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10/17 18:02 CDT Medders leads Air Force ground attack with 3 TDs in Air Force's
41-31 win over UNLV
Medders leads Air Force ground attack with 3 TDs in Air Force's 41-31 win over
UNLV
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) --- Quarterback Evan Medders ran for 152 yards
and three touchdowns, and Air Force took control in the fourth quarter to beat
UNLV 41-31 on Saturday.
Medders' 32-yard touchdown run six seconds into the fourth ended a four-play,
75-yard drive that gave the Falcons (5-1, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) the
lead for good, 27-24.
Four-and-a-half minutes later, Medders crashed in from the 1 for a 34-24 lead.
Owen Allen's 2-yard touchdown run made it 41-24 with with 3:53 remaining.
Rocco Conti ran for 103 yards and a touchdown and Allen 96 yards and a
touchdown for Air Force.
Jackson Arnold's 8-yard touchdown pass to Kayden McGee with 1:41 left in the
third quarter gave UNLV (4-3, 2-1) its last lead at 24-20. Arnold threw for 246
yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Air Force has not fumbled the ball this season, a total of 431 plays. The
Falcons have not fumbled since the second quarter against New Mexico in 2025, a
streak of 549 total plays.
Up next
UNLV is off next week then hosts Northern Illinois on Oct. 31.
Air Force heads north to face Wyoming on Friday.
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