Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse

Air Force Falcons
men's lacrosse
Founded1967
UniversityUnited States Air Force Academy
Head coachBill Wilson (since 2018 season)
StadiumFalcon Stadium
(capacity: 46,692)
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado
ConferenceASUN Conference
NicknameFalcons
ColorsBlue 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
(4) – 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019

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]

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

The 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
Bill Wilson: 42–40 (.512) 22–12 (.647)
Total: 430–323 (.571)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to COVID-19.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2017 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide" (PDF). United States Air Force Academy.
  3. ^ "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ Koutroumpis, Peter (11 May 2014). "Myles Jones' Career Day Leads Duke Past Air Force, 20–9". InsideLacrosse.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ "SoCon to add Air Force as associate lacrosse member". Southern Conference. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

External links

  • Official website


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