2016 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football season began with Air Force traveling to Ohio State in week one. They play as a member of the Mountain West Conference, in the mountain division. Air Force defeated San Diego State to win the 2016 Mountain West Championship. Air Force also earned their first top 25 ranking, at #23 in the Week 14 Coaches Poll.
=== Schedule ===
Week 	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	Ohio State 	 	Ohio Stadium * Colombus, OH 	L 17-27	0-1
2 	#11 Oklahoma 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	L 28-7 	0-2
3 	Ole Miss 	 	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium * Oxford, MS 	W 23-10	1-2
4 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
5 	Navy 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 20-11	1-3
6 	Utah State 	 	Romney Stadium * Logan, UT 	W 13-10	2-3
7 	Army 	 	Michie Stadium * West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) 	W 13-3 	3-3
8 	Wyoming 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 0-42 	4-3
9 	Boise State 	 	Bronco Stadium * Boise, ID 	W 20-14	5-3
10 	New Mexico 	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 10-21	6-3
11 	Nevada 	 	Mackay Stadium * Reno, NV 	W 17-13	7-3
12 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye 	Bye
13 	#14 San Diego State	 	Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, CO 	W 23-26	8-3
14 	#19 Colorado State 	 	Hughes Stadium * Ft. Collins, CO (Ram-Falcon Trophy) 	W 38-35	9-3
CCG 	#20 San Diego State	23 	Levis Stadium * Santa Clara, CA 	W 30-17	10-3
Play-In	#6 Wisconsin 	20 	Quallcomm Stadium * San Diego, CA (Navy National Bowl) 	L 35-31	10-4
===Roster===
==Stats==
====Records Vs====
 	Home	Away	Total
Non Conference 	0-2 	2-2 	2-4
CP Top 25 	1-1 	1-1 	3-2
Commander-in-Chief's	0-1 	1-0 	1-1
Divisional 	2-0 	3-0 	5-0
Conference 	3-0 	4-0 	8-0
AAC 	- 	- 	-
ACC 	- 	- 	-
Big 12 	0-1 	- 	0-1
Big Ten 	- 	0-2 	0-2
Pac-12 	- 	- 	-
SEC 	- 	1-0 	1-0
Overall 	3-2 	6-2 	10-4
====Time and Weather====
 	Sunny	Cloudy	Rainy	Snowy	Overall
Tues Night 	1-1 	- 	- 	1-1 	
Thurs Night 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Sat Morning 	1-0 	- 	- 	- 	1-0
Sat Afternoon	1-1 	- 	- 	- 	1-1
Sat Evening 	4-2 	- 	- 	1-0 	5-2
Sat Night 	2-0 	- 	- 	- 	2-0
Overall 	9-4 	- 	- 	1-0 	10-4
====Passing====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Completions	Attempts	Comp%	Yards	TD	INT	QBR
Alejandro Silva	QB 	Jr 	14 	107 	178 	58.4 	1382 	4 	5 	125.4
====Rushing====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Carries	Yards	Yds/Car	TD	100yd Games
Frederick Chacon	RB 	(Jr) 	14 	355 	1817 	5.1 	11	10
Alejandro Silva 	QB 	Jr 	12 	105 	733 	7.0 	14	2
Tamau Zereoue 	RB 	(So) 	1 	6 	58 	9.7 	1 	0
Johnnie Costa 	FB 	(Sr) 	3 	12 	36 	3.0 	3 	0
====Receiving====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD
David Simpson 	TE 	(Sr) 	7 	12 	151 	12.6 	0
Jerome Smith 	WR 	Jr 	14 	32 	539 	16.8 	0
Benjamin Larry	WR 	(Fr) 	1 	2 	18 	9.0 	1
Merle Valdez 	WR 	(Jr) 	7 	15 	197 	13.1 	0
Jamel Pressley	TE 	Fr 	2 	2 	42 	21.0 	0
