Saturday, November 6
Fresno, Calif.
5 p.m.

Boise State

5-4 , 3-2

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Fresno State

7-3 , 4-2

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Boise State
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Boise State at Fresno State Milk Can 2021

Broncos Dominate Bulldogs to Capture Milk Can

11/6/2021 10:05:00 PM | Football

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Hank Bachmeier passed for 283 yards and a touchdown and Boise State had five sacks and forced three turnovers to mute No. 25 Fresno State's high-scoring offense in a 40-14 victory Saturday night.

Boise State (5-4, 3-2) dominated in the rematch of the 2018 Mountain West championship game. The Broncos lost that snow-filled game in overtime and had to wait three years to get their revenge, but never trailed and took advantage of a sloppy night by the Bulldogs (7-3, 4-2).

George Holani rushed for 117 yards on 21 carries. Jonah Dalmas matched his career best with field goals.

Jake Haener passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns for Fresno State, but threw three interceptions — one in the end zone.

Fresno State had all sorts of problems and was held to its lowest point total of the season while playing in front of its first sellout at home since 2017.

The Bulldogs were limited to 356 yards of offense — well below their 480-yard average going in — and had 11 penalties including a holding call that negated a 97-yard interception return for touchdown in the first half.

Dalmas kicked three field goals and Andrew Van Buren scored on a 1-yard run to get the Broncos off to a fast start, but Boise State's defense did the most damage with four sacks before halftime.

The Broncos also forced a turnover on downs on the Bulldogs' opening possession, intercepted Haener's pass on the first play of the next drive then later forced a punt after Fresno State had a first-and-3 at its own 33.

The Bulldogs' defense made a fourth-down stand near midfield in the second quarter that helped set up Haener's 10-yard score to Keric Wheatfall.

EXPERIMENTING WITH THE FRESHMAN

With Boise State up 10-0 in the first quarter, Broncos coach Andy Avalos replaced Bachmeier with true freshman Taylen Green for one series. Green, who played briefly in one other game this season, ran three times for 17 yards before taking a 16-yard sack. Bachmeier returned on the following drive.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

The Bulldogs returned to the Top 25 this week after a month out of the rankings but their stay isn't likely to last long following another loss to an unranked opponent.

THE TAKEAWAY

Boise State: The Broncos have had their share of issues on both sides of the ball this season but put together one of their best overall performances to win their 14th straight road game and first in Fresno since 2011. More importantly, Avalos' team inched closer to bowl eligibility.

Fresno State: Three consecutive wins had put the Bulldogs in great shape. They still lead the West division but their defensive problems, particularly on the back end, were fully exposed by Boise State.

UP NEXT

Boise State: Hosts Wyoming on Friday.

Fresno State: Hosts New Mexico on Saturday.

Team Stats

BSU
FS
Total Yards
470
356
Pass Yards
283
279
Rushing Yards
187
77
Penalty Yards
50
91
1st Downs
24
18
3rd Downs
6
4
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
36:09
23:51
1st Quarter
Logo

BSU 3, FS 0

BSU - Dalmas, Jonah 47 yd field goal 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:27

Logo

BSU 10, FS 0

BSU - Van Buren, Andr 1 yd run (Dalmas, Jonah kick), 2 plays, 41 yards, TOP 0:27

2nd Quarter
Logo

BSU 13, FS 0

BSU - Dalmas, Jonah 27 yd field goal 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:04

Logo

BSU 13, FS 7

FS - WHEATFALL, K 10 yd pass from HAENER, Jake (SILVA, Cesar kick) 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:01

Logo

BSU 16, FS 7

BSU - Dalmas, Jonah 32 yd field goal 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:33

3rd Quarter
Logo

BSU 23, FS 7

BSU - Shakir, Khalil 10 yd pass from Bachmeier, Hank (Dalmas, Jonah kick) 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:09

4th Quarter
Logo

BSU 26, FS 7

BSU - Dalmas, Jonah 27 yd field goal 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:42

Logo

BSU 33, FS 7

BSU - Van Buren, Andr 1 yd run (Dalmas, Jonah kick), 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:12

Logo

BSU 40, FS 7

BSU - Crowe, Tyler 7 yd run (Dalmas, Jonah kick), 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 3:01

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BSU 40, FS 14

FS - POPE, Zane 5 yd pass from HAENER, Jake (SILVA, Cesar kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:32

Game Leaders

CMP
15
TD
1
YDS
283
INT
0
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
1
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0

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