2025 Air Force
4–8 (3–5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Troy Calhoun. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 49–13Aug 30
By 36 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to UNLV 48–51Oct 11
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Bucknell | W 49–13 | 83% |
| Sep 13 | at Utah State | L 30–49 | 51% |
| Sep 20 | vs Boise State | L 37–49 | 39% |
| Sep 27 | vs Hawai’i | L 35–44 | 59% |
| Oct 4 | at Navy | L 31–34 | 20% |
| Oct 11 | at UNLV | L 48–51 | 16% |
| Oct 18 | vs Wyoming | W 24–21 | 54% |
| Nov 1 | vs Army | L 17–20 | 41% |
| Nov 8 | at San José State | W 26–16 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | at UConn | L 16–26 | 26% |
| Nov 22 | vs New Mexico | L 3–20 | 45% |
| Nov 28 | at Colorado State | W 42–21 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 42–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–5 8th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 358–364
- Coach
- Troy Calhoun
- Elo
- 1439 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.2 No. 80 of 136; offense No. 59, defense No. 101, special teams No. 65
- SRS
- −7.4 No. 97 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 63% of last season’s EPA, No. 21 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 129
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Thiessen
- Defensive coordinator
- Brian Knorr
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.22 | 46% | 1.24 | 17th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.39 | 50% | 1.39 | 136th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.17 off 0.34 def | 45% off 50% def | — | 31st off 138th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 50% | 11.5 yds | 18% | 3.40 | 10% |
| Defense | 56% | 7.7 yds | 13% | 3.40 | 11% |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 4.6 | own 28 | 9% allowed |
| Defense | 4.3 | own 29 | 11% caused |
CORE rating -13.4, 110th of 136 (offense 9.2, defense 22.6).
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.
Leaders
| Passing yards | Liam Szarka QB | 1,294 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Liam Szarka QB | 9 TD |
| Rushing yards | Liam Szarka QB | 922 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Liam Szarka QB | 13 TD |
| Receiving yards | Cade Harris WR | 584 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Bruin Fleischmann TE | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Blake Fletcher LB | 108 tkl |
| Sacks | Isaac Hubert LB | 5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Max Mustell DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Connor Vasek DE | ★★★ | No. 1325 |
| Kyle Keya DE | ★★★ | No. 1419 |
| Seth McFarland LB | ★★★ | No. 1671 |
| Jake Sulzberger OT | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Colt Hodges DL | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 5 | 2.6 | 0.812 |
| Receivers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.805 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.818 |
| Defensive line | 9 | 3.0 | 0.832 |
| Linebackers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Defensive backs | 7 | 2.9 | 0.809 |
| Athletes and specialists | 3 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Whole class | 33 | 2.9 | 0.819 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Roster 141
The 2025 roster141 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 0
The 2025 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 12
 David Santiago DE | ★★★ | to  Michigan State |
| Tyler Lawrence OT | ★★★ | to  New Mexico |
| Caleb Chamberlin S | ★★★ | to  Ohio |
| Cody Ahola TE | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Hiroshi Carr ATH | ★★★ | to  Morgan State |
| Lincoln Tuioti-Mariner S | ★★★ | to  Southern Utah |
| Osaro Aihie LB | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Luke Faccone P | ★★ | to  Eastern Washington |
| Aidan Plate S | no new school on file | |
| Brady Kerperin LB | to Iowa Western C.C. | |
| Quentin Hayes QB | to  The Citadel | |
| Trey Williams CB | no new school on file |
2025 Mountain West Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
 San Diego State | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| New Mexico | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Boise State | 6–2 | 9–5 | |
| Hawai’i | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
 Fresno State | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–4 | 6–7 | |
| Air Force | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Wyoming | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| San José State | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
 Nevada | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Colorado State | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.