2010 Air Force Falcons football team

2010 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl Champions
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Winner
Independence Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, W 14–7
Conference Mountain West Conference
2010 record 9–4 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach Troy Calhoun (4th year)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 TCU †   8 – 0         13 – 0  
Utah   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Air Force   5 – 3         9 – 4  
San Diego State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
BYU   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Colorado State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UNLV   2 – 6         2 – 11  
Wyoming   1 – 7         3 – 9  
New Mexico   1 – 7         1 – 11  
† – Conference champion and BCS representative as top
000non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games in Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are members of the Mountain West Conference.

During their games against Navy and Army, the Falcons wore a special uniform design modeled after the flying suits and helmets worn by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, with each players' nameplate featuring either the word "SERVICE" or "FREEDOM". Air Force defeated both Navy and Army, winning them the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 2002.

They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech 14–7.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 12:00 PM Northwestern State* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 65–21   40,236[1]
September 11 2:00 PM BYU Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Versus W 35–14   46,692[2]
September 18 1:30 PM at #7 Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FSN L 24–27   84,332[3]
September 25 12:00 PM at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY The Mtn. W 20–14   22,413[4]
October 2 12:30 PM Navy* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Versus W 14–6   47,565[5]
October 9 12:00 PM Colorado State #25 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) The Mtn. W 49–27   41,547[6]
October 16 6:00 PM at San Diego State #23 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA CBS-C L 25–27   28,178[7]
October 23 6:00 PM at #4 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX CBC-C L 7–38   46,096[8]
October 30 5:30 PM #8 Utah Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO CBS-C L 23–28   37,211[9]
November 6 10:00 AM at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBS-C W 42–22   38,128[10]
November 13 4:00 PM New Mexico Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn. W 48–23   27,309[11]
November 18 8:00 PM at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV CBS-C W 35–20   13,790[12]
December 27 3:00 PM vs. Georgia Tech* Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN2 W 14–7   39,362[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP   RV RV RV 25 23 RV RV RV RV
C   RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV
Harris Not released 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV
BCS Not released  

References

  1. ^ "Northwestern State Demons vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302472005. Retrieved 2010-09-04. 
  2. ^ "Brigham Young Cougars vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302542005. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  3. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610201. Retrieved 2010-09-19. 
  4. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302682751. Retrieved 2010-09-27. 
  5. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302752005. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  6. ^ "Colorado State Rams vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302822005. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  7. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302890021. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  8. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302962628. Retrieved 2010-10-23. 
  9. ^ "Utah Utes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032005. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  10. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100349. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
  11. ^ "Saturday, November 13, 2010 New Mexico Lobos - Air Force Falcons Box Scores". USAToday.com. http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/ncaaf/game/NewMexico_AirForce/2010/11/13. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  12. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303222439. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
  13. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303610059. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 
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