Air Force vs. Sam Houston

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Air Force beat Sam Houston 13–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteAir Force9–⁠4 in 2023
13
Neutral siteSam Houston3–⁠9 in 2023
3

Final at NRG Stadium, HoustonIndoorsTV: CBSSNAttendance 25,121

Official
place holderGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Air Force0301013
Sam Houston00303

Standouts

Player stats

Air Force

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zachary Larrier1/31400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Owen Burk1875110
Zachary Larrier1965012
Emmanuel Michel853022
John Lee Eldridge III622011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
John Lee Eldridge III114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Alec Mock11100
Peyton Zdroik6110
Trey Taylor5000
Bo Richter4220
Jayden Goodwin4000
P.J. Ramsey2110

Sam Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keegan Shoemaker8/144400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zach Hrbacek102909
Trapper Pannell3804
John Gentry2603
Charles Crawford III2303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ife Adeyi320010
Noah Smith312013
Zach Hrbacek21207
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Trevor Williams14100
Isaiah Nixon8000
Kavian Gaither7110
Chris Scott6110

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

Team stats

Air ForceSam Houston
258Total yards80
14Passing yards44
244Rushing yards36
4.7Yards per pass3.1
4.1Yards per rush1.2
18First downs6
5–⁠13Third downs3–⁠13
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
2–⁠20Penalties2–⁠25
36:38Possession23:22
4Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Air ForceSam Houston
44%Success rate23%
−0.06EPA per play−0.17
0.57Explosiveness0.89
−0.06Rushing EPA0.02
−0.13Passing EPA−0.45
13%Passing-down success6%
−0.04First-down EPA−0.31
−0.14Second-down EPA−0.19
0.32Third-down EPA−0.10
16%Havoc by its defense11%

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 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Air Force −13.5, over/under 36.5.

