2016 Air Force Falcons football team

2016 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2016 record	9–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (10th year)
Offensive scheme	Triple-option/Spread hybrid
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (4rd as coordinator, 5th overall year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2016 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
Boise State x		6	–	2		10	–	2
New Mexico x		6	–	2		8	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3		9	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3		7	–	5
Utah State		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
San Diego State xy$		6	–	2		10	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4		6	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5		5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5		4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and play their home games at Falcon Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division.

Schedule

Air Force is to play Boise State, Colorado State and Hawaii at home and Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming on the road, but the official dates and kickoff times are scheduled to be released within the coming weeks of February 2016.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 PM	Abilene Christian*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net/Twitter	W 37–21	34,128
September 10	12:00 PM	Georgia State*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net/Twitter	W 48–14	24,173
September 24	8:15 PM	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPNU	W 27–20	23,104
October 1	1:30 PM	Navy*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 28–14	43,063
October 8	1:30 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	RTRM	L 26–35	26,623
October 15	1:30 PM	vs. New Mexico	Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPNews	L 40–45	18,756
October 22	12:00 PM	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net	L 27–34 ^2OT	29,132
October 28	7:30 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 31–21	25,197
November 5	10:00 AM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 31–12	38,443
November 12	8:15 PM	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–46	23,467
November 19	7:30 PM	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 41–38	15,533
November 25	1:30 PM	No. 20 Boise State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 27–20	23,556
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Falcons	7	21	0	9	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	0	0	14
Falcons	10	17	14	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	AF, 48–38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	14	0	10	27
Aggies	7	3	0	10	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2015	AF, 35–28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	14	14
Falcons	0	3	14	11	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–20	2015	NAVY, 33–11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	7	13	26
Cowboys	7	7	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–23–3	2015	AF, 31–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	21	10	0	45
Falcons	10	17	7	6	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–12	2015	UNM, 47–35

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	3	7	7	7	34
Falcons	7	0	6	7	7	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–6–1	2015	AF, 58–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	10	14	31
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2015	AF, 42–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	10	14	7	31
Black Knights	0	6	6	0	12

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–14–1	2015	AF, 20–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	10	14	8	46
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–21–1	2015	CSU, 38–23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	14	10	41
Spartans	13	10	8	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	AF, 37–16

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Broncos	7	3	3	7	20
Falcons	7	10	7	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2015	AF, 37–30

↑ "Mountain West announces 2016 football schedules". themw.com. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
↑ "2016 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

Air Force Falcons football

Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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