The Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse team represents the United States Air Force Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1967. Air Force plays its home games at Falcon Stadium, which has a capacity of 46,692. The Falcons played their first season in the ASUN Conference in spring 2022 after having played the previous six seasons in the Southern Conference, with previous conference membership in the Great Western Lacrosse League and the ECAC Lacrosse League. Through 2019, the team has an all–time record of 403–298.[2]
| Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1967 |
| University | United States Air Force Academy |
| Head coach | Bill Wilson (since 2018 season) |
| Stadium | Falcon Stadium (capacity: 46,692) |
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Conference | ASUN Conference |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Colors | Blue and silver[1] |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| (1) – 1971 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (5) – 1971, 1988, 2014, 2016, 2017 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| (3) – 2014, 2016, 2017 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| (5) – 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024 | |
The Falcons appeared in the first NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1971, losing to Maryland 10–1.[3] In 2014, Air Force won its first NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament game, defeating Richmond in a play-in game, 13–5, before falling to Duke, 20–9, in the first round.[4]
In 2016, the Falcons joined the Southern Conference as an associate member for men's lacrosse, increasing the conference's membership to eight teams.[5] Since then, Air Force has captured three regular-season conference championships and two conference tournament championships, with NCAA tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017.
After the 2021 season, Air Force men's lacrosse joined the newly reinstated men's lacrosse league of the ASUN Conference.[6]
Season results
editThe following is a list of Air Force's results by season since it began NCAA lacrosse competition in 1971:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Keating (Independent) (1968–1974) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Jim Keating | 10–1 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1972 | Jim Keating | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1973 | Jim Keating | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1974 | Jim Keating | 9–2 | |||||||
| Jim Keating: | 58–17 (.773) | ||||||||
| Bill Markham (Independent) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Bill Markham | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1976 | Bill Markham | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1977 | Bill Markham | 11–3 | |||||||
| Bill Markham: | 23–8 (.742) | ||||||||
| Dan Ulmer (Independent) (1978–1979) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Dan Ulmer | 9–4 | |||||||
| 1979 | Dan Ulmer | 11–5 | |||||||
| Dan Ulmer: | 20–9 (.690) | ||||||||
| Charles Stevens (Independent) (1980–1983) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Charles Stevens | 11–4 | |||||||
| 1981 | Charles Stevens | 11–2 | |||||||
| 1982 | Charles Stevens | 10–3 | |||||||
| 1983 | Charles Stevens | 6–6 | |||||||
| Charles Stevens: | 38–15 (.717) | ||||||||
| Rich Long (Independent) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Rich Long | 12–1 | |||||||
| Rich Long: | 12–1(.923) | ||||||||
| Scott Petosa (Independent) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Scott Petosa | 10–4 | |||||||
| 1986 | Scott Petosa | 15–2 | |||||||
| Mike Hittle (Independent) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Mike Hittle | 12–4 | |||||||
| Mike Hittle: | 12–4 (.750) | ||||||||
| Scott Petosa (Independent) (1988–1989) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Scott Petosa | 13–4 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1989 | Scott Petosa | 10–3 | |||||||
| Scott Petosa: | 48–13 (.787) | ||||||||
| Chris Cicere (Independent) (1990–1992) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Chris Cicere | 9–7 | |||||||
| 1991 | Chris Cicere | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1992 | Chris Cicere | 9–7 | |||||||
| Chris Cicere: | 26–20 (.565) | ||||||||
| Tom Duggan (Great Western Lacrosse League) (1993–1994) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Tom Duggan | 5–7 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1994 | Tom Duggan | 5–8 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Tom Duggan: | 10–15 (.400) | 2–5 (.286) | |||||||
| Terry Leary (Great Western Lacrosse League) (1995–1997) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Terry Leary | 9–3 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 1996 | Terry Leary | 7–4 | 0–4 | ||||||
| 1997 | Terry Leary | 7–5 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Terry Leary: | 23–12 (.657) | 4–7 (.364) | |||||||
| Fred Acee (Great Western Lacrosse League) (1998–2008) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Fred Acee | 4–7 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 1999 | Fred Acee | 2–11 | 0–4 | ||||||
| 2000 | Fred Acee | 2–12 | 0–4 | ||||||
| 2001 | Fred Acee | 3–12 | 0–5 | ||||||
| 2002 | Fred Acee | 4–8 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 2003 | Fred Acee | 3–10 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 2004 | Fred Acee | 4–8 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 2005 | Fred Acee | 4–8 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 2006 | Fred Acee | 7–9 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 2007 | Fred Acee | 2–10 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 2008 | Fred Acee | 3–9 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Fred Acee: | 38–104 (.268) | 11–41 (.212) | |||||||
| Eric Seremet (Great Western Lacrosse League) (2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Eric Seremet | 7–7 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Eric Seremet (ECAC Lacrosse League) (2010–2014) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Eric Seremet | 1–13 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2011 | Eric Seremet | 6–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Eric Seremet | 6–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2013 | Eric Seremet | 7–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2014 | Eric Seremet | 11–6 | 3–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Eric Seremet (Independent) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Eric Seremet | 8–7 | |||||||
| Eric Seremet (Southern Conference) (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Eric Seremet | 15–3 | 7–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2017 | Eric Seremet | 12–6 | 6–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Eric Seremet: | 73–63 (.537) | 26–23 (.531) | |||||||
| Bill Wilson (Southern Conference) (2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Bill Wilson | 5–10 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Bill Wilson | 10–5 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2020 | Bill Wilson | 4–3 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Bill Wilson | 4–9 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Bill Wilson (ASUN Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Bill Wilson | 8–7 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023 | Bill Wilson | 11–6 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Bill Wilson | 9–6 | 8–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Bill Wilson: | 51–46 (.526) | 30–13 (.698) | |||||||
| Total: | 439–329 (.572) | ||||||||
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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to COVID-19.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "2017 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide" (PDF). United States Air Force Academy.
- ^ "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Koutroumpis, Peter (11 May 2014). "Myles Jones' Career Day Leads Duke Past Air Force, 20–9". InsideLacrosse.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "SoCon to add Air Force as associate lacrosse member". Southern Conference. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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