Game notes: Air Force at Army
Saturday, November 7, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michie Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Air Force (5–1, 3–1 in conference) at Army (4–2, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michie Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 61st meeting; Air Force leads the series 38–21–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: Army 20, Air Force 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1959: Air Force 13, Army 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Army is 13–14 at home against Air Force.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Army 20–17 (at Air Force); 2024: Army 20–3 (at Army); 2023: Army 23–3 (neutral site); 2022: Air Force 13–7 (neutral site); 2021: Army 21–14 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Air Force
- Air Force is 5–1 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–0 vs. Duquesne; L 32–38 vs. North Dakota State; W 36–33 at Nevada; W 14–9 vs. Navy; W 28–7 at Northern Illinois; W 41–31 vs. UNLV.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Air Force has won four straight, since losing 38–32 to North Dakota State (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Air Force is No. 61 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Air Force lines up under center on 62% of its plays, the most in FBS.resultsPlays not marked “Shotgun” in the stat crew’s description, of the offense’s runs, passes and sacks this season (200 or more).
- Troy Calhoun is 144–98 in his 20th season at Air Force.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Troy Calhoun is 11–8 against Army.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Liam Szarka (QB): 391 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Evan Medders (QB): 375 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Blake Fletcher (LB): 64 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Air Force beat Army 20–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Army
- Army is 4–2 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–3 vs. Bryant; L 24–28 vs. South Florida; W 21–17 at Temple; L 29–31 at Louisiana Tech; W 20–17 vs. Tulane; W 56–24 vs. Florida Atlantic.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Army is No. 41 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Monken is 93–65 in his 13th season at Army.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Monken is 7–5 against Air Force.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Cale Hellums (QB): 358 passing yards, 3 TD; 719 rushing yards, 13 TD, No. 2 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Samari Howard (WR): 347 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Walton (LB): 41 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cale Hellums needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Carlton Jones (33, 2002–05) for seventh on Army’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 31 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Army lost to No. 25 Air Force 35–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Jeff Monken is 7–5 against Troy Calhoun’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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