Air Force linebacker Alex Means looks back to New Mexico's running back Chase Clayton as Means is on his way to scoring a touchdown after intercepting the ball during the second quarter of a game in Air Force Academy, Colo on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.
Air Force linebacker Alex Means looks back to New Mexico's running back Chase Clayton as Means is on his way to scoring a touchdown after intercepting the ball during the second quarter of a game in Air Force Academy, Colo on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett, Associated Press
By Associated Press

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Wes Cobb scored on a trio of 1-yard runs and Air Force overcame Kasey Carrier's Mountain West Conference-record 338 yards rushing with a 28-23 win over New Mexico on Saturday night.

The Falcons (4-3, 2-1) won despite losing Cody Getz, the nation's second-leading rusher, on their first snap when he appeared to aggravate a sprained left ankle.

Trailing by five, the Lobos (4-4, 1-2) reached the Air Force 12 after a strip by Tim Foley of receiver Ty MacArthur, but linebacker Alex Means, who earlier returned an interception for a touchdown, stuffed Lamaar Thomas for a 4-yard loss on fourth-and-4.

The Falcons chewed up the final 3:57 to secure their fifth straight win over New Mexico, which was trying to win back-to-back road games in conference play for the first time since 2007.

Carrier, who ran the ball 39 times, scored on runs of 1, 1 and 37 yards and was chased down after runs of 68 and 59 yards that set up New Mexico's first two scores.

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