Air Force Wears Down UConn With 366-Yard Ground Attack, Wins 35-26
Air Force's time-consuming triple-option attack exposed UConn's run-defense weaknesses, threatening the Huskies' path to bowl eligibility.
Overview
- Air Force beat UConn 35-26 on Oct. 31 at Falcon Stadium by rushing for 366 yards and five touchdowns.
- Kemper Hodges carried the attack with 200 rushing yards and four touchdowns while the Falcons completed no passes.
- Air Force controlled the game clock with long drives including a 19-play, 75-yard series that used 11:37 and ended in a late touchdown.
- UConn quarterback Kalieb Osborne passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns but special-teams miscues such as a missed extra point, poor punts, and a conceded fake punt swung field position and momentum.
- The loss dropped UConn to 4-4 and leaves coach Jason Candle focused on tightening assignment football and tackling against the triple option and fixing the kicking and punt units before next week's game with North Carolina.