the regular-season finale. The Bears had close losses to No. 5 USC (31-28) and No. 7 UCLA (27-24) in consecutive weeks. Cal quarterback Dwayne Prince is 159-for-277 for 2,293 yards, 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions. His favorite target is Nikko Remigio, who has 52 catches for 810 yards and 10 touchdowns. Remigio is coming off a four-touchdown performance against New Mexico State. Air Force running back Trey Taylor didn't repeat as Heisman Trophy winner, but has still had a nice season with 1,567 yards and 17 touchdowns on 261 carries. Senior receiver Trent Brown needs 10 catches to reach 200 for his career.

[BDawg35]

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

Congrats on winning the Mountain West! Also, seeing Bo Nix and Phil Jurkovec on a Heisman finalist list... you know it was a crazy year in the dynasty!

Auburn had a quarterback make the Heisman list, so he's one of the players I renamed after a real-life player. I did it with a few, but didn't take the time to do it with all of them, because my time on the PS3 is precious.

[FlackoMars]

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

Looks like a really evenly matched game, besides the defensive rankings, the ratings at least are similar. They had some good losses, and what seemed to be a pretty difficult schedule.

[BDawg35]

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

Looks like a really evenly matched game, besides the defensive rankings, the ratings at least are similar. They had some good losses, and what seemed to be a pretty difficult schedule.

I would love to be involved in that many tight battles with good teams. Those games are so fun, providing Heisman mode shenanigans don't take over.

[BDawg35]

2022 SEASON, GAME 14


Zachary Larrier celebrates a victory over California in the Las Vegas Bowl.


Quinton Sanders sacks California quarterback Dwayne Prince.

OWNING THE END ZONE
Taylor caps record Air Force career
with 3 touchdowns in bowl win over Cal

LAS VEGAS — This time, the end zone belonged to Trey Taylor.

Taylor’s hopes for a second straight Heisman Trophy in 2022 were hampered, in part, because he was fatiguing out of games just in time for freshman Jared Mann to clean up the garbage around the goal line.

Coming into the Las Vegas Bowl against 22nd-ranked California, Taylor needed 261 carries to get 17 touchdowns while Mann needed only 89 to get 13 for the 14th-ranked Air Force.

Mann is the future of the running back position at Air Force, but Taylor decided to put that future on hold in final college game by scoring all three of the Falcons’ touchdowns in a 27-13 victory over the Golden Bears.

Taylor ran 24 times for 138 yards, while Mann got only six carries for eight yards. All three touchdowns were in goal-line situations, coming on two 1-yard runs and a 2-yard run.

“For some reason, we rarely get touchdown runs longer than three yards,” Air Force coach B-Dawg said. “We have to keep pushing, pushing, pushing to get the ball in the end zone. That tends to wear out our starting halfbacks and allows the backup to get some garbage touchdowns. Things just worked out today for Trey to get into the end zone.”

Taylor took over last year as the No. 1 running back following the graduation of speed burner Kadin Remsberg. Despite losing so many goal-line touchdowns to Mann, Taylor still set the school record with 61 career rushing touchdowns. His 25 rushing touchdowns last year were also a school mark, as are his 1,705 rushing yards this year and 3,717 for his career.

“Trey isn’t as flashy as Kadin, wasn’t as much of a big-play threat, but he got the job done and helped move our program forward,” B-Dawg said. “We are thrilled to have Jared Mann waiting in the wings to take his place.”

Mann had a solid freshman year as the No. 2 running back, rushing 95 times for 545 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Three touchdown runs by Taylor and a field goal by David Chapeau gave Air Force a 24-3 lead with 5:56 left in the third quarter.

It took the Golden Bears until there was 6:06 left in the game to get in the end zone, making things interesting by cutting the lead to 27-13.

California had a chance to make it a one-possession game after getting a three-and-out on the next Air Force drive. However, the Golden Bears were plagued by wretched CPU game management throughout the day. The final boneheaded move was punting on fourth-and-seven from their own 35 with 3:23 left in the game.

“What made them think they would have enough time left, even if we went three-and-out, to score two touchdowns after punting?” B-Dawg said. “I have to give a game ball to the CPU coach for getting us this victory.”

Other ways that the CPU coach destroyed the Golden Bears’ hopes were punting on fourth-and-inches from the Air Force 49 in the first quarter and going for a field goal on fourth-and-one from the Air Force 18 while trailing 24-3.

B-Dawg went into the game hoping to get senior receiver Trent Brown 10 catches so he could reach 200 for his career, but the coach was too focused on winning the game to pad his stats. Brown had six catches for 78 yards, finishing his career with 196 catches for 2,250 yards and nine touchdowns.


Trey Taylor ran for all three Air Force touchdowns.

CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS vs. AIR FORCE FALCONS (Las Vegas Bowl)
Dec. 27, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#22 California Golden Bears (8-5)	0	3	3	7	13
#14 Air Force Falcons (12-2)	7	10	7	3	27

Team Stats Comparison
	CAL	AFA
Total Offense	359	358
Rushing Yards	33-176	39-170
Passing Yards	183	188
First Downs	20	20
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	38	0
Total Yards	397	358
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-15	7-13
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-2	5-3-2
Penalties	3-25	1-5
Possession Time	14:26	21:34

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAL	AFA
3:33	(AFA) T. Taylor 2 run (D. Chapeau kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAL	AFA
8:51	(AFA) D. Chapeau 32 field goal	0	10
:47	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	0	17
:00	(CAL) D. Anderson 32 field goal	3	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAL	AFA
5:56	(AFA) T. Taylor 1 run (D. Chapeau kick)	3	24
4:14	(CAL) D. Anderson 34 field goal	6	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAL	AFA
8:25	(AFA) D. Chapeau 30 field goal	6	27
6:06	(CAL) S. Davis 5 pass from D. Prince (D. Anderson kick)	13	27

CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Dwayne Prince 23/37 183 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Johnny Adams 14 81 5.7 0 Dwayne Prince 11 67 6.0 0 Christopher Brown 5 19 3.8 0 Sam Porter 3 9 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Troy Johnson 7 69 9.8 0 Sean Davis 6 39 6.5 1 McCallan Castles 4 19 4.8 0 Christopher Brown 2 21 10.5 0 Daniel Treangen 1 13 13.0 0 Tyrone Ingram 1 12 12.0 0 Nikko Remigio 1 8 8.0 0 Johnny Adams 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Nikko Remigio 2 0 Monroe Young 1 0 Maurice Lawrence 1 0 McCallan Castles 1 0 Tommy Ray 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Evan Tattersall 8 3 1 0 Joseph Ogunbanjo 8 0 0 0 Zac Stephens 6 1 0 0 Josh Greenwood 5 1 0 0 Chuck Castillo 4 0 0 0 Chris White 4 0 0 0 Anthony Lewis 4 0 0 0 Clark Prince 3 0 0 0 Brett Hill 3 0 0 0 Eddie Patterson 3 0 0 0 Tim Simon 3 0 0 0 Derek Harrison 2 1 0 0 Troy Johnson 1 0 0 0 Nikko Remigio 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Dale Anderson 2/4 1/1 7 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Paul Henderson 3 149 49.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Christopher Brown 2 38 19.0 22 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zachary Larrier 18/26 188 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Taylor 24 138 5.7 3 Zachary Larrier 4 10 2.5 0 Brad Tremblay 3 8 2.7 0 Jared Mann 6 8 1.3 0 Luc Sturbelle 2 6 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Brown 6 78 13.0 0 Trey Taylor 4 31 7.8 0 Hunter Williams 3 39 13.0 0 Cameron Everts 3 29 9.7 0 Luc Sturbelle 1 6 6.0 0 Brad Tremblay 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Brad Tremblay 2 0 Jon McMahan 2 0 Ryan Keating 1 0 Kyle White 1 0 Timmy Griffin 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Jalen Mergerson 10 1 0 1 Isaiah Nunez 9 0 0 0 David Whitfield 7 3 1 0 Nate Wilson 6 0 0 0 Quinton Sanders 5 2 1 0 Jeff Porter 5 2 0 0 Dave Weatherford 4 0 0 1 Mark Monroe 4 0 0 0 Eian Castonguay 2 0 0 0 Cole Palmer 2 1 0 0 Hayden Isenhart 1 0 0 0 Halatoa Tai 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Chapeau 2/2 3/3 9 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Fabrizio Pinton 4 180 45.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

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2022 NATTY, BOWL RESULTS, FINAL POLLS

Late touchdown gives Michigan State
2022 natty with victory over Florida

Back when NCAA ’14 was released, Michigan State was actually becoming a national-level football program.

So, given how EA Sports seems to play favorites with some teams, it’s not surprising that the Spartans are having so much success in this dynasty, even as the real-life team has returned to dumpster-fire status.

The Spartans, who toppled top-ranked Iowa in overtime to reach the national championship game, finished their mission by beating Florida, 24-21, to win the natty for the 2022 season.

Iowa still got 28 of 65 first-place votes from Associated Press voters in the final poll.

A 9-yard run by 81 OVR red-shirt freshman Chris Jones with 3:39 left in the game won it for MSU. Florida had taken a 21-17 lead on a 25-yard pass from J.T. Hicks to Luke Tyler with 8:43 remaining in the third quarter.

Theo Day was 12-for-23 for 209 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for the Spartans. Heisman Trophy finalist Brandon Wright, a 93 OVR red-shirt junior, ran 18 times for 80 yards.

Hicks, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2019, was 11-for-27 for 152 yards, one touchdown and on pick for Florida. He ran 21 times for 57 yards and a touchdown.

2022 BOWL RESULTS
New Mexico Bowl: Tennessee 30, Utah State 28
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois 28, New Mexico 23
Poinsettia Bowl: Ohio State 48, San Diego State 31
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: South Alabama 38, Rice 31
New Orleans Bowl: Texas State 24, Texas-San Antonio 14
Las Vegas Bowl: AIR FORCE 27, California 13
Hawaii Bowl: Marshall 35, UNLV 28
Little Caesars Bowl: Maryland 49, Central Michigan 42
Military Bowl: North Carolina State 41, Toledo 24
Holiday Bowl: Texas 45, Arizona 35
Belk Bowl: Boston College 37, Ball State 13
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Minnesota 31, Virginia 0
Russell Athletic Bowl: Clemson 38, Tulane 35
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Oklahoma State 56, Illinois 28
Armed Forces Bowl: Boy-Z State 26, North Texas 9
Fight Hunger Bowl: Washington 38, Cincinnati 20
Alamo Bowl: UCLA 45, Baylor 28
B-Dubz Bowl: Kansas State 35, Purdue 26
Music City Bowl: Kentucky 30, Syracuse 26
Sun Bowl: Florida State 44, Utah 21
Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State 30, Southern Miss 24
Chick-fil-A Bowl: The U 45, Texas A&M 35
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Michigan 34, Missouri 31
Gator Bowl: Mississippi 27, Penn State 24
Capital One Bowl: LSU 24, Nebraska 6
Outback Bowl: Rutgers 45, Alabama 26
Rose Bowl: Iowa 63, Stanford 33
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma 38, Houston 31
Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 31, USC 14
Orange Bowl: Auburn 17, Virginia Tech 7
Cotton Bowl: Texas Christian 59, Georgia 28
BBVA Compass Bowl: Indiana 31, Vanderbilt 21
Go Daddy Bowl: Ohio 35, Louisiana-Monroe 28
BCS Championship: Michigan State 24, Florida 21


FINAL 2022 COACHES’ POLL
1. Michigan State (61), 13-1
2. Iowa, 13-1
3. Auburn, 11-2
4. Notre Dame, 11-2
5. LSU, 12-2
6. Virginia Tech, 12-2
7. UCLA, 12-2
8. Oklahoma, 10-3
9. AIR FORCE, 12-2
10. USC, 10-3
11. Texas Christian, 11-2
12. Florida, 10-4
13. The U, 10-3
14. Rutgers, 9-4
15. Mississippi, 9-4
16. Stanford, 10-4
17. Ohio, 12-2
18. Alabama, 98-4
19. Arizona, 9-3
20. Nebraska, 9-4
21. Penn State, 9-4
22. Texas State, 10-3
23. Boy-Z State, 9-4
24. Boston College, 9-4
25. Texas, 8-5
Others receiving votes: Washington, Maryland, Clemson, Mississippi State, Michigan, Houston, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Marshall.


FINAL 2022 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
1. Michigan State (37), 13-1, 1,597 points
2. Iowa (28), 13-1, 1,524 points
3. Auburn, 11-2
4. Notre Dame, 11-2
5. UCLA, 12-2
6. LSU, 12-2
7. Virginia Tech, 12-2
8. Oklahoma, 10-3
9. AIR FORCE, 12-2
10. Texas Christian, 11-2
11. Florida, 10-4
12. USC, 10-3
13. Rutgers, 9-4
14. The U, 10-3
15. Stanford, 10-4
16. Ohio, 12-2
17. Mississippi, 9-4
18. Arizona, 9-3
19. Alabama, 9-4
20. Texas State, 10-3
21. Nebraska, 9-4
22. Boy-Z State, 9-4
23. Penn State, 9-4
24. Texas, 8-5
25. Boston College, 9-4
Others receiving votes: Washington, Clemson, Maryland, Mississippi State, Houston, Michigan, Ohio State, Marshall.

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2022 AIR FORCE SEASON RECAP

2022 AIR FORCE RESULTS
Results	High Passing	High Rushing	High Receiving
8/27: Texas-El Paso (W 48-45)	232, Larrier	192, Taylor; 117, Mann	101, Everts
9/3: Georgia Tech (W 27-21)	263, Larrier	121, Taylor	144, Everts
9/17: Wyoming (L 35-25)	297, Larrier	108, Taylor	73, T.Brown
9/24: Boy-Z State (W 23-17)	189, Larrier	116, Mann	53, T.Brown
10/1: Navy (W 29-17)	223, Larrier	112, Taylor	85, Everts
10/8: Nevada (W 27-24)	177, Daniels	82, Taylor	59, T.Brown
10/15: Utah State (W 30-13)	210, Larrier	105, Taylor	61, McMahan
10/22: San Diego State (L 31-28)	250, Larrier	126, Taylor	101, Everts
10/29: Army (W 24-14)	176, Larrier	175, Taylor	72, Sturbelle
11/12: Colorado State (W 42-33)	282, Larrier	126, Taylor	125, T.Brown
11/19: UNLV (W 52-14)	255, Larrier	137, Taylor	107, T.Brown
11/26: New Mexico (W 56-0)	242, Larrier	121, Taylor	67, Everts
12/10: UNLV (W 42-33)	298, Larrier	157, Taylor	165, T.Brown
12/27: California (W 27-13)	188, Larrier	138, Taylor	78, T.Brown