Air Force Falcons NCAA Football News

PROVO, Utah The Air Force football team should consider this slogan for the 2010 season: The Falcons, owners of fourth place in the Mountain West, limped away from Saturday's 38-21 rout at the hands of the massive and elderly Brigham Young Cougars.

Air Force's regular season is complete, and grades are in. Offense : C-minus. Air Force's attack was more balanced and better in the final third of the regular season, scoring 17 touchdowns in the last four games after accounting for just four in the five games prior.

BYU tight end Dennis Pitta, right, dives into the end zone for touchdown while being tackled by Air Force defensive back Luke Hyder, left, during the first half of their NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov.

Cougars defenders tackle Falcons running back Jared Tew at the end of a 29-yard run during the Air Force-BYU game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, Nov.

Max Hall threw for five touchdowns and set a BYU record with his 30th career win as the No.

Air Force at No. 22 BYU Today, 1:30 p.m., LaVell Edwards Stadium Grass Provo TV: CBS C Radio: 1160AM, 102.7 FM About 40 degrees at kickoff.

Max Hall has a school record within his reach while knowing another milestone is probably not going to happen.

GAME NOTES: Expecting to have a better showing this week than they did last weekend, the 19th-ranked BYU Cougars welcome the Air Force Falcons to Provo on Saturday afternoon for a Mountain West Conference showdown at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

By the time Max Hall beat Air Force for his first Mountain West Conference win, it was already becoming clear that BYU had a quarterback it was going to be able to depend on for a while.

Air Force senior nose guard Ben Garland will play his final game at Falcon Stadium this afternoon when the Falcons meet UNLV.

U.S. Air Force Academy sophomore running back Asher Clark runs 24 yards for a touchdown against University of Nevada, Las Vegas game Nov.

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Defense has kept Air Force in every football game this season, but the Falcons are still defined by their triple option.

BYU quarterback Max Hall and Cougar defensive lineman Jan Jorgensen were honored by the Mountain West Conference for their efforts in a 52-0 victory over Wyoming last Saturday.

Assistant football coaches' contracts with NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools can be more than a matter of salary.

Falcons cornerback Anthony Wright Jr. returns a punt for a touchdown during action against Army at Falcon Stadium Nov.

The classes and military training are different. And there's a widely held belief among people in these parts that Air Force cadets have more perks than those at West Point.

Luke Hyder doesn't worry much about his assignments when he lines up at safety for Air Force.

They are everything Army's football team aspires to be. They have a steady, not spectacular, offense that plays error-free. A swarming defense that creates nearly three turnovers per game.

Pitches to the halfback out of a Triple-I formation. A shotgun with four wide receivers.