BOWL NOTES: Air Force vs. South Alabama
12/4/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: Campus Insiders
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RADIO: KVOR AM 740 in Colorado Springs, CO, The Fan 104.3 in Denver; goairforcefalcons.com
Jim Arthur (play-by-play),
Jesse Kurtz (analyst)
THE BREAKDOWN
Category Air Force South Alabama
Overall Record: .............................. 9-3...................................6-6
Conference Record:.................... 5-3 (4th Mtn).........................2-6 (Sun Belt)
Streak:..................................................... W 5 ....................... W 1
Rankings:............................................. RV...............................NR
Conference:........................................ Mountain West................Sun Belt
Nickname:........................................... Falcons.........................Jaguars
Location:............................................... Colorado Springs, CO...Mobile, AL
Head Coach:...................................... Troy Calhoun...................Joey Jones
Alma Mater (Year):...................... Air Force, 1989....................... Alabama, 1989
Career Record:................................. 76-53 (10th year)...............48-41 (8th season)
Record at School:.......................... Same..................................51-48 (9th season)
BOWL HISTORY
Air Force is playing in its 26th bowl game. The Falcons have earned a bowl bid nine times in head coach Troy Calhoun's 10 seasons. Air Force has an 11-13-1 all-time bowl record, including a 3-5 mark under Calhoun.
BOWL FACTS
- Air Force and South Alabama are meeting for the first time.
- Air Force is 3-0 all-time vs. the Sun Belt Conference...the Falcons are 2-0 at home and 1-0 on the road.
- Air Force is playing in a bowl game for the third straight year and ninth time in the last 10 years.
- Air Force is playing in Arizona for a bowl game for the first time since playing Texas Tech in the 1995 Copper Bowl.
- Air Force is 0-1 all-time in Arizona Stadium, dropping a shootout in the 1995 Copper Bowl to Texas Tech, 55-41.
- Air Force is 3-5 in bowl games under head coach Troy Calhoun.
AIR FORCE PLACES NINE ON ALL-MW FOOTBALL TEAMS
Air Force placed nine players on the 2016 all-Mountain West football teams announced today by the Mountain West Conference, as voted on by a panel of coaches and media from each school. Seniors Weston Steelhammer (DB) and Ryan Watson (DL) were each named first-team while seniors Jalen Robinette (WR) and Brodie Hicks (DB) and junior Luke Strebel (PK) were each named second team. Seniors Haji Dunn, Jr. (LB), Colin Sandor (OL) and Dylan Vail (OL), along with junior Tim McVey (KR) were all named honorable mention. Steelhammer is the first player in school history to earn first-team honors three times, as he was also selected in 2014 and 2015.
STEELHAMMER ONE OF FOUR FINALIST FOR LOTT IMPACT TROPHY
The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has announced the four finalists for the 13th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy brought to you by Mercedes-Benz USA.
The four outstanding student-athletes are Jonathan Allen of Alabama, Adoree' Jackson of USC, Jabrill Peppers of Michigan and Weston Steelhammer of Air Force.
These distinguished young men represent the qualities embodied by Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott - Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
The winner of the 2016 Lott IMPACT Trophy will be announced at The Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Banquet, held at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach on Dec. 11. The award show will be televised live on Fox Sports at 7PM PST, and will be hosted by Fox Sports' Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft.
The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation will make a $25,000 donation to the general scholarship fund of the winner's university and $5,000 to each of the schools of the runner-ups. In 11 years, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has now donated more than $1.3 million, including nearly $600,000 to universities throughout the country.
