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2009 Air Force Falcons football team

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2009 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 47–20 vs. Houston
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlane Morgan (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Wallerstedt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlton Warren (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 TCU $   8 0     12 1  
No. 12 BYU   7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Utah   6 2     10 3  
Air Force   5 3     8 5  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
UNLV   3 5     5 7  
San Diego State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico   1 7     1 11  
Colorado State   0 8     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Air Force competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by third-year head coach Troy Calhoun. They finished the season with a record of 8–5, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Houston.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:00 p.m.Nicholls State*W 72–042,205[1]
September 125:00 p.m.at Minnesota*BTNL 13–2050,805[2]
September 195:30 p.m.at New MexicoCBSCSW 37–1326,246[3]
September 2612:00 p.m.San Diego State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 26–1435,929[4]
October 31:30 p.m.at Navy*CBSCSL 13–16 OT37,820[5]
October 105:30 p.m.No. 10 TCU
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSCSL 17–2030,104[6]
October 1712:00 p.m.Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 10–034,117[7]
October 242:00 p.m.at No. 19 UtahVersusL 16–23 OT45,129[8]
October 312:00 p.m.at Colorado StateMtn.W 34–1622,025[9]
November 71:30 p.m.Army*
CBSCSW 35–746,212[10]
November 144:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
Mtn.W 45–1725,370[11]
November 211:30 p.m.at No. 19 BYUCBSCSL 21–3864,071[12]
December 3110:00 a.m.vs. Houston*ESPNW 47–2041,414[13]

Roster

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  • QB Tim Jefferson, So.

References

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  1. ^ "Nicholls State Colonels vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  5. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  6. ^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  8. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Utah Utes Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  9. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2009.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  11. ^ "UNLV Rebels vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  12. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  13. ^ "Houston Cougars vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2009.