• Utah State loses its last home game of the season.
• Aggies give up 334 rushing yards.
• Utah State QB Andrew Peasley throws two interceptions.
The Aggies came out strong in their opening drive, which lasted 8 minutes and 4 seconds. They converted on all five of their third downs on the drive and ended it with sophomore quarterback Andrew Peasley completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jordan Nathan.
But from there, Utah State couldn’t stop the Falcons. The Aggies gave up five consecutive touchdowns to Air Force.
Utah State knew it needed to stop the run against Air Force, which had the best rushing offense in the country coming into Thursday’s game. After some initial resistance by the Aggies, the Falcons ended up with 334 rushing yards and four touchdowns on run plays.
Air Force sophomore quarterback Haaziq Daniels threw for 127 yards Thursday. He had thrown for 199 yards total coming into the game.
The Aggies fell to 1-5 on the season, while the Falcons improved to 3-2.
