2008 Air Force Falcons football team

2008 Air Force Falcons football

Armed Forces Bowl vs. Houston, L, 34–28
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2008 record	8–5 (5–3 WMC)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix and Morgan Blane
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,511)

2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Utah $		8	–	0		13	–	0
#7 TCU		7	–	1		11	–	2
#25 BYU		6	–	2		10	–	3
Air Force		5	–	3		8	–	5
Colorado State		4	–	4		7	–	6
UNLV		2	–	6		5	–	7
New Mexico		2	–	6		4	–	8
Wyoming		1	–	7		4	–	8
San Diego State		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Air Force competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

The team was led by second-year head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons finished the regular season with an 8–4 record to attain bowl eligibility. Air Force secured a berth in the Armed Forces Bowl for the second consecutive season, and played a re-match of an earlier regular season game against Houston. Air Force lost the re-match, 34–28, which achieved their first bowl win since 1980.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 PM	Southern Utah*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 41–7	39,180
September 6	1:30 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	CBSCS	W 23–3	23,168
September 13	9:05 AM	at Houston**	Gerald Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX		W 31–28	2,546
September 20	2:00 PM	#20 Utah	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	Versus	L 30–23	36,952
October 4	2:00 PM	Navy*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	Versus	L 33–27	46,339
October 11	7:30 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	The Mtn	W 35–10	43,630
October 18	8:00 PM	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	The Mtn	W 29–28	21,055
October 23	6:00 PM	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSCS	W 23–10	25,101
November 1	10:06 AM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPNU	W 16–7	37,409
November 8	4:00 PM	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	The Mtn	W 38–17	39,052
November 15	1:30 PM	#17 Brigham Young	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSCS	L 38–24	42,177
November 22	1:30 PM	at #16 Texas Christian	Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	Versus	L 44–10	32,823
December 31	10:00 AM	vs. Houston*	Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–28	41,127
**Game moved from Houston due to Hurricane Ike
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Houston gets first bowl win since 1980, ESPN, December 31, 2008.

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

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

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

People	Head coaches

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