The 2022 Air Force Falcons football team represented the
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...
in the
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season will be the 153rd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS ...
. The season was the team's 68th overall, 24th as a member of the
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
, and 9th in the Mountain West's
Mountain Division
The Mountain Division (later the Mountain Subdivision) is a railroad line that was once owned and operated by the Maine Central Railroad (MEC). It stretches from Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean, through the Western Maine Mountains and Whi ...
. The team played their home games at
Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the home field of the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference, and also h ...
and were led by 16th-year head coach
Troy Calhoun
Nathan Troy Calhoun (born September 26, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy, a position he has held since the 2007 season.
Early life and playing career
Calho ...
.
Previous season
The Falcons finished the
2021 season with a record of 10–3 and of 6–2 in the Mountain West. They were invited to participate in the
Servpro First Responder Bowl, in which they defeated the
Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Co ...
31–28.
Preseason
Departures
These players graduated at the conclusion of the 2021–22
academic year
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School holiday
School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks, and recess) are the periods during which sch ...
and as such left the team following the previous season.
NFL Draft
One player from the team was selected in the
NFL Draft
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prior to this season.
Personnel
Roster
The Falcons' roster will be announced in advance of the Mountain West's media day, which will be held in July 2022.
Coaching staff
Schedule
Game summaries
No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa
Colorado
At Wyoming
Nevada
Navy
At Utah State
At UNLV
Boise State
Vs. Army
New Mexico
Colorado State
At San Diego State
Vs. Baylor (Armed Forces Bowl)
Rankings
References
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Air Force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...
Air Force Falcons football seasons
Armed Forces Bowl champion seasons
Air Force Falcons football
The Air Force Falcons football program represents the United States Air Force Academy in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. Air Force has been a member of the Mountain West Conference s ...