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