Air Force Falcons football

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Air Force Falcons football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2023 Air Force Falcons football team
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
First season 1955
Athletic directorNathan Pine
Head coach Troy Calhoun
17th season, 129–82 (.611)
Stadium Falcon Stadium
(capacity: 46,692)
Field surfaceTurf
Location Colorado Springs, Colorado
Conference Mountain West (1999–present)
DivisionMountain (2013–2019 and 2021–2022)
Past conferencesIndependent (1955)
University Division Independent (1956–1972)
Division I/I-A Independent (1973–1979)
WAC (1980–1998)
All-time record43234213 (.557)
Bowl record15131 (.534)
Conference titles3
Division titles3
Rivalries Army (rivalry)
Navy (rivalry)
Colorado State (rivalry)
Hawaii (Kuter Trophy)
Consensus All-Americans5
Current uniform
Air force falcons football unif.png
ColorsBlue and silver [1]
   
Fight song"Falcon Fight Song"
(unofficial: "The U.S. Air Force")
MascotThe Bird
Marching bandUnited States Air Force Academy Drum & Bugle Corp "The Flight of Sound"
Outfitter Nike
Website GoAirForceFalcons.com

The Air Force Falcons football program represents the United States Air Force Academy in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. Air Force has been a member of the Mountain West Conference since its founding in 1999. The Falcons play their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Troy Calhoun has been the team's head coach since 2007.

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The three major service academies—Air Force, Army and Navy—compete for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy which is awarded to the academy that defeats the others in football that year (or retained by the previous year's winner in the event of a three-way tie).

History

Running back Asher Clark and the Falcons take on the Houston Cougars during the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Falcons on offense at 2009 Armed Forces Bowl 2.JPG
Running back Asher Clark and the Falcons take on the Houston Cougars during the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl

The Falcons are not only recognized by the lightning bolt on the side of their helmets, but their traditional option attack. Air Force is one of the premier rushing teams in the nation. Since Fisher DeBerry took over as Falcons head coach in 1984, they have ranked among the nation's top 10 in rushing 19 times in 21 years. The Air Force football team has enjoyed success not only on the field but also in the classroom. In 49 years of Air Force football, there have been 39 Academic All-Americans. [2]

The 1985 season

1985 was the most successful season in Air Force football history. Under 5th-year coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons came within one win of playing for the national championship. They recorded 10 straight wins to start the season, climbed the polls to No. 2 in the nation, but lost to BYU 28–21 in the penultimate game of the regular season. Air Force rebounded with a bowl game win over Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl and finished with a 12–1 record as the No. 5 ranked team in the nation.

Conference affiliations

Air Force has been affiliated with the following conferences.

Championships

Presentation of the 2016 Commander in Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Falcons 2017 Commander in Chief's Trophy presentation 1.jpg
Presentation of the 2016 Commander in Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Falcons

Conference championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1985 Western Athletic Conference Fisher DeBerry 12–17–1
19958–56–2
1998 12–17–1

† Co-champions

Division championships

YearDivisionCoachOpponentCG result
1998 WAC - Mountain Fisher DeBerry BYU W 20–13
2015 MW - Mountain Troy Calhoun San Diego State L 24–27
2021 MW - MountainN/A lost tie-breaker to Utah State

Conference Championship Game appearances

Air Force has appeared in 2 conference championship games in their history, winning 1 of them.

YearConferenceCoachCG OpponentCG ResultGame MVP
1998 WAC Fisher DeBerry BYU W 20–13 N/A
2015 Mountain West Troy Calhoun San Diego State L 24–27 Christian Chapman (QB, San Diego State)
Na'im McGee (S, San Diego State)

Note: Includes appearances where the conference did not use divisions to determine championship game participants.

Bowl games

Air Force has played in 29 bowl games in their history, with a 15–13–1 (.534) record. [3] Their highest finish in the polls was fifth (UPI coaches) in 1985. [4]

