Boise State Routs Eastern Washington in Home Opener

Friday, September 5

Boise. Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

1-1 , 0-0

Eastern Washington

0-2 , 0-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Eastern Washington

Boise State

Photo by: Kenna Harbison

9/5/2025 11:55:00 PM | Football

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Broncos Record Over 600 Yards of Offense in Victory

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State dominated in convincing fashion Friday night, defeating Eastern Washington 51-14 in the squad's home opener at Albertsons Stadium.

The Broncos (1-1) were razor-sharp offensively, finishing with 637 total yards. Boise State recorded 328 yards from the ground attack and 309 yards in the air, marking the first time the squad has recorded over 300 yards in both areas since a Sept. 8, 2018 victory over Connecticut.

Defensively, the Blue and Orange limited the Eagles (0-2) to 117 rushing yards and 176 yards passing. Eastern Washington was held to single digits until a late touchdown with just under four minutes left in regulation.

Maddux Madsen was efficient in the pocket, matching his career-high with 307 passing yards and throwing for two touchdowns. Both scores were thrown to redshirt senior Ben Ford, including the Eagle, Idaho native's first career touchdown with a 60-yard strike in the opening quarter. Chris Marshall also added a career-high 132 receiving yards in the win.

Madsen was also one of five different Broncos to find the orange end zone from the ground, recording his eighth career rushing touchdown with an 11-yard score midway through the second frame. Malik Sherrod opened the gates first for Boise State, scoring his first touchdown as a Bronco not even two minutes into the contest with a 20-yard scamper. A little over three minutes later, his backfield mate Sire Gaines capped a six-play, 41-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown of his own.

Cameron Bates found the end zone on a 20-yard end-around midway through the third quarter, while Dylan Riley's 78-yard rushing touchdown with 3:54 remaining put the exclamation point on the victory,

On the other side of the ball, Ty Benefield matched his career-high with nine tackles and three tackles-for-loss. Jaden Mickey, in his first career start with the Blue and Orange, notched a career-high seven tackles on the night, and became the first Bronco to force and recover the same fumble since Kekaula Kaniho did so against Hawai'i on Oct. 12, 2019.

Top Broncos
- Maddux Madsen matched his career-high with 307 passing yards. The redshirt junior added two touchdowns.
- Ben Ford caught a career-high two touchdown passes. The redshirt senior caught three passes for a career-high 82 yards.
- Chris Marshall recorded a career-high 132 yards receiving, including 81 yards after contact.
- Ty Benefield matched his career-high in both tackles (9) and TFLs (3).
- Jaden Mickey became the first Bronco since 2019 to force and recover the same fumble. The redshirt junior notched his first career TFL and finished with a career-high seven tackles.

Notables
- The Broncos have won 22 of their last 23 home openers, moving to 48-10 all-time.
- Boise State finished with 309 passing and 328 rushing yards, marking the first time the Broncos have recorded 300+ yards in both categories since passing for 418 and rushing for 400 yards against Connecticut on Sept. 8, 2018.
- Boise State's 37-point victory marks the eighth consecutive season it has defeated an opponent by 30+ points. The Broncos have done so in 26 of the last 27 seasons.
- Five different Broncos scored a rushing touchdown in the contest. Malik Sherrod, Sire Gaines, Maddux Madsen, Cameron Bates and Dylan Riley all found the end zone from the ground.
- Sherrod is the first player in Boise State's FBS era (since 1996) to score a touchdown for the Broncos after scoring one against them. He scored two touchdowns against the Blue and Orange on Nov. 4, 2023 while playing for Fresno State.
- Jaden Mickey is the first Bronco to force and recover the same fumble since Kekaula Kaniho did so against Hawai'i on Oct. 12, 2019.

What's Next
Boise State will be idle next weekend, before resuming action on Saturday, Sept. 20 on the road against Air Force. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. MT and will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.