2011 Air Force Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Military Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Toledo. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record7–6 (3–4 MW)
Headcoach
- Troy Calhoun (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorClay Hendrix (5th season)
| 2011 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Military Bowl, L 41–42 vs. Toledo | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (3–4 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix (5th 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. 14 TCU $ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Boise State | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With wins over Army and Navy, Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second consecutive year.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | Mtn. | W 37–20 | 39,105 | [1] | |
| September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 25 TCU |
| Versus | L 19–35 | 42,107 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee State* |
| Mtn. | W 63–24 | 33,487 | |
| October 1 | 10:00 a.m. | at Navy* | CBS | W 35–34 OT | 37,506 | ||
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | NBC | L 33–59 | 80,795 | ||
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| CBSSN | L 27–41 | 27,490 | [2] |
| October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Boise State | Versus | L 26–37 | 34,196 | [3] | |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | Mtn. | W 42–0 | 16,691 | ||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* |
| CBS | W 24–14 | 46,709 | [4] |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| Mtn. | L 17–25 | 33,823 | |
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| Mtn. | W 45–17 | 24,401 | |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Mtn. | W 45–21 | 14,107 | ||
| December 28 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Toledo* | ESPN | L 41–42 | 25,042 | ||
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Game summaries
Navy
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| • Air Force | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Navy | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
- Date: October 1
- Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
- Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
| 1 | 13:30 | AF | Ty MacCurthur 52-yard pass from Tim Jefferson (Parker Herrington kick) | AF 7-0 |
| 1 | 4:45 | AF | Tim Jefferson 2-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) | AF 14-0 |
| 1 | 0:14 | NAVY | Jon Teague 25-yard field goal | AF 14-3 |
| 2 | 12:26 | AF | Asher Clark 23-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) | AF 21-3 |
| 3 | 5:00 | NAVY | Kriss Proctor 2-yard run (Jon Teague kick) | AF 21-10 |
| 4 | 14:55 | AF | Asher Clark 6-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) | AF 28-10 |
| 4 | 9:34 | NAVY | Kriss Proctor 7-yard run (Jon Teague kick) | AF 28-17 |
| 4 | 2:04 | NAVY | Jon Teague 37-yard field goal | AF 28-20 |
| 4 | 0:19 | NAVY | Gee Gee Greene 5-yard pass from Kriss Proctor (Alexander Teich run) | Tied 28-28 |
| OT | NAVY | Kriss Proctor 1-yard run (kick failed) | NAVY 34-28 | |
| OT | AF | Tim Jefferson 1-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) | AF 35-34 | |
Army
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Army | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Air Force | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
- Date: November 5
- Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
- Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
| 1 | 9:19 | ARMY | Max Jenkins 1-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) | ARMY 7-0 |
| 1 | 1:58 | ARMY | Larry Dixon 13-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) | ARMY 14-0 |
| 3 | 11:55 | AF | Parker Herrington 37-yard field goal | ARMY 14-3 |
| 3 | 4:54 | AF | Tim Jefferson 2-yard run (Asher Clark run) | ARMY 14-11 |
| 3 | 3:35 | AF | Parker Herrington 35-yard field goal | Tied 14-14 |
| 3 | 0:15 | AF | Tim Jefferson 1-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) | AF 21-14 |
| 4 | 11:49 | AF | Parker Herrington 39-yard field goal | AF 24-14 |
Personnel
Depth chart
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