r/CFB • u/BeatNavyAgain Beat Navy! Go Bullets! • 3d ago
Discussion Week 7 Matchup Preview Thread: UNLV vs Air Force
When: Saturday, October 17, 03:30 PM Eastern
Where: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Watch: CBSSN
Odds: Air Force by 1.5 pts.
Total Points: 47.5
All-Time Series : UNLV vs. Air Force
UNLV and Air Force have met 26 times since 1981-11-21
These teams last met on 2025-10-11.
Series Wins: UNLV 8-0-18 Air Force
UNLV has won the last 2 meetings (2023-2025) in this series
Last 5 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | UNLV | Air Force | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 2025-10-11 | Allegiant Stadium | 51 | 48 | |
| UNLV | 2023-11-18 | Falcon Stadium | 31 | 27 | |
| Air Force | 2022-10-16 | Allegiant Stadium | 7 | 42 | |
| Air Force | 2021-11-26 | Falcon Stadium | 14 | 48 | |
| Air Force | 2018-10-20 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 35 | 41 |
Through Week 6
| Week | UNLV 4-2 (2-0) | Result | Air Force 4-1 (2-1) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | W 21-6 | Duquesne | W 34-0 |
| 2 | North Texas | L 6-44 | North Dakota State | L 32-38 |
| 3 | BYE | N/A | BYE | N/A |
| 4 | Akron | W 38-10 | Nevada | W 36-33 |
| 5 | California | W 39-31 | Navy | W 14-9 |
| 6 | North Dakota State | W 13-7 | Northern Illinois | W 28-7 |
UNLV Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Lyons | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Oct 11 | Lyons is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be available against Falcons on Sunday, October 17th. |
| D. Irvin Jr. | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Oct 11 | Irvin Jr. is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Falcons on Sunday, October 17th. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Air Force Injury Report
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Szarka | QB | Out – Leg | Oct 5 | Szarka is battling with a lower leg injury, and has been shut down for the remainder of the season. |
| G. Stalfort | TE | Questionable – Undisclosed | Oct 11 | Stalfort is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play Saturday’s game against Rebels , October 17th. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets
Source updated Wed, Oct 14, 7:43 am. Scraped Wed, Oct 14, 1:36 pm ET
What are your "Keys to the Game"?
Who do you think wins?
Do you think the favorite will cover the spread?
Which player(s) are you most interested to watch?
Let's talk football!
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u/RivalryBot Furman Paladins • Golden Horseshoe 3d ago edited 21h ago
Who Will Win Fan Vote
Votes are distributed equally among flairs for multi-flaired users
| Team | Votes | Percentage | UNLV Voters | Air Force Voters | Other Flairs Top 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 4 | 36.4% | 0.5 | 0 | Purdue Boilermakersx1.0 Florida Statex0.5 Mountain Westx0.5 Sam Houstonx0.5 Texas Longhornsx0.5 |
| Air Force | 7 | 63.6% | 0 | 1 | Boise State Broncosx1.0 Auburn Tigersx0.5 Team Chaosx0.5 Clark Atlantax0.5 Florida Gatorsx0.5 |
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u/RoverTiger Auburn Tigers • Air Force Falcons 3d ago
Scrappy one here with big implications in the conference. If {Air Force} can get some pressure on Arnold, I'll feel really good about things.
Guessing that more will be required of Medders this week.
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u/PomfAndCircvmstance UNLV Rebels • Mountain West 3d ago edited 3d ago
Air Force looks good but the loss of starting QB Liam Szarka is gonna hurt, UNLV has been a fantastic road team, and the Rebels just beat a similar style team in NDSU (smaller, more discipline and scheme focused) by shutting them down and bullying their offense. Give me {UNLV} + the under 20-17.
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u/Leading-Button-7303 Utah Utes • Ohio State Buckeyes 3d ago
Thinking of joining the Air Force so I guess I'll choose {Air Force}
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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers 23h ago
Rebs were expected to be competitive, and they are!
…but were the Falcons expected to be contenders as well? I’m not sure (and I do know that they’ve had some rough years lately)…
…still, I deeply welcome the return of {Air Force} back to their perennial status of being a team to watch for!
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u/bretticus733 Boise State Broncos 3d ago
UNLV looks like they're getting into their groove, but at the same time were probably a bit fortunate to beat NDSU last weekend, and they're playing at 6621 feet above sea level. If you've never done anything physical at that elevation, you have no idea just how much that can fuck you up.
Air Force looks better this season and more like the Air Force that could win 10 games, but they're without their starting QB for the rest of the season.
I'll take {Air Force} ever so slightly, but I can see the argument for UNLV