Boise State Athletics

Friday, November 27
San José, Calif.
1:30 PM

Boise State

8-4 , 5-3

40
at
23

San José State

5-7 , 4-4

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Boise State
0
9
7
24
40
San Jose State
3
7
0
13
23
Brett Rypien led the team with 197 passing yards and two touchdowns in win over the Spartans.

Boise State Cruises Past Spartans

11/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football

Nov. 27, 2015

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jeremy McNichols scored three touchdowns, including a school-record 88-yard run, and Boise State ran away from San Jose State 40-23 on Friday.

McNichols added a 19-yard TD carry in the fourth as the Broncos (8-4, 5-3 Mountain West) turned a one-score game into an easy win. McNichols finished with 192 yards - a career high and seventh-straight 100-yard day. He also had six receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown.

San Jose State (5-7, 4-4) led 10-9 at halftime, courtesy of Kenny Potter's 35-yard touchdown pass to Billy Freeman - and a missed Broncos extra point attempt.

But Boise State used a 14-play, 97-yard drive that took up 6:41 of the third quarter - culminating in Brett Rypien's 5-yard toss to McNichols - to take the lead for good. Rypien finished 25 of 33 for 197 yards and two touchdown passes.

Potter was 28 of 41 for 336 yards and three touchdowns for the Spartans, but was intercepted twice.

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Team Stats

BSU
SJ
Total Yards
497
474
Pass Yards
197
336
Rushing Yards
300
138
Penalty Yards
50
56
1st Downs
26
24
3rd Downs
6
7
4th Downs
1
4
TOP
29:13
30:47
1st Quarter
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BSU 0, SJ 3

SJ - LOPEZ, Austin 20 yd field goal 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:27

2nd Quarter
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BSU 6, SJ 3

BSU - HUFF, Holden 12 yd pass from RYPIEN, Brett (RAUSA, Tyler kickfailed) 15 plays, 84 yards, TOP 6:58

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BSU 6, SJ 10

SJ - FREEMAN, Billy 35 yd pass from POTTER, Kenny (LOPEZ, Austin kick) 11 plays, 82 yards, TOP 5:43

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BSU 9, SJ 10

BSU - RAUSA, Tyler 25 yd field goal 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:33

3rd Quarter
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BSU 16, SJ 10

BSU - McNICHOLS, J. 5 yd pass from RYPIEN, Brett (RAUSA, Tyler kick) 14 plays, 97 yards, TOP 6:41

4th Quarter
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BSU 23, SJ 10

BSU - McNICHOLS, J. 88 yd run (RAUSA, Tyler kick), 1 plays, 88 yards, TOP 0:13

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BSU 26, SJ 10

BSU - RAUSA, Tyler 31 yd field goal 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:56

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BSU 26, SJ 16

SJ - WILSON, Hansell 13 yd pass from POTTER, Kenny (ERVIN, Tyler rushfailed) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:08

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BSU 33, SJ 16

BSU - McNICHOLS, J. 19 yd run (RAUSA, Tyler kick), 4 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:03

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BSU 33, SJ 23

SJ - CRAWLEY, Tim 3 yd pass from POTTER, Kenny (LOPEZ, Austin kick) 14 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:21

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BSU 40, SJ 23

BSU - YOUNG, Kelsey 34 yd run (RAUSA, Tyler kick), 2 plays, 44 yards, TOP 0:40

Game Leaders

CMP
25
TD
2
YDS
197
INT
0

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