2009 Air Force Falcons football team

2009 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 47–20 vs. Houston
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2009 record	8–5 (5–3 MWC)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)

2009 Mountain West football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#6 TCU $		8	–	0					12	–	1
#12 BYU		7	–	1					11	–	2
#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 St.		0	–	8					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

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 with a record of 8–5 (5–3 MWC) and they defeated Houston 47–20 in the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 PM	Nicholls State*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO		W 72–0	42,205[1]
September 12	5:00 PM	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 13–20	50,805[2]
September 19	5:30 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	CBSCS	W 37–13	26,246[3]
September 26	12:00 PM	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 26–14	35,929[4]
October 3	1:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 13–16 ^OT	37,820[5]
October 10	5:30 PM	No. 9 TCU	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBS C	L 17–20	30,104[6]
October 17	12:00 PM	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 10–0	34,117[7]
October 24	2:00 PM	at No. 20 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	L 16–23 ^OT	45,129[8]
October 31	2:00 PM	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	Mtn.	W 34–16	22,025[9]
November 7	1:30 PM	Army*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSCS	W 35–7	46,212[10]
November 14	4:00 PM	UNLV	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 45–17	25,370[11]
November 21	1:30 PM	at No. 13 BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	CBSCS	L 21–38	64,071[12]
December 31	10:00 AM	vs. No. 25 Houston*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–20	41,414[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

References

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.