# 2017 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eleventh-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, CO. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season with a record of 5–7, and 4–4 in Mountain West play, finishing in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | VMI* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPN3 | W 62–0 | 37,286 |
| September 16 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 7 Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | BTN | L 13–29 | 111,387 |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 San Diego State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | L 24–28 | 27,575 |
| September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | CBSSN | L 38–56 | 21,864 |
| October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 45–48 | 38,792 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | UNLV | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ATTSNRM | W 34–30 | 26,679 |
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | W 45–42 | 16,789 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Colorado State StadiumFort Collins, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | W 45–28 | 33,074 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 0–21 | 41,875 |
| November 11 | 8:15 p.m. | Wyoming | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPNU | L 14–28 | 24,257 |
| November 18 | 8:15 p.m. | at Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPN2 | L 19–44 | 33,030 |
| November 25 | 8:15 p.m. | Utah State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPN2 | W 38–35 | 17,252 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcons | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |

### At Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 7 Wolverines | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 29 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 24 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Lobos | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 56 |

### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 48 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Rams | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Broncos | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |