2016 Air Force Falcons football team

2016 Air Force Falcons football
Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl, W 45–21 vs. South Alabama
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple-option / spread hybrid
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Weston Steelhammer Jacobi Owens Nate Romine Patrick Healy
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
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2016 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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. ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net, Twitter	W 37–21	34,128
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Georgia State *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	MW Net, Twitter	W 48–14	24,173
September 24	8:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	ESPNU	W 27–20	23,104
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Navy *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 28–14	43,063
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	RTRM	L 26–35	28,623
October 15	1:30 p.m.	vs. New Mexico	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ESPNews	L 40–45	18,756
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	MW Net	L 27–34 2OT	29,132
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 31–21	25,197
November 5	10:00 a.m.	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 31–12	38,443
November 12	8:15 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–46	23,467
November 19	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 41–38	15,533
November 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 19 Boise State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 27–20	23,556
December 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. South Alabama *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	ASN	W 45–21	33,868
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Falcons	7	21	0	9	37

See also: 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	0	0	14
Falcons	10	17	14	7	48

See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	14	0	10	27
Aggies	7	3	0	10	20

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	14	14
Falcons	0	3	14	11	28

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	7	13	26
Cowboys	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

vs New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	21	10	0	45
Falcons	10	17	7	6	40

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	3	7	7	7	34
Falcons	7	0	6	7	7	0	27

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

At Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	10	14	31
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	10	14	7	31
Black Knights	0	6	6	0	12

See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	10	14	8	46
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

At San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	14	10	41
Spartans	13	10	8	7	38

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Broncos	7	3	3	7	20
Falcons	7	10	7	3	27

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years

Vs. South Alabama–Arizona Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	14	7	0	0	21
Falcons	3	18	17	7	45

See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team and 2016 Arizona Bowl

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive seasons at Air 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

References

1. "Mountain West announces 2016 football schedules". themw.com. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
2. "2016 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016.