2016 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by tenth-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 a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

2016 Air Force Falcons football
Arizona Bowl champions
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–3 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
  • Troy Calhoun (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (10th season)
Offensive schemeTriple-option/Spread hybrid
Defensive coordinatorSteve Russ (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
Uniform
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 2   8 6  
Boise State x  6 2   10 3  
New Mexico x  6 2   9 4  
Air Force  5 3   10 3  
Colorado State  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 2   11 3  
Hawaii  4 4   7 7  
Nevada  3 5   5 7  
San Jose State  3 5   4 8  
UNLV  3 5   4 8  
Fresno State  0 8   1 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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