2016 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

2016 Air Force Falcons football
Arizona Bowl champions
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion
Arizona Bowl, W 45–21 vs. South Alabama
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
  • Troy Calhoun (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (10th season)
Offensive schemeTriple-option/Spread hybrid
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Boise State x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4     7 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

Schedule

Air Force is to play Boise State, Colorado State and Hawaii at home and Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming on the road, but the official dates and kickoff times are scheduled to be released within the coming weeks of February 2016.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.Abilene Christian*MW Net/TwitterW 37–2134,128
September 1012:00 p.m.Georgia State*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
MW Net/TwitterW 48–1424,173
September 248:15 p.m.at Utah StateESPNUW 27–2023,104
October 11:30 p.m.Navy*
CBSSNW 28–1443,063
October 81:30 p.m.at Wyoming
RTRML 26–3528,623
October 151:30 p.m.vs. New MexicoESPNewsL 40–4518,756
October 2212:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
MW NetL 27–34 2OT29,132
October 287:30 p.m.at Fresno StateESPN2W 31–2125,197
November 510:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 31–1238,443
November 128:15 p.m.Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
ESPNUW 49–4623,467
November 197:30 p.m.at San Jose StateCBSSNW 41–3815,533
November 251:30 p.m.No. 19 Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNW 27–2023,556
December 303:30 p.m.vs. South Alabama*ASNW 45–2133,868
Schedule Source:[2]

Coaching staff

Name Position Consecutive seasons at
Air Force in current position
Troy Calhoun Head coach 10th
Steve Russ Defensive coordinator / defensive backs / associate head coach 4th, 5th
Mike Thiessen Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 10th
Clay Hendrix Offensive line / associate head coach 10th
Matt McGettigan Strength and conditioning coach 10th
Ron Vanderlinden Inside linebackers coach 3rd
Matt Weikert Outside linebackers coach 10th
Jake Campbell Backfield assistant coach 5th, 10th
Tim Cross Defensive line coach 3rd
Ben Miller Running backs coach / special teams coordinator 10th, 11th
Steed Lobotzke Tight ends coach 2nd
John Rudzinski Secondary coach 7th
Maj. Ross Weaver Assistant offensive line 3rd
Jake Moreland Receivers coach 5th
Steve Senn Director of recruiting and player personnel 11th
Maj. Dylan Newman Defensive assistant and senior military rep. 2nd
Chis Miller Director of football video operations 2nd
Janel Mitchell Administrative assistant 1st
Scott Richardson Equipment supervisor and head football equipment manager 1st
Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer Athletic football trainer 17th
Mark Peters Athletic trainer 2nd

Game summaries

Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21
Falcons 7 21 0 9 37

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14
Falcons 10 17 14 7 48

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 14 0 10 27
Aggies 7 3 0 10 20

Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 0 0 14 14
Falcons 0 3 14 11 28

At Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 6 7 13 26
Cowboys 7 7 14 7 35

vs New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 21 10 0 45
Falcons 10 17 7 6 40

Hawaii

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 3 777 34
Falcons 7 0 6 770 27

At Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 10 14 31
Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 10 14 7 31
Black Knights 0 6 6 0 12

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 8 46
Falcons 7 21 14 7 49

At San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 10 14 10 41
Spartans 13 10 8 7 38

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Broncos 7 3 3 7 20
Falcons 7 10 7 3 27

This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years

Vs. South Alabama–Arizona Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21
Falcons 3 18 17 7 45

References

  1. ^ "Mountain West announces 2016 football schedules". themw.com. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016.