2008 Air Force Falcons football team
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Armed Forces Bowl vs. Houston, L, 34–28
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2008 record | 8–5 (5–3 WMC) |
| Head coach | Troy Calhoun |
| Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix and Morgan Blane |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim DeRuyter |
| Home stadium | Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,511) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Utah $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 TCU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 BYU | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Air Force competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).
The team was led by second-year head coach Troy Calhoun. The Falcons finished the regular season with an 8–4 record to attain bowl eligibility. Air Force secured a berth in the Armed Forces Bowl for the second consecutive season, and played a re-match of an earlier regular season game against Houston. Air Force lost the re-match, 34–28, which achieved their first bowl win since 1980.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 30 | 12:00 PM | Southern Utah* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 41–7 | 39,180 | ||||
| September 6 | 1:30 PM | at Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSCS | W 23–3 | 23,168 | |||
| September 13 | 9:05 AM | at Houston** | Gerald Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 31–28 | 2,546 | ||||
| September 20 | 2:00 PM | #20 Utah | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | Versus | L 30–23 | 36,952 | |||
| October 4 | 2:00 PM | Navy* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | Versus | L 33–27 | 46,339 | |||
| October 11 | 7:30 PM | at San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | The Mtn | W 35–10 | 43,630 | |||
| October 18 | 8:00 PM | at UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn | W 29–28 | 21,055 | |||
| October 23 | 6:00 PM | New Mexico | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSCS | W 23–10 | 25,101 | |||
| November 1 | 10:06 AM | at Army* | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | ESPNU | W 16–7 | 37,409 | |||
| November 8 | 4:00 PM | Colorado State | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | The Mtn | W 38–17 | 39,052 | |||
| November 15 | 1:30 PM | #17 Brigham Young | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSCS | L 38–24 | 42,177 | |||
| November 22 | 1:30 PM | at #16 Texas Christian | Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Versus | L 44–10 | 32,823 | |||
| December 31 | 10:00 AM | vs. Houston* | Amon Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 34–28 | 41,127 | |||
| **Game moved from Houston due to Hurricane Ike | |||||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ↑ Houston gets first bowl win since 1980, ESPN, December 31, 2008.
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