2010 Air Force Recruiting Class

2010 Air Force Falcons ... Head Coach: Troy Calhoun

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 6-6
2009 Record: 8-5

9/5 Nicholls St W 72-0
9/12 at Minnesota L 20-13
9/19 at New Mexico W 37-13
9/26 SDSU  W 26-14
10/3 at Navy L 16-13 OT
10/10 TCU L 20-17
10/17 Wyoming  W 10-0
10/24 at Utah L 23-16 OT
10/31 at Colorado St W 34-16
11/7 Army W 35-7
11/14 UNLV  W 45-17
11/21 at BYU L 38-31
11/28 OPEN DATE
ARMED FORCES BOWL
12/31 Houston W 47-20

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 7-5
2008 Record: 8-5

Aug. 30 Southern Utah W 41-7
Sept. 6 at Wyoming W 23-3
Sept. 13 at Houston W 31-28
Sept. 20 Utah L 30-23
Sept. 27 OPEN DATE
Oct. 4 Navy L 33-27
Oct. 11 at San Diego St W 35-10
Oct. 18 at UNLV W 29-28
Oct. 23 New Mexico W 23-10
Nov. 1 at Army W 16-7
Nov. 8 Colorado State W 38-17
Nov. 15 BYU L 38-24
Nov. 22 at TCU L 44-10
Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 31 Houston L 34-28

Air Force Falcons

The Top 5 Prospects
RB	Jon Lee	5-10	185	Winder, GA
TE	Sean Craig	6-3	225	Tucson, AZ
QB	Antonio Andrews	6-0	193	Fort Campbell, KY
LB	Seth Kline	6-1	215	Yakima, WA
OL	Jacob Ehm	6-6	250	Scottsdale, AZ
The Rest of the Class
DE	Moshood Adeniji	6-2	225	Garland, TX
LB	Austin Arias	6-0	220	Peoria, AZ
DB	Fred Blow	5-10	165	Humble, TX
WR	Stacey Blunt	6-1	173	Dublin, OH
LB	Dylan Bungum	6-3	205	Dodge Center, MN
RB	Riley Carr	5-11	226	Mill Creek, WA
WR	Clayton Cooper	6-0	178	Springtown, TX
DB	Christian Cummings	5-10	185	Jefferson City, MO
DB	Martinez Davis	5-10	170	Madisonville, KY
TE	Ben DeMarr	6-4	210	Phoenix, AZ
RB	Jonathan Diaz	5-8	175	Temecula, CA
OL	Bobby Dunn	6-2	240	Carol Stream, IL
RB	Brandon Ellison	5-11	210	Friendswood, TX
WR	Dillon Farley	6-5	200	Keller, TX
OL	Joe Frank	6-4	285	Moorpark, CA
OL	AJ Frieler	6-5	270	Greeley, CO
ATH	Mitch Griebel	6-0	180	Littleton, CO
RB	Broam Hart	6-1	194	Alvarado, TX
LB	Jared Jones	6-1	200	Chandler, AZ
WR	Al Lasker	6-0	167	Carrollton, TX
DT	Steven Lester	6-2	262	Mundelein, IL
WR	Keith  Link	6-3	210	Highlands Ranch, CO
RB	Cody Melton	5-7	170	Norwood, NC
DB	Brendan Murphy	5-9	160	Scottsdale, AZ
LB	Joey Nichol	6-1	220	Cedar Park, TX
K	Cody Rademacher	5-10	183	Austin, TX
LB	Alberto Sanabria	6-1	200	Gainesville, GA
DT	Tristan Turknett	5-11	300	Dallas, TX
K	Steven Valadez	5-10	190	Arlington, TX
RB	Mark Weisman	6-0	210	Lincolnshire, IL

Dec. 31
ARMED FORCES
Air Force 47 … Houston 20
Air Force picked off Case Keenum six times with Chris Thomas coming up with two interceptions, and a team-leading 12 tackles, and Anthony Wright came up with three interceptions in the stunner. Air Force ran for 402 yards with Jared Tew tearing off 173 yards with a six-yard score early and a dagger of a 71-yard dash late in the fourth. Asher Clark added first half touchdown runs from 36 and 22 yards away for the Falcons on the way to a 24-6 Falcon lead at the half. Houston’s highlight came on the opening kickoff of the second half on a 79-yard kickoff return for a score form Tyron Carrier, but Air Force answered with a 100-yard Jonathan Warzeka kickoff return for a touchdown. Keenum threw one touchdown pass on a ten-yarder to Patrick Edwards.
Player of the Game: Air Force RB Jared Tew ran 26 times for 173 yards and two scores
Houston: Passing: Case Keenum, 24-41, 222 yds, 1 TD, 6 INT
Rushing: Charles Sims, 14-66, Receiving: Charles Sims, 6-57
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 10-14, 161 yds
Rushing: Jared Tew, 26-173, 2 TD, Receiving: Kevin Fogler, 4-89
What It All Means: Everything about the formula worked. Air Force’s smart, athletic pass defense stepped in front of everything Case Keenum tried to do and challenged every throw, while the running attack controlled the game from the start and kept Keenum off the field. The way Air Force played never allowed the Cougars to get into a rhythm while the Falcon backfield ran the offense to perfection. This game showed that Air Force really can play with the better offenses, and now it’s time for this to translate into doing more against the top Mountain West teams. 

Nov. 21
at BYU 38 … Air Force 21
Max Hall set a BYU record for wins with his 30th as the starter with five touchdown passes including two to Dennis Pitta in the second quarter and a nine-yarder to Luke Ashworth to give the Cougars a 24-0 lead. Air Force came back with a 27-yard Josh Cousins touchdown catch, with Ben Cochran stepping in for Tim Jefferson to provide more of a passing attack, but the game was never in doubt. The Falcons committed four turnovers and were outgained 498 yards to 300 in the blowout.
Player of the Game: BYU QB Max Hall completed 33-of-45 passes for 377 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions
Air Force: Passing: Ben Cochran, 5-18, 88 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jared Tew, 19-82, Receiving: Asher Clark, 1-29
BYU: Passing: Max Hall, 33-45, 377 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Harvey Unga, 11-67, Receiving: Dennis Pitta, 9-111, 2 TD 
What It All Means: Air Force got down early and never had a shot. This was a good matchup for the Falcons, and it all went straight into the tank when the passing game was needed to get back into the game. It’s another Mountain West year done and another season firmly entrenched at the No. 4 spot. That’s not a horrible thing to be bowl bound and to finish in the upper division, but it shows that there’s a hard ceiling on how good the program can be without a more effective passing game.

Nov. 14
at Air Force 45 … UNLV 17
In the snow, Air Force rumbled for 431 rushing yards and 557 yards overall with Asher Clark scoring from 24, two, and 40 yards away and with Savier Stephens and Nathan Walker each rushing for scores. UNLV got down 24-3 before getting into the end zone on a 30-yard Phillip Payne catch, but the defense couldn’t come up with a stop. Terrance Lee finished with 15 tackles for the Rebels.
Player of the Game: Air Force RB Asher Clark ran 18 times for 150 yards and three scores.
UNLV: Passing: Omar Clayton, 9-18, 108 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Mike Clausen, 11-60, 1 TD, Receiving: Phillip Payne, 4-49, 1 TD
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 8-13, 126 yds
Rushing: Asher Clark, 18-150, 3 TD, Receiving: Kevin Fogler, 3-73
What It All Means: UNLV never had a chance against the Falcon attack with a running game at its best. The Falcons have won four of their last five games with the only loss coming in overtime at Utah, and they couldn’t be playing better going into the big game at BYU. If the Falcons want to break through and be a part of the top three in the conference, now is the time with Asher Clark running extremely well and Tim Jefferson making good decisions and running the offense well. 

