2015 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2015 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by ninth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 8–6, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division championship. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion San Diego State. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.

2015 Air Force Falcons football
MW Mountain Division champion
MW Championship Game at San Diego State, L 24–27
Armed Forces Bowl vs. California, L 36–55
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2015 record	8–6 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (9th as Coordinator, 14th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (7th as coordinator, 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Weikert (2nd as coordinator, 9th overall season)
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 p.m.	Morgan State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 63–7	33,734
September 12	8:15 p.m.	San Jose State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNU	W 37–16	22,389
September 19	10:00 a.m.	at No. 4 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 21–35	74,211
October 3	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 11–33	32,705
October 10	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 31–17	22,023
October 17	1:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	CBSSN	L 23–38	32,546
October 24	12:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 42–14	20,213
October 31	6:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy)	CBSSN	W 58–7	22,430
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	ESPNU	W 20–3	37,716
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Utah State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 35–28	20,083
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 37–30	30,332
November 28	8:15 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	L 35–47	18,868
December 5	5:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (MWC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 24–27	20,959
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. California	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 36–55	38,915
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	7	21	28	7	63

See also: 2015 Morgan State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	9	0	16
Falcons	7	7	3	20	37

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1997	SJSU, 25–22

at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	7	7	21
No.4 Spartans	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	3	8	11
Midshipmen	7	14	6	6	33

See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–19	2014	AF, 30–21

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	0	14	17
Falcons	0	7	7	17	31

See also: 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–22–3	2014	AF, 17–13

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	6	7	0	10	23
Rams	14	7	14	3	38

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–20–1	2014	AF, 27–24

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	0	0	0	14
Falcons	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2012	FRES, 48–15

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	20	3	21	58
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–6	2012	AF, 21–7

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	3	0	3
Falcons	0	10	0	10	20

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–14–1	2014	AF, 23–6

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	0	14	0	28
Falcons	14	7	14	0	35

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	AF, 34–16

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	21	10	3	37
Broncos	13	0	7	10	30

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	AF, 28–14

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	7	14	35
Lobos	14	17	3	13	47

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–11	2014	AF, 35–11

Mountain West Championship Game–at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	7	7	24
Aztecs	0	10	7	10	27

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2015 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–14	2014	SDSU, 30–14

Armed Forces Bowl–California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	14	21	17	3	55
Falcons	7	14	8	7	36

See also: 2015 California Golden Bears football team and 2015 Armed Forces Bowl (December)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2007	CAL, 42–36

References

1. "2015 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 7, 2014.