2012 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

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 coordinator| Blane Morgan (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator| 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
Home stadium| Falcon Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

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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

The 2012 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they were defeated by Rice.

## Schedule

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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 (Ram–Falcon Trophy)

| 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

## Roster

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2012 Air Force Falcons football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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
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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

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Head coach

* Troy Calhoun

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Ben Miller (STC/RB)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Game summaries

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### Idaho State

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Bengals  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 21
Falcons | 7  | 21  | 14  | 7 | 49

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

### At Michigan

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Falcons  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 8 | 25
#19 Wolverines | 7  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 31

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

### At UNLV

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Falcons  | 14  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 35
Rebels | 7  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 38

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

### Colorado State

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Falcons | 21  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 42
Rams  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

### Navy

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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

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Falcons | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28
Cowboys  | 6  | 18  | 3  | 0 | 27

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

### New Mexico

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Lobos  | 10  | 0  | 7  | 6 | 23
Falcons | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

### Nevada

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Wolf Pack  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 3 | 31
Falcons | 10  | 21  | 7  | 10 | 48

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

### At Army

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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

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Falcons  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 9
Aztecs | 7  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 28

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

### Hawaii

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Warriors  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7
Falcons | 0  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 21

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

### At Fresno State

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Falcons  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 8 | 15
Bulldogs | 21  | 10  | 14  | 3 | 48

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

### Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

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Owls | 7  | 0  | 7  | 19 | 33
Falcons  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 14

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

## References

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## External links

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Air Force Falcons football

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* DU Stadium (1955–1961)
* Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy)
* Hawaii (Kuter Trophy)
* Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

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