2007 Air Force Falcons football team

2007 Air Force Falcons football
2007 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 36–42 vs. California
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (1st season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Clay Hendrix (1st season); Blane Morgan (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons lost to California. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Record9–4 (6–2 MW)

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2007 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 BYU $	8	–	0	11	–	2
Air Force	6	–	2	9	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	3	9	–	4
Utah	5	–	3	9	–	4
TCU	4	–	4	8	–	5
San Diego State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Wyoming	2	–	6	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
UNLV	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 34–3	39,364	^[1]
September 8	4:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	W 20–12	43,454
September 13	6:00 p.m.	TCU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 20–17 ^OT	31,556
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn.	L 6–31	64,502
September 29	11:00 a.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 20–31	37,615
October 6	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 31–14	35,583
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	mtn.	W 45–21	25,150
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 20–12	41,531
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Versus	L 31–34	26,087
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 30–10	46,144
November 10	12:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 41–24	80,795
November 17	12:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 55–23	34,227
December 31	10:30 a.m.	vs. California*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 36–42	40,905
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
Falcons	7	17	7	3	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	7	10	20
Utes	3	0	3	6	12

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Horned Frogs	3	7	0	7	0	17
Falcons	0	3	0	14	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	6	0	6
Cougars	7	10	7	7	31

Schedule

Name	Position	Year at Air Force	Alma mater (year)
Troy Calhoun	Head coach	1st	Air Force (1989)
Brian Knorr	Assistant head coach Inside linebackers	6th	Air Force (1986)
Tim Horton	Offensive coordinator Wide receivers	8th	Arkansas (1990)
Tim DeRuyter	Defensive coordinator Safeties	5th	Air Force (1985)
Clay Hendrix	Offensive line	1st	Furman (1986)
Ron Burton	Defensive line	5th	North Carolina (1987)
Charlton Warren	Cornerbacks Recruiting coordinator	3rd	Air Force (1999)
Jemal Singleton	Running backs	5th	Air Force (1999)
Blane Morgan	Quarterbacks	6th	Air Force (1999)
Ben Miller	Tight ends	2nd	Air Force (2002)
Matt Weikert	Outside linebackers	1st	Ohio (2002)
Patrick Covington	Offensive assistant	1st	Furman, (2006)
Matt McGettigan	Strength and conditioning	1st	Luther College (1987)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	7	0	0	10
Falcons	3	14	7	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	7	14	10	41
Fighting Irish	0	10	0	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	14	14	14	42
Falcons	7	14	6	9	36