In a game that looks closer than it really was, the Rebs defeated the Air Force Falcons, 42-28. UNLV had 652 yards of total offense, including 336 on the ground on only 38 carries. Troy Hawthorne threw 3 TD on 293 yards passing and Vincent Nelson added a TD and an INT on his only two passes. UNLV reaches 7-1 now while Air Force falls to 5-4.