The 2023 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Troy Calhoun, the Falcons compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ4 with a mark of 5âÂÂ3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW. Air Force was invited to the Armed Forces Bowl, where the Falcons defeated James Madison. The team played home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Air Force Falcons drew an average home attendance of 29,616 in 2023.
The 2023 Mountain West preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Falcons were predicted to finish second in the conference.
For the game against Navy, Air Force commemorated the Doolittle Raiders with the 2023 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniforms.
The Doolittle Raiders were the 80 crew members of 16 B-25B Mitchell bombers who launched the first raid on mainland Japan during World War II on April 18, 1942, led by United States Army Air Force Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle.
The uniform featured a chrome helmet with an image of a B-25 aircraft on the right side, while the left bore the Raiders squadron patch designed by the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association. The jersey featured letters and numbers resembling the riveted aluminum used in the B-25's construction. The left sleeve featured another Raiders squadron patch. The pants featured the roundel logo on the left front, which includes the roundel that appeared on the aircraft. The Raiders mantra, "Ever into Peril", appeared down the right side of the pants, while the French translation "Toujours au Danger" is on the left leg.
<small>(Please note that the Air Force football team rarely lists freshman players on their official roster)</small>