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10/01/22 - Haaziq Daniels, rSr/2023, Air Force + More +

Haaziq Daniels and the Air Force ground game finally got on track late to help the Falcons hold off Navy 13-10 on Saturday. The option quarterback clinched the win for the Falcons (4-1) with an 18-yard scamper on third-and-6 in Navy territory, allowing them to run out the clock. This was soon after Matthew Dapore connected on a 22-yard field goal with 4:14 left to give Air Force the lead. Daniels had 65 yards rushing to go with 156 through the air, including a 67-yard touchdown pass to David Cormier on the third play of the game. The Falcons gained around 90 of their 200 yards rushing over the final two drives. Tai Lavatai tied the game at 10-apiece with 10:50 with a 5-yard run on third-and-goal. Lavatai drifted back to pass but when the middle opened up, he cruised into the end zone. Navy (1-3) entered as a two-touchdown underdog.

After Dapore's field goal, Navy went three-and-out. The Midshipmen finished 4-of-13 on third downs for the game. The Falcons raced out to a quick 10-0 and rode their defense to a victory in the first leg of the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. The annual award goes to the round-robin winner between the service academies. Navy hasn't won at Air Force since an overtime win on Oct. 6, 2012. The Midshipmen missed a 33-yard field goal early in the third quarter. Brad Roberts finished with 108 yards rushing to move into second place on the program's all-time rushing list among fullbacks. He now has 2,386 career yards. Leading the fullback list is John Kershner, who had 2,726 yards from 1980-83. - Air Force/AP College Football

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QB Haaziq Daniels, Air Force
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09/26/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

SEPT 26 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BRAD ROBERTS, AIR FORCE, Senior, Running Back, Arvada, Colorado/Ralston Valley HS,...Played in only the first half and the first three minutes of the third quarter of Air Force's 48-20 victory vs. Nevada...Carried the ball 20 times for a game-high 123 yards, while tying a career-high with three rushing touchdowns...Averaged 6.2 yards per carry and nine of the 20 carries went for first downs or touchdowns. - Mountain West Football

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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09/23/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

Brad Roberts had 123 yards and three touchdowns rushing, Ben Brittain threw an 80-yard touchdown pass and Air Force defeated Nevada 48-20 on Friday night. Brittain's 80-yard pass to David Cormier in the second quarter was the Falcons' only completed pass of the game. It was backup QB Brittain's first and only pass attempt since the 2020 season. For Roberts, it was the second time in three games that he scored three rushing touchdowns, which is his career high. He also scored three times in a 41-10 win over Colorado two weeks ago. The Falcons (3-1, 1-1 Mountain West) had 541 total yards, 461 on the ground. John Lee Eldridge had eight carries for 102 yards. With its ground game eating up time on the clock, Air Force had a 43:41-16:19 advantage in time of possession. Toa Taua had seven carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolf Pack (2-3, 0-1) Nate Cox completed 12 of 20 passes for 130 yards. - Air Force/AP College Football

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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09/12/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

SEPT 12 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BRAD ROBERTS, AIR FORCE, Senior, Running Back, Arvada, Colorado/Ralston Valley HS,...Led Air Force to a 41-10 victory over Colorado, rushing 24 times for 174 yards and tying a career high with three touchdowns...The 174 rushing yards are the second-most of his career...Eight of 24 carries went for first downs or touchdowns...Averaged 7.2 yards per carry. - Mountain West Football

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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09/10/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

Fullback Brad Roberts ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns to help Air Force overcome several miscues, including a snap over the punter's head, in a 41-10 win over Colorado on a dreary Saturday. Hosting the Buffaloes for the first time since 1974, the Falcons built a 20-0 lead. Air Force entered the nationally televised game as a 17 1/2-point favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, but couldn't shake Colorado until late in the third quarter, when they scored 21 straight points. "It's an awesome feeling (to beat Colorado)," said Roberts, who is from a Denver suburb and went to a few Buffaloes games growing up. "We played a really good game and our defense really stepped up to the plate." Air Force (2-0) and Colorado (0-2) combined for six turnovers in the rainy conditions, including each team fumbling at the goal line while going in for a score.

