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2014 Air Force Falcons football team

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2014 Air Force Falcons football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlane Morgan (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Thiessen (6th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Weikert (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$   7 1     12 2  
Colorado State   6 2     10 3  
Utah State   6 2     10 4  
Air Force   5 3     10 3  
New Mexico   2 6     4 8  
Wyoming   2 6     4 8  
West Division
Fresno State x   5 3     6 8  
San Diego State   5 3     7 6  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
Hawaii   3 5     4 9  
San Jose State   2 6     3 9  
UNLV   1 7     2 11  
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eighth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Western Michigan

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.Nicholls State*ESPN3W 44–1632,038
September 68:15 p.m.at WyomingESPNUL 13–1721,246
September 1312:00 p.m.at Georgia State*ESPN3W 48–3816,836
September 275:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
CBSSNW 28–1430,012
October 41:30 p.m.Navy*
CBSSNW 30–2137,731
October 118:15 p.m.at Utah StateESPNUL 16–3424,037
October 181:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
RTRMW 35–3125,017
November 19:30 a.m.at Army*
CBSW 23–640,479
November 82:00 p.m.at UNLVMWNW 48–2113,481
November 1512:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
RTRMW 45–38 OT11,519
November 217:30 p.m.at San Diego StateCBSSNL 14–3028,626
November 281:30 p.m.No. 21 Colorado State
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
CBSSNW 27–2432,650
December 203:45 p.m.vs. Western Michigan*ESPNW 38–2418,223
Schedule Source:[1]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Air Force
Alma Mater
Troy Calhoun Head coach 7th Air Force 1989
Steve Russ Assistant head coach/co-defensive Coordinator 3rd Air Force 1995
Matt Welkert Outside linebackers coach/co-defensive Coordinator 8th Ohio 2002
Mike Thiessen Co-offensive coordinator/wide-receivers coach 6th Air Force 2001
Clay Hendrix Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach 8th Furman 1986
Blane Morgan Quarterbacks coach 7th Air Force 1999
Ron Vanderlinden Linebackers coach 1st Albion College
Jake Campbell Assistant backfield coach 3rd Air Force 1996
Tim Cross Defensive line coach 3rd Northern Colorado
Capt. Drew Fowler Assistant linebackers 1st Air Force
Ben Miller Running backs/special teams coordinator 5th Air Force 2002
Jake Moreland Tight ends 3rd Western Michigan 2000
Lt. Col. Steve Pipes Assistant defensive line 3rd Air Force 1998
John Rudzinski Recruiting coordinator/secondary coach 5th Air Force 2005
Steve Senn Executive Asst./quality control 11th Air Force 1990
Janel Mitchell Administrative Assistant 1st Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2013
Scott Richardson Equipment Supervisor/Head Football Equipment Manager 2nd University of Kansas 2006
Erick Kozlowski Head of Football Training 12th New Mexico 1989
Mark Peters Athletic Football Trainer 2nd Waldorf College 1996
Ernie Sedelmyer Athletic Football Trainer 1st Penn State University 1992
Reference:[2]

Game summaries

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Nicholls State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 6 3 0 7 16
Falcons 9 14 14 7 44

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 7 0 3 13
Cowboys 0 7 0 10 17

At Georgia State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 17 7 10 48
Panthers 0 10 14 14 38

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 0 14 14
Falcons 7 10 3 8 28
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1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 7 7 0 7 21
Falcons 14 0 7 9 30

At Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 3 7 3 16
Aggies 14 17 0 3 34

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 14 7 3 31
Falcons 7 14 14 0 35

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 6 10 7 23
Black Knights 3 0 3 0 6

At UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 21 14 3 48
Rebels 7 7 7 0 21

Nevada

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolf Pack 0 14 7 170 38
Falcons 7 14 7 107 45

At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 14 0 0 14
Aztecs 10 3 10 7 30

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Rams 10 0 7 7 24
Falcons 7 10 7 3 27

Western Michigan–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 7 0 14 24
Falcons 6 14 3 15 38

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Air Force Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 Coaching Staff". Air Force Football Roster and Staff. Retrieved August 13, 2014.