Air Force football team ranked second nationally in APR
Falcons quarterback Tim Jefferson hands the ball to fullback Jared Tew during the 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force defeated the University of Houston 47-20 on Dec. 31. The U.S. Air Force Academy football team here has the second-highest multi-year Academic Progress Rate of any team in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Falcons will launch back into action for the 2010 season Sept. 4, 2010 against Northwestern State. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Bill Evans)