Calhoun hosts press conference as Air Force prepares to host No. 16/18 BYU

Falcons host No. 16/18 BYU in final home game

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Nov. 11, 2008

It's the final home game of the season this Saturday when the Falcons host No. 16/18 ranked Brigham Young University in a 1:30 p.m. contest. This game will be the last home game for 18 Air Force seniors.

BYU comes into Falcon Stadium with the top offense in the conference pitted against Air Force's defense which ranks among the leaders. BYU is averaging a conference-best 36.2 points and 443.9 yards per game. The Falcons are third in the league in scoring defense with a 17.3 average and is the conference's top pass defense with a 167.2 per-game norm.

This game marks the 29th meeting between the two schools and 26th time as conference foes. BYU leads the all-time series, 22-6, and holds a 19-6 mark in conference meetings. Air Force is 3-11 at home, 2-11 at BYU and 1-0 in neutral site games. In the last seven games of the series, the winning team has averaged 43.7 points per game.

BYU is the second ranked team that Air Force has faced this season. The Falcons lost to 20th-ranked Utah, 30-23, earlier this season.

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