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| | IT WAS OVER WHEN ... | | Fresno State holder Jason Simpson's pass fell incomplete on a fake field-goal attempt with 14 seconds left in the game. | | GAME BALL GOES TO ... | | Air Force quarterback Mike Thiessen, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. Thiessen set the tone by throwing a season-long 35-yard pass on the first play from scrimmage. | |
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| | Air Force Supremacy
Air Force wideout Brian LaBasco roams free in the Fresno secondary.
Fitting that Air Force should triumph with its aerial attack. The Falcons built a huge lead with their passing game and hung on to beat Fresno State 37-34 Sunday in the inaugural Silicon Valley Classic. The Bulldogs, playing at home, nearly fashioned a miracle finish but their daring fake field-goal attempt misfired in the final seconds.
| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS | | | FRESNO STATE | YARDS | AIR FORCE | YARDS | | Passing | David Carr | 2338 | Mike Thiessen | 1658 | | Rushing | Josh Levi | 397 | Mike Thiessen | 713 | | Receiving | Bernard Berrian | 543 | Ryan Fleming | 930 | |
| TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON | | | | | Total Offense | | |  354.5 |  |  449.3 |
Passing Yards | | | 227.0 | | | 154.4 |
Passing completion percentage | | | 60.5 | | | 55.6 |
Completions | | | 204 | | | 114 |
Attempts | | | 337 | | | 205 | | | | Scoring Offense | | | 25.7 | | | 34.9 |
Scoring Defense | | | 19.5 | | | 25.3 |
Rushing Yards | | | 127.5 | | | 294.9 |
Rushing attempts | | | 387 | | | 645 |
Key: | | Fresno State | | Air Force | |
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| |  "I agree this game should be fun to watch.Two solid programs with that added WAC vs. Mtn. West subplot to add that much more to the game. I don't think the committee could have gotten two better teams."
-- minay36
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