#13 Broncos Face Road Test at San Jose State

#13/13/13 BOISE STATE (8-1, 5-0 MW) at SAN JOSÉ STATE (6-3, 3-2 MW)
Date \| Time	Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 \| 4 p.m. PT/5 p.m. MT
Location \| Stadium	San José, Calif. \| CEFCU Stadium (19,000)
Game Day Information	ORANGE THROWBACK
Television	CBS Sports Network \| Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)
Radio Network	Bronco Radio Network \| Bob Behler (play-by-play), Pete Cavender (analyst) \| Affiliate List \| Listen Live Sirius XM \| Ch. 81
Live Stats	BroncoSports.com
Game Notes	Boise State \| San Jose Staté \| Mountain West
Social Media	X: BroncoSportsFB \| #BleedBlue \| #BuiltDifferent \| #HEI2MAN \| IG: @boisestatefootball \| Facebook

BOISE, Idaho – On a seven-game winning streak and atop the Mountain West standings, No. 13/13/13 Boise State will hit the road for its next game as the Broncos will face San José State on Saturday for a 4 p.m. PT/5 p.m. MT kickoff on CBS Sports Network.

The conference matchup will air nationally as Rich Waltz (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst) call the action on CBS Sports Network while Bob Behler (play-by-play) and Pete Cavender (analyst) will have the call on the Bronco Radio Network and on SiriusXM Ch. 81.

OPENING KICKOFF

On a seven-game winning streak and playing its first road game since Oct. 25, #13/13/13 Boise State will play against San José State in a battle of two of the top-four teams in the Mountain West standings. Both teams are aiming for a spot in the MW Championship, as Boise State can clinch a spot in the title game with a win and a UNLV loss while San José State can pick up an important tiebreaker against the Broncos, if needed. The game can be watched on CBS Sports Network and heard on the Bronco Radio Network.
No. 2 Ashton Jeanty continues his #HEI2MAN campaign this week as he leads the nation in several categories. The junior is pacing the country in rushing yards (1,734), rushing touchdowns (23), total touchdowns (24) and all-purpose yards (1,827). Find out more about Ashton Jeanty's record-setting season at HEI2MAN.com.
Boise State is nationally ranked for the eighth week in a row and earned its highest CFP ranking ever in program and Mountain West history when it was slotted in at No. 12 last week. The Broncos have a .850 winning percentage (119-21) all-time when ranked by the Associated Press. That is the best winning percentage of any team when ranked by the AP.
Boise State and San José State represent some of the top offenses in the Mountain West as the Broncos are first in the conference -- and fourth in the nation -- in total offense while the Spartans are fourth in the Mountain West -- and 37th in the country. Both sides combine for 923.1 yards per game of total offense this season.
The Broncos have been relentless in their pursuit of the quarterback all season long as they enter this week second in the country in total sacks (40) and sacks/game (4.44). They have 183 total pressures this year, according to PFF, and are led by Ahmed Hassanein (41) in that category.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT'S THE RUSH?
Boise State, which owns the second-best rushing offense in the country (268.6 ypg), has run for 200+ yards in eight games this season. It marks the third straight season in which the Broncos have at least seven 200-yard rushing games in a single season. The last time Boise State had more than eight 200-yard rushing games in a season was 2014, when it had nine. New Mexico (6) is the only other Mountain West team this season with five or more games of 200 rushing yards. The Broncos have rushed for at least 175 yards in 18 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation. The next-closest FBS program is Army West Point (14).

ESTABLISHING THE RUN GAME
The current average of 268.6 rushing yards per game is the highest average in the program's FBS era (since 1996), with the next-closest being 229.8 yards per game, achieved in 2004. The Broncos lead the FBS in yards per carry, averaging 6.73. This would be the fifth-highest single-season total in the FBS since 1996. This year, the Broncos have 10 individual 100-yard rushing performances, tied for second in program history. This was previously achieved in 2006, 2009, 2016 and 2022. The program record of 11 was set in 2014.

IN TOTALITY
While the Boise State offense has been churning in the run game, it also ranks among the best in total offense as the Broncos are fourth in the nation with 496.2 yards per game. Boise State has four games of 500+ total yards this season, which already equals its total from the last two seasons combined and are its most in a season since 2013 (4). The program's FBS record for most 500-yard games of total offense during a season is six set in 1996.

