# 2007 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2007 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2007 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first year head coach Troy Calhoun, they played their home games at Falcon Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina State* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | mtn. | W 34–3 | 39,364 |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Utah | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | mtn. | W 20–12 | 43,454 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CSTV | W 20–17 $^{OT}$ | 31,556 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at BYU | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | mtn. | L 6–31 | 64,502 |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CSTV | L 20–31 | 37,615 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | mtn. | W 31–14 | 35,583 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | mtn. | W 45–21 | 25,150 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | mtn. | W 20–12 | 41,531 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | Versus | L 31–34 | 26,087 |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CSTV | W 30–10 | 46,144 |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | W 41–24 | 80,795 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | | W 55–23 | 34,227 |
| December 31 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. California* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 36–42 | 40,905 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Air Force | Alma mater (Year) |
| Troy Calhoun | Head coach | 1st | Air Force (1989) |
| Brian Knorr | Assistant head coach Inner Linebackers | 6th 1992–1994 2005–Present | Air Force (1986) |
| Tim Horton | Offensive coordinator Wide receivers | 8th 1999–2005 2007–Present | Arkansas (1990) |
| Tim DeRuyter | Defensive coordinator Safeties | 5th 1991–1994 2007–Present | Air Force (1985) |
| Clay Hendrix | Offensive line | 1st | Furman (1986) |
| Ron Burton | Defensive line | 5th | North Carolina (1987) |
| Charlton Warren | Cornerbacks Recruiting coordinator | 3rd | Air Force (1999) |
| Jemal Singleton | Running backs | 5th | Air Force (1999) |
| Blane Morgan | Quarterbacks | 6th | Air Force (1999) |
| Ben Miller | Tight ends | 2nd 2002 2007–Present | Air Force (2002) |
| Matt Weikert | Outside linebackers | 1st | Ohio (2002) |
| Patrick Covington | Offensive assistant | 1st | Furman, (2006) |
| Matt McGettigan | Strength and conditioning | 1st | Luther College (1987) |

## Game summaries
### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Falcons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |

### Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Utes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Cougars | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Lobos | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Falcons | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Falcons | 14 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 55 |

### Armed Forces Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 36 |