Game notes: Air Force at New Mexico
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The matchup
- Air Force (5–1, 3–1 in conference) at New Mexico (5–1, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 4:30 p.m. ET, University Stadium (NM).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 43rd meeting; Air Force leads the series 26–16.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 22, 2025: New Mexico 20, Air Force 3.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1957: Air Force 31, New Mexico 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- New Mexico is 11–11 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: New Mexico 20–3 (at Air Force); 2024: New Mexico 52–37 (at New Mexico); 2022: Air Force 35–3 (at Air Force); 2021: Air Force 38–10 (at New Mexico); 2020: Air Force 28–0 (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 11–7 against New Mexico.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 2014, Air Force beat No. 21 Colorado State 27–24.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.
New Mexico
- New Mexico is 5–1 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–7 vs. Central Michigan; W 70–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 6–14 at No. 24 Oklahoma; W 42–18 at New Mexico State; W 61–7 vs. UTEP; W 21–10 at Hawai’i.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- New Mexico has won three straight, since losing 14–6 to Oklahoma (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- New Mexico is No. 34 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jason Eck is 14–5 in his second season at New Mexico.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jason Eck is 1–0 against Air Force.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Toa Faavae (QB): 695 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Scottre Humphrey (RB): 422 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mercury Swaim (LB): 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, New Mexico lost to No. 4 TCU 51–10.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
- Jason Eck is 1–0 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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