The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. Air Force was invited to the Arizona Bowl, where the Falcons defeated South Alabama. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Schedule Air Force is to play Boise State, Colorado State and Hawaii at home and Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming on the road, but the official dates and kickoff times are scheduled to be released within the coming weeks of February 2016.
Game summaries Abilene Christian
Georgia State
At Utah State
Navy
At Wyoming
vs New Mexico
Hawaii
At Fresno State
At Army
Colorado State
At San Jose State
Boise State
This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years
Vs. South Alabama–Arizona Bowl
Coaching staff Name Position Consecutive seasons atAir Force in current position Troy Calhoun Head coach 10th Steve Russ Defensive coordinator / defensive backs / associate head coach 4th, 5th Mike Thiessen Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 10th Clay Hendrix Offensive line / associate head coach 10th Matt McGettigan Strength and conditioning coach 10th Ron Vanderlinden Inside linebackers coach 3rd Matt Weikert Outside linebackers coach 10th Jake Campbell Backfield assistant coach 5th, 10th Tim Cross Defensive line coach 3rd Ben Miller Running backs coach / special teams coordinator 10th, 11th Steed Lobotzke Tight ends coach 2nd John Rudzinski Secondary coach 7th Maj. Ross Weaver Assistant offensive line 3rd Jake Moreland Receivers coach 5th Steve Senn Director of recruiting and player personnel 11th Maj. Dylan Newman Defensive assistant and senior military rep. 2nd Chis Miller Director of football video operations 2nd Janel Mitchell Administrative assistant 1st Scott Richardson Equipment supervisor and head football equipment manager 1st Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer Athletic football trainer 17th Mark Peters Athletic trainer 2nd
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