Mountain West Recap

24) CINCINNATI 52, SAN DIEGO ST 23 -----------------------------------
SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Ben Mauk threw for all four of his touchdowns in the second quarter as 24th-ranked Cincinnati coasted to a 52-23 victory over San Diego on Saturday. Mauk completed 18-of-24 passes for 260 yards, including the an 11-yard score to Dominick Goodman just three seconds into the second quarter for a 14-3 advantage. Mauk and Goodman hooked up once again for an 11-yard score to cap a 9-play, 70-yard drive to help the Bearcats (5-0) build a 35-10 lead at intermission. Goodman finished with seven catches for 101 years and Marcus Barnett had three for 88 yards for Cincinnati, which recorded 487 yards of total offense. The win also helped Bearcats coach Brian Kelly become the first to start the season undefeated in his first six games since Russ Cohen did so in 1935.

NAVY 31, AIR FORCE 20 ---------------------
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Ticker) -- Quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada ran for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to lead Navy to a 31-20 victory over Air Force. Navy (3-2) trailed, 20-17, after Chad Hall ran in from five-yards out with 1:56 left in the third. However, Kaheaku-Enhada capped a nine-play, 73-yard drive with a 2-yard score and then put the game away with a 78-yard jaunt with 9:18 left in the fourth. Kaheaku-Enhada finished with 101 yards on 15 carries and completed 7-of-9 passes for 79 yards. Hall caught eight passes for 108 yards for Air Force (3-2), which has lost two straight.

UTAH 34, UTAH ST. 18 --------------------
SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Brian Johnson threw for two scores to lead Utah to a 34-18 win over rival Utah State. With Utah (2-3) down, 14-10, in the second-quarter, Johnson hit Marquis Wilson for a 38-yard score, and Louie Sakoda kicked a 31-yard field goal to put the Utes up 24-10. Johnson, who was making his first start since separating his shoulder in the season opener, completed 18 of 29 passes for 181 yards with two interceptions. Leon Jackson completed 17-of-24 passes for 139 yards and one score for the Aggies (0-5), who remain winless.

NEVADA 27, UNLV 20 ------------------
RENO, Nevada (Ticker) -- Nick Graziano threw three scores, including a game-winning 43-yard strike to Kyle Sammons with 27 seconds left to lift Nevada to a 27-20 victory over UNLV. Travis Dixon connected with Ryan Wolfe for a 30-yard touchdown score on 4th-and-10 to tie the game at 20-20 with 1:02 left. Graziano finished 20-of-38 for 330 yards and three touchdowns and one interception in leading Nevada (2-2) to its third straight win over UNLV (2-3).

TCU 24, COLORADO STATE 12 -------------------------
FORT WORTH, Texas (Ticker) -- Marcus Jackson threw for one score and ran for another as Texas Christian posted a 24-12 win over Colorado State. Jackson broke open a 7-3 game with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Shae Reagan with 12:30 left in the second, and ran in another from 4 yards out in the third that put TCU (3-2) up, 24-3. Caleb Hanie completed 20-of-37 passes for 208 yards, but threw three interceptions to just one score for Colorado State (0-4).

BYU 31, NEW MEXICO 24 ---------------------
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Ticker) -- Max Hall hit Dennis Pitta for a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter as BYU defeated New Mexico, 31-24. New Mexico's (3-2) Donovan Porterie tied the game at 21-21 by finding Rodney Ferguson for a 74-yard score with 27 seconds left in the third. However, the Cougars (3-2) capitalized on a fumble by receiver Matt Quillen, and took over on the Lobos' 32. Hall then capped a four-play, 32-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Pitta, and Mitch Payne kicked a 23-yard field goal to seal the win.