2010 Air Force Falcons Football Team
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.
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Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (5–3 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix (3rd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Blane Morgan (3rd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Matt Wallerstedt (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Charlton Warren (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | W 65–21 | 40,236 | |||
| September 11 | 2:00 p.m. | BYU |
| Versus | W 35–14 | 46,692 | |
| September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Oklahoma* | FSN | L 24–27 | 84,332 | ||
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | Mtn. | W 20–14 | 22,413 | ||
| October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Navy* |
| Versus | W 14–6 | 47,565 | |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 25 |
| Mtn. | W 49–27 | 41,547 |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | No. 23 | CBSCS | L 25–27 | 28,178 | |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 TCU | CBSCS | L 7–38 | 46,096 | ||
| October 30 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 8 Utah |
| CBSCS | L 23–28 | 37,211 | |
| November 6 | 10:00 a.m. | at Army* |
| CBSCS | W 42–22 | 38,128 | |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico |
| Mtn. | W 48–23 | 27,309 | |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSCS | W 35–20 | 13,790 | ||
| December 27 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | ESPN2 | W 14–7 | 39,362 | ||
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Roster
- QB Tim Jefferson, Jr.
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 | 25 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
| Harris | Not released | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | |||||||
| BCS | Not released | Not released | ||||||||||||||
References
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