# 2012 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2012 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they were defeated by Rice.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Idaho State* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | | W 49–21 | 35,282 |
| September 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ABC/ESPN2 | L 25–31 | 112,522 |
| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ALT | L 35–38 | 14,054 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy) | ALT | W 42–21 | 38,562 |
| October 6 | 9:30 a.m. | Navy* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | L 21–28 $^{OT}$ | 38,927 |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTRM | W 28–27 | 22,627 |
| October 20 | 5:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | RTRM | W 28–23 | 29,726 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 48–31 | 24,277 |
| November 3 | 10:00 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 21–41 | 37,707 |
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | NBCSN | L 9–28 | 30,266 |
| November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 21–7 | 25,213 |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | NBCSN | L 15–48 | 36,240 |
| December 29 | 9:45 a.m. | vs. Rice* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 14–33 | 40,754 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### At Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| #19 Wolverines | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |

### At UNLV

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

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Cowboys | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 27 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Falcons | 10 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 48 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 41 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 48 |

### Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 33 |
| Falcons | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |