2018 SEASON, GAME 10
Air Force running back Kadin Remsberg hauls in a 38-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left in the first half.
Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns against New Mexico.
LEAN ON ME
Remsberg bails out Air Force with
TD before half in win over Lobos
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some day, B-Dawg won’t have Kadin Remsberg available as a crutch to get himself out of trouble.
But that’s an issue the Air Force football coach won’t have to stress about for three more years.
For now, he’s thoroughly enjoying having a speedy running back who can create mismatches on deep balls and bail out the Falcons when times get tough.
Things were definitely going against Air Force late in the first half against New Mexico on Nov. 10, 2018. Having built a 14-0 lead after one quarter, the Falcons surrendered 17 straight points and were in danger of trailing on the scoreboard heading into halftime.
Enter Mr. Remsberg, the sophomore former high school track star who possesses 95 SPD. With Air Force trailing 17-14 and facing fourth-and-8 from the New Mexico 38-yard line, Remsberg was motioned out into the left slot, got a step on a defender and caught a touchdown with 28 seconds left in the second quarter to give Air Force a 21-17 lead.
After surrendering 17 straight points in the second quarter, Air Force didn’t give up another score and went on to win, 38-17.
Remsberg nearly caught two long touchdowns in the final seconds of the first half, but had to lunge to catch a 48-yard pass and fell to the ground on a snap with one second left. He finished with five catches for 110 yards, giving him 57 catches for 936 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games.
“We were reeling,” B-Dawg said. “Things could have gotten ugly had we not converted that fourth-and-8. They had pretty much shut down that deep ball to Remsberg the entire half. But if you keep sending a player that fast deep against the slow defenses we play, you’ll eventually strike gold. You just hope you’re still in the game when that happens.
“The concern is that we probably won’t have a player of this caliber to create mismatches once Kadin graduates. We will need to develop other means of moving the ball over the next couple years so that we’re still able to attack teams once he’s gone.”
Remsberg also ran 13 times for 54 yards. As was the case last week, the game fatigued-out Remsberg for the final minutes of the game. After considering using Joseph Saucier or fullback Taven Birdow as the main back in running packages, B-Dawg will make the switch for sure after this game.
“We can’t afford to be in a position where we’re trying to win a game and our best weapon is unavailable to us because of some stupid glitch in the game,” B-Dawg said. “Even calling timeouts doesn’t help. He had 93 stamina, so that’s not the issue.”
Salvaging his numbers
Heading into the game, Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond had an ugly stat line, with 10 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.
He went a long way toward salvaging some more impressive numbers by throwing four touchdown passes (two to Marcus Bennett) and not throwing an interception against New Mexico. Hammond was 18-for-30 for 309 yards.
“This game is infinitely easier to play when you’re not serving up picks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a midnight snack,” B-Dawg said. “We need more games from Donald like this one. Actually, we need more games from me like this one, because we all know it’s the user who throws picks, not the CPU quarterback.”
You knew it would be Hammond’s day when B-Dawg accidentally threw to the circle receiver when he was looking elsewhere and the play ended up being the first touchdown pass of the game to Bennett.
Hammond is on the verge of breaking the Air Force single-season passing record. He has 2,771 passing yards through 10 games. The record of 2,789 was set in 1970 by Bob Parker.
Dominant quarter
In getting out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter, Air Force outgained New Mexico, 120-3.
That changed dramatically when New Mexico went 96 yards in just four plays as part of its 17-0 run in the second quarter.
The Lobos never took a snap in the red zone the entire game, scoring on a 51-yard field goal, a 32-yard run and a 44-yard pass.
Going bowling
By improving to 6-4, Air Force clinched a bowl berth in B-Dawg’s first year at the helm.
“That’s something I don’t take for granted,” B-Dawg said. “Games can get away from us in a hurry, so there’s no guarantee if we lost today that we’d pick up one win in our next two games. It’s good to know we’ll get an extra game.”
Air Force running back Kadin Remsberg hauls in a 38-yard touchdown pass with 28 seconds left in the first half.
Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns against New Mexico.
LEAN ON ME
Remsberg bails out Air Force with
TD before half in win over Lobos
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some day, B-Dawg won’t have Kadin Remsberg available as a crutch to get himself out of trouble.
But that’s an issue the Air Force football coach won’t have to stress about for three more years.
For now, he’s thoroughly enjoying having a speedy running back who can create mismatches on deep balls and bail out the Falcons when times get tough.
Things were definitely going against Air Force late in the first half against New Mexico on Nov. 10, 2018. Having built a 14-0 lead after one quarter, the Falcons surrendered 17 straight points and were in danger of trailing on the scoreboard heading into halftime.
