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

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2030 SEASON PREVIEW




TERRENCE SHARPE

QUARTERBACKS
OK, Terrence Sharpe - you got next! Sharpe is the latest in a string of uber-talented quarterbacks who have had to wait their turn behind other uber-talented quarterbacks at Air Force. Now a 99 OVR fifth-year senior, Sharpe finally gets to run the high-powered Falcons offense. In spot duty over the past three seasons, Sharpe is 29-for-37 for 403 yards, four touchdowns and one pick. He has 85 SPD, 88 THP and 98 THA. Air Force has adequate backups in 86 OVR Joseph Greene (85 SPD, 87 THP, 81 THA) and 84 OVR Andy McNeil (85 SPD, 83 THP, 86 THA), but this isn't like recent years in which there's been a high-90s backup as an insurance policy.



DANIEL WILSON

RUNNING BACKS
Daniel Wilson is the highest-rated running back on the team by far at 94 OVR, but because he's not the fastest, his position atop the depth chart is precarious at best. B-Dawg wasn't thrilled he had only 550 yards on 124 carries (4.4 yards per carry) and three touchdowns last season. Sophomore John Gray is 83 OVR, but his 97 SPD and 98 ACC makes him a potential game-breaker. A scenario in which Gray plays in most sets and Wilson becomes the goal-line back, because Wilson's BTK might come in handy in short yardage. Gray has only 70 BTK. Travis Muse will start at fullback, with his biggest strengths being his blocking ability (78 RBK, 76 PBK).



PAUL GIBBONS

WIDE RECEIVERS
This entire season will revolve around the greatness of Paul Gibbons. Now in his fourth season, the 94 OVR/99 SPD specimen has won the last two Biletnikoff awards as the nation's top receiver. He has 315 catches for 4,329 yards and 67 touchdowns in his career. He already has the most catches and touchdown catches ever by a B-Dawg receiver. He is zeroing in on Earl Bennett's record of 5,002 receiving yards for Vanderbilt from 2006-08 in NCAA 2007. Alex Webster is the team's highest-rated receiver at 96 OVR, but he is the main slot receiver because of his 99 CTH and 86 SPD. Webster has been overshadowed by Gibbons, but has had a nice career with 197 catches for 2,735 yards and 20 touchdowns. E.J. Jackson is an underrated target as the opposite outside receiver to Gibbons at 94 OVR with 96 SPD, 99 ACC and 92 CTH. Gibbons isn't just all speed, as he boasts 98 CTH.



GREG BLANKS

TIGHT ENDS
Greg Blanks has a chance to win B-Dawg's first Mackey Award, depending on how he's used. He got in the discussion last year, catching 53 passes for 481 yards and 12 touchdowns. Blanks is 86 OVR with 83 SPD, 99 AWR, 95 CTH, 74 PBK and 71 RBK. His backup is 74 OVR Pete Bower, who is a slightly better blocker (74 PBK, 75 RBK).



RODNEY DINGLE

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Air Force finally has a respectable offensive line after years of putting 70-some OVR guys in starting spots. Center Byran Brown and guard Joe Clemons are 87 OVR, sophomore tackle Rodney Dingle is a future star at 86 OVR, guard Justin Hayford is 83 OVR and tackle Brian Flynn is 81 OVR. Hayford (93 RBK) and Dingle (87 RBK) will be on the right spot next to the tight end, so the Falcons will run behind them most of the time.



MICHAEL BELL

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Michael Bell will switch from right end to the coveted left end position at which B-Dawg gets most of his sacks. Bell is 89 OVR with 82 SPD and 86 block-shedding. He has 45 tackles, 22 tackles for losses, seven sacks and two forced fumbles in ihs career. Rasheed Ingram (78 OVR, 72 SPD) will line up at the other end. Tackle is a position of strength on this team, with three players 90 OVR or higher. Erik Carter (97 OVR) and Mike Taylor (94 OVR) will be on the field in two-tackle sets. Bryan McPherson (90 OVR) will regret not going into the transfer portal.



ROBERT OWENS

LINEBACKERS
At 93 OVR, outside linebacker Robert Owens has an opportunity to be a dominant force and haul in postseason awards. However, it's more likely than 84 middle linebacker Jeff Burton will be the standout on defense. For whatever reason, it seems like middle linebackers thrive while outside linebackers are an afterthought in B-Dawg's defense. Despite playing in the middle, Burton is the fastest member of the linebacking corps with 89 SPD. Owens is the best tackler with 94 TAK. Owens did have 18 tackles for losses and four sacks last season, so maybe he can buck the trend. The other outside linebacker is 88 OVR Mike Lewis.



WILL HUSTON

DEFENSIVE BACKS
Will Huston is pretty close to the perfect cornerback. The senior is 95 OVR with 95 SPD, 99 AWR, 99 man coverage, 99 zone coverage and 98 play recognition. Who knows how all of those sub ratings actually translate to the game, but they sure sound good. Huston has eight career interceptions. The fastest player Air Force has ever had in its secondary is cornerback Rian Caldwell, who is 90 OVR with 98 SPD. He had 56 tackles and two interceptions last season. Caldwell was recruited as a wide receiver, but moved to cornerback as a freshman. Michael Estes, an 83 OVR cornerback, had a solid freshman year with 50 tackles, five sacks and one interception. He typically blitzes from the slot, hitting from the blind side of a right-handed quarterback. Ron Stewart, who is 86 OVR, gets his first season as a starting free safety. Bo Rushing, who is also 86 OVR, returns as the starting strong safety. Rushing had 73 tackles last season.



TIM McINTYRE

SPECIAL TEAMS
Air Force's kicking game is in good shape, if you don't take B-Dawg's horrific stick skillz into account. Tim McIntyre is a 94 OVR kicker with 97 KPW and 97 KAC. He is 41-for-47 on field goals during his career, hitting mostly short ones, and perfect on extra points. Punter Mark Tate is 95 OVR with 99 KPW and 93 KAC. Tate's slight edge in KPW will make him the kickoff specialist. Cornerback Rian Caldwell, he of the 98 SPD, will be the primary kick returner.

2030 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL ROSTER
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	OVR
15	Terrence Sharpe	QB	6-4	209	rSr.	99
3	Joseph Greene	QB	5-11	191	Jr.	86
19	Andy McNeil	QB	6-2	216	rSo.	84
10	James Brown	QB	6-1	209	Fr.	78
30	Daniel Wilson	HB	5-11	214	Sr.	94
47	David Kelly	HB	6-0	219	rSo.	87
27	John Gray	HB	6-0	186	So.	83
36	Darren Moss	HB	6-1	213	Fr.	73
26	Travis Muse	FB	6-3	258	Jr.	77
33	Jack Pittman	FB	6-2	250	Fr.	73
11	Alex Webster	WR	6-3	228	Sr.	96
1	Paul Gibbons	WR	6-4	207	Sr.	94
13	E.J. Jackson	WR	6-2	204	Sr.	94
85	Ray Russell	WR	6-1	197	rJr.	91
87	Mike Wayne	WR	6-1	203	So.	84
81	Joey Tyler	WR	5-10	185	rJr.	82
83	Kenny Smith	WR	5-11	194	Fr.	79
82	Marlon Sullivan	WR	6-0	200	Fr.	78
86	Greg Blanks	TE	6-4	254	rJr.	86
88	Pete Bower	TE	6-1	263	So.	74
61	Brian Flynn	LT	6-5	312	Jr.	81
64	Jack East	LT	6-5	307	Sr.	75
72	Nate Hollins	LT	6-6	313	Fr.	67
66	Rodney Dingle	LT	6-4	337	So.	86
78	Victor Williamson	LT	6-2	307	rFr.	69
70	Justin Hayford	LG	6-1	299	Sr.	83
69	Derron Green	LG	6-4	283	Fr.	75
74	Ryan Hood	LG	6-4	365	rJr.	75
76	Joe Clemons	RG	6-4	324	rSr.	87
62	William Medley	RG	6-3	305	rFr.	78
68	Bryan Brown	C	6-2	285	Jr.	87
77	Joe Melton	C	5-11	264	Fr.	81
65	Joel Swan	C	6-2	287	So.	79
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	OVR
96	Michael Bell	LE	6-0	242	Jr.	89
90	Paul Moss	LE	6-2	244	rSo.	76
92	George Walker	RE	6-4	261	rSr.	82
95	Rasheed Ingram	RE	6-2	275	rSo.	78
60	Tom Robinson	RE	6-7	260	Fr.	76
94	Erik Carter	DT	6-5	275	rSr.	97
98	Mike Taylor	DT	6-2	301	rSr.	94
63	Bryan McPherson	DT	6-0	296	rSo.	90
93	John Cooper	DT	6-5	302	So.	78
99	Curtis Atkinson	DT	6-3	275	So.	73
97	Mike Rutledge	DT	6-2	279	Fr.	70
91	Mike Lewis	LOLB	6-1	235	Sr.	88
58	Stephen Davidson	LOLB	6-2	225	Fr.	81
57	Josh Bennett	LOLB	6-5	218	rJr.	76
4	Robert Owens	ROLB	6-0	227	Sr.	93
53	Jon Ransom	ROLB	6-0	227	Jr.	85
59	Luke Dotson	ROLB	6-0	229	rJr.	81
54	Jeff Burton	MLB	5-11	244	Sr.	84
50	Marvin Parks	MLB	6-3	237	Fr.	81
51	Shane McDonald	MLB	6-2	236	rJr.	80
52	Eric Chambers	MLB	6-3	229	rJr.	79
22	Will Huston	CB	5-10	186	Sr.	95
80	Rian Caldwell	CB	6-0	177	rSr.	90
28	Michael Estes	CB	5-10	192	So.	83
34	Michael Campbell	CB	5-11	185	Jr.	78
37	James Shaw	CB	6-0	192	rSo.	77
21	Greg Mays	CB	6-0	186	So.	74
20	Matt Carter	CB	5-11	160	Fr.	72
25	Ron Stewart	FS	6-1	176	Jr.	86
35	Ray Edwards	FS	6-1	194	rJr.	78
29	Bo Rushing	SS	6-2	191	Sr.	86
41	Cameron Blanco	SS	6-3	226	rSo.	79
44	Josh McDowell	SS	6-0	171	Fr.	76
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	OVR
7	Tim McIntyre	K	5-11	168	Sr.	94
16	Mark Tate	P	6-1	230	Jr.	95

