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Wk 1 · 2026

Duquesne Dukes at Air Force Falcons — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, CO · MW+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Duquesne Dukes
FCS / Other · 0-2
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AF -31.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings opened -30.5 · 1 toward AF
No ratings differential: Duquesne is not in the ratings file.
Mountain West · 4-1
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What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Duquesne: no data
Efficiency margin
Air Force: -6.6#94
Duquesne: no data
Offense (pts/100)
Air Force: 27.1
Duquesne: no data
Defense (pts/100)
Air Force: 24.7
Duquesne: no data
Pace (plays/g)
Air Force: 73.2
Duquesne: no data
Yards / play
Air Force: 5.45
Duquesne: no data
Yards / play allowed
Air Force: 5.38
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Duquesne: 3.5
Points / game
Air Force: 28.8
Duquesne: 41.0
Points allowed
Air Force: 17.4
Duquesne: 146
Yards / game
Air Force: 399
Duquesne: no data
Yards allowed
Air Force: 280
Duquesne: no data
Pass yds allowed
Air Force: 158
Duquesne: no data
Rush yds allowed
Air Force: 122
Duquesne: 1.00
Turnovers / game
Air Force: 0.80
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Duquesne form

L 7-48at WSUL 0-34at AF
2026 season

Air Force form

W 28-7at NIUW 14-9vs NAVYW 36-33at NEVL 32-38vs NDSUW 34-0vs DUQ
2026 season

Duquesne this season

Straight up0-2 · 0% (2 games)
Against the spread0-2 · 0% (2 games)
Over / under1-1 · 50% (2 games)

Air Force this season

Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Air Force leads 1–0 · Air Force won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 34.0 points toward Air Force
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-05Duquesne 0 — 34 Air Forceat AFAir Force

Duquesne leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

Air Force leaders 2026 regular season

PassingLiam Szarka QB #919/38, 296 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT
Evan Medders QB #53/7, 47 YDS, 1 TD
RushingLiam Szarka QB #992 CAR, 391 YDS, 7 TD
Rocco Conti RB #4435 CAR, 187 YDS, 1 TD
Kemper Hodges QB #423 CAR, 146 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingSimon Kibbee TE #806 REC, 103 YDS
Adam Hrynciw WR #104 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD
Matt Long WR #34 REC, 80 YDS, 2 TD
Jonah Dawson WR #83 REC, 39 YDS
Defense
TacklesBlake Fletcher LB #644
Dallas Daley LB #828
Max Mustell DB #3615
SacksMax Mustell DB #362
Jaylin Reese LB #451.5
Blake Fletcher LB #61
InterceptionsMax Mustell DB #361
Blake Fletcher LB #61
Korey Johnson DB #21
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.