The 2016 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Falcons were led by tenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium.

They finished the season 10–3, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain Division.

They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

[1] This marked the first time since Nevada, Air Force has beaten Boise State three straight years