How they scored: UNLV 38, Air Force 35

Air Force 14 14 0 7 – 35

UNLV 7 10 14 7 – 38

FIRST QUARTER

Air Force 7, UNLV 0, 10:38 – Mike DeWitt 1 run (Parker Herrington kick). Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:22. Key play: UNLV cornerback Kenny Brown appears to have Drew Coleman stopped, but he misses the tackle and allows the wide receiver to gain 9 yards and convert a third-and-4 to move the ball to the Falcons’ 40-yard line.

UNLV 7, Air Force 7, 3:09 – Tim Cornett 2 run (Nolan Kohorst kick). Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:41. Key play: Marcus Sullivan turns a pass over the middle into a 60-yard gain. That and a facemask penalty puts the ball on the 2.

Air Force 14, UNLV 7, 0:25 – Cody Getz 12 run (Herrington kick). Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:44. Key play: UNLV safety Dre Crawford’s late hit allows the Falcons to pick up a first down and avoid a third-and-6. The penalty puts the ball at the Rebels’ 12.

SECOND QUARTER

Air Force 14, UNLV 10, 11:40 – FG Kohorst 37. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 3:35. Key play: Cornett runs to the 1, but a holding penalty on Taylor Barnhill wipes out the excellent scoring chance, eventually forcing the Rebels to settle for the field goal.

Air Force 21, UNLV 10, 7:10 – Broam Hart 2 run (Herrington kick). Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:50. Key play: Linebacker Alex Means intercepts UNLV’s Nick Sherry, and a late hit on Doug Zismann gives the Falcons the ball at the Rebels’ 8.

Air Force 21, UNLV 17, 0:31 – Bradley Randle 1 run (Kohorst kick). Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:39. Key play: Sherry completes a 19-yard pass to Sullivan to the Falcons’ 13, converting a third-and-5.

Air Force 28, UNLV 17, 0:10 – Connor Dietz 7 run (Herrington kick). Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:21. Key play: Ty MacArthur breaks three tackles en route to a 65-yard reception to move the ball to the Rebels’ 7.

THIRD QUARTER

Air Force 28, UNLV 24, 8:37 – Randle 1 run (Kohorst kick). Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:52. Key play: Safety Tajh Hasson slams into Air Force tight end Marcus Hendricks, and the ball pops into the hands of Rebels linebacker Tani Maka at UNLV’s 22.

UNLV 31, Air Force 28, 1:10 – Randle 9 run (Kohorst kick). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:36. Key play: Sherry completes a 25-yard pass to Anthony Williams to Air Force’s 16 to convert a third-and-8.

FOURTH QUARTER

UNLV 38, Air Force 28, 6:56 -William Vea 3 pass from Sherry (Kohorst kick). Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 6:48. Key play: On third-and-6, Sherry picks up the first down with a quarterback draw for a 7-yard gain to the Falcons’ 5.

UNLV 38, Air Force 35, 4:41 – Dietz 3 run (Herrington kick). Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:08. Key play: Personal-foul penalties on UNLV’s David Greene and Aaron Reed on the kickoff give the Falcons outstanding field position.

A – 14,054.

TEAM STATISTICS

Air Force, UNLV

First downs – 24 , 21

Rushes-yards – 65-352, 40-199

Passing – 90, 250

Comp-Att-Int – 3-9-0, 23-32-1

Return Yards – 130, 77

Punts-Avg. 2-4 – 6.0, 3-46.3

Fumbles-Lost – 2-1, 0-0

Penalties-Yards – 4-24, 6-62

Time of possession – 27:46, 32:14

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING – Air Force, Getz 15-113, Dietz 15-68, MacArthur 5-46, DeWitt 8-34, Hart 12-32, Strickland 2-27, Baska 1-10, Coleman 1-9, Cobb 4-8, Lee 2-5. UNLV, Cornett 17-114, Randle 20-66, Sherry 3-19.

PASSING – Air Force, Dietz 3-9-0 90 yards. UNLV, Sherry 23-32-1 250 yards.

RECEIVING – Air Force, MacArthur 2-64, Hendricks 1-26. UNLV, Sullivan 6-99, Davis 5-58, Williams 3-45, Herring 3-5, Randle 2-22, Johnson 1-8, Barnhill 1-6, Phillips 1-4, Vea 1-3.