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2016 Air Force Falcons football
Arizona Bowl champions
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (10th season)
Offensive schemeTriple-option/Spread hybrid
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Boise State x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4     7 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

Schedule

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Air Force is to play Boise State, Colorado State and Hawaii at home and Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming on the road, but the official dates and kickoff times are scheduled to be released within the coming weeks of February 2016.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.Abilene Christian*
MW Net/TwitterW 37–2134,128
September 1012:00 p.m.Georgia State*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
MW Net/TwitterW 48–1424,173
September 248:15 p.m.at Utah State
ESPNUW 27–2023,104
October 11:30 p.m.Navy*
CBSSNW 28–1443,063
October 81:30 p.m.at Wyoming
RTRML 26–3528,623
October 151:30 p.m.vs. New Mexico
ESPNewsL 40–4518,756
October 2212:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
MW NetL 27–34 2OT29,132
October 287:30 p.m.at Fresno State
ESPN2W 31–2125,197
November 510:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 31–1238,443
November 128:15 p.m.Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
ESPNUW 49–4623,467
November 197:30 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNW 41–3815,533
November 251:30 p.m.No. 19 Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNW 27–2023,556
December 303:30 p.m.vs. South Alabama*
ASNW 45–2133,868
Schedule Source:[2]

Coaching staff

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Name Position Consecutive seasons at
Air Force in current position
Troy Calhoun Head coach 10th
Steve Russ Defensive coordinator / defensive backs / associate head coach 4th, 5th
Mike Thiessen Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 10th
Clay Hendrix Offensive line / associate head coach 10th
Matt McGettigan Strength and conditioning coach 10th
Ron Vanderlinden Inside linebackers coach 3rd
Matt Weikert Outside linebackers coach 10th
Jake Campbell Backfield assistant coach 5th, 10th
Tim Cross Defensive line coach 3rd
Ben Miller Running backs coach / special teams coordinator 10th, 11th
Steed Lobotzke Tight ends coach 2nd
John Rudzinski Secondary coach 7th
Maj. Ross Weaver Assistant offensive line 3rd
Jake Moreland Receivers coach 5th
Steve Senn Director of recruiting and player personnel 11th
Maj. Dylan Newman Defensive assistant and senior military rep. 2nd
Chis Miller Director of football video operations 2nd
Janel Mitchell Administrative assistant 1st
Scott Richardson Equipment supervisor and head football equipment manager 1st
Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer Athletic football trainer 17th
Mark Peters Athletic trainer 2nd

Game summaries

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Abilene Christian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21
Falcons 7 21 0 9 37
See also: 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Georgia State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14
Falcons 10 17 14 7 48
See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 14 0 10 27
Aggies 7 3 0 10 20
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 0 0 14 14
Falcons 0 3 14 11 28
See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 6 7 13 26
Cowboys 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

vs New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 21 10 0 45
Falcons 10 17 7 6 40
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 3 777 34
Falcons 7 0 6 770 27
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

At Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 10 14 31
Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 10 14 7 31
Black Knights 0 6 6 0 12
See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 8 46
Falcons 7 21 14 7 49
See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 10 14 10 41
Spartans 13 10 8 7 38
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Broncos 7 3 3 7 20
Falcons 7 10 7 3 27
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years

Vs. South Alabama–Arizona Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 14 7 0 0 21
Falcons 3 18 17 7 45
See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team and 2016 Arizona Bowl

References

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  1. ^ "Mountain West announces 2016 football schedules". themw.com. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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