2010 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 2010 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Falcons defeated Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Troy Calhoun (4th season)
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Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (5–3 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix (4th season) |
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| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
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| Base defense | Multiple |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During their games against Navy and Army, the Falcons wore a special uniform design modeled after the flying suits and helmets worn by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, with each player's nameplate featuring either the word "SERVICE" or "FREEDOM". Air Force defeated both Navy and Army, winning them the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 2002.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | W 65–21 | 40,236 | [1] | |||
| September 11 | 2:00 p.m. | BYU |
| Versus | W 35–14 | 46,692 | [2] | |
| September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Oklahoma* | FSN | L 24–27 | 84,332 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | Mtn. | W 20–14 | 22,413 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Navy* |
| Versus | W 14–6 | 47,565 | [5] | |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 25 |
| Mtn. | W 49–27 | 41,547 | [6] |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | No. 23 | CBSCS | L 25–27 | 28,178 | [7] | |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 TCU | CBSCS | L 7–38 | 46,096 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 8 Utah |
| CBSCS | L 23–28 | 37,211 | [9] | |
| November 6 | 10:00 a.m. | at Army* |
| CBSCS | W 42–22 | 38,128 | [10] | |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico |
| Mtn. | W 48–23 | 27,309 | [11] | |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSCS | W 35–20 | 13,790 | [12] | ||
| December 27 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | ESPN2 | W 14–7 | 39,362 | [13] | ||
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Rankings
Roster
- QB Tim Jefferson, Jr.
