47°F, a few clouds, wind 3 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (KABQ), 3 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Kevin Hassell; umpire Apollo Martin; head linesman Jeff Hutcheon; line judge David Young; side judge Mark Graves; field judge Matt Binford; back judge Bobby Lynn; center judge Abram AnayaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Air Force
New Mexico
540
Total yards
358
327
Passing yards
90
213
Rushing yards
268
32.7
Yards per pass
5.0
4.7
Yards per rush
6.2
20
First downs
19
8–10
Third downs
7–12
1–1
Fourth downs
0–0
1
Turnovers
1
3–30
Penalties
3–19
27:35
Possession
32:25
1
Sacks (by defense)
0
Efficiency
Air Force
New Mexico
56%
Success rate
55%
0.62
EPA per play
0.19
1.45
Explosiveness
0.83
0.12
Rushing EPA
0.31
2.89
Passing EPA
−0.14
67%
Passing-down success
13%
0.11
First-down EPA
0.03
0.88
Second-down EPA
0.05
1.42
Third-down EPA
0.74
10%
Havoc by its defense
11%
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)
Air Force 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Air Force −24, over/under 57.
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 95%, New Mexico 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. New Mexico drives left to right, Air Force right to left.
Q1 New MexicoTouchdown, 12 plays, 65 yards
Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
Q1 New MexicoPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 7 plays, 72 yards
Q2 New MexicoPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
Q2 Air ForceFumble, 11 plays, 83 yards
Q2 New MexicoField goal, 10 plays, 72 yards
Q2 Air ForceEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
Q3 New MexicoTouchdown, 10 plays, 74 yards
Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
Q3 New MexicoFumble, 5 plays, 13 yards
Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 plays, 45 yards
Q4 New MexicoPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 plays, 92 yards
Q4 New MexicoTouchdown, 10 plays, 77 yards
Q4 Air ForceEnd of game, 3 plays, 2 yards
Play by play
1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
New Mexico Touchdown, 12 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 63 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
NEW MEXICO Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NMex 30
15:00
1st & 15 at own 30
Kentrail Moran run for 6 yds to the NMex 36
15:00
2nd & 9 at own 36
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete
15:00
3rd & 9 at own 36
Tevaka Tuioti run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at the 50
Tevaka Tuioti pass complete to Jordan Kress for 6 yds to the AFA 44
15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 44
Emmanuel Logan-Greene run for 6 yds to the AFA 38 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 38
Kentrail Moran run for 9 yds to the AFA 29
15:00
2nd & 1 at opp 29
Kentrail Moran run for 4 yds to the AFA 25 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 25
Tevaka Tuioti run for 6 yds to the AFA 19
15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 19
Kentrail Moran run for 9 yds to the AFA 10 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & goal at opp 10
Kentrail Moran run for 3 yds to the AFA 7
15:00
2nd & goal at opp 7
Tevaka Tuioti run for 4 yds to the AFA 3
8:42
3rd & goal at opp 3
Bobby Cole run for 3 yds for a TD, (Andrew Shelley KICK)New Mexico 7, Air Force 0
Air Force Touchdown, 10 plays
8:42
1st & 0 at own 35
Donovan Murphree kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:42
1st & 10 at own 25
Donald Hammond III run for 4 yds to the AFA 29
8:42
2nd & 6 at own 29
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 25 yds to the NMex 46 for a 1ST down
8:42
1st & 10 at opp 46
Kadin Remsberg run for 3 yds to the NMex 43
8:42
2nd & 7 at opp 43
Timothy Jackson run for 11 yds to the NMex 32 for a 1ST down
8:42
1st & 10 at opp 32
Taven Birdow run for 11 yds to the NMex 21 for a 1ST down
8:42