2030 AIR FORCE SCHEDULE

Note: Air Force is 97 OVR, 99 offense, 97 defense; A+ OVR, A+ offense, A+ defense, A+ special teams

AUG. 31 — at GEORGIA
Preseason ranking: No. 9
Ratings: 91 OVR, 91 offense, 90 defense, B+ special teams

SEPT. 7 — at WASHINGTON STATE
Preseason ranking: No. 119
Ratings: 79 OVR, 81 offense, 78 defense, C special teams

SEPT. 14 — at STANFORD
Preseason ranking: No. 59
Ratings: 90 OVR, 90 offense, 92 defense, A special teams

SEPT. 21 — WASHINGTON
Preseason ranking: No. 62
Ratings: 84 OVR, 88 offense, 82 defense, B special teams

SEPT. 28 — USC
Preseason ranking: No. 32
Ratings: 91 OVR, 93 offense, 92 defense, B+ special teams

OCT. 5 — at NAVY
Preseason ranking: No. 28
Ratings: 90 OVR, 90 offense, 88 defense, A- special teams

OCT. 11 — OREGON STATE
Preseason ranking: No. 66
Ratings: 75 OVR, 72 offense, 80 defense, D+ special teams

OCT. 18 — at UCLA
Preseason ranking: No. 33
Ratings: 79 OVR, 79 offense, 82 defense

OCT. 23 — COLORADO
Preseason ranking: No. 87
Ratings: 83 OVR, 83 offense, 83 defense, D+ special teams

NOV. 1 — ARMY
Preseason ranking: No. 25
Ratings: 83 OVR, 83 offense, 83 defense, B special teams

NOV. 8 — ARIZONA
Preseason ranking: No. 44
Ratings: 86 OVR, 86 offense, 85 defense, A special teams

NOV. 23 — at ARIZONA STATE
Preseason ranking: No. 36
Ratings: 86 OVR, 86 offense, 87 defense, C special teams





2030 PRESEASON

1. ZACH CLARK, Utah State, HB, Sr.
2029 stats: 344 carries, 2,272 yards, 21 TD; 25 catches, 304 yards, 0 TD
Ratings: 94 OVR, 89 SPD, 97 BTK, 88 CAR

2. JONATHAN CLARK, Florida, QB, rSr.
2029 stats: 205-for-376, 2,927 yards, 31 TD, 10 int.; 195 carries, 843 yards, 14 TD
Ratings: 89 OVR, 86 SPD, 84 THP, 86 THA

3. PAUL GIBBONS, Air Force, WR, Sr.
2029 stats: 102 catches, 1,662 yards, 26 TD
Ratings: 94 OVR, 99 SPD, 99 ACC, 90 CTH, 82 JMP

4. COLE KING, Nebraska, QB, rSr.
2029 stats: 185-for-348, 2,372 yards, 21 TD, 17 int.; 201 carries, 1,079 yards, 11 TD
Ratings: 98 OVR, 87 SPD, 89 THP, 95 THA

5. CHRIS KEITH, Kansas, HB, rSr.
2029 stats: 345 carries, 2,027 yards, 16 TD; 6 catches, 78 yards, 0 TD
Ratings: 88 OVR, 87 SPD, 87 BTK, 89 CAR





FIRST TEAM
WR, Paul Gibbons, Sr., 94 OVR
CB, Will Huston, Sr., 95 OVR
CB, Michael Estes, Soph., 83 OVR
SECOND TEAM
OLB, Robert Owens, Sr., 93 OVR
CB, Rian Caldwell, rSr., 90 OVR


2030 PRESEASON ALL-PAC 12

FIRST TEAM
WR, Paul Gibbons, Sr., 94 OVR
TE, Greg Blanks, rJr., 86 OVR
OT, Rodney Dingle, Soph., 86 OVR
DT, Erik Carter, rSr., 97 OVR
MLB, Jeff Burton, Sr., 84 OVR
OLB, Robert Owens, Sr., 93 OVR
CB, Will Huston, Sr., 95 OVR
CB, Michael Estes, Soph., 83 OVR
K, Tim McIntyre, Sr., 94 OVR
SECOND TEAM
HB, John Gray, Soph., 83 OVR
WR, E.J. Jackson, Sr., 94 OVR
WR, Alex Webster, Sr., 96 OVR
CB, Rian Caldwell, rSr., 90 OVR





1. AIR FORCE
2. Notre Dame
3. Wisconsin
4. Alabama
5. Auburn
6. The U
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Georgia
10. Penn State
11. Florida State
12. Nebraska
13. Virginia Tech
14. South Carolina
15. Iowa
16. Ohio State
17. Minnesota
18. LSU
19. Mississippi
20. Clemson
21. Michigan
22. Utah State
23. Utah
24. Pittsburgh
25. Army
26. Hawaii
27. Oklahoma
28. Navy
29. Duke
30. Southern Methodist
31. Fresno State
32. USC
33. UCLA
34. Texas A&M
35. Houston
36. Arizona State
37. San Diego State
38. Central Florida
39. West Virginia
40. Memphis
41. Boy-Z State
42. North Carolina
43. Akron
44. Arizona
45. Texas Christian
46. Boston College
47. Oklahoma State
48. Missouri
49. South Alabama
50. Kansas
51. Michigan State
52. Kentucky
53. UNLV
54. Old Dominion
55. Louisiana-Monroe
56. Rutgers
57. Western Kentucky
58. Tennessee
59. Stanford
60. Middle Tennessee State
61. New Mexico
62. Washington
63. Louisville
64. Western Michigan
65. Arkansas
66. Oregon State
67. Syracuse
68. Temple
69. Northern Illinois
70. California
71. South Florida
72. Tulsa
73. Buffalo
74. Georgia State
75. Georgia Tech
76. Marshall
77. Baylor
78. Illinois
79. Mississippi State
80. Bowling Green
81. Maryland
82. Central Michigan
83. Oregon
84. Troy
85. Florida Atlantic
86. East Carolina
87. Colorado
88. Cincinnati
89. Ball State
90. Nevada
91. San Jose State
92. Kansas State
93. Rice
94. North Texas
95. Louisiana Tech
96. Vanderbilt
97. Texas-San Antonio
98. Northwestern
99. Kent State
100. Ohio
101. Idaho
102. Southern Miss
103. Indiana
104. Virginia
105. Miami (Ohio)
106. Arkansas State
107. Wake Forest
108. Colorado State
109. Alabama-Birmingham
110. Louisiana
111. Purdue
112. Brigham Young
113. Texas Tech
114. Iowa State
115. North Carolina State
116. Wyoming
117. Florida International
118. Tulane
119. Washington State
120. Texas-El Paso
121. Toledo
122. Connecticut
123. Eastern Michigan
124. Texas State
125. Massachusetts
126. New Mexico State

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2030 SEASON, GAME 1


Georgia receiver Mike Hampton fumbles early in the third quarter.


Alex Webster is in the clear for the go-ahead 77-yard touchdown with 7:52 left in the game.


Alex Webster makes a catch for a first down on third-and-19 late in the game to help Air Force kill the clock.

WAITING GAME
Sharpe lights it up in first start,
Air Force rallies to beat Georgia

BETWEEN THE HEDGES, Ga. — For Air Force football fans who have been waiting to see Terrence Sharpe take over at quarterback, it was worth the wait.

Sharpe threw for the most yards of any B-Dawg quarterback in his first start, going 36-for-47 for 518 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in a 34-28 victory over No. 9 Georgia on Aug. 31, 3030.

A nice chunk of those yards came on a 77-yard pass to senior Alex Webster with 7:52 left in the game, giving Air Force a 31-28 lead.

The previous record for passing yards in a starting debut was 473 by Western Michigan's David Landrum against Texas A&M on Aug. 29, 2015 in NCAA '14.

The biggest difference in this case was that Landrum was a true freshman just three months removed from his high school graduation, while Sharpe is a fifth-year senior who is 99 OVR.

Three prolific quarterbacks held the starting job during Sharpe's first four seasons on the roster, starting with Chad Rice in 2026, then moving on to Brandon Blount in 2027 and Brandon Hester the last two seasons.

"We churn out 99 OVR quarterbacks like it's going out of style," Air Force coach B-Dawg said. "Let's face it — it's NCAA Football dynasty mode. Play it long enough and we can all stockpile a bunch of Trevor Lawrences. I wasn't worried Terrence would have any nerves coming out between the hedges for his first college start because, in the end, it was me at the sticks, not a flesh-and-blood player on the field."

B-Dawg annually schedules a game at a major power to give his team a real challenge. The Falcons got that in spades from the Bulldogs, who led 21-7 at halftime following a scoreless first quarter.

Sharpe came out firing in the third quarter, hitting running back John Gray for a 25-yard touchdown and tight end Greg Blanks for a 6-yard touchdown to tie the game, 21-21. Tim McIntyre's 32-yard field goal gave Air Force a 24-21 lead heading into the fourth.

The Falcons caught a major break in the third quarter that probably altered the complexion of the game.

On the first possession of the second half, still holding that 21-7 lead, Georgia receiver Mike Hampton fumbled after making a catch past the sticks on third-and-10 with 6:27 left in the third quarter at the Falcons' 33-yard line.

"At that point in the game, after giving up 21 points in the second quarter, I was getting that sick feeling that we weren't going to be able to stop them," B-Dawg said. "That fumble changed everything. If they scored and went up 28-7, we probably aren't coming back on these guys."

Air Force had a major fumble of its own on the final play of the first quarter when Webster lost the ball just as he was about to cross the goal line after making a catch. B-Dawg hoped to challenge the call, claiming Webster broke the plane, but he was unable to make a challenge became the game flipped from the first to the second quarter.

Webster atoned for that mistake when, on third-and-15, he caught a pass coming across the field on a route that usually goes for 15 to 20 yards. This time, he made a cut that got him in the open field for a 77-yard touchdown.

After getting a field goal to go up by six with 4:02 left, Air Force's defense came up big when outside linebacker Robert Owens stopped a Chris Boone quarterback keeper on third-and-two with three minutes left, forcing a punt.

The Falcons were able to kill the final 2:51, the key play being a third-and-19 pass to Webster with 2:05 remaining.