Nov. 7
at Air Force 35 … Army 7
After a sluggish start, with the offense failing to get in the end zone in the first half and the only points coming on a 88-yard punt return by Anthony Wright, Air Force blew up in the second half with 28 unanswered points on Asher Clark touchdown runs from 36 and eight yards out, a Tim Jefferson two-yard run, and a 73-yard touchdown catch from Kevin Fogler. Army’s only score came in the first quarter on a 42-yard Trent Steelman run, but the offense would only gain 194 yards the rest of the way.
Player of the Game: Air Force RB Jared Tew ran 25 times for 102 yards.
Army: Passing: Reginald Williams, 2-4, 27 yds
Rushing: Trent Steelman, 18-102, 1 TD, Receiving: Davyd Brooks, 1-20
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 4-7, 131 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Jared Tew, 25-102, Receiving: Kevin Fogler, 3-129, 1 TD
What It All Means: Talk about struggling, Air Force failed to gain 300 yards of total offense, but the defense picked up the slack with a fantastic second half and it turned out to be an easy win. The running game wasn’t always sharp, but Jared Tew pounded away and Tim Jefferson and Kevin Fogler did enough for the passing game to make UNLV and BYU prepare for it over the next few weeks. The Rebels can’t stop the run, so it’s going to be all ground game all the time next week. It’ll be all up to Air Force’s execution and focus. If it plays like it did in the second half against Army, there won’t be a problem. 

Oct. 31
at Air Force 34 … Colorado State 16
Air Force got up 14-0 in the first quarter on a eight-yard Kyle Halderman touchdown catch and a six-yard Jared Tew run, but Colorado State fought back helped by a 13-yard Grant Stucker run. And then the Falcons took over scoring 20 straight point with Jefferson connected with Jonathan Warzeka from 24 yards out and Eric Soderberg nailing a 50-yard bomb. Air Force outgained CSU 382 yards to 267.
Player of the Game: Air Force QB Tim Jefferson completed 7-of-12 passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran 11 times for 35 yards.
Colorado State: Passing: Grant Stucker, 5-10, 49 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Leonard Mason, 19-95, Receiving: Rashaun Greer, 2-36
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 7-12, 111 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Jared Tew, 20-87, 1 TD, Receiving: Kevin Fogler & Johnathan Warzeka, 2-41 (Warzeka scored a TD) 
What It All Means: Air Force is doing what Air Force does. It’s once again looking like the fourth best team in the Mountain West, rolling through the mediocre and losing to the top teams, and with home games against Army and UNLV up next, it looks like another bowl is going to happen. With Tim Jefferson back and looking solid, the offense was humming again while the nation’s leading pass defense was tremendous against the Colorado State downfield passing game. The defense is playing as well as anyone in the conference, including TCU, and it’ll be hard to stop the Falcons if Jefferson keeps playing well.

Oct. 24
at Utah 23 … Air Force 16 OT
Utah’s Stevenson Sylvester stopped Air Force QB Connor Dietz on fourth and two in overtime for the win after the Utes got a one-yard Eddie Wide touchdown run on their possession. The Falcons controlled the ball for close to 39 minutes with 254 rushing yards, but they only got into the end zone once on a one-yard Jared Tew run in the first quarter. Utah started off the scoring on a 45-yard Wide run and got a 90-yard David Reed touchdown catch early in the third. Erik Soderberg kicked three field goals for Air Force, including a 48-yarder in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
Player of the Game: Utah RB Eddie Wide ran 17 times for 121 yards and two scores.
Air Force: Passing: Connor Dietz, 7-10, 64 yds
Rushing: Connor Dietz, 28-98, Receiving: Kyle Halderman, 3-54
Utah: Passing: Terrence Cain, 11-21, 167 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Eddie Wide, 17-121, 2 TD, Receiving: David Reed, 7-149, 1 TD 
What It All Means: Air Force controlled the game with its ground game, holding on to the ball for close to 39 minutes, and Connor Dietz wasn’t bad when he had to throw it with a 7-of-10 day for 64 yards, but Utah made the plays in overtime and game away with the tough win. This is the second OT loss of the tear for the Falcons and all four losses came by a touchdown or less. The team is playing at a high level, but not it has to prove it by beating a struggling Colorado State.

Oct. 17
at Air Force 10 … Wyoming 0
Jared Tew ran for a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and Erik Soderberg nailed a 29-yard field goal as Air Force overcame a shaky day from the offense and QB Tim Jefferson to get the key win. Wyoming got 23 tackles from Brian Henricks, but committed ten penalties, and managed a mere 174 yards of total offense. Air Force completed just 1-of-5 passes for two yards with Connor Dietz missing on his lone throw and Tim Jefferson completing just one of his four throws.
Player of the Game: Air Force RB Jared Tew ran 27 times for 105 yards and a touchdown
Wyoming: Passing: Austyn Carta-Samuels, 14-31, 74 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon Stewart, 14-51, Receiving: David Leonard, 7-36
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 1-4, 2 yds
Rushing: Jared Tew, 27-105, 1 TD, Receiving: Chaz Demerath, 1-2 
What It All Means: There were 13 penalties, two passing yards, and a rough day running the ball from QB Tim Jefferson, but the Falcons came up with a key Mountain West win with road games at Utah and Colorado State up next. Jared Tew powered the ball and kept the offense moving well enough to get by, but the defense was the star keeping Wyoming under wraps all game long. Now the question mark is at quarterback, where Connor Dietz isn’t the best player, but he’s more effective right now than Jefferson, who’s playing on a gimpy ankle.