1st & 10 at opp 21
Taven Birdow run for 3 yds to the NMex 18
8:42
2nd & 7 at opp 18
Taven Birdow run for 8 yds to the NMex 10 for a 1ST down
8:42
1st & goal at opp 10
Taven Birdow run for 4 yds to the NMex 6
8:42
2nd & goal at opp 6
Donald Hammond III run for 5 yds to the NMex 1
3:43
3rd & goal at opp 1
Donald Hammond III run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Tied at 7
New Mexico Punt, 3 plays
3:43
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 64 yds , Michael LoVett III return for 29 yds to the NMex 30
3:37
1st & 10 at own 30
Tevaka Tuioti run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMex 29 Tevaka Tuioti fumbled, recovered by NMex Tevaka Tuioti
3:37
2nd & 11 at own 29
Kentrail Moran run for 3 yds to the NMex 32
3:37
3rd & 8 at own 32
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Emmanuel Logan-Greene
3:37
4th & 8 at own 32
Tyson Dyer punt for 40 yds
Air Force Touchdown, 7 plays
2:04
1st & 10 at own 28
Taven Birdow run for 31 yds to the NMex 41 for a 1ST down
2:04
1st & 10 at opp 41
Taven Birdow run for 3 yds to the NMex 38
2:04
2nd & 7 at opp 38
Taven Birdow run for 2 yds to the NMex 36
2:04
3rd & 5 at opp 36
Donald Hammond III run for 4 yds to the NMex 32
Q2 15:00
4th & 1 at opp 32
Kadin Remsberg run for 2 yds to the NMex 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 30
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Benjamin Waters for 26 yds to the NMex 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:53
1st & goal at opp 4
Taven Birdow run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 14, New Mexico 7
2nd quarter4 drives, then Air Force 14, New Mexico 10
New Mexico Punt, 7 plays
13:53
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 62 yds , Michael LoVett III return for 15 yds to the 50 yard line NEW MEXICO Penalty, face mask (9 yards) (Michael LoVett III) to the NMex 9
13:42
1st & 10 at own 9
Bobby Cole run for 5 yds to the NMex 14
13:42
2nd & 5 at own 14
Bobby Cole run for 7 yds to the NMex 21 for a 1ST down
12:19
1st & 10 at own 21
Timeout NEW MEXICO, clock 12:19
12:19
1st & 10 at own 21
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Thomas Vieira
12:19
2nd & 10 at own 21
Tevaka Tuioti pass complete to Cedric Patterson III for a 1ST down
12:19
1st & 10 at own 36
NEW MEXICO Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NMex 31
12:19
1st & 15 at own 31
Kentrail Moran run for 3 yds to the NMex 34
12:19
2nd & 12 at own 34
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Aaron Molina
12:19
3rd & 12 at own 34
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Aaron Molina, broken up by Zane Lewis
12:19
4th & 12 at own 34
Tyson Dyer punt for 54 yds
Air Force Fumble, 11 plays
10:18
1st & 10 at own 12
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 41 yds to the NMex 47 for a 1ST down
10:18
1st & 10 at opp 47
Donald Hammond III run for 6 yds to the NMex 41
10:18
2nd & 4 at opp 41
Donald Hammond III run for 5 yds to the NMex 36 for a 1ST down
10:18
1st & 10 at opp 36
Christian Mallard run for 6 yds to the NMex 30
10:18
2nd & 4 at opp 30
Christian Mallard run for no gain to the NMex 30
10:18
3rd & 4 at opp 30
Donald Hammond III run for 6 yds to the NMex 24 for a 1ST down
10:18
1st & 10 at opp 24
Donald Hammond III run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMex 27
10:18
2nd & 13 at opp 27
Taven Birdow run for 9 yds to the NMex 18
10:18
3rd & 4 at opp 18
Taven Birdow run for 4 yds to the NMex 14 for a 1ST down
10:18
1st & 10 at opp 14
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Benjamin Waters for 10 yds to the NMex 4 AIR FORCE Penalty, illegal block (Geraud Sanders) to the NMex 14
4:56
1st & 10 at opp 14
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 04:56
4:56
1st & 10 at opp 14
Taven Birdow run for 10 yds to the NMex 5 Taven Birdow fumbled, forced by Alex Hart, recovered by NMex Joey Noble
New Mexico Field goal, 10 plays
4:48
1st & 10 at own 5
