2016 Air Force Falcons football team

2016 Air Force Falcons
MWC Championship Game vs. San Diego State, W 30-17
Navy National Bowl vs #6 Wisconsin, L 35-31
Conference	MWC Mountain
Ranking
Coaches	#23
2016 record	10-4 (8-0 MWC)
Head coach	DescretoBurrito (3rd year)
Captain	David Simpson ( Sr year)
Captain	Denver Boston ( Sr year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)
Seasons « 2015 2017 »

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football season began with Air Force traveling to Ohio State in week one. They play as a member of the Mountain West Conference, in the mountain division. Air Force defeated San Diego State to win the 2016 Mountain West Championship. Air Force also earned their first top 25 ranking, at #23 in the Week 14 Coaches Poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	Saturday Afternoon	at Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 17-27
2	Saturday Evening	#11 Oklahoma*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 7-28
3	Saturday Evening	at Ole Miss*		Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 23-10
5	Saturday Evening	Navy*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 11-20
6	Saturday Evening	at Utah State		Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	W 13-10
7	Saturday Morning	at Army*		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 13-3
8	Saturday Afternoon	Wyoming		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 42-0
9	Saturday Evening	at Boise State		Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	W 20-14
10	Saturday Evening	New Mexico		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 21-10
11	Saturday Evening	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	W 17-13
13	Saturday Night	#14 San Diego State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 26-23
14	Saturday Night	at #19 Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	W 38-35
CCG	CCG Day 1	#20 San Diego State	#23	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	W 30-17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Navy National Bowl	Bowl Day 1	vs. #6 Wisconsin	#20	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	L 31-35
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Roster

