Saturday, October 5
Boise, Idaho
5 p.m.
Boise State
4-1 , 1-0
62
vs
30
Utah State
1-4 , 0-1
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Utah State
3
14
7
6
30
Boise State
14
35
6
7
62
No. 21 Broncos Cruise Past Aggies in Mountain West Opener
10/5/2024 9:29:00 PM | Football
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 186 yards and three scores in the victory
BOISE, Idaho - Ashton Jeanty ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 13 first-half carries, Maddux Madsen passed for 256 yards and three TDs and No. 21 Boise State beat Utah State 62-30 on Saturday night in the Mountain West opener for both teams.
Jeanty became only the eighth FBS running back since 1996 to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing five games into a season, a list that includes Ricky Williams and Leonard Fournette.
Boise State (4-1) won its eighth straight against the Aggies (1-4), racing to a 49-17 halftime lead and showing no signs of a letdown after beating Washington State last week. Jeanty sat out the second half in the blowout.
With the Broncos averaging 50.6 points, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson believes the team's success hinges on how unselfish it is.
"There are no egos in our offense or on our team," Danielson said. "It's, 'What does the team need?' That's what we've got, especially when it's led by a guy like Ashton Jeanty. He was waiting for me on Tuesday before practice to find out if he could get on special teams."
Danielson remained coy on whether Jeanty might see the field as a special teams player.
"We're always evaluating," he said with a wry grin.
Utah State lost its third game this season to a ranked opponent after falling to Southern California and Utah in consecutive weeks in September.
"We need to make sure we come out executing better, especially after a bye week," Utah State coach Nate Dreiling said. "When you miss tackles against that offense, it's going to be a seventy to eighty yard gain against what's probably the best player in the country."
Jeanty set the tone on Boise State's first play from scrimmage, shredding three tacklers and racing 63 yards for a touchdown. He added a 75-yard scoring run, bowling through the line and bouncing outside before pulling away.
Utah State's Jalen Royals had a career-high 211 yards receiving, including two TDs, one of which went for 75 yards. Spencer Petras, a transfer from Iowa, set a career high in passing yards with 372. He threw three touchdown passes.
"Our guys competed in the second half, but no one cares about the second half at that point," Dreiling said. "The game was already out of hand."
Boise State place kicker Jonah Dalmas made his 84th career field goal, setting both the Mountain West record for field goals made as well as the school scoring record.
THE TAKEAWAY
Boise State: The Broncos showed its offense isn't a one-trick pony with a balanced attack against Utah State (303 passing, 296 rushing). However, Boise State's defense has been porous at times and will need to tighten up against some of the more formidable teams left on the Broncos' schedule if they want to crash the playoff party in December.
Utah State: The Aggies are almost done with their gauntlet of a schedule to start the season, with another tough opponent in UNLV next week. However, the tough start should serve them well as they get into the softer part of their schedule in mid-October.
Top Broncos
- Ashton Jeanty rushed for 186 yards on 13 carries, finding the end zone three times.
- Maddux Madsen finished 21-of-25 for 256 passing yards and three touchdown passes.
- Austin Bolt caught two touchdown receptions in the same game for the first time in his career. He finished with four catches for 24 yards.
- Seyi Oladipo led the team with nine tackles and matched his career-high with seven solo tackles.
- Andrew Simpson finished with six tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss.
- Jonah Dalmas drilled two field goals and made all eight PATs.
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Notables
- With the victory, Boise State has won 24 of its past 25 conference debuts.
- The Broncos scored twice on single-play drives, bringing their season total to six.
- The last time Boise State scored 62 points in a game was in a 62-7 win over Connecticut on Sept. 8, 2018.
- Ashton Jeanty's 14.3 yards per carry are the second-most in a single game in program history.
- With 186 yards in the contest, Jeanty surpassed 1,000 rushing yards this season and did so in five games. That matches seven other players in FBS (since 1996) to reach 1,000 in the fewest games (5) alongside Troy Davis (Iowa State, 1996), Byron Hanspart (Texas Tech, 1996), Ricky Williams (Texas, 1998), Garrett Wofle (Northern Illinois, 2006), Leonard Forunette (LSU, 2015) Bryce Love (Stanford, 2017) and Jaret Patterson (Buffalo, 2020).
- Jeanty's 75-yard touchdown rush in the second quarter marked his fourth 70+ rushing touchdown on the year, breaking the Mountain West record for most 70+ rushing touchdowns in a season. He is one shy of the FBS record set by LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU) in 1999.
- Jeanty also scored on a 63-yard touchdown run on the first offensive possession for the Broncos. He has seven rushes of 60-plus yards this season. No FBS team has more than four.
- Jonah Dalmas became the program's total points leader, finishing the game with 451 career points. He passed Kyle Brotzman (2007-10), who notched 439 points in his career.
- Dalmas broke the Mountain West record for most career field goals made (85). The fifth year passed Brandon Talton (Nevada, 2019-23), who drilled 83 field goals in his career.
- Dylan Riley is the first player in Boise State's FBS era (since 1996) to score a touchdown on his first career kick return. The last Bronco to score on his first career return was Stefan Cobbs, who had an 81-yard punt return touchdown against UTEP on Sept. 10, 2021.
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What's Next
No. 21 Boise State will go back on the road to face Hawaii (2-3, 0-1 MW) at 9 p.m. MT on Saturday, Oct. 12 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network.Â
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Jeanty became only the eighth FBS running back since 1996 to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing five games into a season, a list that includes Ricky Williams and Leonard Fournette.
Boise State (4-1) won its eighth straight against the Aggies (1-4), racing to a 49-17 halftime lead and showing no signs of a letdown after beating Washington State last week. Jeanty sat out the second half in the blowout.
With the Broncos averaging 50.6 points, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson believes the team's success hinges on how unselfish it is.
"There are no egos in our offense or on our team," Danielson said. "It's, 'What does the team need?' That's what we've got, especially when it's led by a guy like Ashton Jeanty. He was waiting for me on Tuesday before practice to find out if he could get on special teams."
Danielson remained coy on whether Jeanty might see the field as a special teams player.
"We're always evaluating," he said with a wry grin.
Utah State lost its third game this season to a ranked opponent after falling to Southern California and Utah in consecutive weeks in September.
"We need to make sure we come out executing better, especially after a bye week," Utah State coach Nate Dreiling said. "When you miss tackles against that offense, it's going to be a seventy to eighty yard gain against what's probably the best player in the country."
Jeanty set the tone on Boise State's first play from scrimmage, shredding three tacklers and racing 63 yards for a touchdown. He added a 75-yard scoring run, bowling through the line and bouncing outside before pulling away.
Utah State's Jalen Royals had a career-high 211 yards receiving, including two TDs, one of which went for 75 yards. Spencer Petras, a transfer from Iowa, set a career high in passing yards with 372. He threw three touchdown passes.
"Our guys competed in the second half, but no one cares about the second half at that point," Dreiling said. "The game was already out of hand."
Boise State place kicker Jonah Dalmas made his 84th career field goal, setting both the Mountain West record for field goals made as well as the school scoring record.
THE TAKEAWAY
Boise State: The Broncos showed its offense isn't a one-trick pony with a balanced attack against Utah State (303 passing, 296 rushing). However, Boise State's defense has been porous at times and will need to tighten up against some of the more formidable teams left on the Broncos' schedule if they want to crash the playoff party in December.
Utah State: The Aggies are almost done with their gauntlet of a schedule to start the season, with another tough opponent in UNLV next week. However, the tough start should serve them well as they get into the softer part of their schedule in mid-October.
Top Broncos
- Ashton Jeanty rushed for 186 yards on 13 carries, finding the end zone three times.
- Maddux Madsen finished 21-of-25 for 256 passing yards and three touchdown passes.
- Austin Bolt caught two touchdown receptions in the same game for the first time in his career. He finished with four catches for 24 yards.
- Seyi Oladipo led the team with nine tackles and matched his career-high with seven solo tackles.
- Andrew Simpson finished with six tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss.
- Jonah Dalmas drilled two field goals and made all eight PATs.
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Notables
- With the victory, Boise State has won 24 of its past 25 conference debuts.
