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Series: Air Force leads 21-12. Last meeting: Lobos 47, Falcons 35, Nov. 28, 2015.

AFA DEPTH CHART

SPECIALISTSK 11 Luke Strebel 5-11 175 Jr.

KO 11 Luke Strebel 5-11 175 Jr.

P 91 Steve Brosy 5-11 200 Sr.

HOLD 91 Steve Brosy 5-11 200 Sr.

DS 59 Austin Cutting 6-4 250 So.

KR 33 Tim McVey 5-9 190 Jr. 22 Bryan Driskell 5-8 190 Sr.

PR 4 Ronald Cleveland 5-9 174 So. 10 Andrew Smith 5-8 158 So.

DEFENSEDT 93 Samuel Byers 6-5 285 Sr. 97 Santo Coppola 6-4 285 Jr.

NG 54 Lochlin Deeks 6-4 280 Sr. 53 David Harris 6-0 280 Sr.

DE 40 Ryan Watson 6-3 230 Sr. 38 Kellen Cleveland 6-4 235 Sr.

OLB 34 Haji Dunn 6-3 240 Sr. 45 R.J. Jackson 6-3 215 So.

ILB 44 Grant Ross 6-0 220 Jr. 41 Patrick Healy 6-1 225 Sr.

ILB 50 Jack Flor 6-2 225 Jr 47 Claude Alexander III 6-1 225 Sr.

OLB 48 Jacob Onyechi 6-1 195 Sr. 6 Shaquille Vereen 5-11 200 Jr.

CB 21 Jesse Washington 6-0 190 Sr. 25 Roland Ladipo 5-10 185 Sr.

FS 18 Brodie Hicks 6-2 200 Sr. 29 Kyle Floyd 6-0 197 So.

SS 8 Weston Steelhammer 6-2 200 Sr. 27 Tyler Weaver 6-1 210 Sr.

CB 14 Hayes Linn 6-0 190 Sr. 2 Marquis Griffin 5-11 195 Jr..

OFFENSEWR 12 Tyler Williams 5-10 185 Jr. 4 Ronald Cleveland 5-9 174 So.

LT 73 Allen Caunitz 6-4 270 Sr. 66 Jake Barnhorst 6-4 275 Jr..

LG 56 Colin Sandor 6-2 275 Sr. 61 Jackson Wilson 6-3 280 Sr.

C 67 Dylan Vail 6-2 280 Sr. 62 Jordan Tyler 6-2 270 Jr.

RG 55 Alex Norton 6-2 288 Jr. 64 Ryan Beveridge 6-0 270 Jr.

RT 77 James Rast 6-4 290 Jr. 65 Neal Bess 6-2 255 Jr.

TE 85 Ryan Reffitt 6-5 240 Jr. 82 Josh Self 6-3 225 Sr.

WR 9 Jalen Robinette 6-4 215 Sr. 13 Cody Bronkar 6-4 205 Jr.

QB 6 Nate Romine 5-11 190 Sr. 2 Aaron Worthman 5-11 201 So.

RB 28 Jacobi Owens 6-0 202 Sr. 33 Tim McVey 5-9 190 Jr

FB 3 D.J. Johnson 5-10 235 Sr. 43 Shayne Davern 6-0 240 Sr.

AIR FORCE vs. NEW MEXICO

Date Team TimeSept. 3 AFA 37, Abilene Christian 21Sept. 10 AFA 48, Georgia State 15Sept. 24 AFA 27, Utah State 20Oct. 1 AFA 28, Navy 14Oct. 8 Wyoming 35, AFA 26Today New Mexico (in Dallas) 1:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Hawaii 12 p.m.Oct. 28 at Fresno State 8:30 p.m.Nov. 5 at Army 10 a.m.Nov. 12 Colorado State TBANov. 19 at San Jose State 8:30 p.m.Nov. 26 Boise State 1:30 p.m.

