2011 Air Force Falcons football team

2011 Air Force Falcons football
Military Bowl, L 41–42 vs. Toledo
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record7–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeTriple option
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
2011 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 TCU $   7 0     11 2  
No. 8 Boise State   6 1     12 1  
Wyoming   5 2     8 5  
San Diego State   4 3     8 5  
  3 4     7 6  
Colorado State   1 6     3 9  
UNLV   1 6     2 10  
New Mexico   1 6     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Military Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Toledo. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

With wins over Army and Navy, Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second consecutive year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 312:00 p.m.South Dakota*Mtn.W 37–2039,105[1]
September 101:30 p.m.No. 25 TCU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
VersusL 19–3542,107
September 241:00 p.m.Tennessee State*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 63–2433,487
October 110:00 a.m.at Navy*CBSW 35–34 OT37,506
October 81:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*NBCL 33–5980,795
October 136:00 p.m.San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 27–4127,490[2]
October 221:30 p.m.at No. 5 Boise StateVersusL 26–3734,196[3]
October 2912:00 p.m.at New MexicoMtn.W 42–016,691
November 51:30 p.m.Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
CBSW 24–1446,709[4]
November 1212:00 p.m.Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.L 17–2533,823
November 194:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 45–1724,401
November 264:00 p.m.at Colorado StateMtn.W 45–2114,107
December 282:30 p.m.vs. Toledo*ESPNL 41–4225,042

Game summaries

Team 1 234OTTotal
Air Force 14 7077 35
Navy 3 07186 34

[5]

Army

Team 1 234Total
Army 14 000 14
Air Force 0 0213 24

[6]

Personnel

Depth chart

References

  1. ^ "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. October 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "Air Force vs. Navy - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Army vs. Air Force - Game Recap - November 5, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on August 4, 2016.