Boone finished 21-for-23 for 286 yards and three touchdowns, the only incompletions being when he was hit while throwing and on a breakup by Will Huston.


Terrence Sharpe threw for 518 yards and four touchdowns in his first
college start.

AIR FORCE FALCONS at GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Aug. 31, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Air Force Falcons (1-0)	0	7	17	10	34
#9 Georgia Bulldogs (0-1)	0	21	0	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	UGA
Total Offense	578	380
Rushing Yards	30-60	30-94
Passing Yards	518	286
First Downs	25	14
Punt Return Yards	61	0
Kick Return Yards	77	24
Total Yards	716	404
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	5-12	3-10
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-2-2	3-3-0
Penalties	2-15	1-5
Possession Time	23:42	12:18

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UGA
7:38	(UGA) C. Boone 13 run (E. Simmons kick)	0	7
4:58	(UGA) M. Hampton 6 pass from C. Boone (E. Simmons kick)	0	14
:48	(AFA) P. Gibbons 1 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	7	14
:24	(UGA) A. Vaughn 28 pass from C. Boone (E. Simmons kick)	7	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UGA
7:05	(AFA) J. Gray 25 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	14	21
4:09	(AFA) G. Blanks 6 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	21	21
1:16	(AFA) T. McIntyre 32 field goal	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UGA
8:58	(UGA) M. Wilkerson 9 pass from C. Boone (E. Simmons kick)	24	28
7:52	(AFA) A. Webster 77 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	31	28
4:02	(AFA) T. McIntyre 22 field goal	34	28

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 36/47 518 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 13 33 2.5 0 Daniel Wilson 6 10 1.6 0 Terrence Sharpe 9 9 1.0 0 Travis Muse 2 8 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Alex Webster 9 209 23.2 1 Paul Gibbons 8 130 16.3 1 John Gray 7 64 9.1 1 Greg Blanks 4 31 7.8 1 Daniel Wilson 2 27 13.5 0 Pete Bower 2 25 12.5 0 E.J. Jackson 2 14 7.0 0 Travis Muse 1 10 10.0 0 Ray Russell 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Clemons 4 0 Greg Blanks 1 0 Bryan Brown 1 1 John Gray 0 1 Justin Hayford 0 2 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Ron Stewart 11 0 0 0 Cameron Blanco 8 3 0 0 Robert Owens 7 1 0 0 Bo Rushing 6 0 0 0 Rasheed Ingram 4 1 0 0 Jeff Burton 4 3 1 0 Rian Caldwell 3 2 0 0 Erik Carter 2 2 0 0 Will Huston 2 0 0 0 Ray Russell 1 0 0 0 Mike Taylor 1 0 0 0 Michael Estes 1 0 0 0 Mike Lewis 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 2/3 4/4 10 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 2 88 44.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 3 77 25.7 34 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 6 61 10.1 15

GEORGIA BULLDOGS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chris Boone 21/23 286 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Jones 19 61 3.2 0 Chris Boone 10 28 2.8 1 Reggie Jude 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Antoine Vaughn 5 116 23.2 1 Matt Wilkerson 5 49 9.8 1 Sean Jones 5 44 8.8 0 Eddie Koch 2 53 26.5 0 Mike Hampton 2 16 8.0 1 Brandon Jones 2 8 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Antoine Vaughn 8 0 Rodney Anderson 3 0 Mike Hampton 2 0 Daniel Arnold 1 0 Brandon Jones 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Dwayne Cade 11 1 0 0 Mike Harris 8 0 0 0 Tim Wright 7 1 1 0 Micah Thompson 7 3 2 0 Clifton Herron 6 0 0 0 Andre Denman 5 2 0 0 Jonathan Jones 4 0 0 0 Zach Rogers 4 0 0 0 Dallas Brown 3 0 0 0 Nicholas Lopez 3 1 1 0 Ron Grigsby 3 0 0 0 Lucas Anderson 3 0 0 0 Reggie Miller 3 0 0 0 Lance Hill 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Eric Simmons 0/0 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Travis Anderson 6 232 38.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Clifton Herron 1 24 24.0 24 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

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2030 SEASON, GAME 2


Air Force linebacker Mike Lewis sacks Washington State quarterback Anthony Heinz on third-and-one in the
second quarter.

GROUND MIRAGE?
Air Force running game rebounds
in victory over Washington State

PULLMAN, Wash. — Does Air Force actually have an honest-to-goodness running attack?

Probably not.

After all, the Falcons were playing Washington State, not an actual competitive college football team.

But, at least for one day, Air Force fans could watch their team actually run the football instead of resorting to a full-out aerial assault to move the rock.

John Gray ran 11 times for 133 yards and one touchdown, while Daniel Wilson ran 17 times for 108 yards and a score in a 38-10 victory over Washington State.

It's only the third time in the 13-year history of this dynasty that Air Force has had two running backs reach 100 yards in the same game. Trey Taylor had 192 yards and Jared Mann 117 against Texas-El Paso on Aug. 27, 2022 and Matt Howard had 172 yards and Marion Benjmain 145 against Colorado State on Sept. 21, 2024.

The ground success came one week after Air Force was held to 60 yards on 30 carries while throwing for 518 yards in a victory at Georgia. Gray led the team in rushing that day with 33 yards on 13 carries.

"Get back with me when we do this against a team like Georgia or USC," B-Dawg said. "We've really struggled running the ball for most of my time here. We've had some success with stretch plays when the opponents play man defense and leave one side of the field almost uncovered. When teams play zone against us, we can forget about running the ball."

As a team, Air Force had 247 yards on 35 carries, averaging 7.1 yards a carry.

Washington State was flirting with an upset early on, taking a 10-7 lead on a 38-yard pass from Anthony Heinz to James Bass with 5:46 left in the second quarter.

The Falcons responded with a 2-yard touchdown pass to fullback Travis Muse and a 25-yard scoring strike to receiver Paul Gibbons before halftime to restore the natural order of things. The touchdown pass to Muse capped a four-play, 91-yard drive that began with three long catches by Gibbons.

Gibbons' touchdown catch with 1:31 left in the first half was the 70th of his career, the most in NCAA history. He has 328 catches for 4,578 yards in his career. Sidekick Alex Webster surpassed 3,000 receiving yards, bumping his totals to 210 catches for 3,031 yards and 21 touchdowns.


Paul Gibbons grabs a touchdown pass. What's new?

AIR FORCE FALCONS at WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS
Sept. 7, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Air Force Falcons (2-0)	7	14	14	3	38
Washington State Cougars (0-1)	3	7	0	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	WSU
Total Offense	517	228
Rushing Yards	35-247	25-68
Passing Yards	270	160
First Downs	21	11
Punt Return Yards	105	22
Kick Return Yards	26	71
Total Yards	648	321
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	2-6	2-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1	0-0
Penalties	1-9	2-17
Possession Time	18:53	17:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WSU
6:45	(WSU) G. Russell 51 field goal	0	3
:03	(AFA) P. Gibbons 5 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WSU
5:46	(WSU) J. Bass 38 pass from A. Heinz (G. Russell kick)	7	10
4:28	(AFA) T. Muse 2 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	14	10
1:31	(AFA) P. Gibbons 25 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	21	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WSU
4:45	(AFA) D. Wilson 1 run (T. McIntyre kick)	28	10
:26	(AFA) J. Gray 22 run (T. McIntyre kick)	35	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WSU
6:12	(AFA) T. McIntyre 33 field goal	38	10

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 16/24 245 3 1 Joseph Greene 2/3 25 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 11 133 12.0 1 Daniel Wilson 17 108 6.3 1 Darren Moss 2 6 3.0 0 Joseph Greene 2 1 0.5 0 Terrence Sharpe 3 -1 -0.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Paul Gibbons 5 119 23.8 2 Alex Webster 4 87 21.8 0 E.J. Jackson 3 33 11.0 0 John Gray 3 4 1.3 0 Pete Bower 1 14 14.0 0 Mike Wayne 1 11 11.0 0 Travis Muse 1 2 2.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Clemons 4 0 Ryan Hood 1 0 Travis Muse 1 0 Rodney Dingle 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Mike Lewis 8 3 1 0 Robert Owens 5 3 0 0 Rian Caldwell 5 0 0 0 Ray Edwards 5 1 0 0 Mike Taylor 4 1 1 0 Will Huston 4 0 0 0 Ron Stewart 4 0 0 0 Erik Carter 3 0 0 0 Jeff Burton 3 1 0 0 Bo Rushing 2 0 0 0 Michael Campbell 2 0 0 0 Jon Ransom 2 0 0 0 Michael Bell 1 1 1 0 Cameron Blanco 1 0 0 0 Michael Estes 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 1/1 5/5 8 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 3 114 38.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 1 26 26.0 26 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 4 84 21.0 28 Alex Webster 2 21 10.5 15

WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Anthony Heinz 22/27 160 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Grant Everett 11 48 4.3 0 Matt Collier 2 11 5.5 0 Anthony Heinz 10 10 1.0 0 Charles Washington 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Grant Everett 8 45 5.6 0 Jacob Fontaine 4 25 6.3 0 James Bass 3 64 21.3 1 James Burley 2 9 4.5 0 Matt Collier 2 2 1.0 0 Charles Washington 2 1 0.5 0 Bernard Clay 1 14 14.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Matt Collier 3 0 Kevin Murphy 3 0 Cole Tyson 2 0 Jordan Jackson 1 1 Everett/Turner 0/0 1/1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Ernest Allen 7 1 1 0 Ray Rogers 6 0 0 0 Kevin Banks 5 1 0 0 Rufus Love 5 0 0 1 Avery Hudson 4 0 0 0 Brant Taylor 4 1 0 0 Matt Daniel 4 0 0 0 Brandon Harris 3 1 0 0 John Slaughter 2 1 1 0 Neal King 2 0 0 0 Derrick Arnold 2 1 0 0 Chris Wood 2 0 0 0 Donta Robinson 2 0 0 0 J.J. Washington 2 0 0 0 Brent Gandy 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Garrett Russell 1/1 1/1 4 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 David Lee 9 431 47.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Bernard Clay 2 36 18.0 19 Avery Hudson 2 35 17.5 18 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Avery Hudson 2 22 11.0 11

[BDawg35]

2030 SEASON, GAME 3


The Air Force mascot photo bombs Alex Webster after the senior receiver scored a touchdown.


Daniel Wilson scores the winning touchdown on 1-yard run as time expires.


Rian Caldwell is in the clear for a 107-yard kickoff return.

ROBIN GETS HIS DUE
Webster's huge performance sets up
Falcons' walk-off win over Stanford

PALO ALTO, Colo. — B-Dawg has an absolute man crush on record-breaking receiver Paul Gibbons.

Hey, the dude has 99 SPD! What gamer wouldn't secretly (or not-so-secretly) lust for a player like that?

But don't forget about the Robin to Gibbons' Batman, senior receiver Alex Webster.

Webster has been overshadowed by the exploits of Gibbons from the moment them arrived together on campus, but it's Webster who has made the most impactful catches for Air Force early in the 2030 season.

Webster caught eight passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-45 walk-off come-from-behind victory over Stanford.

The Falcons won it on a 1-yard run by Daniel Wilson as time expired. That touchdown was set up by a 23-yard catch by Webster with two seconds remaining. Webster caught three passes for 62 yards on the game-winning 10-play, 77-yard drive that followed Stanford's go-ahead touchdown with 49 seconds left.

"Webster is more of a possession receiver than a flashy receiver, but those are the guys you can rely upon in clutch situations," Air Force coach B-Dawg said. "Not that we can't rely on Gibbons, but Webster works magic in the slot ..."

(Let's take a break for one juvenile moment.)

"Or at least that's what she said."

(Back to your regularly scheduled dynasty report, already in progress.)

Webster has 218 catches for 3,228 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career, numbers that would make him a superstar in most dynasties. But he's played alongside Gibbons, who has 335 catches for 4,711 yards and 70 touchdowns. Gibbons is on the verge of breaking the all-time record for receiving yards by a B-Dawg receiver, Earl Bennett's iconic total of 5,002 for Vanderbilt in just three seasons from 2006-08 in NCAA 2007.

Though his repuation is as a possession guy, Webster has made two of the longest catches in the history of this dynasty so far this season.

His 77-yard catch with 7:52 left put Air Force ahead to stay in a season-opening 34-28 victory at Georgia. His 82-yard catch with 2:12 left in the third quarter tied the game against Stanford, 31-31.

"Webster runs great routes and can make that subtle move after a catch that gets him in the clear," B-Dawg said.

Webster's route-running acumen was important late in the first half as Air Force was crawling back into the game after trailing 24-7.

A 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Blanks got the Falcons within 24-14 with 1:19 left in the first half and cornerback Will Huston came up and stuffed a third-and-inches run by Tyrone Brown with 48 seconds to go.

Air Force moved to the 2-yard line and was out of timeouts. The Falcons couldn't afford to complete a pass that didn't get into the end zone or else the clock might have run out. Webster ran a slant past the goal line and caught a 2-yard pass with 11 seconds left in the half.

Suddenly, Air Force was back in the game, down only 24-21.

Air Force took its first lead of the game on a 44-yard field goal with 2:22 left in the fourth quarter. A 6-yard run by Brown put Stanford back up 45-41 with 49 seconds to go, setting the stage for Air Force's game-winning drive.

Terrence Sharpe was 5-for-8 for 76 yards on the drive before a toss left for Wilson was called for the winning touchdown.

Air Force is now 52-1 since starting the 2026 season with a 3-3 record, rallying from deficits of at least 14 points six times during that run.

The game got an ESPN Classic score of 1,507, ranking No. 8 on B-Dawg's NCAA '14 profile, including online games.


Alex Webster catches a pass that moved the ball to the 1, setting up the
winning touchdown.

AIR FORCE FALCONS at STANFORD CARDINAL
Sept. 14, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Air Force Falcons (3-0)	0	21	10	17	48
Stanford Cardinal (1-2)	14	10	7	14	45

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	STAN
Total Offense	589	512
Rushing Yards	24-92	30-160
Passing Yards	497	352
First Downs	25	19
Punt Return Yards	29	8
Kick Return Yards	276	24
Total Yards	894	544
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-13	6-12
4th Down Conversion	1-1	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-4-1	3-2-1
Penalties	0-0	1-15
Possession Time	19:08	16:52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AFA	STAN
2:28	(STAN) C. Daniels 27 run (J. Mills kick)	0	7
1:09	(STAN) C. Parker 36 fumble return (J. Mills kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	STAN
5:22	(STAN) J. Mills 33 field goal	0	17
5:11	(AFA) R. Caldwell 107 kick return (T. McIntyre kick)	7	17
3:20	(STAN) J. Harvey 32 pass from C. Daniels (J. Mills kick)	7	24
1:19	(AFA) G. Blanks 3 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	14	24
:11	(AFA) A. Webster 2 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	21	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	STAN
6:34	(STAN) C. Daniels 20 run (J. Mills kick)	21	31
4:22	(AFA) T. McIntyre 24 field goal	24	31
2:12	(AFA) A. Webster 82 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	31	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	STAN
8:57	(STAN) J. Harvey 16 pass from C. Daniels (J. Mills kick)	31	38
6:02	(AFA) D. Wilson 1 run (T. McIntyre kick)	38	38
2:22	(AFA) T. McIntyre 44 field goal	41	38
:49	(STAN) T. Brown 6 run (J. Mills kick)	41	45
:00	(AFA) D. Wilson 1 run (T. McIntyre kick)	48	45

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 35/49 497 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 12 73 6.0 0 Terrence Sharpe 9 14 1.5 0 Daniel Wilson 3 5 1.6 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Alex Webster 8 197 24.6 2 Paul Gibbons 7 133 18.9 0 E.J. Jackson 7 92 13.1 0 Ray Russell 6 67 11.1 0 John Gray 3 -4 -1.3 0 Greg Blanks 2 8 4.0 1 Daniel Wilson 2 4 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Rodney Dingle 1 0 Joe Clemons 1 0 Joe Melton 0 1 Justin Hayford 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Jeff Burton 12 1 0 0 Bo Rushing 11 0 0 0 Will Huston 7 1 0 0 Michael Estes 4 0 0 0 Robert Owens 4 0 0 0 Ron Stewart 4 1 1 0 Mike Taylor 2 0 0 0 Rian Caldwell 2 2 0 0 Mike Lewis 1 0 0 0 Mike Wayne 1 0 0 0 James Shaw 1 0 0 0 Rasheed Ingram 1 0 0 0 Cameron Blanco 1 0 0 0 Marvin Parks 1 0 0 0 Erik Carter 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 2/2 6/6 12 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 2 72 36.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 7 276 39.4 107 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 2 29 14.5 19

STANFORD CARDINAL PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Charles Daniels 25/35 352 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Charles Daniels 12 81 6.7 2 Tyrone Brown 14 64 4.5 1 Jarod Clark 3 13 4.3 0 Caleb Leonard 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Harvey 9 180 20.0 2 Eric Goodman 5 86 17.2 0 Caleb Leonard 4 37 9.3 0 Tyrone Brown 4 16 4.0 0 Robert Washington 2 3 1.5 0 Cole Mason 1 30 30.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK James Harvey 4 0 Rorbert Washington 2 0 Kyle Bradshaw 1 0 Joe O'Connor 1 0 Rob Taylor 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Matt Smith 12 1 0 0 Sean Price 9 0 0 0 Paul Weatherford 7 0 0 0 Darrell Clark 5 0 0 0 William DeLuca 4 0 0 0 Donnie Nichols 4 1 0 0 Vincent Sherman 3 0 0 0 Marvin Utley 3 2 0 0 Mitch Perry 3 0 0 0 Jamel Anderson 3 3 2 0 Michael Weber 2 0 0 0 Jimmy Battle 2 1 0 1 Corey Ewing 2 0 0 0 Chase Parker 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Johnathan Mills 1/1 6/6 9 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Adam Bailey 4 175 43.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Eric Goodman 1 24 24.0 24 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Jimmy Battle 1 8 8.0 8

[BDawg35]

2030 SEASON, GAME 4


Paul Gibbons falls into the end zone with one of his three touchdown receptions.


Air Force cornerback Rian Caldwell intercepted two passes.


Alex Webster caught eight passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

GOOD RIDDANCE!
U-Dub senior airs it out 67 times
in high-scoring loss to Air Force

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — B-Dawg is glad he doesn't have to face Washington quarterback Kevin Hogan ever again.

It's not that Hogan beat his Air Force football team, because he was 0-3 in his career against the Falcons.

It's just that Hogan was such a pain in the butt to defend, particularly in the last two years.

Hogan attempted at least 60 passes against Air Force for the second year in a row in the Huskies' 56-31 loss to the top-ranked Falcons on Sept. 21, 2030.

Hogan was 46-for-67 for 492 yards and four touchdowns, while having two passes intercepted by cornerback Rian Caldwell. Last year, he was 43-for-60 for 525 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions. His totals were more reasonable two years ago, as he went 29-for-37 for 204 yards and no touchdowns or picks.

"Nothing stresses me out more than facing a team that just chucks it all over the yard," B-Dawg said. "We never had a moment's peace defending this guy. I'm happy I never have to face him again."

Washington could say the same about Air Force senior quarterback Terrence Sharpe, who was 33-for-40 for 347 yards, five touchdowns and one pick. Paul Gibbons caught eight passes for 100 yards and three touchdowns, while senior sidekick Alex Webster caught eight for 102 yards and two scores.

With Air Force leading 21-14 early in the second quarter, Gibbons caught a 3-yard touchdown pass to keep the Falcons ahead by double digits the rest of the way.


Mike Lewis scoops up a fumble that he returned 23 yards for a touchdown.

