# Air Force Falcons

Mountain West · Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
Head coach: Troy Calhoun · year 20 · 139-97 career over 20 seasons, all at AFA
Offense: Triple Option · Defense: 3-4

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 4-8 (3-5 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#109 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 7.5 (over priced +104)
- Returning starter games: 65%
- Schedule difficulty: 129th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 30% | 21/69 | 5/12 |
| Offensive line | 82% | 45/55 | 8/10 |
| Defensive front | 57% | 46/80 | 11/16 |
| Secondary | 100% | 57/57 | 11/13 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Max Mustell (DB), Isaac Hubert (LB), Liam Szarka (QB), Roger Jones Jr. (DB), Alec Falk (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Jackson Adams (DL), Gage Spencer (OL), Levi Brown (CB), Cade Harris (WR), Payton Zdroik (DL)

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Jonah Dawson, Adam Hrynciw, Grant Wayne, Jet Wiley
- WR-Z: Matt Long, Mason Hayes, Owen Chambers, Sylas Maiava-Alaimalo
- LT: Nathan Elwood, Brandon Nazworth, Alex Boyd
- LG: TJ Tarascio, Alec Falk, Henry Rickels
- C: Rudy Varela, Johnique Thomas, Gary Lassley, Peyton Knoebel
- RG: Jon Ashford, Brody Smith, Cole Anderson
- RT: Luke Vonderhaar, Marcus Roser, Jake Sulzberger
- TE: Simon Kibbee, Griffin Stalfort, Samuel Rhoades V, Mitchell Blakeslee
- QB: Liam Szarka, Josh Johnson, Evan Medders, Kemper Hodges
- RB: Rocco Conti, Jalen Rashad Turner, Keegan Sack, Mason Lowe
- FB: Owen Allen, Gage LaDue, Travis Wood, Luke Rauh

### Defense

- DE: Jaylin Reese, Antonio Menard, Grady Forsythe, DeSean Davis
- NT: Bennett Williams, Lukia Rawls Jr., Jayden Oquendo, Christian Krietzer
- DT: Chaz Barnett, Andrew Tillett, Charlie Gleason, Noah Daniels
- OLB: Isaac Hubert, Jake Kepler, Jalen Davis, Connor Vasek
- WLB: Blake Fletcher, Luke Fisher, Jonah Bowman, Seth McFarland
- MLB: Dallas Daley, Vinnie Canosa, Brodie Mitchell, Andrew Jurasek
- LCB: Korey Johnson, Ehimen Oyamendan, RJ Reedus, Jerome Drain
- SS: Kyle Chen, Roger Jones Jr., Nick Beckwith, Houston Hendrix
- FS: Max Mustell, Cade Paterson, Joseph Kramlich, JT Tomescko
- RCB: Mikhail Seiken, Jaris McIntosh, Jordan Elie-Stuart
- SPUR: Alexander Perez, Jayden Malbranche, Ethan Stannard, Jax Gates

### Special Teams

- PT: Will Duncan, Rip Perez
- PK: Jacob Medina, Carter Cremascoli
- KO: Bryce Olson
- LS: Jake Helms, Griffin Stalfort
- H: Rip Perez, Will Duncan

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Duquesne Dukes (FCS) | Home | MW+ | AFA -28.5 |
| 2 | North Dakota State | Home | Fox Sports 1 | – |
| 4 | Nevada | Away | FOX | – |
| 5 | Navy | Home | CBS | – |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | Away | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 7 | UNLV | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 8 | Wyoming | Away | The CW | – |
| 9 | UConn | Home | MW+ | – |
| 10 | Army | Away | CBS | – |
| 11 | San Jose State | Home | CBS Sports Network | – |
| 12 | UTEP | Home | The CW | – |
| 13 | New Mexico | Away | The CW | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/air-force
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.