2012 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2012 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 6–7 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 Rice. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado

2012 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 14–33 vs. Rice
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–7 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Blane Morgan (6th season) Mike Thiessen (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Russ (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 49–21	35,282
September 8	1:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC/ESPN2	L 25–31	112,522
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ALT	L 35–38	14,054
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	ALT	W 42–21	38,562
October 6	9:30 a.m.	Navy*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 21–28 OT	38,927
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	RTRM	W 28–27	22,627
October 20	5:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	RTRM	W 28–23	29,726
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 48–31	24,277
November 3	10:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 21–41	37,707
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	NBCSN	L 9–28	30,266
November 16	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 21–7	25,213
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	NBCSN	L 15–48	36,240
December 29	9:45 a.m.	vs. Rice*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–33	40,754
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Idaho State

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

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

At Michigan

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

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

At UNLV

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

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	21	14	7	0	42
Rams	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Midshipmen	0	10	0	11	7	28
Falcons	7	0	7	7	0	21

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

At Wyoming

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

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

New Mexico

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

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

Nevada

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

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Army

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

See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

At San Diego State

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

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Hawaii

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

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

At Fresno State

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

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

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

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team and 2012 Armed Forces Bowl

Roster

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 Troy Calhoun Coordinators/assistant coaches Ben Miller (STC/RB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster