2012 Air Force Falcons football team

2012 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl vs Rice, L 14–33
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2012 record	6–7 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (6th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (6th as Coordinator, 11th Overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (4th as coordinator, 6th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (5th as coordinator,8th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (1st year)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	Idaho State*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 49–21	35,282
September 8	1:30 PM	at #19 Michigan*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC/ESPN2	L 25–31	112,522
September 22	8:00 PM	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ALT	L 35–38	14,054
September 29	12:00 PM	Colorado State		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Ram-Falcon Trophy)	ALT	W 42–21	38,562
October 6	9:30 AM	Navy*		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 21–28	38,927
October 13	5:00 PM	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	RTRM	W 28–27	22,627
October 20	5:00 PM	New Mexico		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 28–23	29,726
October 26	6:00 PM	Nevada		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 48–31	24,277
November 3	10:00 AM	at Army*		Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY (Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 21–41	37,707
November 10	1:30 PM	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	NBCSN	L 9–28	30,266
November 16	7:30 PM	Hawaiʻi		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 21–7	25,213
November 24	1:30 PM	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	NBCSN	L 15–48	36,240
December 29	9:45 AM	vs. Rice*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–33	40,754
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game notes

Idaho State

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

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1956	ISU, 13–7

@ Michigan

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

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1964	MICH, 24–7

@ UNLV

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

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–4	2011	AF, 45–17

Colorado State

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

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–19–1	2011	AF, 45–21

Navy

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

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–17	2011	AF, 35–34

@ Wyoming

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

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–21–3	2011	WYO, 25–17

New Mexico

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

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10	2011	AF, 42–0

Nevada

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

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-0	First meeting

@ Army

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

See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–13–1	2011	AF, 24–14

@ San Diego State

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

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–11	2011	SDSU, 41–27

Hawaiʻi

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

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6–1	2001	HAW, 52–20

@ Fresno State

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

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2000	AF, 37–34

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

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

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team and 2012 Armed Forces Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	1998	AF, 22–16

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