Last confirmed: Air Force, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 270 lb · Santa Fe, NM
Santo Coppola: DL · Air Force · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Santo Coppola
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Air Force. On tape: 8 tackles against Army, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs VMI | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-29@ No. 7 Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-28vs No. 22 San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-56@ New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 45-48@ Navy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-30vs UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-28@ Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-21vs Army | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 19-44@ Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-35vs Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 62-0
vs VMI
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 62-point win at home against VMI.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry37 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 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
Team sack rate
12.4%
169 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
37 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
