Air Force 35, San Diego St. 10

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	30	12
Total Yards	473	165
Passing	72	130
Rushing	401	35
Penalties	4-43	6-55
3rd Down Conversions	9-14	7-18
4th Down Conversions	0-1	0-0
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	34:20	25:40

Air/Ground Leaders
Air Force Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Smith 2/2 38 1 0 Jefferson 3/5 34 0 0	San Diego State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Westling 18/35 128 0 2 Mougey 1/3 2 0 0
Air Force Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Clark 15 109 1 11 Newell 19 77 1 6	San Diego State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Abrams 9 28 0 6 Mougey 5 17 0 21
Air Force Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Cousins 3 41 1 32 Halderman 1 25 0 25	San Diego State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Henderson 7 41 0 19 Spencer 1 20 0 20

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				AFA	SDSU
	TD	09:39	Tim Jefferson 1 Yd Run (Ryan Harrison Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				AFA	SDSU
	TD	09:53	Drew Westling 1 Yd Run (Lane Yoshida Kick)	7	7
	FG	03:08	Lane Yoshida 45 Yd	7	10
THIRD QUARTER				AFA	SDSU
	TD	09:11	Asher Clark 9 Yd Run (Ryan Harrison Kick)	14	10
	TD	00:38	Todd Newell 1 Yd Run (Ryan Harrison Kick)	21	10
FOURTH QUARTER				AFA	SDSU
	TD	11:37	Justin Moore 25 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Harrison Kick)	28	10
	TD	09:27	Josh Cousins 32 Yd Pass From Shea Smith (Ryan Harrison Kick)	35	10

SAN DIEGO -- Air Force's triple-option had a new look Saturday night with freshman Tim Jefferson calling the signals at quarterback and freshman Asher Clark taking a regular turn at tailback.

It took a little while for the offense to jell, but when it did it worked on all cylinders as the Falcons scored 28 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 35-10 victory over San Diego State.

"It was more of a conservative approach that's for sure," Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said of starting two freshmen. "I made the decision after practice on Thursday based on how both had played during the week."

The triple-option ground attack piled up 401 yards on 77 attempts. Clark ran for 109 yards, while Jefferson, making his first start at quarterback, directed three scoring drives. He ran for 55 yards and scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run that capped a game-opening, 78-yard drive.

Todd Newell also scored a touchdown for Air Force (4-2, 2-1 Mountain West) and ran for 77 yards, while Kyle Lumpkin added 71 yards on the ground. The Falcons' Justin Moore intercepted Drew Westling's pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Senior quarterback Shea Smith completed the scoring with a 32-yard pass to Josh Cousins after another interception by safety Chris Thomas.

Asked if Jefferson and Clark will be the starters next week, Calhoun said: "They'll have to earn it based on their work in practice. They are going to be good players and are guys with leadership potential."

The Falcons' Jake Paulson, who came into the game leading the nation in sacks with seven, added his eighth and ninth of the season.

The Aztecs' Westling, subbing for the injured Ryan Lindley (separated shoulder), directed a 73-yard scoring drive midway through the second quarter. Free safety Corey Boudreaux had a career-high 21 tackles for San Diego State (1-5, 0-2).