Air Force Falcons at San José State Spartans
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Michel, Eldridge help Air Force run over San Jose State 45-20 for 8th straight win
Air Force (4-0, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) took control in the third quarter, opening with a 15-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Eldridge's five-yard run. After the Spartans ran three plays in 50 seconds, the Falcons started a 13-play, 71-yard drive, capped by Michel's one-yard run at 12:50 of the fourth quarter.
Both running backs went over 1,000 yards for their career.
Air Force scored on five-straight drives and had five drives of at least 10 plays. The Falcons finished with 430 total yards, 402 on the ground and had a18-minute advantage in time of possession. San Jose State had not allowed that many rushing yards in 19 seasons.
The Falcons wrapped it up when Eldridge went around right end, broke a tackle, hurdled a tackler, ran through a tackler and carried a tackler into the end zone for a 34-yard touchdown. That came on the fourth snap after San Jose State was stopped on 4th-and-1 at its 40 and made it 38-20.
Chevan Cordeiro was 24 of 35 for 239 yards for San Jose State (1-4, 0-1), passing Andy Dalton for fifth in MWC career passing yards (10,440)
Kairee Robinson ran for two touchdowns for the Spartans and Michel had a pair for the Falcons in the first half. The difference was Cordeiro, who completed all 11 of his passes and scored the opening touchdown on a 10-yard ran.
Both teams had at least 200 yards but San Jose State led 20-17. The Spartans finished with 354 total yards.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Falcons at Spartans 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:43 | Chevan Cordeiro 10 Yd Run (Kyler Halvorsen PAT failed) |
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FG | 1st Period 3:02 | Reagan Tubbs 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:53 | Emmanuel Michel 17 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:57 | Kairee Robinson 29 Yd Run (Kyler Halvorsen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:24 | Kairee Robinson 1 Yd Run (Kyler Halvorsen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:25 | Emmanuel Michel 4 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:18 | John Lee Eldridge III 5 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:50 | Emmanuel Michel 1 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:51 | John Lee Eldridge III 34 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:20 | Jet Harris 2 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick) |
Statistics
 AFA |
 SJSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 10-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-8 |
| 3-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 428 | Total Yards | 354 |
| 28 | Passing | 239 |
| 2/2 | Comp/Att | 24/35 |
| 14.0 | Yards per pass | 6.8 |
| 400 | Rushing | 115 |
| 73 | Rushing Attempts | 17 |
| 5.5 | Yards per rush | 6.8 |
| 4-43 | Penalties | 6-48 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 39:05 | Possession | 20:55 |
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