Air Force Falcons football
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| First season | 1955 | ||
| Athletic director | Jim Knowlton | ||
| Head coach |
Troy Calhoun 10th year, 77–53 (.592) |
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| Other staff | Clay Hendrix (OC) Steve Russ (DC) |
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| Stadium | Falcon Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 46,692 | ||
| Field surface | Turf | ||
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
| Conference | Mountain West | ||
| Division | Mountain | ||
| All-time record | 373–311–12 (.545) | ||
| Bowl record | 12–13–1 (.481) | ||
| Conference titles | 3 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 5 | ||
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| Colors | Blue and Silver |
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| Fight song | "Falcon Fight Song" (unofficial: "The U.S. Air Force") |
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| Mascot | The Bird | ||
| Marching band | United States Air Force Academy Drum & Bugle Corp "The Flight of Sound" | ||
| Rivals |
Army Black Knights Navy Midshipmen Colorado State Rams |
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| Website | GoAirForceFalcons.com | ||
The Air Force Falcons football program represents the United States Air Force Academy in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. Air Force has been a member of the Mountain West Conference since its founding in 1999. The Falcons play their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Troy Calhoun has been the team's head coach since 2007.
Falcon home games are played in Falcon Stadium, which sits below the main campus at an elevation of 6,621 feet (2,018 m) above sea level. Pre-game activities include flyovers by USAF aircraft, including the F-15 and B-2. The highest attendance at a home game was 56,409 spectators in 2002, when the Falcons battled the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The Falcons are not only recognized by the lightning bolt on the side of their helmets, but their traditional option attack. Air Force is one of the premier rushing teams in the nation. Since Fisher DeBerry took over as Falcons head coach in 1984, they have ranked among the nation’s top 10 in rushing 19 times in 21 years. The Air Force football team has enjoyed success not only on the field but also in the classroom. In 49 years of Air Force football, there have been 39 Academic All-Americans.
1985 was the most successful season in Air Force football history. Under second-year coach Fisher DeBerry, the Fightin’ Falcons came within one win of playing for the national championship. They recorded 10 straight wins to start the season, climbed the polls to #2 in the nation, but lost to BYU 28–21 in the penultimate game of the regular season. Air Force rebounded with a bowl game win over Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl and finished with a 12–1 record as the #5 ranked team in the nation.
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