2015 Air Force Falcons football team

2015 Air Force Falcons football

MWC Mountain Division champions
MWC Championship Game at San Diego State, L 24–27
Armed Forces Bowl vs. California, L 36–55
Conference	Mountain West Conference Mountain Division
2015 record	8–6 (6–2 MWC)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (9th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (9th as Coordinator, 14th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (7th as coordinator, 9th overall year)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Weikert (2nd as coordinator, 9th overall year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2		8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3		7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3		6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3		7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6		2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0		11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4		6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6		3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6		3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8		3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of 04:57, 26 December 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by ninth-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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 p.m.	Morgan State*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 63–7	33,734
September 12	8:15 p.m.	San Jose State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNU	W 37–16	22,389
September 19	10:00 a.m.	at #4 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 21–35	74,211
October 3	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 11–33	32,705
October 10	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 31–17	22,023
October 17	1:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	CBSSN	L 23–38	32,546
October 24	Noon	Fresno State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 42–14	20,213
October 31	6:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy)	CBSSN	W 58–7	22,430
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPNU	W 20–3	37,716
November 14	Noon	Utah State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 35–28	20,083
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 37–30	30,332
November 28	8:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	L 31–34	18,868
December 5	5:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (MWC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 24–27	20,959
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. California	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 36–55	38,915
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game notes

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	7	21	28	7	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	9	0	16
Falcons	7	7	3	20	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1997	SJSU, 25–22

at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	7	7	21
#4 Spartans	14	14	7	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	3	8	11
Midshipmen	7	14	6	6	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–19	2014	AF, 30–21

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	0	14	17
Falcons	0	7	7	17	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–22–3	2014	AF, 17–13

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	6	7	0	10	23
Rams	14	7	14	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–20–1	2014	AF, 27–24

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	0	0	0	14
Falcons	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2012	FRES, 48–15

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	20	3	21	58
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–6	2012	AF, 21–7

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	3	0	3
Falcons	0	10	0	10	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–14–1	2014	AF, 23–6

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	0	14	0	28
Falcons	14	7	14	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	AF, 34–16

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	21	10	3	37
Broncos	13	0	7	10	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	AF, 28–14

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	7	14	35
Lobos	14	17	3	13	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–11	2014	AF, 35–11

Mountain West Championship Game–at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	7	7	24
Aztecs	0	10	7	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–14	2014	SDSU, 30–14

Armed Forces Bowl–California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	14	21	17	3	55
Falcons	7	14	8	7	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2007	CAL, 42–36

References

↑ "2015 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

Air Force Falcons football

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

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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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