2010 Air Force Falcons football team

2010 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlane Morgan (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Wallerstedt (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlton Warren (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
Falcons wide receiver Mikel Hunter pulls in a pass for a touchdown during the Air Force–BYU game.

The 2010 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference.

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.

They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.Northwestern State*
W 65–2140,236[1]
September 112:00 p.m.BYU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
VersusW 35–1446,692[2]
September 181:30 p.m.at No. 7 Oklahoma*
FSNL 24–2784,332[3]
September 2512:00 p.m.at Wyoming
Mtn.W 20–1422,413[4]
October 212:30 p.m.Navy*
VersusW 14–647,565[5]
October 912:00 p.m.Colorado StateNo. 25
Mtn.W 49–2741,547[6]
October 166:00 p.m.at San Diego StateNo. 23
CBSCSL 25–2728,178[7]
October 236:00 p.m.at No. 4 TCU
CBSCSL 7–3846,096[8]
October 305:30 p.m.No. 8 Utah
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSCSL 23–2837,211[9]
November 610:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSCSW 42–2238,128[10]
November 134:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 48–2327,309[11]
November 188:00 p.m.at UNLV
CBSCSW 35–2013,790[12]
December 273:00 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech*
ESPN2W 14–739,362[13]

Roster

  • QB Tim Jefferson, Jr.

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRV2523RVRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV23RVRVRVRVRV
HarrisNot released23RVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
BCSNot releasedNot released

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2010 Air Force Falcons football team.
  1. ^ "Northwestern State Demons vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Brigham Young Cougars vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Colorado State Rams vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  8. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  9. ^ "Utah Utes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  10. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  11. ^ "Saturday, November 13, 2010 New Mexico Lobos - Air Force Falcons Box Scores". USA Today. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  12. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  13. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2010.