The 2023 Air Force Falcons football team represented the

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in the

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. The season was the team's 69th overall, 25th as a member of the

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, and 10th in the Mountain West's

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. The team played their home games at

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and were led by 17th-year head coach

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Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The 2023 Mountain West preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Falcons were predicted to finish second in the conference.

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Roster

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Game summaries

vs Robert Morris

vs Sam Houston

vs Utah State

at San Jose State

vs San Diego State

vs Wyoming

at Navy

For the game against Navy, Air Force commemorated the

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ers with the 2023 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniforms. The Doolittle Raiders were the 80 crew members of 16 B-25B Mitchell bombers who launched the first raid on mainland Japan during

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on April 18, 1942, led by United States Army Air Force Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle. The uniform featured a chrome helmet with an image of a B-25 aircraft on the right side, while the left bore the Raiders squadron patch designed by the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association. The jersey featured letters and numbers resembling the riveted aluminum used in the B-25's construction. The left sleeve featured another Raiders squadron patch. The pants featured the roundel logo on the left front, which includes the roundel that appeared on the aircraft. The Raiders mantra, "Ever into Peril", appeared down the right side of the pants, while the French translation "Toujours au Danger" is on the left leg.

at Colorado State

vs Army

Rankings

References

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Air Force Falcons football seasons Armed Forces Bowl champion seasons

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