2014 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2014 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eighth-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 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Western Michigan

2014 Air Force Falcons football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 38–24 vs. Western Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Weikert (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Colorado State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Utah State		6	–	2					10	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
Fresno State x		5	–	3					6	–	8
San Diego State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	5					4	–	9
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Nicholls State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 44–16	32,038
September 6	8:15 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPNU	L 13–17	21,246
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 48–38	16,836
September 27	5:00 p.m.	Boise State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 28–14	30,012
October 4	1:30 p.m.	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 30–21	37,731
October 11	8:15 p.m.	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPNU	L 16–34	24,037
October 18	1:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 35–31	25,017
November 1	9:30 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 23–6	40,479
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN	W 48–21	13,481
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Nevada	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 45–38 OT	11,519
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 14–30	28,626
November 28	1:30 p.m.	No. 21 Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 27–24	32,650
December 20	3:45 p.m.	vs. Western Michigan*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–24	18,223
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Air Force	Alma Mater
Troy Calhoun	Head coach	7th	Air Force 1989
Steve Russ	Assistant head coach/co-defensive Coordinator	3rd	Air Force 1995
Matt Welkert	Outside linebackers coach/co-defensive Coordinator	8th	Ohio 2002
Mike Thiessen	Co-offensive coordinator/wide-receivers coach	6th	Air Force 2001
Clay Hendrix	Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach	8th	Furman 1986
Blane Morgan	Quarterbacks coach	7th	Air Force 1999
Ron Vanderlinden	Linebackers coach	1st	Albion College
Jake Campbell	Assistant backfield coach	3rd	Air Force 1996
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	3rd	Northern Colorado
Capt. Drew Fowler	Assistant linebackers	1st	Air Force
Ben Miller	Running backs/special teams coordinator	5th	Air Force 2002
Jake Moreland	Tight ends	3rd	Western Michigan 2000
Lt. Col. Steve Pipes	Assistant defensive line	3rd	Air Force 1998
John Rudzinski	Recruiting coordinator/secondary coach	5th	Air Force 2005
Steve Senn	Executive Asst./quality control	11th	Air Force 1990
Janel Mitchell	Administrative Assistant	1st	Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2013
Scott Richardson	Equipment Supervisor/Head Football Equipment Manager	2nd	University of Kansas 2006
Erick Kozlowski	Head of Football Training	12th	New Mexico 1989
Mark Peters	Athletic Football Trainer	2nd	Waldorf College 1996
Ernie Sedelmyer	Athletic Football Trainer	1st	Penn State University 1992
Reference:[2]

Game summaries

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	6	3	0	7	16
Falcons	9	14	14	7	44

See also: 2014 Nicholls State Colonels football team

At Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	0	3	13
Cowboys	0	7	0	10	17

See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	17	7	10	48
Panthers	0	10	14	14	38

See also: 2014 Georgia State Panthers football team

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	14	14
Falcons	7	10	3	8	28

See also: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	7	0	7	21
Falcons	14	0	7	9	30

See also: 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	3	16
Aggies	14	17	0	3	34

See also: 2014 Utah State Aggies football team

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	14	7	3	31
Falcons	7	14	14	0	35

See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	6	10	7	23
Black Knights	3	0	3	0	6

See also: 2014 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	21	14	3	48
Rebels	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wolf Pack	0	14	7	17	0	38
Falcons	7	14	7	10	7	45

See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	14	0	0	14
Aztecs	10	3	10	7	30

See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Rams	10	0	7	7	24
Falcons	7	10	7	3	27

See also: 2014 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

Western Michigan–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	7	0	14	24
Falcons	6	14	3	15	38

See also: 2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team and 2014 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl