2014 Air Force Falcons football team

2014 Air Force Falcons football
2014 Air Force Falcons football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 38–24 vs. Western Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Blane Morgan (8th season); 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
Captains	Kale Pearson; Christian Spears; Michael Husar Jr.; Joey Nichol;
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW's Mountain Division. Air Force was invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, where the Falcons defeated Western Michigan. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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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	themw.com	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 the game All times are in Mountain time

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

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

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

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

Schedule

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
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

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

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

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