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10/10 21:25 CDT Air Force does not complete a pass, beats Northern Illinois in
the Huskies' first Mountain West game
Air Force does not complete a pass, beats Northern Illinois in the Huskies'
first Mountain West game
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) --- Evan Medders and Owen Allen combined for more than 200
yards rushing and four scores for Air Force, and the Falcons beat Northern
Illinois 28-7 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference inaugural for
the Huskies.
Medders ran 16 times for 114 yards and Allen had 13 carries for 100 yards. In
the third quarter, Allen scored on a 33-yard run and Medders broke loose for a
41-yard touchdown. They each had a short-yardage touchdown run in the first
half that gave Air Force (4-1, 2-1) a 14-7 halftime lead.
Quarterback Kemper Hodges added 52 yards rushing on 11 carries but threw just
one pass and it was incomplete.
Taron Dickens was 13-of-20 passing for 140 yards and threw one interception for
Northern Illinois (0-5, 0-1). Telly Johnson Jr. had a 9-yard touchdown run and
finished with 47 yards rushing.
Up next
Air Force: Hosts UNLV next Saturday.
Northern Illinois: At Wyoming next Saturday.
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