Though there was a sparse crowd of 25,042 at RFK for the 2011 Military Bowl, the Air Force Falcons and Toledo Rockets did not disappoint with their back-and-forth scoring between two high powered offenses. Toledo secured its 42-41 victory in an instant classic after Air Force failed in a 2-point conversion gamble with :52 seconds remaining in the game. The Mountain West’s Air Force Falcons and Mid-American Conference’s Toledo Rockets are two of the most high-scoring offenses in the...
Air Force schooled Georgia Tech in old-fashioned style football beating the Yellow Jackets 14-7 in the Advocare 100 Independence Bowl. The Falcons ran the option to perfection much to the delight of the Shreveport faithful. Falcons QB Tim Jefferson handed the ball off to six different backs for a combined 170 yards. Meanwhile, Jefferson would keep the Yellow Jackets’ defense honest by completing 11 passes for 117 yards. Georgia Tech’s defense played stellar holding the Falcons aerial attack to...
Air Force: Fisher DeBerry’s Air Force Falcons were the premier team among the service academies during his tenure. When DeBerry retired in December of 2006, he amassed an impressive 34-8 record against rivals Army and Navy. Needless to say, Air Force’s replacement to him was going have some very large big shoes to fill. On December 22nd 2006, the Falcons brought in former DeBerry assistant and Air Force grad Troy Calhoun to succeed him. Calhoun brought along with him...
