2012 Air Force Falcons football team

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2012 Air Force Falcons football
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
Armed Forces Bowl, L 14–33 vs. Rice
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record6–7 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Clay Hendrix (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Blane Morgan (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Thiessen (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Charlton Warren (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (1st season)
Home stadium Falcon Stadium
(Capacity: 46,692)
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Boise State +  7 1   11 2  
Fresno State +  7 1   9 4  
San Diego State +  7 1   9 4  
Air Force  5 3   6 7  
Nevada  4 4   7 6  
Wyoming  3 5   4 8  
Colorado State  3 5   4 8  
UNLV  2 6   2 11  
New Mexico  1 7   4 9  
Hawaii  1 7   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they were defeated by Rice.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m. Idaho State *W 49–2135,282
September 81:30 p.m.at No. 19 Michigan * ABC/ESPN2 L 25–31112,522
September 228:00 p.m.at UNLV ALT L 35–3814,054
September 2912:00 p.m. Colorado State
ALTW 42–2138,562
October 69:30 a.m. Navy *
CBS L 21–28 OT38,927
October 135:00 p.m.at Wyoming RTRM W 28–2722,627
October 205:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
RTRMW 28–2329,726
October 266:00 p.m. Nevada
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSN W 48–3124,277
November 310:00 a.m.at Army *
CBSSNL 21–4137,707
November 101:30 p.m.at San Diego State NBCSN L 9–2830,266
November 167:30 p.m. Hawaii
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
ESPN2W 21–725,213
November 241:30 p.m.at Fresno State NBCSNL 15–4836,240
December 299:45 a.m.vs. Rice * ESPN L 14–3340,754

Roster

2012 Air Force Falcons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2Kale PearsonSo
QB 7Dano GravesFr
WR 8Chris JordanSr
QB 11Connor DietzSr
WR 14Colton HuntsmanSo
WR 16Drew ColemanSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 2Stephan AtriceSr
DB 3Chris MillerJr
DB 5Dexter WalkerFr
LB 6Connor HealyFr
DB 7Miles FisherSo
LB 9Alex MeansSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Idaho State

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Bengals0014721
Falcons72114749

At Michigan

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Falcons377825
#19 Wolverines7714331

At UNLV

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Falcons14140735
Rebels71014738

Colorado State

1234Total
Falcons21147042
Rams0147021
1234OTTotal
Midshipmen010011728
Falcons7077021

At Wyoming

1234Total
Falcons777728
Cowboys6183027

New Mexico

1234Total
Lobos1007623
Falcons777728

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack7147331
Falcons102171048

At Army

1234Total
Falcons7001421
Black Knights71315641

At San Diego State

1234Total
Falcons30609
Aztecs7714028

Hawaii

1234Total
Warriors70007
Falcons0714021

At Fresno State

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Falcons070815
Bulldogs211014348

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

1234Total
Owls7071933
Falcons0140014

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