2007 Air Force Falcons football team

2007 Air Force Falcons football

Armed Forces Bowl, v. California L 42-36

Conference

Mountain West Conference

2007 record

9-4 (6-2 MWC)

Head coach

Troy Calhoun

Offensive coordinator

Tim Horton

Defensive coordinator

Tim DeRuyter

Home stadium

Falcon Stadium

Seasons

« 2006

2008 »


2007 Mountain West Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#14 BYU †	8	–	0	11	–	2
Air Force	6	–	2	9	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	3	9	–	4
Utah	5	–	3	9	–	4
TCU	4	–	4	8	–	5
San Diego State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Wyoming	2	–	6	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
UNLV	1	–	7	2	–	10

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 United States Air Force Academy Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the college football season of 2007–2008, getting second place in the Mountain West Conference, and losing the Armed Forces Bowl to California. The team was coached by Troy Calhoun in his first year in the program, and played their home games in Falcon Stadium.

1 Schedule
2 Roster
3 Coaching staff
4 Game notes
5 References
6 External links

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00pm	South Carolina State*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 34-3	39,364
September 8	4:00pm	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	W 20-12	43,454
September 13	6:00pm	TCU	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 20-17 ^OT	31,556
September 22	1:00pm	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	mtn.	L 7-30	64,502
September 29	11:00am	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 20-31	37,615
October 6	7:00pm	UNLV	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 31-14	35,583
October 13	3:30pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	mtn.	W 45-21	25,150
October 20	12:00pm	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 20-12	41,531
October 25	7:00pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	Versus	L 31-34	26,087
November 3	1:30pm	Army*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 30-10	46,144
November 10	12:30pm	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	W 41-24	80,795
November 17	12:00pm	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs,CO		W 55-23	34,227
December 31	10:300pm	vs. California	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 36-42	40,905
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Roster

Quarterbacks

5 Shaun Carney - Senior
8 Eric Herbort - Sophomore
14 Shea Smith - Junior
13 Will McAngus - Freshman

Tailbacks

15 Jim Ollis - Senior
17 Kip McCarthy - Senior
18 Devon Ford - Sophomore
22 Brenton Byrd - Sophomore
24 Chad Smith - Senior
38 Kevin Van Hook - Sophomore

Fullbacks

21 Ryan Williams - Senior
25 Todd Newell - Junior
40 Scott Peeples - Senior
43 Justin Moore - Sophomore

Wide Receivers

1 Chad Hall - Senior
7 Mark Root -Senior
10 Devin Hart -Junior
12 Mike Moffett -Senior
16 Matt Davis -Junior
19 Ty Paffett -Junior
26 Spencer Armstrong -Junior
27 Trey Eaton -Junior
28 Dal Shealy -Sophomore
80 Anthony Hemphill -Sophomore
81 Sean Quintana -Sophomore
83 Kyle Halderman -Freshman
87 Josh Cousins -Sophomore

Tight Ends

82 Michael Krogh -Senior
84 Steve Shaffer -Freshman
85 Keith Madsen -Junior
86 Chris Evans -Senior
88 Travis Dekker -Junior

Offensive Guards

57 Nick Charles -Sophomore
62 Peter Lusk -Sophomore
66 Ben Leung -Freshman
67 Tyler Weeks -Junior
68 Kyle Knight -Sophomore
69 Caleb Morris -Senior
71 Austin Fallin -Sophomore

Offensive Tackles

60 Chris Campbell -Sophomore
64 Blaine Guenther -Senior
70 Matt Markling -Freshman
72 Richard Meldrum -Sophomore
73 Dan Holder -Senior
74 Chris Monson -Senior
75 Anthony Schelstrate -Sophomore
77 Bryce Waller -Sophomore
78 Duncan Thompson -Sophomore

Defensive Ends

78 Rick Ricketts -Freshman
79 Keith Williams -Junior
91 Ryan Kemp -Junior
92 Myles Morales -Sophomore
95 Jake Paulson -Junior
96 Adam Page -Sophomore
97 Josh Clayton -Senior
99 Garrett Gilbertson -Junior

