Game notes: UTEP at Air Force
Friday, November 20, 8 p.m. ET, Falcon Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- UTEP (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at Air Force (5–1, 3–1 in conference), Friday, November 20, 8 p.m. ET, Falcon 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 16th meeting; Air Force leads the series 14–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 7, 1995: Air Force 56, UTEP 46.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1978: Air Force 34, UTEP 25.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Air Force is 7–0 at home against UTEP.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 1995: Air Force 56–46 (at Air Force); 1994: Air Force 47–7 (neutral site); 1993: Air Force 31–10 (at Air Force); 1992: Air Force 28–22 (at UTEP); 1991: Air Force 20–13 (at Air Force).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
UTEP
- UTEP is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–51 at No. 10 Oklahoma; W 51–10 vs. Texas Southern; L 17–52 at No. 19 Michigan; L 7–33 vs. Oregon State; L 7–61 at New Mexico; L 13–30 vs. Nevada; L 11–24 vs. San José State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UTEP has lost five straight, since beating Texas Southern 51–10 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UTEP is No. 136 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scotty Walden is 6–25 in his third season at UTEP and 11–30 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scotty Walden faces Air Force as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Raymond Moore III (QB): 405 passing yards, 2 TD; 428 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Colson (QB): 628 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Bogerty (LB): 42 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2021, UTEP beat Rice 38–28.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.
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 faces UTEP as a head coach for the first time.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 1982, Air Force beat No. 18 Notre Dame 30–17.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
- It is the first meeting of Scotty Walden and Troy Calhoun as head coaches.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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