2018 Air Force Falcons football team

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2018 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (8th season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator John Rudzinski (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Captains
  • Griffin Landrum
  • Marcus Bennett
  • Micah Capra
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Uniform
Air force falcons football unif.png
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 1   10 3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 1   11 2  
Wyoming  4 4   6 6  
Air Force  3 5   5 7  
Colorado State  2 6   3 9  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 1   12 2  
Nevada  5 3   8 5  
Hawaii  5 3   8 6  
San Diego State  4 4   7 6  
UNLV  2 6   4 8  
San Jose State  1 7   1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.No. 20 Stony Brook * Stadium W 38–033,415
September 812:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic * CBSSN L 27–3324,101
September 228:15 p.m.at Utah State ESPN2 L 32–4222,720
September 291:00 p.m. Nevada
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPNews L 25–2823,707
October 61:30 p.m. Navy *
CBSSNW 35–740,175
October 127:00 p.m.at San Diego State CBSSNL 17–2125,326
October 198:00 p.m.at UNLV CBSSNW 41–3517,881
October 275:00 p.m. Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 38–4827,753
November 310:00 a.m.at Army *
CBSSNL 14–1738,502
November 101:30 p.m. New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNW 42–2423,723
November 172:00 p.m.at Wyoming ESPNewsL 27–3514,966
November 22 1:30 p.m. Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
CBSSNW 27–1917,432

[1]

Preseason

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Falcons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division. [2] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Game summaries

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Seawolves at Air Force Falcons
Quarter1234Total
No. 20 (FCS) Seawolves00000
Falcons141001438

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,415
  • Referee: Mike Vanderveld
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe, Max Starks, Dani Klupenger
  • Boxscore
Game information

At Florida Atlantic

Air Force Falcons at Florida Atlantic Owls
Quarter1234Total
Falcons0713727
Owls6136833

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,101
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Amanda Balionis
  • Boxscore
Game information

At Utah State

Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
Quarter1234Total
Falcons01431532
Aggies71414742

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear skies, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,720
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
  • Boxscore
Game information

Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons
Quarter1234Total
Wolf Pack7147028
Falcons0710825

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,707
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox
Game information
47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
Quarter1234Total
Midshipmen07007
Falcons01414735

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information

At San Diego State

Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs
Quarter1234Total
Falcons270817
Aztecs770721

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

At UNLV

Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels
Quarter1234Total
Falcons31721041
Rebels7147735

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: October 19, 2018
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 17,881
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information

Boise State

Boise State Broncos at Air Force Falcons
Quarter1234Total
Broncos1414101048
Falcons7213738

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 27,753
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information

At Army

47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
Quarter1234Total
Falcons006814
Black Knights770317

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at Air Force Falcons
Quarter1234Total
Lobos0177024
Falcons71414742

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,723
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information

At Wyoming

Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
Quarter1234Total
Falcons7107327
Cowboys14002135

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 14,966
  • TV: ESPNews
Game information

Colorado State

56th Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy: Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons
Quarter1234Total
Rams0130619
Falcons71001027

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information

[7]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the 2019 NFL draft following the season.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
7250 Austin Cutting LS Minnesota Vikings

[8]

References

  1. 2018 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed March 30, 2018.
  2. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
  3. "Agnew's late TD pass lifts SDSU over Air Force, 21-17". ESPN . Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. "Air Force at Army – Game Summary – November 3, 2018". ESPN . Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. "Colorado State at Air Force – Game Summary – November 22, 2018". ESPN . Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  6. "Scoring Summary (Final) Colorado State at Air Force (Nov 22, 2018 at USAFA, Colo.)". USAFA Athletic Department. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  7. "Profile of the Air Force Falcons". Winsipedia. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. "2019 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.