Date Team TimeSept. 1 UNM 48, South Dakota 21Sept. 10 NMSU 32, UNM 31Sept. 17 Rutgers 37, UNM 28Oct. 1 UNM 48, San Jose State 41Oct. 7 Boise State 49, UNM 21Today Air Force (in Dallas) 1:30 p.m.Oct. 22 Louisiana-Monroe 7 p.m.Oct. 29 at Hawaii 10 p.m.Nov. 5 Nevada TBANov. 12 at Utah State TBANov. 19 at Colorado State TBANov. 26 Wyoming TBA

AIR FORCE (4-1, 1-1) NEW MEXICO (2-3, 1-1)

UNM DEPTH CHART

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsGrant Ross 12 26 38 3.5-14 0-0W. Steelhammer 17 12 29 2-14 2-0Jack Flor 8 18 26 3-13 0-0Brodie Hicks 15 10 25 1-1 0-0

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntNate Romine 27 65 809 7 5Arion Worthman 1 1 17 1 0

Rushing Att Net Avg TDD.J. Johnson 73 329 4.5 0Jacobi Owens 43 283 6.6 2Shayne Davern 51 184 3.6 1Nate Romine 60 164 2.7 1

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDJalen Robinette 14 386 27.6 7Ryan Reffitt 5 113 22.6 2

AIR FORCE LEADERS

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsDakota Cox 16 12 28 3.5-13 1-6Nik D’Avanzo 13 15 28 1-8 0-0Ryan Santos 16 10 26 1-1 0-0 Kimmie Carson 9 16 25 3.5-14 0-0

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD Intx-Austin Apodaca 29 52 372 3 2Lamar Jordan 16 33 168 1 2

Rushing Att Net Avg TDTeriyon Gipson 31 399 12.9 5Tyrone Owens 63 390 6.2 2Lamar Jordan 50 287 5.7 1

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDDameon Gamblin 10 81 8.1 0Matt Quarells 8 134 16.8 1Patrick Reed 7 119 17.0 1x-injured, will not play

NEW MEXICO LEADERS

SPECIALISTSK 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 185 Jr.

KO 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 185 Jr.

P 30 Corey Bojorquez 6-0 227 Jr.

HOLD 94 Sam Gentry 6-6 229 Sr.

DS 97 Steven Romero 6-1 204 Sr.

KR 7 Teriyon Gipson 5-8 182 Sr.

PR 18 Chris Davis 5-6 173 Jr.

DEFENSEDE 95 Garrett Hughes 6-2 282 Jr. 53 Cody Baker 6-3 271 So.

NG 92 Willam Udeh 6-3 301 Sr. 99 Taylor Timmons 6-0 298 Sr..

DE 91 Nik D’Avanzo 6-3 292 Sr.. 98 Kene Okonkwo 6-3 285 Jr..

Rush 54 Donnie White 6-2 227 Sr. 58 Maurice Daniels 6-4 224 Sr.

MLB 49 Dakota Cox 6-0 231 Sr. 33 Alex Hart 6-2 234 So.

WLB 2 Kimmie Carson 6-1 213 Jr. 47 Austin Ocasio 6-1 223 Jr.

LCB 11 Jadon Boatright 5-10 173 Jr. 19 Elijah Lilly 5-11 160 Fr.

RCB 3 Nias Martin 5-10 182 Sr. 26 Marquez Mackey 5-9 174 So.

SS 12 Ryan Santos 5-10 194 Sr. 16 Jacob Girgle 6-0 189 Jr.

FS 14 Daniel Henry 6-1 195 Sr.. 35 Kenneth Maxwell 6-0 199 Sr.

Nickel 5 Lee Crosby 5-11 188 Sr. 28 Jake Rothschiller 5-8 189 Jr.

OFFENSEWR 5 Patrick Reed 6-2 191 So. 87 Anu Somoye 6-2 192 Fr.

LT 75 Reno Henderson 6-4 271 Sr. 61 Darian Allen 6-3 304 Sr.

