2016 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2016 Air Force Falcons football Air Force Falcons logo.svg 125 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division MW 10–3 5–3 Troy Calhoun 10th Mike Thiessen 8th Triple-option / spread hybrid Steve Russ 5th 3–4 Weston Steelhammer Jacobi Owens Nate Romine Patrick Healy Falcon Stadium Arizona Bowl champion Arizona Bowl W 45–21 vs. South Alabama 180px The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. Air Force was invited to the Arizona Bowl, where the Falcons defeated South Alabama. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado Schedule 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.http://www.themw.com/news/mountain-west-announces-2016-football-opponents-02-11-2016 themw.com Mountain West announces 2016 football schedules February 11, 2016 February 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160213202132/http://www.themw.com/news/mountain-west-announces-2016-football-opponents-02-11-2016 February 13, 2016 dead mdy-all 2016 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game Mountain September 3 12:00 p.m. w y Abilene Christian Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO MW Net, Twitter 37–21 34,128 September 10 12:00 p.m. w y Georgia State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO MW Net, Twitter 48–14 24,173 September 24 8:15 p.m. w y Utah State Maverik Stadium Logan, UT ESPNU 27–20 23,104 October 1 1:30 p.m. w y Navy Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN Commander-in-Chief's Trophy 28–14 43,063 October 8 1:30 p.m. l y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY RTRM 26–35 28,623 October 15 1:30 p.m. l y New Mexico Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX ESPNews 40–45 18,756 October 22 12:00 p.m. l Hawaii Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO rivalry MW Net 27–34 2OT 29,132 October 28 7:30 p.m. w y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN2 31–21 25,197 November 5 10:00 a.m. w y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY Commander-in-Chief's Trophy CBSSN 31–12 38,443 November 12 8:15 p.m. w Colorado State Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO rivalry ESPNU 49–46 23,467 November 19 7:30 p.m. w y San Jose State CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 41–38 15,533 November 25 1:30 p.m. w Boise State 19 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO CBSSN 27–20 23,556 December 30 3:30 p.m. w y y South Alabama Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Arizona Bowl ASN 45–21 33,868 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-air-force-falcons-football-schedule.php 2016 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule FB Schedules January 31, 2016 Game summaries Abilene Christian Wildcats 0 7 7 7 Falcons 7 21 0 9 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team Georgia State Panthers 7 7 0 0 Falcons 10 17 14 7 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team At Utah State Falcons 3 14 0 10 Aggies 7 3 0 10 2016 Utah State Aggies football team Navy Midshipmen 0 0 0 14 Falcons 0 3 14 11 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team Commander-in-Chief's Trophy At Wyoming Falcons 0 6 7 13 Cowboys 7 7 14 7 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team vs New Mexico Lobos 14 21 10 0 Falcons 10 17 7 6 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 0 10 3 7 7 7 Falcons 7 0 6 7 7 0 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team At Fresno State Falcons 0 7 10 14 Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team At Army Falcons 0 10 14 7 Black Knights 0 6 6 0 2016 Army Black Knights football team Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Colorado State Rams 14 10 14 8 Falcons 7 21 14 7 2016 Colorado State Rams football team At San Jose State Falcons 7 10 14 10 Spartans 13 10 8 7 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team Boise State #19 Broncos 7 3 3 7 Falcons 7 10 7 3 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 Jaguars 14 7 0 0 Falcons 3 18 17 7 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team 2016 Arizona Bowl Coaching staff Name Position Consecutive seasons atAir 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 References Air Force Category:Air Force Falcons football seasons Category:Arizona Bowl champion seasons Air Force Falcons football