2009 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2009 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Air Force competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by third-year head coach Troy Calhoun. They finished the season with a record of 8–5, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Houston.

2009 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 47–20 vs. Houston
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlane Morgan (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Wallerstedt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlton Warren (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 TCU $   8 0     12 1  
No. 12 BYU   7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Utah   6 2     10 3  
Air Force   5 3     8 5  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
UNLV   3 5     5 7  
San Diego State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico   1 7     1 11  
Colorado State   0 8     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:00 p.m.Nicholls State*W 72–042,205[1]
September 125:00 p.m.at Minnesota*BTNL 13–2050,805[2]
September 195:30 p.m.at New MexicoCBSCSW 37–1326,246[3]
September 2612:00 p.m.San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 26–1435,929[4]
October 31:30 p.m.at Navy*CBSCSL 13–16 OT37,820[5]
October 105:30 p.m.No. 10 TCU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSCSL 17–2030,104[6]
October 1712:00 p.m.Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 10–034,117[7]
October 242:00 p.m.at No. 19 UtahVersusL 16–23 OT45,129[8]
October 312:00 p.m.at Colorado StateMtn.W 34–1622,025[9]
November 71:30 p.m.Army*
CBSCSW 35–746,212[10]
November 144:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 45–1725,370[11]
November 211:30 p.m.at No. 19 BYUCBSCSL 21–3864,071[12]
December 3110:00 a.m.vs. Houston*ESPNW 47–2041,414[13]

Roster edit

  • QB Tim Jefferson, So.

References edit

  1. ^ "Nicholls State Colonels vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  5. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  6. ^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  8. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Utah Utes Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  9. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  10. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  11. ^ "UNLV Rebels vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  12. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  13. ^ "Houston Cougars vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2009.