# 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by tenth-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 a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

## 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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | MW Net/Twitter | W 37–21 | 34,128 |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia State* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | MW Net/Twitter | W 48–14 | 24,173 |
| September 24 | 8:15 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | ESPNU | W 27–20 | 23,104 |
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Navy* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 28–14 | 43,063 |
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTRM | L 26–35 | 28,623 |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. New Mexico | Cotton Bowl StadiumDallas, TX | ESPNews | L 40–45 | 18,756 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | MW Net | L 27–34 $^{2OT}$ | 29,132 |
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | W 31–21 | 25,197 |
| November 5 | 10:00 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 31–12 | 38,443 |
| November 12 | 8:15 p.m. | Colorado State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 49–46 | 23,467 |
| November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBSSN | W 41–38 | 15,533 |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 19 Boise State | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 27–20 | 23,556 |
| December 30 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. South Alabama* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl) | ASN | W 45–21 | 33,868 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Consecutive seasons at Air 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 |

## Game summaries
### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 37 |

### Georgia State

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

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Aggies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 28 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### vs New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| Falcons | 10 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 40 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 46 |
| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| Spartans | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 38 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Broncos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years

### Vs. South Alabama–Arizona Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Falcons | 3 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 45 |