2011 Air Force Falcons football team

The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fifth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they were defeated by Toledo, 42–41. With wins over Army and Navy, Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second consecutive year.

2011 Air Force Falcons football
Military Bowl, L 41–42 vs. Toledo
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clay Hendrix (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Blane Morgan (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Thiessen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Wallerstedt (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692)
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 TCU $		7	–	0					11	–	2
No. 8 Boise State		6	–	1					12	–	1
Wyoming		5	–	2					8	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	3					8	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					7	–	6
Colorado State		1	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	6					2	–	10
New Mexico		1	–	6					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 37–20	39,105^[1]
September 10	1:30 p.m.	No. 25 TCU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Versus	L 19–35	42,107
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 63–24	33,487
October 1	10:00 a.m.	at Navy*	Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 35–34 ^OT	37,506
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 33–59	80,795
October 13	6:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 27–41	27,490^[2]
October 22	1:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	Versus	L 26–37	34,196^[3]
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Mtn.	W 42–0	16,691
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 24–14	46,709^[4]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	L 17–25	33,823
November 19	4:00 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Mtn.	W 45–17	24,401
November 26	4:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	Mtn.	W 45–21	14,107
December 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. Toledo*	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 41–42	25,042
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Depth chart

Defense FS Chris Miller ⋅ WLB ILB ILB SLB Jordan Waiwaiole Brady Amack Patrick Hennessey ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Brian Lindsay ⋅ CB Jon Davis ⋅ DE NT DE Zach Payne Harry Kehs Ryan Gardner ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Anthony Wright ⋅ Offense WR Jonathan Warzeka ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Jason Kons Jordan Eason Michael Hester A.J. Wallerstein Kevin Whitt ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Joshua Freeman ⋅ WR Mikel Hunter ⋅ QB Tim Jefferson ⋅ RB Asher Clark ⋅ FB Wes Cobb ⋅

Game summaries

Navy

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Air Force 14 7 0 7 7 35 Navy 3 0 7 18 6 34 Date: October 1 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary 1 13:30 AF Ty MacCurthur 52-yard pass from Tim Jefferson (Parker Herrington kick) AF 7-0 1 4:45 AF Tim Jefferson 2-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 14-0 1 0:14 NAVY Jon Teague 25-yard field goal AF 14-3 2 12:26 AF Asher Clark 23-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 21-3 3 5:00 NAVY Kriss Proctor 2-yard run (Jon Teague kick) AF 21-10 4 14:55 AF Asher Clark 6-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 28-10 4 9:34 NAVY Kriss Proctor 7-yard run (Jon Teague kick) AF 28-17 4 2:04 NAVY Jon Teague 37-yard field goal AF 28-20 4 0:19 NAVY Gee Gee Greene 5-yard pass from Kriss Proctor (Alexander Teich run) Tied 28-28 OT NAVY Kriss Proctor 1-yard run (kick failed) NAVY 34-28 OT AF Tim Jefferson 1-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 35-34

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Army

1 2 3 4 Total Army 14 0 0 0 14 • Air Force 0 0 21 3 24 Date: November 5 Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary 1 9:19 ARMY Max Jenkins 1-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) ARMY 7-0 1 1:58 ARMY Larry Dixon 13-yard run (Alex Carlton kick) ARMY 14-0 3 11:55 AF Parker Herrington 37-yard field goal ARMY 14-3 3 4:54 AF Tim Jefferson 2-yard run (Asher Clark run) ARMY 14-11 3 3:35 AF Parker Herrington 35-yard field goal Tied 14-14 3 0:15 AF Tim Jefferson 1-yard run (Parker Herrington kick) AF 21-14 4 11:49 AF Parker Herrington 39-yard field goal AF 24-14

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References

1. "South Dakota Coyotes vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
2. "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. October 13, 2011.
3. "Air Force Falcons vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011.
4. "Army Black Knights vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
5. "Air Force vs. Navy - Game Recap - October 1, 2011 - ESPN".
6. "Army vs. Air Force - Game Recap - November 5, 2011 - ESPN".