- The Broncos scored twice on single-play drives, bringing their season total to six.
- The last time Boise State scored 62 points in a game was in a 62-7 win over Connecticut on Sept. 8, 2018.
- Ashton Jeanty's 14.3 yards per carry are the second-most in a single game in program history.
- With 186 yards in the contest, Jeanty surpassed 1,000 rushing yards this season and did so in five games. That matches seven other players in FBS (since 1996) to reach 1,000 in the fewest games (5) alongside Troy Davis (Iowa State, 1996), Byron Hanspart (Texas Tech, 1996), Ricky Williams (Texas, 1998), Garrett Wofle (Northern Illinois, 2006), Leonard Forunette (LSU, 2015) Bryce Love (Stanford, 2017) and Jaret Patterson (Buffalo, 2020).
- Jeanty's 75-yard touchdown rush in the second quarter marked his fourth 70+ rushing touchdown on the year, breaking the Mountain West record for most 70+ rushing touchdowns in a season. He is one shy of the FBS record set by LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU) in 1999.
- Jeanty also scored on a 63-yard touchdown run on the first offensive possession for the Broncos. He has seven rushes of 60-plus yards this season. No FBS team has more than four.
- Jonah Dalmas became the program's total points leader, finishing the game with 451 career points. He passed Kyle Brotzman (2007-10), who notched 439 points in his career.
- Dalmas broke the Mountain West record for most career field goals made (85). The fifth year passed Brandon Talton (Nevada, 2019-23), who drilled 83 field goals in his career.
- Dylan Riley is the first player in Boise State's FBS era (since 1996) to score a touchdown on his first career kick return. The last Bronco to score on his first career return was Stefan Cobbs, who had an 81-yard punt return touchdown against UTEP on Sept. 10, 2021.
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What's Next
No. 21 Boise State will go back on the road to face Hawaii (2-3, 0-1 MW) at 9 p.m. MT on Saturday, Oct. 12 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network.Â
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Team Stats
USU
BSU
Total Yards
507
599
Pass Yards
372
303
Rushing Yards
135
296
Penalty Yards
42
37
1st Downs
21
27
3rd Downs
10
7
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
25:34
34:26
1st Quarter
USU 0, BSU 7
BSU - Jeanty,Ashton 63 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 1 plays, 63 yards, TOP 00:11
USU 3, BSU 7
USU - Cragun,Tanner 36 yd field goal 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:41
USU 3, BSU 14
BSU - Camper,Cameron 6 yd pass from Madsen,Maddux (Dalmas,Jonah kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:59
2nd Quarter
USU 10, BSU 14
USU - Royals,Jalen 59 yd pass from Petras,Spencer (Cragun,Tanner kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:00
USU 10, BSU 21
BSU - Jeanty,Ashton 75 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:12
USU 10, BSU 28
BSU - Bolt,Austin 3 yd pass from Madsen,Maddux (Dalmas,Jonah kick) 8 plays, 85 yards, TOP 03:27
USU 10, BSU 35
BSU - Jeanty,Ashton 6 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 5 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:29
USU 17, BSU 35
USU - Royals,Jalen 75 yd pass from Petras,Spencer (Cragun,Tanner kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:35
USU 17, BSU 42
BSU - Riley,Dylan 96 yd kickoff return (Dalmas,Jonah kick)
USU 17, BSU 49
BSU - Bolt,Austin 4 yd pass from Madsen,Maddux (Dalmas,Jonah kick) 9 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:33
3rd Quarter
USU 17, BSU 52
BSU - Dalmas,Jonah 48 yd field goal 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 05:02
USU 17, BSU 55
BSU - Dalmas,Jonah 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:04
USU 24, BSU 55
USU - Tia,Otto 6 yd pass from Petras,Spencer (Cragun,Tanner kick) 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:29
4th Quarter
USU 30, BSU 55
USU - Faison,Rahsul 8 yd run (), 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:33
USU 30, BSU 62
BSU - Dubar,Jambres 2 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 02:53
Game Leaders
CMP
21
TD
3
YDS
256
INT
0
CMP
5
TD
0
YDS
47
INT
1
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