Air Force Falcons men's soccer

Air Force Falcons
Founded	1956;69 years ago (1956)
University	United States Air Force Academy
Head coach	Doug Hill (12th season)
Conference	WAC
Location	Air Force Academy, Colorado
Stadium	Cadet Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Falcons
Colors	Blue and silver [1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1968, 1993
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1964, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1993, 2018
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
2018

The Air Force Falcons men's soccer program represents the United States Air Force Academy in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1956, the Falcons compete as associate members in the Western Athletic Conference through the 2025 season. After that season, the Falcons' primary athletic home of the Mountain West Conference (MW) will add men's soccer, with Air Force as one of the new league's inaugural members. ^[2] They are coached by Doug Hill and Assistant Coach Chris Foster. Air Force plays their home matches at Cadet Soccer Stadium.

NCAA Tournament history

The team has qualified for 14 NCAA Tournaments. Their best performances came in 1968 and 1993, where they reached the quarterfinals. ^[3]

Season	Round	Opponent	Score
1964	First round	San Jose State	L 3–5
1965	First round	San Francisco	L 2–3
1968	First round	bye
	Second round	San Francisco	W 3–2
	Quarterfinals	San Jose State	L 0–1
1969	First round	bye
	Second round	San Jose State	L 0–1
1972	First round	bye
	Second round	Ohio	L 2–3
1977	First round	bye
	Second round	San Francisco	L 1–2
1985	First round	bye
	Second round	SMU	L 1–2
1992	First round	SMU	L 1–4
1993	First round	Creighton	W 2–1
	Second round	North Carolina	W 2–1
	Quarterfinals	South Carolina	L 0–6
1997	First round	Creighton	L 2–3
2012	First round	Washington	L 0–1
2017	First round	Virginia Tech	L 0–2
2018	First round Second round Third round	Central Arkansas Denver Indiana	W 4–0 W 2–1 L 0–2
2020	Second round	Seton Hall	TBD

Coaching history

Air Force has had 11 coaches in their program's existence. ^[4]

The Falcons celebrating a goal in 2018

Falcons (blue kit) v Cal Poly match, 2025

Years	Coach	Overall					Conf.
		GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GP	W	L	T	Pct.
1956	Anthony Biernacki	9	5	1	3	.658	6	4	1	1	.750
1957–1961	Arne Arnesen	47	31	9	7	.734	32	24	3	5	.828
1962–1963	Robert Strickland	21	11	9	1	.548	11	8	2	1	.773
1964–1966	Carmen Anillo	31	17	12	2	.581	13	11	1	1	.885
1967	John Loewenberg	11	5	6	0	.455	3	1	2	0	.333
1968–1973	Hank Eichin	84	54	26	4	.667	34	30	2	2	.912
1974–1975	Jim Thames	25	13	10	2	.560	11	8	3	0	.727
1976–1977	Rob Judas	27	16	9	2	.630	10	10	0	0	1.000
1978	Dan Ulmer	16	7	8	1	.469	6	4	2	0	.667
1979–2006	Lou Sagastume	513	282	188	43	.592	164	94	59	11	.607
2007–	Doug Hill	227	107	97	23	.432	117	55	48	14	.442
Totals		956	505	367	84	.572	340	211	100	29	.664

Last updated: November 5, 2018

Stadium

Air Force play their home games at Cadet Soccer Stadium. They have played select matches at Cadet Lacrosse Stadium.

References

1. "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
2. "MW Expands Sports Sponsorship with the Addition of Men's Soccer and Men's Swimming and Diving in 2026-27" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. October 29, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
3. "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
4. "Coaching History". 2016 Air Force Men's Soccer Media Guide. Colorado Springs, Colorado: United States Air Force Academy. August 25, 2016. p. 38.

External links

• Official website