WASHINGTON HUSKIES at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Sept. 21, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Huskies (1-1)	7	10	7	7	31
#1 Air Force Falcons (4-0)	21	7	14	14	56

Team Stats Comparison
	WASH	AFA
Total Offense	557	506
Rushing Yards	13-65	33-159
Passing Yards	492	347
First Downs	21	25
Punt Return Yards	9	74
Kick Return Yards	108	199
Total Yards	674	779
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Conversion	6-15	6-10
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-3-1	7-6-0
Penalties	3-20	0-0
Possession Time	13:56	22:04

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WASH	AFA
5:48	(AFA) A. Webster 6 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	0	7
5:25	(AFA) P. Gibbons 31 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	0	14
1:44	(WASH) C. Hood 1 pass from K. Hogan (J. Butler kick)	7	14
:06	(AFA) A. Webster 5 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	7	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WASH	AFA
8:30	(WASH) A. Washington 11 pass from K. Hogan (J. Butler kick)	14	21
6:33	(AFA) P. Gibbons 3 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	14	28
:18	(WASH) J. Butler 26 field goal	17	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WASH	AFA
4:51	(AFA) P. Gibbons 1 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	17	35
3:56	(AFA) M. Lewis 23 fumble return (T. McIntyre kick)	17	42
2:48	(WASH) R. Bryant 49 pass from K. Hogan (J. Butler kick)	24	42
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WASH	AFA
6:27	(AFA) D. Wilson 2 run (T. McIntyre kick)	24	49
3:27	(AFA) D. Wilson 1 run (T. McIntyre kick)	24	56
2:08	(WASH) W. White 18 pass from K. Hogan (J. Butler kick)	31	56

WASHINGTON HUSKIES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kevin Hogan 46/67 492 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A.J. Washington 8 61 7.6 0 Jared Brady 2 8 4.0 0 Kevin Hogan 3 -4 -1.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A.J. Washington 9 70 7.7 1 Roger Bryant 8 109 13.6 1 Tim Harris 5 71 14.2 0 Jason Brown 5 49 9.8 0 Chris Hood 5 41 8.2 1 Warren White 4 42 10.5 1 Nick Baker 4 42 10.5 0 Jared Brady 4 9 2.3 0 Jamar Foster 2 59 29.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Travis Jackson 4 0 Warren White 3 0 Brian Harris 1 0 Melvin Booth 1 0 A.J. Washington 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Mike Wilson 10 2 0 0 Phillip Louis 9 1 0 0 Omar Williams 6 0 0 1 Rashad Bobo 5 1 1 0 Will Whitaker 5 0 0 0 Josh Stevenson 5 1 0 0 John Parker 5 0 0 0 William Williams 4 0 0 0 Paris Jones 4 1 0 0 Daniel O'Connor 3 1 0 0 Matt Pollock 2 0 0 0 Chris Van 1 0 0 0 Justin Latimer 1 1 0 0 Brandon Scott 1 0 0 0 Roger Bryant 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jamaal Butler 1/2 4/4 7 26 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brandon Rose 5 226 45.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Nick Baker 3 64 21.3 24 A.J. Washington 2 44 22.0 24 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Nick Baker 1 9 9.0 9

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 33/40 347 5 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 16 118 7.3 0 Terrence Sharpe 8 29 3.6 0 Travis Muse 3 9 3.0 0 Daniel Wilson 5 4 0.8 2 Darren Moss 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Alex Webster 8 102 12.8 2 Paul Gibbons 8 100 12.5 3 John Gray 5 45 9.0 0 E.J. Jackson 5 41 8.2 0 Greg Blanks 4 46 11.5 0 Travis Muse 2 8 4.0 0 Darren Moss 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Rodney Dingle 1 0 Travis Muse 1 0 Greg Blanks 1 0 Joe Clemons 1 0 Justin Hayford 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Robert Owens 9 1 0 0 Bo Rushing 8 0 0 0 Jeff Burton 6 1 1 0 Cameron Blanco 5 0 0 0 Rian Caldwell 4 0 0 2 Ron Stewart 4 0 0 0 Michael Estes 4 1 1 0 Will Huston 4 0 0 0 Mike Lewis 3 0 0 0 Jon Ransom 2 0 0 0 Ray Russell 2 0 0 0 Ray Edwards 2 0 0 0 Michael Bell 1 0 0 0 Mike Taylor 1 1 0 0 Stephen Davidson 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 0/2 8/8 8 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 2 84 42.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 5 199 39.8 58 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 4 74 18.5 29

[BDawg35]

2030 SEASON, GAME 5


Air Force running back John Gray cuts up the field for a 76-yard touchdown run.


Michael Bell makes one of his three sacks of USC quarterback Blake Franklin.

STAT PADDER
Gray's 76-yard run puts Falcons
ahead in 38-35 victory over USC

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It's amazing how one run can turn an average rushing performance into a great one.

Sophomore running back John Gray broke off a 76-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left in the third quarter, giving Air Force the lead for good in a 38-35 victory over USC on Sept. 28, 2030.

It was the longest run by the Falcons in the 13-year history of this dynasty, one yard longer than quarterback Donald Hammond's touchdown run at Colorado State on Sept. 26, 2020.

The breakaway run gave Gray a good chunk of his 166 yards on 23 carries, an average of 7.2 yards per carry. Without that run, Gray has 90 yards on 22 carries, an average of 4.1 yards per run.

The run came on "buck sweep," one of only two plays (the other being "strong stretch") in which B-Dawg can hope to break off big plays on the ground. USC's linebackers were tucked inside the tackles, creating room around the right edge.

The game didn't start out so great for Gray, who fumbled on second and inches late in the first quarter. It was one of three turnovers that allowed USC to lead for much of the second and third quarters.

"I'm convinced the only team that can beat us is us," B-Dawg said. "If we take care of the ball, nobody can beat us. If we make dumb mistakes, we can self-sabotage ourselves."

After Gray gave Air Force the lead, Alex Webster scored an insurance touchdown on an 8-yard catch with 5:56 left in the game. USC scored with 34 seconds remaining, but running back Daniel Wilson recovered the onside kick for the Falcons.

The game was the coming-out party for defensive end Michael Bell, who had three sacks.

Paul Gibbons continued to make history by making his 350th career catch with 8:14 left in the fourth quarter. He broke the national record that is programmed into NCAA '14 of 349 by Oklahoma's Ryan Broyles from 2008-11. That real-life mark has since been eclipsed by two East Carolina receivers, Zay Jones (399 from 2013-16) and Justin Hardy (387 from 2011-14).


Paul Gibbons scores a touchdown on a 5-yard pass.

USC TROJANS at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Sept. 28, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
USC Trojans (2-2)	0	21	7	7	35
#1 Air Force Falcons (5-0)	0	17	14	7	38

Team Stats Comparison
	USC	AFA
Total Offense	402	500
Rushing Yards	26-100	35-198
Passing Yards	302	302
First Downs	16	24
Punt Return Yards	16	53
Kick Return Yards	96	97
Total Yards	514	650
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Conversion	5-13	5-10
4th Down Conversion	2-2	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4-0	5-4-0
Penalties	1-5	1-10
Possession Time	12:20	23:40

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USC	AFA
8:38	(USC) M. Baker 1 run (L. Dixon kick)	7	0
5:03	(AFA) P. Gibbons 5 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	7	7
3:02	(AFA) T. McIntyre 53 field goal	7	10
2:31	(USC) C. Graves 14 pass from B. Franklin (L. Dixon kick)	14	10
2:21	(USC) D. Goodman 17 interception return (L. Dixon kick)	21	10
:30	(AFA) T. Muse 5 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	21	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USC	AFA
2:58	(AFA) G. Blanks 1 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	21	24
1:03	(USC) D. Clark 10 pass from B. Franklin (L. Dixon kick)	28	24
:25	(AFA) J. Gray 76 run (T. McIntyre kick)	28	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USC	AFA
5:56	(AFA) A. Webster 8 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	28	38
:34	(USC) C. Graves 4 pass from B. Franklin (L. Dixon kick)	35	38

USC TROJANS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blake Franklin 22/34 302 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Blake Franklin 15 75 4.9 0 Ty Kelly 1 14 14.0 0 Matt Baker 9 9 1.0 1 Carlos Graham 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kyle Edmonds 5 62 12.4 0 Nick Harris 4 47 11.8 0 Corey Graves 3 73 24.3 2 Jerrell Whitfield 3 55 18.3 0 Ty Kelly 2 35 17.5 0 Dwayne Clark 2 10 5.0 1 Drew Johnson 1 14 14.0 0 David Arnold 1 3 3.0 0 Matt Baker 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Steve Smith 3 2 Sterling Sellers 3 0 Calvin McPherson 3 0 Corey Graves 3 0 Stewart Davis 2 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Dan Goodman 11 3 0 1 Justin Kelly 11 0 0 0 Marquis Thomas 8 0 0 0 Eric Jones 7 3 1 0 Ryan Tremblay 7 0 0 0 Ben Davis 5 2 1 0 Kareem Adams 5 1 0 0 Jason Jensen 4 0 0 0 Josh Vaughn 3 0 0 1 Lionel Boyd 2 0 0 0 David Arnold 2 0 0 0 Kyle Bolen 2 1 0 0 Dustin Wilson 1 0 0 0 Marcus Young 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Luis Dixon 0/1 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Reed 5 232 46.4 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Carlos Graham 3 59 19.7 20 Ben Davis 2 37 18.5 19 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Marquis Thomas 1 8 8.0 8 Carlos Graham 1 8 8.0 8

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 32/39 302 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 23 166 7.2 1 Daniel Wilson 3 18 6.0 0 Terrence Sharpe 9 14 1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Paul Gibbons 9 100 11.1 1 Alex Webster 6 58 9.7 1 John Gray 6 54 9.0 0 Greg Blanks 6 48 8.0 1 Travis Muse 2 13 6.5 1 E.J. Jackson 1 17 17.0 0 Ray Russell 1 7 7.0 0 Mike Wayne 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Greg Blanks 1 0 Bryan Brown 1 0 Rodney Dingle 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Bo Rushing 10 1 0 0 Robert Owens 8 1 0 0 Jeff Burton 4 0 0 0 Erik Carter 3 0 0 0 Michael Estes 3 0 0 0 Michael Bell 3 3 3 0 Ron Stewart 2 0 0 0 Will Huston 2 0 0 0 Rian Caldwell 2 0 0 0 Rasheed Ingram 2 1 1 0 Pete Bower 2 0 0 0 Marvin Parks 2 0 0 0 Mike Lewis 1 0 0 0 Jon Ransom 1 0 0 0 Stephen Davidson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 1/1 5/5 8 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 2 88 44.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 3 92 30.7 35 Daniel Wilson 1 5 5.0 5 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 4 53 13.3 20

[Tide In Texas]

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

Love the work you've done here. Seeing one of the military academies #1 in the rankings would be something!

