2017 Air Force Falcons football team

2017 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (9th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (6th season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Alex Norton
  • Grant Ross
  • Luke Strebel
  • Santo Coppola
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Uniform
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$ 7–1  11–3 
Colorado State 5–3  7–6 
Wyoming 5–3  8–5 
Utah State 4–4  6–7 
Air Force 4–4  5–7 
New Mexico 1–7  3–9 
West Division
Fresno State xy 7–1  10–4 
San Diego State 6–2  10–3 
UNLV 4–4  5–7 
Nevada 3–5  3–9 
Hawaii 1–7  3–9 
San Jose State 1–7  2–11 
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.VMI*
ESPN3W 62–037,286
September 1610:00 a.m.at No. 7 Michigan*
BTNL 13–29111,387
September 235:00 p.m.No. 22 San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 24–2827,575
September 305:00 p.m.at New Mexico
CBSSNL 38–5621,864
October 71:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSSNL 45–4838,792
October 1412:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ATTSNRMW 34–3026,679
October 207:30 p.m.at Nevada
CBSSNW 45–4216,789
October 281:00 p.m.at Colorado State
CBSSNW 45–2833,074
November 41:30 p.m.Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
CBSSNL 0–2141,875
November 118:15 p.m.Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPNUL 14–2824,257
November 188:15 p.m.at Boise State
ESPN2L 19–4433,030
November 258:15 p.m.Utah State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN2W 38–3517,252

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Game summaries

VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 0 0 0
Falcons 14 21 14 13 62

At Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 3 7 0 13
No. 7 Wolverines 3 6 10 10 29

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Aztecs 0 7 7 14 28
Falcons 6 3 0 15 24

At New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 21 3 14 38
Lobos 7 7 21 21 56

At Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 14 21 45
Midshipmen 7 21 10 10 48

UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 17 10 3 0 30
Falcons 0 7 13 14 34

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 7 10 45
Wolf Pack 14 6 8 14 42

At Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 3 14 45
Rams 14 7 7 0 28

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 7 7 0 7 21
Falcons 0 0 0 0 0

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 14 0 7 28
Falcons 0 7 7 0 14

At Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 0 9 19
Broncos 17 10 10 7 44

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Falcons 10 7 7 14 38

References

  1. ↑ 2017 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 10, 2017.
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