2011 Air Force Falcons football team

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2011 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Military Bowl, L 41–42 vs. Toledo
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record7–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Clay Hendrix (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Blane Morgan (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Wallerstedt (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Charlton Warren (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m. South Dakota * Mtn. W 37–2039,105 [1]
September 101:30 p.m.No. 25 TCU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Versus L 19–3542,107
September 241:00 p.m. Tennessee State *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 63–2433,487
October 110:00 a.m.at Navy * CBS W 35–34 OT37,506
October 81:30 p.m.at Notre Dame * NBC L 33–5980,795
October 136:00 p.m. San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSN L 27–4127,490 [2]
October 221:30 p.m.at No. 5 Boise State VersusL 26–3734,196 [3]
October 2912:00 p.m.at New Mexico Mtn.W 42–016,691
November 51:30 p.m. Army *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
CBSW 24–1446,709 [4]
November 1212:00 p.m. Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.L 17–2533,823
November 194:00 p.m. UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 45–1724,401
November 264:00 p.m.at Colorado State Mtn.W 45–2114,107
December 282:30 p.m.vs. Toledo * ESPN L 41–4225,042

Depth chart

Game summaries

1234OTTotal
Air Force14707735
Navy30718634

[5]

Army

1234Total
Army1400014
Air Force0021324

[6]

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