[BDawg35]

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

Love the work you've done here. Seeing one of the military academies #1 in the rankings would be something!

And Army is routinely in the top 10 in my dynasty. I’ve always wondered what would happen in real life if Army or Navy was in the hunt for the playoff. They pick the field a week before that game, and it’s a big TV show that’s already slotted for that week. Would they just screw over Army or Navy or postpone the show? My guess is the former.

[Knickerbocker91]

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

400 career catches in the realm of possibility for Gibbons, that's crazy. How does he stand out from your other star WRs of previous seasons?

[BDawg35]

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

400 career catches in the realm of possibility for Gibbons, that's crazy. How does he stand out from your other star WRs of previous seasons?

With Mr. Gibbons, I identified him right away as a player I could have fun with in terms of getting big career numbers. I know that players almost never leave early for the NFL in NCAA '14 (not even Trevor Lawrence did in my dynasty), so I would get four years with him.

These were the top two on my career receptions list before Gibbons came around. I think Alex Webster will end up over 300 catches by the time he's done. They've been quite the dynamic duo.

297, J.B. White (Air Force), 2023-26 (NCAA 2014)
246, Jason Toth (Vanderbilt), 2009-2012 (NCAA 2007)

I'm behind on doing reports. It hit a really busy time of the year at work. I'm still busy, but not quite as busy. I'm hoping to get some updates posted soon.

[BDawg35]

2030 SEASON, GAME 6


Navy tight end Ed Rollins is in the clear on an 86-yard touchdown catch and run.


Navy running back Terrell Harrington ran 21 times for 279 yards and three touchdowns.

Are you sitting down?
Air Force loses football game

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — It started just like any other Air Force football game.

The Falcons scored the first 10 points against Navy and were leading 17-7 early in the second quarter.

Yet, it ended like very few Air Force games — with a loss.

The No. 1-ranked Falcons lost for only the second time in their last 56 games, falling 53-44 in a wild shootout to 25th-ranked Navy on Oct. 5, 2030.

"Simness confirmed," was Falcons coach B-Dawg's first reaction, quoting a line he once heard from legendary dynasty guru Hellisan. "Even I was beginning to question the legitimacy of our program. I have rarely taken the sticks the past few seasons with the fear I might actually lose a game. I guess we can actually get beat. We can't always find to pull a victory out of our butts."

What went wrong? (Or right, depending on your perspective?)

Too much Blake Tompkins and Terrell Harrington is what went wrong for Air Force.

Tompkins went 28-for-36 for 410 yards, three touchdowns and one interception to account for a considerable chunk of Navy's staggering 737 yards of total offense. Harrington accounted for another big chunk, running 21 times for 279 yards and three touchdowns. For good measure, tight end Ed Rollins caught eight passes for 160 yards and a score.

"We couldn't stop a single thing," B-Dawg said. "That's painfully obvious when they throw for 400 yards and run for more than 300 as a team. I might as well have just put down the controller and let the computer randomly pick a defense. We would've done better, I guarantee it."

Meanwhile, Air Force was completely dependent on a passing game that was erratic, at best. Terrence Sharpe threw five touchdowns and four interceptions. With 600 passing yards on the dot, Sharpe became only the second B-Dawg quarterback to ever hit that mark. Michigan's Devin Gardner holds the record of 659 passing yards set in an all-time ESPN Classic comeback at Iowa on Nov. 2, 2013 in NCAA 2012.

"You don't get 600 passing yards unless you're desperately trying to come back and you have zero confidence in your running game," B-Dawg said.

Air Force had 88 yards on 29 carries, a 3.0-yard average gain.

Sharpe hit 600 yards when he threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Paul Gibbons with 33 seconds left in the game.

"He was at 549 yards going into that drive and we were 51 yards from the end zone, so you know there's no way we were running or scrambling on that drive," B-Dawg said.

Also on the records front, Gibbons broke a major career mark. With 11 catches for 178 yards and two touchdowns, the speedy senior receiver boosted his career numbers to 363 catches for 5,089 yards and 76 touchdowns. He broke the long-standing record of 5,002 career receiving yards set by Vanderbilt's Earl Bennett from 2006-08 in NCAA 2007.

"Earl's record is one of my iconic marks, so that's a huge deal for Paul to break it," B-Dawg said. "It should be noted that Earl played only three seasons and never played in a bowl game, so he played only 36 games. He's still a legend in my coaching career."

The momentum of the game shifted during the second quarter, with Navy scoring 17 straight points. The most painful blow was an 86-yard touchdown pass from Tompkins to Rollins, who was wide open against an all-out blitz. Suddenly, a 17-7 deficit turned into a 24-17 lead for the Midshipmen.

Gibbons evened the game before halftime on a 9-yard touchdown catch, but Navy scored the first 10 points of the second half. The Falcons were chasing the game and could never catch up.

It's only the second time Navy has beaten Air Force in the 13-year history of this dynasty, but that's two more times than Army has beaten the Falcons.

"Army can take a look at the way Navy used Harrington and learn some lessons," B-Dawg said. "Army always seems to have a player get off to a great start on the ground, but then they go away from him. Keep feeding the beast if he can't be stopped."


Paul Gibbons snags a touchdown pass.

AIR FORCE FALCONS at NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Oct. 5, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Air Force Falcons (5-1)	10	14	7	13	44
#25 Navy Midshipmen (3-1)	7	17	10	19	53

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	NAVY
Total Offense	688	737
Rushing Yards	29-88	32-327
Passing Yards	600	410
First Downs	29	25
Punt Return Yards	7	0
Kick Return Yards	227	110
Total Yards	922	847
Turnovers	4	1
3rd Down Conversion	7-12	4-9
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-5-0	6-3-3
Penalties	2-17	1-14
Possession Time	22:34	13:26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AFA	NAVY
6:54	(AFA) G. Blanks 9 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	7	0
3:45	(AFA) T. McIntyre 48 field goal	10	0
3:09	(NAVY) T. Harrington 5 run (P. Brooks kick)	10	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	NAVY
8:58	(AFA) G. Blanks 2 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	17	7
8:14	(NAVY) P. Brooks 46 field goal	17	10
5:59	(NAVY) T. Harrington 2 run (P. Brooks kick)	17	17
4:22	(NAVY) E. Rollins 86 pass from B. Tompkins (P. Brooks kick)	17	24
:31	(AFA) P. Gibbons 9 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	24	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	NAVY
7:06	(NAVY) P. Brooks 34 field goal	24	27
2:27	(NAVY) A. Arrington 4 pass from B. Tompkins (P. Brooks kick)	24	34
:46	(AFA) D. Wilson 1 run (T. McIntyre kick)	31	34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	NAVY
8:56	(NAVY) A. Arrington 34 pass from B. Tompkins (P. Brooks kick)	31	41
7:11	(AFA) E. Jackson 23 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	38	41
5:07	(NAVY) P. Brooks 43 field goal	38	44
3:26	(NAVY) T. Harrington 96 run (pass failed)	38	50
1:06	(NAVY) P. Brooks 26 field goal	38	53
:33	(AFA) P. Gibbons 8 pass from T. Sharpe (run failed)	44	53

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 37/54 600 5 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 15 46 3.0 0 Daniel Wilson 8 31 3.8 1 Terrence Sharpe 6 11 1.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Paul Gibbons 11 178 16.1 2 E.J. Jackson 8 117 14.6 1 Alex Webster 6 135 22.5 0 John Gray 5 85 17.0 0 Greg Blanks 4 40 10.0 2 Joey Tyler 1 23 23.0 0 Ray Russell 1 18 18.0 0 Pete Bower 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Justin Hayford 4 0 Jack Pittman 1 0 Travis Muse 1 0 Joe Clemons 1 0 Bryan Brown 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Ron Stewart 8 1 0 0 Jeff Burton 6 1 0 0 Michael Estes 6 0 0 0 Bo Rushing 6 1 1 0 Robert Owens 5 1 0 0 Stephen Davidson 5 1 0 0 Will Huston 3 1 0 1 Cameron Blanco 2 0 0 0 Rian Caldwell 2 0 0 0 Rasheed Ingram 2 0 0 0 Mike Lewis 2 0 0 0 John Gray 2 0 0 0 Ray Russell 2 0 0 0 Michael Bell 1 0 0 0 Mike Taylor 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 1/2 5/5 8 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 0 0 0.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 10 227 22.7 51 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 1 7 7.0 7

NAVY MIDSHIPMEN PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blake Tompkins 28/36 410 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Terrell Harrington 21 279 13.2 3 Robert Atkins 2 22 11.0 0 Matt Rivero 1 20 20.0 0 Blake Tompkins 8 6 0.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ed Rollins 8 160 20.0 1 Alex Fontenot 5 74 14.8 0 Andrew Arrington 5 74 14.8 2 Matt Rivero 4 55 13.8 0 Terrell Harrington 4 32 8.0 0 Thomas Jacobs 2 15 7.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jonathon Powers 6 0 Thomas Jacobs 6 0 Ed Rollins 3 0 Chris Hollis 3 0 O.J. White 2 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Joey Smith 16 1 0 0 Charles Kiniry 7 1 0 2 Cedrick Silva 6 1 0 0 Curtis Keller 6 0 0 0 Scott Causey 6 0 0 0 Jake Porter 5 0 0 0 Kenneth Williams 5 1 0 1 Danny Justice 4 1 0 0 Curtis Frank 4 0 0 1 Travis Ortiz 3 1 0 0 William Hairston 3 0 0 0 Bruce Singleton 2 1 0 0 Chuck Rucker 1 0 0 0 Jacob Marshall 1 0 0 0 Ben Taylor 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Patrick Brooks 4/4 5/5 17 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zack Siegel 1 45 45.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Curtis Keller 3 61 20.3 23 Scott Causey 2 46 23.0 25 Matt Rivero 1 3 3.0 3 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

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2030 SEASON, GAME 7


Air Force cornerback Michael Estes intercepts a pass in the fourth quarter.


Air Force cornerback Michael Estes has one of his four sacks of Oregon State quarterback Jermaine Gaines.

MANHOOD RESTORED
After being shredded by Navy
Air Force 'D' dominant in win

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It's safe to say Air Force cornerback Michael Estes just put up a stat line never-before-seen in college football.

