# 2014 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2014 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eighth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Western Michigan

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Nicholls State* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPN3 | W 44–16 | 32,038 |
| September 6 | 8:15 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPNU | L 13–17 | 21,246 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia State* | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | W 48–38 | 16,836 |
| September 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 28–14 | 30,012 |
| October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 30–21 | 37,731 |
| October 11 | 8:15 p.m. | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPNU | L 16–34 | 24,037 |
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | RTRM | W 35–31 | 25,017 |
| November 1 | 9:30 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 23–6 | 40,479 |
| November 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | MWN | W 48–21 | 13,481 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Nevada | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | RTRM | W 45–38 $^{OT}$ | 11,519 |
| November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 14–30 | 28,626 |
| November 28 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 21 Colorado State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 32,650 |
| December 20 | 3:45 p.m. | vs. Western Michigan* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–24 | 18,223 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Air Force | Alma Mater |
| Troy Calhoun | Head coach | 7th | Air Force 1989 |
| Steve Russ | Assistant head coach/co-defensive Coordinator | 3rd | Air Force 1995 |
| Matt Welkert | Outside linebackers coach/co-defensive Coordinator | 8th | Ohio 2002 |
| Mike Thiessen | Co-offensive coordinator/wide-receivers coach | 6th | Air Force 2001 |
| Clay Hendrix | Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach | 8th | Furman 1986 |
| Blane Morgan | Quarterbacks coach | 7th | Air Force 1999 |
| Ron Vanderlinden | Linebackers coach | 1st | Albion College |
| Jake Campbell | Assistant backfield coach | 3rd | Air Force 1996 |
| Tim Cross | Defensive line coach | 3rd | Northern Colorado |
| Capt. Drew Fowler | Assistant linebackers | 1st | Air Force |
| Ben Miller | Running backs/special teams coordinator | 5th | Air Force 2002 |
| Jake Moreland | Tight ends | 3rd | Western Michigan 2000 |
| Lt. Col. Steve Pipes | Assistant defensive line | 3rd | Air Force 1998 |
| John Rudzinski | Recruiting coordinator/secondary coach | 5th | Air Force 2005 |
| Steve Senn | Executive Asst./quality control | 11th | Air Force 1990 |
| Janel Mitchell | Administrative Assistant | 1st | Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2013 |
| Scott Richardson | Equipment Supervisor/Head Football Equipment Manager | 2nd | University of Kansas 2006 |
| Erick Kozlowski | Head of Football Training | 12th | New Mexico 1989 |
| Mark Peters | Athletic Football Trainer | 2nd | Waldorf College 1996 |
| Ernie Sedelmyer | Athletic Football Trainer | 1st | Penn State University 1992 |
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## Game summaries
### Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Falcons | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 44 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |

### At Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Falcons | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 30 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Aggies | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| Black Knights | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
| Rebels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 30 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Rams | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Western Michigan–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Falcons | 6 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 38 |