2022 Air Force Falcons football team
2022 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Armed Forces Bowl champion | |
Armed Forces Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Baylor | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 10–3 (5–3 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (13th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Knorr (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
Uniform | |
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Seasons |
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Mountain Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State xy | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Fresno State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the team's 68th overall, 24th as a member of the Mountain West Conference, and 9th in the Mountain West's Mountain Division. The team played their home games at Falcon Stadium and were led by 16th-year head coach Troy Calhoun.
Preseason
Departures
These players graduated at the conclusion of the 2021–22 academic year and as such left the team following the previous season.
Name | Position | Height (ft. & in.) | Weight (lb.) |
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Tre Bugg III | DB | 6'0" | 180 |
Jordan Jackson | DT | 6'4" | 285 |
Dalton King | TE | 6'3" | 215 |
Brandon Lewis | WR | 5'9" | 175 |
Demonte Meeks | ILB | 6'1" | 240 |
Ben Mercer | C | 6'0" | 280 |
Corvan Taylor | DB | 6'2" | 205 |
Hawk Wimmer | OL | 6'4" | 330 |
NFL Draft
One player from the team was selected in the NFL Draft prior to this season.
Name | Position | Selected by | Round | Pick |
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Jordan Jackson | DT | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 194 |
Personnel
Roster
The Falcons' roster will be announced in advance of the Mountain West's media day, which will be held in July 2022.[1]
Coaching staff
Name | Position(s) | Season | College |
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Marc Bacote | Tight ends coach | 1st | James Madison |
Jake Campbell | Slot backs coach | 11th | Air Force |
Troy Calhoun | Head coach | 16th | Air Force |
Ari Confesor | Wide receivers coach | 4th | Holy Cross |
Tim Horton | Running backs coach | 2nd | Arkansas |
Special teams coordinator | |||
Charlie Jackson | Assistant head coach | 1st | Air Force |
Defensive backs coach | |||
Brian Knorr | Defensive coordinator | 11th | Air Force |
Inside linebackers coach | |||
Ken Lamendola | Outside linebackers coach | 1st | Air Force |
Steed Lobotzke | Offensive line coach | 8th | Air Force |
Matt McGettigan | Strength & conditioning coach | 16th | Luther |
Alex Means | Defensive line coach | 5th | Air Force |
Brett Skene | Assistant offensive line coach | 2nd | Air Force |
Specialists coach | |||
Mike Thiessen | Offensive coordinator | 16th | Air Force |
Quarterbacks coach | |||
Nick Toth | Safeties coach | 1st | Ohio |
E. J. Whitlow | Defensive ends coach | 1st | Findlay |
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Altitude | W 48–17 | 31,180 | |
September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado* |
| CBS | W 41–10 | 33,647 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wyoming |
| CBSSN | L 14–17 | 18,277 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada |
| FS1 | W 48–20 | 20,506 |
October 1 | 10:00 a.m. | Navy* |
| CBS | W 13–10 | 36,947 |
October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | at Utah State | FS1 | L 27–34 | 19,105 | |
October 15 | 8:30 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSSN | W 42–7 | 23,847 | |
October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 14–19 | 25,254 |
November 5 | 9:30 a.m. | vs. Army* |
| CBS | W 13–7 | 33,912 |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | New Mexico |
| CBSSN | W 35–3 | 20,827 |
November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State |
| FS2 | W 24–12 | 20,121 |
November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | CBSSN | W 13-3 | 25,223 | |
December 22 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Baylor* | ESPN | W 30–15 | 43,875 | |
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Game summaries
No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 21 (FCS) Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Falcons | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | UNI | AF |
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First downs | 21 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 2–8 | 7–11 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 56–405 | 68–691 |
Rushes–yards | 24–119 | 62–582 |
Passing yards | 286 | 109 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–32–1 | 3–6–0 |
Penalties–yards | 2–15 | 5–21 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
Colorado
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Falcons | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | CU | AF |
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First downs | 8 | 25 |
3rd down efficiency | 1–11 | 4–12 |
4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Plays–yards | 53–162 | 75–443 |
Rushes–yards | 32–111 | 70–435 |
Passing yards | 51 | 8 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 5–21–1 | 1–5–0 |
Penalties–yards | 4–40 | 3–25 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 21:38 | 38:22 |
At Wyoming
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
Game information | ||
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Statistics | AF | WYO |
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First downs | 14 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–13 | 6–11 |
4th down efficiency | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 54–272 | 58–342 |
Rushes–yards | 40–171 | 35–180 |
Passing yards | 101 | 162 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–14–0 | 18–23–1 |
Penalties–yards | 0–0 | 3–20 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:26 | 30:34 |
Nevada
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Falcons | 10 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: September 23, 2022
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 20,506
- Referee: Tuta Salaam
- TV: FS1
