Head Coach Troy Calhoun The purpose of the United States Air Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force Force Academy is to develop young people set 13 Academy bowl team records in the of strong character who graduate and serve dominant victory. The team also set six school as outstanding leaders on active duty and be- records during the 2009 season. Calhoun was yond. It’s a purpose Troy Calhoun thoroughly named Coach of the Year by the Colorado respects and realizes is necessary for our Chapter of the National Football Foundation country. Calhoun left the NFL as an offensive for his efforts. coordinator in 2007 to embrace the mission Calhoun’s 2007 and 2008 Air Force teams of the Air Force Academy and accomplish finished 9-4 and 8-5, respectively, and both what was once considered nearly impos- earned bowl bids. The 2007 Falcons were the sible: building a service academy program only team in Air Force history to win road that often earns a postseason bowl bid while games at Notre Dame, Utah and Colorado playing in one of college football’s best con- State in the same season. The five-game turn- ferences. Six of his seven years Air Force has around from 2006, in which Air Force was 4-8, been to a bowl under Calhoun’s guidance. was the largest in the nation that season by The coach has guided Air Force to a 49-41 ca- a first-year head coach. The five-game turn- reer record entering his eighth season. is annually amongst the finest of the 127 around was the best in school history since Air Force student-athletes must com- schools that play at the FBS level of college the 1958 team had a school-record turn- plete the nation’s most demanding academic football. From May 2007 through the pres- around of six games. curriculum while further embedding the heart ent, Air Force Football’s multi-year APR has Air Force’s nine wins tied Calhoun for and character that are crucial for serving finished above the nation’s 90th percentile the most wins ever at a service academy by a America. Cadets at the Academy must work five of the last seven years which is more first-year head coach, matching the mark set through courses that require finishing over than any ball sport at any service academy. by Ben Martin in 1958. The six MWC wins set 140 semester hours. Strong character traits, This includes a most recent single year APR in a new Academy standard and were two wins to include respect, teamwork, courage, spirit, 2013 of 997. Air Force football’s most recent better than the previous mark for conference discipline, honesty and toughness, are the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is 93 percent. wins by a first-year head coach at the Acad- bedrock of the leadership qualities Air Force In addition to being one of the nation’s best emy. Calhoun was named the Mountain West football players utilize while serving as of- in regards to the NCAA’s APR and GSR, 141 Conference’s Coach of the Year for his efforts. ficers in the United States Air Force. Calhoun of 142 seniors (99%) who have played for In addition, he was named Coach of the Year and his staff have come up with a way to Calhoun since 2007 have graduated from the in Region 5 by the American Football Coaches manage the varied demands of their players United States Air Force Academy and served Association and was one of eight finalists for and lead them into a cohesive team that has as officers for our nation. the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the fared quite well both on and off the field in Calhoun is the only coach in the history Year Award. He was also one of seven final- his seven seasons as head coach. of service academy team ball sports to lead ists for the AFCA National Coach of the Year Calhoun’s players are extraordinarily teams to a post-season bid six consecutive award. successful finishing their academic and lead- years. They have done this while playing very Calhoun brought to Air Force a wealth of ership responsibilities. The Air Force football strong opponents. Calhoun’s 2009 Air Force experience at the collegiate and professional team’s NCAA APR (Academic Progress Report) squad was the only team in the last 50 years levels that was flooded with success at every of service academy football to play at least four ranked teams and win a bowl game in the same season. In the 100-plus year history of service academy football, Calhoun is the first coach to lead teams to at least six wins and a bowl game in each of his first six sea- sons. Air Force earned a bid in 2012 to the Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force won its second straight Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy (and record 18th overall) in 2011, the first back- to-back titles at the Academy since 2001-02 and earned their fifth straight bowl game in the