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2007 Air Force Falcons football
2007 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 36–42 vs. California
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–4 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Troy Calhoun (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Horton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Falcon Stadium
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2007 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first year head coach Troy Calhoun, they played their home games at Falcon Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.

2007 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 BYU $	8	–	0	11	–	2
Air Force	6	–	2	9	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	3	9	–	4
Utah	5	–	3	9	–	4
TCU	4	–	4	8	–	5
San Diego State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Wyoming	2	–	6	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
UNLV	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina State*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 34–3	39,364
September 8	4:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	mtn.	W 20–12	43,454
September 13	6:00 p.m.	TCU	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 20–17 ^OT	31,556
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn.	L 6–31	64,502
September 29	11:00 a.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 20–31	37,615
October 6	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 31–14	35,583
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	mtn.	W 45–21	25,150
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	mtn.	W 20–12	41,531
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Versus	L 31–34	26,087
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Army*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CSTV	W 30–10	46,144
November 10	12:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 41–24	80,795
November 17	12:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 55–23	34,227
December 31	10:30 a.m.	vs. California*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 36–42	40,905
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

Roster edit

Quarterbacks

5 Shaun Carney – Senior
8 Eric Herbort – Sophomore
14 Shea Smith – Junior
13 Will McAngus – Freshman

Tailbacks

15 Jim Ollis – Senior
17 Kip McCarthy – Senior
18 Devon Ford – Sophomore
22 Brenton Byrd – Sophomore
24 Chad Smith – Senior
38 Kevin Van Hook – Sophomore

Fullbacks

21 Ryan Williams – Senior
25 Todd Newell – Junior
40 Scott Peeples – Senior
43 Justin Moore – Sophomore

Wide receivers

1 Chad Hall – Senior
7 Mark Root -Senior
10 Devin Hart -Junior
12 Mike Moffett -Senior
16 Matt Davis -Junior
19 Ty Paffett -Junior
26 Spencer Armstrong -Junior
27 Trey Eaton -Junior
28 Dal Shealy -Sophomore
80 Anthony Hemphill -Sophomore
81 Sean Quintana -Sophomore
83 Kyle Halderman -Freshman
87 Josh Cousins -Sophomore

Tight ends

82 Michael Krogh -Senior
84 Steve Shaffer -Freshman
85 Keith Madsen -Junior
86 Chris Evans -Senior
88 Travis Dekker -Junior

Offensive guards

57 Nick Charles -Sophomore
62 Peter Lusk -Sophomore
66 Ben Leung -Freshman
67 Tyler Weeks -Junior
68 Kyle Knight -Sophomore
69 Caleb Morris -Senior
71 Austin Fallin -Sophomore

Offensive tackles

60 Chris Campbell -Sophomore
64 Blaine Guenther -Senior
70 Matt Markling -Freshman
72 Richard Meldrum -Sophomore
73 Dan Holder -Senior
74 Chris Monson -Senior
75 Anthony Schelstrate -Sophomore
77 Bryce Waller -Sophomore
78 Duncan Thompson -Sophomore

Defensive ends

78 Rick Ricketts -Freshman
79 Keith Williams -Junior
91 Ryan Kemp -Junior
92 Myles Morales -Sophomore
95 Jake Paulson -Junior
96 Adam Page -Sophomore
97 Josh Clayton -Senior
99 Garrett Gilbertson -Junior

Defensive tackles

49 Ryan Gonzalez -Sophomore
56 Jared Marvin -Junior
76 Stephen Larson -Junior
93 Ben Garland -Sophomore

Linebackers

4 Julian Madrid -Senior
9 John Rabold -Senior
20 Dan Hill -Sophomore
31 Patrick Hennessey -Freshman
32 Hunter Altman -Junior
33 Drew Fowler -Senior
35 Chamberlain Herndon -Sophomore
36 Andre Morris Jr. -Freshman
41 William Keuchler -Freshman
45 John Falgout -Sophomore
47 Reinhold Leicht -Sophomore
48 Brandon Reeves -Junior
51 Aaron Shanor -Senior
52 Austin Randle -Senior
53 Ken Lamendola -Freshman
54 Blaine Hainbach -Sophomore
55 Clayton Bryant -Sophomore

Cornerbacks

2 Carson Bird -Senior
3 Nathan Smith -Senior
6 Kevin Rivers -Junior
8 Reggie Rembert -Freshman
38 Stephan Atrice -Freshman
39 Garrett Rybak -Senior
46 Eric Collins -Freshman

Safeties

11 Bobby Giannini -Senior
23 Aaron Kirchoff -Junior
29 Luke Hyder -Sophomore
30 Luke Yeager -Junior
34 Chris Thomas -Sophomore
44 Boston McClain -Junior

Punters

13 Ryan Harrison -Junior
98 Brandon Geyer -Sophomore

Placekickers

13 Ryan Harrison -Junior
27 Trey Eaton -Junior
92 Chad Gross -Freshman
94 Zack Bell -Freshman

Deep snappers

37 Tony Norman -Senior
50 Scott Howley -Junior
59 John Dolan -Sophomore

Coaching staff edit

Name	Position	Year at Air Force	Alma mater (Year)
Troy Calhoun	Head coach	1st	Air Force (1989)
Brian Knorr	Assistant head coach Inner Linebackers	6th 1992–1994 2005–Present	Air Force (1986)
Tim Horton	Offensive coordinator Wide receivers	8th 1999–2005 2007–Present	Arkansas (1990)
Tim DeRuyter	Defensive coordinator Safeties	5th 1991–1994 2007–Present	Air Force (1985)
Clay Hendrix	Offensive line	1st	Furman (1986)
Ron Burton	Defensive line	5th	North Carolina (1987)
Charlton Warren	Cornerbacks Recruiting coordinator	3rd	Air Force (1999)
Jemal Singleton	Running backs	5th	Air Force (1999)
Blane Morgan	Quarterbacks	6th	Air Force (1999)
Ben Miller	Tight ends	2nd 2002 2007–Present	Air Force (2002)
Matt Weikert	Outside linebackers	1st	Ohio (2002)
Patrick Covington	Offensive assistant	1st	Furman, (2006)
Matt McGettigan	Strength and conditioning	1st	Luther College (1987)

Game summaries edit

South Carolina State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
Falcons	7	17	7	3	34

Utah edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	7	10	20
Utes	3	0	3	6	12

TCU edit

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Horned Frogs	3	7	0	7	0	17
Falcons	0	3	0	14	3	20

BYU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	6	0	6
Cougars	7	10	7	7	31

Navy edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	10	0	20
Midshipmen	0	14	3	14	31

UNLV edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	0	7	14
Falcons	7	0	14	10	31

Colorado State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	14	10	7	45
Rams	7	0	7	7	21

Wyoming edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	6	3	0	3	12
Falcons	0	7	0	13	20

New Mexico edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	10	0	31
Lobos	10	11	7	6	34

Army edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	7	0	0	10
Falcons	3	14	7	6	30

Notre Dame edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	7	14	10	41
Fighting Irish	0	10	0	14	24

San Diego State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	10	6	0	23
Falcons	14	14	21	6	55

Armed Forces Bowl edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	14	14	14	42
Falcons	7	14	6	9	36

Falcons quarterback Shaun Carney falls into the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown.

Summary