2009 Air Force Falcons football team

2009 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 47–20 vs. Houston
Conference Mountain West Conference
2009 record 8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach Troy Calhoun (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
2009 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 TCU $  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 12 BYU  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 18 Utah  6 –2     10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3     8 –5  
Wyoming  4 –4     7 –6  
UNLV  3 –5     5 –7  
San Diego State  2 –6     4 –8  
New Mexico  1 –7     1 –11  
Colorado State  0 –8     3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Air Force competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by third-year head coach Troy Calhoun. They finished the season with a record of 8–5, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Houston.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 12:00 p.m. Nicholls State* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 72–0   42,205[1]
September 12 5:00 p.m. at Minnesota* TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 13–20   50,805[2]
September 19 5:30 p.m. at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSCS W 37–13   26,246[3]
September 26 12:00 p.m. San Diego State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. W 26–14   35,929[4]
October 3 1:30 p.m. at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSCS L 13–16 OT  37,820[5]
October 10 5:30 p.m. No. 9 TCU Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBS C L 17–20   30,104[6]
October 17 12:00 p.m. Wyoming Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. W 10–0   34,117[7]
October 24 2:00 p.m. at No. 20 Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT Versus L 16–23 OT  45,129[8]
October 31 2:00 p.m. at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Mtn. W 34–16   22,025[9]
November 7 1:30 p.m. Army* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSCS W 35–7   46,212[10]
November 14 4:00 p.m. UNLV Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. W 45–17   25,370[11]
November 21 1:30 p.m. at No. 13 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT CBSCS L 21–38   64,071[12]
December 31 10:00 a.m. vs. No. 25 Houston* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) ESPN W 47–20   41,414[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholls State Colonels vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  4. ↑ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  6. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Utah Utes Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  11. ↑ "UNLV Rebels vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Houston Cougars vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
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