2019 Air Force Falcons football team

2019 Air Force Falcons
Mountain West Conference Champion
MWC Championship Game vs. Nevada, W 33-30
Las Vegas Bowl vs Cal, L 10-30
Conference	MWC Mountain
2019 record	11-3 (8-0 MWC)
Head coach	DescretoBurrito (6th year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)
Seasons « 2018 2020 »

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
2	Saturday Morning	at Navy*		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis,MD	W 41-21
4	Saturday Afternoon	Colorado State	#25	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 42-27
5	Saturday Evening	Washington State*	#25	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 20-17
7	Saturday Evening	#16 Mississippi State*	#20	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 7-35
8	Saturday Afternoon	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 40-14
9	Saturday Evening	at #15 Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 35-44
10	Friday Night	Army*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 27-24
11	Saturday Afternoon	Boise State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 51-3
12	Saturday Evening	Fresno State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 19-7
13	Friday Night	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 30-27
14	Saturday Afternoon	Utah State	#25	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 17-7
15	Saturday Afternoon	at Hawaii	#24	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 30-17
CCG	CCG Day 1	#5 Nevada	#21	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	W 33-30
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Las Vegas Bowl	Bowl Day 8	vs. California	#15	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, AZ	L 10-30
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Roster

2019 Air Force Falcons Football Roster
Quarterback Nico Kaufman - Junior Giovanni Luke - Sophmore Martin O'Reilly - Junior Jeremiah Galvan - Sophmore Running Back Xavier Valentine - Sophmore Jason Norman - Senior Kareem Kendrick - Sophmore Mekhi Gordon - Junior Chance Perry - Freshman Fullback Gavin Minton - Sophmore Jimmy Mullen - Senior Aboubacar Ware - Junior Ayden Redding - Freshman Wide Receiver Reginald Lattimore - Sophmore James Hall - Junior Darnell Jones - Senior Benjamin Larry - Senior Michael Doughty - Senior Kieran Ott - Junior Tight End Cayden Reese - Junior Jamel Pressley - Senior Malik Oliver - Freshman Bobby Stanford - Sophomore Break Offensive Tackles Patrick Wheeler - Senior Russell Neely - Senior Pita Kamu - Sophomore Aaron Roberson - Junior Jayden Conway - Sophomore Aden Baumann - Freshman		Offensive Guards Paul Henson - Senior Sam Bacon - Senior Hunter Hendron - Freshman Steven Proctor - Freshman Robert Benjamin - Sophomore Nico New - Sophomore Marcus Farnsworth - Sophomore Centers Kamari Griffin - Freshman James Bennett - Sophomore Defensive Ends James Carter - Junior Mel Blanton - Junior D'andre Reid - Freshman Joel Benjamin - Freshman Ayden Aiken-Nash - Freshman Defensive Tackles Kaden Muhammad - Sophomore Martin Thompson - Freshman Ricardo Torrez - Sophomore Inside Linebackers Joshua Olson - Junior Matthew Nesbit - Junior Zaire Harrell - Sophomore Patrick Middleton - Freshman Chase Shields - Freshman Jeffrey Schubert - Freshman Outside Linebackers Mark Stapleton - Junior Paul Suarez - Junior Jason Marion - Senior Tom Bird - Freshman Ian Ricketts - Freshman		Cornerbacks Prince Williams - Sophomore Ronald Green - Senior Israel Mathis - Sophomore Jimmy Allen - Junior Free Safeties Marcus Mayes - Junior Shamar Sutton - Freshman Louis Roche - Junior Strong Safeties Kevin Briggs - Junior Jesse Hutchins - Junior Patrick Schwarts - Junior Jamel Dudley - Junior James Hunter - Sophomore Kickers Lorenzo Rodgers - Freshman Mohamed Goldman - Sophomore Edward Dowdy - Sophomore Frederick Nicholas - Freshman Punters Thomas Purcell - Sophomore Brendan Ward - Junior Josh Jameson - Junior 2018 Redshirts Malik Oliver - TE Noel Tatum - OT Jael Cervantes - C Malik McDonalds - DE Marion Winston - DT Omari Douglas - DT Bobby Oakley - ILB Aron Todd - ILB Ethan Brannon - OLB Matthew Solomon ] SS

