It wasn’t the offensive shootout most were expecting. It wasn’t a blowout. And it wasn’t anywhere close to an Air Force victory that it was supposed to be.
It was...a 17-6 upset over the highly-favored Air Force Falcons.
It was a dueling defensive battle for the first half. It was a dominating second half for the Spartans. And it caused some reverberations in the Mountain West football world.
At first, a 0-0 defensive battle
Graduate QB Nick Starkel started off slow but settled in going 22-29 for 226 yards and two TD tosses to TE Derrick Deese Jr.