The 83 OVR sophomore had four sacks and one interception in the 10th-ranked Falcons' 45-7 bounce-back victory over Oregon State on Oct. 11, 2030.

Estes got his four sacks blitzing out of Nickel Cover-2 Blitz as a slot corner, usually on the right side of the defense. It's a play call that got wide receiver Paul Gibbons some sacks when he was being used as a cornerback in previous seasons. B-Dawg quit using Gibbons on defense for fear of injury.

Estes got his interception sorta by mistake. B-Dawg mass-subbed in the fourth quarter, but Estes showed up as the No. 1 cornerback because he's the No. 3 cornerback when the starters are on the field. Estes picked off a quick outside pass near the line of scrimmage with 3:10 left in the game.

"I've had players get sacks and an interception in the same game, but I don't think anyone's ever had four sacks and a pick," B-Dawg said. "Maybe a linebacker had a game like that way back in the day, but even my record-keeping doesn't have that information readily available."

Estes, who had six total tackles, was the star of an Air Force defense that restores its manhood after being abused for 53 points and 737 yards in a loss at Navy last week.

With eight sacks as a team, Air Force held Oregon State to minus-31 yards on 25 carries, 196 yards of total offense and only seven points. Freshman quarterback Jermaine Gaines had minus-63 yards on 10 carries, with no runs for positive yardage.

Oregon State entered the game ranked 122nd in scoring offense at 15.0 points per game, while Air Force was 102nd in scoring defense, allowing 33.7.

The Beavers' points came with 21 seconds left in the first half after Air Force took a 17-0 lead. Two third-quarter touchdowns enabled Air Force to put the game comfortably in the bag.

Ten different Falcons caught passes. Sophomore running back John Gray ran 14 times for 114 yards.

OREGON STATE BEAVERS at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Oct. 11, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oregon State Beavers (2-4)	0	7	0	0	7
#10 Air Force Falcons (6-1)	7	10	14	14	45

Team Stats Comparison
	ORST	AFA
Total Offense	196	415
Rushing Yards	25-(-31)	38-219
Passing Yards	227	196
First Downs	15	22
Punt Return Yards	0	95
Kick Return Yards	102	41
Total Yards	298	551
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Conversion	5-14	8-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0	7-6-1
Penalties	2-29	2-25
Possession Time	15:43	20:17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ORST	AFA
2:50	(AFA) P. Gibbons 5 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ORST	AFA
4:26	(AFA) A. Webster 13 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	0	14
:55	(AFA) T. McIntyre 28 field goal	0	17
:21	(ORST) P. Roberts 13 pass from J. Gaines (W. Lewis kick)	7	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ORST	AFA
6:58	(AFA) D. Wilson 2 run (T. McIntyre kick)	7	24
3:42	(AFA) T. Muse 3 run (T. McIntyre kick)	7	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ORST	AFA
8:52	(AFA) R. Russell 6 pass from J. Greene (T. McIntyre kick)	7	38
4:38	(AFA) D. Wilson 3 run (T. McIntyre kick)	7	45

OREGON STATE BEAVERS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jermaine Gaines 20/35 227 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Phil Roberts 13 30 2.3 0 Ross Sullivan 1 2 2.0 0 Paul Hodges 1 0 0.0 0 Jermaine Gaines 10 -63 -6.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Chad Dixon 5 59 11.8 0 Chris Nicholson 5 44 8.8 0 Paul Morris 3 60 20.0 0 Sam Harrison 3 40 13.3 0 Phil Roberts 2 11 5.5 1 Ross Sullivan 1 10 10.0 0 Cedric Rice 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Paul Hodges 4 0 Chad Dixon 4 1 Cedric Rice 3 0 Antonio Samuel 3 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Preston McCoy 7 2 0 0 Greg Robertson 6 0 0 0 Chad Burns 6 0 0 0 Antwan Williams 5 1 0 0 Rob Cox 5 0 0 0 Andrew Robinson 4 0 0 0 Terrance Edwards 4 0 0 0 Brad Smith 4 0 0 0 Zach Elliott 3 0 0 0 Jeremy Newell 3 0 0 0 Cody Harris 2 0 0 0 Ryan Jackson 2 0 0 0 Ashton Dickerson 2 0 0 1 Dan Atkins 2 0 0 0 Fred Jackson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Walter Lewis 0/2 1/1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Casey Robinson 6 257 42.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Andrew Robinson 3 66 22.0 24 Rob Cox 2 36 18.0 19 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 17/22 164 2 1 Joseph Greene 4/8 32 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 14 114 8.1 0 Daniel Wilson 11 38 3.4 2 Terrence Sharpe 3 20 6.7 0 Travis Muse 5 20 4.0 1 Darren Moss 3 18 6.0 0 Joseph Greene 1 10 10.0 0 Jack Pittman 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Paul Gibbons 5 51 10.2 1 Alex Webster 5 43 8.6 1 Greg Blanks 2 38 19.0 0 Ray Russell 2 11 5.5 1 John Gray 2 6 3.0 0 E.J. Jackson 1 16 16.0 0 Mike Wayne 1 14 14.0 0 Daniel Wilson 1 7 7.0 0 Travis Muse 1 5 5.0 0 Joey Tyler 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Pete Bower 2 0 Jack Pittman 1 0 Brian Flynn 1 0 Joe Clemons 1 0 East/Hayford 1/1 0/0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Rian Caldwell 7 1 0 0 Michael Estes 6 4 4 1 Mike Lewis 4 2 2 0 Ron Stewart 3 0 0 0 Stephen Davidson 3 0 0 0 Jon Ransom 3 0 0 0 Bo Rushing 3 1 0 0 Jeff Burton 3 1 0 0 Erik Carter 3 1 0 0 Will Huston 3 1 0 0 Michael Campbell 3 0 0 0 Cameron Blanco 2 1 0 0 Rasheed Ingram 2 2 1 0 Michael Bell 2 1 1 0 Marvin Parks 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 1/3 6/6 9 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 1 24 24.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 1 41 41.0 41 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 5 86 17.2 35 Alex Webster 1 9 9.0 9

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2030 SEASON, GAME 8


Backup defensive end George Walker sacks UCLA's Matt Marshall.


Free safety Ron Stewart intercepts a pass.

MAKING MEMORIES
Backups get a chance to shine
at Rose Bowl in rout of UCLA

PASADENA, Calif. — Jack Pittman and David Kelly may not ever do much in their Air Force football careers, but at least they can tell their grandkids they scored touchdowns in the Rose Bowl.

Not the Rose Bowl game, but the stadium itself. It's still a pretty cool bucket list item for a football player.

Wtih a 35-point lead early in the third quarter, backups got plenty of opportunity to play in 11th-ranked Air Force's 59-14 victory over UCLA on Oct. 18, 2030.

Pittman, a 73 OVR freshman fullback, scored his first career touchdown on a 6-yard run with 1:24 left in the third quarter to give the Falcons a 49-14 lead. He didn't have a carry this season before getting three for 20 yards against the Bruins.

Kelly, an 87 OVR redshirt sophomore, scored his second career touchdown when he ran a buck sweep 32 yards to the end zone with 2:56 left in the game. Kelly finished with a team-high 78 yards on eight carries, breaking off two long runs on buck sweeps.

Even punter Mark Tate got into the act, kicking his first career field goal from 23 yards out and two extra points.

"It's always nice to let guys get some stats in games like this," Air Force coach B-Dawg said.

If B-Dawg was so inclined, he could have padded the stats of his starters to get some insane numbers. By halftime, senior receiver Paul Gibbons had seven catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Terrence Sharpe had thrown four touchdown passes.

Gibbons didn't get another catch after halftime, with Air Force's starters getting pulled after a 2-yard run by fullback Travis Muse gave the Falcons a 42-7 lead with 6:02 left in the third quarter.

The gratifying part for B-Dawg was that the backup defense didn't give up a bunch of garbage points, as is usually the case. UCLA scored a touchdown shortly after the subs came in, but didn't score again.

"It makes me not want to put in backups when I see the CPU starters having a field day at our expense," B-Dawg said. "I'm proud of the way our No. 2 defense maintained a high level of play."

Air Force held UCLA running back to only 13 yards on 10 carries. If not for a 14-yard run late in the third quarter, he would've had a negative rushing total.


Paul Gibbons grabs one of his two first-half touchdown catches.

AIR FORCE FALCONS at UCLA BRUINS
Oct. 18, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#11 Air Force Falcons (7-1)	14	21	14	10	59
UCLA Bruins (4-3)	0	7	7	0	14

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	UCLA
Total Offense	596	280
Rushing Yards	43-277	23-28
Passing Yards	319	252
First Downs	25	16
Punt Return Yards	40	14
Kick Return Yards	55	124
Total Yards	691	418
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Conversion	9-12	5-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-4-1	2-2-0
Penalties	2-24	0-0
Possession Time	21:07	14:53

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UCLA
6:22	(AFA) E. Jackson 23 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	7	0
1:42	(AFA) R. Caldwell 42 interception return (T. McIntyre kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UCLA
7:15	(UCLA) B. Brooks 16 pass from M. Marshall (K. Brown kick)	14	7
3:29	(AFA) A. Webster 5 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	21	7
1:30	(AFA) P. Gibbons 73 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	28	7
:32	(AFA) P. Gibbons 10 pass from T. Sharpe (T. McIntyre kick)	35	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UCLA
6:02	(AFA) T. Muse 2 run (T. McIntyre kick)	42	7
4:38	(UCLA) J. Morris 1 run (K. Brown kick)	42	14
1:24	(AFA) J. Pittman 6 run (M. Tate kick)	49	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	UCLA
5:35	(AFA) M. Tate 23 field goal	52	14
2:56	(AFA) D. Kelly 32 run (M. Tate kick)	59	14