Joseph Solis 	WR 	(Jr) 	4 	7 	79 	11.3 	2
Fred Seaman 	TE 	Jr 	2 	3 	29 	9.7 	1
====Defensive====
Name 	Position	Class	Games	Tackles	Sacks	INT	Safety	FF	FR	TD	Kick Block
Paul Buck 	ILB 	(Jr) 	10 	71 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
John Levin 	OLB 	(Jr) 	11 	75 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
Stephen Mitchell-Morrison	CB 	Jr 	10 	42 	1 	3 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0
Robert Thomas 	DE 	Jr 	7 	19 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Ronald Young 	DT 	Jr 	3 	8 	2 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
William Buck 	SS 	(Sr) 	1 	7 	0 	0 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
Oronde Jackson 	FS 	Jr 	1 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
====Kicking====
Name 	Position	Class	Attempts	Made	Blocked	<20	21-30	31-<40	41-50	50+	PAT	Missed PAT
Carlos Cruz	K 	Jr 	20 	19 	0 	0 	3 	6 	11 	1 	35 	0
==Recruiting==
Name 	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School 	Ranking
Giovanni Luke 	QB 	Fr 	6'1" 	187 	Concrete HS, Concrete WA 	1.0/4.0
Kareen Kendrick 	RB 	Fr 	6'1" 	209 	Emery HS, Castle Dale UT 	1.0/3.5
Aden Baumann 	OT 	Fr 	6'1" 	264 	Marion County HS, Guin AL 	1.0/3.5
Mohamed Goldman 	K 	Fr 	6'1" 	193 	Montpelier HS, Montpelier ND 	1.0/3.0
Robert Benjamin 	OG 	Fr 	6'3" 	298 	Robert E. Lee HS, Baytown TX 	1.0/3.0
Zaire Harrell 	ILB 	Fr 	6'1" 	247 	East Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield CA	1.0/2.5
Hunter Herndon 	OG 	Fr 	6'1" 	302 	Las Vegas HS, Las Vegas NV 	1.0/4.0
Martin Oreilly 	QB 	Fr 	6'4" 	209 	Tekoa-Oakesdale, Oakesdale WA 	1.5/3.5
Aboubacar Ware 	FB 	Fr 	5'8" 	253 	Provo, Provo UT 	1.0-3.5
Gavin Minton 	FB 	Fr 	6'1" 	207 	Chalmette, Chalmette LA 	1.0/4.0
Reginald Lattimore	WR 	Fr 	6'1" 	187 	Douglas, Minden NV 	1.5/4.5
Pita Kamu 	OT 	Fr 	6'6" 	310 	Farmerville, Farmerville LA 	1.5/3.5
Jayden Conway 	OT 	Fr 	6'2" 	302 	Northeast, Macon GA 	1.0/3.5
Steven Proctor 	OG 	Fr 	6'7" 	304 	El Dorado, Placerville CA 	1.0/3.5
Martin Thompson 	DT 	Fr 	6'4" 	309 	Galena, Reno NV 	1.0/3.5
Ricardo Torrez 	DT 	Fr 	6'3" 	302 	Manchester Central, Manchester NH 	1.0/3.5
Shamar Sutton 	FS 	Fr 	5'11" 	197 	Wray, Wray CO 	1.0/4.5
Lorenzo Rodgers 	K 	Fr 	6'3" 	195 	Thunder Ridge, Highlands Ranch CO 	1.0/5.0
====Walk-Ons====
Name 	Position	Incoming Class	Height	Weight(lbs)	Previous School 	Ranking
Mekhi Gordon 	RB 	Fr 	5'9" 	207 	Moapa Valley HS, Overton NV 	1.0/2.5
Kieran Ott 	WR 	Fr 	6'1" 	158 	Emery HS, Castle Dale UT 	1.0/2.5
Bobby Stanford 	TE 	Fr 	6'6" 	208 	Hillcrest HS, Idaho Falls ID	1.0/2.5
Nico New 	OG 	Fr 	6'2" 	265 	Hillcrest HS, Idaho Falls ID	1.0/3.0
Marcus Farnsworth	OG 	Fr 	6'3" 	281 	Pine View HS, St. George UT 	1.0/2.0
Edward Dowdy 	K 	Fr 	6'1" 	182 	East HS, Cheyenne WY 	1.0/3.0
==Awards==
====All-MWC Team====
=====First Team=====
* FB Johnnie Costa
* OT Patrick Wheeler
* DE Robert Thomas
* ILB Paul Buck
=====Second Team=====
* OG Thomas Anderson
* OLB John Levin
* CB Stephen Mitchell-Morrison
* K Carlos Cruz
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