Air Force Falcons at Nevada Wolf Pack
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Hughes, Air Force beat Nevada 41-39 in 3OT
DeAndre Hughes rushed for a school-record 279 yards — scoring two touchdowns and adding a successful 2-point conversion run in the third overtime — to lift Air Force to a 41-39 victory over Nevada in Mountain West Conference play on Friday night.
Hughes ran for 122 yards and a score — a 10-yard TD run in a 17-point second quarter — as the Falcons (8-3, 5-2) took a 17-3 lead into halftime. Carson Strong came out firing for the Wolf Pack (7-4, 4-3) in the second half. He connected with Cole Turner for a 13-yard TD to get Nevada within 17-10 before Hughes answered with a 9-yard scoring run for a 24-10 Air Force lead heading into the fourth quarter. Nevada recovered a Haaziq Daniels fumble and Strong fired a 61-yard scoring strike to Romeo Doubs on first down to pull the Wolf Pack within 24-17 midway through the quarter and then hit Turner for a 2-yard score with 3:13 left, sending the game to OT.
Air Force had the ball first and took the lead on Dane Kinamon's 2-yard TD run, but Toa Taua answered with a 6-yard TD run for Nevada to send the game to a second OT. The Wolf Pack took a 39-31 lead when Strong connected with Doubs for a 25-yard TD on first down before adding a 2-point conversion toss to Turner. Air Force knotted the score on Brad Roberts' 1-yard TD run and Hughes' 2-point run.
New rules this season state that after two overtimes the teams will take turns trying to score 2-point conversions until a winner is decided. The Falcons were successful thanks to Hughes, while the Wolf Pack came up short.
Hughes set his rushing record on 23 carries. Roberts carried 28 times for 111 yards as Air Force piled up 522 yards on the ground.
Strong completed 25 of 43 passes for 346 yards and four TDs with one interception. Doubs caught 16 passes for 159 yards.
Hughes topped Chad Hall’s mark single-game mark of 275 yards rushing set against Army in 2007.
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How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Falcons at Wolf Pack 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 6:59 | Brandon Talton 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:25 | Ben Jefferson 4 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:34 | DeAndre Hughes 10 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Matthew Dapore 49 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:04 | Cole Turner 13 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:20 | DeAndre Hughes 9 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:56 | Romeo Doubs 61 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:13 | Cole Turner 2 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Dane Kinamon 2 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Toa Taua 6 Yd Run (Brandon Talton Kick) |
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TD | 6 0:00 | Romeo Doubs 19 Yd pass from Carson Strong (Carson Strong Pass to Cole Turner for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 6 0:00 | Brad Roberts 1 Yd Run (DeAndre Hughes Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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7 0:00 | Haaziq Daniels Run for Two-Point Conversion |
Statistics
 AFA |
 NEV |
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|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 9-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 3-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 499 | Total Yards | 369 |
| 23 | Passing | 351 |
| 1/5 | Comp/Att | 27/44 |
| 4.6 | Yards per pass | 8.0 |
| 476 | Rushing | 18 |
| 83 | Rushing Attempts | 27 |
| 5.7 | Yards per rush | 0.7 |
| 7-80 | Penalties | 4-20 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 37:38 | Possession | 22:22 |
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