Broncos 56, Aztecs 24
On a blustery first of November, in front of a home crowd of 36,838 (9th most ever), the Boise State Broncos took the field vs the San Diego State Aztecs as 24.5 point favorites. On a night where Jeanty appeared to be a little limited, Maddux Madsen, Caples, and the rest of the offense reminded everyone that packing the box with defenders has consequences.
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Boise State started the game on defense and promptly forced a 3 and out. They immediately followed that up with a highly efficient (and Jeanty-lite–it seemed like he was on a bit of a pitch count early in the night), passing-driven drive of 66 yards. It ended with Maddux Madsen throwing Latrell Caples his first TD of the season, from 18 yards out.
Broncos 7, Aztecs 0
On the ensuing Bronco possession, following another quick 3-and-out by SDSU, Maddux again led Boise State down the field and capped the drive with Latrell Caples‘ SECOND touchdown catch of the year.
Broncos 14, Aztecs 0
The next time the Broncos got in the end zone, they did it without Madsen and Jeanty even needing to take the field. The first play after getting the ball back, SDSU’s quarterback, O’Neil was intercepted by A’Marion McCoy. He proceeded to house it from 35 yards away.
Broncos 21, Aztecs 0
Second Quarter
The ensuing SDSU drive was cut short when Alexander Teubner picked off a deep ball from O’Neil. Maddux proceeded to make the most of the turnover by driving a short 58 yards and connecting with Prince Strachan for six.
Broncos 28, Aztecs 0
After not being to do much with their first few possessions, the Aztecs capitalized on a 40 yard pass to get down into the Boise State red zone. They weren’t able to capitalize as much as they would have liked, though. They ended up settling for a 27 yard field goal.
Broncos 28, Aztecs 3
After forcing Boise State’s first punt of the night, the Aztecs made the most of their next offensive possession as well. A five play, 65 yard drive ended with SDSU running back, Marquez Cooper hitting the circle button a few times before powering into the end zone for six.
Broncos 28, Aztecs 10
Not ready to let the Aztecs think they were going to be able to get back into the game, Maddux Madsen engineered a 13-play, 95 yard drive that ended with a 14 yard pass to Caples for his THIRD (!!!) touchdown reception; of both the game and the season.
Broncos 35, Aztecs 10
HALFTIME
Third Quarter
Boise State got the ball to start the half and promptly drove 75 yards down the field. The drive ended with Ashton Jeanty waltzing into the end zone for his first touchdown of the game. Those would be the only points of the third quarter.
Broncos 42, Aztecs 10
Fourth Quarter
Early in the fourth quarter, the Broncos finished the 90 yard drive they started in the third. This one again ended with Ashton Jeanty slow jogging in for another TD and looking almost bored while doing it. With the score, his total is now up to 20 TDs on the year.
Broncos 49, Aztecs 10
The Broncos did allow a couple garbage time passing TDs toward the end. The first of which came on 4th and 6, with backups in, from 30 yards out. It was a bummer. But…meh.
Broncos 49, Aztecs 17
The Broncos closed out their offensive bombardment for the night with a 43 yard drive, led by Malachi Nelson. The score was obtained by none other than mulleted, local legend Tyler Crowe, via a two yard plunge.
Broncos 56, Aztecs 17
The second TD against Bronco backups came after a nice return by SDSU that gave them field position for a short drive.
Final Score: Broncos 56, Aztecs 24
Observations:
- The story of this game was that even if you sell out to stop the Boise State run game for most of the first three quarters…you’re still gonna have a bad time. Maddux is no slouch with the slingin’ and the Broncos’ wide receivers are deep, experienced, and talented. Madsen had a career-high 307 passing yards by the time he got pulled early in the 4th quarter. The offense added another 219 yards on the ground for a total of 541.
- Yes, Jeanty was held below his average yards per carry again. Yes, he seemed to be limited a bit. But still…149 rushing yards, two TDs, and 31 receiving yards!
- Boise State didn’t have an obscene number of sacks (3) this time, but two of them were by the continually emerging stud that is Jayden Virgin-Morgan, who now leads the team in sacks.
- The Broncos finally got a second pick just last week. Tonight, alone, they had two. Both of them led directly to TDs.
We’ll see you all back at home next week vs the Wolf Pack. Feel free to discuss the game in the comments below. In the meantime, and always…
Great Game! I never like the garbage time TD”s, but it was still a great game.
The offense played exactly how it should.
Jeanty is at a point in his career where he can sit out any set of downs he wants, yet he keeps coming out. He knows the D will focus on him, so he gives them something to do, even if it means little to him. Last night, that allowed Caples and Madsen to shine. Those things mean more than a Heisman. In fact, they should mean a Heisman.
It was good to see Malichi. He really looks cool. In my opinion, he was like a microwave; it didn’t take much time for him to heat up. I remember one ball; came right out of the oven when it should have, and with a little mustard on it.
Koetter running Jeanty into the brick walls of stacked boxes is coaching malpractice. Jeanty is injured because of him. There are other ways that Jeanty could get yards, but old and dimwitted Koetter just uses him as a battering ram.
Really disgraceful.
Calm down, my friend. Football is a contact sport. Jeanty’s injury is no more Koetter’s fault than injuries to Dubar, Randolph, Marshal, Carreon, and Gains. Koetter is pulling off a minor miracle by winning without so many starters and major contributors.
And by the way, Jeanty IS a battering ram, always has been, and will continue as such.
I understand the frustration but Koetter is far from dimwitted.
And it is also incredible that Jeanty had a great game with an entire defense designed to do nothing but stop him.