Boise State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Mexico.
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So Cottrell scores, right?
The Broncos had a tough time in the red zone and on fourth downs. “A nightmare unfolding in front of you”.
Takeaway: Boise State has shown a habit the past three seasons of turning in a stinker a few times per season.
“I think that his preparation and understanding what we’re trying to accomplish on the play has helped”, Harsin said. The Lobos just stayed in this game, even with the penalties and miscues the Lobos pulled it out.
Interestingly, Boise State dropped to third behind SDSU and Air Force in the Colley Matrix and Wolfe Matrix, but maintained its top spot in the Billingsley poll. Two more victories would put UNM in the Mountain West title game December 5. “We obviously have six wins now, and at the same time we control our own destiny for the Mountain West at this point”. What’s Going To Happen? . One thing we can’t do is not give credit to the teams that we play and how they prepare.
This would allow Boise State to open the fourth quarter with a quick 18 yard touch down pass to McNichols to tie it up on third down. They lost 38-6 to Washington, fell behind 31-6 to BYU and trailed 38-6 against Oregon State in 2013; they fought for three quarters before digging a 28-6 hole against Ole Miss, stumbled into a 28-0 hole against Air Force, trailed 28-14 in the first quarter against New Mexico and stared at a 20-0 deficit in the first half against San Diego State in 2014; and they trailed 45-10 at halftime this year at Utah State.
“It’s the start of something special, but we just have to keep working on us”, Breunig said. Jeremy McNichols bobbled a handoff, however, giving the ball back to the Lobos at their own 1. Quarterback Austin Apodoca threw an 81-yard pass to Delane Hart-Johnson and Richard McQuarley followed with a 1-yard touchdown run for a 24-17 Lobos lead with 13:44 left in the game.
UNLV running backs Keith Whitely and Lexington Thomas were both stellar against Hawaii. “He’s definitely a fantastic player-fast, physical, changes direction well”, Weaver said. Boise State turned the ball over 7 times in the first half! Running back Teriyon Gipson then scored on an option pitch from the 4. The Broncos will take on the defending regular-season champion from three leagues in nonconference play, the most in the Mountain West.
“We’ve been working on that play all week, kind of a little spinoff of a play we had earlier last week (in a 14-13 victory over Utah State)”, Apodaca said. “He made a great catch and came down with it”.
“Lights out, the defense was lights out”, Apodaca said. A win would be one of the biggest in NMU history, but don’t get to excited because the Lobos are still 30 point underdogs.
If the Lobos lose a game, Boise State (7-3, 4-2) still can win the Mountain by beating Air Force and San Jose State. Boise State boasts the third-longest home winning streak nationally with 18 consecutive wins at Albertsons Stadium. “I can’t really put it into words”.
“Since I came here, that’s all they’ve been talking about is we need to get to a bowl game, get over the hump”. The teams traded touchdowns for three quarters but the Aggies couldn’t get the tying score in the fourth quarter.
Flashback: In a historic breakthrough for the University of New Mexico football program, the Lobos defeat regional powerhouse Boise State, 31-24, on the Broncos’ hallowed home turf.
New Mexico scored another touchdown to take a two touchdown lead and did enough to hold back Boise State’s attack, including a last second desperate attempt to tie that was stopped just short of the endzone. Above all, the Lobos never wilted against a quality opponent and in a hostile environment.
In what wound up being a memorable night overall, Saturday featured a somewhat forgettable first half of play for the Broncos, who were able to muster just a single field goal despite holding a 284-220 edge in yards over the Lobos. On 2nd and 20 and 2nd and 17 Broncos should have been ready for a pass. Boise wins when it runs and throws.
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Jordan left the game after he took a hit by a defender on 43-yard pass completion to Marquis Bundy.