The Buffaloes' goal-line fumble occurred in the third and right after Air Force set them up in good field position after a snap sailed well over the head of punter Carson Bay. Alex Fontenot was trying to wiggle into the end zone when the ball was ripped away. It would have made it a one-score game. Falcons quarterback Haaziq Daniels scored from a yard out late in the third to wrap up a second straight win over the Buffaloes. Air Force won in Boulder in 2019. - Air Force/AP College Football

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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09/06/22 - Haaziq Daniels, rSr/2023, Air Force + More +

Haaziq Daniels put the air in Air Force on his first pass attempt of the season. The Falcons, whose triple-option offense has had a run-pass ratio of nearly 90-10 the past two seasons, scored their first touchdown in a 48-17 win over Northern Iowa on Daniels' 80-yard pass to Dane Kinamon. Air Force faced third-and-12 from its 20 when Daniels scrambled to his left and threw to Kinamon, who had his defender beat by 5 yards and caught the ball in stride. It was Air Force's longest pass since Daniels' school-record 92-yarder against Colorado State last year. - AP College Football

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QB Haaziq Daniels, Air Force
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09/03/22 - Haaziq Daniels, rSr/2023, Air Force + More +

Haaziq Daniels completed three passes for 109 yards and carried it 12 times for 107 as Air Force opened the season with a 48-17 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Daniels' first pass of the game went for an 80-yard touchdown as he scrambled and found Dane Kinamon wide open along the left sideline. It was the eighth longest pass play in program history. Kinamon also broke loose for a 71-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.

Air Force led 27-3 at halftime. Daniels had 102 yards passing with a touchdown and 107 yards rushing, including a 12-yard touchdown. Kinamon had two rushes for 77 yards in the first half and one reception for 80 yards. Air Force gained 582 yards on 62 carries and the Falcons' defense held UNI to 405 total yards. Brad Roberts, Jalen Johnson, Kinamon and Jensen Jones each had a rushing touchdown. Roberts rushed for a team-high 114 yards, including his 71-yard touchdown. Theo Day threw for 286 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Northern Iowa. - Air Force/AP College Football

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QB Haaziq Daniels, Air Force
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08/15/22 - Vince Sanford, rSr/2023, Air Force + More +

If Vince Sanford had been told in high school that he would be showered with accolades entering his final season as a college football player, maybe the biggest surprise would have been the position he'd be playing to attract the praise. "I would have guessed receiver, safety," the Air Force senior said. "Something like that." New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Dai'Jean Dixon recaps his performance against the Houston Texans in their preseason opener. "Probably not," he conceded. Sanford registered 9.5 sacks in a breakout junior season, throwing opposing quarterbacks for a loss of 91 yards - second only in Falcons history to Chad Hennings' 182 yards during his Outland Trophy winning season in 1987. Sanford made 17 total tackles for loss, accounting for 118 yards - second most in the Mountain West.

As a result, Sanford enters 2022 as a preseason All-Mountain West selection and on watch-lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy, both of which honor the top defensive player in the nation. So how did this 6-foot-1, 225-pound former basketball player who shattered every key receiving record at his Ohio high school and entered the Air Force prep school as a safety become a disruptive force at and behind the line of scrimmage? It started with a hunch from an assistant coach. "I really credit Alex Means for just the way he took off last year," coach Troy Calhoun said. "Alex just kept saying as a pass rusher you have a knack for being able to move your hips. Even though you may feel like your torso is in place, you've got to get your hips moving a little bit in front of the rest of your body." - Colorado Springs Gazette

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OLB Vince Sanford, Air Force
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08/13/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

Air Force athletics will see dozens of games across several sports broadcast on Altitude Sports during the next two years. The partnership between the academy and the network, announced Wednesday morning and running through the 2023-24 school year, will include up to 10 men's basketball games, 10 hockey games and at least one women's basketball game. It also includes football games available after the Mountain West's national partners - CBS and Fox - have made their selections. The new deal will begin with Air Force's football opener against Northern Iowa at 11 a.m. on Sept. 3. "This is a very exciting day for Falcon Nation, our partnership with Altitude Sports will bring Air Force fans more and better television broadcast opportunities within our region," Air Force athletic director Nathan Pine said in a news release. The financials of the deal were not released, but whatever the terms are it will be money that goes directly into the Air Force coffers and not be shared with conference partners. - Colorado Springs Gazette

