2016 Air Force Falcons football team

2016 Mountain West football standings
	Mountain Division
	West Division
	Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

Air Force Falcons football
2016 Air Force Falcons football
Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl, W 45–21 vs. South Alabama
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2016 record	10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple-option/Spread hybrid
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (4th as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium; (Capacity: 46,692)

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

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 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net/Twitter	W 37–21	34,128
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Georgia State*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net/Twitter	W 48–14	24,173
September 24	8:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT	ESPNU	W 27–20	23,104
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Navy*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 28–14	43,063
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	RTRM	L 26–35	26,623
October 15	1:30 p.m.	vs. New Mexico	Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPNews	L 40–45	18,756
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry)	MW Net	L 27–34 ^2OT	29,132
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 31–21	25,197
November 5	10:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 31–12	38,443
November 12	8:15 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–46	23,467
November 19	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 41–38	15,533
November 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Boise State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 27–20	23,556
December 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. South Alabama*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN	W 45–21	33,868
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive seasons at Air Force in current position
Troy Calhoun	Head Coach	10th
Steve Russ	Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs / Associate Head Coach	4th, 5th
Mike Thiessen	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach	10th
Clay Hendrix	Offensive Line / Associate Head Coach	10th
Matt McGettigan	Strength and Conditioning Coach	10th
Ron Vanderlinden	Inside Linebackers Coach	3rd
Matt Weikert	Outside Linebackers Coach	10th
Jake Campbell	Backfield Assistant Coach	5th, 10th
Tim Cross	Defensive Line Coach	3rd
Ben Miller	Running Backs Coach / Special Teams Coordinator	10th, 11th
Steed Lobotzke	Tight-Ends Coach	2nd
John Rudzinski	Secondary Coach	7th
Maj. Ross Weaver	Assistant Offensive Line	3rd
Jake Moreland	Receivers Coach	5th
Steve Senn	director of recruiting and player personnel	11th
Maj. Dylan Newman	Defensive Assistant/Senior Military Rep.	2nd
Chis Miller	director of football video operations	2nd
Janel Mitchell	Administrative Assistant	1st
Scott Richardson	Equipment Supervisor/Head Football Equipment Manager	1st
Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer	Athletic Football Trainer	17th
Mark Peters	Athletic Trainer	2nd

Game summaries

Abilene Christian

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Georgia State

	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

at Utah State

	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

Navy

	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

at Wyoming

	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

vs New Mexico

	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

Hawaii

	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

at Fresno State

	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

at Army

	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

Colorado State

	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

at San Jose State

	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

Boise State

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

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

vs. South Alabama–Arizona Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	14	7	0	0	21
Falcons	3	18	17	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

↑ "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.

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[1] "Mountain West announces 2016 football schedules". themw.com. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

[2] "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 2017 2018

2016 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2		8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2		10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2		9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3		10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3		7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2		11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4		7	–	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 Rankings from AP Poll