Air Force’s bowl hopes dashed, Liam Szarka’s season likely over after loss at UConn

EAST HARTFORD Conn The Air Force Falcons slim bowl hopes are done So too is Liam Szarka s season The Air Force quarterback left Saturday s challenge in the second quarter and never returned and the Falcons fell to football independent UConn - at Pratt Whitney Stadium for their seventh loss of the season Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun noted after the championship that Szarka is likely out for the rest of the season after fracturing his arm or hand The injury came at the end of the Falcons fourth possession of the match when the Grandview High product was stuffed on a fourth-and-goal run from the UConn -yard line with left in the first half The Falcon - held a - lead at the time but managed just nine points the rest of the competition Needing to win out to secure six wins and bowl eligibility Air Force will instead miss the postseason two seasons in a row for just the second time in Calhoun s -year tenure at the Academy Cam Edwards rushed for yards pushing him over yards for the season to push UConn past Air Force Edwards scored two touchdowns and finished the day with yards The Huskies - scored a touchdown on their first possession of each half They took a - lead in the first quarter on a -yard run by Joe Fagnano but a pass for the two-point conversion was incomplete UConn added a -yard field goal by Chris Freeman in the final minute of the second quarter for a - lead at halftime UConn opened the second half with a six-play -yard drive capped by Edwards -yard touchdown run Edwards opened the drive with a -yard run and Fagnano had a -yard completion to Shamar Porter Related Articles Dawson Jones field goal sends Army to - triumph over Air Force Liam Szarka s rushing Air Force s interceptions snap -game losing streak in win over Wyoming Anthony Colandrea outduels Liam Szarka as Air Force loses another shootout at UNLV Liam Szarka s mammoth performance not enough as Air Force falls to Navy Where Rocky Mountain athletic programs stand as NCAA revenue sharing era begins Freeman added a -yard field goal early in the fourth and a -yard run by Edwards made it - with minutes remaining Air Force s Dylan Carson picked up his second rushing touchdown of the match on a -yard run to make it - with minutes left in the tournament Owen Allen had yards rushing for the Falcons who had yards on the ground The Huskies wrapped up their home season at - and are - at home over the past two seasons The Denver Post contributed to this document Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams