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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The University of Hawai'i Warrior football team hung tough for much of the game but eventually lost its sixth road game of the season in a 21-7 loss to Air Force in a nationally televised game at Falcon Stadium.
 
The Warriors (1-9, 0-7 Mountain West) dropped their eighth consecutive game – second longest skid in school history – and surrendered the Kuter Trophy, which goes to the winner of the UH-AFA series.
 
UH led after the first quarter and was tied at the half until the decisive third quarter, in which the Falcons out-scored the Warriors, 14-0. The Warriors generated only 22 yards of total offense in the quarter and a costly fumble by Joey Iosefa on his way to the endzone, may have potentially tied the score at 14.
 
Quarterback Jeremy Higgins started his first career game for the Warriors and finished 14-of-23 for 125 yards and one touchdown. UH's score occurred on its opening possession – a first all season – when Higgins connected with tight end Clark Evans for a 26-yard touchdown.
 
The Falcons (6-5, 5-2) generated 338 yards of total offense – all on the ground. In fact AFA did not attempt a pass all game. The Falcons' zero yards passing tops the previous low by a UH opponent of four yards (Ohio, 9/7/96). Cody Getz rushed for 125 yards on 21 carries and one score to leads the Falcon ground attack.
 
The Falcons tied the score during the early part of the second quarter, going 12 plays and culminating with a 2-yard touchdown run by Wes Cobb, the first of two scores for the running back.
 
Trailing 14-7 in the third quarter, the Warriors forced a fumble on Air Force punt returner Ty MacArthur. Two plays later, Iosefa caught a screen pass from Higgins and seemed to be on his way to the endzone but was stripped of the ball from behind at the AFA 10-yard line.
 
The Falcons scored again just before the end of the quarter on Cobb's second touchdown for a 21-7 lead.
 
The Warriors saw a glimmer of hope early in the fourth quarter, when Marcus Malepeai forced a Falcon fumble in Air Force territory. Quarterback Sean Schroeder, UH's starter the first nine games, made his first appearance of the game but misfired on two pass attempts and the Warriors lost the ball on downs.
 
The Warriors return to Honolulu for its final homestand of the season by hosting UNLV to close out the MW schedule, Saturday, Nov. 24. Kick-off is 6:00 p.m. at Aloha Stadium.