SportsDirect Inc. staff
Aug 31, 2013
Air Force 38, Colgate 13: Jon Lee and Broam Hart each rushed for two touchdowns and the host Falcons rolled up 409 rushing yards while downing the Raiders in the season opener for both squads.
Lee rushed for 130 yards on just 11 carries and Hart added 101 on 18 attempts as the Falcons scored 38 consecutive points after allowing an early score. Anthony LaCoste added 77 yards on 11 carries for Air Force (1-0).
The Raiders (0-1) fizzled after putting together an impressive 13-play, 86-yard drive on their first possession that ended with Gavin McCarney’s 15-yard pass to Kevin O’Connell. Colgate outgained Air Force 113-49 in the opening quarter before the Falcons took control.
Hart’s 11-run with 11:37 left in the second quarter tied the score and he added a 1-yard scoring run nearly seven minutes later to put Air Force ahead to stay. Lee scored on a 9-yard jaunt to make it 21-7 with 1:48 left in the half.
Lee broke loose down the right sideline for a 22-yard scamper with 4:54 left in the third quarter and Will Conant booted a career-long 52-yard field goal with six seconds left in the stanza to make it 31-7. Devin Rushing added a 10-yard scoring run midway through the final quarter before Colgate’s John Wilkins plunged in from the 1 with 46 seconds left.