Szarka accounts for 3 TDs, leads Air Force over San Jose State 26-16

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- , Liam Szarka accounted for three touchdowns and Air Force held off San Jose State for a 26-16 victory on Saturday night. Szarka's 12-yard touchdown pass to Quin Smith capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive that stretched the Air Force lead to 23-13 with 9:11 to play. San Jose State's Denis Lynch kicked a 34-yard field goal with 5:43 left, but then Air Force (3-6, 2-4 Mountain West Conference) chewed up most of the remainder before Reagan Tubbs sealed it for the Falcons on a 33-yard field goal with 34 seconds left. Szarka completed 5 of 10 passes for 41 yards and added 87 yards rushing on 25 carries that included a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs in the second quarter. Owen Allen ran 20 times for 109 yards for Air Force. Walker Eget was 27-of-42 passing for 334 yards but threw two interception for San Jose State (3-6, 2-3).