SeasonBowlOpponentResultHead coachRecord
1958 Cotton TCU T 0–0 Ben Martin 9–0–2
1963 Gator North Carolina L 0–35Ben Martin7–4
1970 Sugar Tennessee L 13–34Ben Martin9–3
1982 Hall of Fame Vanderbilt W 36–28 Ken Hatfield 8–5
1983 Independence Ole Miss W 9–3Ken Hatfield10–2
1984 Independence Virginia Tech W 23–7 Fisher DeBerry 8–4
1985 Bluebonnet Texas W 24–16Fisher DeBerry12–1
1987 Freedom Arizona State L 28–33Fisher DeBerry9–4
1989 Liberty Ole Miss L 29–42Fisher DeBerry8–4–1
1990 Liberty Ohio State W 23–11Fisher DeBerry7–5
1991 Liberty Mississippi State W 31–15Fisher DeBerry10–3
1992 Liberty Ole Miss L 0–13Fisher DeBerry7–5
1995 Copper Texas Tech L 41–55Fisher DeBerry8–5
1997 Las Vegas Oregon L 13–41Fisher DeBerry10–3
1998 Oahu Washington W 43–25Fisher DeBerry12–1
2000 Silicon Valley Fresno State W 37–34Fisher DeBerry9–3
2002 San Francisco Virginia Tech L 13–20Fisher DeBerry8–5
2007 Armed Forces California L 36–42 Troy Calhoun 9–4
2008 Armed Forces Houston L 28–34Troy Calhoun8–5
2009 Armed Forces Houston W 47–20Troy Calhoun8–5
2010 Independence Georgia Tech W 14–7Troy Calhoun9–4
2011 Military Toledo L 41–42Troy Calhoun7–6
2012 Armed Forces Rice L 14–33Troy Calhoun6–7
2014 Idaho Potato Western Michigan W 38–24Troy Calhoun10–3
2015 Armed Forces California L 36–55Troy Calhoun8–6
2016 Arizona South Alabama W 45–21Troy Calhoun10–3
2019 Cheez-It Washington State W 31–21Troy Calhoun11–2
2021 First Responder Louisville W 31–28Troy Calhoun10–3
2022 Armed Forces Baylor W 30–15Troy Calhoun10–3

Head coaches

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Head coach Troy Calhoun (left) leads the Falcons, which he has since the 2007 season

In over 60 years of play in college football, the Falcons have had seven head coaches.

TenureCoachRecordPct.
1955 Robert V. Whitlow 4–4.500
1956–1957 Buck Shaw 9–8–2.526
1958–1977 Ben Martin 96–103–9.483
1978 Bill Parcells 3–8.273
1979–1983 Ken Hatfield 26–32–1.449
1984–2006 Fisher DeBerry 169–107–1.612
2007–present Troy Calhoun 129–82.611

Top 25 finishes

The Air Force Falcons have finished in the AP poll and/or the Coaches poll 8 times in the program's history, with the highest-ranked finishes being No. 6 in 1958 and No. 8 in 1985. [5] Note: The AP poll began in 1936, and the Coaches' Poll began in 1950. Before 1990, only the top 20 teams were ranked in the AP poll before it was expanded to 25.

In addition to the major polls, the BCS produced rankings from 1998 to 2013 which helped select teams for the BCS Bowls. Then, starting in 2014, the CFP committee began issuing rankings to determine which teams were selected for the playoffs.

SeasonOverall recordMajor pollsOthers
AP pollCoaches pollBCS Standings
(1998–2013)
CFP poll
(2014–present)
1958 9–0–168
1970 9–31611
1983 10–21315
1985 12–185
1991 10–32524
1997 10–325
1998 12–11310
2019 11–22223

Falcon Stadium

Home games are played in Falcon Stadium, which sits below the main campus at an elevation of 6,621 feet (2,018 m) above sea level. Falcon Stadium is the 2nd highest stadium in the FBS division, with only Wyoming's stadium at a higher elevation. Pre-game activities include flyovers by USAF aircraft, including the F-15 and B-2. Opened in 1962, its highest attendance was 56,409 in 2002, when the Falcons hosted Notre Dame. [6]

Players

Individual accomplishments

Notable individual records

Alumni in the National Football League

All-Americans

YearPlayerPositionAward(s)
1956Larry ThomsonFBLittle America (3rd)
1958Brock StromOLConsensus
Robert BrickeyHBHelms
1963Terry IsaacsonQBHelms
Joe RodwellCHelms
1966Neal StarkeyDBPlayboy Magazine All-American
1967Neal StarkeyDBAssociated Press (3rd)
1969 Ernie Jennings WRCentral Press (2nd)
1970Ernie JenningsWRConsensus
1971Orderia MitchellCBlack Sports
Gene OgilvieDEUPI (3rd)
1972Orderia MitchellCAssociated Press (2nd), Gridiron (2nd)
Gene OgilvieDEUPI (2nd)
1973Steve HeilROVAssociated Press (3rd)
1974Dave LawsonLB/KFootball Writers
1975Dave LawsonLB/KUPI (2nd), Football News (2nd)
1981Johnny JacksonDBAssociated Press (2nd)
1982Dave SchreckOGAssociated Press (2nd)
1983John KershnerFBFootball News (2nd)
Mike KirbyWRSporting News (2nd)
1985Mark SimonPScripps Howard, Associated Press (2nd)
Scott ThomasDBConsensus, Walter Camp, Kodak, Football Writes, Associated Press (2nd)
1986Terry MakiLBKodak, Football News (2nd), Associated Press (3rd)
Tom RotelloDBFootball News (2nd)
1987 Chad Hennings DTConsensus, Walter Camp, Kodak, Football Writers, Associated Press, UPI, Scripps Howard, Sporting News, Football News, Outland Trophy winner
1989 Dee Dowis QB Heisman Trophy finalist
Ron GrayKRAssociated Press (3rd)
1991Jason ChristPAssociated Press (2nd), Football News (3rd)
1992Carlton McDonaldDBConsensus, Walter Camp, Kodak, Football Writers, Associated Press, UPI, Scripps Howard, Sporting News
1993Chris MacInnisP/KUPI, Associated Press (2nd)
1996 Beau Morgan QBAssociated Press (3rd)
1998 Chris Gizzi LBAssociated Press (3rd), Football Writers (2nd)
1998Tim CurryDBSporting News (3rd)
Frank MindrupOLAmerican Football Foundation (3rd)
2001 Anthony Schlegel ILBSporting News (Freshmen 3rd team)
2002Brett HuyserOLSporting News (4th)
2007 Chad Hall WRRivals (3rd), Sports Illustrated
Carson BirdCBSports Illustrated
2008Ryan HarrisonKCollege Football News
2010Reggie RembertDBAFCA (1st), [7] Associated Press (3rd)

