2020 Air Force Falcons football team

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2020 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record3–3 (2–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (10th season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator John Rudzinski (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Uniform
Air force falcons football unif.png
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 San Jose State y$ 7 –0   7 –1  
Boise State y  5 –0   5 –2  
Nevada  6 –2   7 –2  
San Diego State  4 –2   4 –4  
Hawaii  4 –4   5 –4  
Fresno State  3 –3   3 –3  
Air Force  2 –2   3 –3  
Wyoming  2 –4   2 –4  
New Mexico  2 –5   2 –5  
Colorado State  1 –3   1 –3  
Utah State  1 –5   1 –5  
UNLV  0 –6   0 –6  
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Lott IMPACT Trophy [2] Demonte MeeksLBSR
Davey O'Brien Award [3] Donald Hammond IIIQBSR
Outland Trophy [4] Parker FergusonOLSR
Nolan LaufenbergOLSR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [5] Donald Hammond IIIQBSR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020, virtually, but were canceled. [6]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division. [7] The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

Mountain
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Boise State125 (20)
2Wyoming90 (1)
3Air Force86
4Utah State60
5Colorado State59
6New Mexico21
West
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1San Diego State122 (19)
2Nevada100 (2)
3Hawaii74
4Fresno State73
5San Jose State43
6UNLV29

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Falcons had three players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; two from the offense and one from the defense. [8]

Schedule

Air Force announced its 2020 football schedule on February 27, 2020. [9] The original 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference announced the suspension of the football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11] Due to the nature of their institutions and rivalries, Air Force kept scheduled games with Army and Navy in order to play for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy in the fall. [12] Scheduled games against Duquesne and Purdue from the original schedule were canceled and Mountain West Conference play was suspended. On September 25, the Mountain West announced that their Board of Directors had met and approved plans to resume the football season. [13] The revised schedule was announced on October 1, with conference play beginning on October 24. [14] The Falcons had six conference games scheduled, two less than their MW counterparts to account for their service academy match-ups. The Army game, originally scheduled for November 7, was postponed indefinitely on November 5 with both schools saying they would reschedule the game if possible. [15] [16] The Wyoming game, originally scheduled for November 14, was canceled on November 8. [17] The Colorado State game, originally scheduled for November 26, was canceled on November 25. [18] On that same day, the Air Force-Army game was rescheduled for December 19 at Michie Stadium. [19]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
October 34:00 p.m. Navy *
 CBSSN W 40–7 5,000
October 248:30 p.m.at San Jose State
FS1 L 6–17 0
October 314:00 p.m.No. 25 Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 30–49 500
November 148:00 p.m.at Wyoming
CBSSNNo Contest
November 207:30 p.m. New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
FS1W 28–0 100
November 2612:00 p.m. Colorado State
CBSSNNo Contest
December 37:30 p.m.at Utah State
CBSSNW 35–7 3,025
December 191:00 p.m.at Army *
CBSSNL 7–10 1,306
Source: [20]

Personnel

2020 Air Force Falcons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Midshipmen07007
Falcons31332140

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
StatisticsNAVYAF
First downs1025
3rd down efficiency5–132–9
4th down efficiency1–30–0
Plays–yards54–24162–410
Rushes–yards36–9053–369
Passing yards15141
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–18–14–9–0
Penalties–yards4–303–23
Turnovers20
Time of possession25:5234:08

At San Jose State

Air Force Falcons at San Jose State Spartans
Period1234Total
Falcons00066
Spartans0014317

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Game information
StatisticsAFSJSU
First downs1719
3rd down efficiency9–165–12
4th down efficiency1–20–1
Plays–yards66–29859–294
Rushes–yards49–20630–68
Passing yards92226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int9–17–022–29–1
Penalties–yards4–556–45
Turnovers21
Time of possession29:2430:36

Boise State

No. 25 Boise State Broncos at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
No. 25 Broncos72171449
Falcons14301330

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
StatisticsBSUAF
First downs2328
3rd down efficiency2–44–12
4th down efficiency0–03–3
Plays–yards49–45973–484
Rushes–yards29–17966–415
Passing yards28069
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–20–04–7–0
Penalties–yards3–406–43
Turnovers00
Time of possession22:2937:31

At Wyoming

CANCELLED – Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
Period12Total
Falcons0
Cowboys0

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Lobos00000
Falcons7140728

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
StatisticsNMAF
First downs1923
3rd down efficiency4–139–13
4th down efficiency0–11–2
Plays–yards67–30468–422
Rushes–yards25–8363–356
Passing yards22166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–42–14–5–0
Penalties–yards8–705–42
Turnovers23
Time of possession23:3136:29

Colorado State

CANCELLED – Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons
Period12Total
Rams0
Falcons0

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

At Utah State

Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
Period1234Total
Falcons7147735
Aggies70007

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT

Game information
StatisticsAFUSU
First downs2414
3rd down efficiency5–109–14
4th down efficiency3–40–2
Plays–yards64–46158–232
Rushes–yards55–33426–109
Passing yards127123
Passing: Comp–Att–Int7–9–017–32–2
Penalties–yards6–676–65
Turnovers02
Time of possession34:5425:06

At Army

Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Falcons00707
Black Knights030710

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information
StatisticsAFARMY
First downs1121
3rd down efficiency4–89–17
4th down efficiency0–02–3
Plays–yards40–26173–290
Rushes–yards26–15471–290
Passing yards1070
Passing: Comp–Att–Int6–14–31–2–0
Penalties–yards3–152–15
Turnovers31
Time of possession22:3437:26

Source for Match-up Records: [47]

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