ASHTON JEANTY DOES MORE WITH LESS
Ashton Jeanty remains the most dangerous man in the country to hold a football. The Bronco tailback is first in the country with 7.74 yards per carry (min. 125 attempts). His 1,734 rushing yards are more than 98 different FBS teams.

HEI2MAN-WORTHY NUMBERS
Ashton Jeanty (24 touchdowns) has scored more total touchdowns this season than the total scored by 25 FBS teams, including Arizona (23), Utah (23), Stanford (22), Purdue (20), Kentucky (19) and UCLA (18). Jeanty's 144 points are more than the total of Houston (137), Kent State (136) and Florida State (133). He has scored 23 rushing touchdowns this season, equaling or besting the season total of 117 FBS teams, including the top four teams in the AP Poll. Of the 17 teams with more than 23 rushing touchdowns, eight have played more than nine games. He has recorded two games this season with at least 250 rushing yards and 4+ rushing touchdowns this year. Meanwhile, no other FBS player has recorded a single such game this season.

CAN YOU STOP HIM?
So far this season, Ashton Jeanty has had 90 carries against an 8+ man defensive box. In those plays, the HEI2MAN candidate is averaging 5.36 yards per carry. The national average in those situations is 3.64 yards per carry.

BUCKING BRONCO, PART I
How impressive has Ashton Jeanty been this season? Of his 1,734 rushing yards, 1,260 have come after contact. Only two players in the nation have more total rushing yards. Jeanty's average of 140.0 yards after contact per game is higher than any FBS player's total rushing yards per game number.

ALL FOR 2(00)
Ashton Jeanty's 209-yard performance against Nevada marked the sixth 200-yard rushing performance of Jeanty's career, tying him with San Diego State's Donnel Pumphrey (2013-16) for third-most in Mountain West history. Jeanty is one 200-yard game shy of tying the MW record set by Rashaad Penny (San Diego State, 2014-17) and Brian Hill (Wyoming, 2014-16).

COULD HE MATCH THE NATIONAL RECORD?
While four touchdown runs of 70+ yards in a season is impressive enough, Jeanty did that in just five games. Now he has a chance to break the FBS record for most 70+ yard touchdown runs in a single season which stands at 5, set by LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU, 1999).

200 RUSHING YARDS, 3 TOUCHDOWNS
Jeanty ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns against Nevada, marking his third 200-yard/three-touchdown effort of the season. This is tied for the third-most in an FBS season since 1996, matching Kapri Bibbs (Colorado State, 2013) for the MW record. Wisconsin products Jonathan Taylor (2018) and Ron Dayne (1996) hold the current record of four.

ECLIPSING THE CENTURY MARK
For the ninth game in a row, Ashton Jeanty ran for at least 100 yards, churning out 209 yards on 34 carries against Nevada. The nine consecutive 100-yard rushing games is a currently tied with Donnel Pumphrey (San Diego State, 2016) for the most in Mountain West history.

ECLIPSING THE CENTURY MARK (AND THEN SOME)
Jeanty has not only eclipsed 100 yards in every game, he's totaled over 125 rushing yards. He is the first FBS player to run for over 125 yards in his first nine games since 1996, when Iowa State's Troy Davis eclipsed that mark in 11 games.

OFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT
Boise State is averaging 43.8 points per game, the most since 2011, when the Broncos averaged 44.2. At the current rate, Boise State will finish the regular season with 526 points, the team's highest regular season total since 2010, when the Broncos finished with 560 points.

GETTING OFFENSIVE
In addition to being fourth in the country in total offense, Boise State is third in the country in yards per play (7.17) and eighth in total yards (4,466). The Broncos are one of only 10 FBS teams with 4,400 or more total yards entering Week 12. Of the 10 FBS teams with 4,400+ yards, Boise State and North Texas (4,221 total yards) are the only two teams who have played nine games. The other eight teams have played 10 games.

UNDER PRESSURE
Boise State's pass rushers have been incredibly effective in reaching the quarterback this season. According to Pro Football Focus Ultimate, the Broncos have 183 total pressures, which combines sacks, hits and hurries. This is tied for eighth in the FBS. There are 15 Broncos with multiple pressures and 21 Broncos with at least one. Ahmed Hassanein has a team-high 42, tied for eighth in the country.

