Wyoming Covers Spread in Close Air Force Battle
Air Force held off Wyoming 24-21 in a tightly contested Mountain West matchup in Week 8. The Falcons built an early lead with a field goal in the first quarter, but Wyoming answered with a touchdown to take the advantage. Air Force responded with another field goal before the Cowboys struck again in the third quarter with a 23-yard touchdown run by Terron Kellman, who led all rushers with 83 yards. The fourth quarter proved decisive, with Air Force scoring 10 points to secure the victory despite Wyoming's late touchdown. The game featured significant momentum swings throughout, with 12 lead changes and Wyoming ultimately covering the 4-point spread. Air Force quarterback Liam Szarka completed 33 passes, while Wyoming's Eric Richardson led receivers with 9 catches. A crucial fourth-quarter interception by Roger Jones Jr. sealed the game for the Falcons. The contest finished under the 56.5-point over-under, with neither team's offense able to fully capitalize on opportunities.
AI-generated recap · Aug 7, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wyoming | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
 Air Force | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Wyoming | Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 23-30 | 3-8 |
| Pass Yards | 211 | 33 |
| Rush Yards | 198 | 330 |
| Total Yards | 409 | 363 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-12 | 6-14 |
| Penalties | 2-15 | 2-10 |
| Possession | 26:57 | 33:03 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Jonah Dawson
Kade Frew run for 4 yds to the AF 29
Kade Frew run for 7 yds to the AF 36 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for 1 yd to the AF 37
Liam Szarka run for 6 yds to the AF 43
Liam Szarka run for 9 yds to the WYO 48 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 5 yds to the WYO 43
Liam Szarka run for 6 yds to the WYO 37 for a 1ST down
Cade Harris run for 1 yd to the WYO 36
Liam Szarka run for 1 yd to the WYO 35
Liam Szarka pass complete to Bruin Fleischmann for 5 yds to the WYO 30
Kade Frew run for 10 yds to the WYO 20 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 3 yds to the WYO 17
Owen Allen run for 1 yd to the WYO 16
Liam Szarka run for 1 yd to the WYO 15
Reagan Tubbs 32 yd FG GOOD
Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 62 yds , Deion DeBlanc return for 23 yds to the WYO 26
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Eric Richardson for 9 yds to the WYO 35
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 2 yds to the WYO 37 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 11 yds to the WYO 48 for a 1ST down
Samuel Harris run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Deion DeBlanc run for 9 yds to the AF 41 for a 1ST down
Samuel Harris run for a loss of 1 yard to the AF 42
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jackson Holman for 5 yds to the AF 37
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 14 yds to the AF 23 for a 1ST down
Terron Kellman run for 23 yds for a TD (Erik Sandvik KICK)
Liam Szarka run for 2 yds to the AF 27
Liam Szarka sacked by Chisom Ifeanyi for a loss of 7 yards to the AF 20 Liam Szarka fumbled, recovered by AF Owen Allen , return for 0 yards
Liam Szarka run for 5 yds to the AF 25
Luke Freer punt for 43 yds
Samuel Harris run for 9 yds to the WYO 41
Samuel Harris run for 2 yds to the WYO 43 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Samuel Harris for a loss of 4 yards to the WYO 39
Kaden Anderson sacked by Payton Zdroik for a loss of 5 yards to the WYO 34
Samuel Harris run for 9 yds to the WYO 43
Bart Edmiston punt for 43 yds
Dylan Carson run for 23 yds to the AF 37 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 11 yds to the AF 48 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Kade Frew run for 6 yds to the WYO 44
Dylan Carson run for 3 yds to the WYO 41 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 1 yd to the WYO 40
Liam Szarka run for 29 yds to the WYO 11 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 2 yds to the WYO 9
Liam Szarka run for a loss of 3 yards to the WYO 12
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Kade Frew, broken up by Ben Florentine
Reagan Tubbs 29 Yd Field Goal
Sam Scott run for 2 yds to the WYO 27
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete to Michael Fitzgerald, broken up by RJ Reedus
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Michael Fitzgerald for 9 yds to the WYO 36 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Evan Svoboda for 5 yds to the WYO 41
Bricen Brantley run for 1 yd to the WYO 42
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete to Isaac Schoenfeld, broken up by Max Mustell
Bart Edmiston punt for 35 yds
Liam Szarka run for 3 yds to the AF 26
Owen Allen run for 15 yds to the AF 41 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for a loss of 4 yards to the AF 37
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Bruin Fleischmann, broken up by Tyce Westland
Air Force Penalty, false start (Jonah Dawson) to the AF 32
Kade Frew run for 8 yds to the AF 40
Luke Freer punt for 59 yds , Charlie Coenen returns for 7 yds to the WYO 8
