Boise State
4-2 , 2-0
San Diego State
6-1 , 2-1
Bronco Defense Stifles No. 19/18 SDSU
10/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
Final Stats | Photo Gallery 
| Game Book 
| Postgame Notes
SAN DIEGO (AP)-- Alexander Mattison ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and Boise State's defense kept star running back Rashaad Penny in check to beat No. 19 San Diego State 31-14 on Saturday night.
Penny was limited to 53 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. It was his first game under 100 yards rushing this season for the Aztecs (6-1, 2-1 Mountain West).
Avery Williams returned a punt 53 yards for Boise State's first touchdown, and less than two minutes later, Kekaula Kaniho returned a fumble by SDSU quarterback Christian Chapman 34 yards for a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
OH NOOOOOOO!!! Chapman's fumble is scooped up on the bounce by Kekaula Kaniho, who takes it 34 yards to the house! 14-0 Broncos! #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/toYJVax8my
-- Boise State Football (@BroncoSportsFB) October 15, 2017
It was the start of an overwhelming performance for Boise State (4-2, 2-0) on defense. The Broncos had 12 tackles for a loss, including four sacks, and San Diego State didn't cross the 50-yard line until the middle of the second quarter.
Brett Rypien threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jake Roh to put the Broncos up 21-0 in the second quarter. Rypien completed 11 of 19 passes for 72 yards.
SDSU chipped away when Chapman hit Fred Trevillion on an 89-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, and Penny added an 11-yard score in the fourth.
Mattison padded the lead with a 4-yard TD run with 4:52 left.
🗡️🗡️🗡️ #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/RxqZiArpyl
-- Boise State Football (@BroncoSportsFB) October 15, 2017
TAKEAWAYS
Boise State: The Broncos won their first game over a ranked opponent as an unranked team since September 2008.
San Diego State: Penny turned his second attempt of the game into a 21-yard gain, making him the sixth Aztec player to have multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He didn't do much else, and as he goes, so go the Aztecs.
Team Stats
BSU 7, SDSU 0
BSU - WILLIAMS, Avery 53 yd punt return (HOGGARTH, Haden kick)
BSU 14, SDSU 0
BSU - KANIHO, Kekaula 34 yd fumble recovery (HOGGARTH, Haden kick)
BSU 21, SDSU 0
BSU - ROH, Jake 3 yd pass from RYPIEN, Brett (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:58
BSU 21, SDSU 7
SDSU - TREVILLION, F. 89 yd pass from CHAPMAN, C. (BARON, John kick) 1 plays, 89 yards, TOP 0:10
BSU 24, SDSU 7
BSU - HOGGARTH, Haden 19 yd field goal 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:18
BSU 24, SDSU 14
SDSU - PENNY, Rashaad 11 yd run (BARON, John kick), 10 plays, 84 yards, TOP 4:42
BSU 31, SDSU 14
BSU - MATTISON, Alex 4 yd run (HOGGARTH, Haden kick), 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:09
