2012 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2012 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they were defeated by Rice.

2012 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 14–33 vs. Rice
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	6–7 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (1st season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 49–21	35,282
September 8	1:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC/ESPN2	L 25–31	112,522
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ALT	L 35–38	14,054
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ALT	W 42–21	38,562
October 6	9:30 a.m.	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 21–28	38,927
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	RTRM	W 28–27	22,627
October 20	5:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 28–23	29,726
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 48–31	24,277
November 3	10:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 21–41	37,707
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	L 9–28	30,266
November 16	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 21–7	25,213
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	NBCSN	L 15–48	36,240
December 29	9:45 a.m.	vs. Rice*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–33	40,754
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2012 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Kale Pearson So QB 7 Dano Graves Fr WR 8 Chris Jordan Sr QB 11 Connor Dietz Sr WR 14 Colton Huntsman So WR 16 Drew Coleman Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Stephan Atrice Sr DB 3 Chris Miller Jr DB 5 Dexter Walker Fr LB 6 Connor Healy Fr DB 7 Miles Fisher So LB 9 Alex Means Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Troy Calhoun Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	14	7	21
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	7	8	25
#19 Wolverines	7	7	14	3	31

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	14	0	7	35
Rebels	7	10	14	7	38

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	21	14	7	0	42
Rams	0	14	7	0	21

Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Midshipmen	0	10	0	11	7	28
Falcons	7	0	7	7	0	21

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28
Cowboys	6	18	3	0	27

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	10	0	7	6	23
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	7	3	31
Falcons	10	21	7	10	48

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	14	21
Black Knights	7	13	15	6	41

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	6	0	9
Aztecs	7	7	14	0	28

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	0	0	0	7
Falcons	0	7	14	0	21

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	8	15
Bulldogs	21	10	14	3	48

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	7	19	33
Falcons	0	14	0	0	14

References

External links

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