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Air Force does not complete a pass, beats Northern Illinois in the Huskies' first Mountain West game

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 11). Air Force does not complete a pass, beats Northern Illinois in the Huskies' first Mountain West game. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/air-force-does-not-complete-a-pass-beats-northern-illinois-in-the-huskies-first-mountain-west-game/article_7dc111f5-b580-5825-bec7-7a3139fce47f.html

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In their first Mountain West Conference game, Northern Illinois lost to Air Force 28-7 on Saturday night in DeKalb, Illinois. Air Force’s offense was led by running backs Evan Medders and Owen Allen, who combined for over 200 yards and four touchdowns. Despite completing no passes, Air Force capitalized on short-yardage runs in the first half and longer runs from both players in the third quarter to secure their win.

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On Saturday night, the Air Force Falcons beat Northern Illinois 28-7 in the Huskies' first game in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons' running backs, Evan Medders and Owen Allen, dominated with combined over 200 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Medders had 114 rushing yards while Allen gained 100 yards on the ground. Quarterback Kemper Hodges contributed 52 yards rushing but did not complete any passes. For Northern Illinois, Taron Dickens threw for 140 yards with one interception, and Telly Johnson Jr. scored a touchdown on a 9-yard run. The Falcons improved their record to 4-1, while the Huskies dropped to 0-5 in their first season in the new conference.

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Evan Medders and Owen Allen combined for more than 200 yards rushing and four scores for Air Force, and the Falcons beat Northern Illinois 28-7 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference inaugural for the Huskies. asserted

Falcons → combine → Huskies

Medders ran 16 times for 114 yards and Allen had 13 carries for 100 yards. asserted

Allen → run → yards

In the third quarter, Allen scored on a 33-yard run and Medders broke loose for a 41-yard touchdown. asserted

Medders → score → touchdown

They each had a short-yardage touchdown run in the first half that gave Air Force (4-1, 2-1) a 14-7 halftime lead. asserted

that → have → lead

Quarterback Kemper Hodges added 52 yards rushing on 11 carries but threw just one pass and it was incomplete. asserted

it → add → pass

Taron Dickens was 13-of-20 passing for 140 yards and threw one interception for Northern Illinois (0-5, 0-1). asserted

Dickens → pass → Illinois

Telly Johnson Jr. had a 9-yard touchdown run and finished with 47 yards rushing. asserted

Jr. → have → yards

Up next Air Force: Hosts UNLV next Saturday. asserted

Force → host → UNLV

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