2018 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by twelfth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.

2018 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
2018 record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (8th season as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJohn Rudzinski (1st season as coordinator, 8th overall season)
Base defense3-4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
Uniform
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 1     10 3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 1     11 2  
Wyoming  4 4     6 6  
Air Force  3 5     5 7  
Colorado State  2 6     3 9  
New Mexico  1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 1     12 2  
Nevada  5 3     8 5  
Hawaii  5 3     8 6  
San Diego State  4 4     7 6  
UNLV  2 6     4 8  
San Jose State  1 7     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017 season 5–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Falcons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.[1] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Media poll

Mountain Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State132 (22)
2Wyoming95
3Colorado State82
4Utah State78
5Air Force52
6New Mexico23

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.No. 20 (FCS) Stony Brook*StadiumW 38–033,415
September 812:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic*CBSSNL 27–3324,101
September 228:15 p.m.at Utah StateESPN2L 32–4222,720
September 291:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPNewsL 25–2823,707
October 61:30 p.m.Navy*
CBSSNW 35–740,175
October 127:00 p.m.at San Diego StateCBSSNL 17–2125,326
October 198:00 p.m.at UNLVCBSSNW 41–3517,881
October 275:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 38–4827,753
November 310:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 14–1738,502
November 101:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNW 42–2423,723
November 172:00 p.m.at WyomingESPNewsL 27–3514,966
November 221:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
CBSSNW 27–1917,432

[2]

Game summaries

Stony Brook


Stony Brook Seawolves at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
No. 20 (FCS) Seawolves 0 0 000
Falcons 14 10 01438

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,415
  • Referee: Mike Vanderveld
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe, Max Starks, Dani Klupenger
  • Boxscore

at Florida Atlantic


Air Force Falcons at Florida Atlantic Owls
1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 7 13727
Owls 6 13 6833

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,101
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Amanda Balionis
  • Boxscore

at Utah State


Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 14 31532
Aggies 7 14 14742

at Maverik Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear skies, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,720
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
  • Boxscore

Nevada


Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 7 14 7028
Falcons 0 7 10825

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,707
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox


47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 7 007
Falcons 0 14 14735

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

at San Diego State


Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs
1 2 34Total
Falcons 2 7 0817
Aztecs 7 7 0721

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

at UNLV


Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels
1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 17 21041
Rebels 7 14 7735

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: October 19, 2018
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 17,881
  • TV: CBSSN

Boise State


Boise State Broncos at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 14 101048
Falcons 7 21 3738

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 27,753
  • TV: CBSSN

at Army


47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 6814
Black Knights 7 7 0317

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

New Mexico


New Mexico Lobos at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
Lobos 0 17 7024
Falcons 7 14 14742

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,723
  • TV: CBSSN

at Wyoming


Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 10 7327
Cowboys 14 0 02135

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 14,966
  • TV: ESPNews

Colorado State


56th Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy: Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
Rams 0 13 0619
Falcons 7 10 01027

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

[6]

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
7250Austin CuttingLSMinnesota Vikings

References

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