Senior Night Saturday

Saturday, November 16

Boise, Idaho

8:15 PM MT

Boise State

New Mexico

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Game Notes

No. 19/19 Boise State (8-1, 5-0 MW) vs. New Mexico (2-7, 0-5 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 16 • 8:15 p.m. MT
Boise, Idaho • Albertsons Stadium
Series: Boise State leads, 9-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2018 (Boise State 45, New Mexico 14 - Albuquerque, N.M.)
TV: ESPN2 (PxP: Mike Corey, Analyst: Rene Ingoglia)
Radio: Bronco Radio Network (PxP: Bob Behler, Analyst: Pete Cavender)
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BOISE, Idaho - The Boise State football team, ranked No. 19 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, will host New Mexico in its final regular-season home game, Saturday (Nov. 16). The Broncos and Lobos are slated to kick at 8:15 p.m. at Albertsons Stadium, and the game will be nationally televised on ESPN2.

SENIOR DAY
The Broncos will honor 17 seniors prior to kickoff of Saturday's game: Khafari Buffalo, Akilian Butler, Garrett Collingham, Emmanuel Fesili, Chase Hatada, Jaylon Henderson, John Hightower, Garrett Larson, Matt Locher, Sonatane Lui, David Moa, John Molchon, Kekoa Nawahine, Matt Pistone, Nicholai Pitman, Eric Quevedo and Eric Sachse.

With a victory over the Lobos, this year's senior class will have amassed 40 wins, or an average of 10 victories per season. This year's class would become the 17th in the last 18 to win 40 games during their careers.

OPPONENT OPEN WEEKS
Though not initially scheduled, Boise State will be catching New Mexico coming off an open week due to the postponement of its game against Air Force. Boise State is 33-4 against schools coming off open weeks since joining what is now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1996, the only losses coming to Wisconsin in 1997, Arkansas in 2000, Air Force in 2014 and San Diego State in 2018.

Since the start of the 2011 season, when the Broncos joined the MW, and through this season, Boise State will have played 13 conference games against teams coming off an open week, tied with Nevada for the most in the conference.

WINNING CONSISTENTLY
With its overtime victory over Wyoming, Boise State cemented its 22nd-consecutive season with a winning record, the longest active streak in the nation, the 15th-longest streak in NCAA history and the longest by a Group of Five school all-time. Notre Dame (42; 1887-1932) owns the longest streak in NCAA history, and Boise State entered the 2019 season tied with Ohio State (1967-87), Penn State (1967-87), Washington (1977-97) and USC (1962-82).

LEADING AT HOME
The Broncos have made two road comebacks this season when trailing entering the fourth quarter, but the team boasts an impressive home streak when leading after three quarters. The Broncos have won 117-straight home games when leading after three quarters, the longest-active streak in the na-tion. LSU (74) and Navy (61) are the only schools with a streak at least half as long as Boise State's.

LOSE THE (TURNOVER) BATTLE, WIN THE GAME
Generally, the mantra goes, "If you win the turnover battle, you win the game." That has been true for the Broncos in 2019, as Boise State is 2-0 when winning the turnover battle. But the opposite has also been true – Boise State is 6-1 when failing to win the turnover battle. The Broncos are 3-0 when equal in turnovers, and 3-1 when losing the margin.