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2012 Air Force Falcons football team

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2012 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 14–33 vs. Rice
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–7 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlane Morgan (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (4th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorCharlton Warren (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.Idaho State*W 49–2135,282
September 81:30 p.m.at No. 19 Michigan*ABC/ESPN2L 25–31112,522
September 228:00 p.m.at UNLVALTL 35–3814,054
September 2912:00 p.m.Colorado State
ALTW 42–2138,562
October 69:30 a.m.Navy*
CBSL 21–28 OT38,927
October 135:00 p.m.at WyomingRTRMW 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
CBSSNW 48–3124,277
November 310:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 21–4137,707
November 101:30 p.m.at San Diego StateNBCSNL 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 StateNBCSNL 15–4836,240
December 299:45 a.m.vs. Rice*ESPNL 14–3340,754

Roster

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2012 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Kale Pearson So
QB 7 Dano Graves Fr
WR 8 Chris Jordan Sr
QB 11 Connor Dietz Sr
WR 14 Colton Huntsman So
WR 16 Drew Coleman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 2 Stephan Atrice Sr
DB 3 Chris Miller Jr
DB 5 Dexter Walker Fr
LB 6 Connor Healy Fr
DB 7 Miles Fisher So
LB 9 Alex Means Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 14 7 21
Falcons 7 21 14 7 49

At Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 7 7 8 25
#19 Wolverines 7 7 14 3 31

At UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 14 0 7 35
Rebels 7 10 14 7 38

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 21 14 7 0 42
Rams 0 14 7 0 21
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1 2 3 4OT Total
Midshipmen 0 10 0 117 28
Falcons 7 0 7 70 21

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 7 7 7 28
Cowboys 6 18 3 0 27

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 10 0 7 6 23
Falcons 7 7 7 7 28

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 7 14 7 3 31
Falcons 10 21 7 10 48

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 0 14 21
Black Knights 7 13 15 6 41

At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 0 6 0 9
Aztecs 7 7 14 0 28

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 0 0 0 7
Falcons 0 7 14 0 21

At Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 8 15
Bulldogs 21 10 14 3 48

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 19 33
Falcons 0 14 0 0 14

References

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