Armed Forces Bowl Matchup
The Associated Press
Air Force (8-5, 6-2 MWC) vs California (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12), Dec. 29, 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Fort Worth, Texas
TOP PLAYERS
Air Force: RB Jacobi Owens, 1,009 yards rushing.
Cal: QB Jared Goff. 4,252 yards passing, 37 TDs
NOTABLE
Air Force: The Falcons have 11 different players who’ve rushed for at least 100 yards this season…Kicker Luke Strebel hit all 33 of his extra points and 10 of his 11 field goal tries.
Cal: The Golden Bears lost four in a row at one this season. But they also beat Texas and Washington on the road.
LAST TIME
Cal 42, Air Force 36 (Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 31, 2007).
BOWL HISTORY
Air Force: Fifth appearance in Armed Forces Bowl, eighth bowl in nine years.
Cal: This will be Cal’s 22nd bowl. The Bears last went in 2011, losing to Texas 21-10 in the Holiday Bowl.