LG 77 Charlie Grammel 6-2 304 Fr. 50 Chris Lewis 6-3 311 Sr.

C 59 Blaise Fountain 6-0 284 Jr.. 69 Beau Hott 6-2 269 Fr.

RG 55 Aaron Jenkins 6-1 311 So. 66 Tevita Fonua 6-2 295 Sr.

RT 72 Avery Jordan 6-4 286 Jr. 55 Aaron Jenkins 6-1 311 So.

TE 8 Cole Gautsche 6-4 252 Sr. 88 Nick Lehman 6-3 232 Sr..

WR 2 Dameon Gamblin 5-10 176 Sr. 18 Chris Davis 5-6 173 Jr.

WR 19 Matt Quarells 6-1 195 So. 9 Q’ Drennan 6-1 185 Fr.

QB 13 Lamar Jordan 5-10 178 Jr. 17 JaJuan Lawson 6-0 203 So.

RB 7 Teriyon Gipson 5-8 182 Sr. 25 Tyrone Owens 5-9 187 So.

2016 SCHEDULES

FridaySan Diego State 17, Fresno State 3TodayNew Mexico at Air Force, 1:30 p.m., ESPNewsColorado State at Boise State, 8:15 p.m., ESPN2Nevada at San Jose State, 8:30 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkUNLV at Hawaii, Oceanic PPV, 10 p.m.

GAMES THIS WEEK

RANK MWC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 4 51Rushing YPG 2 7Passing YPG 10 110First downs 11 92Pass yds. per catch 1 1Completion pct. 12 128Interceptions 4 4`Passing efficiency 1 6Sacks allowed/game 3 28TFLs allowed/game 1 5Fumbles lost 4 373rd down pct. 3 204th down pct. 6 70Red zone efficiency 2 9Time of possession 2 18Off. yards per game 3 43

DEFENSEPoints per game 2 31Rushing YPG 1 1Passing YPG 8 83First downs allowed 1 13Interceptions 7 94Pass def. efficiency 4 62Sacks/game 2 8TFLs/game 5 54Fumble recoveries 5 633rd down pct. 6 714th down pct. 4 37Red zone efficiency. 5 85Def. yards per game 2 19

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 1 1Kick ret. def. /avg. 11 117Punt returns 9 108Net punting 4 54Punt return def. 3 42XPs made/att. 1 1FGs made/att 1 1Penalty yds/game 2 31Turnover margin 6 80

NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED

Air Force has expanded its offensive package over the years under coach Troy Calhoun, but the Falcons remain a true wishbone/veer team in that the fullback is the focal point of the offense. Full-backs D.J. Johnson and Shayne Davern missed last year’s game against UNM with injuries, but they’re healthy now. Falcons wide receiver Jalen Robinette doesn’t get a lot of opportunities to catch the ball, but he makes the most of them. He leads the nation in yards per catch. “An NFL player,” Davie says. Air Force’s Tim McVey leads the nation in kickoff return average. The Lobos are hoping kickoff specialist Jason Sanders (28 touch-backs in 31 attempts) can keep the ball away from him. The Air Force defense has struggled to match UNM’s speed. The Lobos had runs of 57, 75, 45 and 44 yards — not to mention passes of 58 and 44 yards — in a 47-35 victory over AFA last year.

COURTESY OF AIR FORCE MEDIA RELATIONS

RANK MWC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 2 40Rushing YPG 1 1Passing YPG 12 126First downs 8 77Pass yds. per catch 10 76Completion pct. 9 116Interceptions 6 41Passing efficiency 11 115Sacks allowed/game 7 53TFLs allowed/game 7 82Fumbles lost 4 373rd down pct. 7 934th down pct. 1 14Red zone efficiency 8 63Time of possession 1 5Off. yards per game 2 37

DEFENSEPoints per game 9 107Rushing YPG 3 33Passing YPG 10 87First downs allowed 3 24Interceptions 10 108Pass def. efficiency 11 120Sacks/game 6 60TFLs/game 8 82Fumble recoveries 5 633rd down pct. 9 994th down pct. 9 99Red zone efficiency. 9 110Def. yards per game 5 50