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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08/01/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Brad Roberts, RB, senior, Air Force,...Roberts finished second in the Mountain West and 17th nationally in rushing with an average of 104.0 yards per game last season. He rushed for 1,352 yards on a school-record 298 carries which ranked second nationally. His 1,352 rushing yards rank third in program history and are the most since 2007. A first-team all-conference selection, Roberts recorded a conference-best seven 100-yard rushing performances on the year, second-most in Air Force history and most-ever by a fullback. - Air Force Football

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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08/01/22 - Vince Sanford, rSr/2023, Air Force + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB Vince Sanford, Air Force,...Sanford is among the national leaders among returning players in sacks and tackles for loss. He is the leading returner in the MW and eighth nationally in tackles for loss with an average of 1.3 per game in 2021. Sanford in second in the MW and 13th nationally in sacks with a .73 per-game average from last season. Sanford was among the most disruptive players in the nation last season. He finished fourth on the team in tackles with 59. He ranked fourth in the MW and 17th nationally in sacks and fourth in the conference and 23rd nationally in tackles for loss. - Air Force Football

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OLB Vince Sanford, Air Force
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08/01/22 - Vince Sanford, rSr/2023, Air Force + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Vince Sanford, Air Force, Senior LB,...Air Force senior outside linebacker Vince Sanford was one of 90 players named to the 28th Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, announced today by the Maxwell Football Club. This is the second national award watch list this season for Sanford, who was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy list earlier. Sanford is among the national leaders among returning players in sacks and tackles for loss. He is the leading returner in the MW and eighth nationally in tackles for loss with an average of 1.3 per game in 2021. Sanford in second in the MW and 13th nationally in sacks with a .73 per-game average from last season. - Air Force Football

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OLB Vince Sanford, Air Force
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07/28/22 - Everett Smalley, rSr/2024, Air Force + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: OT Everett Smalley, Air Force,...Smalley was part of an offensive line that was outstanding all season, as the unit had eight different starting lineups up front. The line started three different centers. Despite the changes, the unit helped the Falcons lead the nation in rushing (327.7) and time of possession (36:35). The group also helped set an Air Force record for consecutive weeks leading the nation in rushing with 10, breaking the record of eight set in 2010. The Falcons were the only team in the nation to average 300-plus rushing yards per game. This past season, the offensive line became the first non-Power 5 unit to be a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, giving annually to the nation's top offensive line. - Air Force Football

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OG Everett Smalley, Air Force
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07/24/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

The preseason accolades continued to roll in Thursday for an Air Force football team unaccustomed to such honors. Three Falcons - offensive lineman Isaac Cochran, running back Brad Roberts and linebacker Vince Sanford - were named first-team preseason All-Mountain West. The three first-teamers tie for the most for Air Force since they had four in 2011, and Roberts was the first offensive skill-position player to earn the honor since Jared Tew before the 2010 season.

Since the creation of the Mountain West in 1999, Air Force has been shut out of the preseason all-conference team seven times and had five other years with just one selection. "A lot of times, Air Force is ruled out on some of the things," said Roberts, who was a first-team Mountain West selection following a 2021 season that saw him lead the conference with 1,352 rushing yards. "I think we have a really tough and gritty team, and it shows that we're starting to get recognized." Cochran joins Nolan Laufenberg and Parker Ferguson - both now in the NFL - as the only Falcons offensive linemen to earn the preseason honor since 2011. Sanford appears on the team after making 17 tackles for loss that accounted for 118 yards last season in a breakout junior campaign. - Colorado Springs Gazette

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RB Brad Roberts, Air Force
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07/22/22 - Brad Roberts, Sr/2023, Air Force + More +

Air Force was picked second in the Mountain Division in the preseason poll, released today by the league office during the 2022 Mountain West Football Media Day at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The Falcons received 10 first-place votes and had 136 points overall. Air Force returns 14 starters from last season, including six on offense and five on defense. Senior fullback Brad Roberts, the conference's top returning rusher in 2022, rushed for 1,352 yards and 13 touchdowns a year ago. Senior quarterback Haaziq Daniels also returns after finishing second on the team in rushing with 731 yards, while hitting 52-104 passes for 1,184 yards and seven touchdowns. He was named most valuable player in Air Force's 31-28 First Responder Bowl victory over Louisville, hitting 9-10 passes for a career-best 252 yards and two touchdowns. - Air Force Football

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