2017 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (7th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Wyoming   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Air Force   4 – 4     5 – 7  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Fresno State xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
San Diego State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
UNLV   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eleventh-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.VMI*
ESPN3W 62–037,286
September 1610:00 a.m.at No. 7 Michigan*
BTNL 13–29111,387
September 235:00 p.m.No. 22 San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 24–2827,575
September 305:00 p.m.at New Mexico
CBSSNL 38–5621,864
October 71:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSSNL 45–4838,792
October 1412:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ATTSNRMW 34–3026,679
October 207:30 p.m.at Nevada
CBSSNW 45–4216,789
October 281:00 p.m.at Colorado State
CBSSNW 45–2833,074
November 41:30 p.m.Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
CBSSNL 0–2141,875
November 118:15 p.m.Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPNUL 14–2824,257
November 188:15 p.m.at Boise State
ESPN2L 19–4433,030
November 258:15 p.m.Utah State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPN2W 38–3517,252

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Game summaries

VMI

See also: 2017 VMI Keydets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 0 0 0
Falcons 14 21 14 13 62

At Michigan

See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 3 7 0 13
No. 7 Wolverines 3 6 10 10 29

San Diego State

See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Aztecs 0 7 7 14 28
Falcons 6 3 0 15 24

At New Mexico

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 21 3 14 38
Lobos 7 7 21 21 56

At Navy

See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 14 21 45
Midshipmen 7 21 10 10 48

UNLV

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 17 10 3 0 30
Falcons 0 7 13 14 34

At Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 7 10 45
Wolf Pack 14 6 8 14 42

At Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 21 3 14 45
Rams 14 7 7 0 28

Army

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 7 7 0 7 21
Falcons 0 0 0 0 0

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 14 0 7 28
Falcons 0 7 7 0 14

At Boise State

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 0 9 19
Broncos 17 10 10 7 44

Utah State

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Falcons 10 7 7 14 38

References

  1. ^ 2017 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 10, 2017.


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