2006 Air Force Falcons football team

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2006 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record48 (35 MW)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Richard Bell (12th season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
  2005
2007  
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 BYU $  8 0   11 2  
No. 22 TCU  6 2   11 2  
Utah  5 3   8 5  
Wyoming  5 3   6 6  
New Mexico  4 4   6 7  
Air Force  3 5   4 8  
San Diego State  3 5   3 9  
Colorado State  1 7   4 8  
UNLV  1 7   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry, who announced his retirement following the conclusion of the season. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 95:00 p.m.at No. 11 Tennessee *L 30–31105,466
September 232:30 p.m.at Wyoming W 31–2420,177
September 3012:00 p.m. New Mexico mtn. W 24–740,453
October 712:00 p.m. Navy *
CSTV L 17–2445,246
October 126:00 p.m. Colorado State
mtn.W 24–2130,008
October 216:00 p.m.at San Diego State mtn.L 12–1926,871
October 2812:00 p.m. BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Versus L 14–3335,521
November 36:00 p.m.at Army *
ESPN2 W 43–732,066
November 112:00 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
CSTVL 17–3949,367
November 185:30 p.m. Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
mtn.L 14–1727,611
November 245:00 p.m.at UNLV mtn.L 39–4213,927
December 21:30 p.m.at TCU CSTVL 14–3830,767

Roster

2006 Air Force Falcons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Shaun CarneyJr
SB Chad HallJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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