Division I · Mountain West Conference
U.S. Air Force Academy Football
USAF Academy, CO · the Falcons · U.S. Air Force Academy overview
995
APR
99% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
U.S. Air Force Academy fields a football team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 964, with 99% of players retained year to year.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Division I roster cap105 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Calhoun head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,124undergraduates · 4,124 students in all
Women 29% Men 71%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 9,543 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Football
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
Cost
Full picture →Campus safety
Full picture →No campus safety figures on file.
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research U.S. Air Force Academy
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid—Sticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 4,124Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety—Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 51 | 135 | $2.4M | — | 100% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 143 | $3.1M | — | 60% | |
| University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference | 72 | 118 | $43M | 955 | 83% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Big Sky Conference | 97 | 120 | $5.7M | 968 | 86% | |
| Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 109 | 108 | $21M | 954 | 90% | |
| Western Colorado University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 114 | 147 | $2.1M | — | 97% | |
| Adams State University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 119 | 130 | $1.2M | — | — |
Other football programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 8 over cap | 113 | $21M | $184,554 | 964 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 12 over cap | 117 | $15M | $125,905 | 943 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 9 over cap | 114 | $14M | $121,552 | 949 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 38 over cap | 143 | $13M | $92,301 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 12 over cap | 117 | $13M | $111,896 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 12 over cap | 117 | $13M | $110,970 | 987 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 2 | 103 | $12M | $115,902 | 952 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 9 over cap | 114 | $11M | $97,036 | 941 | vs | |
| North Dakota State University 25 over cap | 130 | $8.4M | $64,257 | 986 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 995 | vs |
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