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The Air Force Falcons are the sports team that represent the United States Air Force Academy. The Falcons men's team takes part in seventeen sports, American football being one of them. They are members of the Mountain West Conference and compete in NCAA's Division I, Football Bowl Subdivision. The Nicholls State Colonels are the varsity sports team which represents the Nicholls State University. They compete in NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision and play in the Southland Conference. The Falcons and the Colonels will face off against each other at the Falcon Stadium, which will be the home opener game for the Falcons. Get Air Force Falcons vs Nicholls State Colonels tickets and watch the experienced Falcons and the competitive Colonels live in action.
The Falcons hail from El Paso County which is just north of Colorado Springs in Colorado, where the Air Force Academy has been established since 1953. They have a pretty impressive all time win record that tips over point five four, having won three hundred and thirty seven games. They have won the Western Athletic Conference three times. Out of the three championships, they were co-champions twice, in 1985 and a decade later, in 1995. Their third and latest division title came in 1998. The Falcons have also routinely competed for the Commander in Chief's Trophy, which is held between teams from the Air Force, Army and the Navy. They have won the trophy numerous times and are especially known for winning the trophy six years in a row between 1997 and 2002.
The Nicholls State University was established in 1948 and is based in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Their football team played their first game in 1972. Being a younger team than the Falcons, the colonels have played fewer games and have registered one hundred and eighty seven wins. Their overall record shows a win percentage that is just over .41. The Colonels have won three Conference championships. In 1975 they won the Gulf South Conference, followed by the Gulf Star Conference in 1984. Their last championships win came in 2005, when they were crowned the Southland Conference Champions.
Over the past years, the Colonels have produced fifteen players who earned the honor of becoming Consensus All-Americans and the Falcons have produced five such players. The Falcons have "The Bird" as their mascot, while Colonel Tillou is the mascot of the Nicholls State Colonels. The Falcons will come marching out to the "Falcon Fight Song" when they take to the field. Get Air Force Falcons vs Nicholls State Colonels tickets and don't miss this exciting fixture between the two equally balanced sides, as they prepare to give their best on the field.