Air Force 48, Northern Iowa 17
Associated Press
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Haaziq Daniels completed three passes for 109 yards and carried it 12 times for 107 as Air Force opened the season with a 48-17 victory over Northern Iowa.
Daniels' first pass of the game went for an 80-yard touchdown as he scrambled and found Dane Kinamon wide open along the left sideline. It was the eighth longest pass play in program history. Kinamon also broke loose for a 71-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.
Air Force led 27-3 at halftime. Daniels had 102 yards passing with a touchdown and 107 yards rushing, including a 12-yard touchdown. Kinamon had two rushes for 77 yards in the first half and one reception for 80 yards.
Air Force gained 582 yards on 62 carries and the Falcons' defense held UNI to 405 total yards. Brad Roberts, Jalen Johnson, Kinamon and Jensen Jones each had a rushing touchdown. Roberts rushed for a team-high 114 yards, including his 71-yard touchdown.
Theo Day threw for 286 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Northern Iowa.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UNI | AF |
| AF |
TD |
9:28 |
Dane Kinamon 80 yard TD pass from Haaziq Daniels (Matthew Dapore Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| UNI |
FG |
4:46 |
Matthew Cook 28 yard field goal |
3 |
7 |
| AF |
TD |
3:59 |
Dane Kinamon 71 yard TD run (Matthew Dapore Extra Point) |
3 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
UNI | AF |
| AF |
FG |
9:31 |
Matthew Dapore 30 yard field goal |
3 |
17 |
| AF |
FG |
5:47 |
Matthew Dapore 33 yard field goal |
3 |
20 |
| AF |
TD |
0:20 |
Haaziq Daniels 12 yard TD run (Matthew Dapore Extra Point) |
3 |
27 |
| Third Quarter |
UNI | AF |
| AF |
TD |
14:10 |
Brad Roberts 71 yard TD run (Matthew Dapore Extra Point) |
3 |
34 |
| AF |
TD |
0:02 |
Jensen Jones 1 yard TD run (Matthew Dapore Extra Point) |
3 |
41 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UNI | AF |
| AF |
TD |
11:13 |
Jalen Johnson 80 yard TD run (Anthony Rodriguez Extra Point) |
3 |
48 |
| UNI |
TD |
8:45 |
Logan Wolf 10 yard TD pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Extra Point) |
10 |
48 |
| UNI |
TD |
6:54 |
Sergio Morancy 14 yard TD pass from Theo Day (Matthew Cook Extra Point) |
17 |
48 |
| Team Stats |
| |
UNI |
Air Force |
| First downs |
21 |
25 |
| Rushing |
5 |
23 |
| Passing |
16 |
2 |
| Penalty |
0 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-8, 25% |
7-11, 64% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
24-119 |
62-582 |
| Passing Yards |
286 |
109 |
| Return Yards |
44 |
14 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
20-32-1 |
3-6-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
4 |
0 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
2-15 |
5-21 |
| UNI Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Day |
20 |
32 |
286 |
2 |
1 |
| Air Force Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| H. Daniels |
3 |
6 |
109 |
1 |
0 |
| UNI Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Williams |
11 |
45 |
4.1 |
0 |
| V. McShane |
8 |
30 |
3.8 |
0 |
| A. Pesek-Hickson |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
0 |
| T. Day |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Air Force Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Roberts |
8 |
114 |
14.3 |
1 |
| H. Daniels |
12 |
107 |
8.9 |
1 |
| J. Eldridge III |
8 |
85 |
10.6 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
1 |
80 |
80.0 |
1 |
| D. Kinamon |
2 |
77 |
38.5 |
1 |
| E. Michel |
5 |
24 |
4.8 |
0 |
| O. Fattah |
5 |
19 |
3.8 |
0 |
| J. Jones |
4 |
18 |
4.5 |
1 |
| D. Hughes |
5 |
16 |
3.2 |
0 |
| A. Calvert |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| . |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| C. Turner |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Youngblood |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| K. Gibbs |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| S. Angilau |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| O. Burk |
2 |
-2 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| UNI Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. McShane |
5 |
66 |
13.2 |
0 |
| D. Williams |
1 |
40 |
40.0 |
0 |
| Q. Hampton |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
0 |
| S. Morancy |
4 |
31 |
7.8 |
1 |
| A. Allen |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
| S. Schnee |
3 |
22 |
7.3 |
0 |
| L. Wolf |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
1 |
| H. Bey-Buie |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| D. Hutson |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| Air Force Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Kinamon |
1 |
80 |
80.0 |
1 |
| D. Hughes |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
0 |
| J. Bryant |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| UNI Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Air Force Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Goff |
1 |
14 |
| UNI Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Loecher |
4 |
177 |
44.3 |
| Air Force Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| UNI Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Air Force Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| UNI Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Q. Hampton |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
| H. Bey-Buie |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Air Force Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| UNI Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| M. Cook |
52 |
| Air Force Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
