Air Force 37, New Mexico 13

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	10
Total Yards	371	290
Passing	73	102
Rushing	298	188
Penalties	6-45	7-66
3rd Down Conversions	9-17	2-12
4th Down Conversions	1-2	1-2
Turnovers	1	4
Possession	38:23	21:37

Air/Ground Leaders
Air Force Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dietz 2/4 40 1 0 Jefferson 2/2 33 0 0	New Mexico Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Holbrook 8/15 73 0 2 Porterie 4/8 29 0 1
Air Force Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Clark 20 86 0 16 Tew 17 61 0 7	New Mexico Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Wright 5 126 2 84 Dennis 7 57 0 15
Air Force Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Fogler 2 42 1 28 Warzeka 1 19 0 19	New Mexico Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Reed 1 29 0 29 Wright 1 13 0 13

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				AFA	UNM
	TD	06:06	Jonathan Warzeka 9 Yd Run (Erik Soderberg Kick)	7	0
	FG	01:45	Erik Soderberg 24 Yd	10	0
	TD	00:49	Jon Davis 38 Yd Interception Return (Erik Soderberg Kick)	17	0
SECOND QUARTER				AFA	UNM
	TD	03:55	Savier Stephens 6 Yd Run (Erik Soderberg Kick)	24	0
	TD	03:29	James Wright 43 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	24	6
THIRD QUARTER				AFA	UNM
	FG	11:52	Erik Soderberg 29 Yd	27	6
	FG	09:05	Erik Soderberg 23 Yd	30	6
	TD	06:15	Kevin Fogler 28 Yd Pass From Connor Dietz (Erik Soderberg Kick)	37	6
FOURTH QUARTER				AFA	UNM
	TD	03:00	James Wright 84 Yd Run (James Aho Kick)	37	13

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Jon Davis intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, to lead Air Force to a 37-13 victory over New Mexico on Saturday.

The Falcons (2-1, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) defense held the Lobos (0-3, 0-1) to 290 total yards and forced four turnovers in the conference opener for both teams.

Davis snared his first interception at the end of the first quarter, returning it 38 yards for a score to put the Falcons up 17-0.

Air Force played most of the game without starting quarterback Tim Jefferson, who left in the first quarter with a sprained right ankle. He was replaced by backup quarterback Connor Dietz, who directed the Falcons to a series of short scores.

"Obviously, he's a great player on this team," Dietz said of Jefferson. "We all look up to him. I just wanted to go in there and help out the team."

The Falcons, which entered the game leading the country in rushing, rolled up 298 yards on the ground. Asher Clark led the way with 86 yards on 20 carries.

James Wright had touchdown runs of 43 and 84 yards and finished with 125 yards for the Lobos.

"I was really disappointed that we lost," he said. "The game plan of the offense is to never give up, so that's what we were doing."

It was the third straight blowout loss for New Mexico, which scored its first offensive touchdown of the season, breaking a drought that had stretched 15 quarters.