Air Force Football: Can Falcons get back to bowl game in 2019?
By Daniel Smyth
Schedule and Prediction
- Week 1: vs. Colgate (Aug. 31)
- Week 2: BYE
- Week 3: at Colorado (Sep. 14)
- Week 4: at Boise State (Sep. 20)
- Week 5: vs. San Jose State (Sep. 27)
- Week 6: at Navy (Oct. 5)
- Week 7: vs. Fresno State (Oct. 12)
- Week 8: at Hawaii (Oct. 19)
- Week 9: vs. Utah State (Oct. 26)
- Week 10: vs. Army (Nov. 2)
- Week 11: at New Mexico (Nov. 9)
- Week 12: at Colorado State (Nov. 16)
- Week 13: BYE
- Week 14: vs. Wyoming (Nov. 30)
This schedule is not a cakewalk, by any means.
Colgate was a very good FCS team in 2018, Boise State is one of the best Group of Five programs, Army won 11 games last season, Hawaii and Colorado have explosive passing attacks and Fresno State won the Mountain West in 2018.
Prediction 7-5 (5-3) Mountain West
Air Force has the luxury of starting the season against a FCS team in Colgate. The problem is that Colgate went 10-2 last season and won the Patriot League. Still Air Force should be able to beat them at home.
They then get a Bye Week to prepare for a big game against in-state program Colorado. They will need an extra week to prepare for Colorado wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. but it will not be enough. Shenault should tear apart the secondary, as he does against most teams.
The following week Air Force will be put to the test against Mountain West foe Boise State, but will most likely lose to a more talented Bronco squad. Note that this game could be closer than it appears, but it will be tough to win on the road.
Air Force should then go on a two-game winning streak against San Jose State and Navy. Both teams were not good last season and Air Force should have the advantage.
The Falcons will then lose to reigning Mountain West Champion Fresno State and will be shredded through the air by Cole McDonald in Hawaii.
The team will finish the seasons strong. Winning games against Utah State, New Mexico, Colorado State and Wyoming.
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A 7-5 record will allow the Falcons to play in a bowl game for the first time since the Arizona Bowl in 2016.