NCAAF

Air Force Falcons at San José State Spartans

· NCAA - Football
3-6, 1-3 Away
Final
26 - 16

Szarka accounts for 3 TDs, leads Air Force over San Jose State 26-16

Szarka's 12-yard touchdown pass to Quin Smith capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive that stretched the Air Force lead to 23-13 with 9:11 to play.

San Jose State's Denis Lynch kicked a 34-yard field goal with 5:43 left, but then Air Force (3-6, 2-4 Mountain West Conference) chewed up most of the remainder before Reagan Tubbs sealed it for the Falcons on a 33-yard field goal with 34 seconds left.

Szarka completed 5 of 10 passes for 41 yards and added 87 yards rushing on 25 carries that included a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs in the second quarter. Owen Allen ran 20 times for 109 yards for Air Force.

Walker Eget was 27-of-42 passing for 334 yards but threw two interception for San Jose State (3-6, 2-3). Leland Smith had nine catches for 144 yards and Kyri Shoels had six catches for 93 yards. Steve Chavez-Soto had an 8-yard touchdown run that pulled the Spartans to 16-13 early in the fourth quarter.

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Scoring Summary

SJSU FG 1st Period 11:44 Denis Lynch 31 Yd Field Goal
AFA TD 2nd Period 13:45 Liam Szarka 3 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick)
AFA TD 2nd Period 8:31 Liam Szarka 1 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick)
AFA SF 2nd Period 1:43 Payton Zdroik Safety
SJSU FG 3rd Period 10:34 Mathias Brown 29 Yd Field Goal
SJSU TD 4th Period 14:20 Steve Chavez-Soto 8 Yd Run (Denis Lynch Kick)
AFA TD 4th Period 9:11 Quin Smith 12 Yd pass from Liam Szarka (Reagan Tubbs Kick)
SJSU FG 4th Period 5:43 Denis Lynch 34 Yd Field Goal
AFA FG 4th Period 0:31 Reagan Tubbs 33 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2005.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originAFA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/23.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSJSU
21 1st Downs 23
8-17 3rd down efficiency 5-11
2-3 4th down efficiency 1-2
302 Total Yards 435
41 Passing 341
5/10 Comp/Att 28/43
4.1 Yards per pass 7.9
261 Rushing 94
63 Rushing Attempts 17
4.1 Yards per rush 5.5
6-55 Penalties 6-70
0 Turnovers 3
0 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 2
36:26 Possession 23:34

Game Information

CEFCU Stadium

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 13,637 · Capacity:
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