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 81%, Sam Houston 19%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Sam Houston end zoneAir Force end zoneQ1 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ1 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ1 Sam HoustonPunt, 8 playsQ1 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ1 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ1 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ1 Sam HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ2 Air ForceField goal, 9 playsQ2 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 Air ForcePunt, 5 playsQ2 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 Air ForceEnd of half, 6 playsQ3 Air ForceFumble, 4 playsQ3 Sam HoustonField goal, 13 playsQ3 Air ForceField goal, 13 playsQ4 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ4 Air ForceTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ4 Air ForceTurnover on downs, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Sam Houston drives left to right, Air Force right to left.
  1. Q1 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 Sam HoustonPunt, 8 plays, 21 yards
  4. Q1 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  6. Q1 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  7. Q1 Sam HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 1 yard
  8. Q2 Air ForceField goal, 9 plays, 47 yards
  9. Q2 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 Air ForcePunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  11. Q2 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q2 Air ForceEnd of half, 6 plays, 18 yards
  13. Q3 Air ForceFumble, 4 plays, 37 yards
  14. Q3 Sam HoustonField goal, 13 plays, 33 yards
  15. Q3 Air ForceField goal, 13 plays, 45 yards
  16. Q4 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  17. Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 11 plays, 60 yards
  18. Q4 Sam HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q4 Air ForceTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 26 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 0
Sam Houston Punt, 3 plays
14:54Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 49 yds
14:541st & 10 at own 16Zach Hrbacek run for 3 yds to the SHSU 19
14:542nd & 7 at own 19run for 4 yds to the SHSU 23
14:543rd & 3 at own 23Keegan Shoemaker run for no gain to the SHSU 23
13:064th & 3 at own 23Jadon Cardell punt for 44 yds
13:061st & 10 at own 33Sam Houston Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the AFA 48 for a 1ST down
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
13:061st & 10 at own 48Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
13:062nd & 8 at the 50John Lee Eldridge III run for a loss of 4 yards to the AFA 46 fumbled, recovered by AFA John Lee Eldridge III
13:063rd & 12 at own 46Zac Larrier sacked by Chris Scott for a loss of 6 yards to the AFA 40
10:314th & 18 at own 40Luke Freer punt for 41 yds, downed at the SHSU 19
Sam Houston Punt, 8 plays
10:311st & 10 at own 19Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Ife Adeyi for 7 yds to the SHSU 26
10:312nd & 3 at own 26Keegan Shoemaker run for 2 yds to the SHSU 28
10:313rd & 1 at own 28run for 2 yds to the SHSU 30 for a 1ST down
10:311st & 10 at own 30Keegan Shoemaker run for 8 yds to the SHSU 38
10:312nd & 2 at own 38John Gentry run for 3 yds to the SHSU 41 for a 1ST down
10:311st & 10 at own 41Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Noah Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the SHSU 40
10:312nd & 11 at own 40Keegan Shoemaker pass incomplete
10:313rd & 11 at own 40Keegan Shoemaker pass incomplete
7:064th & 11 at own 40Jadon Cardell punt for 41 yds
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 19Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the AFA 21
7:062nd & 8 at own 21Zac Larrier run for 2 yds to the AFA 23
7:063rd & 6 at own 23Zac Larrier run for no gain to the AFA 23
5:134th & 6 at own 23Luke Freer punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Noah Smith at the SHSU 38
Sam Houston Punt, 3 plays
5:131st & 10 at own 38Zach Hrbacek run for 2 yds to the SHSU 40
5:132nd & 8 at own 40Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Zach Hrbacek for 5 yds to the SHSU 45
5:133rd & 3 at own 45Keegan Shoemaker sacked by PJ Ramsey for a loss of 9 yards to the SHSU 36
3:174th & 12 at own 36Jadon Cardell punt for 35 yds
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
3:171st & 10 at own 29Zac Larrier run for 1 yd to the AFA 30
3:172nd & 9 at own 30Zac Larrier sacked by Kavian Gaither for a loss of 5 yards to the AFA 25
3:173rd & 14 at own 25Zac Larrier run for 2 yds to the AFA 27
1:214th & 12 at own 27Luke Freer punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Noah Smith at the SHSU 30