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 9 88Kick ret. def. /avg. 5 67Punt returns 2 55Net punting 12 128Punt return def. 8 96XPs made/att. 1 1FGs made/att 3 22Penalty yds/game 8 74Turnover margin 9 94

NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED

SCOUTING THE FALCONS

FALCON NOTES LOBO NOTES

SCOUTING THE LOBOS

New Mexico leads the nation in rushing offense (354 yards per game); Air Force is No. 2 in rushing defense (80 yards per game). “Something’s got to give, right?” Lobos coach Bob Davie said this week. As effective as the UNM ground game has been against Air Force the past four years — an average of 401 yards — it seems likely the Lobos will have to make some plays in the passing game if they hope to win. With “passing quarterback” Austin Apodaca (collarbone) not expected to play — but no guarantees here — junior QB Lamar Jordan (see passing stats below) needs to step it up. Or maybe not, if senior running back Teriyon Gipson (12.9 yards per carry) is completely healthy after missing the Boise State game with a ham-string injury. Gipson also missed UNM’s 37-28 loss at Rutgers, and the Lobos are a more explosive with him in the lineup.

ROBERTO E. ROSALES/JOURNAL

Mountain Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PABoise State 2 0 5 0 184 93Wyoming 2 0 4 2 199 178Air Force 1 1 4 1 166 104Colorado State 1 1 3 3 149 172New Mexico 1 1 2 3 176 180Utah State 0 3 2 4 140 150

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West Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PASan Diego State 2 0 5 1 185 120 Hawaii 2 0 3 3 175 231Nevada 1 1 3 3 136 164UNLV 1 1 2 4 187 178San Jose State 0 2 1 5 161 240Fresno State 0 3 1 6 144 235

>>> Santo Coppola, an Air Force junior defensive end, is from Santa Fe and played for St. Michael’s High School. Cop-pola has 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup through five games this season.

>>> Falcons defensive lineman Cody Gessler and Lobos cornerback Isaiah “I.B.” Brown were teammates Katy (Texas) High School.

>>> Steve Senn, Air Force’s director of recruiting and player personnel, is a 1985 Cibola graduate. Senn played wide receiver for the Falcons in the late 1980s. He holds the Falcons’ school record for receiving yards in a bowl game with 150 (and two touchdowns) in a 42-29 loss tp Ole Miss in the 1989 Liberty Bowl. During his career, Air Force went 2-0 against New Mexico and outscored the Lobos 136-40.

>>> Not many college football pro-grams have a quarterback as their all-time leading career rusher, but Air Force is one. Dee Dowis, who died in a car crash ear-lier this year, rushed for 3,612 yards from 1986-89.

>>> UNM nose tackle William Udeh will see not one, not two, but four former teammates on the opposite sideline today. Air Force players Andrew McAdams (sophomore linebacker), Bryce VonZurm-uehlen (sophomore defensive back) Park-er Wilson (sophomore running back) and Josh Self (senior tight end) all attended Coppell (Texas) High School with Udeh.

>>> Last year’s 47-35 Lobos victory over Air Force was among UNM’s biggest in the series. The biggest? Arguably the 28-27 victory over the Falcons in Denver in the 1959 season finale. Don Perkins led the Lobos with 126 yards rushing as UNM overcame a 21-7 deficit. Air Force had gone undefeated the previous year, tying TCU 0-0 in the Cotton Bowl, and had beaten UNM 45-7 in 1958.

>>> UNM agreed to play today’s game in Dallas partly because the Lobos have recruited heavily in Texas. Davie signed 22 Texas players in his first two recruiting classes (2012-13) but just 17 in his last three. California has become a greater priority, and the past two classes included players from Minnesota, Illinois, Wiscon-sin, Mississippi, Kansas and Washington.

TODAY, 1:30 P.M., COTTON BOWL, DALLAS