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Grant Parker scored a career-high 26 points and Evan Washington added 14 as Air Force won its seventh straight season opener, defeating Western State 65-54 Friday night.

BYU quarterback Max Hall and Cougar defensive lineman Jan Jorgensen were honored by the Mountain West Conference for their efforts in a 52-0 victory over Wyoming last Saturday.

Opponents of Air Force can look long and hard, but fullback Jared Tew isn't going to let them see a dinosaur in the Falcons' backfield.

The classes and military training are different. And there's a widely held belief among people in these parts that Air Force cadets have more perks than those at West Point.

Falcons cornerback Anthony Wright Jr. returns a punt for a touchdown during action against Army at Falcon Stadium Nov.

Luke Hyder doesn't worry much about his assignments when he lines up at safety for Air Force.

Kevin Fogler caught a 73-yard TD pass and Anthony Wright returned a punt 88 yards for a score, helping Air Force beat Army for a fourth straight time with a 35-7 victory Saturday.

They are everything Army's football team aspires to be. They have a steady, not spectacular, offense that plays error-free. A swarming defense that creates nearly three turnovers per game.

Pitches to the halfback out of a Triple-I formation. A shotgun with four wide receivers.

You don't hear many "Beat Air Force" chants until game week at West Point. The Army-Air Force matchup is considered by some as the undercard of service-academy football.

When something breaks down on a football field, the most lasting image is generally the final one that flashes.

While Air Force is a grind-it-out squad, it never hurts to pick up some big chunks of yardage.

FORT COLLINS - Air Force has always seemed a bit of an oxymoron the way the Falcons run the ball and seem to eschew the pass.

Tim Jefferson threw two touchdowns Saturday for the Falcons. athlonsports.com Colorado State's offense was anemic in the second half once again and couldn't keep up with Air Force's deft offensive attack who put up 17 points in each half, more than the Rams could muster all day.

FORT COLLINS Early in the second half of Saturday's game, Colorado State seemed poised to seize momentum from Air Force.

Tim Jefferson threw two touchdowns passes and Air Force rolled to a 34-16 victory over Colorado State on Saturday.

A familiar refrain can be heard across Air Force's football practice fields whenever Falcon defenders converge on a ball carrier.

Ben Garland could have played college football at New Mexico, where he would have learned the unique 3-3-5 defense run by former coach Rocky Long.

When Erik Soderberg lined up a potential game-tying field goal late in Air Force's game at Utah last Saturday, the sophomore felt differently than he had on previous attempts in his short tenure as the Falcons' kicker.

There's more to defending the option than you can teach in a week. So, CSU's football team has been working a little bit on Saturday's home game against Air Force since spring drills began, said Larry Lewis, who coaches the Rams' safeties.