2012 Air Force Falcons football team

2012 Air Force Falcons football

Armed Forces Bowl vs Rice, L 14–33
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	6–7 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (6th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (6th as coordinator, 11th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (4th as coordinator, 6th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (5th as coordinator,8th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (1st year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2012 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Boise State +		7	–	1		11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1		9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3		6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5		4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6		2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7		4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7		3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 PM	Idaho State*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 49–21	35,282
September 8	1:30 PM	at No. 19 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC/ESPN2	L 25–31	112,522
September 22	8:00 PM	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ALT	L 35–38	14,054
September 29	12:00 PM	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Ram-Falcon Trophy)	ALT	W 42–21	38,562
October 6	9:30 AM	Navy*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 21–28	38,927
October 13	5:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	RTRM	W 28–27	22,627
October 20	5:00 PM	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 28–23	29,726
October 26	6:00 PM	Nevada	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 48–31	24,277
November 3	10:00 AM	at Army*	Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY (Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 21–41	37,707
November 10	1:30 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	NBCSN	L 9–28	30,266
November 16	7:30 PM	Hawaiʻi	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 21–7	25,213
November 24	1:30 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	NBCSN	L 15–48	36,240
December 29	9:45 AM	vs. Rice*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–33	40,754
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

Idaho State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1956	ISU, 13–7

@ Michigan

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1964	MICH, 24–7

@ UNLV

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–4	2011	AF, 45–17

Colorado State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–19–1	2011	AF, 45–21

Navy

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–17	2011	AF, 35–34

@ Wyoming

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–21–3	2011	WYO, 25–17

New Mexico

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10	2011	AF, 42–0

Nevada

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-0	First meeting

@ Army

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–13–1	2011	AF, 24–14

@ San Diego State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–11	2011	SDSU, 41–27

Hawaiʻi

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6–1	2001	HAW, 52–20

@ Fresno State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2000	AF, 37–34

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	1998	AF, 22–16

References

External links

Media related to 2012 Air Force Falcons football team at Wikimedia Commons

Air Force Falcons football

Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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