2019 Air Force Falcons football
Cheez-It Bowl champion
Cheez-It Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Washington State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 22
Record	11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	John Rudzinski (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Jeremy Fejedelem Mosese Fifita Donald Hammond III Scott Hattok Jordan Jackson Kyle Johnson
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1					11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Wuerffel Trophy[1]	Isaiah Sanders	QB	SR
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year[2]	Mosese Fifita	DL	SR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.^[3]

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	122 (17)
2	San Diego State	106 (3)
3	Nevada	74
4	Hawaii	67 (1)
5	UNLV	51
6	San Jose State	21

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Falcons had two players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team, both from the defensive side of the ball.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:30 p.m.	Colgate*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	W 48–7	33,101
September 14	11:00 a.m.	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 30–23 OT	49,282
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 19–30	36,498
September 27	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 41–24	24,786
October 5	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 25–34	37,957
October 12	5:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 43–24	22,544
October 19	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy)	CBSSN	W 56–26	23,757
October 26	8:15 p.m.	Utah State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 31–7	19,248
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 17–13	41,401
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram−Falcon Trophy)	ESPN2	W 38–21	24,914
November 23[a]	12:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN3	W 44–22	13,844
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Stadium on Facebook	W 20–6	21,425
December 27	8:15 p.m.	vs. Washington State*	Chase Field Phoenix, AZ (Cheez-It Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–21	34,105
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[5][6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Name	Position	First year position	First year Air Force	Alma Mater
Troy Calhoun	Head coach	2007	20071	Air Force (1989)
Offensive staff
Mike Thiessen	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	2014 / 2015	2004	Air Force (2001)
Jake Campbell	Offensive backs	2012	20122	Air Force (1996)
Ari Confesor	Wide weceivers	2019	2019	Holy Cross (2004)
Jordan Eason	Asst. offensive line	2018	2016	Air Force (2013)
Steed Lobotzke	Offensive line	2016	20153	Air Force (1992)
Ben Miller	Running backs / special teams coordinator	2012 / 2010	20074	Air Force (2002)
Jonathan Wallace	Tight ends	2019	2019	Auburn (2015)