2007 Air Force Falcons football team

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 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

2007 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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

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

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

South Carolina State

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

Utah

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

TCU

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

BYU

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

Navy

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

UNLV

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

Colorado State

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

Wyoming

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

New Mexico

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

Army

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

Notre Dame

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

San Diego State

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

Armed Forces Bowl

Main article: 2007 Armed Forces Bowl

See also: 2007 California Golden Bears football team

	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.