2008 Air Force Falcons football team

2008 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl, L 28–34 vs. Houston
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBlane Morgan (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Utah $  8 0   13 0  
No. 7 TCU  7 1   11 2  
No. 25 BYU  6 2   10 3  
Air Force  5 3   8 5  
Colorado State  4 4   7 6  
UNLV  2 6   5 7  
New Mexico  2 6   4 8  
Wyoming  1 7   4 8  
San Diego State  1 7   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons lost to Houston. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado