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Boise State defefat Nevada, 51-46

Ajayi Carries Boise State Past Nevada, 51-46

10/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football

Oct. 05, 2014

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jay Ajayi had 116 of his 152 rushing yards in the second half and Boise State withstood a Nevada comeback for a 51-46 victory on Saturday night.

Ajayi added touchdown runs of 1, 26 and 2 yards in the second half for the Broncos, (4-2, 2-1 Mountain West).

Boise State intercepted Cody Fajardo four times, each leading to touchdowns, but turned the ball over three times itself.

Fajardo passed for 306 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted three times in the firsts half, including a pick six by Tyler Gray, which gave the Broncos the lead 23-21. On the ensuing drive, Donte Deayon intercepted a Fajardo pass and the Broncos expanded their lead to 30-21 three plays later with Grant Hedrick taking it in from 2 yards out.

Hedrick finished with 26 of 31 for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

Fajardo finished 23 of 43 for 306 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for two touchdowns, and rallied the Wolf Pack (3-2, 1-1 Mountain West) from 18 points down in the second half.

Fajardo scored on a 56-yard run to cut the Boise lead to 37-29 with 10:53 left in the third quarter, but Ajayi came back with a 26-yard touchdown run on the next drive.

Nevada again pulled to within a touchdown when Ian Seay batted a Hedrick pass into the air, caught it and returned it 32 yards for a score to make it 44-36 with 14:18 left in the game.

But again, Nevada couldn't contain Ajayi, who set up his final touchdown with a 74-yard run, scoring two plays later from 2 yards out.

Nevada cut it to 51-43 on a 12-yard strike from Fajardo to Jarred Gipson and made it 51-46 on a 45-yard field goal by Brett Zuzo.

The Nevada defense forced a three-and-out by the Broncos in the final two minutes, but could not score.

The Broncos finished with 570 yards of total offense, while the Wolf Pack had 462.

yards, setting up the final touchdown with a 74-yard run.

The Broncos finished with 570 yards of total offense, while the Wolf Pack had 462.

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Team Stats

BSU
NEV
Total Yards
570
462
Pass Yards
346
306
Rushing Yards
224
156
Penalty Yards
63
22
1st Downs
25
24
3rd Downs
10
7
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
34:42
25:18
1st Quarter
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BSU 7, NEV 0

BSU - ROH, Jake 3 yd pass from HEDRICK, Grant (GOODALE, Dan kick) 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:27

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BSU 7, NEV 7

NEV - FAJARDO, Cody 13 yd run (ZUZO, Brent kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:41

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BSU 13, NEV 7

BSU - WILLIAMS-RHODES 4 yd pass from HEDRICK, Grant (GOODALE, Dan kickblocked) 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 2:58

2nd Quarter
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BSU 13, NEV 14

NEV - GIPSON, Jarred 10 yd pass from FAJARDO, Cody (ZUZO, Brent kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:35

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BSU 16, NEV 14

BSU - GOODALE, Dan 35 yd field goal 12 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:32

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BSU 16, NEV 21

NEV - RICHARDSON, J. 12 yd pass from FAJARDO, Cody (ZUZO, Brent kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:51

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BSU 23, NEV 21

BSU - GRAY, Tyler 32 yd interception (GOODALE, Dan kick)

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BSU 30, NEV 21

BSU - HEDRICK, Grant 2 yd run (GOODALE, Dan kick), 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:45

3rd Quarter
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BSU 37, NEV 21

BSU - AJAYI, Jay 1 yd run (GOODALE, Dan kick), 3 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:03

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BSU 37, NEV 29

NEV - FAJARDO, Cody 56 yd run (TURNER, Richy pass), 4 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:40

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BSU 44, NEV 29

BSU - AJAYI, Jay 26 yd run (GOODALE, Dan kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:06

4th Quarter
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BSU 44, NEV 36

NEV - SEAU, Ian 32 yd interception (ZUZO, Brent kick)

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BSU 51, NEV 36

BSU - AJAYI, Jay 2 yd run (GOODALE, Dan kick), 2 plays, 79 yards, TOP 0:52

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BSU 51, NEV 43

NEV - GIPSON, Jarred 12 yd pass from FAJARDO, Cody (ZUZO, Brent kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:18

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BSU 51, NEV 46

NEV - ZUZO, Brent 45 yd field goal 9 plays, 14 yards, TOP 3:34

Game Leaders

CMP
26
TD
2
YDS
346
INT
1

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