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Air Force at Hawai’i

Saturday, October 19, 2019. Air Force took the Kuter Trophy from Hawai’i

Air Force beat Hawai’i 56–⁠26. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 14–⁠7–⁠1.

AwayAir Force11–⁠2 in 2019
56
HomeHawai’i10–⁠5 in 2019
26

Final at Aloha Stadium, HonoluluTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,757

At kickoff
87°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Honolulu International Airport (PHNL), 6 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Steve Baron; umpire Bill Bishop; head linesman Greg Shoup; line judge John Kilmer; side judge Rick Ockey; field judge Kirk Wisnewski; back judge Dave Baldwin; center judge Tim DavisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Air Force72172156
Hawai’i3170626

Standouts

  • PassingCole McDonald34 of 52, 404 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTHawai’i
  • RushingMike Schmidt14 carries, 120 yards, 3 TDAir Force
  • ReceivingJared Smart11 catches, 140 yardsHawai’i
  • DefenseDemonte Meeks8 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 for lossAir Force

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Player stats

Air Force

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mike Schmidt5/614710
Donald Hammond III1/12200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mike Schmidt14120361
Timothy Jackson13113164
Kadin Remsberg1191224
Taven Birdow61104
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Geraud Sanders3116175
Kade Waguespack139039
Taven Birdow116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Demonte Meeks8420
Kyle Johnson7000
Milton Bugg III7001
Eric Ward6000
Christopher Musselman2110
Mosese Fifita1110

