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.

2010 Air Force Falcons football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2010 record	9–4 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Falcons wide receiver Mikel Hunter pulls in a pass for a touchdown during the Air Force–BYU game.

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
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern State*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 65–21	40,236[1]
September 11	2:00 p.m.	BYU		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Versus	W 35–14	46,692[2]
September 18	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Oklahoma*		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 24–27	84,332[3]
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	Mtn.	W 20–14	22,413[4]
October 2	12:30 p.m.	Navy*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	Versus	W 14–6	47,565[5]
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Colorado State	No. 25	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	Mtn.	W 49–27	41,547[6]
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	No. 23	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSCS	L 25–27	28,178[7]
October 23	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	CBSCS	L 7–38	46,096[8]
October 30	5:30 p.m.	No. 8 Utah		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSCS	L 23–28	37,211[9]
November 6	10:00 a.m.	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSCS	W 42–22	38,128[10]
November 13	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 48–23	27,309[11]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSCS	W 35–20	13,790[12]
December 27	3:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN2	W 14–7	39,362[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

• QB Tim Jefferson, Jr.

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP			RV	RV	RV	25	23	RV						RV	RV	RV
C		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV			RV		RV		RV
Harris	Not released						23	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
BCS	Not released

References

1. "Northwestern State Demons vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
2. "Brigham Young Cougars vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
3. "Air Force Falcons vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
4. "Air Force Falcons vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
5. "Navy Midshipmen vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
6. "Colorado State Rams vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
7. "Air Force Falcons vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
8. "Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
9. "Utah Utes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
10. "Air Force Falcons vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
11. "Saturday, November 13, 2010 New Mexico Lobos - Air Force Falcons Box Scores". USA Today. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
12. "Air Force Falcons vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
13. "Air Force Falcons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2010.