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2021 Air Force Falcons football
2021 Air Force Falcons football
MW Mountain Division co-champion; First Responder Bowl champion
First Responder Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Louisville
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by 15th–year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.

2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Air Force x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Boise State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Wyoming	2	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy	7	–	1	12	–	2
Fresno State	6	–	2	10	–	3
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Hawaii	3	–	5	6	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UNLV	2	–	6	2	–	10
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Mountain West media days edit

The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll edit

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.^[1]

Mountain
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	148 (23)
2	Wyoming	115 (2)
3	Air Force	104
4	Colorado State	72
5	Utah State	47
6	New Mexico	39

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nevada	141 (19)
2	San Jose State	121 (5)
3	San Diego State	96
4	Fresno State	85 (1)
5	Hawaii	56
6	UNLV	26

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Stadium	W 35–14	30,012
September 11	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 23–3	36,997
September 18	5:30 p.m.	Utah State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FS2	L 45–49	20,264
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FS2	W 31–7	19,763
October 2	5:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	FS2	W 38–10	13,158
October 9	5:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 24–14	24,832
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	W 24–17	34,446
October 23	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 14–20	23,887
November 6	9:30 a.m.	vs. Army*	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Lockheed Martin Commanders Classic)	CBS	L 14–21 ^OT	32,537
November 13	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 35–21	25,550
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	FS1	W 41–39 ^3OT	15,206
November 26	1:30 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 48–14	18,226
December 28	1:15 p.m.	vs. Louisville*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (First Responder Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–28	15,251
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Personnel edit

2021 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 17, 2021

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries edit

Lafayette edit

Lafayette at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14
• Falcons	14	14	0	7	35

Date: September 4, 2021
Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 12:06 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
Game attendance: 30,012
Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
Referee: Christian Walker
TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sherdrick Bonner (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –40.5	49.5^[3]

Statistics	Lafayette	Air Force
First downs	12	24
Total yards	287	420
Rushing yards	43	370
Passing yards	244	50
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:39	34:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing	Aaron Angelos	10/16, 158 yards
	Rushing	Jaden Sutton	7 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Julius Young	8 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	3/5, 50 yards
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	25 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Micah Davis	2 receptions, 27 yards

At Navy edit

Air Force at Navy
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	0	7	7	9	23
Midshipmen	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 11, 2021
Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
Game start: 3:44 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes
Game attendance: 36,997
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 6 MPH
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play–by–play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –6	39.5^[4]

Statistics	Air Force	Navy
First downs	14	6
Total yards	225	68
Rushing yards	176	36
Passing yards	49	32
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	36:48	23:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	3/10, 49 yards
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	29 carries, 97 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Micah Davis	1 reception, 27 yards
Navy	Passing	Maasai Maynor	3/5, 32 yards
	Rushing	Xavier Arline	16 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Mychal Cooper	1 reception, 15 yards

Utah State edit

Utah State at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Aggies	7	6	21	15	49
Falcons	10	14	14	7	45

Date: September 18, 2021
Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 5:35 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Game attendance: 20,264
Game weather: Temperature: N/A • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
Referee: Cal McNeill
TV announcers (FS2): Cory Provus (play–by–play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –9	54^[5]

Statistics	Utah State	Air Force
First downs	26	23
Total yards	628	619
Rushing yards	180	437
Passing yards	448	182
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	26:01	33:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Logan Bonner	21/34, 253 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Calvin Tyler Jr.	19 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Deven Thompkins	9 receptions, 188 yards, 1 TD
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	6/12, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Emmanuel Michel	11 carries, 133 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Micah Davis	4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

Florida Atlantic edit

Florida Atlantic at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	0	0	7
• Falcons	14	10	7	0	31

Date: September 25, 2021
Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
Game attendance: 19,763
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV announcers (FS2): Cory Provus (play–by–play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –3.5	54^[6]

Statistics	Florida Atlantic	Air Force
First downs	10	24
Total yards	219	516
Rushing yards	141	446
Passing yards	78	70
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	19:03	40:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing	N'Kosi Perry	11/33, 78 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Johnny Ford	8 car, 66 yds
	Receiving	Jequan Burton	2 rec, 28 yds
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	2/4, 70 yds
	Rushing	Haaziq Daniels	17 car, 164 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Lewis	1 rec, 46 yds

