2010 Air Force Falcons football team

2010 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl champion
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
(Capacity: 46,692)
2010 Mountain West 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 non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
Falcons wide receiver Mikel Hunter pulls in a pass for a touchdown during the Air Force–BYU game.

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 were 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 player's 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 No. 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 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 No. 25 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Mtn. W 49–27   41,547[6]
October 16 6:00 PM at San Diego State No. 23 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA CBS-C L 25–27   28,178[7]
October 23 6:00 PM at No. 4 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX CBS-C L 7–38   46,096[8]
October 30 5:30 PM No. 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 Mtn. W 48–23   27,309[11]
November 18 8:00 PM at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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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
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Harris Not released 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV
BCS Not released  

References

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  1. ↑ "Northwestern State Demons vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Brigham Young Cougars vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
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  6. ↑ "Colorado State Rams vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Utah Utes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Saturday, November 13, 2010 New Mexico Lobos - Air Force Falcons Box Scores". USA Today. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
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