Bobby Cole run for 8 yds to the NMex 13
4:48
2nd & 2 at own 13
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Emmanuel Logan-Greene
4:48
3rd & 2 at own 13
Tevaka Tuioti pass complete to Cedric Patterson III for a 1ST down
4:48
1st & 10 at own 27
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Cedric Patterson III
4:48
2nd & 10 at own 27
Bobby Cole run for 6 yds to the NMex 33
4:48
3rd & 4 at own 33
Tevaka Tuioti run for 48 yds to the AFA 19 for a 1ST down
4:48
1st & 10 at opp 19
Chad Alexander run for 4 yds to the AFA 15
4:48
2nd & 6 at opp 15
Tevaka Tuioti pass incomplete to Jordan Kress
4:48
3rd & 6 at opp 15
Tevaka Tuioti sacked by Grant Donaldson for a loss of 8 yards to the AFA 23
0:29
4th & 14 at opp 23
Timeout NEW MEXICO, clock 00:29
0:24
4th & 14 at opp 23
Andrew Shelley 40 yd FG GOODAir Force 14, New Mexico 10
Air Force End of half, 1 play
0:24
1st & 0 at own 35
Donovan Murphree kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:24
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Mallard run for 6 yds to the AFA 31
3rd quarter5 drives, then Air Force 30, New Mexico 16
Air Force Touchdown, 8 plays
15:00
2nd & 4 at own 35
Donovan Murphree kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Kadin Remsberg run for 9 yds to the AFA 34
15:00
2nd & 1 at own 34
Donald Hammond III pass incomplete
15:00
3rd & 1 at own 34
Christian Mallard run for 4 yds to the AFA 38 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 38
Donald Hammond III run for 8 yds to the AFA 46
15:00
2nd & 2 at own 46
Kadin Remsberg run for 6 yds to the NMex 48 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 48
Kadin Remsberg run for 3 yds to the NMex 45
15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 45
Taven Birdow run for a loss of 1 yard to the NMex 46 Taven Birdow fumbled, forced by Joey Noble, recovered by AFA Donald Hammond III
11:05
3rd & 8 at opp 46
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 46 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 21, New Mexico 10
New Mexico Touchdown, 10 plays
11:05
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 65 yds , Michael LoVett III return for 26 yds to the NMex 26
10:59
1st & 10 at own 26
Bobby Cole run for 3 yds to the NMex 29
10:59
2nd & 7 at own 29
Bobby Cole run for 8 yds to the NMex 37 for a 1ST down
10:59
1st & 10 at own 37
Tevaka Tuioti run for 8 yds to the NMex 45
10:59
2nd & 2 at own 45
Bobby Cole run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:59
1st & 10 at the 50
Tevaka Tuioti run for 8 yds to the AFA 42
10:59
2nd & 2 at opp 42
Micah Gray run for 4 yds to the AFA 38 for a 1ST down
10:59
1st & 10 at opp 38
Trae Hall run for 16 yds to the AFA 22 for a 1ST down
10:59
1st & 10 at opp 22
Trae Hall run for 6 yds to the AFA 16
10:59
2nd & 4 at opp 16
Bobby Cole run for 3 yds to the AFA 13
5:24
3rd & 1 at opp 13
Trae Hall pass complete to Jordan Kress for 13 yds for a TD, (Andrew Shelley PAT BLOCKED)Air Force 21, New Mexico 16
5:24
1st & 0 at opp 3
Milton Bugg III return for defensive PATAir Force 23, New Mexico 16
5:24
1st & goal at own 35
AIR FORCE Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
Air Force Touchdown, 5 plays
5:24
1st & 0 at the 50
Donovan Murphree kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
5:24
1st & 10 at own 25
Donald Hammond III run for 2 yds to the AFA 27
5:24
2nd & 8 at own 27
Taven Birdow run for 7 yds to the AFA 34
5:24
3rd & 1 at own 34
Taven Birdow run for 8 yds to the AFA 42 for a 1ST down
5:24
1st & 10 at own 42
Taven Birdow run for 4 yds to the AFA 46
5:24
2nd & 6 at own 46
AIR FORCE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the AFA 41
2:26
2nd & 11 at own 41
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Benjamin Waters for 59 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 30, New Mexico 16
New Mexico Fumble, 5 plays
2:26
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 60 yds , Michael LoVett III return for 27 yds to the NMex 32