Sam Scott run for 2 yds to the WYO 10
Samuel Harris run for 14 yds to the WYO 24 for a 1ST down
Samuel Harris run for 4 yds to the WYO 28
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete to Jaylen Sargent
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Samuel Harris for 25 yds to the AF 47 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Kyle Frendt for 12 yds to the AF 35 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Deion DeBlanc for a loss of 4 yards to the AF 39
Air Force Penalty, false start (5 Yards) to the AF 44
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Sam Scott for no gain to the WYO 44 Air Force Penalty, Defensive holding (10 Yards) to the WYO 46
Samuel Harris run for 5 yds to the WYO 30
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 6 yds to the WYO 36 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Evan Svoboda for 11 yds to the WYO 47 for a 1ST down
Terron Kellman run for 7 yds to the AF 46
Terron Kellman run for 4 yds to the AF 42 for a 1ST down
Samuel Harris run for 5 yds to the AF 37
Samuel Harris run for 3 yds to the AF 34
Evan Svoboda run for a loss of 1 yard to the AF 35
Terron Kellman run for 12 yds to the AF 23 for a 1ST down
Terron Kellman 23 Yd Run (Erik Sandvik Kick)
Bart Edmiston kickoff for 49 yds , Cade Harris return for 24 yds to the AF 40
Dylan Carson run for no gain to the AF 40
Liam Szarka pass complete to Jonah Dawson for 18 yds to the WYO 42 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for 2 yds to the WYO 40
Liam Szarka run for 7 yds to the WYO 33
Dylan Carson run for 5 yds to the WYO 28 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for no gain to the WYO 28
Liam Szarka run for 27 yds to the WYO 1 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka pass complete to Kade Frew for no gain to the AF 35
Liam Szarka 1 Yd Run (Liam Szarka Pass to Kade Frew for Two-Point Conversion)
Deion DeBlanc run for 13 yds to the WYO 38 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 6 yds to the WYO 44
Samuel Harris run for 2 yds to the WYO 46
Samuel Harris run for 2 yds to the WYO 48 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Michael Fitzgerald for 6 yds to the AF 46
Eric Richardson run for 1 yd to the AF 45
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete to Chris Durr Jr., broken up by Dallas Daley
Bart Edmiston punt for 45 yds
Owen Allen run for 26 yds to the AF 46 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 1 yd to the AF 47
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Cade Harris
Liam Szarka pass complete to Kade Frew for 10 yds to the WYO 43 for a 1ST down
Owen Allen run for 5 yds to the WYO 38
Owen Allen run for 2 yds to the WYO 36
Liam Szarka run for 2 yds to the WYO 34
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Bruin Fleischmann
Terron Kellman run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 33
Terron Kellman run for 10 yds to the WYO 43
Samuel Harris run for 2 yds to the WYO 45 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 29 yds to the AF 26 for a 1ST down
Samuel Harris run for 3 yds to the AF 23
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Samuel Harris for 16 yds to the AF 7 for a 1ST down
Samuel Harris run for 4 yds to the AF 3
Terron Kellman run for no gain to the AF 3
Evan Svoboda pass intercepted Roger Jones Jr. return for no gain to the AF 20
Owen Allen run for 14 yds to the AF 34 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 9 yds to the AF 43
Owen Allen run for 2 yds to the AF 45 for a 1ST down
Owen Allen run for 37 yds to the WYO 18 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for 1 yd to the WYO 17
Liam Szarka run for 7 yds to the WYO 10
Owen Allen run for 1 yd to the WYO 9
Kade Frew 9 Yd Run (Reagan Tubbs Kick)
Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 45 yds , Caleb Merritt return for 1 yd to the WYO 21
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete to Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris run for 5 yds to the WYO 26
Max Mustell return for no gain to the WYO 29
Liam Szarka run for 9 yds to the WYO 20
Wyoming Penalty, false start (5 Yards) to the WYO 25
Kade Frew run for 3 yds to the WYO 22
Liam Szarka run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 23
Reagan Tubbs 40 Yd Field Goal
Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 53 yds , Caleb Merritt return for 20 yds to the WYO 32
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Terron Kellman for 7 yds to the WYO 39
Kaden Anderson run for 2 yds to the WYO 41
Terron Kellman run for 5 yds to the WYO 46 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 10 yds to the AF 44 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Samuel Harris for 5 yds to the AF 39
Kaden Anderson run for 8 yds to the AF 31 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jackson Holman for 7 yds to the AF 24
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Deion DeBlanc for 11 yds to the AF 13 for a 1ST down
Michael Fitzgerald 13 Yd pass from Kaden Anderson (Erik Sandvik Kick)
Owen Allen run for 2 yds to the WYO 42
Cade Harris run for 4 yds to the WYO 38
Liam Szarka run for 5 yds to the WYO 33 for a 1ST down
run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 33