The 2008 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Air Force competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).
The team was led by second-year head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons finished the regular season with an 8–4 record to attain bowl eligibility. Air Force secured a berth in the Armed Forces Bowl for the second consecutive season, and played a re-match of an earlier regular season game against Houston. Air Force lost the re-match, 34–28, which achieved their first bowl win since 1980.[1]
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| August 30* |
Southern Utah |
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Falcon Stadium • USAFA, Colorado |
W 41–7 |
| September 6 |
at Wyoming |
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War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming |
W 23–3 |
| September 13* |
at Houston |
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Gerald Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas (Game moved from Houston due to Hurricane Ike) |
W 31–28 |
| September 20 |
#20 Utah |
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Falcon Stadium • USAFA, Colorado |
L 30–23 |
| October 4* |
Navy |
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Falcon Stadium • USAFA, Colorado (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) |
L 33–27 |
| October 11 |
at San Diego State |
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Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California |
W 35–10 |
| October 18 |
at UNLV |
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Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada |
W 29–28 |
| October 23 |
New Mexico |
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Falcon Stadium • USAFA, Colorado |
W 23–10 |
| November 1* |
at Army |
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Michie Stadium • West Point, New York (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) |
W 16–7 |
| November 8 |
Colorado State |
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Falcon Stadium • USAFA, Colorado |
W 38–17 |
| November 15 |
#17 Brigham Young |
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Falcon Stadium • USAFA, Colorado |
L 38–24 |
| November 22 |
at #16 Texas Christian |
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Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
L 44–10 |
| December 31* |
vs. Houston |
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Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Armed Forces Bowl) |
L 34–28 |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
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Head Coach: Troy Calhoun • Offensive Coordinator: • Defensive Coordinator: |
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| Bullard Award |
Steve Kelly • Pat Malackowski • Pat Evans • Rip Burgwald • Anthony Roberson • Lance McDowell • Bill Price • Kette Dornbush • Grant Johnson • Will McCombs • Steve Russ • Brandon Wilkerson • Lee Guthrie • Chris Gizzi • Mike Tyler • Charlie Jackson • Mike Gallagher • Matt Dayoc • Nate Beard • Zach Johnson • Tom Heir • Joe Schieffer • Monty Coleman • John Rudzinski • Denny Poland • Gilberto Perez • Drew Fowler • Garrett Rybak
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