After last week’s turnaround game against SDSU, the Broncos hosted the Fresno State Bulldogs in a tilt for the Milk Can ownership for the next year.
1st Quarter
Boise State won the coin toss and elected to defer. Fresno State received the opening kick and did a whole lot of nothing, punting it away to the BSU 40. The Broncos came out with a balanced attack on the ground and through the air, moving consistently down the field for Billy Bowens’ first receiving TD, and Taylen Green’s first passing TD.
7 – 0 BSU
The following kick went out of bounds, and Fresno started the drive at their own 35. After a quick strike pass, they ground to a halt and punted to the BSU 7. The Broncos had a short gain, Green scramble for nothing, and then a lame-duck pass directly to a Fresno defensive back at the BSU 11.
Four plays later, Fresno was in the endzone.
7 – 7 All
Ensuing kick started a BSU drive at their own 25, and pounded the ball downfield to end the 1st.
2nd Quarter
Finishing up their drive, the Broncos settled for a Dalmas field goal and kicked off to Fresno.
10 – 7 BSU
A bobble on the catch went out of bounds at the 1, followed by a short Bulldog drive capped by a Zeke Noa INT.
Another short field drive fizzled into a chip-shot for Dalmas.
13 – 7 BSU
Fresno took the next kickoff out to their 28, and proceeded to grind out a long drive for a touchdown.
14 – 13 FSU
The Broncos started the next drive at their own 22 after the Fresno kick, but George Holani made short work of flipping that field position with a 58 yard run on first down. Two plays later, Ashton Jeanty trucked his way into the endzone.
20 – 14 BSU
Fresno had the ball and a little over two minutes before halftime, and made the most of that time to move down and kick a field goal with :01 put back on the clock by a generous ref.
20 – 17 BSU
3rd Quarter
After a pitiful 3 and out and a penalty on the punt, the Broncos faced down Fresno State with the ball at midfield. The defense stiffened up and forced a field goal to tie the game up.
20 – 20 All
The teams then traded short drives an punts, ultimately ending up with Boise State at their own 37. Taylen Green lead the offense on a vintage Boise State drive, eating clock and pounding out yards, even converting a few 3rd downs on the way. They capped it off with a Green pass to Holani for a TD.
27 – 20 BSU
Fresno took the next kickoff and went backwards thanks to Zeke Noa blowing up all their dreams.
4th Quarter
After being ravaged by Zeke, Fresno punted to open the 4th Quarter, and the Broncos turned that into yet another Dalmas special.
30 – 20 BSU
After Bronco Nation celebrated with a crowd rendition of “Friends in Low Places”, Rodney Robinson picked off Fresno’s opening pass of the drive. Dalmas trotted out for one more automatic field goal on the night, bringing his total to four.
33 – 20 BSU
Fresno nearly threw another pick to JL Skinner, but managed to punt it away to the BSU 38. The Broncos proceeded to pound Ashton Jeanty and Elelyon Noa into the Bulldog defensive line, culminating in a Jeanty touchdown and breaking 100 yards for the second time in as many games.
Final: BSU 40 – 20 FSU
- Announced attendance was a record 37,663
- The Broncos had two 100 yard rushers for the second game in a row, a feat they had not accomplished before.
- Zeke Noa compiled a Sack, an Int, and 2 tackles for loss to run his total for the night to 6
- Jonah Dalmas was 4-4 on FGs, and 4-4 on XPs #NoDoinksAllPoints
This game is a 50-burg if we can find out how to score TDS in the red zone. Well, we CAN, but we make it a little easier on my ticker.
Zeke Noa was a force out there! One 3-and-out by himself!
When I coached wrestling I always taught that the difference between two equally-talented wrestlers at the same weight in the third round is conditioning. We we evenly matched for a bit, but the Bronco spirit won out in the end. Nice preparation, men!
Agree on the red zone issues, but I think that will get better as Koetter gets more time with the team. At least I hope!!
Noah has been a pleasant surprise. My gripe with him has been his speed and coverage skill, but he has shown up this year. A very sure tackler.
Broncos looked good. I was still very skeptical of green’s arm…. And still am. Think he’s good enough to compete for a Mtn West title. Not good enough to compete with larger conference schools. I’m sure he will only get better as we move forward in the season. A lot of us were very confused about how bad our offensive line was. I think at this point it’s clear that the scheme was the problem. Definitely a game ball for those guys. Am super happy for them. We have a play caller now that can set them up for success… Read more »
Another Bronco win, good game Broncos!!!!
Worst WR unit in over 20 years.
If one WR has made a play all year I can’t remember when. If the QB doesn’t hit them right on the numbers then they’re not catching it. Hope they step up. Green had a couple of really nice throws dropped again and that’s got to be deflating for a young qb
I don’t see a problem with Green’s arm. I see the problem with the receivers’ hands. Maybe they’ll get Jesus. A couple of good receivers are all that is needed.
Pettis/Young, Miller, Sperbeck, Wilson, Hightower, Shakir. Quite a line of #1s we’ve had…I just assumed someone would emerge and take the reigns in WR room as they’ve done in the past. Nope, not this year sadly. Maybe we’ll pick up a transfer portal dog or a phenom next class…though the way Taylen throws, it might be a though sell on a stud WR to come to the blue. Jeanty is gonna hurt our RB recruiting with the way he’s going (good prob to have at the moment)…dude is gonna be the next BSU legend if he stays healthy.
Idk Jeanty is showing that a young RB can have a lot of success at BSU. The question is whether Holani sticks for another year around or not. I like Noa as a #2 also
Idk Jeanty is showing that a young RB can have a lot of success at BSU. The question is whether Holani sticks for another year around or not. I like Noa as a #2 also
Hey things are looking up, try to enjoy it. Yes we don’t have a go to guy yet this year, but one should emerge. Try to look at the glass half full instead of half empty.
Plenty of room for improvement but BSU football is interesting and fun and spirited again and that makes me really happy. Great crowd, atmosphere, game.
Hoping that when DK steps down at the end of the season, we can bring Kirby Moore back to Boise. He did a good job with a very battered Fresno offense.
Bring Kirby back to BSU or promote Miller?
The Broncos have two weeks to prepare for Air Force. They have always been a thorn in the flesh. In ten meetings Boise has won 6.