2019 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Cheez-It Bowl champion | |
Cheez-It Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Washington State | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Mountain Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 23 |
AP | No. 22 |
Record | 11–2 (7–1 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (9th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | John Rudzinski (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Captain | Jeremy Fejedelem Mosese Fifita Donald Hammond III Scott Hattok Jordan Jackson Kyle Johnson |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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No. 23 Boise State xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Air Force | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hawaii xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State x | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Wuerffel Trophy [1] | Isaiah Sanders | QB | SR |
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year [2] | Mosese Fifita | DL | SR |
The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division. [3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
3 | Air Force | 73 |
4 | Wyoming | 66 |
5 | Colorado State | 52 |
6 | New Mexico | 22 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
3 | Nevada | 74 |
4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
5 | UNLV | 51 |
6 | San Jose State | 21 |
The Falcons had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team, both from the defensive side of the ball. [4]
Defense Jordan Jackson – DL Jeremy Fejedelem – DB |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Colgate * | ESPN3 | W 48–7 | 33,101 | |
September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at Colorado * | P12N | W 30–23 OT | 49,282 | |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Boise State | ESPN2 | L 19–30 | 36,498 | |
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| CBSSN | W 41–24 | 24,786 |
October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy * | CBSSN | L 25–34 | 37,957 | |
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Fresno State |
| CBSSN | W 43–24 | 22,544 |
October 19 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | CBSSN | W 56–26 | 23,757 | |
October 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Utah State |
| ESPN2 | W 31–7 | 19,248 |
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Army * |
| CBSSN | W 17–13 | 41,401 |
November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | ESPN2 | W 38–21 | 24,914 | |
November 23 [lower-alpha 1] | 12:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | ESPN3 | W 44–22 | 13,844 | |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| Stadium on Facebook | W 20–6 | 21,425 |
December 27 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. Washington State * | ESPN | W 31–21 | 34,105 | |
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Name | Position | First year position | First year Air Force | Alma Mater |
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Troy Calhoun | Head coach | 2007 | 20071 | Air Force (1989) |
Offensive staff | ||||
Mike Thiessen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 2014 / 2015 | 2004 | Air Force (2001) |
Jake Campbell | Offensive backs | 2012 | 20122 | Air Force (1996) |
Ari Confesor | Wide weceivers | 2019 | 2019 | Holy Cross (2004) |
Jordan Eason | Asst. offensive line | 2018 | 2016 | Air Force (2013) |
Steed Lobotzke | Offensive line | 2016 | 20153 | Air Force (1992) |
Ben Miller | Running backs / special teams coordinator | 2012 / 2010 | 20074 | Air Force (2002) |
Jonathan Wallace | Tight ends | 2019 | 2019 | Auburn (2015) |
Defensive staff | ||||
John Rudzinski | Defensive coordinator / secondary | 2018 / 2015 | 20105 | Air Force (2005) |
Terrance Jamison | Defensive line | 2019 | 2019 | Wisconsin (2009) |
Brian Knorr | Outside linebackers | 2019 | 20186 | Air Force (1986) |
Alex Means | Asst. defensive line | 2018 | 20177 | Air Force (2013) |
Capt. Andre Morris | Defensive asst. | 2019 | 20178 | Air Force (2011) |
Ron Vanderlinden | Inside linebackers | 2014 | 2014 | Albion (1978) |
Chip Vaughn | Secondary | 2018 | 2018 | Wake Forest (2009) |
Strength and conditioning staff | ||||
Matt McGettigan | Head football strength & conditioning | 2007 | 2007 | Luther (Iowa) (1987) |
Support staff | ||||
Steve Senn | Director of recruiting | 2017 | 20079 | Air Force (1990) |
Col. Meg Martin | NCAA faculty representative | |||
Maj. Leotis Palmer | Administrative assistant | |||
Kyra Shea | Office manager | |||
Chris Miller | Video operations | |||
Mitch Browning | Recruiting support | |||
Jess Souza | Associate A.D., events | |||
Dan Siermine | Associate A.D., equipment | |||
Darren Hain | Equipment manager | |||
Casey Green | Stadium manager | |||
Jeff Cosky | Football operations | |||
Jerry McGinty | Human performance | |||
Ernie Sadelmyer | Athletic training | |||
Erik Kozlowski | Athletic training | |||
Mark Peters | Athletic training | |||
Derek Fitts | Athletic training | |||
Jessica Achatz | Athletic training | |||
Jack Braley | Athletic training |
The Air Force football roster prior to 2019 fall camp (as of July 17, 2019): [8]
2019 Air Force Falcons roster | ||||
Quarterback
Running back
Fullback
Wide receiver
Tight end
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Defensive Lineman
Specialist
| Linebacker
Defensive back
Long snapper
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 7 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Falcons | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
No. 20 Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Falcons | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Falcons | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 38 |
Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 44 |
Lobos | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Cougars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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Source for Match-up Records: [61]
The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by twelfth-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, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.
The 2019 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. Due to playing an away game at Hawaii and the NCAA's "Hawaii Exemption", the Black Knights played a 13-game regular season in 2019. They finished the season with a record of 5–8, finishing in third place for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy following losses to Air Force and Navy, and missing out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2015 season.
The 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by 12th-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the West Division.
The 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz through the team's win in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, after which he left to fill the head coaching vacancy at Missouri. Shawn Clark led the team during their bowl game appearance. Appalachian State played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Rolovich, in what was his final season before his abrupt resignation in January 2020.
The 2019 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley. The Bears played their home games at Hughes Stadium and were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
The 2019 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 129th football season. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Their 5 wins were the most achieved in a single season since finishing 6–6 in 2003.
The 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Shawn Elliott. This was the Panthers' seventh season in the Sun Belt Conference, second within the East Division, and 10th since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium.
The 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by third year coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium. San Jose State was a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.
The 2020 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York
The 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their final home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu as members of the Mountain West Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Todd Graham.
The 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by thirteenth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
The 2020 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by 14th-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference.
The 2021 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They competed as an independent. The Black Knights finished the season with a record of 9–4, sharing the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy with Navy and Air Force after all three service academies finished with 1–1 records against each other. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Missouri, 24–22.
The 2021 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by first–year head coach Andy Avalos and played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They completed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.
The 2022 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They competed as an independent. The Black Knights finished the season with a record of 6–6, beating Navy but losing possession of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy after a loss to Air Force. They were not invited to a bowl as only five of their six wins counted for bowl eligibility, with the sixth coming against their second FCS opponent of the year.
The 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Shawn Elliott and played their home games at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.
The 2022 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the team's 68th overall, 24th as a member of the Mountain West Conference, and 9th in the Mountain West's Mountain Division. The team played their home games at Falcon Stadium and were led by 16th-year head coach Troy Calhoun.
The 2023 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by 10th-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They competed as an independent and finished with a 6–6 record—the team was not invited to a bowl game as they had not met bowl eligibility requirements when bowl matchups were announced in early December, and even if they had accumulated six wins at that time, two of their wins were against FCS opponents.
The 2023 UTSA Roadrunners football team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio as a member of American Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Traylor. The Roadrunners play their home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This is their inaugural season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.