WAC ROUNDUP : Colorado State Controls Game, Beats Utah, 22-13

Colorado State’s balanced, ball-control offense paid dividends again Saturday as the Rams remained unbeaten in the Western Athletic Conference with a 22-13 victory over Utah at Fort Collins, Colo.

Brian Copeland rushed for 99 yards and Tony Alford added 82 for Colorado State, 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the WAC.

The Rams sacked Utah quarterback Jason Woods seven times, intercepted three of his passes and recovered two fumbles.

Utah (2-4, 0-3) continued to experience offensive problems. The Utes’ only consistently productive weapon was a pass to the tight end, one of which resulted in a 72-yard touchdown play from Woods to Mike Anglesey early in the fourth quarter.

Air Force 24, Navy 7--The victory at Air Force Academy, Colo., gives the Falcons the edge in the race for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, awarded annually to the service academy team with the best record in round-robin play with the other academies.

Joe Wood kicked field goals of 34 and 32 yards in the second quarter to help the Falcons (3-3) to a 13-0 halftime lead. He then hit a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter clinch the victory over Navy (2-3).

The Falcons scored the first time they touched the ball on offense. Fullback Chris Howard dived over from the one-yard line after Mike Rodgers blocked Jefferson Triplett’s punt and Joe Stattmiller recovered at the one.

New Mexico 48, UTEP 28--The Lobos (2-4, 1-0) snapped a four-game losing streak as Jeremy Leach completed 21 of 32 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns. Also, the Lobos’ usually dormant running game accounted for a season-high 282 yards against Texas El Paso (2-4, 0-3).

Aaron Givens led the Lobo ground attack with 124 yards.