2011 Air Force Falcons football team

2011 Air Force Falcons football
Military Bowl, L 41–42 vs. Toledo
Conference Mountain West Conference
2011 record 7–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach Troy Calhoun (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Clay Hendrix
Blane Morgan
Mike Thiessen
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Matt Wallerstedt
Charlton Warren
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
2011 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 TCU $  7 –0     11 –2  
No. 8 Boise State  6 –1     12 –1  
Wyoming  5 –2     8 –5  
San Diego State  4 –3     8 –5  
Air Force  3 –4     7 –6  
Colorado State  1 –6     3 –9  
UNLV  1 –6     2 –10  
New Mexico  1 –6     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fifth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they were defeated by Toledo, 42–41. With wins over Army and Navy, Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second consecutive year.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 p.m. South Dakota* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. W 37–20   39,105[1]
September 10 1:30 p.m. No. 25 TCU Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Versus L 19–35   42,107
September 24 1:00 p.m. Tennessee State* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. W 63–24   33,487
October 1 10:00 a.m. at Navy* Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W 35–34 OT  37,506
October 8 1:30 p.m. at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC L 33–59   80,795
October 13 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN L 27–41   27,490[2]
October 22 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID Versus L 26–37   34,196[3]
October 29 12:00 p.m. at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Mtn. W 42–0   16,691
November 5 1:30 p.m. Army* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W 24–14   46,709[4]
November 12 12:00 p.m. Wyoming Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. L 17–25   33,823
November 19 4:00 p.m. UNLV Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Mtn. W 45–17   24,401
November 26 4:00 p.m. at Colorado State Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Mtn. W 45–21   14,107
December 28 2:30 p.m. vs. Toledo* RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Military Bowl) ESPN L 41–42   25,042
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Depth chart

Game summaries

1 234OTTotal
• Air Force 14 7077 35
Navy 3 07186 34

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Army

1 234Total
Army 14 000 14
• Air Force 0 0213 24

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References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. October 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/afa-m-footbl-sched.html
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