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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado — At 4-2 in Mountain West play, Air Force will need a little help to win a division title in the final weeks of the regular season.
But it bested West division frontrunner Nevada to send the other side potentially headed for a tiebreaker scenario to decide its representative in the Mountain West championship.
Shayne Davern’s overtime touchdown allowed the Falcons (8-2, 4-2 MW) to outlast the Wolf Pack (6-4, 3-3 MW), 45-38, at home Saturday night.
Davern finished with 97 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, and Air Force quarterback Kale Pearson added 109 yards and a touchdown on 16 rushes.
Hasaan Henderson led Nevada with a game-high 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, but the Wolf Pack also lost him to an injury. Cody Fajardo was 24-of-36 for 275 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Nevada.
The Wolf Pack are now tied for first in the West division at 3-3 with Fresno State and San Diego State, while Hawaii and San Jose State are only one game back at 2-4.
Here’s how the rest of the Mountain West fared in Week 12.
Boise State 38, San Diego State 29
At Boise, Idaho, Jay Ajayi ran for 134 yards and three touchdowns as the Broncos (8-2, 5-1 MW) helped the Mountain Division to a 2-0 sweep of the West with a 20-point comeback win over the Aztecs (5-5, 3-3 MW).
Grant Hedrick completed 19 of 28 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions, and he also ran in a score from 13 yards out with two minutes left in the game to seal the victory.
Donnel Pumphrey paced San Diego State with 134 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries.
Utah State 28, New Mexico 21
At Logan, JoJo Natson ran for 70 yards and a touchdown to help the Aggies (8-3, 5-1 MW) hold off the Lobos (3-7, 1-5 MW) in Mountain division play Saturday.
Kent Myers completed 13 of 21 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown with an interception for Utah State.
Romell Jordan ran the ball nine times for 96 yards and a touchdown to pace New Mexico, and Lamar Jordan completed eight passes for 154 yards and a touchdown with an interception to Utah State’s Frankie Sutera — his seventh of the season.
Hawaii 13, San Jose State 0
At San Jose, Joey Iosefa ran for 68 yards and a touchdown to help the Warriors (3-8, 2-4 MW) snap a 17-game road losing streak and four-game losing streak overall with a shutout of the Spartans (3-7, 2-4 MW) Saturday night.
Tyler Ervin led San Jose State with 90 yards on 19 carries.
BYU 42, UNLV 23
At Provo, Christian Stewart threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns as the Cougars (6-4) pulled away from the Rebels (2-9) late Saturday night.
Paul Lasike ran for 70 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries, and added a 26-yard TD reception in the third quarter. Mitch Mathews hauled in six passes for 120 yards and a score for BYU.
Shaquille Murray-Lawrence had 143 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries to lead UNLV.
