Boise State
1-0
Florida State
0-1
Broncos Storm Back, Beat The 'Noles
8/31/2019 3:21:00 PM | Football
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Hank Bachmeier tossed a third-quarter TD pass and Robert Mahone had a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth and Boise State rallied from an 18-point deficit to knock off Florida State 36-31 on Saturday in a game moved from Jacksonville to Tallahassee with an earlier start time due to Hurricane Dorian.
Florida State lost its season opener for the third straight time.
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✅ Score 23 unanswered points
— Mountain West (@MountainWest) August 31, 2019
✅ Hold Florida State to 68 yards in the second half
✅ Complete the comeback
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Bachmeier, a true freshman, was pounded early by Florida State's defensive front but threw for 407 yards as Boise State defeated a Power 5 team for the sixth time since the 2014 season. It was the most passing yards by a Boise State first-time starting quarterback.
James Blackman had three touchdown passes in the first half as Florida State took a 24-6 lead with 10:53 left. Blackman finished completing 23 of 33 passes for 327 yards but the Seminoles were held scoreless after halftime.
His third touchdown pass, a 58-yard toss to Keyshawn Helton, put the Seminoles up 31-13 with 4:07 left in the second quarter.
Bachmeier connected with Khalil Shakir on an 11-yard touchdown, Eric Sachse had a pair of field goals and Mahone then put the Broncos ahead with his plunge with 12:44 to go.
Team Stats
BSU 0, FSU 7
FSU - Akers,C 38 yd run (Aguayo,Ri kick), 4 plays, 47 yards, TOP 0:43
BSU 3, FSU 7
BSU - SACHSE, Eric 36 yd field goal 14 plays, 56 yards, TOP 4:39
BSU 3, FSU 14
FSU - Terry,T 75 yd pass from Blackman,J (Aguayo,Ri kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:07
BSU 6, FSU 14
BSU - SACHSE, Eric 36 yd field goal 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:55
BSU 6, FSU 21
FSU - Nabers,G 5 yd pass from Blackman,J (Aguayo,Ri kick) 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:35
BSU 6, FSU 24
FSU - Aguayo,Ri 46 yd field goal 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:21
BSU 13, FSU 24
BSU - MAHONE, Robert 1 yd run (SACHSE, Eric kick), 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 3:08
BSU 13, FSU 31
FSU - Helton,K 58 yd pass from Blackman,J (Aguayo,Ri kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:27
BSU 16, FSU 31
BSU - SACHSE, Eric 41 yd field goal 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 1:16
BSU 19, FSU 31
BSU - SACHSE, Eric 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:53
BSU 26, FSU 31
BSU - SHAKIR, Khalil 11 yd pass from BACHMEIER, Hank (SACHSE, Eric kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:52
BSU 33, FSU 31
BSU - MAHONE, Robert 1 yd run (SACHSE, Eric kick), 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:09
BSU 36, FSU 31
BSU - SACHSE, Eric 30 yd field goal 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:41