Enter Mr. Remsberg, the sophomore former high school track star who possesses 95 SPD. With Air Force trailing 17-14 and facing fourth-and-8 from the New Mexico 38-yard line, Remsberg was motioned out into the left slot, got a step on a defender and caught a touchdown with 28 seconds left in the second quarter to give Air Force a 21-17 lead.
After surrendering 17 straight points in the second quarter, Air Force didn’t give up another score and went on to win, 38-17.
Remsberg nearly caught two long touchdowns in the final seconds of the first half, but had to lunge to catch a 48-yard pass and fell to the ground on a snap with one second left. He finished with five catches for 110 yards, giving him 57 catches for 936 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games.
“We were reeling,” B-Dawg said. “Things could have gotten ugly had we not converted that fourth-and-8. They had pretty much shut down that deep ball to Remsberg the entire half. But if you keep sending a player that fast deep against the slow defenses we play, you’ll eventually strike gold. You just hope you’re still in the game when that happens.
“The concern is that we probably won’t have a player of this caliber to create mismatches once Kadin graduates. We will need to develop other means of moving the ball over the next couple years so that we’re still able to attack teams once he’s gone.”
Remsberg also ran 13 times for 54 yards. As was the case last week, the game fatigued-out Remsberg for the final minutes of the game. After considering using Joseph Saucier or fullback Taven Birdow as the main back in running packages, B-Dawg will make the switch for sure after this game.
“We can’t afford to be in a position where we’re trying to win a game and our best weapon is unavailable to us because of some stupid glitch in the game,” B-Dawg said. “Even calling timeouts doesn’t help. He had 93 stamina, so that’s not the issue.”
Salvaging his numbers
Heading into the game, Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond had an ugly stat line, with 10 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.
He went a long way toward salvaging some more impressive numbers by throwing four touchdown passes (two to Marcus Bennett) and not throwing an interception against New Mexico. Hammond was 18-for-30 for 309 yards.
“This game is infinitely easier to play when you’re not serving up picks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a midnight snack,” B-Dawg said. “We need more games from Donald like this one. Actually, we need more games from me like this one, because we all know it’s the user who throws picks, not the CPU quarterback.”
You knew it would be Hammond’s day when B-Dawg accidentally threw to the circle receiver when he was looking elsewhere and the play ended up being the first touchdown pass of the game to Bennett.
Hammond is on the verge of breaking the Air Force single-season passing record. He has 2,771 passing yards through 10 games. The record of 2,789 was set in 1970 by Bob Parker.
Dominant quarter
In getting out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter, Air Force outgained New Mexico, 120-3.
That changed dramatically when New Mexico went 96 yards in just four plays as part of its 17-0 run in the second quarter.
The Lobos never took a snap in the red zone the entire game, scoring on a 51-yard field goal, a 32-yard run and a 44-yard pass.
Going bowling
By improving to 6-4, Air Force clinched a bowl berth in B-Dawg’s first year at the helm.
“That’s something I don’t take for granted,” B-Dawg said. “Games can get away from us in a hurry, so there’s no guarantee if we lost today that we’d pick up one win in our next two games. It’s good to know we’ll get an extra game.”
| AIR FORCE FALCONS at NEW MEXICO LOBOS | |||||
| Nov. 10, 2018 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Air Force Falcons (6-4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| New Mexico Lobos (7-2) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| AFA | UNM | |
| Total Offense | 472 | 270 |
| Rushing Yards | 46-163 | 26-120 |
| Passing Yards | 309 | 150 |
| First Downs | 23 | 10 |
| Punt Return Yards | 43 | 0 |
| Kick Return Yards | 101 | 133 |
| Total Yards | 616 | 403 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 7-13 | 2-10 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 5-3-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Possession Time | 24:38 | 11:22 |
| Scoring Summary | |||
| FIRST QUARTER | AFA | UNM | |
| 6:35 | (AFA) M. Bennett 24 pass from D. Hammond (J. Koehnke kick) | 7 | 0 |
| :38 | (AFA) D. Hammond 7 run (J. Koehnke kick) | 14 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | AFA | UNM | |
| 8:45 | (UNM) A. Shelley 51 field goal | 14 | 3 |
| 5:13 | (UNM) T. Owens 32 run (A. Shelley kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 1:52 | (UNM) Q. Drennan 44 pass from S. Jones (A. Shelley kick) | 14 | 17 |
| :28 | (AFA) K. Remsberg 38 pass from D. Hammond (J. Koehnke kick) | 21 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | AFA | UNM | |
| 5:13 | (AFA) M. Bennett 4 pass from D. Hammond (J. Koehnke kick) | 28 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | AFA | UNM | |
| 8:28 | (AFA) G. Sanders 21 pass from D. Hammond (J. Koehnke kick) | 35 | 17 |
| :00 | (AFA) J. Koehnke 31 field goal | 38 | 17 |
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