The 2020 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 3–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MW. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Schedule Air Force announced its 2020 football schedule on February 27, 2020. The original 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference announced the suspension of the football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the nature of their institutions and rivalries, Air Force kept scheduled games with Army and Navy in order to play for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy in the fall. Scheduled games against Duquesne and Purdue from the original schedule were canceled and Mountain West Conference play was suspended. On September 25, the Mountain West announced that their Board of Directors had met and approved plans to resume the football season. The revised schedule was announced on October 1, with conference play beginning on October 24. The Falcons had six conference games scheduled, two less than their MW counterparts to account for their service academy match-ups. The Army game, originally scheduled for November 7, was postponed indefinitely on November 5 with both schools saying they would reschedule the game if possible. The Wyoming game, originally scheduled for November 14, was canceled on November 8. The Colorado State game, originally scheduled for November 26, was canceled on November 25. On that same day, the Air Force-Army game was rescheduled for December 19 at Michie Stadium.
Preseason Award watch lists
Lott IMPACT TrophyDemonte MeeksLBSRDavey O'Brien AwardDonald Hammond IIIQBSROutland TrophyParker FergusonOLSRNolan LaufenbergOLSRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardDonald Hammond IIIQBSR
Mountain West media days The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020, virtually, but were canceled.
Media poll The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division. The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season. +Mountain 1 Boise State 125 (20) 2 Wyoming 90 (1) 3 Air Force 86 4 Utah State 60 5 Colorado State 59 6 New Mexico 21 +West 1 San Diego State 122 (19) 2 Nevada 100 (2) 3 Hawaii 74 4 Fresno State 73 5 San Jose State 43 6 UNLV 29
Preseason All−Mountain West Team The Falcons had three players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; two from the offense and one from the defense.
Offense
Parker Ferguson – OL
Nolan Laufenberg – OL
Defense
Demonte Meeks – LB
Game summaries Navy
Statistics NAVY AF First downs 10 25 3rd down efficiency 5–13 2–9 4th down efficiency 1–3 0–0 Plays–yards 54–241 62–410 Rushes–yards 36–90 53–369 Passing yards 151 41 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–18–1 4–9–0 Penalties–yards 4–30 3–23 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 25:52 34:08
At San Jose State
Statistics AF SJSU First downs 17 19 3rd down efficiency 9–16 5–12 4th down efficiency 1–2 0–1 Plays–yards 66–298 59–294 Rushes–yards 49–206 30–68 Passing yards 92 226 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–17–0 22–29–1 Penalties–yards 4–55 6–45 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:24 30:36
Boise State
Statistics BSU AF First downs 23 28 3rd down efficiency 2–4 4–12 4th down efficiency 0–0 3–3 Plays–yards 49–459 73–484 Rushes–yards 29–179 66–415 Passing yards 280 69 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–20–0 4–7–0 Penalties–yards 3–40 6–43 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 22:29 37:31
At Wyoming
New Mexico
Statistics NM AF First downs 19 23 3rd down efficiency 4–13 9–13 4th down efficiency 0–1 1–2 Plays–yards 67–304 68–422 Rushes–yards 25–83 63–356 Passing yards 221 66 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–42–1 4–5–0 Penalties–yards 8–70 5–42 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 23:31 36:29
Colorado State
At Utah State
Statistics AF USU First downs 24 14 3rd down efficiency 5–10 9–14 4th down efficiency 3–4 0–2 Plays–yards 64–461 58–232 Rushes–yards 55–334 26–109 Passing yards 127 123 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–9–0 17–32–2 Penalties–yards 6–67 6–65 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 34:54 25:06
At Army
Statistics AF ARMY First downs 11 21 3rd down efficiency 4–8 9–17 4th down efficiency 0–0 2–3 Plays–yards 40–261 73–290 Rushes–yards 26–154 71–290 Passing yards 107 0 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–14–3 1–2–0 Penalties–yards 3–15 2–15 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 22:34 37:26
Roster
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