2017 Air Force Falcons football team

2017 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Alex Norton Grant Ross Luke Strebel Santo Coppola
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
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2017 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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 as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	VMI *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 62–0	37,286
September 16	10:00 a.m.	at No. 7 Michigan *	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 13–29	111,387
September 23	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 24–28	27,575
September 30	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	L 38–56	21,864
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 45–48	38,792
October 14	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ATTSNRM	W 34–30	26,679
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 45–42	16,789
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 45–28	33,074
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Army *	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 0–21	41,875
November 11	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNU	L 14–28	24,257
November 18	8:15 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 19–44	33,030
November 25	8:15 p.m.	Utah State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 38–35	17,252
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

VMI

See also: 2017 VMI Keydets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	14	21	14	13	62

At Michigan

See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	0	13
No. 7 Wolverines	3	6	10	10	29

San Diego State

See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Aztecs	0	7	7	14	28
Falcons	6	3	0	15	24

At New Mexico

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	21	3	14	38
Lobos	7	7	21	21	56

At Navy

See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	14	21	45
Midshipmen	7	21	10	10	48

UNLV

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	17	10	3	0	30
Falcons	0	7	13	14	34

At Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	7	10	45
Wolf Pack	14	6	8	14	42

At Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	3	14	45
Rams	14	7	7	0	28

Army

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	7	0	7	21
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	14	0	7	28
Falcons	0	7	7	0	14

At Boise State

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	9	19
Broncos	17	10	10	7	44

Utah State

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	7	0	14	35
Falcons	10	7	7	14	38

References

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