Hayes accounts for 3 TDs to help Air Force beat Fresno State 36-28, snap 7-game skid
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) Quentin Hayes ran for 91 yards and two second-half touchdowns on 25 carries, Dylan Carson had 120 yards rushing and a TD and Air Force beat Fresno State 36-28 on Saturday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Air Force (2-7, 1-4) won for the first time since it beat Merrimack 21-6 in the season opener on Aug. 31.
Hayes finished 2-of-6 passing for 14 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown to Cade Harris.
Fresno State (5-5, 3-3 Mountain West), which lost 21-20 to Hawaii on a last-second touchdown pass from Brayden Schager to Nick Cenacle, has dropped back-to-back games for the second time this season.
Mikey Keene hit Mac Dalena at the 50, where he broke a tackle and then raced to the end zone for a 73-yard touchdown, Air Force was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1 from its own 34 and, three plays later, Keene hit Jalen Moss for a 19-yard touchdown that gave Fresno State a 21-14 lead with 1:37 to go in the first half.
Matthew Dapore kicked a 35-yard field goal as time in the first half expired and added a 37-yarder to cap a nine-play, 56-yard drive to open the third quarter and trim the deficit to a point. Two plays from scrimmage later, Blake Fletcher picked off a pass from Keene.
Hayes ran for a 2-yard gain on fourth-and-1 and then ran it in on fourth-and-goal from the 2 and, after an unsuccessful 2-point try, Air Force led 26-21 with 2:30 left in the third quarter. After the Bulldogs failed to convert a fourth-and-5 from the Falcons 38, Hayes led a 12-play, 64-yard drive that took more than 6 1/2 minutes off the clock and made it a two-possession game with 8:51 left.
Dapore added a 36-yard field goal with about 2 minutes to play.
Dalena capped the scoring when he caught a 6-yard TD pass from Keene with 38 seconds remaining.
Keene was 23-of-26 passing for 289 yards and three touchdowns with an interception for Fresno State.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Keene
1 QB
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M. Keene | 23/26 | 289 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Gilliam
33 RB
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E. Gilliam | 4 | 15 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Arceneaux
29 RB
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J. Arceneaux | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Donelson
26 RB
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B. Donelson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wood
3 QB
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J. Wood | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Keene
1 QB
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M. Keene | 4 | -25 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Dalena
0 WR
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M. Dalena | 4 | 4 | 89 | 2 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Moss
18 WR
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J. Moss | 6 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Anderson
88 TE
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R. Anderson | 5 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Grear Jr.
6 WR
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T. Grear Jr. | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Arceneaux
29 RB
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J. Arceneaux | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown
81 WR
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J. Brown | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Donelson
26 RB
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B. Donelson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Tarwater
87 TE
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J. Tarwater | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Gilliam
33 RB
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E. Gilliam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Lynch
46 K
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D. Lynch | 0/0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. Lawrence
49 P
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C. Lawrence | 1 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Moss
18 WR
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J. Moss | 3 | 26.3 | 41 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Q. Hayes
7 QB
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Q. Hayes | 2/6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Carson
5 RB
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D. Carson | 33 | 120 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Hayes
7 QB
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Q. Hayes | 25 | 91 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Harris
21 WR
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C. Harris | 4 | 47 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Allen
22 RB
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O. Allen | 10 | 45 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Frew
8 RB
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K. Frew | 5 | 30 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Breier
6 WR
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C. Breier | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Latham
25 WR
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T. Latham | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Santiago
49 LB
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D. Santiago | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Tomasi
62 DL
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J. Tomasi | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Fletcher
41 LB
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B. Fletcher | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Dapore
43 K
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M. Dapore | 3/3 | 37 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
B. Engel 2 WR
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B. Engel | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |