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Air Force at UNLV

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Air Force beat UNLV 42–⁠7. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 18–⁠6.

AwayAir Force10–⁠3 in 2022
42
HomeUNLV5–⁠7 in 2022
7

Final at Allegiant Stadium, Las VegasIndoorsTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,847

Official
Steve BaronGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Air Force141414042
UNLV07007

Standouts

Player stats

Air Force

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Haaziq Daniels1/21400
Jensen Jones0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brad Roberts2914449
John Lee Eldridge III8116160
Emmanuel Michel115218
Owen Burk113609
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Amari Terry114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Johnathan Youngblood6000
Trey Taylor5000
Camby Goff4000
Jalen Mergerson4000
T.D. Blackmon3210
Jamari Bellamy2001
P.J. Ramsey1110

UNLV

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cameron Friel8/1010811
Harrison Bailey2/51000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Courtney Reese537026
Aidan Robbins83009
Jordan Younge-Humphrey4503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ricky White458131
Aidan Robbins122022
Shelton Zeon III219013
Jordan Younge-Humphrey21108
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Austin Ajiake20000
Darius Johnson16000
Trenton Holloway9000
Ryan Keeler7110
Jalen Dixon7000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Air ForceUNLV
420Total yards179
14Passing yards118
406Rushing yards61
4.7Yards per pass7.9
5.3Yards per rush3.1
26First downs9
4–⁠9Third downs2–⁠6
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers4
1–⁠10Penalties0–⁠0
43:16Possession16:44
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Air ForceUNLV
59%Success rate46%
0.35EPA per play−0.38
1.02Explosiveness1.01
0.49Rushing EPA−0.44
−2.61Passing EPA0.34
50%Passing-down success33%
0.21First-down EPA−0.26
0.66Second-down EPA−0.75
0.38Third-down EPA1.23
45%Havoc by its defense9%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Air Force 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Air Force −10, over/under 50.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Air Force 75%, UNLV 25%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UNLV end zoneAir Force end zoneQ1 UNLVFumble, 9 playsQ1 Air ForceTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Air ForceTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ1 Air ForceTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 UNLVResult not recorded, 2 playsQ2 Air ForceTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ2 Air ForcePunt, 12 playsQ2 UNLVTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Air ForceEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 Air ForceTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 UNLVInterception, 2 playsQ3 Air ForceTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ3 Air ForceTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ4 UNLVTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 Air ForceResult not recorded, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UNLV drives left to right, Air Force right to left.
  1. Q1 UNLVFumble, 9 plays, 57 yards
  2. Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 4 plays, 78 yards
  3. Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 4 plays, 15 yards
  4. Q1 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 Air ForceTouchdown, 11 plays, 61 yards
  6. Q2 UNLVResult not recorded, 2 plays, −1 yard
  7. Q2 Air ForceTouchdown, 3 plays, 13 yards
  8. Q2 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  9. Q2 Air ForcePunt, 12 plays, 31 yards
  10. Q2 UNLVTouchdown, 6 plays, 86 yards
  11. Q2 Air ForceEnd of half, 5 plays, 12 yards
  12. Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 11 plays, 72 yards
  13. Q3 UNLVInterception, 2 plays, 16 yards
  14. Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 10 plays, 35 yards
  15. Q3 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 Air ForceTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 42 yards
  17. Q4 UNLVTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 19 yards
  18. Q4 Air ForceResult not recorded, 5 plays, −35 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Air Force 14, UNLV 0
UNLV Fumble, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Aidan Robbins run for 4 yds to the UNLV 29
0:002nd & 6 at own 29
0:003rd & 6 at own 29Cameron Friel pass complete to Aidan Robbins for 22 yds to the AFA 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 49Aidan Robbins run for 8 yds to the AFA 41
0:002nd & 2 at opp 41Aidan Robbins run for 9 yds to the AFA 32 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 32Aidan Robbins run for 4 yds to the AFA 28
0:002nd & 6 at opp 28Cameron Friel pass complete to Ricky White for 7 yds to the AFA 21 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 21Aidan Robbins run for 3 yds to the AFA 18
Air Force Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 19Brad Roberts run for 4 yds to the AFA 23
0:002nd & 6 at own 23John Lee Eldridge III run for 14 yds to the AFA 37 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 37Brad Roberts run for 3 yds to the AFA 40
Air Force Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 18Brad Roberts run for 6 yds to the UNLV 12
0:002nd & 4 at opp 12Brad Roberts run for 4 yds to the UNLV 8 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 8DeAndre Hughes run for 3 yds to the UNLV 5
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Cameron Friel pass incomplete to Nick Williams, broken up by TD Blackmon
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Aidan Robbins run for 3 yds to the UNLV 28
0:003rd & 7 at own 28Cameron Friel sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 26
Air Force Touchdown, 11 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 36Brad Roberts run for 5 yds to the AFA 41
0:002nd & 5 at own 41Zac Larrier run for 6 yds to the AFA 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47John Lee Eldridge III run for 10 yds to the UNLV 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 43Emmanuel Michel run for 7 yds to the UNLV 36