Military Bowl. The 2010 team finished 9-4 overall and won Air Force’s 17th Commander- in-Chief’s Trophy championship with wins over Army and Navy. The Falcons closed the season with a victory over Georgia Tech of the ACC, 14-7, in the Independence Bowl. Calhoun was named Coach of the Year by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation. The 2009 Air Force team finished 8-5 overall and concluded with a convincing 47-20 win over 25th-ranked Houston in the 2014 Air Force Football -- 37 Head Coach Troy Calhoun stop prior to the Academy. Calhoun came to defense was stout against the run, finishing PERSONAL the Academy after serving as offensive coor- second in the NFL with 85.2 yards per game. Date of Birth ....................... Sept. 6, 1966 dinator and quarterbacks coach for the Hous- Denver finished with an undefeated record at Hometown: ........................ Roseburg, Ore. ton Texans in 2006. The Texans were one of home during the regular season for the fifth Wife: ................................... Amanda Children: ............................. Tyler, Amelia only two NFL teams to triple their number of time in team history. During Calhoun’s three Years in Coaching: .............. 21st wins from the previous year. The 2006 Texans years in Denver, the Broncos made the play- AF/Career Record: .............. 49-41 (7 years) were the last team to defeat the Indianapolis offs every season, averaging over 11 wins a Colts on their way to the Super Bowl champi- year. BACKGROUND/HONORS onship. On offense, the Texans had the NFL’s Prior to the NFL, Calhoun was an of- • 1989 graduate of the Academy leading receiver (Pro Bowler Andre Johnson fensive coordinator for six seasons on the • First Academy graduate to be head coach with 103 catches), the NFL’s best quarterback collegiate level. He began his coaching career • 16 years as a college coach completion percentage (68.4 percent) and at Air Force, where he worked as a graduate • 4 years in the NFL their quarterback tied a NFL record against assistant from 1989-90. He started at quar- • 2007 MWC coach of the year Buffalo with 22 straight completions. terback for the Academy in 1986 and was one • 2007 Region 5 coach of the year • Finalist for national coach of the year (2007) Calhoun became a well-rounded NFL of only two freshmen to letter for the 1985 • Tied as the winningest first-year head coach in coach, working as a defensive assistant, spe- team. school history cial teams assistant and offensive assistant Calhoun served his country from 1989- • Winningest first-year head coach in school with the Denver Broncos from 2003-05. He 95 as an active duty officer in the Air Force. history for conference games began his NFL coaching career by serving He was an assistant coach for the Falcons • Colorado Coach of the Year (NFF), 2007, 2010 on the defensive side of the ball in 2003. He in 1993-94. He moved to Ohio University in • Semifinalist for 2010 National Coach of helped coach the NFL’s fourth-best defense. the spring of 1995 where he served as the the Year honors The Broncos’ defense ranked seventh against quarterbacks coach for two seasons. Calhoun the run and sixth against the pass. Denver’s was promoted to offensive coordinator in COACHING EXPERIENCE defense yielded a mere 17.6 points per game 1997. During his first season at the helm, the Air Force, Head Coach 2007-Present Houston Texans, Off. Coord./QBs 2006 as they made the playoffs Denver Broncos 2003-05 for the first time since Asst. to Head Coach 2005 2000. Off./Special Teams Asst. 2004 In 2004, Calhoun Defensive Assistant 2003 moved to become an as- Wake Forest, Offensive Coord. 2001-02 sistant on offense and Ohio, Offensive Coord. 1996-00 worked with the special Ohio, Quarterbacks 1995-96 teams. The offense ranked Air Force, JV/Varsity Asst. 1993-94 Air Force, Grad Asst. 1989-90 fifth in the NFL, averaging 395.8 yards per game. Cal- CALHOUN VS. OPPONENTS houn worked closely with Army ........................................................6-1 Broncos head coach Mike BYU* ........................................................1-3 Shanahan in the 2005 Boise State* .............................................0-2 season, serving as the as- California# ...............................................0-1 sistant to the head coach. Colorado State* .......................................6-1 The Broncos won the AFC FCS ...........................................................8-0 West title for the 10th Fresno State* ..........................................0-1 time in their history and Georgia Tech# .........................................1-0 played for the AFC Cham- Hawai’i* ...................................................1-0 pionship game for the first Houston## ...............................................2-1 time in seven seasons.