Rocco Conti's TD Run Lifts Air Force to 36-33 Victory over Nevada in 2OT
Rocco Conti scored the winning 7-yard run in the second overtime as Air Force overcame a 10-point deficit and Nevada’s late rally.
- On Saturday night, Rocco Conti scored on a 7-yard run in the second overtime, giving Air Force a 36-33 victory over Nevada in the Wolf Pack's Mountain West Conference opener.
- Trailing by 10 points with 5:56 remaining, Nevada rallied behind Herschel Turner's 57-yard touchdown run and Joe McFadden's 31-yard field goal to force overtime tied at 27-all.
- Liam Szarka led the Falcons with 171 rushing yards and 92 passing yards, while Wolf Pack quarterback Carter Jones completed 18 of 30 passes for 224 yards and Turner finished with 111 rushing yards.
- In the first overtime, Carter Cremascoli and Joe McFadden traded field goals before McFadden added a second; Conti ended the game with his touchdown run.
- Air Force, now 2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play, hosts Navy on Oct. 3 before traveling to UTEP on Oct. 10.
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Rocco Conti’s TD run lifts Air Force to 36-33 victory over Nevada in 2OT
Rocco Conti scored on a 7-yard run in the second overtime and Air Force rallied last in a 36-33 victory over Nevada in the Wolf Pack’s Mountain West Conference opener. The Falcons’ Carter Cremascoli and Nevada’s Joe McFadden traded field goals in the first OT and McFadden added a second before Conti ended the game. Herschel Turner’s 57-yard touchdown run followed a 31-yard field goal by McFadden as Nevada rallied from a 10-point deficit in the f…
Air Force Pulls Out 36-33 Double-Overtime Thriller At Nevada
Senior running back Rocco Conti scored a seven-yard rushing touchdown to lift Air Force to a 36-33 win in double-overtime at Nevada in Mountain West action Saturday late-night at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada. The win lifted the Falcons to 2-1, 1-1 MW and dropped the Wolf Pack to 1-3, 0-1 MW.
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