2010 Air Force Falcons football team

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2010 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Independence Bowl champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Clay Hendrix (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Blane Morgan (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Wallerstedt (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Charlton Warren (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU $  8 –0   13 –0  
Utah  7 –1   10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
San Diego State  5 –3   9 –4  
BYU  5 –3   7 –6  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –11  
Wyoming  1 –7   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
Falcons wide receiver Mikel Hunter pulls in a pass for a touchdown during the Air Force-BYU game. Falcons on offense at BYU at Air Force 2010-09-11 1.jpg
Falcons wide receiver Mikel Hunter pulls in a pass for a touchdown during the Air Force–BYU game.

The 2010 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth-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.

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During their games against Navy and Army, the Falcons wore a special uniform design modeled after the flying suits and helmets worn by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, with each player's nameplate featuring either the word "SERVICE" or "FREEDOM". Air Force defeated both Navy and Army, winning them the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 2002.

They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m. Northwestern State *
W 65–2140,236 [1]
September 112:00 p.m. BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
 Versus W 35–1446,692 [2]
September 181:30 p.m.at No. 7 Oklahoma *
 FSN L 24–2784,332 [3]
September 2512:00 p.m.at Wyoming
Mtn. W 20–1422,413 [4]
October 212:30 p.m. Navy *
VersusW 14–647,565 [5]
October 912:00 p.m. Colorado State No. 25
Mtn.W 49–2741,547 [6]
October 166:00 p.m.at San Diego State No. 23
 CBSCS L 25–2728,178 [7]
October 236:00 p.m.at No. 4 TCU
CBSCSL 7–3846,096 [8]
October 305:30 p.m.No. 8 Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSCSL 23–2837,211 [9]
November 610:00 a.m.at Army *
CBSCSW 42–2238,128 [10]
November 134:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 48–2327,309 [11]
November 188:00 p.m.at UNLV
CBSCSW 35–2013,790 [12]
December 273:00 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech *
 ESPN2 W 14–739,362 [13]

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRV2523RVRVRVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRVRV23RVRVRVRVRV
Harris Not released23RVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
BCS Not releasedNot released

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References

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  2. ↑ "Brigham Young Cougars vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
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  7. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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  11. ↑ "Saturday, November 13, 2010 New Mexico Lobos - Air Force Falcons Box Scores". USA Today . Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
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