2007 Air Force Falcons football team
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The 2007 United States Air Force Academy Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy
in the college football
season of 2007–2008, getting second place in the Mountain West Conference
, and losing the Armed Forces Bowl
to California
. The team was coached by Troy Calhoun
in his first year in the program, and played their home games in Falcon Stadium
.
Utah
TCU
BYU
UNLV
Colorado State
New Mexico
Notre Dame
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 2007–2008, getting second place in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
, and losing the Armed Forces Bowl
Armed Forces Bowl
The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank. In 2005, the game was without corporate sponsorship...
to California
2007 California Golden Bears football team
The 2007 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2007-2008 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford....
. The team was coached by Troy Calhoun
Troy Calhoun
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in his first year in the program, and played their home games in Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the home field of the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference...
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Schedule
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Offensive Guards
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Defensive Ends
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Air Force |
Alma mater Alma mater Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:... (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Calhoun Troy Calhoun -External links:*... |
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 University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in... (1990) |
| Tim DeRuyter | Defensive Coordinator Safeties |
5th 1991-1994 2007–Present |
Air Force (1985) |
| Clay Hendrix | Offensive Line | 1st | Furman Furman University Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina... (1986) |
| Ron Burton | Defensive Line | 5th | North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... (1987) |
| Capt. 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 Luther College (Iowa) Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA... (1987) |
(September 1)
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(September 8)
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(September 22)
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(October 6)
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(November 10)
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