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
(5) – 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024

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]

  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.