Stats

Passing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	QBR
Nico Kaufman	QB	(Jr)	14	255	378	67.5	3349	17	8	152.49

Rushing

Name	Position	Class	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	100yd Games
Xavier Valentine	RB	So	14	312	1454	4.7	18	5
Nico Kaufman	QB	(Jr)	14	81	567	7.1	7	0

Receiving

Name	Position	Class	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
James Hall	WR	(Jr)	13	55	770	14.0	7
Benjamin Larry	WR	(Sr)	3	7	88	12.6	0
Reginald Lattimore	WR	(So)	14	61	938	15.4	3
Darnell Jones	WR	Sr	12	37	464	12.5	1
Cayden Reese	TE	(Jr)	11	40	567	14.2	5
Jamel Pressley	TE	Sr	2	4	35	8.75	0
Gavin Minton	FB	(So)	1	1	5	5.0	1

Defensive

Name	Position	Class	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Joshua Olson	ILB	(Sr)	9	60	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prince Williams	CB	(Jr)	9	28	0	8	0	0	0	2	0
James Carter	DE	(Sr)	7	30	9.5	0	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Blanton	DE	Sr	6	25	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Hutchins	SS	Sr	7	43	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Shamar Sutton	FS	(So)	4	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kaden Muhammad	DT	(Jr)	7	34	2.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Paul Suarez	OLB	(Sr)	3	14	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Stapleton	OLB	(Sr)	2	10	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Israel Mathis	CB	(Jr)	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Name	Position	Class	Attempts	Missed	Blocked	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Lorenzo Rodgers	K	(So)	31	2	0	1	4	7	13	4	44	0

Recruiting

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School	Ranking
Derrick Dukes	DE	Fr	6'-5"	261	Elisworth HS, Elisworth KS	1.5/5.0
Keenan High	ILB	Fr	6'-3"	206	Chadron HS, Chadron NE	1.0/4.5
Pat Linder	OT	Fr	6'-5"	326	Benson HS, Omaha NE	1.0/4.5
Eli Eubanks	OT	Fr	6'-2"	292	Bayard HS, Bayard NE	1.5/4.0
Jabari Heckle	OLB	So	6'-3"	228	Kearns HS, Kearns UT	2.5/4.0
Shane Woodall	QB	Fr	6'-4"	231	Englewood HS, Englewood CO	1.0/3.5
Terrence Gilmore	C	Fr	6'-3"	248	Thunder Ridge HS, Highlands Ranch CO	2.0/3.5
Joseph Gore	LS	Fr	6'-3"	241	Aurora HS, Aurora CO	1.0/3.5
Benjamin Slack	OLB	Fr	5'-11"	236	Grand Junction HS, Grand Junction CO	1.0/3.0
Amosa Nelson	RB	Fr	5'-9"	172	Englewood HS, Englewood CO	1.0/3.0
Wesley Kyle	LS	Fr	6'-2"	253	D'Evelyn HS, Denver CO	1.0/2.5
Caleb Pyle	ILB	Fr	6'-1"	226	Eaglecrest HS, Centennial CO	1.0/2.5
Antonie Murphy	DE	Fr	6'-0"	272	Sterling HS, Sterling CO	1.5/2.5

Walk-Ons

Name	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School	Ranking
Van Cooney	LS	Fr	6'-2"	236	Adams City HS, Commerce City CO	1.0/1.0

Awards

All Americans:

• CB Prince Williams

MWC Defensive Player of the Year:

• CB Prince Williams

All-MWC First Team:

• DE James Carter
• CB Prince Williams
• K Lorenzo Rodgers
• P Thomas Purcell

All-MWC Second Team:

• RB Xavier Valentine
• OG Hunter Herndon
• OG William Vela
• ILB Joshua Olson
• SS Jesse Hutchins

NFLHC Draftees

• CB Prince Williams (Round 2, Pick #51), Los Angles Chargers
• SS Jesse Hutchins (Round 4, Pick #108), New York Jets
• DE James Carter (Round 4, Pick #118), Cincinnati Bengals
• ILB Joshua Olson (Round 5, Pick #155), Detroit Lions

NFLHC UDFA Signings

• OLB Mark Stapleton, Atlanta Falcons
• OLB Paul Suarez, Denver Broncos