Air Force Runs for 440 Yards and Throws for None
Air Force threw for zero yards. It ran for 440. It won 28-7. I do not think anyone needs the rest of the paragraph.
Owen Allen got the Falcons going with a three-yard run in the first quarter. Northern Illinois tied it at 7-7 when Telly Johnson Jr. ran in from nine yards in the second, which is the last time the Huskies were in this game. Evan Medders scored from four yards out with 41 seconds left in the half, and Air Force never trailed.
The third quarter was the whole thing. Allen broke off a 33-yard touchdown run at 10:28, and Medders added a 41-yarder at 7:23 to make it 28-7. Both of them finished with two rushing touchdowns, and neither team scored again.
The totals look like a typo. Air Force had 66 carries for 440 yards against 23 carries for 113 for Northern Illinois, and 440 total yards to 253. The Huskies did throw for 140 yards but also threw the game's lone interception. All four Air Force touchdowns were runs.
Air Force moves to 4-1. Northern Illinois is 0-5. For fantasy, the Falcons' ground game made two players relevant in one afternoon, which does not happen often. Sometimes you just have to run the ball. Air Force has now scored 28 points without a single passing yard, and the scoreboard counted every one of them. The Huskies, for their part, are still looking for their first win, with a quarterback who threw for 140 yards and a defense that gave up 440 on the ground.