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Show Falcons falter, despite by Steven R. Ford Hilltop Times staff PROVO, Utah - Brigham Young Uni- versity did their best to play the role of inhospitable host, but the Air Force Academy football team did themselves no favors Edwards. "He's playing as well as anyone in the country." Conference game "I was just thinking, don't get caught. "We were our own worst enemy," said " Falcon head coach Fisher DeBerry, who Don't get caught. High-stesaw his team's two game winning streak Hooks recalled. "I thought he was going to get caught against the Cougars snapped. from behind," Feterik said, "but he showed Time and again, the Falcons (4-that 4.2 speed he's always talking about." knockwhen in the foot shot themselves Cougar freshman sensation Luke Staley, ing on the door of victory. In the first quarter alone, Falcon quarterback MikeThiessen a running back from Tualatin, Ore., has was picked off on the opening drive by been tearing through the Mountain West Cougar sophomore Dustin Staley, down- Conference, averaging one touchdown per ing the ball at the BYU 3 1. After giving up game and leading the league in scoring. Staley collected 137 yards in the game, 68 an Owen Pochman field goal and down the Falcons marched 71 yards down the rushing with one touchdown and 69 receivfield only to turn the ball over on fullback ing with one touchdown. , "You know we're getting better at runNathan Beard's fumble at the BYU line. Then, with 1:10 to go in the quarter, ning the ball," Edwards noted. touchdown run the Falcons had a Despite being dominated on both sides holdof the ball and self distructing every chance by Thiessen called back because of a r" ;' r.; ; they got, Air Force refused to give up, even ing penalty. with the clock running down under five did as BYU offense its part . The famed Kevin Feterik, the latest product to come minutes, BYU having possession of the out of BYU's quarterback factory, shred- ball and being down ded the Air Force defense for 336 yards 6nr ' Trying to run the clock down, BYU began 24 of 33 passing. Even though the Falplunging backs into the line, but a sweep con linemen and linebackers recorded four off the left side by running back Jaron Dab-ne- y resulted in a fumble which was picked sacks and spent a great deal of time in 200 up by Air Force's Jeff Felton at the BYU the Cougar backfield, Feterik, a 40 and run back 30 yards to the 10. Two tacklers elude to able was pound senior, and complete the dump-of- f passes for large plays later, Falcon halfback Scotty McKay crossed the goal line. The ensuing extra gains. His longest pass came on a to fourth quarter strike over the middle point pulled the game to within 10 points v Margin Hooks who shook two defenders at No big deal, right? BYU receives the kick at the 25 and outran everyone to the goal 27-2- 0. p, high-step,- 1-- 3) 3-- 0, rd 70-ya- . rd : -- . 27-1- 0. 57-yar- d, 27-17- ,- and runs out the remaining four min- line. "Kevin may have had one of his best games," said Cougar head coach LaVell ifll ill life; 27-2- 0, rally last-minu- te in losing Saturday's crucial Mountain West 3, to even cross midfield, eventually ending the game on Cougar defensive tackle Chris Hoke's sack ofThiessen. "They're a very hard team to beat," utes, right? Wrong. The Falcons showed a little bit of their famous discipline by showing the 65,319 fans in attendance what Edwards called "a kick," recovperfectly executed e d line. Air Force ball the at ering the ball the Thiessen's pass to McKay placed at the BYU 32, and McKay's subsequent scamper set up the Falcons at the BYU 18, but more three plays netted only fouryards, and forced afield goal with 2:41 seconds left to play. Kicker Jackson Whiting's 32 yard field goal closed the and game to within a touchdown at the Cougar faithful were getting restless, reliving flashbacks of the Falcons' conference championship come back last seaon-sid- 49-yar- 14-ya- rd 27-2- 0, son. DeBerry had a good plan of attack, using his remaining timeouts wisely. The Air Force defense held the Cougars to just 3 line, yards on a Staley run from the with Falcons just forcing a punt back to the over two minutes remaining. Plenty of time for Air Force to go down the field, score a touchdown and maybe conversion for the tack on the least At win, right? enough time to tie up the game and carry the momentum into overtime, right? On any normal day, per26-yar- d two-poi- nt haps, but the Falcons just could not seem to handle prosperity. BYU punter Jesse Sowards got off a boompunt that would have resulted ing in a touchback, butthe Falcons were flagged 71-ya- said Edwards, who notched his 250th career win with the victory over the Falcons. "As I said before, you have no way to simulate the quickness and execution with which they run that offense." The BYU defense, rated first in the league against the run, continually frustrated the Falcons, allowing only two of 12 third down conversions and sacking Thiessen four times. "Everybody wanted to do good against them. Everybody wanted to get back at them and showthat we are the better team, the better program," said BYU defensive back Jared Lee, who was recently named the MWC defensive player of the week. "Last year BYU dominated the game and came out losing, and it almost happened again today." Force Stats Brigham Young-Ai- r 3 10 7 20 0 Air Force 3 14 3 Brigham Young First Quarter BYU FG Pochman 36, 10:18 Second Quarter BYU - Staley 14 pass from Feterik (Pochman kick) , 1 1:32 (Whiting kick), 9:26 BYU - Staley 7 run (Pochman kick) , 2:37 Third Quarter AFA- - FG Whiting 25, 10:05 BYU FG Pochman 26, 1:40 Fourth Quarter BYU - Hooks 57 pass from Feterik (Pochman kick) , 10: 18 AFA- - McKay 7 run (Whiting kick), 3:30 AFA-FWhiting 32, 2:37 727 -- -- G First downs rd for roughing the kicker. BYU got the ball back with an automatic first down and The the Falcons were out of time-out16 Cougars ran the clock to just seconds, not enough for the Falcon running game s. 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