Sam Houston Punt, 6 plays
1:211st & 10 at own 30Keegan Shoemaker run for 9 yds to the SHSU 39
1:212nd & 1 at own 39Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Noah Smith for no gain to the SHSU 39
0:003rd & 1 at own 39Charles Crawford III run for 3 yds to the SHSU 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 42Keegan Shoemaker pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 42Zach Hrbacek run for 2 yds to the SHSU 44
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 44Keegan Shoemaker sacked by Bo Richter for a loss of 13 yards to the SHSU 31
Q2 13:394th & 21 at own 31Jadon Cardell punt for 41 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then Air Force 3, Sam Houston 0
Air Force Field goal, 9 plays
13:391st & 10 at own 28Aiden Calvert run for 18 yds to the AFA 46 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 46Emmanuel Michel run for 6 yds to the SHSU 48
13:392nd & 4 at opp 48Emmanuel Michel run for 4 yds to the SHSU 44 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 44Zac Larrier run for 9 yds to the SHSU 35
13:392nd & 1 at opp 35Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the SHSU 33 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 33Zac Larrier run for 3 yds to the SHSU 30
13:392nd & 7 at opp 30Emmanuel Michel run for 1 yd to the SHSU 29
13:393rd & 6 at opp 29Zac Larrier run for 4 yds to the SHSU 25
8:364th & 2 at opp 25Matthew Dapore 42 yd FG GOODAir Force 3, Sam Houston 0
Sam Houston Punt, 3 plays
8:36Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:361st & 10 at own 25John Gentry run for 3 yds to the SHSU 28
8:362nd & 7 at own 28Keegan Shoemaker pass incomplete
8:363rd & 7 at own 28Keegan Shoemaker pass incomplete
7:484th & 7 at own 28Jadon Cardell punt for 45 yds
Air Force Punt, 5 plays
7:481st & 10 at own 27John Lee Eldridge III run for 9 yds to the AFA 36
7:482nd & 1 at own 36Emmanuel Michel run for 5 yds to the AFA 41 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at own 41Zac Larrier pass incomplete
7:482nd & 10 at own 41John Lee Eldridge III run for a loss of 3 yards to the AFA 38
7:483rd & 13 at own 38Zac Larrier pass incomplete
5:424th & 13 at own 38Luke Freer punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Noah Smith at the SHSU 10
Sam Houston Punt, 3 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 10Zach Hrbacek run for 2 yds to the SHSU 12
5:422nd & 8 at own 12Zach Hrbacek run for 4 yds to the SHSU 16
5:423rd & 4 at own 16Keegan Shoemaker run for 2 yds to the SHSU 18
3:384th & 2 at own 18Jadon Cardell punt for 42 yds
Air Force End of half, 6 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 40Zac Larrier run for 12 yds to the SHSU 48 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 48Emmanuel Michel run for 6 yds to the SHSU 42
2:051st & 10 at opp 33Timeout Sam Houston, clock 02:05
2:052nd & 4 at opp 42Zac Larrier run for 9 yds to the SHSU 33 for a 1ST down
2:051st & 10 at opp 33QB Keeper LARRIER, Zac rush to the left for a gain of 3 yards to the SAM30 (ARMSTEAD, Da’Veawn). PENALTY AFA Holding on RILLOS, Caleb enforced 10 yards from the SAM33 to the SAM43. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:051st & 20 at opp 43LARRIER, Zac pass to the right complete for 1 yard to MICHEL, Emmanuel caught at the SAM46 and advanced to the SAM42 (DOWNES, Isaiah). PENALTY AFA Illegal Block in the Back on RILLOS, Caleb enforced 10 yards from the SAM43 to the AFA47. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:051st & 30 at own 47Zac Larrier run for 2 yds to the AFA 49
2:052nd & 28 at own 49Emmanuel Michel run for 4 yds to the SHSU 47
2:053rd & 24 at opp 47Emmanuel Michel run for 5 yds to the SHSU 42
3rd quarter3 drives, then Tied at 3
Air Force Fumble, 4 plays
15:00Christian Pavon kickoff for 62 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Zac Larrier run for 3 yds to the AFA 28 Zac Larrier fumbled, recovered by AFA Jared Roznos
15:00Christian Pavon kickoff for 62 yds
15:002nd & 7 at own 28John Lee Eldridge III run for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Zac Larrier pass complete to John Lee Eldridge III for 14 yds to the AFA 40 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 40Emmanuel Michel run for 22 yds to the SHSU 38 Emmanuel Michel fumbled, recovered by SHSU Dakerric Hobbs
Sam Houston Field goal, 13 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 38Zach Hrbacek run for 9 yds to the SHSU 47
12:522nd & 1 at own 47Zach Hrbacek run for 2 yds to the SHSU 49 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 49Keegan Shoemaker run for 2 yds to the AFA 49
12:522nd & 8 at opp 49Zach Hrbacek run for 3 yds to the AFA 46
12:523rd & 5 at opp 46Keegan Shoemaker run for 8 yds to the AFA 38 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 38Keegan Shoemaker sacked by Bo Richter for a loss of 8 yards to the AFA 46