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 17/22 264 4 0 Joseph Greene 2/2 38 0 0 James Brown 3/4 17 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD David Kelly 8 78 9.8 1 John Gray 10 64 6.4 0 Terrence Sharpe 7 51 7.2 0 James Brown 3 27 9.0 0 Daniel Wilson 7 27 3.8 0 Jack Pittman 3 20 6.7 1 Travis Muse 2 5 2.5 1 D.Moss/J.Greene 2/1 5/0 2.5/0.0 0/0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Paul Gibbons 7 165 23.5 2 Alex Webster 3 39 13.0 1 John Gray 3 18 6.0 0 Greg Blanks 2 14 7.0 0 Darren Moss 2 11 5.5 0 E.J. Jackson 1 23 23.0 1 Mike Wayne 1 23 23.0 0 Ray Russell 1 14 14.0 0 Travis Muse 1 6 6.0 0 Marlon Sullivan 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Clemons 1 0 Brian Flynn 1 0 Jack East 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Robert Owens 6 2 0 0 Cameron Blanco 5 1 0 0 Marvin Parks 4 0 0 0 Ron Stewart 4 0 0 1 Stephen Davidson 4 2 1 0 Bo Rushing 3 0 0 0 Jeff Burton 3 0 0 0 Paul Moss 3 2 1 0 Ray Edwards 2 0 0 0 Michael Estes 2 0 0 0 Greg Mays 2 0 0 0 George Walker 2 2 1 0 Michael Campbell 2 0 0 0 Michael Bell 2 2 1 0 Rian Caldwell 1 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 0/0 6/6 6 0 Mark Tate 1/1 2/2 5 23 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 2 82 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 1 28 28.0 28 Pete Bower 1 27 27.0 27 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Alex Webster 2 28 14.0 19 Rian Caldwell 2 12 6.0 7

UCLA BRUINS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Marshall 22/35 252 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Matt Marshall 9 18 2.0 0 Joe Morris 13 10 0.7 1 Danny Hill 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Eric Hall 6 61 10.1 0 Brett Williams 5 61 12.2 0 Brad Brooks 4 46 11.5 1 Joe Morris 3 36 12.0 0 Chad Perry 2 33 16.5 0 Justin Ford 1 9 9.0 0 Danny Hill 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Maurice Ostrander 2 0 William Bradley 2 0 Cody Jackson 1 1 Aaron McIntire 1 1 Nick Stephens 1 2 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Thomas Moses 13 1 0 0 Kyle Hall 12 2 0 0 Brent Love 9 1 0 0 Jeff Pitts 5 1 0 0 Andy Lawson 5 0 0 0 Freddie Fry 4 0 0 0 Freddie Johnson 4 1 0 0 Dennis Anderson 3 0 0 0 Paul Hadley 2 0 0 0 Nick Washington 1 0 0 0 Maurice Ostrander 1 0 0 0 Lenny Landry 1 0 0 0 Joe Morris 1 0 0 0 Maurice Fowler 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kris Brown 0/1 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Paul Carroll 4 173 43.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Eric Hall 3 71 23.7 27 Chad Perry 2 53 26.5 31 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Eric Hall 1 14 14.0 14

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2030 SEASON, GAME 9


Daniel Wilson flexes in the end zone after scoring one of his four touchdowns.


Shannon Fields scoops up a fumble that he took 45 yards to the house to give Colorado an early 14-0 lead.

INTEGRITY TEST
B-Dawg hangs in there after bad start,
coaches Falcons to win over Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A lesser man would've reached for the reset button.

Or, as we used to say when our PlayStations were hard-wired to play online games, wiggled the cord to cause a disconnection.

Air Force was down 14-0 to Colorado before B-Dawg knew what hit him, as the Buffaloes took an interception and fumble to the house in the first 2 minutes, 19 seconds of the game.

This is where a gamer's integrity is tested.

If you reset the game, nobody will ever know. But you'll know, and you'll have to live with that stain in your soul for the rest of your life.

So, B-Dawg played on.

"I had no choice," he said. "I couldn't live with myself."

Besides, for a team that routinely blows out its opponent, the early deficit provided a rare challenge.

Air Force would fight back to beat the Buffaloes, 48-38.

It was the second year in a row Air Force had to rally past Colorado after giving up a defensive touchdown. The Buffaloes got a 78-yard interception return by linebacker Frank Johnson 1:24 into the game last season before Air Force pulled out a 49-42 victory.

This year, Andy Smart took a 42-yard interception to the house 55 seconds into the game and Shannon Fields took a fumble by quarterback Terrence Sharp 45 yards to the end zone just 1:14 later to give Colorado a 14-0 lead.

At that point, Air Force had run nine plays, two of which produced points for Colorado. The Buffaloes' offense had yet to take the field.

The Falcons would score the next 17 points to take a 17-14 lead with 4:31 left in the second quarter, but Colorado's offense came to life and kept the pressure on the Falcons. With a 3-yard touchdown run by Bryan Ford with 3:41 left in the third quarter, the Buffaloes had a 35-26 lead.

John Gray's 7-yard touchdown run cut the deficit to 35-33 entering the fourth quarter.

After a Colorado field goal, Daniel Wilson scored his fourth short touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run to give Air Force a 41-38 lead with 6:17 remaining. Wilson had an unusual stat line with 11 carries for 12 yards and four touchdowns.

Another unusual stat was Sharpe's 35-for-42 for 412 yards, because he didn't throw a single touchdown with all of that production.

Following Wilson's go-ahead score, Air Force got a stop on third-and-two by audibling from a zone to a blitz and forcing Darren Johnson to just throw the ball away with 5:35 left.

"The CPU knows what you're calling," B-Dawg said. "I have no doubt about that. One way to combat it is to completely change the defense at the last second. You'll be amazed how many times the CPU will just throw it away because it gets confused."

The Falcons then went on a 10-play, 58-yard drive that consumed 3:39 and ended with a 3-yard insurance run by fullback Travis Muse with 1:53 to go. A third-and-11 12-yard catch by Ray Russell to the 3-yard line was the big play of the drive.


John Gray makes a cut on his way to a touchdown.

COLORADO BUFFALOES at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Oct. 23, 2030	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Colorado Buffaloes (4-3)	14	7	14	3	38
#10 Air Force Falcons (8-1)	3	17	13	15	48

Team Stats Comparison
	COLO	AFA
Total Offense	329	577
Rushing Yards	24-48	37-165
Passing Yards	281	412
First Downs	16	28
Punt Return Yards	0	31
Kick Return Yards	175	141
Total Yards	504	749
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	7-11	12-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-2
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0	8-6-2
Penalties	1-5	1-15
Possession Time	12:51	23:09

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		COLO	AFA
8:05	(COLO) A. Smart 42 interception return (A. Porter kick)	7	0
6:51	(COLO) S. Fields 45 fumble return (A. Porter kick)	14	0
3:12	(AFA) T. McIntyre 24 field goal	14	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		COLO	AFA
8:55	(AFA) D. Wilson 2 run (T. McIntyre kick)	14	10
4:31	(AFA) D. Wilson 2 run (T. McIntyre kick)	14	17
1:26	(COLO) A. Simmons 6 pass from D. Johnson (A. Porter kick)	21	17
:13	(AFA) T. McIntyre 21 field goal	21	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		COLO	AFA
7:55	(COLO) A. Miranda 72 pass from D. Johnson (A. Porter kick)	28	20
6:09	(AFA) D. Wilson 1 run (run failed)	28	26
3:41	(COLO) B. Ford 3 run (A. Porter kick)	35	26
1:10	(AFA) J. Gray 7 run (T. McIntyre kick)	35	33
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		COLO	AFA
7:55	(COLO) A. Porter 47 field goal	38	33
6:17	(AFA) D. Wilson 3 run (D. Wilson run)	38	41
1:53	(AFA) T. Muse 3 run (T. McIntyre kick)	38	48

COLORADO BUFFALOES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Darren Johnston 22/28 281 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Bryan Ford 6 22 3.6 1 Will Hawkins 9 14 1.5 0 Darren Johnston 8 14 1.7 0 Jon Johnson 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Nick Patterson 6 57 9.5 0 Mark Stephens 5 45 9.0 0 Alex Miranda 3 99 33.0 1 Tim Wynn 3 47 15.7 0 Avery Simmons 2 26 13.0 1 Will Hawkins 2 8 4.0 0 Bryan Ford 1 -1 -1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Steve Bennett 4 0 Avery Simmons 1 0 Eric Smith 1 0 Kyle Sullivan 1 0 Alex Miranda 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Billy Jones 13 0 0 0 Frank Johnson 10 1 0 0 Andy Smart 8 1 0 1 Logan Wright 8 1 0 0 Shannon Fields 6 0 0 0 Kevin Hoffman 4 0 0 0 Derrick Powers 4 1 0 0 Jermaine Rhodes 4 3 0 0 Jon Flowers 4 0 0 0 Drew Fordinal 4 0 0 0 Marcus Williams 1 0 0 0 Gregory Medley 1 0 0 0 Adam Petty 1 0 0 0 Sammie Jones 1 1 0 0 Noah Henderson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Anthony Porter 1/1 5/5 8 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Curtis Salyer 3 122 40.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Bryan Ford 6 128 21.3 28 Nick Patterson 1 25 25.0 25 Alex Miranda 1 22 22.0 22 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Terrence Sharpe 35/42 412 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD John Gray 16 111 6.9 1 Terrence Sharpe 7 32 4.5 0 Daniel Wilson 11 12 1.0 4 Travis Muse 2 9 4.5 1 Darren Moss 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Paul Gibbons 11 163 14.8 0 John Gray 8 39 4.8 0 Greg Blanks 5 68 13.6 0 Alex Webster 5 54 10.8 0 E.J. Jackson 4 69 17.3 0 Ray Russell 1 12 12.0 0 Daniel Wilson 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Clemons 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Jeff Burton 9 2 0 0 Robert Owens 8 3 0 0 Rasheed Ingram 5 2 0 0 Rian Caldwell 4 0 0 0 Ron Stewart 4 1 0 0 Mike Taylor 4 1 0 0 Michael Bell 3 1 0 0 Michael Campbell 3 0 0 0 Ray Edwards 2 0 0 0 Stephen Davidson 2 0 0 0 Jon Ransom 2 0 0 0 Michael Estes 2 0 0 0 Marvin Parks 2 1 0 0 Bo Rushing 2 0 0 0 Will Huston 0 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim McIntyre 2/2 4/4 10 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mark Tate 0 0 0.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 5 141 28.2 50 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rian Caldwell 3 31 10.3 16

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

Hows the rest of the NCAA looking? Do the Falcons still have a chance to land in the top 2?