Air Force uses familiar ground assault to churn out 13-3 win over Sam Houston
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- — Owen Burke ran for 75 yards on 18 carries and scored the lone touchdown and Air Force beat Sam Houston 13-3 on Saturday.
Burke's 5-yard scoring run ended an 11-play, 60-yard drive that took almost 6 1/2 minutes and concluded with 5:14 left to seal it.
Air Force (2-0) outgained the Bearcats in total yards 258-80, including 244 yards rushing, and held Sam Houston to six first downs. Air Force held the Bearkats to just two plays of double-digit yards in the game.
In the slugfest, Sam Houston (0-2) linebacker Trevor finished with a game-high 14 total tackles 11 of which were solo.
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2024 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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BYU | 2-0 | 5-0 |
Colorado | 2-0 | 4-1 |
Texas Tech | 2-0 | 4-1 |
Iowa State | 1-0 | 4-0 |
Arizona | 1-0 | 3-1 |
West Virginia | 1-0 | 2-2 |
Kansas State | 1-1 | 4-1 |
Utah | 1-1 | 4-1 |
UCF | 1-1 | 3-1 |
Cincinnati | 1-1 | 3-2 |
Houston | 1-2 | 2-4 |
TCU | 1-2 | 3-3 |
Arizona State | 0-1 | 3-1 |
Oklahoma State | 0-2 | 3-2 |
Baylor | 0-2 | 2-3 |
Kansas | 0-2 | 1-4 |
2024 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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UNLV | 1-0 | 4-1 |
San José State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Wyoming | 1-0 | 1-4 |
Fresno State | 1-1 | 3-2 |
Boise State | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Colorado State | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Nevada | 0-0 | 2-3 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Utah State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
New Mexico | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Air Force | 0-2 | 1-3 |