2018 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Falcons were led by twelfth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado . They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.
Preseason
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip , the Falcons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.[ 1]
Mountain Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Boise State
132 (22)
2
Wyoming
95
3
Colorado State
82
4
Utah State
78
5
Air Force
52
6
New Mexico
23
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 12:00 p.m. No. 20 (FCS) Stony Brook * Stadium W 38–033,415 September 8 12:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic * CBSSN L 27–3324,101 September 22 8:15 p.m. at Utah State ESPN2 L 32–4222,720 September 29 1:00 p.m. Nevada Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO ESPNews L 25–2823,707 October 6 1:30 p.m. Navy * CBSSN W 35–740,175 7:00 p.m. at San Diego State CBSSN L 17–2125,326 8:00 p.m. at UNLV CBSSN W 41–3517,881 October 27 5:00 p.m. Boise State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN L 38–4827,753 November 3 10:00 a.m. at Army * CBSSN L 14–1738,502 November 10 1:30 p.m. New Mexico Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN W 42–2423,723 November 17 2:00 p.m. at Wyoming ESPNews L 27–3514,966 1:30 p.m. Colorado State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry ) CBSSN W 27–1917,432
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Game summaries
Stony Brook
Game information
First Quarter (10:21) AFA – Worthman 7 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–7
(9:41) AFA – Johnson 32 yard interception return for TD, Philichi kick, AFA 0–14 Second Quarter (12:36) AFA – Philichi 48 yard FG, AFA 0–17
(6:37) AFA – Fagan 16 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–24 Third Quarter
No scoring Fourth Quarter (13:45) AFA – Sanders 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 0–31
(2:40) AFA – Hammond III 5 yard rush, Koehnke kick, AFA 0–38
Passing SB – Joe Carbone: 5/16, 30 yards, 1 INT
AFA – Arion Worthman: 2/8, 29 yards Rushing SB – Donald Liotine: 12 carries, 31 yards
AFA – Joseph Saucier: 10 carries, 71 yards Receiving SB – Donavin Washington: 2 receptions, 17 yards
AFA – Marcus Bennett: 1 reception, 25 yards
At Florida Atlantic
Air Force Falcons at Florida Atlantic Owls
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
0
7
13 7 27
Owls 6
13
6 8 33
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, Florida
Date : September 8, 2018Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 24,101Referee : Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Rich Waltz , Aaron Murray , Amanda BalionisBoxscore
Game information
First Quarter (10:16) FAU – Rivas 24 yard FG, FAU 0–3
(3:22) FAU – Rivas 34 yard FG, FAU 0–6 Second Quarter (7:12) FAU – Singletary 36 yard TD rush, Rivas kick, FAU 0–13
(2:50) AFA – Eriksen 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, FAU 7–13
(0:27) FAU – Wright 17 yard TD pass from Robison, Two-Point pass failed, FAU 7–19 Third Quarter (11:46) AFA – Waguespack 12 yard TD pass from Sanders, Philichi kick, FAU 14–19
(9:40) FAU – Durante 48 yard TD pass from Robison, Rivas kick failed, FAU 14–25
(6:00) AFA – Birdow 7 yard TD rush, Two-Point pass failed, FAU 20–25 Fourth Quarter (10:41) FAU – Wright 26 yard TD pass from Robison, Two-Point pass, FAU 20–33
(0:50) AFA – Wills 5 yard blocked punt return, Philichi kick, FAU 27–33
Passing AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 8/13, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FAU – Chris Robison: 33/44, 471, 3 TDs Rushing AFA – Cole Fagan: 16 carries, 80 yards
FAU – Devin Singletary : 16 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving AFA – Marcus Bennett: 2 receptions, 87 yards
FAU – Jovon Durante: 12 receptions, 174, 1 TD
At Utah State
Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
0
14
3 15 32
Aggies 7
14
14 7 42
at Maverik Stadium , Logan, Utah
Date : September 22, 2018Game time : 8:15 p.m.Game weather : Clear skies, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 22,720Referee : Kevin HassellTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey Boxscore
Game information
First Quarter (9:08) USU – Thompson 6 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 0–7 Second Quarter (13:48) AFA – Sanders 1 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, Tied 7–7
(7:13) AFA – Fagan 8 yard TD rush, Philichi kick, AFA 14–7
(6:18) USU – Bright 4 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, Tied 14–14
(1:02) USU – Vaughns 43 yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick, USU 14–21 Third Quarter (9:04) USU – Thompson 1 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 14–28
(8:15) USU – Raymond 30 yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick, USU 14–35
(2:48) AFA – Koehnke 31 yard FG, USU 17–35 Fourth Quarter (13:13) AFA – Remsberg 9 yard TD rush, two-point pass, USU 25–35
(13:00) AFA – Musselman 21 yard fumble return TD, Koehnke kick, USU 32–35
(6:52) USU – Bright 70 yard TD rush, Eberle kick, USU 32–42
Passing AFA – Isaiah Sanders: 9/17, 125 yards
USU – Jordan Love : 26/38, 356 yards, 2 TDs Rushing AFA – Kadin Remsberg: 17 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
USU – Gerold Bright: 11 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs Receiving AFA – Marcus Bennett: 5 receptions, 74 yards
USU – Ron'Quavion Tarver: 9 receptions, 128 yards
Nevada
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing Rushing Receiving
Navy
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing Rushing Receiving
At San Diego State
Game information
First Quarter SDSU – Chase Jasmin 4-yard run (John Baron II kick), 13:49. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:11.
