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2016 Air Force Falcons football team
2016 Air Force Falcons football
Mountain West Conference Mountain Division 10–3 (5–3 MW) Troy Calhoun (10th season) Mike Thiessen (8th season) Triple-option / spread hybrid Steve Russ (5th season) 3–4 Weston Steelhammer Jacobi Owens Nate Romine Patrick Healy Falcon Stadium
The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun , the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. Air Force was invited to the Arizona Bowl , where the Falcons defeated South Alabama . The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 p.m. Abilene Christian* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO MW Net, Twitter W 37–21 34,128 September 10 12:00 p.m. Georgia State* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO MW Net, Twitter W 48–14 24,173 September 24 8:15 p.m. at Utah State Maverik StadiumLogan, UT ESPNU W 27–20 23,104 October 1 1:30 p.m. Navy* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN W 28–14 43,063 October 8 1:30 p.m. at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY RTRM L 26–35 28,623 October 15 1:30 p.m. vs. New Mexico Cotton BowlDallas, TX ESPNews L 40–45 18,756 October 22 12:00 p.m. Hawaii Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) MW Net L 27–34 2OT 29,132 October 28 7:30 p.m. at Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA ESPN2 W 31–21 25,197 November 5 10:00 a.m. at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN W 31–12 38,443 November 12 8:15 p.m. Colorado State Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) ESPNU W 49–46 23,467 November 19 7:30 p.m. at San Jose State CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA CBSSN W 41–38 15,533 November 25 1:30 p.m. No. 19 Boise State Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO CBSSN W 27–20 23,556 December 30 3:30 p.m. vs. South Alabama* Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl) ASN W 45–21 33,868 *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time
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Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21 Falcons 7 21 0 9 37
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Panthers 7 7 0 0 14 Falcons 10 17 14 7 48
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Falcons 3 14 0 10 27 Aggies 7 3 0 10 20
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Midshipmen 0 0 0 14 14 Falcons 0 3 14 11 28
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Falcons 0 6 7 13 26 Cowboys 7 7 14 7 35
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Lobos 14 21 10 0 45 Falcons 10 17 7 6 40
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Rainbow Warriors 0 10 3 7 7 7 34 Falcons 7 0 6 7 7 0 27
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Falcons 0 7 10 14 31 Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
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Falcons 0 10 14 7 31 Black Knights 0 6 6 0 12
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Rams 14 10 14 8 46 Falcons 7 21 14 7 49
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Falcons 7 10 14 10 41 Spartans 13 10 8 7 38
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#19 Broncos 7 3 3 7 20 Falcons 7 10 7 3 27
This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years
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Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21 Falcons 3 18 17 7 45
Name Position Consecutive seasons atAir 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 and senior military rep. 2nd Chis Miller Director of football video operations 2nd Janel Mitchell Administrative assistant 1st Scott Richardson Equipment supervisor and head football equipment manager 1st Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer Athletic football trainer 17th Mark Peters Athletic trainer 2nd
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