- ESPN – Roberts, Brittain spark Air Force in 48-20 win over Nevada[10] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Nevada (2-3 , 0-1) -VS- Air Force (3-1 , 1-1)[11]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | NEV | AF |
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First downs | 11 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–9 | 10–15 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 3–3 |
Plays–yards | 38–242 | 78–541 |
Rushes–yards | 18–112 | 75–461 |
Passing yards | 130 | 80 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–20–0 | 1–3–0 |
Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 5–50 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 16:19 | 43:41 |
Navy
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | NAVY | AF |
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First downs | 13 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–13 | 3–11 |
4th down efficiency | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Plays–yards | 56–243 | 55–356 |
Rushes–yards | 36–114 | 47–200 |
Passing yards | 129 | 156 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–20–0 | 6–8–0 |
Penalties–yards | 5–38 | 5–45 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
At Utah State
At UNLV
Boise State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | BSU | AF |
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First downs | 17 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 5–13 | 6–14 |
4th down efficiency | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Plays–yards | 64–342 | 59–271 |
Rushes–yards | 40–115 | 50–175 |
Passing yards | 227 | 96 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–24–1 | 4–9–0 |
Penalties–yards | 9–70 | 4–22 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:05 | 26:55 |
Vs. Army
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
- Date: November 5, 2022
- Game time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 33,912
- Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
- TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (Play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (Analyst) & Sherree Burruss (Sideline)
- ESPN – Air Force secures 1st Commander-in-Chief's trophy since 2016[16] /// Box Score, Air Force vs. Army[17] /// Army Pregame Notes[18] /// Air Force Pregame Notes[19] /// Postgame Notes[20]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | AF | ARMY |
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First downs | 18 | 8 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–14 | 4–14 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Plays–yards | 66–324 | 49–145 |
Rushes–yards | 53–226 | 35–78 |
Passing yards | 98 | 67 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–13–1 | 4–14–1 |
Penalties–yards | 5–40 | 4–20 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:49 | 25:11 |
New Mexico
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Falcons | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | UNM | AF |
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First downs | 8 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–13 | 7–15 |
4th down efficiency | 0–2 | 4–4 |
Plays–yards | 46–172 | 72–463 |
Rushes–yards | 25–44 | 70–421 |
Passing yards | 128 | 42 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–21–0 | 2–2–0 |
Penalties–yards | 4–27 | 6–40 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 22:11 | 37:49 |
Colorado State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: November 19, 2022
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 20,121
- Referee: Tuta Salaam
- TV: FS2
- ESPN – Roberts, Air Force run past Colorado State 24-12[23] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Colorado St. (2-9 , 2-5) -VS- Air Force (8-3 , 4-3)[24]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | CSU | AF |
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First downs | 15 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 2–9 | 7–16 |
4th down efficiency | 1–3 | 4–5 |
Plays–yards | 46–244 | 73–359 |
Rushes–yards | 22–65 | 71–359 |
Passing yards | 179 | 0 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–24–0 | 0–2–0 |
Penalties–yards | 3–15 | 4–25 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 22:31 | 37:29 |
At San Diego State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | AF | SDSU |
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First downs | 14 | 8 |
3rd down efficiency | 4–17 | 0–10 |
4th down efficiency | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 69–285 | 46–187 |
Rushes–yards | 66–271 | 15– -1 |
Passing yards | 14 | 188 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 1–3–0 | 16–31–1 |
Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 8–49 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 39:13 | 20:47 |
Vs. Baylor (Armed Forces Bowl)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Falcons | 9 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
- Date: December 22, 2022
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 13 °F (−11 °C) • Wind: N at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: N/A
- Referee: Jeremy Valentine
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (Play-by-play), Dustin Fox (Analyst), & Lauren Sisler (Sideline)
- ESPN – Air Force beats Baylor 30-15 in chilly Armed Forces Bowl[27] /// Goairforcefalcons.com – Baylor (6-7 , 4-5) -VS- Air Force (10-3 , 5-3)[28] /// 9News – Air Force tops Baylor Bears in sub-zero Armed Forces Bowl[29] /// Baylor Lariat – Frozen in time: 2022 Armed Forces Bowl one of coldest bowl games ever[30]
Game information | ||
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Statistics | BU | AF |
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First downs | 11 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 0–11 | 8–16 |
4th down efficiency | 3–6 | 2–5 |
Plays–yards | 49–230 | 74–379 |
Rushes–yards | 28–42 | 67–267 |
Passing yards | 188 | 103 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–0 | 4–7–0 |
Penalties–yards | 5–27 | 2–20 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 19:57 | 40:03 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
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