Air Force's defense did not let Duquesne score
Air Force was in control wire to wire. What the rout was actually built on.
Liam Szarka scored 12 of Air Force's points. Air Force routs Duquesne, 34-0 at Falcon Stadium. Air Force led from start to finish and never let Duquesne within striking distance. Liam Szarka threw for 19 yards on five attempts and ran 13 times for 51 yards and two scores.
One team finished its drives
Air Force scored on 67% of its drives to Duquesne's 0%: Liam Szarka (12 pts), Kemper Hodges (6 pts) and Evan Medders (6 pts). Air Force won the turnover battle 0-2, led by Korey Johnson (0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2.5 tackles) and Max Mustell (1 INT). Stacked together, it was never close.
How the two sides actually played on the night.
The standouts
Liam Szarka threw for 19 yards on five attempts and ran 13 times for 51 yards and two scores — two of them from inside the 20 and four third-down conversions. Kemper Hodges ran six times for 72 yards and one score, with that score from inside the 20. Rocco Conti ran 10 times for 74 yards. For Duquesne, Johness Davis ran 11 times for 32 yards. Carson Camp threw for 42 yards on 18 attempts, with three third-down conversions. Korey Johnson was the disruptive one for Air Force: 0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2.5 tackles.
What Duquesne has to fix
The problems had names: Carson Camp (2 interceptions).
The defensive story
Two names to keep, all for Air Force: Korey Johnson (0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2.5 tackles) and Max Mustell (1 INT).
The takeaway
Historically similar games since 2019 — close margin, both offenses held far below norm — and how often that offense outperformed this level the following week.
Air Force did exactly what a better team should against Duquesne: leave no doubt.
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