2008 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football seasonFebruary 2026 August 2023 December 2025 2008 Air Force Falcons football Air Force Falcons logo.svg 125 Mountain West Conference MW 8–5 5–3 Troy Calhoun 2nd Clay Hendrix 2nd Blane Morgan 2nd Triple option Tim DeRuyter 2nd 3–4 Game captains Falcon Stadium Armed Forces Bowl L 28–34 vs. Houston The 2008 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Houston. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado Schedule 2008 AP August 30 12:00 p.m. w y 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 41–7 39,180 September 6 1:30 p.m. w y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY CBSCS 23–3 23,168 September 13 9:05 a.m. w y y Houston Gerald Ford Stadium Dallas, TX 31–28 2,546 September 20 2:00 p.m. l Utah 20 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Versus 23–30 36,952 October 4 2:00 p.m. l y Navy Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Versus 27–33 46,339 October 11 7:30 p.m. w y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA The Mtn 35–10 43,630 October 18 8:00 p.m. w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV The Mtn 29–28 21,055 October 23 6:00 p.m. w New Mexico Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSCS 23–10 25,101 November 1 10:00 a.m. w y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ESPNU 16–7 37,409 November 8 4:00 p.m. w Colorado State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO rivalry The Mtn 38–17 39,052 November 15 1:30 p.m. l BYU 16 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSCS 24–38 42,177 November 22 1:30 p.m. l y TCU 15 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 10–44 32,823 December 31 10:00 a.m. l y y Houston Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN Armed Forces Bowl 28–34 41,127 Roster QB Tim Jefferson, Fr. References External links Air Force Category:Air Force Falcons football seasons Air Force Falcons football