0:002nd & 3 at opp 36Emmanuel Michel run for 4 yds to the UNLV 32 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 32Emmanuel Michel run for 6 yds to the UNLV 26
0:002nd & 4 at opp 26Brad Roberts run for 6 yds to the UNLV 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Brad Roberts run for 1 yd to the UNLV 19
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matthew Dapore kickoff for 64 yds
9:512nd & 7 at opp 18Cameron Friel run for 3 yds to the AFA 19 Cameron Friel fumbled, recovered by AFA Jayden Goodwin
Air Force Touchdown, 4 plays
7:572nd & 7 at own 40John Lee Eldridge III 60 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick)Air Force 7, UNLV 0
7:511st & 10 at own 35Matthew Dapore kickoff for 58 yds , Courtney Reese return for 11 yds to the UNLV 18 Courtney Reese fumbled, recovered by AFA Emmanuel Michel , return for no gain to the UNLV 18
Air Force Touchdown, 4 plays
5:522nd & goal at opp 5Brad Roberts 5 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick)Air Force 14, UNLV 0
5:521st & 10 at own 35Matthew Dapore kickoff for 62 yds
4:274th & 9 at own 26Marshall Nichols punt for 38 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then Air Force 28, UNLV 7
UNLV Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 29Aidan Robbins run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 28
Air Force Touchdown, 11 plays
15:002nd & 9 at opp 19John Lee Eldridge III run for 14 yds to the UNLV 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5
13:422nd & goal at opp 5Brad Roberts 5 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick)Air Force 21, UNLV 0
13:361st & 10 at own 35Matthew Dapore kickoff for 60 yds , Nohl Williams return for 24 yds to the UNLV 29
Air Force Touchdown, 3 plays
11:441st & goal at opp 3Brad Roberts 3 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick)Air Force 28, UNLV 0
11:391st & 10 at own 35Matthew Dapore kickoff for 56 yds , Nohl Williams return for 20 yds to the UNLV 29
9:404th & 8 at own 31Marshall Nichols punt for 42 yds
2:374th & 17 at opp 42Carson Bay punt for 31 yds
UNLV Touchdown, 6 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 40Cameron Friel pass complete to Jordan Younge-Humphrey for 8 yds to the UNLV 48
1:512nd & 2 at own 48Cameron Friel pass complete to Senika McKie for 8 yds to the AFA 44 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at opp 44Cameron Friel pass complete to Shelton Zeon III for 13 yds to the AFA 31 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 31Ricky White 31 Yd pass from Cameron Friel (Daniel Gutierrez Kick)Air Force 28, UNLV 7
1:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan O’Hara kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Air Force End of half, 5 plays
0:542nd & 5 at own 30Brad Roberts run for 3 yds to the AFA 33
0:503rd & 2 at own 33Brad Roberts run for 4 yds to the AFA 37 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at own 37Haaziq Daniels pass incomplete to John Lee Eldridge III, broken up by Nohl Williams
0:502nd & 10 at own 37Haaziq Daniels run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 35
3rd quarter3 drives, then Air Force 42, UNLV 7
Air Force Touchdown, 11 plays
0:002nd & 2 at opp 22Brad Roberts run for 7 yds to the UNLV 15 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 15Brad Roberts run for 8 yds to the UNLV 7
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan O’Hara kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Air Force Touchdown, 11 plays
8:161st & goal at opp 3Brad Roberts 3 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick)Air Force 35, UNLV 7
8:161st & 10 at own 35Matthew Dapore kickoff for 55 yds
7:331st & 10 at own 41Cameron Friel pass intercepted
Air Force Touchdown, 10 plays
1:411st & goal at opp 1Emmanuel Michel 1 Yd Run (Matthew Dapore Kick)Air Force 42, UNLV 7
1:361st & 10 at own 35Luke Wieland kickoff for 60 yds , Sammy Green return for 23 yds to the UNLV 28
0:104th & 5 at own 33Marshall Nichols punt for 55 yds
4th quarter4 drives, then Air Force 42, UNLV 7
UNLV Turnover on downs, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 46Courtney Reese run for 5 yds to the AFA 49
0:003rd & 1 at opp 45Jordan Younge-Humphrey run for 3 yds to the AFA 42 for a 1ST down
0:002nd & 6 at opp 38Courtney Reese run for 3 yds to the AFA 35
Air Force Result not recorded, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Aiden Calvert run for 9 yds to the AFA 44
0:002nd & 1 at own 44Owen Burk run for 9 yds to the UNLV 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 47Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the UNLV 45
Air Force Turnover on downs, 14 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 17Omar Fattah run for 3 yds to the AFA 20
15:003rd & 2 at own 20Omar Fattah run for 5 yds to the AFA 25 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 25Owen Burk run for 5 yds to the AFA 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Owen Burk run for 3 yds to the AFA 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the AFA 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Owen Burk run for 4 yds to the AFA 39
15:002nd & 6 at own 39Owen Burk run for 3 yds to the AFA 42
15:003rd & 3 at own 42Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the AFA 44
15:004th & 1 at own 44Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the AFA 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46Jensen Jones run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 6 at the 50Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the UNLV 48
15:003rd & 4 at opp 48Owen Burk run for 2 yds to the UNLV 46
6:344th & 2 at opp 46pass incomplete to Aiden Calvert
UNLV Turnover on downs, 7 plays
3:174th & 3 at opp 35pass incomplete to Senika McKie

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Air Force–UNLV game

Air Force leads 19–⁠8 in 27 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Air Force 41, UNLV 31
2025UNLV 51, Air Force 48
2023UNLV 31, Air Force 27
2022Air Force 42, UNLV 7
2021Air Force 48, UNLV 14
2018Air Force 41, UNLV 35

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