Hawai’i

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cole McDonald34/5240431
Chevan Cordeiro0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cole McDonald1041015
Miles Reed636016
Freddie Holly III3805
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jared Smart11140025
JoJo Ward689132
Melquise Stovall371259
Cedric Byrd759013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Khoury Bethley9000
Darius Muasau6000
Solomon Matautia5000
Kalen Hicks4000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Air ForceHawai’i
522Total yards486
169Passing yards404
353Rushing yards82
24.1Yards per pass7.6
6.9Yards per rush4.1
22First downs26
6–⁠10Third downs6–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers2
6–⁠55Penalties5–⁠50
29:52Possession30:08
4Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Air ForceHawai’i
50%Success rate51%
0.65EPA per play0.08
1.59Explosiveness1.07
0.48Rushing EPA0.17
1.89Passing EPA0.07
39%Passing-down success33%
0.73First-down EPA−0.19
0.34Second-down EPA0.10
0.75Third-down EPA0.43
35%Havoc by its defense3%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Hawai’i 53% to win. Air Force won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Air Force −4, over/under 66.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Air Force 61%, Hawai’i 39%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Hawai’i end zoneAir Force end zoneQ1 Hawai’iField goal, 10 playsQ1 Air ForceTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Hawai’iPunt, 3 playsQ1 Air ForceTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Hawai’iTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Air ForceTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Hawai’iField goal, 15 playsQ2 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Hawai’iTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ2 Hawai’iEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 Air ForceTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 Hawai’iPunt, 5 playsQ3 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ3 Hawai’iTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Air ForceTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Hawai’iFumble, 8 playsQ4 Air ForceTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Hawai’iPick-six, 9 plays (Air Force scores)Q4 Hawai’iPunt, 3 playsQ4 Air ForceEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Hawai’i drives left to right, Air Force right to left.
  1. Q1 Hawai’iField goal, 10 plays, 52 yards
  2. Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 Hawai’iPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 Hawai’iTouchdown, 3 plays, 73 yards
  6. Q2 Air ForceTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  7. Q2 Hawai’iField goal, 15 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q2 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 plays, 86 yards
  9. Q2 Hawai’iTouchdown, 4 plays, 71 yards
  10. Q2 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 Hawai’iEnd of half, 5 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 Hawai’iPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  14. Q3 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  15. Q3 Hawai’iTouchdown, 10 plays, 58 yards
  16. Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q4 Hawai’iFumble, 8 plays, 22 yards
  18. Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 7 plays, 42 yards
  19. Q4 Hawai’iPick-six, 9 plays (Air Force scores), 79 yards
  20. Q4 Hawai’iPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  21. Q4 Air ForceEnd of game, 4 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Air Force 7, Hawai’i 3
Hawai’i Field goal, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 65 yds , Melquise Stovall return for 26 yds to the Hawa 26
15:001st & 10 at own 26Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 5 yds to the Hawa 31
15:002nd & 5 at own 31Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 14 yds to the Hawa 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 18 yds to the AFA 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Cole McDonald run for 5 yds to the AFA 32
15:002nd & 5 at opp 32Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 13 yds to the AFA 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Miles Reed run for 10 yds to the AFA 9 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 9Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jared Smart
15:002nd & goal at opp 9HAWAII Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Jared Smart) to the AFA 24
15:002nd & goal at opp 24Cole McDonald sacked by Demonte Meeks for a loss of 6 yards to the AFA 30
15:003rd & goal at opp 30Miles Reed run for 8 yds to the AFA 22
9:464th & 0 at opp 22Ryan Meskell 41 yd FG GOODHawai’i 3, Air Force 0
Air Force Touchdown, 8 plays
9:461st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds
9:461st & 10 at own 25Kadin Remsberg run for 12 yds to the AFA 37 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at own 37Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 22 yds to the Hawa 41 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 41Kadin Remsberg run for 24 yds to the Hawa 17 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 17Taven Birdow run for 2 yds to the Hawa 15
9:462nd & 8 at opp 15Donald Hammond III run for 9 yds to the Hawa 6 for a 1ST down
9:461st & goal at opp 6Mike Schmidt run for 4 yds to the Hawa 2
9:462nd & goal at opp 2Taven Birdow run for no gain to the Hawa 2
6:093rd & goal at opp 2Kadin Remsberg run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 7, Hawai’i 3
Hawai’i Punt, 3 plays
6:091st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 61 yds , Melquise Stovall return for 20 yds to the Hawa 24 Melquise Stovall fumbled,
6:031st & 10 at own 24Fred Holly III run for 3 yds to the Hawa 27
6:032nd & 7 at own 27Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 4 yds to the Hawa 31
6:033rd & 3 at own 31Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jared Smart, broken up by Milton Bugg III
6:034th & 3 at own 31Stan Gaudion punt for 44 yds
Air Force Touchdown, 10 plays
4:431st & 10 at own 25Timothy Jackson run for 4 yds to the AFA 29
4:432nd & 6 at own 29Kadin Remsberg run for 4 yds to the AFA 33
4:433rd & 2 at own 33Mike Schmidt run for 4 yds to the AFA 37 for a 1ST down
4:431st & 10 at own 37Timothy Jackson run for 3 yds to the AFA 40
4:432nd & 7 at own 40Mike Schmidt run for 7 yds to the AFA 47 for a 1ST down
4:431st & 10 at own 47Timothy Jackson run for 2 yds to the AFA 49
4:432nd & 8 at own 49Kadin Remsberg run for 3 yds to the Hawa 48
4:433rd & 5 at opp 48Kadin Remsberg run for 3 yds to the Hawa 45