2016 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Abreu, CliffordClifford Abreu  4.5 !Sr QB Aguire, DerrickDerrick Aguire 57.0 !Sr QB Silva, AlejandroAlejandro Silva 5.0 !Jr QB Kaufman, NicoNico Kaufman 1.0 !Fr RB Taylor, RichardRichard Taylor  4.5 !Sr RB Chacon, FrederickFrederick Chacon  3.5 !Jr RB Zereou, TamauTamau Zereou  2.5 !So RB Norman, JasonJason Norman  1.5 !Fr FB Costa, JohnnieJohnnie Costa  4.5 !Sr FB Leach, OscarOscar Leach 5.0 !Jr FB Mullen, JimmyJimmy Mullen  1.5 !Fr WR Solis, JosephJoseph Solis  4.5 !Sr WR Valdez, MerleMerle Valdez  3.5 !Jr WR Smith, JeromeJerome Smith 5.0 !Jr WR Larry, BenjaminBenjamin Larry  1.5 !Fr WR Daniel, XavierXavier Daniel 1.0 !Fr WR Jones, DarnellDarnell Jones 1.0 !Fr WR Doughty, MichaelMichael Doughty 1.0 !Fr WR Myles, DarnellDarnell Myles 1.0 !Fr WR Hall, JamesJames Hall 1.0 !Fr TE Simpson, DavidDavid Simpson (C)  4.5 !Sr TE Muncy, JayJay Muncy 57.0 !Sr TE Seaman, FrederickFrederick Seaman 5.0 !Jr TE Canty, BrianBrian Canty  2.5 !So TE Pressley, JamelJamel Pressley 1.0 !Fr TE Reese, CaydenCayden Reese 1.0 !Fr TE Herbert, IbrahimIbrahim Herbert 1.0 !Fr OT Hyman, StevenSteven Hyman 57.0 !Sr OT Batchelor, HowardHoward Batchelor 5.0 !Jr OT Rodriguez, DanielDaniel Rodriguez 5.0 !Jr OT Neely, RussellRussell Neely  2.5 !So OT Wheeler, PatrickPatrick Wheeler  2.5 !So OT Roberson, AaronAaron Roberson 1.0 !Fr OG Anderson, ThomasThomas Anderson  3.5 !Jr OG Bishop, PartickPartick Bishop  3.5 !Jr OG Ross, GregoryGregory Ross 5.0 !Jr OG Henson, PaulPaul Henson 3.0 !So OG Bacon, SamSam Bacon 1.0 !Fr C Hughes, IgnacioIgnacio Hughes  4.5 !Sr C Lewis, DanielDaniel Lewis 5.0 !Jr C Bennett, JamesJames Bennett  1.5 !Fr C Griffin, KamariKamari Griffin 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Sellers, GeorgeGeorge Sellers  3.5 !Jr DE Thomas, RobertRobert Thomas 5.0 !Jr DE Blanton, MelMel Blanton  1.5 !Fr DE Carter, JamesJames Carter  1.5 !Fr DT Lynch, CarlCarl Lynch 57.0 !Sr DT Denny, MichaelMichael Denny 5.0 !Jr DT Young, RolandRoland Young 5.0 !Jr DT Muhammad, KadenKaden Muhammad 1.0 !Fr ILB Boston, DenverDenver Boston (C)  4.5 !Sr ILB Sanchez, JeffreyJeffrey Sanchez 57.0 !Sr ILB Buck, PaulPaul Buck  3.5 !Jr ILB Butler, CameronCameron Butler 5.0 !Jr ILB Olson, JoshuaJoshua Olson  1.5 !Fr ILB Nesbitt, MatthewMatthew Nesbitt 1.0 !Fr OLB Levin, JohnJohn Levin  3.5 !Jr OLB White, RobertRobert White  3.5 !Jr OLB McElroy, TyroneTyrone McElroy 5.0 !Jr OLB Marion, JasonJason Marion 3.0 !So OLB Stapleton, MarkMark Stapleton  1.5 !Fr OLB Suarez, PaulPaul Suarez  1.5 !Fr CB King, DavidDavid King 57.0 !Sr CB Pratt, NathanNathan Pratt 57.0 !Sr CB Bailey, WilliamsWilliams Bailey  3.5 !Jr CB Mitchell-Morrison, StephenStephen Mitchell-Morrison 5.0 !Jr CB Rutledge, JeromeJerome Rutledge 5.0 !Jr CB Green, RonaldRonald Green 3.0 !So CB Allen, JimmyJimmy Allen  1.5 !Fr CB Williams, PrincePrince Williams 1.0 !Fr CB Mathis, IsraelIsrael Mathis 1.0 !Fr FS Waldron, MichaelMichael Waldron 57.0 !Sr FS Jackson, OrondeOronde Jackson 5.0 !Jr FS Roche, LouisLouis Roche 1.0 !Fr FS Mayes, MarcusMarcus Mayes 1.0 !Fr SS Buck, WilliamWilliam Buck  4.5 !Sr SS Maynard, JosephJoseph Maynard 57.0 !Sr SS Schwartz, PatrickPatrick Schwartz  1.5 !Fr SS Hunter, JamesJames Hunter 1.0 !Fr SS Dudley, JamelJamel Dudley 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Martinez, AntonioAntonio Martinez 57.0 !Sr K Cruz, CarlosCarlos Cruz 5.0 !Jr P Ward, BrendanBrendan Ward 1.0 !Fr P Jameson, JoshJosh Jameson 1.0 !Fr P Purcell, ThomasThomas Purcell 1.0 !Fr	Head coach DescretoBurrito Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: Week 1, 2016

Stats

Records Vs

	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference	0-2	2-2	2-4
CP Top 25	1-1	1-1	3-2
Commander-in-Chief's	0-1	1-0	1-1
Divisional	2-0	3-0	5-0
Conference	3-0	4-0	8-0
AAC	-	-	-
ACC	-	-	-
Big 12	0-1	-	0-1
Big Ten	-	0-2	0-2
Pac-12	-	-	-
SEC	-	1-0	1-0
Overall	3-2	6-2	10-4

Time and Weather

	Sunny	Cloudy	Rainy	Snowy	Overall
Tues Night	1-1	-	-	1-1
Thurs Night	-	-	-	-	-
Sat Morning	1-0	-	-	-	1-0
Sat Afternoon	1-1	-	-	-	1-1
Sat Evening	4-2	-	-	1-0	5-2
Sat Night	2-0	-	-	-	2-0
Overall	9-4	-	-	1-0	10-4

Passing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	QBR
Alejandro Silva	QB	Jr	14	107	178	58.4	1382	4	5	125.4

Rushing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	100yd Games
Frederick Chacon	RB	(Jr)	14	355	1817	5.1	11	10
Alejandro Silva	QB	Jr	12	105	733	7.0	14	2
Tamau Zereoue	RB	(So)	1	6	58	9.7	1	0
Johnnie Costa	FB	(Sr)	3	12	36	3.0	3	0

