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
Conf Overall
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

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Mountain West media days

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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

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Mountain Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 132 (22)
2 Wyoming 95
3 Colorado State 82
4 Utah State 78
5 Air Force 52
6 New Mexico 23

Schedule

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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 StateESPN2L 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 StateCBSSNL 17–2125,326
October 198:00 p.m.at UNLVCBSSNW 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 WyomingESPNewsL 27–3514,966
November 221:30 p.m.Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
CBSSNW 27–1917,432

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Game summaries

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Stony Brook

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Stony Brook Seawolves at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 (FCS) Seawolves 0 0 000
Falcons 14 10 01438

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

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Air Force Falcons at Florida Atlantic Owls
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 7 13727
Owls 6 13 6833

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
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At Utah State

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Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 14 31532
Aggies 7 14 14742

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
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Nevada

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Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 7 14 7028
Falcons 0 7 10825

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
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47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 7 007
Falcons 0 14 14735

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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At San Diego State

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Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 2 7 0817
Aztecs 7 7 0721

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

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At UNLV

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Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 17 21041
Rebels 7 14 7735

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

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

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Boise State Broncos at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 14 101048
Falcons 7 21 3738

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

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47th Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 6814
Black Knights 7 7 0317

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

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New Mexico

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New Mexico Lobos at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lobos 0 17 7024
Falcons 7 14 14742

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

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Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 10 7327
Cowboys 14 0 02135

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

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56th Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy: Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 13 0619
Falcons 7 10 01027

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information

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After the season

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NFL draft

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
7 250 Austin Cutting LS Minnesota Vikings

References

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  1. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
  2. ^ 2018 Air Force Falcons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Agnew's late TD pass lifts SDSU over Air Force, 21-17". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Air Force at Army – Game Summary – November 3, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Colorado State at Air Force – Game Summary – November 22, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Colorado State at Air Force (Nov 22, 2018 at USAFA, Colo.)". USAFA Athletic Department. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Profile of the Air Force Falcons". Winsipedia. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.