AFA – Team safety, 0:07. Aztecs 7–2. Drive: 2 plays, -7 yards, 0:31. Second Quarter AFA – Ronald Cleveland 12-yard run (Jake Koehnke Kick), 5:13. Falcons 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:17.
SDSU – Trenton Thompson 19-yard return of blocked punt (John Baron II kick), 0:08. Aztecs 14–9. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:21. Third Quarter No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter AFA – Ronald Cleveland 4-yard run (Two-point conversion), 9:25. Falcons 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:14.
SDSU – Parker Houston 29-yard pass from Ryan Agnew (John Baron II kick), 6:10. Aztecs 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:08.
Passing AFA – Isaiah Sanders – 7/15, 51 yards, 1 INT
SDSU – Ryan Agnew – 9/25, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing AFA – Cole Fagan – 16 rushes, 90 yards
SDSU – Chase Jasmin – 18 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving AFA – Kade Waguespack – 2 receptions, 31 yards
SDSU – Fred Trevillion – 3 receptions, 94 yards
At UNLV
Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons 3
17
21 0 41
Rebels
7
14
7 7 35
at Sam Boyd Stadium , Whitney, Nevada
Date : October 19, 2018Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game attendance : 17,881TV : CBSSN
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing Rushing Receiving
Boise State
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing Rushing Receiving
At Army
47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
0
0
6 8 14
Black Knights 7
7
0 3 17
at Michie Stadium , West Point, New York
Game information
First Quarter (02:05) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 21 plays, 75 yards, 12:55 Second Quarter (04:03) ARMY TD: Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 6-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 11 plays, 89 yards, 6:47 Third Quarter (00:54) AFA TD: Donald Hammond III 1-yard rush (Jake Koehnke kick failed); 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:50 Fourth Quarter (08:35) ARMY FG: John Abercrombie 30-yard field goal; 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:19
(05:27) AFA TD: Joseph Saucier 6-yard rush (Joseph Saucier rush); 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:08
Passing AFA – Donald Hammond III: 7/15, 120 yds
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/5, 44 yds Rushing AFA – Cole Fagan: 10 att, 37 yds
ARMY – Darnell Woolfolk: 21 att, 117 yds, 1 TD Receiving AFA – Geraud Sanders: 3 rec, 55 yds
ARMY – Jordan Asberry: 2 rec, 35 yds
New Mexico
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing Rushing Receiving
At Wyoming
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Passing Rushing Receiving
Colorado State
Game information
First Quarter (05:48) AF TD: Cole Fagan 3-yard rush (Jake Koehnke kick); 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:54 Second Quarter (10:34) AF TD: Marcus Bennett 16-yard pass from Donald Hammond III (Jake Koehnke kick); 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:35
(07:07) CSU TD: Preston Williams 34-yard pass from Collin Hill (Wyatt Bryan kick failed); 10 plays, 92 yards, 3:21
(01:09) AF FG: Jake Koehnke 29-yard field goal; 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:58
(00:26) CSU TD: Preston Williams 58-yard pass from Collin Hill (Wyatt Bryan kick); 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:43 Third Quarter No Scoring
Fourth Quarter (13:49) AF FG: Jake Koehnke 39-yard field goal; 18 plays, 76 yards, 6:51
(09:53) CSU TD: Preston Williams 31-yard pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan kick blocked); 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56
(03:35) AF TD: Kadin Remsberg 4-yard rush (Jake Koehnke kick); 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:18
Passing CSU – Collin Hill: 13/23, 284 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
AF – Donald Hammond III: 8/16, 81 yds, 1 TD Rushing CSU – Izzy Matthews: 10 att, 52 yds
AF – Cole Fagan: 34 att, 260 yds, 1 TD Receiving CSU – Preston Williams: 12 rec, 248 yds, 3 TD
AF – Marcus Bennett: 3 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD
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After the season
NFL draft
The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[ 8]
References
^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles" .^ 2018 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed March 30, 2018.^ "Agnew's late TD pass lifts SDSU over Air Force, 21-17" . ESPN . Retrieved October 13, 2018 .^ "Air Force at Army – Game Summary – November 3, 2018" . ESPN . Retrieved November 3, 2018 .^ "Colorado State at Air Force – Game Summary – November 22, 2018" . ESPN . Retrieved November 22, 2018 .^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Colorado State at Air Force (Nov 22, 2018 at USAFA, Colo.)" . USAFA Athletic Department. Retrieved November 22, 2018 .^ "Profile of the Air Force Falcons" . Winsipedia. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .^ "2019 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 23, 2023 .
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