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2011 Air Force

7–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Troy Calhoun.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 2011, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 37–20; lost vs. No. 25 TCU 19–35; won vs. Tennessee State 63–24; won at Navy 35–34; lost at Notre Dame 33–59; lost vs. San Diego State 27–41; lost at No. 5 Boise State 26–37; won at New Mexico 42–0; won vs. Army 24–14; lost vs. Wyoming 17–25; won vs. UNLV 45–17; won at Colorado State 45–21; lost vs. Toledo 41–42+42−26Won 37–20 vs. South Dakota+17South DakotaLost 19–35 vs. No. 25 TCU-16No. 25 TCUWon 63–24 vs. Tennessee State+39Tennessee StateWon 35–34 at Navy+1NavyLost 33–59 at Notre Dame-26Notre DameLost 27–41 vs. San Diego State-14San Diego StateLost 26–37 at No. 5 Boise State-11No. 5 Boise StateWon 42–0 at New Mexico+42New MexicoWon 24–14 vs. Army+10ArmyLost 17–25 vs. Wyoming-8WyomingWon 45–17 vs. UNLV+28UNLVWon 45–21 at Colorado State+24Colorado StateLost 41–42 vs. Toledo-1Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSouth DakotaW 37–⁠2090%
Sep 10vs25TCUL 19–⁠3543%
Sep 24vsTennessee StateW 63–⁠2491%
Oct 1atNavyW 35–⁠3441%
Oct 8atNotre DameL 33–⁠5937%
Oct 13vsSan Diego StateL 27–⁠4163%
Oct 22at5Boise StateL 26–⁠3714%
Oct 29atNew MexicoW 42–⁠079%
Nov 5vsArmyW 24–⁠1473%
Nov 12vsWyomingL 17–⁠2573%
Nov 19vsUNLVW 45–⁠1783%
Nov 26atColorado StateW 45–⁠2171%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsToledoMilitary BowlL 41–⁠4241%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 42–⁠41 in the Military Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
454–⁠369
Coach
Troy Calhoun
Elo
1540 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 67 of 120; offense No. 30, defense No. 91, special teams No. 50
SRS
−0.5 No. 63 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 89
Offensive coordinators
Clay Hendrix, Blane Morgan and Mike Thiessen
Defensive coordinators
Matt Wallerstedt and Charlton Warren
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 120
  • Defense106th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted116th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%0.928th of 120
Defense0.1349%0.82106th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.10 def		45% off
48% def		—11th off
116th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 312% allowed
Defense0.1own 313% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Air Force are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Matt Rochell OG★★No. 1795
Aaryn Bouzos S★★No. 1795
Courtney Whitehead WR★★No. 1795
Troy Timmerman SDE★★No. 1795
Vegas Johnson RB★★No. 1795

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers52.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs62.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class242.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 91

The 2011 roster

91 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU7–⁠011–⁠214
Boise State6–⁠112–⁠18
Wyoming5–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠38–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State1–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠62–⁠10
New Mexico1–⁠61–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.