Fresno State 41, Boise State 40
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, September 20, 2013
Where: Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California
Temperature:
90°
Head Official:
Scott Novak
Attendance:
41031
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No. 25 Fresno State 41, Boise State 40: Derek Carr threw for 460 yards and four touchdowns and Josh Quezada scored on a 1-yard run with 2:14 remaining as host Fresno State snapped a seven-game losing streak against Boise State.
Carr completed 39-of-60 passes and Isaiah Burse had 10 receptions for 148 yards for Fresno State (3-0, 1-0 Mountain West), which is off to its first 3-0 start since 2004. Boise State (2-2, 1-1) was stopped on downs at the Bulldogs 49 with 1:18 left, when Joe Southwick’s pass to Kirby Moore fell incomplete.
Fresno State took a 34-19 lead on Colin McGuire’s 28-yard field goal with 58 seconds left in the third quarter before Boise State answered with 21 consecutive points. Southwick, who finished 31-of-45 for 313 yards, scored on a 1-yard run with 7:04 remaining and the Broncos added a two-point conversion to grab a 40-34 advantage.
Broncos freshman Aaron Baltazar had 18 carries for 92 yards and his first two career touchdowns, including a 2-yard run with 8:28 left in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 34-32. The teams combined for over 1,000 yards in total offense, including 821 in the air.
Fresno State’s Davante Adams had 12 receptions for 110 yards and caught a touchdown pass for the 11th straight game, which is the longest active streak in the nation. Adams had two catches on the Bulldogs’ game-winning 13-play, 87-yard drive.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Fresno State recorded its first sellout crowd of 41,031 since Sept. 13, 2008, when the Bulldogs lost to Wisconsin 13-10. … Boise State lost a conference game for only the eighth time in 102 contests since 2000. … Geraldo Boldewijn had six catches for 106 yards for the Broncos, who held Fresno State to 62 total rushing yards.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Boise State
|
561 |
200 |
361 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Fresno State
|
522 |
62 |
460 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
4.0 |
1 |