2007 Air Force Falcons football team
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Armed Forces Bowl, L 36–42 vs. California | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
2007 record | 9–4 (6–2 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Horton |
Defensive coordinator | Tim DeRuyter |
Home stadium | Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2007 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first year head coach Troy Calhoun, they played their home games at Falcon Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina State* | mtn. | W 34–3 | 39,364 | |
September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Utah |
| mtn. | W 20–12 | 43,454 |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU |
| CSTV | W 20–17 OT | 31,556 |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at BYU | mtn. | L 6–31 | 64,502 | |
September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy* | CSTV | L 20–31 | 37,615 | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| mtn. | W 31–14 | 35,583 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | mtn. | W 45–21 | 25,150 | |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| mtn. | W 20–12 | 41,531 |
October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | Versus | L 31–34 | 26,087 | |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* |
| CSTV | W 30–10 | 46,144 |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | NBC | W 41–24 | 80,795 | |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| W 55–23 | 34,227 | |
December 31 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. California | ESPN | L 36–42 | 40,905 | |
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Tailbacks
Fullbacks
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Guards
Offensive Tackles
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Defensive Ends
Defensive Tackles
Linebackers
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Cornerbacks
Safeties
Punters
Placekickers
Deep Snappers
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Coaching staff[]
Name | Position | Year at Air Force |
Alma mater (Year) |
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Troy Calhoun | Head Coach | 1st | Air Force (1989) |
Brian Knorr | Assistant Head Coach Inner Linebackers |
6th 1992–1994 2005–Present |
Air Force (1986) |
Tim Horton | Offensive Coordinator Wide Receivers |
8th 1999–2005 2007–Present |
Arkansas (1990) |
Tim DeRuyter | Defensive Coordinator Safeties |
5th 1991–1994 2007–Present |
Air Force (1985) |
Clay Hendrix | Offensive Line | 1st | Furman (1986) |
Ron Burton | Defensive Line | 5th | North Carolina (1987) |
Charlton Warren | Cornerbacks Recruiting Coordinator |
3rd | Air Force (1999) |
Jemal Singleton | Running Backs | 5th | Air Force (1999) |
Blane Morgan | Quarterbacks | 6th | Air Force (1999) |
Ben Miller | Tight Ends | 2nd 2002 2007–Present |
Air Force (2002) |
Matt Weikert | Outside Linebackers | 1st | Ohio (2002) |
Patrick Covington | Offensive Assistant | 1st | Furman, (2006) |
Matt McGettigan | Strength and Conditioning | 1st | Luther College (1987) |
Game summaries[]
South Carolina State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Falcons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Utah[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Utes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
TCU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Horned Frogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
BYU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Cougars | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
UNLV[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Colorado State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Wyoming[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
New Mexico[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Lobos | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Army[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Knights | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Falcons | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Notre Dame[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 10 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Fighting Irish | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
San Diego State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aztecs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Falcons | 14 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 55 |
Armed Forces Bowl[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Shaun_Carney_scores_TD_AFB_071231-f-7061j-903.jpg/220px-Shaun_Carney_scores_TD_AFB_071231-f-7061j-903.jpg)
Falcons quarterback Shaun Carney falls into the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown.
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