Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/40Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (2.5%).
Nate Romine
Last confirmed: Air Force, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Upland, CA
Nate Romine: QB · Air Force · #6.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nate Romine
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down. A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Air Force. One game to point at: 115 passing yards and 54 rushing yards against Boise State — Week 12, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Air Force in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs VMI | 2/2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 86.6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-29@ No. 7 Michigan | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10.3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-56@ New Mexico | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-21vs Army | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-44@ Boise State | 7/10 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 40.1 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Total | 9/15 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 8.9 | — |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2017
L 19-44
at Boise State
115 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.1 · 54 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
With C. Scott — 46.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 52 long · L. Strebel — 4 points · 45 long · 100 percent on field goals
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Boise State · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +3.92Nate Romine pass complete to Marcus Bennett for 29 yds to the BoiSt 28 for a
- Week 12 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.80Nate Romine run for 33 yds to the BoiSt 44 for a
- Week 1 · VMI · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Nate Romine run for 29 yds to the VMI 42 for a
- Week 3 · Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.24Nate Romine pass intercepted Khaleke Hudson return for no gain to the Mich 16
- Week 12 · Boise State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Nate Romine pass complete to Jacob Stafford for 18 yds to the AFA 44 for a
- Week 12 · Boise State · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.91Nate Romine pass complete to Marcus Bennett for 14 yds to the AFA 40 for a
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Boise State · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Nate Romine 1 Yd Run
- Week 12 · Boise State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Nate Romine pass complete to Marcus Bennett for 20 yds to the BoiSt 33 for a
- Week 12 · Boise State · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −1.83Nate Romine sacked by Desmond Williams for a loss of 5 yards to the AFA 43
- Week 12 · Boise State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.78Nate Romine pass complete to Kade Waguespack for 28 yds to the BoiSt 3 for a
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 33-19 over that span.
2014Air Force10-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2015Air Force8-6HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2016Air Force10-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2017Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 38.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 57.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.9%
142 pass / 749 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
21 carries and 15 pass attempts in 5 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Air Force
- 2017 Air Force CalhounYear 5 · 5 games
- 2016 Air Force CalhounYear 4 · 8 games
- 2015 Air Force CalhounYear 3 · 2 games
- 2014 Air Force CalhounYear 2 · 5 games
- 2013 Air Force CalhounYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Air Force in 2013 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,564 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Air Force in the 2013 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Air Force, 1,690 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 4 seasons.
2013
- Signed with Air Force2-star out of Upland
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coach2013–2017
Air Force
Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.