2012 Air Force Falcons football team

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2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Boise State +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Fresno State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
San Diego State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	5					4	–	8
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	11
New Mexico		1	–	7					4	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by sixth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they were defeated by Rice.

Schedule

September 112:00 p.m.Idaho State*

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

W 49–21 35,282 September 81:30 p.m.at No. 19 Michigan*

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

ABC/ESPN2L 25–31 112,522 September 228:00 p.m.at UNLV

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

ALTL 35–38 14,054 September 2912:00 p.m.Colorado State

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO (Ram–Falcon Trophy)

ALTW 42–21 38,562 October 69:30 a.m.Navy*

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

CBSL 21–28 38,927 October 135:00 p.m.at Wyoming

• War Memorial Stadium
• Laramie, WY

RTRMW 28–27 22,627 October 205:00 p.m.New Mexico

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

RTRMW 28–23 29,726 October 266:00 p.m.Nevada

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

CBSSNW 48–31 24,277 November 310:00 a.m.at Army*

• Mitchie Stadium
• West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

CBSSNL 21–41 37,707 November 101:30 p.m.at San Diego State

• Qualcomm Stadium
• San Diego, CA

NBCSNL 9–28 30,266 November 167:30 p.m.Hawaii

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry)

ESPN2W 21–7 25,213 November 241:30 p.m.at Fresno State

• Bulldog Stadium
• Fresno, CA

NBCSNL 15–48 36,240 December 299:45 a.m.vs. Rice*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)

ESPNL 14–33 40,754

Game summaries

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	14	7	21
Falcons	7	21	14	7	49

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1956	ISU, 13–7

at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	7	8	25
#19 Wolverines	7	7	14	3	31

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1964	MICH, 24–7

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	14	0	7	35
Rebels	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–4	2011	AF, 45–17

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	21	14	7	0	42
Rams	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–19–1	2011	AF, 45–21

Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Midshipmen	0	10	0	11	7	28
Falcons	7	0	7	7	0	21

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–17	2011	AF, 35–34

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28
Cowboys	6	18	3	0	27

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–21–3	2011	WYO, 25–17

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	10	0	7	6	23
Falcons	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–10	2011	AF, 42–0

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	14	7	3	31
Falcons	10	21	7	10	48

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-0	First meeting

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	14	21
Black Knights	7	13	15	6	41

See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–13–1	2011	AF, 24–14

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	6	0	9
Aztecs	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–11	2011	SDSU, 41–27

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	0	0	0	7
Falcons	0	7	14	0	21

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6–1	2001	HAW, 52–20

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	8	15
Bulldogs	21	10	14	3	48

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2000	AF, 37–34

Rice–Armed Forces Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	7	19	33
Falcons	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team and 2012 Armed Forces Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	1998	AF, 22–16

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