2017 Air Force Falcons football team

2017 Air Force Falcons football
2017 Air Force Falcons football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Alex Norton; Grant Ross; Luke Strebel; Santo Coppola;
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Mountain Division

Record5–7 (4–4 MW)

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2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	VMI*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 62–0	37,286
September 16	10:00 a.m.	at No. 7 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 13–29	111,387
September 23	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 24–28	27,575
September 30	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	L 38–56	21,864
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 45–48	38,792
October 14	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ATTSNRM	W 34–30	26,679
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 45–42	16,789
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 45–28	33,074
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 0–21	41,875
November 11	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNU	L 14–28	24,257
November 18	8:15 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 19–44	33,030
November 25	8:15 p.m.	Utah State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 38–35	17,252
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	14	21	14	13	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	0	13
No. 7 Wolverines	3	6	10	10	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Aztecs	0	7	7	14	28
Falcons	6	3	0	15	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	21	3	14	38
Lobos	7	7	21	21	56

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2017 Air Force Falcons football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Alex Norton Grant Ross Luke Strebel Santo Coppola
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	7	10	45
Wolf Pack	14	6	8	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	7	0	7	21
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0