2009 Air Force Falcons football team

2009 Air Force Falcons football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 47–20 vs. Houston
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClay Hendrix (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeTriple option
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 TCU $  8 0   12 1  
No. 12 BYU  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Utah  6 2   10 3  
Air Force  5 3   8 5  
Wyoming  4 4   7 6  
UNLV  3 5   5 7  
San Diego State  2 6   4 8  
New Mexico  1 7   1 11  
Colorado State  0 8   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-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 defeated Houston. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado