List of Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey seasons

This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by the Air Force Academy in men's ice hockey.

The Air Force has made seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament, all as a consequence of winning the Atlantic Hockey tournament. The Falcons have won three games, twice defeating the #1 team in the nation.

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA D-I Champions	NCAA Frozen Four	Conference regular season champions	Conference Playoff Champions

Season^[1]	Conference	Regular season^[a]														Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference									Overall
		GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
University Division
Vic Heyliger (1968 — 1974)
1968–69	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	6	12	0	.333
1969–70	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	11	17	1	.397
1970–71	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	15	11	2	.571
1971–72	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	25	6	0	.806
1972–73	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	16	16	0	.500
Division I
1973–74	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	12	15	0	.444
John Matchefts (1974 — 1985)
1974–75	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	24	5	1	.817
1975–76	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	16	10	0	.615
1976–77	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	20	7	0	.741
1977–78	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	9	17	0	.346
1978–79	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	18	12	1	.597
1979–80	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	15	16	0	.484
1980–81	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	13	13	0	.500
1981–82	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	12	17	1	.417
1982–83	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	5	23	0	.179
1983–84	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	8	16	2	.346
1984–85	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	14	14	1	.500
Chuck Delich (1985 — 1997)
1985–86	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	15	13	0	.536
1986–87	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	19	10	0	.655
1987–88	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	15	14	0	.517
1988–89	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	14	12	3	.534
1989–90	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	16	13	1	.550
1990–91	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	11	17	4	.406
1991–92	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	14	20	0	.412
1992–93	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	8	20	2	.300
1993–94	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	15	16	1	.484
1994–95	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	15	17	1	.470
1995–96	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	4	24	5	.197
1996–97	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	8	21	2	.290
Frank Serratore (1997 — Present)
1997–98	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	15	19	0	.441
1998–99	Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	15	19	2	.444
1999–00	CHA	16	6	10	0	—	—	—	12	4th	39	19	18	2	.513	Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Findlay) Lost Semifinal, 1–9 (Niagara)
2000–01	CHA	19	6	9	4	—	—	—	18	T–4th	37	16	17	4	.486	Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (Findlay) Lost Semifinal, 0–7 (Alabama–Huntsville)
2001–02	CHA	18	6	10	2	—	—	—	14	5th	34	16	16	2	.500	Won Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Niagara) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Wayne State)
2002–03	CHA	20	2	15	3	—	—	—	7	6th	37	10	24	3	.311	Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Wayne State)
2003–04	CHA	20	6	13	1	—	—	—	13	5th	37	14	21	2	.405	Lost Quarterfinal, 1–9 (Findlay)
2004–05	CHA	20	5	14	1	—	—	—	11	5th	36	14	19	3	.431	Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Wayne State) Lost Semifinal, 0–6 (Bemidji State)
2005–06	CHA	20	8	12	0	—	—	—	16	T–4th	32	11	20	1	.359	Lost Quarterfinal, 3–4 (Robert Morris)
2006–07	Atlantic Hockey	28	13	10	5	—	—	—	31	5th	40	19	16	5	.538	Won Quarterfinal, 3–0 (Holy Cross) Won Semifinal, 5–4 (OT) (Sacred Heart) Won Championship, 6–1 (Army)	Lost Regional semifinal, 3–4 (Minnesota)
2007–08	Atlantic Hockey	28	14	9	5	—	—	—	33	3rd	39	21	12	6	.615	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bentley) Won Semifinal, 5–0 (RIT) Won Championship, 5–4 (2OT) (Mercyhurst)	Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Miami)
