2009 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 2009 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons defeated Houston. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Headcoach
- Troy Calhoun (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorClay Hendrix (2nd season)
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Armed Forces Bowl champion | |
Armed Forces Bowl, W 47–20 vs. Houston | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix (2nd season) |
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| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim DeRuyter (3rd season) |
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| Base defense | Multiple |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 BYU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Utah | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Nicholls State* | W 72–0 | 42,205 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | BTN | L 13–20 | 50,805 | [2] | |
| September 19 | 5:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | CBSCS | W 37–13 | 26,246 | [3] | |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| Mtn. | W 26–14 | 35,929 | [4] |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSCS | L 13–16 OT | 37,820 | [5] | |
| October 10 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 10 TCU |
| CBSCS | L 17–20 | 30,104 | [6] |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| Mtn. | W 10–0 | 34,117 | [7] |
| October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Utah | Versus | L 16–23 OT | 45,129 | [8] | |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Mtn. | W 34–16 | 22,025 | [9] | |
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* |
| CBSCS | W 35–7 | 46,212 | [10] |
| November 14 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| Mtn. | W 45–17 | 25,370 | [11] |
| November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 19 BYU | CBSCS | L 21–38 | 64,071 | [12] | |
| December 31 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Houston* | ESPN | W 47–20 | 41,414 | [13] | |
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Roster
- QB Tim Jefferson, So.
