Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Air Force Falcons Match Player Stats On Dec 27, 2010

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Dec 27, 2010

Air Force forced four turnovers and pieced together just enough offense for a 14-7 Independence Bowl victory over Georgia Tech Monday in Shreveport, La.

In a low-scoring game between two mirror image option teams, neither squad could get much going on offense. The difference were the turnovers.

The Falcons recovered a fumble inside their own 5-yard line and two muffed punts in the third quarter. The second muffed punt recovery led to Jared Tew's short go-ahead touchdown run. Air Force converted the two-point try and led 14-7 with 13:24 to play, despite having less than 20 yards of offense through the first 16 minutes of the second half.

Air Force gobbled up nine minutes of the fourth quarter with a 17-play, 70-yard drive, but Zack Bell missed what would have been a clinching 37-yard field goal with 1:57 to play. Georgia Tech drove inside the Air Force 25 yard line, but Jon Davis made a leaping interception at the goal line to seal the Falcons' second straight bowl win.

The Falcons (9-4) picked up their ninth win, despite finishing with only 287 yards of offense, 170 coming on the ground. Georgia Tech (6-7) had 287 rushing yards, but couldn't come up with big completion on its last drive.

Anthony Allen's 5-yard touchdown run accounted for the Yellow Jackets' only points of the game and put them ahead 7-3 late in the first quarter.