Saturday, October 4
South Bend, Ind.
1:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

3-2 , 1-0

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28

Notre Dame

3-2 , 0-0

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3rd
4th
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Boise St.
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Notre Dame
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Photo by: Kenna Harbison

Boise State Falls to No. 21/21 Notre Dame

10/4/2025 5:37:00 PM | Football

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Boise State dropped its final nonconference game of the season, losing to No. 21/21 Notre Dame 28-7 on Saturday.

The Broncos (3-2, 1-0 Mountain West) generated 315 yards of total offense, including 215 yards in the air and 100 yards on the ground. Conversely, The Fighting Irish (3-2) recorded 389 yards of offense, including 189 yards passing and 200 yards rushing. Boise State committed four turnovers in the loss. 

Notre Dame found the end zone first, scoring on a 19-yard touchdown pass with just under five minutes left in the opening quarter. Braxton Fely blocked the point after, marking the 27th consecutive season the Broncos have blocked a kick in a season. 

Boise State took the lead with 4:03 in the second quarter when Maddux Madsen found the end zone with his legs in the second quarter. The redshirt junior scored off a play-action keeper from 1-yard out, capping a 10-play, 72-yard drive.

Notre Dame responded, driving the length of the field on the ensuing possession to score a touchdown with 48 seconds left in the half. The Fighting Irish converted the two-point conversion to take a 14-7 advantage to the locker room.

Notre Dame made it a two-score game with a 6-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter. The Fighting Irish put the exclamation point on the contest with a 49-yard touchdown rush midway through the fourth quarter.

Top Broncos
- Ty Benefield led the Broncos with eight tackles, including three solo. The junior also forced a fumble, recorded a pass breakup and combined for a TFL.
- Jake Ripp matched his career-high with six tackles. The redshirt junior added a career-high 1.5 TFLs.
- Latrell Caples and Chris Marshall both tied their respective career-highs with six and four receptions, respectively.
 
Notables  
- Ty Benefield led the team with eight tackles and has led the Broncos in tackles in four out of five games. He is the first player to lead the Broncos in tackles in four of their first five games of a season since JL Skinner in 2021.
- Maddux Madsen finished the game with 215 passing yards, marking the sixth consecutive game he has thrown for over 200 yards. That is the longest streak in program history since Taylen Green did so in 2022 from Oct. 22-Nov. 25.
- Madsen found eight different receivers in the contest for the seventh consecutive game, including all five this season.
- The announced attendance of 77,622 is the fifth-highest of any game in Boise State history.

What's Next
Boise State will return to Albertsons Stadium for a Mountain West matchup against New Mexico on Saturday, Oct. 11. Kickoff is slated for 7:45 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on FS1.

Team Stats

BSU
UND
Total Yards
315
389
Pass Yards
215
189
Rushing Yards
100
200
Penalty Yards
112
112
1st Downs
23
19
3rd Downs
6
4
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
35:46
24:14
1st Quarter
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BSU 0, UND 6

UND - Pauling,Will 19 yd pass from Carr,CJ () 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:25

2nd Quarter
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BSU 7, UND 6

BSU - Madsen,Maddux 1 yd run (Boomer,Colton kick), 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 05:24

Logo

BSU 7, UND 14

UND - Love,Jeremiyah 4 yd run (Pauling,Will pass), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:15

3rd Quarter
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BSU 7, UND 21

UND - Fields,Malachi 6 yd pass from Carr,CJ (Diomede,Marcello kick) 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:31

4th Quarter
Logo

BSU 7, UND 28

UND - Price,Jadarian 49 yd run (Diomede,Marcello kick), 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:43

Game Leaders

CMP
22
TD
0
YDS
215
INT
4

Players Mentioned

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