Academic All–Americans

Air Force Academy Falcons free safety Bobby Giannini (#11) prepares to finish off Tennessee tailback Montario Hardesty, while Falcons defensive end Josh Clayton (#97) loosens Hardesty's grip on the football. The Falcons lost 31-30 in 2006. Volunteers on offense at AFA at Tennessee 2006-09-09.JPG
Air Force Academy Falcons free safety Bobby Giannini (#11) prepares to finish off Tennessee tailback Montario Hardesty, while Falcons defensive end Josh Clayton (#97) loosens Hardesty's grip on the football. The Falcons lost 31–30 in 2006.

Academic All–Americans at Air Force. [8]

YearPlayerPosition
1958Brock StromOT
1959Rich MayoQB
1960Rich MayoQB
Don BaucomHB
1967Ken ZagzebskiMG
Carl JanssenOE
1969 Ernie Jennings WR
1970Ernie JenningsWR
Bob ParkerQB
Phil BaumanLB
1971Darryl HaasLB/P
Bob HomburgDE
John GriffithDT
1972Gene OgilvieDE
Bob HomburgDE
Mark PrillMG
1973Joe DebesOT
1976Steve HoogWR
1977Mack McCollumROV
1978Steve HoogWR
Tom FoertschLB
Tim FydaDE
1981Mike FranceLB
Kevin EwingROV
1982Jeff KubiakP
1983Jeff KubiakP
1987 Chad Hennings DT
Scott SalmonDB
James HeckerDB
1988Scott SalmonDB
David HlatkyOL
James HeckerDB
1989Chris HowardHB
1990Chris HowardHB
J.T. TokishLB
1992Grant JohnsonLB
1996Dustin TynerWR
Rashad PentonDB
1997Rashad PentonDB
1998Rashad PentonDB
2003Ryan CarterDE
2004Ryan CarterDE
2018Garrett KauppilaDB

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of January 9, 2022. [9]

202320242025202620272028202920302031203220332034203520362037
Robert Morris at Baylor Bucknell Duquesne Baylor at UTSA at Arizona Navy Arizona UTSA Army Navy Army Navy Army
vs Sam Houston (in Houston, TX) Navy Sam Houston Navy at Navy Navy Army at Army Army Navy at Navy at Army at Navy at Army at Navy
at Navy at Army at Navy at Army Army at Army at Navy at Navy at Army
vs Army (in Denver, CO) Army

Rivals

Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Air Force has a traditional rivalry against the other two FBS service academies, Army and Navy; the three play for the right to hold the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Air Force has won the trophy 21 times, more than either Army or Navy.

Colorado State

Air Force has played more games against Colorado State and Wyoming than any other school, having played each school 60 times since 1957, the Falcons' first season.

Since 1980, the Falcons and Colorado State Rams have competed for the Ram–Falcon Trophy. Air Force holds a 27–15 advantage over Colorado State in games that the trophy has been contested in.

Colorado

In 2019 Air Force renewed a rivalry with Colorado, winning at Folsom Field on Sept. 14 by a score of 30–23. [10] The teams had not played since Oct. 5, 1974, a game that Colorado won by a score of 28–27. [11] Air Force won the first meeting between the teams in 1958. The 1963 game between the two college football teams was postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The 1973 game, the last one played in Boulder before the 2019 clash, was marred by a riot. [12] Fans threw eggs and beer at Air Force personnel and cadets. [13]

Top 10 rivals

Below are Air Force's records against its top ten most-played opponents since 1957. [14]

OpponentGamesWinsLossesTiesPct.Last meeting
Colorado State6038211.642Nov 19, 2022 (W 24–12)
Wyoming6030273.525Sep 16, 2022 (L 14–17)
Army5738181.675Nov 5, 2022 (W 13–7)
Navy5533220.600Oct 1, 2022 (W 13–10)
New Mexico4026140.650Nov 12, 2022 (W 35–3)
San Diego State3820180.526Nov 26, 2022 (W 13–3)
BYU307230.233Sep 11, 2010 (W 35–14)
Notre Dame306240.200Oct 26, 2013 (L 10–45)
Utah2714130.519Oct 30, 2010 (L 23–28)
UNLV241860.750Oct 15, 2022 (W 42–17)

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