Game notes: Air Force at Wyoming
Friday, October 23, 9 p.m. ET, War Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Air Force (5–1, 3–1 in conference) at Wyoming (4–3, 3–1 in conference), Friday, October 23, 9 p.m. ET, War Memorial 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’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 46°F, chance rain showers, 34% chance of rain, W wind 20 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 64th meeting; Air Force leads the series 32–28–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 18, 2025: Air Force 24, Wyoming 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1957: Wyoming 7, Air Force 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Wyoming is 16–11–2 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: Air Force 24–21 (at Air Force); 2024: Wyoming 31–19 (at Wyoming); 2023: Air Force 34–27 (at Air Force); 2022: Wyoming 17–14 (at Wyoming); 2021: Air Force 24–14 (at Air Force).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 10–8 against Wyoming.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 2021, Air Force lost to No. 22 San Diego State 20–14.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.
Wyoming
- Wyoming is 4–3 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–35 at Colorado State; W 21–13 vs. Northern Colorado; L 10–24 at Central Michigan; W 27–10 vs. Hawai’i; L 0–28 at North Dakota State; W 16–13 at San José State; W 41–23 vs. Northern Illinois.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wyoming is No. 107 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jay Sawvel is 11–20 in his third season at Wyoming.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jay Sawvel is 1–1 against Air Force.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Tyler Hughes (QB): 1,018 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Markell Holman (RB): 390 rushing yards, 3 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jones Thomas (S): 50 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2021, Wyoming lost to New Mexico 14–3.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.
The coaches
- Jay Sawvel is 1–1 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).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- 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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