SACK ATTACK
Boise State continues to get to the quarterback, recording two more sacks against Nevada on Nov. 9. The Broncos rank second in the nation with 4.44 sacks per game. The 40 total sacks eclipses the total from the last four seasons and matches the number from 2019. The Broncos' next landmark is 47 sacks, the final total from 1999 and 2014. The 1996 and 2010 squads each had 49 sacks, the program record for the FBS era, which began in 1996. Leading the attack for the Broncos are Jayden Virgin-Morgan (9.0) and Ahmed Hassanein (7.5). They are one of two duos in the FBS with at least 7.5 sacks each, joined by Suntarine Perkins (10.0) and Princely Umanmielen (9.5) from Ole Miss.

HE DID IT AGAIN (AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN)
A familiar face returned to the MW Offensive Player of the Week award winners this week: Ashton Jeanty. Through nine games, the HEI2MAN candidate has earned MW Offensive Player of the Week six times, most recently after his 209-yard rushing performance against Nevada. The last player to win the award six times in a season was Rashaad Penny (San Diego State, 2017).

CONTINUING THE CLIMB
Boise State continued its climb of the national polls, checking in at No. 13 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. This is the highest the Broncos have been ranked in the Coaches Poll since Oct. 13, 2019, when it checked in at No. 13. The last time Boise State was above No. 13 in the Coaches Poll was 2011, when it was tabbed No. 6 in the final poll.

LIVING ON THE EDGE
This Bronco squad knows how to live life on the edge. Boise State enters this week's game with the third-best conversion percentage of combined 3rd and 4th downs, successfully converting 71 of 130 attempts (54.6%). Only Miami (FL) and Army West Point rank higher.

Best Combined Conversions (3rd & 4th Downs)

		Total			3rd Downs		4th Downs
Rk	Team	Conv	Att	Pct	Conv	Att	Conv	Att
1	Army West Point	70	120	.583	54	101	16	19
2	Miami (FL)	81	141	.574	70	124	11	17
3	Boise State	71	130	.546	60	117	11	13
4	Kansas	64	121	.529	57	110	7	11
5	Penn State	59	113	.522	53	104	6	9
6	Tulane	71	136	.522	66	124	5	12
7	Oregon	71	137	.518	63	124	8	13
8	Syracuse	84	163	.515	70	141	14	22
9	Louisiana	61	119	.513	54	107	7	12
10	Indiana	63	126	.500	53	108	10	18

LAUTER CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
Matt Lauter had five receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown against Nevada, his second 5+ reception effort of the season. He had a career-high seven catches for 91 yards against Portland State on Sept. 21. He is the first Bronco tight end since John Bates to record multiple 5+ reception games in a season. Bates, who currently plays for the Washington Commanders, had five catches in both of Boise State's first two games of the 2020 campaign.

DYNAMIC DUO
Boise State linebackers Andrew Simpson and Marco Notarainni have been strong in the middle of the Bronco defense. Pro Football Focus grades Simpson at 80.8 and Notarainni at 80.3. This makes the Broncos the only team with multiple linebackers grading over 80.0. Notarainni's run defense grade of 90.0 is tied for fourth among linebackers who have played over 200 snaps. He is tied for eighth in the FBS with two fumble recoveries, a group that also includes Boise State safety Ty Benefield. Simpson has forced two fumbles, tying him for ninth in the country.

ANCHORING THE TRENCHES
Kage Casey is one of the nation's top offensive linemen, earning a PFF overall grade of 84.7 that ranks first among left tackles who have played over 500 snaps. The redshirt sophomore has not allowed a sack all season and is tied for the team lead with 585 offensive snaps.

A WIN WOULD…

Move Boise State closer to clinching a spot in the MW Championship as they would also need a UNLV loss to officially lock in a spot, which would be the third year in a row and seventh time in the last eight years.
Register Boise State's 120th win while playing as a ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll.
Improve Boise State to 6-0 to start MW play, which would be the second time in the last three seasons that has happened.
Register Boise State's 89th all-time win in MW play and 106th against a Mountain West opponent.

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ASHTON JEANTY LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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Players Mentioned

Ty Benefield

Kage Casey

Ahmed Hassanein

Ashton Jeanty

Matt Lauter

Marco Notarainni

Andrew Simpson

Jayden Virgin-Morgan