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, lifting Air Force to a 36-33 victory over Nevada in the Wolf Pack's Mountain West Conference opener.
- Trailing by 10 points late, Nevada rallied as Herschel Turner's 57-yard touchdown run and Joe McFadden's 31-yard field goal forced the game into overtime tied at 27.
- 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 added 111 rushing yards.
- In the first overtime, Carter Cremascoli and Nevada's Joe McFadden traded field goals, but McFadden added a second before Rocco Conti ended the game with his 7-yard scoring run.
- Air Force, now 2-1 overall, hosts Navy on Oct. 3 and subsequently travels to UTEP on Oct. 10 to continue its conference schedule.
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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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