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The Air Force Falcons football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Air Force Falcons football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Falcons represent the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in the NCAA 's Mountain West Conference .
Although Air Force began competing in intercollegiate football in 1955,[ 1] these lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 , allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Falcons have played in nine bowl games since this decision, giving recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the eligibility of any football player. While the service academies generally do not redshirt players, the Department of the Air Force allowed the USAFA to give its cadet athletes an extra season of eligibility. (Army was given this same option, but Navy was not.)[ 3]
The values on these list are often smaller than the values seen on other programs' lists for several reasons:
Air Force has only played since 1955, making it a relatively new college football program.
The Air Force Academy is a four-year undergraduate program, so it does not redshirt players under normal circumstances.[ 4] This means that for a player to play for four years, he must be good enough to see the field as a true freshman. Relatively few players are prepared to do this, which depresses career records.
Air Force has run a triple option offense since the arrival of head coach Ken Hatfield in 1978. This offense emphasizes running over passing. Most passing records were established in the 24-year period before this time.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2022 season .
Passing completions [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Shaun Carney
5,391
2004 2005 2006 2007
2
Dave Ziebart
4,789
1976 1977 1978 1979
3
Tim Jefferson
4,599
2008 2009 2010 2011
4
Rich Haynie
4,283
1971 1972 1973
5
Rich Mayo
3,399
1957 1958 1959 1960
6
Gary Baxter
3,362
1967 1968 1969
7
Beau Morgan
3,248
1994 1995 1996
8
Marty Louthan
3,137
1980 1981 1982 1983
9
Bob Parker
2,996
1969 1970
10
Dee Dowis
2,870
1986 1987 1988 1989
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Bob Parker
2,789
1970
2
Gary Baxter
1,783
1969
3
Mike Thiessen
1,687
2000
4
Tim Jefferson
1,637
2011
5
Karson Roberts
1,595
2015
6
Kale Pearson
1,590
2014
7
Rich Haynie
1,570
1972
8
Dave Ziebart
1,562
1977
9
Shaun Carney
1,491
2007
10
Tim Jefferson
1,459
2010
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
Opponent
1
Bob Parker
391
1970
Wyoming
2
Gary Baxter
388
1969
Wyoming
3
Bob Parker
375
1970
Colorado State
4
Dave Ziebart
339
1976
Wyoming
5
Donald Hammond III
327
2019
New Mexico
6
Rob Shaw
314
1976
Pacific
7
Dave Ziebart
311
1977
Baylor
8
Dee Dowis
306
1989
Notre Dame
9
Bob Parker
301
1970
Oregon
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
Opponent
1
Adam Fitch
5
2005
BYU
2
Paul Stein
4
1965
Arizona
Rich Haynie
4
1972
Arizona State
Mike Thiessen
4
2000
BYU
Shaun Carney
4
2006
UNLV
Donald Hammond III
4
2019
New Mexico
7
20 times
3
Most recent: Donald Hammond III, 2019 vs. Colorado State
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Dee Dowis
3,612
1986 1987 1988 1989
2
Brad Roberts
3,545[ 8]
2020 2021 2022
3
Asher Clark
3,594
2008 2009 2010 2011
4
Beau Morgan
3,379
1994 1995 1996
5
Jacobi Owens
3,005[ 9]
2014 2015 2016
6
John Kershner
2,726
1980 1981 1982 1983
7
Chad Hall
2,606
2005 2006 2007
8
Shaun Carney
2,561
2004 2005 2006 2007
9
Chance Harridge
2,324
2001 2002 2003
10
Brian Bream
2,284
1969 1970 1971
Pat Evans
2,284
1984 1985 1986
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Brad Roberts
1,728[ 8]
2022
2
Beau Morgan
1,494
1996
3
Chad Hall
1,478
2007
4
Brad Roberts
1,356[ 8]
2021
5
Dee Dowis
1,315
1987
6
Dee Dowis
1,286
1989
7
Beau Morgan
1,285
1995
8
Brian Bream
1,276
1970
9
Cody Getz
1,248
2012
10
Chance Harridge
1,229
2002
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
Opponent
1
Dee Dowis
6
1989
San Diego State
2
Marty Louthan
5
1983
Navy
3
14 times
4
Most recent: Brad Roberts , 2022 vs. UNLV
Single game
Rank
Player
Rec
Years
Opponent
1
Ernie Jennings
15
1969
Wyoming
2
Mike Bolen
14
1970
Colorado
3
Ernie Jennings
13
1970
Stanford
4
Charles Longnecker
11
1970
Stanford
Cormac Carney
11
1978
Georgia Tech
6
Bob Brickey
10
1959
Trinity
Bob Farr
10
1974
BYU
Mike Fortson
10
1979
Navy
Ryan Fleming
10
2000
New Mexico
Alec Messerall
10
2004
Navy
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Jalen Robinette
2,697[ 15]
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Ernie Jennings
2,392
1968 1969 1970
3
Mike Kirby
1,909
1980 1981 1982 1983
4
Ryan Fleming
1,515
1999 2000 2001
5
Matt Farmer
1,504
1997 1998 1999
6
Garrett Brown
1,334
2012 2013 2014 2015
7
Charlie Longnecker
1,312
1967 1968 1969
8
Steve Hoog
1,199
1975 1976 1977 1978
9
Geraud Sanders
1,176[ 16]
2017 2018 2019
10
Frank Murphy
1,150
1971 1972 1973
Paul Williams
1,150
1975 1976 1977
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 20]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Shaun Carney
7,952
2004 2005 2006 2007
2
Beau Morgan
6,627
1994 1995 1996
3
Tim Jefferson
6,587
2008 2009 2010 2011
4
Dee Dowis
6,482
1986 1987 1988 1989
5
Dave Ziebart
5,511
1976 1977 1978 1979
6
Marty Louthan
4,997
1980 1981 1982 1983
7
Rich Haynie
4,740
1971 1972 1973
8
Chance Harridge
4,500
2001 2002 2003
9
Haaziq Daniels
4,179 [ 21]
2020 2021 2022
10
Mike Thiessen
3,820
1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Bob Parker
2,783
1970
2
Beau Morgan
2,704
1996
3
Dee Dowis
2,571
1989
4
Bart Weiss
2,481
1985
5
Keith Boyea
2,469
2001
6
Beau Morgan
2,450
1995
7
Mike Thiessen
2,400
2000
8
Karson Roberts
2,338
2015
9
Chance Harridge
2,291
2002
10
Kale Pearson
2,277
2014
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
Opponent
1
Arion Worthman
396 [ 22]
2017
Navy
2
Isaiah Sanders
390 [ 23]
2018
UNLV
3
Bob Parker
380
1970
Colorado State
4
Dee Dowis
377
1988
Northwestern
5
Dave Ziebart
375
1976
Wyoming
6
Donald Hammond III
368
2019
New Mexico
7
Keith Boyea
364
2001
Wyoming
8
Cale Bonds
361
1998
Navy
9
Bob Parker
353
1970
Wyoming
10
Dee Dowis
345
1989
Notre Dame
Karson Roberts
345 [ 24]
2015
Boise State
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 25]
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Years
Opponent
1
Cyd Maattala
3
1968
Colorado State
2
Jim Miller
3
1975
Notre Dame
3
Anthony Wright
3
2009
Houston
4
Weston Steelhammer
3[ 26]
2014
Boise State
5
Several times
2
Most recent: Jeremy Fejedelem, 2019 vs. Wyoming
Single season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Terry Maki
195
1986
2
Tom Foertsch
184
1977
3
Chris Gizzi
179
1997
4
Jack Kucera
170
1976
5
Jack Kucera
166
1977
6
Tom Foertsch
163
1976
7
Mike France
157
1980
8
Brian Hill
146
1988
9
Willie Mayfield
145
1970
10
Shawn Smith
144
1982
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Years
Opponent
1
Terry Maki
30
1985
Notre Dame
2
Jack Kucera
26
1977
Boston College
3
Tom Foertsch
25
1977
Notre Dame
Terry Maki
25
1986
Wyoming
5
Jack Kucera
24
1977
Arizona State
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Ryan Harrison
24
2008
2
Erik Soderberg
22
2009
3
Luke Strebel
22[ 31]
2016
4
Dave Lawson
19
1974
David Adams
19
2000
Ryan Harrison
19
2007
Will Conant
19
2014
8
Joe Wood
17
1991
9
Jim Sturch
16
1978
Joey Ashcroft
16
2002
Matthew Dapore
16[ 32]
2022
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Years
Opponent
1
Dennis Leuthauser
4
1969
SMU
Dave Lawson
4
1974
Navy
Dave Lawson
4
1975
Army
Jim Sturch
4
1978
Boston College
Sean Pavlich
4
1980
Wyoming
Joe Wood
4
1991
Army
David Adams
4
2000
Army
Joey Ashcroft
4
2002
Army
Erik Soderberg
4
2009
San Diego State
Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl
4[ 33]
2020
Navy
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Jackson Whiting
100.0%
1999
Jake Koehnke
100.0% [ 34]
2019
3
Luke Strebel
90.9%
2015
4
Will Conant
90.5%
2014
5
Joey Ashcroft
88.9%
2002
6
Luke Strebel
88.0% [ 31]
2016
7
Joe Wood
85.7%
1990
8
Sean Pavlich
83.3%
1982
Parker Herrington
83.3%
2011
10
Ryan Harrison
82.8%
2008
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