At New Mexico edit

Air Force at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	7	17	7	7	38
Lobos	0	0	7	3	10

Date: October 2, 2021
Location: University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
Game start: 5:30 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 13,158
TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –11.5	45.5^[7]

Statistics	Air Force	New Mexico
First downs	24	14
Total yards	441	226
Rushing yards	408	47
Passing yards	33	179
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	41:53	18:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	1/2, 33 yards
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Lewis	1 Reception, 33 yards
New Mexico	Passing	Terry Wilson	14/23, 179 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Aaron Dumas	3 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Luke Wysong	3 receptions, 70 yards

Wyoming edit

Wyoming at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	14	0	0	14
• Falcons	7	7	7	3	24

Date: October 9, 2021
Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 5:00 p.m. MDT
Television network: CBSSN

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –6	47^[8]

Statistics	Wyoming	Air Force
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Sean Chambers	11/28, 143 yards, TD
	Rushing	Xazavian Valladay	8 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Neyor	3 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	7/10, 110 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	33 carries, 140 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brandon Lewis	5 receptions, 77 yards

At Boise State edit

Air Force at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	7	14	0	3	24
Broncos	7	7	0	3	17

Date: October 16, 2021
Location: Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
Game start: 7:00 p.m. (Kicked at 7:10 p.m.) MDT
Game attendance: 34,446
Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 15 MPH
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (Fox/FS1/FS2): Cory Provus (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Air Force	Boise State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Boise State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 22 San Diego State edit

San Diego State at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 22 Aztecs	3	10	7	0	20
Falcons	0	0	7	7	14

Date: October 23, 2021
Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 5:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 23,887
Game weather: Sunny
Referee: Derek Anderson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analysis), Jenny Dell (sidelines), and Scott Brandwein (producer)

Pregame line	Over/under
AF –3.0	39.0

Statistics	San Diego State	Air Force
First downs	10	15
Total yards	229	259
Rushing yards	157	192
Passing yards	72	67
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Lucas Johnson	11/13, 72 yards
	Rushing	Chance Bell	8 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Kothe	3 receptions, 25 yards
Air Force	Passing	Warren Bryan	3/7, 58 yards, TD
	Rushing	Haaziq Daniels	9 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Jake Spiewak	1 reception, 31 yards

Vs. Army edit

Air Force vs. Army
(Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	14	0	14
Falcons	0	0	3	11	14

Date: November 6, 2021
Location: Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX
Game start: 10:30 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 32,537
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoor • Wind: None
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Sherree Burruss (sideline)

Air Force on offense against Army

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Army	Air Force
First downs	13	22
Total yards	322	401
Rushing yards	108	175
Passing yards	214	226
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:03	30:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	7/12, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tyhier Tyler	15 carries, 39 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyrell Robinson	2 receptions, 118 yards, TD
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	13/22, 226 carries, TD
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	18 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Lewis	5 receptions, 106 yards

At Colorado State edit

Air Force at Colorado State
(Rivalry)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	21	0	14	0	35
Rams	7	7	7	0	21

Date: November 13, 2021
Location: Canvas Stadium
Fort Collins, CO
Game start: 5:00 p.m. MST
Television network: CBSSN

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Air Force	Colorado State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Nevada edit

Air Force at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	17	7	0	24
Wolf Pack	3	0	7	14	24

Date: November 19, 2021
Location: Mackay Stadium
Reno, NV
Television network: FS1

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	Air Force	Nevada
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UNLV edit

UNLV at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	7	14
• Falcons	14	10	17	7	48

Date: November 26, 2021
Location: Falcon Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST
Television network: CBSSN

Pregame line	Over/under
N/A	N/A

Statistics	UNLV	Air Force
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References edit

^ "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "2021 Air Force Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Air Force Falcons vs Navy Midshipmen". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ "Utah State Aggies vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "Air Force Falcons vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[1] "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[2] "2021 Air Force Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[3] "Lafayette Leopards vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[4] "Air Force Falcons vs Navy Midshipmen". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 8, 2021.

[5] "Utah State Aggies vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[6] "Florida Atlantic Owls vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[7] "Air Force Falcons vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[8] "Wyoming Cowboys vs Air Force Falcons". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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2021 Air Force Falcons football

MW Mountain Division co-champion First Responder Bowl champion
First Responder Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Louisville
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

Summary