Receiving

Name	Position	Class	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
David Simpson	TE	(Sr)	7	12	151	12.6	0
Jerome Smith	WR	Jr	14	32	539	16.8	0
Benjamin Larry	WR	(Fr)	1	2	18	9.0	1
Merle Valdez	WR	(Jr)	7	15	197	13.1	0
Jamel Pressley	TE	Fr	2	2	42	21.0	0
Joseph Solis	WR	(Jr)	4	7	79	11.3	2
Fred Seaman	TE	Jr	2	3	29	9.7	1

Defensive

Name	Position	Class	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Paul Buck	ILB	(Jr)	10	71	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Levin	OLB	(Jr)	11	75	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Stephen Mitchell-Morrison	CB	Jr	10	42	1	3	0	0	1	0	0
Robert Thomas	DE	Jr	7	19	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ronald Young	DT	Jr	3	8	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
William Buck	SS	(Sr)	1	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Oronde Jackson	FS	Jr	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking

Name	Position	Class	Attempts	Made	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Carlos Cruz	K	Jr	20	19	0	0	3	6	11	1	35	0

Recruiting

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School	Ranking
Giovanni Luke	QB	Fr	6'1"	187	Concrete HS, Concrete WA	1.0/4.0
Kareen Kendrick	RB	Fr	6'1"	209	Emery HS, Castle Dale UT	1.0/3.5
Aden Baumann	OT	Fr	6'1"	264	Marion County HS, Guin AL	1.0/3.5
Mohamed Goldman	K	Fr	6'1"	193	Montpelier HS, Montpelier ND	1.0/3.0
Robert Benjamin	OG	Fr	6'3"	298	Robert E. Lee HS, Baytown TX	1.0/3.0
Zaire Harrell	ILB	Fr	6'1"	247	East Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield CA	1.0/2.5
Hunter Herndon	OG	Fr	6'1"	302	Las Vegas HS, Las Vegas NV	1.0/4.0
Martin Oreilly	QB	Fr	6'4"	209	Tekoa-Oakesdale, Oakesdale WA	1.5/3.5
Aboubacar Ware	FB	Fr	5'8"	253	Provo, Provo UT	1.0-3.5
Gavin Minton	FB	Fr	6'1"	207	Chalmette, Chalmette LA	1.0/4.0
Reginald Lattimore	WR	Fr	6'1"	187	Douglas, Minden NV	1.5/4.5
Pita Kamu	OT	Fr	6'6"	310	Farmerville, Farmerville LA	1.5/3.5
Jayden Conway	OT	Fr	6'2"	302	Northeast, Macon GA	1.0/3.5
Steven Proctor	OG	Fr	6'7"	304	El Dorado, Placerville CA	1.0/3.5
Martin Thompson	DT	Fr	6'4"	309	Galena, Reno NV	1.0/3.5
Ricardo Torrez	DT	Fr	6'3"	302	Manchester Central, Manchester NH	1.0/3.5
Shamar Sutton	FS	Fr	5'11"	197	Wray, Wray CO	1.0/4.5
Lorenzo Rodgers	K	Fr	6'3"	195	Thunder Ridge, Highlands Ranch CO	1.0/5.0

Walk-Ons

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School	Ranking
Mekhi Gordon	RB	Fr	5'9"	207	Moapa Valley HS, Overton NV	1.0/2.5
Kieran Ott	WR	Fr	6'1"	158	Emery HS, Castle Dale UT	1.0/2.5
Bobby Stanford	TE	Fr	6'6"	208	Hillcrest HS, Idaho Falls ID	1.0/2.5
Nico New	OG	Fr	6'2"	265	Hillcrest HS, Idaho Falls ID	1.0/3.0
Marcus Farnsworth	OG	Fr	6'3"	281	Pine View HS, St. George UT	1.0/2.0
Edward Dowdy	K	Fr	6'1"	182	East HS, Cheyenne WY	1.0/3.0

Awards

All-MWC Team

First Team

• FB Johnnie Costa
• OT Patrick Wheeler
• DE Robert Thomas
• ILB Paul Buck

Second Team

• OG Thomas Anderson
• OLB John Levin
• CB Stephen Mitchell-Morrison
• K Carlos Cruz