2016 Air Force Falcons football team

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.

2016 Air Force Falcons football
Arizona Bowl champions
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
2016 record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (10th season)
Offensive schemeTriple-option/Spread hybrid
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (4th as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
Uniform
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
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

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 WyomingRTRML 26–3526,623
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

NamePositionConsecutive seasons at
Air Force in current position
Troy CalhounHead Coach10th
Steve RussDefensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs / Associate Head Coach4th, 5th
Mike ThiessenOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach10th
Clay HendrixOffensive Line / Associate Head Coach10th
Matt McGettiganStrength and Conditioning Coach10th
Ron VanderlindenInside Linebackers Coach3rd
Matt WeikertOutside Linebackers Coach10th
Jake CampbellBackfield Assistant Coach5th, 10th
Tim CrossDefensive Line Coach3rd
Ben MillerRunning Backs Coach / Special Teams Coordinator10th, 11th
Steed LobotzkeTight-Ends Coach2nd
John RudzinskiSecondary Coach7th
Maj. Ross WeaverAssistant Offensive Line3rd
Jake MorelandReceivers Coach5th
Steve Senndirector of recruiting and player personnel11th
Maj. Dylan NewmanDefensive Assistant/Senior Military Rep.2nd
Chis Millerdirector of football video operations2nd
Janel MitchellAdministrative Assistant1st
Scott RichardsonEquipment Supervisor/Head Football Equipment Manager1st
Ernest "Ernie" SedelmyerAthletic Football Trainer17th
Mark PetersAthletic Trainer2nd

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
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

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.
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