2017 Air Force Falcons football team

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2017 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		5	–	3					8	–	5
Utah State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Air Force		4	–	4					5	–	7
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Fresno State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
San Diego State		6	–	2					10	–	3
UNLV		4	–	4					5	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by eleventh-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Schedule

September 212:00 p.m.VMI*

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

ESPN3W 62–037,286 September 1610:00 a.m.at No. 7 Michigan*

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

BTNL 13–29111,387 September 235:00 p.m.No. 22 San Diego State

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

CBSSNL 24–2827,575 September 305:00 p.m.at New Mexico

• Dreamstyle Stadium
• Albuquerque, NM

CBSSNL 38–5621,864 October 71:30 p.m.at Navy*

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

CBSSNL 45–4838,792 October 1412:00 p.m.UNLV

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

ATTSNRMW 34–3026,679 October 207:30 p.m.at Nevada

• Mackay Stadium
• Reno, NV

CBSSNW 45–4216,789 October 281:00 p.m.at Colorado State

• Colorado State Stadium
• Fort Collins, CO (Rivalry)

CBSSNW 45–2833,074 November 41:30 p.m.Army*

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

CBSSNL 0–2141,875 November 118:15 p.m.Wyoming

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

ESPNUL 14–2824,257 November 188:15 p.m.at Boise State

• Albertsons Stadium
• Boise, ID

ESPN2L 19–4433,030 November 258:15 p.m.Utah State

• Falcon Stadium
• Colorado Springs, CO

ESPN2W 38–3517,252

Game summaries

VMI

See also: 2017 VMI Keydets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	14	21	14	13	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Michigan

See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	0	13
No. 7 Wolverines	3	6	10	10	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	MICH, 31–25

San Diego State

See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Aztecs	0	7	7	14	28
Falcons	6	3	0	15	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–15	2015	SDSU, 27–24

at New Mexico

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	21	3	14	38
Lobos	7	7	21	21	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–13	2016	AF, 45–40

at Navy

See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	14	21	45
Midshipmen	7	21	10	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–20	2016	AF, 28–14

UNLV

See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	17	10	3	0	30
Falcons	0	7	13	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–6	2014	AF, 48–21

at Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	7	10	45
Wolf Pack	14	6	8	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	AF, 45–38OT

at Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team and Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	3	14	45
Rams	14	7	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–21–1	2016	AF, 49–46

Army

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	7	0	7	21
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–14–1	2016	AF, 31–12

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	14	0	7	28
Falcons	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–24–3	2016	WYO, 35–26

at Boise State

See also: 2017 Boise State Broncos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	9	19
Broncos	17	10	10	7	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2016	AF, 27–20

Utah State

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2016	AF, 27–20