2011 Air Force Football Quick Facts General Information
Team Information
2011 Schedule
Location: . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Springs, CO Enrollment: . . . . . . . . 4,000 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . 1954 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . Falcons Colors (PMS): . . . . . . Blue (287), Silver (877) Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . Falcon Stadium Capacity:. . . . . . . . . . . 46,692 Surface: . . . . . . . . . . . . FieldTurf (6th year) Conference: . . . . . . . . Mountain West Superintendent:. . . . . Lt. Gen. Mike Gould Athletic Director: . . . Dr. Hans Mueh Athletic Phone: . . . . . 719-333-4008 Ticket Manager: . . . . Chris Peludat Ticket Phone:. . . . . . . 800-666-USAF Website: . . . . . . . . . . . www.goairforcefalcons.com Spring Dates: . . . . . . . Feb. 23 - March 17
2010 Record:....................9-4 (5-3 MWC, T3rd place) Basic Offense:..................Multiple Basic Defense: .................Multiple Lettermen Returning:.....58 (28 Off, 27 Def, 3 ST) Lettermen Lost:...............17 (9 Off, 5 Def, 3 ST) Starters Returning: .........14 (5 Off, 8 Def., 1 ST) Starters Lost: ...................12 (6 Off, 3 Def, 3 ST)
Date
Opponent
Series
Sept. 3
South Dakota
First Mtg
Sept. 10
TCU*
TCU leads 7-2-1
Sept. 17
Open
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Athletic Communications Office: .........................719-333-2313 Fax:..............................719-333-3798 Press Box: ...................719-333-1100 Mailing Address:........2169 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840 Football Contact:.......Troy Garnhart, Assoc. AD Office: .........................719-333-9263 Cell: .............................719-359-7432 Email:..........................troy.garnhart@usafa.edu Football Contact:.......Dave Toller, Asst. A.D. Office: .........................719-333-3478 Cell: .............................719-200-2802 Email:..........................dave.toller@usafa.edu Alternate Contact: .....Nick Arseniak, Asst. Office: .........................719-333-9251 Cell: .............................719-510-2684 Email:..........................nicholas.arseniak@usafa.edu
Air Force History First Year: ...................1956 All-Time Record:.......337-278-13 (54 years) Home: ....................183-114-3 Away/Neutral: .......155-164-10 Bowl Record:..............10-10-1 Last Bowl:...................2010 Independence Bowl Result:.....................W 14-7 vs. Georgia Tech
Sept. 24
Tennessee State
First Mtg
Oct. 1
at Navy
AF leads 26-17
Returning Offensive Starters (5) 7 - Tim Jefferson, 6-0, 200, Sr., QB 82-159 passing, 1,459 yds, 10 TD, 6 INT 154 carries, 794 yds, 15 TDs 17 - Asher Clark, 5-8, 185, Sr., TB 182 carries, 1,031 yards, 5.7 ypc, 5 TDs 75 - Jason Kons, 6-4, 255, Jr., OL 54 - Michael Hester, 6-3, 250, Sr., OL 73 - A.J. Wallerstein, 6-4, 280, Sr., OL
Oct. 8
at Notre Dame
ND leads 22-6
Oct. 15
San Diego State*
AF leads 19-10
Oct. 22
at Boise State*
First Meeting
Oct. 29
at New Mexico*
AF leads 18-10
Nov. 5
Army
AF leads 31-13-1
Nov. 12
Wyoming*
AF leads 26-20-3
Nov. 19
UNLV*
AF leads 12-4
Offensive Starters Lost (6) 4 - Kyle Halderman, WR; 83 - Kevin Fogler, WR; 82 - Chaz Demerath, TE; 42 - Jared Tew, FB; 61 - Tyler Schonsheck, OL; 74 - Chase Darden, OL
Nov. 26
at Colorado State*
AF leads 29-19-1
Dec. 3
Open
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Returning Defensive Starters (8) 51 - Zach Payne, 6-3, 255, Sr., DL 55 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks 86 - Ryan Gardner, 6-3, 260, Sr., DL 29 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 FR 41 - Brady Amack, 6-0, 225, Sr., LB 82 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, INT 32 - Jordan Waiwaiole, 6-3, 230, Sr., LB 96 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, INT, 1 FR, 1 FF 44 - Patrick Hennessey, 6-2, 225, Sr., LB 60 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 2 FR, 1 FF 5 - Anthony Wright, 5-10, 190, Sr., DB 50 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 INT, 6 PBU 34 - Anthony Wooding, 6-2, 180, So., DB 30 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU 6 - Jon Davis, 6-1, 198, Sr., DB 93 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 3 INT, 4 PBU, 1 FR, 2 FF Defensive Starters Lost (3) 90 - Rick Ricketts, DL; 36 - Andre Morris, LB; 8 - Reggie Rembert, DB Returning Specialists (1) 56 - Colton Reid, 6-0, 225, Sr., DS Specialists Lost (3) 97 - Keil Bartholomew, P; 94 - Zach Bell, PK; 12 - Ben Cochran, H
* - MWC game
2010 Results 9-4 overall, 5-3 MWC (T3rd place) Date
Opponent
W/L
Sept. 4
Northwestern State
W 65-21
Sept. 11
#RV/24 BYU*#
W 35-14
Sept. 18
at # 7/9 Oklahoma&
L 24-27
Sept. 25
at Wyoming*%
W 20-14
Oct. 2
Navy#
W 14-6
Oct. 9
Colorado State*%
W 49-27
Oct. 16
at San Diego State*@
L 25-27
Oct. 23
at #4/4 TCU*@
L 7-38
Oct. 30
#8/7 Utah*@
L 23-28
Nov. 6
at Army@
W 42-22
Nov. 13
New Mexico*%
W 48-23
Nov. 18
at UNLV*@
W 35-20
Dec. 27
vs. Georgia Tech$
W 14-7
All times local to site * - Mountain West Conference Game Television network: # - VERSUS; & Fox Net; % The Mtn; @ CBS College; $ ESPN 2 (Advocare 100 Independence Bowl)
Coaching Staff Head Coach:.........................Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989) School/Career Record:........34-18 (4 years) Assistant Coaches Ron Burton (North Carolina, 1987), 9th year . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line/NFL Liaison Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986), 5th year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assoc. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/O-Line Des Kitchings (Furman, 2000), 1st year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running Game Coordinator/Running backs Ben Miller (Air Force, 2002), 5th year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Blane Morgan (Air Force, 1999), 10th year . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Capt. John Rudzinski (Air Force, 2005), 2nd year. . . . . . Defensive Assistant Maj. Tony Sampson (Air Force, 2000), 4th year. . . . . . . . JV/Varsity Assistant Lt. Col. Darryl Sumrall (Air Force, 1989), 3rd year . . . . JV /Varsity Assistant Mike Thiessen (Air Force, 2001), 4th year . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coord./Receivers Matt Wallerstedt (Kansas State, 1988), 4th year. . . . . . . . Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/ILBs Charlton Warren (Air Force, 1999), 7th year . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Co-Def. Coor/Rec. Coord./DBs Matt Weikert (Ohio, 2002), 5th year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outside Linebackers Brad White (Wake Forest, 2004), 2nd year. . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Linebackers/Asst. Recruiting Coord. Air Force Football
2010 Indepedence Bowl Champions