| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Air Force Falcons |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Division: | Mountain Division |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 10–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Troy Calhoun |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Off Coach: | Clay Hendrix |
| Oc Year: | 10th |
| Def Coach: | Steve Russ |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Triple-option/Spread hybrid |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Falcon Stadium |
| Champion: | Arizona Bowl champions Commander-in-Chief's Trophy champion |
| Bowl: | Arizona Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 45–21 vs. South Alabama |
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.
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.[1]
Schedule Source:[2]
| Name | Position | Consecutive seasons at Air Force in current position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 10th | |||
| Steve Russ | Defensive coordinator / defensive backs / associate head coach | align=center | 4th, 5th | |
| Mike Thiessen | align=center | 10th | ||
| align=center | 10th | |||
| Matt McGettigan | Strength and conditioning coach | align=center | 10th | |
| align=center | 3rd | |||
| Matt Weikert | align=center | 10th | ||
| Jake Campbell | Backfield assistant coach | align=center | 5th, 10th | |
| Tim Cross | Defensive line coach | align=center | 3rd | |
| Running backs coach / special teams coordinator | align=center | 10th, 11th | ||
| Steed Lobotzke | align=center | 2nd | ||
| Secondary coach | align=center | 7th | ||
| Maj. Ross Weaver | Assistant offensive line | align=center | 3rd | |
| Jake Moreland | align=center | 5th | ||
| Steve Senn | Director of recruiting and player personnel | align=center | 11th | |
| Maj. Dylan Newman | Defensive assistant and senior military rep. | align=center | 2nd | |
| Chis Miller | Director of football video operations | align=center | 2nd | |
| Janel Mitchell | Administrative assistant | align=center | 1st | |
| Scott Richardson | Equipment supervisor and head football equipment manager | align=center | 1st | |
| Ernest "Ernie" Sedelmyer | Athletic football trainer | align=center | 17th | |
| Mark Peters | Athletic trainer | align=center | 2nd |
See also: 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team.
See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team.
See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.
See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team.
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team.
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.
See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team.
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team.
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team. This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years
See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team and 2016 Arizona Bowl.