2008–09	Atlantic Hockey	28	20	6	2	—	—	—	42	T–1st	41	28	11	2	.707	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Sacred Heart) Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Bentley) Won Championship, 2–0 (Mercyhurst)	Won Regional semifinal, 2–0 (Michigan) Lost Regional final, 2–3 (2OT) (Vermont)
2009–10	Atlantic Hockey	28	14	8	6	—	—	—	34	3rd	37	16	15	6	.514	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Army) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Sacred Heart)
2010–11	Atlantic Hockey	27	14	7	6	—	—	—	34	2nd	38	20	12	6	.605	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Sacred Heart) Won Semifinal, 3–2 (Holy Cross) Won Championship, 1–0 (RIT)	Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Yale)
2011–12	Atlantic Hockey	27	15	6	6	—	—	—	36	1st	39	21	11	7	.628	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Connecticut) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Mercyhurst) Won Championship, 4–0 (RIT)	Lost Regional semifinal, 0–2 (Boston College)
2012–13	Atlantic Hockey	27	15	7	5	—	—	—	35	2nd	37	17	13	7	.554	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Canisius)
2013–14	Atlantic Hockey	27	15	9	3	—	—	—	33	T–3rd	39	21	14	4	.590	Lost First round series, 1–2 (Niagara)
2014–15	Atlantic Hockey	28	13	12	3	—	—	—	29	T-6th	41	16	21	4	.439	Won First round series, 2–0 (American International) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (RIT)
2015–16	Atlantic Hockey	28	16	7	5	—	—	—	37	T–2nd	37	20	12	5	.608	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Canisius) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (RIT)
2016–17	Atlantic Hockey	28	19	6	3	—	—	—	41	2nd	42	27	10	5	.702	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bentley) Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Army) Won Championship, 2–1 (Robert Morris)	Won Regional semifinal, 5–4 (Western Michigan) Lost Regional final, 2–3 (Harvard)
2017–18	Atlantic Hockey	28	13	11	4	—	—	—	30	T–3rd	43	23	15	5	.593	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Army) Won Semifinal, 3–0 (Canisius) Won Championship, 5–1 (Robert Morris)	Won Regional semifinal, 5–4 (St. Cloud State) Lost Regional final, 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2018–19	Atlantic Hockey	28	14	10	4	—	—	—	32	3rd	36	16	15	5	.514	Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Niagara)
2019–20	Atlantic Hockey	28	10	12	6	—	—	5	41	T–6th	36	12	18	6	.417	Won First round series, 2–0 (Mercyhurst) Tournament cancelled
2020–21	Atlantic Hockey	13	3	9	1	2	1	0	.231	10th	14	3	10	1	.250	Lost First round, 3–7 (Bentley)
2021–22	Atlantic Hockey	26	11	12	3	3	2	2	37	6th	36	16	17	3	.486	Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Army) Won Semifinal, 4–3 (RIT) Lost Championship, 0–7 (American International)
2022–23	Atlantic Hockey	26	8	17	1	1	0	0	24	10th	36	12	22	2	.361
2023–24	Atlantic Hockey	26	15	10	1	3	0	1	44	4th	38	18	19	1	.487	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (American International)

Totals											GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular season											1758	802	829	127	.492	2 Atlantic Hockey Championships
Conference Post-season											68	44	24	0	.647	7 Atlantic Hockey tournament championships
NCAA Post-season											10	3	7	0	.300	7 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record											1836	849	860	127	.497

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes

^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

References

^ "Air Force Hockey 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). Air Force Falcons. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[2] Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

[1] "Air Force Hockey 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). Air Force Falcons. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

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v t e Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Cadet Ice Arena (1968–present)
Head coaches	Vic Heyliger (1968–74) John Matchefts (1974–85) Chuck Delich (1985–97) Frank Serratore (1997–present)
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Independent (1968–99) College Hockey America (1999–2006) Atlantic Hockey Association (2006–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
Rivalries	Army Black Knights Colorado College Tigers Battle for Pikes Peak
All-time leaders	Chuck Delich (279 Points) Chuck Delich (156 Goals) Andrew Volkening (69 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2017 2018
Conference Tournament titles	Atlantic Hockey: 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2017 2018
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