4:434th & 2 at opp 45HAWAII Penalty, Defensive offside (DJuan Matthews) to the Hawa 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Mike Schmidt pass complete to Kade Waguespack for 39 yds to the Hawa 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:351st & goal at opp 1Mike Schmidt run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 14, Hawai’i 3
2nd quarter7 drives, then Air Force 28, Hawai’i 20
Hawai’i Touchdown, 3 plays
14:351st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 62 yds , Melquise Stovall return for 24 yds to the Hawa 27
14:301st & 10 at own 27Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 14 yds to the Hawa 41 for a 1ST down
14:301st & 10 at own 41Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward, broken up by Jordan Jackson
13:442nd & 10 at own 41Cole McDonald pass complete to Melquise Stovall for 59 yds for a TD, (Ryan Meskell KICK)Air Force 14, Hawai’i 10
Air Force Touchdown, 1 play
13:441st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 63 yds
13:331st & 10 at own 25Mike Schmidt pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 75 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 21, Hawai’i 10
Hawai’i Field goal, 15 plays
13:331st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 59 yds
13:331st & 10 at own 25Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward
13:332nd & 10 at own 25Miles Reed run for no gain to the Hawa 25
13:333rd & 10 at own 25Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 6 yds to the Hawa 31
13:334th & 4 at own 31Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 7 yds to the Hawa 38 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at own 38Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 14 yds to the AFA 48 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 48Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 4 yds to the AFA 44
13:332nd & 6 at opp 44Miles Reed run for 5 yds to the AFA 39
13:333rd & 1 at opp 39Cole McDonald run for 10 yds to the AFA 29 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 29Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Melquise Stovall, broken up by Eric Ward
13:332nd & 10 at opp 29Cole McDonald pass complete to Melquise Stovall for 7 yds to the AFA 22
13:333rd & 3 at opp 22Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 9 yds to the AFA 13 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at opp 13Miles Reed run for a loss of 3 yards to the AFA 16
13:332nd & 13 at opp 16Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Melquise Stovall
13:333rd & 13 at opp 16Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 8 yds to the AFA 8
6:224th & 5 at opp 8Timeout HAWAII, clock 06:22
6:194th & 5 at opp 8Ryan Meskell 27 yd FG GOODAir Force 21, Hawai’i 13
Air Force Touchdown, 5 plays
6:191st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 52 yds , Ben Peterson return for 1 yd to the AFA 14
6:171st & 10 at own 14Timothy Jackson run for 64 yds to the Hawa 22 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 22AIR FORCE Penalty, Offensive pass interference (-15 Yards) to the Hawa 37
6:171st & 25 at opp 37Mike Schmidt run for 8 yds to the Hawa 29
6:172nd & 17 at opp 29Mike Schmidt pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 19 yds to the Hawa 10 for a 1ST down
6:171st & goal at opp 10Mike Schmidt run for 3 yds to the Hawa 7
3:392nd & 0 at opp 7Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 03:39
3:342nd & goal at opp 7Kadin Remsberg run for 7 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 28, Hawai’i 13
Hawai’i Touchdown, 4 plays
3:341st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 36 yds
3:341st & 10 at own 29Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 32 yds to the AFA 39 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 39Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 17 yds to the AFA 22 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 22Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 17 yds to the AFA 5 for a 1ST down
2:041st & goal at opp 5Cole McDonald pass complete to Melquise Stovall for 5 yds for a TD, (Ryan Meskell KICK)Air Force 28, Hawai’i 20
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
2:041st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:041st & 10 at own 25Mike Schmidt run for 2 yds to the AFA 27
2:042nd & 8 at own 27Timothy Jackson run for 3 yds to the AFA 30
1:293rd & 5 at own 30Timeout HAWAII, clock 01:29
1:293rd & 5 at own 30Mike Schmidt pass complete to Timothy Jackson for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 28
1:254th & 7 at own 28Timeout HAWAII, clock 01:25
1:254th & 7 at own 28Charlie Scott punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Melquise Stovall at the HAWAII 26 HAWAII Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Melquise Stovall) to the Hawa 13
Hawai’i End of half, 5 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 13Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 9 yds to the Hawa 22
1:182nd & 1 at own 22Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 8 yds to the Hawa 30 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 30Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jared Smart
1:182nd & 10 at own 30HAWAII Penalty, false start (J.R. Hensley) to the Hawa 25
1:182nd & 15 at own 25Cole McDonald pass complete to Fred Holly III for a loss of 3 yards to the Hawa 22
1:183rd & 18 at own 22Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 9 yds to the Hawa 31
3rd quarter4 drives, then Air Force 35, Hawai’i 20
Air Force Touchdown, 14 plays
15:004th & 9 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Mike Schmidt run for no gain to the AFA 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Mike Schmidt pass incomplete to Daniel Morris
15:003rd & 10 at own 25Mike Schmidt pass complete to Taven Birdow for 16 yds to the AFA 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Mike Schmidt run for 8 yds to the AFA 49
15:002nd & 2 at own 49Timothy Jackson run for 8 yds to the Hawa 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Timothy Jackson run for 8 yds to the Hawa 35
15:002nd & 2 at opp 35Timothy Jackson run for 3 yds to the Hawa 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Taven Birdow run for 3 yds to the Hawa 29
15:002nd & 7 at opp 29N/A run for a loss of 2 yards to the Hawa 31
15:003rd & 9 at opp 31Kadin Remsberg run for 13 yds to the Hawa 18 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 18Taven Birdow run for 4 yds to the Hawa 14
15:002nd & 6 at opp 14Mike Schmidt run for 4 yds to the Hawa 10
15:003rd & 2 at opp 10Timothy Jackson run for no gain to the Hawa 10
7:194th & 2 at opp 10Timothy Jackson run for 10 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 35, Hawai’i 20
Hawai’i Punt, 5 plays
7:191st & 0 at own 20Brice Honaker kickoff for 51 yds , Justice Augafa return for 13 yds to the Hawa 42
