Defense leads Falcons to 26-14 win over Aztecs

By PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer Sep 27, 12:18 pm EDT

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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP)—Reggie Rembert returned a fumble 47 yards for a score, the first of Air Force’s two defensive touchdowns, and Erik Soderberg tied a school record with four field goals, lifting the Falcons to a 26-14 win over San Diego State on Saturday.

The Falcons (3-1, 2-0 Mountain West) have won three straight over the Aztecs (1-3, 0-1).

The opportunistic Air Force defense recovered two fumbles and picked off four passes, including a 47-yard interception return for a score by Anthony Wright in the third quarter.

Rembert had a day to remember, intercepting two passes, forcing a fumble and scooping up Aztecs quarterback Ryan Lindley’s fumble and outracing everyone to the end zone early in the game.

This was the second game back for Rembert, who missed the first two following a suspension for an unspecified violation of Academy standards.

Updated Sep 27, 12:18 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 4

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
San Diego State 323 284 39 16 28.6% 1/5 6 26:37
Air Force 294 51 243 12 36.8% 9/75 0 33:23
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  1. Dan G
    11. Posted by Dan G Fri Oct 2 6:22pm EDT

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    Patricia - Um, ever hear of military personnel killing insurgents, fellow officers, and civilians?

    Not knocking the military but kettle, meet pot. Ignorance is sure bliss ain't it? Stick to your gliders and option practice over there at the AFA.

    Gimp - Miami sucks so.......
  2. Gimp
    10. Posted by Gimp Wed Sep 30 1:13pm EDT

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    So Dan, if the option is highschool, what is the wildcat scheme that Miami showcased last Monday against the Colts for 200+ yards rushing? It seems more PRO teams are using this scheme...and if the option is high school, then so is that.
  3. Patricia
    9. Posted by Patricia Wed Sep 30 8:11am EDT

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    Dan...kids dont come to the service academies to play football. They come to the academy to become leaders as 2nd Lieutenants in the armed forces. You wont hear about any criminals on the academy teams. I wonder if any Minnesota players have been in the news for anything recently? In fact, you may hear about a couple AFA grads serving their country in Iraq or Afghanistan. Ever heard of Chad Hennings?

    I guess there's your answer. If you want to label it as 'high school' ball to make yourself feel better. So be it. "High School" seemed to beat your team for 3 quarters. Good luck against SDSU.

    Gimp: add Nebraska to your option offense list.
  4. Dan G
    8. Posted by Dan G Tue Sep 29 11:19am EDT

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    Patricia - ignorance would mean my statement is false. btw 20-13.

    Gimp - Why do you think top recruits shy away from this kind of play? It's high school.
  5. Gimp
    7. Posted by Gimp Tue Sep 29 10:58am EDT

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    Come on Dan, throughout the history of college football people have run the option successfully. Alabama under Paul Bryant, Clemson in the early 90's, and look at what Navy of all teams almost did to Ohio State a couple weeks ago. You might not find it exciting, but that doesn't mean it is effective!
  6. Patricia
    6. Posted by Patricia Tue Sep 29 9:40am EDT

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    Dan G, that is one of the most ignorant posts on the college football boards. Go talk/post about tiddlewinks or something else you can relate to...

    I wish Yahoo would require an IQ test prior to allowing people to post.
  7. Dan G
    5. Posted by Dan G Mon Sep 28 1:14pm EDT

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    Option football is reserved for high school, which is why Air Force can't get past good teams.
  8. Michael M
    4. Posted by Michael M Sun Sep 27 2:33am EDT

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    2. Posted by Ray T Sat Sep 26 9:29pm EDT Report Abuse
    The defense alone is not going to beat TCU or BYU. AF might as well have left the wide receivers on the bench because they were not used the entire game. 3 completed passes in the whole game! Disgraceful!
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    I love option football. Three completions.....................sounds like Oklahoma in the 70's and 80's, or the Colorado Buffs cerca 1990 under McCartney.
  9. ScottyC
    3. Posted by ScottyC Sat Sep 26 10:34pm EDT

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    if the defense can "catch" 4 passes a game, lets not worry about a lack of catches on offense. GO FALCONS!!! Lets Kick some Mid@#$%mens ass!!
  10. Ray T
    2. Posted by Ray T Sat Sep 26 9:29pm EDT

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    The defense alone is not going to beat TCU or BYU. AF might as well have left the wide receivers on the bench because they were not used the entire game. 3 completed passes in the whole game! Disgraceful! And, not only could the Falcons not get into the end zone on offense (mostly because they couldn't or wouldn't pass), they couldn't convert on 3rd downs (mostly because they couldn't or wouldn't pass.) I know this was a back-up quarterback, but if he can't pass the ball, then he's not a quarterback! Hey, coach, you can't win a football game only on the ground. Surely there must be one guy on the entire team who can pass the ball to a receiver more than 3 times a game. If you have to, put the kicker in to toss the ball...he did a tramendous job kicking all after noon. I love AFA football, but today was poorly executed and poorly coached...they're lucky they played San Diego today and not a team that could actually play football. Better change your tactics and step it up next week...
  11. Derek
    1. Posted by Derek Sat Sep 26 8:13pm EDT

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    Go air force academy falcons! go out there next week and kick some navy midshipmen butt!!!!!!!! air force academy #1 fan! go falcons! all we need is for jefferson's injury to be healed and get him back. then we will kick butt!
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