2017 Air Force Falcons football team

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2017 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (7th season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (5th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Uniform
Air force falcons football unif.png
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$  7 1   11 3  
Colorado State  5 3   7 6  
Wyoming  5 3   8 5  
Utah State  4 4   6 7  
Air Force  4 4   5 7  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
Fresno State xy  7 1   10 4  
San Diego State  6 2   10 3  
UNLV  4 4   5 7  
Nevada  3 5   3 9  
Hawaii  1 7   3 9  
San Jose State  1 7   2 11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eleventh-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 in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m. VMI * ESPN3 W 62–037,286
September 1610:00 a.m.at No. 7 Michigan * BTN L 13–29111,387
September 235:00 p.m.No. 22 San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSN L 24–2827,575
September 305:00 p.m.at New Mexico CBSSNL 38–5621,864
October 71:30 p.m.at Navy *CBSSNL 45–4838,792
October 1412:00 p.m. UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ATTSNRM W 34–3026,679
October 207:30 p.m.at Nevada CBSSNW 45–4216,789
October 281:00 p.m.at Colorado State CBSSNW 45–2833,074
November 41:30 p.m. Army *
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
CBSSNL 0–2141,875
November 118:15 p.m. Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPNU L 14–2824,257
November 188:15 p.m.at Boise State ESPN2 L 19–4433,030
November 258:15 p.m. Utah State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN2W 38–3517,252

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Game summaries

VMI

1234Total
Keydets00000
Falcons1421141362

At Michigan

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Falcons337013
No. 7 Wolverines36101029

San Diego State

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No. 22 Aztecs0771428
Falcons6301524

At New Mexico

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Falcons02131438
Lobos77212156

At Navy

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Falcons73142145
Midshipmen721101048

UNLV

1234Total
Rebels17103030
Falcons07131434

At Nevada

1234Total
Falcons72171045
Wolf Pack14681442

At Colorado State

1234Total
Falcons72131445
Rams1477028

Army

1234Total
Black Knights770721
Falcons00000

Wyoming

1234Total
Cowboys7140728
Falcons077014

At Boise State

1234Total
Falcons730919
Broncos171010744

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies14701435
Falcons10771438

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References

  1. 2017 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 10, 2017.