2:20
1st & 10 at own 32
Trae Hall run for 7 yds to the NMex 39
2:20
2nd & 3 at own 39
Cedric Patterson III run for 5 yds to the NMex 44 for a 1ST down
2:20
1st & 10 at own 44
Cedric Patterson III run for a loss of 4 yards to the NMex 40
2:20
2nd & 14 at own 40
Trae Hall pass incomplete to Aaron Molina
2:20
3rd & 14 at own 40
Trae Hall pass complete to Emmanuel Logan-Greene for 8 yds Emmanuel Logan-Greene fumbled, forced by Christopher Herrera, recovered by AFA
Air Force Touchdown, 5 plays
0:12
1st & 10 at opp 45
Taven Birdow run for 3 yds to the NMex 42
Q4 15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 42
Taven Birdow run for 1 yd to the NMex 41
Q4 14:13
3rd & 6 at opp 41
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 14:13
Q4 14:13
3rd & 6 at opp 41
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 17 yds to the NMex 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:56
1st & 10 at opp 24
Timeout NEW MEXICO, clock 13:56
Q4 13:56
1st & 10 at opp 24
Kadin Remsberg run for a loss of 3 yards to the NMex 27
Q4 13:08
2nd & 13 at opp 27
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Geraud Sanders for 27 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 37, New Mexico 16
4th quarter4 drives, then Air Force 44, New Mexico 22
New Mexico Punt, 5 plays
13:08
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 65 yds , Michael LoVett III return for 22 yds to the NMex 22
13:03
1st & 10 at own 22
Bobby Cole run for 9 yds to the NMex 31
13:03
2nd & 1 at own 31
Trae Hall pass complete to Anselem Umeh for 5 yds to the NMex 36 for a 1ST down
13:03
1st & 10 at own 36
Trae Hall pass incomplete to Anselem Umeh
13:03
2nd & 10 at own 36
Bobby Cole run for 1 yd to the NMex 37
13:03
3rd & 9 at own 37
Trae Hall pass complete to Jordan Kress for 5 yds to the NMex 42
13:03
4th & 4 at own 42
Tyson Dyer punt for 50 yds, downed at the AFA 8
Air Force Touchdown, 5 plays
10:27
1st & 10 at own 8
Ben Peterson run for 3 yds to the AFA 11
10:27
2nd & 7 at own 11
Donald Hammond III run for 3 yds to the AFA 14
10:27
3rd & 4 at own 14
Kadin Remsberg run for 11 yds to the AFA 25 for a 1ST down
10:27
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Mallard run for a loss of 1 yard to the AFA 24
7:50
2nd & 11 at own 24
Donald Hammond III pass complete to Benjamin Waters for 76 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)Air Force 44, New Mexico 16
New Mexico Touchdown, 10 plays
7:50
1st & 0 at own 35
Jake Koehnke kickoff for 65 yds , Michael LoVett III return for 23 yds to the NMex 23
7:43
1st & 10 at own 23
Chad Alexander run for 6 yds to the NMex 29
7:43
2nd & 4 at own 29
Chad Alexander run for 6 yds to the NMex 35 for a 1ST down
7:43
1st & 10 at own 35
Chad Alexander run for 2 yds to the NMex 37
7:43
2nd & 8 at own 37
Trae Hall run for 4 yds to the NMex 41
7:43
3rd & 4 at own 41
Micah Gray run for 13 yds to the AFA 46 for a 1ST down
7:43
1st & 10 at opp 46
Micah Gray run for 6 yds to the AFA 40
7:43
2nd & 4 at opp 40
Micah Gray run for 3 yds to the AFA 37
7:43
3rd & 1 at opp 37
Micah Gray run for 3 yds to the AFA 34 for a 1ST down
7:43
1st & 10 at opp 34
Chad Alexander run for 7 yds to the AFA 27
5:57
1st & 10 at own 46
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 05:57
2:04
2nd & 3 at opp 27
Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 02:04
1:57
2nd & 3 at opp 27
Trae Hall pass complete to Aaron Molina for 27 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Air Force 44, New Mexico 22
Air Force End of game, 3 plays
1:57
1st & 0 at own 35
Donovan Murphree kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:57
1st & 10 at own 25
Mike Schmidt run for 6 yds to the AFA 31
1:57
2nd & 4 at own 31
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 29
1:57
3rd & 6 at own 29
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 27
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.
Air Force
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