2008 Air Force Falcons football team
2008 Air Force Falcons football | |
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Armed Forces Bowl, L 28–34 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 8–5 (5–3 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Blane Morgan (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Tim DeRuyter (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Utah $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 TCU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 BYU | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Houston. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | W 41–7 | 39,180 | ||
September 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | CBSCS | W 23–3 | 23,168 | |
September 13 | 9:05 a.m. | at Houston* | W 31–28 | 2,546 | ||
September 20 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Utah |
| Versus | L 23–30 | 36,952 |
October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Navy* |
| Versus | L 27–33 | 46,339 |
October 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | The Mtn | W 35–10 | 43,630 | |
October 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at UNLV | The Mtn | W 29–28 | 21,055 | |
October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico |
| CBSCS | W 23–10 | 25,101 |
November 1 | 10:00 a.m. | at Army* |
| ESPNU | W 16–7 | 37,409 |
November 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado State |
| The Mtn | W 38–17 | 39,052 |
November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 16 BYU |
| CBSCS | L 24–38 | 42,177 |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 15 TCU | Versus | L 10–44 | 32,823 | |
December 31 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Houston* |
| ESPN | L 28–34 | 41,127 |
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Roster
- QB Tim Jefferson, Fr.
References
External links
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