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2018 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by twelfth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.

2018 Air Force Falcons football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (8th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJohn Rudzinski (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x 7–1  10–3 
No. 22 Utah State 7–1  11–2 
Wyoming 4–4  6–6 
Air Force 3–5  5–7 
Colorado State 2–6  3–9 
New Mexico 1–7  3–9 
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$ 7–1  12–2 
Nevada 5–3  8–5 
Hawaii 5–3  8–6 
San Diego State 4–4  7–6 
UNLV 2–6  4–8 
San Jose State 1–7  1–11 
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Falcons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.[1] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.

Media poll

Mountain Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Boise State132 (22)
2Wyoming95
3Colorado State82
4Utah State78
5Air Force52
6New Mexico23

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.No. 20 (FCS) Stony Brook*
StadiumW 38–033,415
September 812:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic*
CBSSNL 27–3324,101
September 228:15 p.m.at Utah State
ESPN2L 32–4222,720
September 291:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
ESPNewsL 25–2823,707
October 61:30 p.m.Navy*
CBSSNW 35–740,175
October 127:00 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNL 17–2125,326
October 198:00 p.m.at UNLV
CBSSNW 41–3517,881
October 275:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNL 38–4827,753
November 310:00 a.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 14–1738,502
November 101:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNW 42–2423,723
November 172:00 p.m.at Wyoming
ESPNewsL 27–3514,966
November 221:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
CBSSNW 27–1917,432

[2]

Game summaries

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Seawolves at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
No. 20 (FCS) Seawolves00000
Falcons141001438

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,415
  • Referee: Mike Vanderveld
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe, Max Starks, Dani Klupenger
  • Boxscore
Game information

At Florida Atlantic

Air Force Falcons at Florida Atlantic Owls
Period1234Total
Falcons0713727
Owls6136833

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,101
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Amanda Balionis
  • Boxscore
Game information

At Utah State

Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
Period1234Total
Falcons01431532
Aggies71414742

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear skies, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,720
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
  • Boxscore
Game information

Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Wolf Pack7147028
Falcons0710825

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,707
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Doug Sherman, Dustin Fox
Game information
47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Midshipmen07007
Falcons01414735

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information

At San Diego State

Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs
Period1234Total
Falcons270817
Aztecs770721

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

At UNLV

Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels
Period1234Total
Falcons31721041
Rebels7147735

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: October 19, 2018
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 17,881
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information

Boise State

Boise State Broncos at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Broncos1414101048
Falcons7213738

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 27,753
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information

At Army

47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
Period1234Total
Falcons006814
Black Knights770317

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

Game information

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Lobos0177024
Falcons71414742

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 23,723
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information

At Wyoming

Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
Period1234Total
Falcons7107327
Cowboys14002135

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 14,966
  • TV: ESPNews
Game information

Colorado State

56th Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy: Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons
Period1234Total
Rams0130619
Falcons71001027

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information

[7]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Falcon was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
7250Austin CuttingLSMinnesota Vikings

References

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