12:522nd & 18 at opp 46Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Zach Hrbacek for 7 yds to the AFA 39
12:523rd & 11 at opp 39Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Ife Adeyi for 10 yds to the AFA 29
12:524th & 1 at opp 29run for 2 yds to the AFA 27 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 27ADEYI, Ife rush to the left for a gain of 4 yards to the AFA23 (GAILLARD, JR., Jerome), out of bounds. PENALTY SAM Holding on GENTRY, John enforced 10 yards from the AFA27 to the AFA37 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
12:521st & 20 at opp 37Charles Crawford III run for no gain to the AFA 37
12:522nd & 20 at opp 37Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Noah Smith for 13 yds to the AFA 24
12:523rd & 7 at opp 24Keegan Shoemaker run for a loss of 5 yards to the AFA 29
6:034th & 12 at opp 29Colby Sessums 45 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Air Force Field goal, 13 plays
5:56Christian Pavon kickoff for 54 yds
5:561st & 10 at own 30Owen Burk run for 5 yds to the AFA 35
5:562nd & 5 at own 35Zac Larrier run for 4 yds to the AFA 39
5:563rd & 1 at own 39Owen Burk run for 4 yds to the AFA 43 for a 1ST down
5:561st & 10 at own 43Owen Burk run for 4 yds to the AFA 47
5:562nd & 6 at own 47John Lee Eldridge III run for 4 yds to the SHSU 49
5:563rd & 2 at opp 49Jet Harris run for 3 yds to the SHSU 46 for a 1ST down
5:561st & 10 at opp 46Timeout Sam Houston, clock 05:56
5:561st & 10 at opp 46Zac Larrier run for 2 yds to the SHSU 44
5:562nd & 8 at opp 44Zac Larrier run for 4 yds to the SHSU 40
5:563rd & 4 at opp 40Owen Burk run for 7 yds to the SHSU 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 33Owen Burk run for no gain to the SHSU 33
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 33Owen Burk run for 4 yds to the SHSU 29
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 29John Lee Eldridge III run for 4 yds to the SHSU 25
Q4 13:414th & 2 at opp 25Matthew Dapore 42 yd FG GOODAir Force 6, Sam Houston 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Air Force 13, Sam Houston 3
Sam Houston Punt, 3 plays
13:37Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 65 yds
13:371st & 10 at own 20Zach Hrbacek run for 2 yds to the SHSU 22
13:372nd & 8 at own 22Keegan Shoemaker run for 2 yds to the SHSU 24
13:373rd & 6 at own 24Keegan Shoemaker sacked by Payton Zdroik for a loss of 8 yards to the SHSU 16
11:344th & 14 at own 16Jadon Cardell punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Dane Kinamon at the AFA 40
Air Force Touchdown, 11 plays
11:341st & 10 at own 40Zac Larrier run for 7 yds to the AFA 47
11:342nd & 3 at own 47Owen Burk run for 4 yds to the SHSU 49 for a 1ST down
11:341st & 10 at opp 49Owen Burk run for 4 yds to the SHSU 45
11:342nd & 6 at opp 45Dylan Carson run for 5 yds to the SHSU 40
11:343rd & 1 at opp 40Zac Larrier run for 1 yd to the SHSU 39 for a 1ST down
11:341st & 10 at opp 39Dylan Carson run for 3 yds to the SHSU 36
11:342nd & 7 at opp 36Dylan Carson run for 7 yds to the SHSU 29 for a 1ST down
11:341st & 10 at opp 29Zac Larrier run for 11 yds to the SHSU 18 for a 1ST down
11:341st & 10 at opp 18Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the SHSU 16
11:342nd & 8 at opp 16John Lee Eldridge III run for 11 yds to the SHSU 5 for a 1ST down
5:141st & goal at opp 5Owen Burk run for 5 yds for a TD (Matthew Dapore KICK)Air Force 13, Sam Houston 3
Sam Houston Punt, 3 plays
5:09Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 58 yds
5:091st & 10 at own 20Zach Hrbacek run for no gain to the SHSU 20
5:092nd & 10 at own 20Keegan Shoemaker pass complete to Ife Adeyi for 3 yds to the SHSU 23
5:093rd & 7 at own 23Keegan Shoemaker pass incomplete
3:374th & 7 at own 23Jadon Cardell punt for 53 yds, downed at the AFA 24
Air Force Turnover on downs, 7 plays
3:374th & 4 at opp 48Kneel down by LARRIER, Zac at SAM50 (team loss of 2); AFA turnover on downs, clock 03:37.
3:302nd & 7 at own 27Timeout Sam Houston, clock 03:30
3:301st & 10 at own 24Owen Burk run for 3 yds to the AFA 27
3:212nd & 7 at own 27Owen Burk run for 9 yds to the AFA 36 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at own 36Timeout Sam Houston, clock 03:21
3:171st & 10 at own 36Owen Burk run for 10 yds to the AFA 46 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at own 46Timeout Sam Houston, clock 03:17
3:171st & 10 at own 46Owen Burk run for 3 yds to the AFA 49
1:362nd & 4 at opp 48Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the SHSU 46
1:363rd & 2 at opp 46Timeout Air Force, clock 01:36
1:363rd & 2 at opp 46Kneel down by LARRIER, Zac at SAM48 (team loss of 2).

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 leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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