2007 Air Force Falcons football team

2007 Air Force Falcons football
2007 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 36–42 vs. California
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons lost to California. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 34–3	39,364
September 8	4:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	W 20–12	43,454
September 13	6:00 p.m.	TCU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 20–17 ^OT	31,556
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn.	L 6–31	64,502
September 29	11:00 a.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 20–31	37,615
October 6	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 31–14	35,583
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	mtn.	W 45–21	25,150
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 20–12	41,531
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Versus	L 31–34	26,087
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 30–10	46,144
November 10	12:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 41–24	80,795
November 17	12:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 55–23	34,227
December 31	10:30 a.m.	vs. California*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 36–42	40,905
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
Falcons	7	17	7	3	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	7	10	20
Utes	3	0	3	6	12

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Horned Frogs	3	7	0	7	0	17
Falcons	0	3	0	14	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	6	0	6
Cougars	7	10	7	7	31

Schedule

2007 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 BYU $	8	–	0	11	–	2
Air Force	6	–	2	9	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	3	9	–	4
Utah	5	–	3	9	–	4
TCU	4	–	4	8	–	5
San Diego State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Wyoming	2	–	6	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
UNLV	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	7	0	0	10
Falcons	3	14	7	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	7	14	10	41
Fighting Irish	0	10	0	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	14	14	14	42
Falcons	7	14	6	9	36