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American college football season
2015 Air Force Falcons football |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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Division | Mountain Division |
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Record | 8–6 (6–2 MW) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Clay Hendrix (9th season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Blane Morgan (9th as Coordinator, 14th overall season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Mike Thiessen (7th as coordinator, 9th overall season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Steve Russ (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Matt Weikert (2nd as coordinator, 9th overall season) |
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Home stadium | Falcon Stadium (Capacity: 46,692) |
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Seasons |
The 2015 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by ninth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 8–6, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division championship. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion San Diego State. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Morgan State* | | RTRM | W 63–7 | 33,734 |
September 12 | 8:15 p.m. | San Jose State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| ESPNU | W 37–16 | 22,389 |
September 19 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 4 Michigan State* | | ABC | L 21–35 | 74,211 |
October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | | CBSSN | L 11–33 | 32,705 |
October 10 | 8:15 p.m. | Wyoming | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| ESPN2 | W 31–17 | 22,023 |
October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | | CBSSN | L 23–38 | 32,546 |
October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Fresno State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 20,213 |
October 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at Hawaii | | CBSSN | W 58–7 | 22,430 |
November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Army* | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
| ESPNU | W 20–3 | 37,716 |
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah State | - Falcon Stadium
- Colorado Springs, CO
| ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 20,083 |
November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Boise State | | ESPN2 | W 37–30 | 30,332 |
November 28 | 8:15 p.m. | at New Mexico | | ESPNU | L 35–47 | 18,868 |
December 5 | 5:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 20,959 |
December 29 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. California | | ESPN | L 36–55 | 38,915 |
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Game summaries
Morgan State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bears
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
Falcons
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7
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21
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28
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7 |
63 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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First meeting
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San Jose State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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7
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0
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9
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0 |
16 |
Falcons
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7
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7
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3
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20 |
37 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–1
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1997
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SJSU, 25–22
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at Michigan State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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7
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0
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7
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7 |
21 |
No.4 Spartans
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14
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14
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7
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0 |
35 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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First meeting
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at Navy
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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0
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0
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3
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8 |
11 |
Midshipmen
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7
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14
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6
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6 |
33 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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28–19
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2014
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AF, 30–21
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Wyoming
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Cowboys
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0
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3
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0
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14 |
17 |
Falcons
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0
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7
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7
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17 |
31 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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28–22–3
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2014
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AF, 17–13
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at Colorado State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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6
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7
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0
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10 |
23 |
Rams
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14
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7
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14
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3 |
38 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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32–20–1
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2014
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AF, 27–24
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Fresno State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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14
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0
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0
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0 |
14 |
Falcons
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7
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14
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14
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7 |
42 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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4–3
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2012
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FRES, 48–15
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at Hawaii
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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14
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20
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3
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21 |
58 |
Rainbow Warriors
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0
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0
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0
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7 |
7 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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12–6
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2012
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AF, 21–7
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Army
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Black Knights
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0
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0
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3
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0 |
3 |
Falcons
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0
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10
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0
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10 |
20 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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34–14–1
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2014
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AF, 23–6
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Utah State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Aggies
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14
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0
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14
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0 |
28 |
Falcons
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14
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7
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14
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0 |
35 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–2
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2014
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AF, 34–16
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at Boise State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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3
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21
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10
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3 |
37 |
Broncos
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13
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0
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7
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10 |
30 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–2
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2014
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AF, 28–14
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at New Mexico
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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7
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7
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7
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14 |
35 |
Lobos
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14
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17
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3
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13 |
47 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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21–11
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2014
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AF, 35–11
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Mountain West Championship Game–at San Diego State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Falcons
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7
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3
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7
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7 |
24 |
Aztecs
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0
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10
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7
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10 |
27 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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19–14
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2014
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SDSU, 30–14
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Armed Forces Bowl–California
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Golden Bears
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14
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21
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17
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3 |
55 |
Falcons
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7
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14
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8
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7 |
36 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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2–6
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2007
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CAL, 42–36
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