2020 Air Force Falcons football team


The 2020 Air Force Falcons football team will represent the United States Air Force Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons will be led by fourteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and play their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They will compete as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2019 season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Lott IMPACT TrophyDemonte MeeksLBSR
Davey O'Brien AwardDonald Hammond IIIQBSR
Outland TrophyParker FergusonOLSR
Outland TrophyNolan LaufenbergOLSR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020 virtually, but were indefinitely postponed.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Falcons were predicted to finish in third place in the MW Mountain Division.

Preseason All−Mountain West Team

The Falcons had three players selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team; two from the offense and one from the defense.
Offense
Parker Ferguson – OL
Nolan Laufenberg - OL
Defense
Demonte Meeks – LB

Schedule

Air Force had a game scheduled against Purdue on September 19, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.