Oct. 10
at TCU 20 … Air Force 17
TCU got up 14-0 on short touchdown runs from Joseph Turner and Jeremy Kerley, and were never threatened despite the final score. Air Force got a 16-yard Kevin Fogler touchdown catch late in the second, but the TCU defense held firm until the final minute allowing just a field goal before an eight-yard Connor Dietz run with 57 seconds to play. The TCU offense helped keep the game close with three turnovers.
Player of the Game: TCU S Tank Carder made eight tackles, a sack, and broke up two passes.
Air Force: Passing: Connor Dietz, 6-17, 42 yds
Rushing: Connor Dietz, 15-71, 1 TD, Receiving: Kevin Fogler, 3-38, 1 TD
TCU: Passing: Andy Dalton, 16-28, 198 yds ,1 INT
Rushing: Joseph Turner, 18-72, 1 TD, Receiving: Jimmy Young, 6-113
What It All Means: TCU gave Air Force breaks, and the Falcon offense took advantage enough to keep it close. The offense came up with 229 rushing yards against the tremendously quick Horned Frog defensive front, but the defense struggled to get off the field as TCU came up with third down conversion after third down conversion. Things don’t get too much easier with Wyoming and Utah up next, but with the way the defense is playing, and the way it’s forcing turnovers, the Falcons have a shot against anyone. 

Oct. 3
at Navy 16 … Air Force 13 OT
Navy’s Joe Buckley hit a 38-yard field goal in overtime and Air Force missed its kick as Erik Soderberg pushed a 31-yarder wide left. The Air Force offense didn’t get into the end zone getting two Soderberg field goals and a 67-yard interception return for a score from Anthony Wright. Navy scored first with a 13-yard Ricky Dobbs run in the first quarter, but didn’t get back into the end zone. Air Force outrushed the Midshipmen 183 yards to 173.
Player of the Game: Navy QB Ricky Dobbs completed 3-of-4 passes for 36 yards and an interception, and he ran 23 times for 92 yards and a score.
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 6-14, 57 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Savier Stephens, 17-80, Receiving: Kevn Fogler, 3-30
Navy: Passing: Ricky Dobbs, 3-4, 36 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Ricky Dobbs, 23-92, 1 TD, Receiving: Greg Jones, 1-21
What It All Means: Tim Jefferson has to be 100%. His ankle injury isn’t why Air Force lost to Navy, he was able to come back in the second half, but the ground game wasn’t potent and he struggled in the passing game completing just 6-of-14 passes. Navy’s defense might have been inspired, but it’s not good enough to hold anyone out of the end zone, much less a team with an attack like Air Force has. If the Falcons couldn’t produce against Navy, forget about it against TCU next week. 

Sept. 26
at Air Force 26 … San Diego State 14
Reggie Rembert returned a fumble 47 yards for a score and came up with two interceptions, and Erik Soderberg hit four field goals as Air Force got past the Aztecs. Anthony Wright also scored for the Falcon D with a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown on the way to a 26-2 lead. San Diego State got its touchdowns in garbage time with two Vincent Brown touchdown catches in the final 3:26.
Player of the Game: Air Force DB Reggie Rembert made seven tackles with two interceptions and a fumble return for a touchdown.
San Diego State: Passing: Ryan Lindley, 25-41, 284 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Anthony Miller, 15-59, Receiving: Vincent Brown, 10-123, 2 TD
Air Force: Passing: Connor Dietz, 3-6, 51 yds
Rushing: Jared Tew, 23-68, Receiving: Johnathan Warzeka, 2-44
What It All Means: Reggie Rembert was arguably the team’s best player before getting suspended, and he helped make the Air Force defense a rock against San Diego State. The Falcons forced six turnovers as the defensive front provided excellent pressure all game long, while the offense did what it could with Connor Dietz in for an injured Tim Jefferson. Jefferson, who has a sprained ankle, will likely be back for the game at Navy next week. 

Sept. 19
Air Force 37 … at New Mexico 13
Air Force jumped out to a 24-0 first half lead helped by an interception return for a touchdown from Jon Davis and short runs from Jonathan Warzeka and Savier Stephens. The outcome was never in doubt as the Falcons answered a 43-yard James Wright touchdown run with 13 straight points before Wright tore off a 84-yard score in the final few minutes. Air Force held on to the ball for 38:23.
Player of the Game: Air Force’s Andre Morris made seven tackles and two sacks
New Mexico: Passing: B.R. Holbrook, 8-15, 73 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: James Wright, 5-126, 2 TD, Receiving: A.J. Butler & Josh Fussell, 2-12
Air Force: Passing: Connor Dietz, 2-4, 40 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Asher Clark, 20-86, Receiving: Kevin Fogler, 2-42, 1 TD
What It All Means: The Falcons lost QB Tim Jefferson to an ankle injury and the offense kept on rolling. Connor Dietz isn’t Jefferson, but the running game rolled on and the defense stuffed the Lobos cold allowing just 167 yards outside of two big James Wright touchdown runs. While the system is sound and will produce good numbers against anyone, and that includes San Diego State next week, Jefferson needs to be back before dealing with Navy and TCU. 

Sept. 12
at Minnesota 20 ... Air Force 13
Minnesota opened its beautiful new stadium with 17 tackles from LB Nathan Tripplett and ten catches from Eric Decker on the way to a 20-10 lead. Down 10-3 going into the fourth, the Gophers a 17-point run in the fourth quarter highlighted by a 52-yard Triplett fumble return for a score and with a seven-yard DeLeon Eskridge run. Air Force managed an Erik Soderberg field goal with just over a minute to play to pull within seven, but couldn't get the onside kick.
Player of the Game: Minnesota LB Nathan Triplett made 17 tackles, broke up a pass, and returned a fumble 52 yards for a score.
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 10-17, 125 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Asher Clark, 12-90, Receiving: Jonathan Warzeka, 3-55
Minnesota: Passing: Adam Weber, 20-29, 219 yds
Rushing: DeLeon Eskridge, 7-53, Receiving: Eric Decker, 10-113
What It All Means: The running game worked, Tim Jefferson and the passing game were solid, and there were chances to pull off the win, but Minnesota was going to win its opener in the new stadium. Even so, the Falcons showed enough on both sides of the ball to suggest they'll be players in the Mountain West race, and they could beat one or two of the big boys this year if Jefferson keeps progressing. With New Mexico, San Diego State, and Navy up next, this has to be when the team hits its stride. If it plays like it did against Minnesota, it'll win all three games.

Sept. 5
at Air Force 72 ... Nicholls State 0
Air Force came up with the biggest blowout in school history as Jared Tew ran for three scores and Tim Jefferson came up with two one-yard touchdown runs and a 57-yard scoring pass to Kevin Fogler. The Falcons put up 28 points in the first quarter and kept the pressure on with three touchdown runs in the second half before the defense got into the act with a ten-yard fumble return for a score from John Lerch. Nicholls State managed 151 yards and seven first downs.
Player of the Game: Air Force QB Tim Jefferson completed 5-of-7 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, and ran five times for 22 yards and two scores.
Nicholls State: Passing: Jacob Witt, 5-8, 48 yds
Rushing: Marlin Meeks, 1-28, Receiving: Antonio Robinson 4-32
Air Force: Passing: Tim Jefferson, 5-7, 102 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Connor Dietz, 7-83, Receiving: Chaz Demerath, 2-14
What It All Means: Talk about pitching a perfect game, Tim Jefferson ran the option to perfection as the ground attack cranked out 474 yards. The Falcons showed several weapons and several options to keep developing, and now Minnesota has to be worried in its home opener with so many players to prepare for. The key for the defense was the ability to get off the field, holding NSU to 1-of-14 on third down conversions. While it would've seemed like rubbing it in if the offense started throwing the ball, but it would've been nice if Jefferson and the passing game were able to get more work in than just seven throws.