2020 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 3–3 (2–2 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (10th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | John Rudzinski (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott IMPACT Trophy [2] | Demonte Meeks | LB | SR |
Davey O'Brien Award [3] | Donald Hammond III | QB | SR |
Outland Trophy [4] | Parker Ferguson | OL | SR |
Nolan Laufenberg | OL | SR | |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [5] | Donald Hammond III | QB | SR |
The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020, virtually, but were canceled. [6]
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.
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 125 (20) |
2 | Wyoming | 90 (1) |
3 | Air Force | 86 |
4 | Utah State | 60 |
5 | Colorado State | 59 |
6 | New Mexico | 21 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | San Diego State | 122 (19) |
2 | Nevada | 100 (2) |
3 | Hawaii | 74 |
4 | Fresno State | 73 |
5 | San Jose State | 43 |
6 | UNLV | 29 |
The Falcons had three players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; two from the offense and one from the defense. [8]
Offense Parker Ferguson – OL Nolan Laufenberg – OL | Defense Demonte Meeks – LB |
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Navy * | CBSSN | W 40–7 | 5,000 | ||
October 24 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | FS1 | L 6–17 | 0 | ||
October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 30–49 | 500 | |
at | No Contest | ||||||
November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico |
| FS1 | W 28–0 | 100 | |
| No Contest | ||||||
December 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at Utah State | CBSSN | W 35–7 | 3,025 | ||
December 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Army * |
| CBSSN | L 7–10 | 1,306 | |
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2020 Air Force Falcons football team roster | |||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 3 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 40 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Statistics | NAVY | AF |
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First downs | 10 | 25 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–13 | 2–9 |
4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 54–241 | 62–410 |
Rushes–yards | 36–90 | 53–369 |
Passing yards | 151 | 41 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–18–1 | 4–9–0 |
Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 3–23 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:52 | 34:08 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Spartans | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
Game information | ||
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Statistics | AF | SJSU |
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First downs | 17 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 9–16 | 5–12 |
4th down efficiency | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Plays–yards | 66–298 | 59–294 |
Rushes–yards | 49–206 | 30–68 |
Passing yards | 92 | 226 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–17–0 | 22–29–1 |
Penalties–yards | 4–55 | 6–45 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:24 | 30:36 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 25 Broncos | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Falcons | 14 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Statistics | BSU | AF |
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First downs | 23 | 28 |
3rd down efficiency | 2–4 | 4–12 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 3–3 |
Plays–yards | 49–459 | 73–484 |
Rushes–yards | 29–179 | 66–415 |
Passing yards | 280 | 69 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–20–0 | 4–7–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–40 | 6–43 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 22:29 | 37:31 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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0 | |||
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at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Game information | ||
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Statistics | NM | AF |
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First downs | 19 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–13 | 9–13 |
4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Plays–yards | 67–304 | 68–422 |
Rushes–yards | 25–83 | 63–356 |
Passing yards | 221 | 66 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–42–1 | 4–5–0 |
Penalties–yards | 8–70 | 5–42 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 23:31 | 36:29 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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0 | |||
0 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | AF | USU |
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First downs | 24 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–10 | 9–14 |
4th down efficiency | 3–4 | 0–2 |
Plays–yards | 64–461 | 58–232 |
Rushes–yards | 55–334 | 26–109 |
Passing yards | 127 | 123 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–9–0 | 17–32–2 |
Penalties–yards | 6–67 | 6–65 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 34:54 | 25:06 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Black Knights | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | AF | ARMY |
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First downs | 11 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–8 | 9–17 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 2–3 |
Plays–yards | 40–261 | 73–290 |
Rushes–yards | 26–154 | 71–290 |
Passing yards | 107 | 0 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–14–3 | 1–2–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–15 | 2–15 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 22:34 | 37:26 |
Source for Match-up Records: [47]
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