Defensive Tackles

49 Ryan Gonzalez -Sophomore
56 Jared Marvin -Junior
76 Stephen Larson -Junior
93 Ben Garland -Sophomore

Linebackers

4 Julian Madrid -Senior
9 John Rabold -Senior
20 Dan Hill -Sophomore
31 Patrick Hennessey -Freshman
32 Hunter Altman -Junior
33 Drew Fowler -Senior
35 Chamberlain Herndon -Sophomore
36 Andre Morris Jr. -Freshman
41 William Keuchler -Freshman
45 John Falgout -Sophomore
47 Reinhold Leicht -Sophomore
48 Brandon Reeves -Junior
51 Aaron Shanor -Senior
52 Austin Randle -Senior
53 Ken Lamendola -Freshman
54 Blaine Hainbach -Sophomore
55 Clayton Bryant -Sophomore

Cornerbacks

2 Carson Bird -Senior
3 Nathan Smith -Senior
6 Kevin Rivers -Junior
8 Reggie Rembert -Freshman
38 Stephan Atrice -Freshman
39 Garrett Rybak -Senior
46 Eric Collins -Freshman

Safeties

11 Bobby Giannini -Senior
23 Aaron Kirchoff -Junior
29 Luke Hyder -Sophomore
30 Luke Yeager -Junior
34 Chris Thomas -Sophomore
44 Boston McClain -Junior

Punters

13 Ryan Harrison -Junior
98 Brandon Geyer -Sophomore

Placekickers

13 Ryan Harrison -Junior
27 Trey Eaton -Junior
92 Chad Gross -Freshman
94 Zack Bell -Freshman

Deep Snappers

37 Tony Norman -Senior
50 Scott Howley -Junior
59 John Dolan -Sophomore

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Air Force	Alma mater (Year)
Troy Calhoun	Head Coach	1st	Air Force (1989)
Brian Knorr	Assistant Head Coach Inner Linebackers	6th 1992-1994 2005–Present	Air Force (1986)
Tim Horton	Offensive Coordinator Wide Receivers	8th 1999-2005 2007–Present	Arkansas (1990)
Tim DeRuyter	Defensive Coordinator Safeties	5th 1991-1994 2007–Present	Air Force (1985)
Clay Hendrix	Offensive Line	1st	Furman (1986)
Ron Burton	Defensive Line	5th	North Carolina (1987)
Capt. Charlton Warren	Cornerbacks Recruiting Coordinator	3rd	Air Force (1999)
Jemal Singleton	Running Backs	5th	Air Force (1999)
Blane Morgan	Quarterbacks	6th	Air Force (1999)
Ben Miller	Tight Ends	2nd 2002 2007–Present	Air Force (2002)
Matt Weikert	Outside Linebackers	1st	Ohio (2002)
Patrick Covington	Offensive Assistant	1st	Furman, (2006)
Matt McGettigan	Strength and Conditioning	1st	Luther College (1987)

Game notes

South Carolina State (September 1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
Falcons	7	17	7	3	34

Utah (September 8)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	7	10	20
Utes	3	0	3	6	12

TCU (September 13)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Horned Frogs	3	7	0	7	0	17
Falcons	0	3	0	14	3	20

BYU (September 22)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	6	0	6
Cougars	7	10	7	7	31

Navy (September 29)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	10	0	20
Midshipmen	0	14	3	14	31

UNLV (October 6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	0	7	14
Falcons	7	0	14	10	31

Colorado State (October 13)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	14	10	7	45
Rams	7	0	7	7	21

Wyoming (October 20)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	6	3	0	3	12
Falcons	0	7	0	13	20

New Mexico (October 25)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	10	0	31
Lobos	10	11	7	6	34

Army (November 3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	7	0	0	10
Falcons	3	14	7	6	30

Notre Dame (November 10)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	7	14	10	41
Fighting Irish	0	10	0	14	24

San Diego State (November 17)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	10	6	0	23
Falcons	14	14	21	6	55

Armed Forces Bowl (December 31)

Main article: 2007 Armed Forces Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	14	14	14	42
Falcons	7	14	6	9	36

References

External links

Air Force Falcons football

Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Army, Navy) Ram–Falcon Trophy (Colorado State)

Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" United States Air Force Academy Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

2007 Mountain West Conference football season

Team seasons	Air Force Falcons • BYU Cougars • Colorado State Rams • New Mexico Lobos • San Diego State Aztecs • TCU Horned Frogs • UNLV Rebels • Utah Utes • Wyoming Cowboys

Champion	BYU Cougars

Bowl games	Armed Forces Bowl • Las Vegas Bowl • New Mexico Bowl • Poinsettia Bowl • Texas Bowl