7:131st & 10 at own 42Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 9 yds to the AFA 49
7:132nd & 1 at opp 49Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 8 yds to the AFA 41 for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at opp 41Fred Holly III run for no gain to the AFA 41
7:132nd & 10 at opp 41Cole McDonald sacked by Mosese Fifita for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 43 Cole McDonald fumbled, recovered by Hawa Cole McDonald , return for 0 yards
7:133rd & 12 at opp 43Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Cedric Byrd II
7:134th & 12 at opp 43Stan Gaudion punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the AFA 20
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
7:131st & 10 at own 21Taven Birdow run for 1 yd to the AFA 22
7:132nd & 9 at own 22Geraud Sanders run for a loss of 6 yards to the AFA 16 Geraud Sanders fumbled,
7:133rd & 15 at own 16AIR FORCE Penalty, illegal procedure (Mike Schmidt) to the AFA 11
7:133rd & 20 at own 11AIR FORCE Penalty, false start (Lesley Dalger) to the AFA 6
7:133rd & 25 at own 6Taven Birdow run for 1 yd to the AFA 7
7:134th & 24 at own 7Charlie Scott punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Cedric Byrd II at the Hawa 42
Hawai’i Touchdown, 10 plays
2:211st & 10 at own 42Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Cedric Byrd II
2:212nd & 10 at own 42Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Cedric Byrd II
2:213rd & 10 at own 42AIR FORCE Penalty, Defensive holding (Zane Lewis) to the AFA 48 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 48Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward
2:212nd & 10 at opp 48Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jared Smart, broken up by Zane Lewis
2:213rd & 10 at opp 48Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 13 yds to the AFA 35 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 35Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward
2:212nd & 10 at opp 35Cole McDonald run for 9 yds to the AFA 26
2:213rd & 1 at opp 26Cole McDonald run for 3 yds to the AFA 23 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 23Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 13 yds to the AFA 10 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:541st & goal at opp 10Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 10 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Air Force 35, Hawai’i 26
4th quarter6 drives, then Air Force 56, Hawai’i 26
Air Force Touchdown, 3 plays
14:541st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Kadin Remsberg run for 4 yds to the AFA 29
14:542nd & 6 at own 29Kadin Remsberg run for 10 yds to the AFA 39 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at own 39Mike Schmidt run for 61 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 42, Hawai’i 26
Hawai’i Fumble, 8 plays
13:371st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 62 yds , JoJo Ward return for 17 yds to the Hawa 20
13:331st & 10 at own 20Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 5 yds to the Hawa 25 HAWAII Penalty, personal foul (J.R. Hensley) to the Hawa 13
13:333rd & 1 at own 29Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 9 yds to the Hawa 38 for a 1ST down
13:332nd & 17 at own 13Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 16 yds to the Hawa 29
13:331st & 10 at own 38Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jared Smart
13:332nd & 10 at own 38Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Cedric Byrd II
13:333rd & 10 at own 38Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh, broken up by Jeremy Fejedelem
13:334th & 10 at own 38Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 10 yds to the Hawa 48 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at own 48Cole McDonald sacked by Demonte Meeks for a loss of 6 yards to the Hawa 42 Cole McDonald fumbled, recovered by AFA Mosese Fifita , return for 0 yards
Air Force Touchdown, 7 plays
11:211st & 10 at opp 42Kadin Remsberg run for 9 yds to the Hawa 33
11:212nd & 1 at opp 33Timothy Jackson run for 3 yds to the Hawa 30 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at opp 30Mike Schmidt run for 2 yds to the Hawa 28
11:212nd & 8 at opp 28Joshua Stoner run for 5 yds to the Hawa 23
11:213rd & 3 at opp 23Timothy Jackson run for 3 yds to the Hawa 20 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at opp 20Timothy Jackson run for 2 yds to the Hawa 18
7:492nd & 8 at opp 18Mike Schmidt run for 18 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 49, Hawai’i 26
Hawai’i Pick-six, 9 plays (Air Force scores)
7:491st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 62 yds , JoJo Ward return for 14 yds to the Hawa 17
7:451st & 10 at own 17Miles Reed run for 16 yds to the Hawa 33 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 33Cole McDonald run for 6 yds to the Hawa 39
7:452nd & 4 at own 39Cole McDonald pass complete to James Phillips for 7 yds to the Hawa 46 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 46Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 25 yds to the AFA 29 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 29Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward
7:452nd & 10 at opp 29Cole McDonald pass complete to James Phillips for 3 yds to the AFA 26
7:453rd & 7 at opp 26Cole McDonald run for 7 yds to the AFA 19 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 19Cole McDonald run for 15 yds to the AFA 4 for a 1ST down
4:011st & goal at opp 4Cole McDonald pass intercepted for a TD Milton Bugg III return for 92 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 56, Hawai’i 26
Hawai’i Punt, 3 plays
4:011st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 61 yds , Justice Augafa return for 22 yds to the Hawa 26
3:541st & 10 at own 26Fred Holly III run for 5 yds to the Hawa 31
3:542nd & 5 at own 31Chevan Cordeiro sacked by Christopher Musselman for a loss of 3 yards to the Hawa 28
3:543rd & 8 at own 28Chevan Cordeiro pass incomplete to Nick Mardner
3:544th & 8 at own 28Ben Scruton punt for 65 yds
Air Force End of game, 4 plays
2:191st & 10 at own 8Matthew Murla run for 6 yds to the AFA 14
2:192nd & 4 at own 14Matthew Murla run for 1 yd to the AFA 15
2:193rd & 3 at own 15Matthew Murla run for 4 yds to the AFA 19 for a 1ST down
2:191st & 10 at own 19TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the AFA 18

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Air Force leads 14–⁠9–⁠1 in 24 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Hawai’i 44, Air Force 35
2023Hawai’i 27, Air Force 13
2019Air Force 56, Hawai’i 26
2016Hawai’i 34, Air Force 27
2015Air Force 58, Hawai’i 7
2012Air Force 21, Hawai’i 7

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