2017 Air Force Falcons football team

2017 Air Force Falcons football
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2017 record 5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach Troy Calhoun (11th season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (7th as coordinator, 10th overall season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Steve Russ (5th as coordinator, 6th overall season)
Base defense 3-4
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
2017 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$  7 –1     11 –3  
Colorado State  5 –3     7 –6  
Wyoming  5 –3     8 –5  
Utah State  4 –4     6 –7  
Air Force  4 –4     5 –7  
New Mexico  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
Fresno State xy  7 –1     10 –4  
San Diego State  6 –2     10 –3  
UNLV  4 –4     5 –7  
Nevada  3 –5     3 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7     3 –9  
San Jose State  1 –7     2 –11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eleventh-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:00 p.m. VMI* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPN3 W 62–0   37,286
September 16 10:00 a.m. at No. 7 Michigan* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 13–29   111,387
September 23 5:00 p.m. No. 22 San Diego State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN L 24–28   27,575
September 30 5:00 p.m. at New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN L 38–56   21,864
October 7 1:30 p.m. at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN L 45–48   38,792
October 14 12:00 p.m. UNLV Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ATTSNRM W 34–30   26,679
October 20 7:30 p.m. at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV CBSSN W 45–42   16,789
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Colorado State Colorado State Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rivalry) CBSSN W 45–28   33,074
November 4 1:30 p.m. Army* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN L 0–21   41,875
November 11 8:15 p.m. Wyoming Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPNU L 14–28   24,257
November 18 8:15 p.m. at Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 L 19–44   33,030
November 25 8:15 p.m. Utah State Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPN2 W 38–35   17,252
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Game summaries

VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 0 0 0
Falcons 14 21 14 13 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 3 7 0 13
No. 7 Wolverines 3 6 10 10 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2012 MICH, 31–25

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Aztecs 0 7 7 14 28
Falcons 6 3 0 15 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–15 2015 SDSU, 27–24

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 21 3 14 38
Lobos 7 7 21 21 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–13 2016 AF, 45–40

at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 14 21 45
Midshipmen 7 21 10 10 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–20 2016 AF, 28–14

UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 17 10 3 0 30
Falcons 0 7 13 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–6 2014 AF, 48–21

at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 7 10 45
Wolf Pack 14 6 8 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2014 AF, 45–38OT

at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 3 14 45
Rams 14 7 7 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–21–1 2016 AF, 49–46

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 7 7 0 7 21
Falcons 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–14–1 2016 AF, 31–12

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 14 0 7 28
Falcons 0 7 7 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–24–3 2016 WYO, 35–26

at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 0 9 19
Broncos 17 10 10 7 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2016 AF, 27–20

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Falcons 10 7 7 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2016 AF, 27–20

References

  1. ↑ 2017 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 10, 2017.
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