2016 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.
Schedule
Air Force is to play Boise State, Colorado State and Hawaii at home and Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming on the road, but the official dates and kickoff times are scheduled to be released within the coming weeks of February 2016.Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Consecutive seasons at Air Force in current position |
| Troy Calhoun | Head Coach | 10th |
| Steve Russ | Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs / Associate Head Coach | 4th, 5th |
| Mike Thiessen | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 10th |
| Clay Hendrix | Offensive Line / Associate Head Coach | 10th |
| Matt McGettigan | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 10th |
| Ron Vanderlinden | Inside Linebackers Coach | 3rd |
| Matt Weikert | Outside Linebackers Coach | 10th |
| Jake Campbell | Backfield Assistant Coach | 5th, 10th |
| Tim Cross | Defensive Line Coach | 3rd |
| Ben Miller | Running Backs Coach / Special Teams Coordinator | 10th, 11th |
| Steed Lobotzke | Tight-Ends Coach | 2nd |
| John Rudzinski | Secondary Coach | 7th |
| Maj. Ross Weaver | Assistant Offensive Line | 3rd |
| Jake Moreland | Receivers Coach | 5th |
| Steve Senn | director of recruiting and player personnel | 11th |
| Maj. Dylan Newman | Defensive Assistant/Senior Military Rep. | 2nd |
| Chis Miller | director of football video operations | 2nd |
| Janel Mitchell | Administrative Assistant | 1st |
| Scott Richardson | Equipment Supervisor/Head Football Equipment Manager | 1st |
| Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer | Athletic Football Trainer | 17th |
| Mark Peters | Athletic Trainer | 2nd |