Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse

Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse
Founded	1967
University	United States Air Force Academy
Head coach	Bill Wilson (since 2018 season)
Stadium	Falcon Stadium (capacity: 46,692)
Location	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Conference	ASUN Conference
Nickname	Falcons
Colors	Blue and silver [1]
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(1) – 1971
NCAA Tournament appearances
(6) – 1971, 1988, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
(3) – 2014, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season championships
(5) – 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024

The Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse team represents the United States Air Force Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1967. Air Force plays its home games at Falcon Stadium, which has a capacity of 46,692. The Falcons played their first season in the ASUN Conference in spring 2022 after having played the previous six seasons in the Southern Conference, with previous conference membership in the Great Western Lacrosse League and the ECAC Lacrosse League. Through 2019, the team has an all–time record of 403–298. ^[2]

The Falcons appeared in the first NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1971, losing to Maryland 10–1. ^[3] In 2014, Air Force won its first NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament game, defeating Richmond in a play-in game, 13–5, before falling to Duke, 20–9, in the first round. ^[4]

In 2016, the Falcons joined the Southern Conference as an associate member for men's lacrosse, increasing the conference's membership to eight teams. ^[5] Since then, Air Force has captured three regular-season conference championships and two conference tournament championships, with NCAA tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017.

After the 2021 season, Air Force men's lacrosse joined the newly reinstated men's lacrosse league of the ASUN Conference. ^[6]

Season results

The following is a list of Air Force's results by season since it began NCAA lacrosse competition in 1971:

Air Force v Mercer game in 2019

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Jim Keating (Independent)(1968–1974)
1971	Jim Keating	10–1			NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1972	Jim Keating	8–2
1973	Jim Keating	7–3
1974	Jim Keating	9–2
Jim Keating:		58–17 (.773)
Bill Markham (Independent)(1975–1977)
1975	Bill Markham	7–2
1976	Bill Markham	5–3
1977	Bill Markham	11–3
Bill Markham:		23–8 (.742)
Dan Ulmer (Independent)(1978–1979)
1978	Dan Ulmer	9–4
1979	Dan Ulmer	11–5
Dan Ulmer:		20–9 (.690)
Charles Stevens (Independent)(1980–1983)
1980	Charles Stevens	11–4
1981	Charles Stevens	11–2
1982	Charles Stevens	10–3
1983	Charles Stevens	6–6
Charles Stevens:		38–15 (.717)
Rich Long (Independent)(1984–1985)
1984	Rich Long	12–1
Rich Long:		12–1(.923)
Scott Petosa (Independent)(1985–1986)
1985	Scott Petosa	10–4
1986	Scott Petosa	15–2
Mike Hittle (Independent)(1987–1988)
1987	Mike Hittle	12–4
Mike Hittle:		12–4 (.750)
Scott Petosa (Independent)(1988–1989)
1988	Scott Petosa	13–4			NCAA Division I First Round
1989	Scott Petosa	10–3
Scott Petosa:		48–13 (.787)
Chris Cicere (Independent)(1990–1992)
1990	Chris Cicere	9–7
1991	Chris Cicere	8–6
1992	Chris Cicere	9–7
Chris Cicere:		26–20 (.565)
Tom Duggan (Great Western Lacrosse League)(1993–1994)
1993	Tom Duggan	5–7	1–2
1994	Tom Duggan	5–8	1–3
Tom Duggan:		10–15 (.400)	2–5 (.286)
Terry Leary (Great Western Lacrosse League)(1995–1997)
1995	Terry Leary	9–3	3–1
1996	Terry Leary	7–4	0–4
1997	Terry Leary	7–5	1–2
Terry Leary:		23–12 (.657)	4–7 (.364)
Fred Acee (Great Western Lacrosse League)(1998–2008)
1998	Fred Acee	4–7	1–3
1999	Fred Acee	2–11	0–4
2000	Fred Acee	2–12	0–4
2001	Fred Acee	3–12	0–5
2002	Fred Acee	4–8	2–3
2003	Fred Acee	3–10	1–4
2004	Fred Acee	4–8	2–3
2005	Fred Acee	4–8	1–4
2006	Fred Acee	7–9	2–3
2007	Fred Acee	2–10	1–4
2008	Fred Acee	3–9	1–4
Fred Acee:		38–104 (.268)	11–41 (.212)
Eric Seremet (Great Western Lacrosse League)(2009–2010)
2009	Eric Seremet	7–7	4–1	2nd
Eric Seremet (ECAC Lacrosse League)(2010–2014)
2010	Eric Seremet	1–13	0–7	8th
2011	Eric Seremet	6–7	3–3	T–3rd
2012	Eric Seremet	6–7	1–5	6th
2013	Eric Seremet	7–7	2–5	T–6th
2014	Eric Seremet	11–6	3–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
Eric Seremet (Independent)(2015–2016)
2015	Eric Seremet	8–7
Eric Seremet (Southern Conference)(2016–2017)
2016	Eric Seremet	15–3	7–0	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2017	Eric Seremet	12–6	6–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
Eric Seremet:		73–63 (.537)	26–23 (.531)
Bill Wilson (Southern Conference)(2018–2021)
2018	Bill Wilson	5–10	3–4	5th
2019	Bill Wilson	10–5	6–1	T–1st
2020	Bill Wilson	4–3	0–0	†	†
2021	Bill Wilson	4–9	3–3	4th
Bill Wilson (ASUN Conference)(2022–present)
2022	Bill Wilson	8–7	3–2	3rd
2023	Bill Wilson	11–6	7–2	T–2nd
2024	Bill Wilson	9–6	8–1	T–1st
Bill Wilson:		51–46 (.526)	30–13 (.698)
Total:		439–329 (.572)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to COVID-19.

See also

• Joe Vasta

References

1. "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
2. "2017 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide" (PDF). United States Air Force Academy.
3. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
4. Koutroumpis, Peter (11 May 2014). "Myles Jones' Career Day Leads Duke Past Air Force, 20–9". InsideLacrosse.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
5. "SoCon to add Air Force as associate lacrosse member". Southern Conference. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
6. "ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

External links

• Official website