Boise State at Fresno State

Saturday, October 10, 2026 Share

No. 23 Boise State beat Fresno State 38–⁠31. It was their 28th meeting; Boise State leads the series 18–⁠10.

Away23Boise State5–⁠1 in 2026

HomeFresno State4–⁠3 in 2026

Final at Valley Children’s Stadium, FresnoTV: CW, The CW NetworkAttendance 43,086

At kickoff: 78°F, wind 8 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Fresno Yosemite International, 5 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official: John LoveGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Highlights

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Video from Pac-12 on YouTube.

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boise State	15	10	3	10	38
Fresno State	13	7	0	11	31

How the win probability moved

Fresno State favored

Boise State favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (29 points).

Standouts

PassingMaddux Madsen23 of 34, 238 yards, 2 TDBoise State
RushingDylan Riley19 carries, 150 yards, 1 TDBoise State
ReceivingEzekiel Avit6 catches, 96 yards, 2 TDFresno State
DefenseK’Vion Thunderbird13 tacklesFresno State

Player stats

Boise StateFresno State

Boise State

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Maddux Madsen	23/34	238	2	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Dylan Riley	19	150	1	72
Sire Gaines	20	120	1	17
Maddux Madsen	5	5	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Dylan Riley	4	64	1	44
Matt Wagner	5	46	0	17
Ben Ford	4	45	0	17
Terrious Favors	2	27	1	22

Defense	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
Derek Ganter Jr.	7	0	0
Boen Phelps	6	0	0
Max Stege	3	2	1
Jake Ripp	3	0	0
Mikaio Edward	1	1	1

Fresno State

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Jayden Mandal	19/33	218	2	0
Khristian Martin	1/2	59	1	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Bryson Donelson	4	31	0	24
Jayden Mandal	7	26	1	14
Julius Gillick	3	16	0	8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Ezekiel Avit	6	96	2	59
Jahlil McClain	5	57	0	17
Josiah Freeman	3	53	0	25
Gavin Correia	3	36	1	15

Defense	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int
K’Vion Thunderbird	13	0	0	0
Dylan Hampsten	7	0	0	0
Loyall Mouzon	7	0	0	0
Simeon Harris	6	0	0	0

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Boise State		Fresno State
512	Total yards	346
238	Passing yards	277
274	Rushing yards	69
7.0	Yards per pass	7.9
6.1	Yards per rush	4.3
29	First downs	21
5–⁠13	Third downs	3–⁠6
4–⁠4	Fourth downs	0–⁠0
0	Turnovers	0
9–⁠83	Penalties	2–⁠16
38:56	Possession	21:04
2	Sacks (by defense)	0

Efficiency

Boise State		Fresno State
47%	Success rate	49%
0.40	EPA per play	0.35
1.37	Explosiveness	1.44
0.29	Rushing EPA	0.18
0.54	Passing EPA	0.42
43%	Passing-down success	53%
−0.04	First-down EPA	−0.09
0.70	Second-down EPA	0.61
0.37	Third-down EPA	1.23
8%	Havoc by its defense	9%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Fresno State 51% to win. Boise State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Boise State −8.5, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Boise State 74%, Fresno State 26%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Fresno State drives left to right, Boise State right to left.

Q1 Fresno StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
Q1 Boise StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
Q1 Fresno StatePunt, 4 plays, 26 yards
Q1 Boise StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 87 yards
Q1 Fresno StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 74 yards
Q1 Boise StateTouchdown, 18 plays, 72 yards
Q2 Fresno StatePunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
Q2 Boise StatePunt, 5 plays, 43 yards
Q2 Fresno StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 59 yards
Q2 Boise StateField goal, 7 plays, 3 yards
Q2 Boise StateEnd of half, 30 yards
Q3 Boise StateField goal, 14 plays, 66 yards
Q3 Fresno StatePunt, 5 plays, 63 yards
Q3 Boise StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 88 yards
Q4 Fresno StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 73 yards
Q4 Boise StateField goal, 14 plays, 10 yards
Q4 Fresno StateField goal, 6 plays, 10 yards
Q4 Boise StateEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Boise State 15, Fresno State 13

Fresno State Touchdown, 10 plays
15:00	1st & 10 at own 35	(15:00) #35 C.Boomer kickoff 65 yards to the FRES00, Touchback
14:52	1st & 10 at own 25	(14:59) Shotgun #6 B.Donelson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the FRES28 (#43 J.Ripp; #4 T.Anderson)
14:15	2nd & 7 at own 28	(14:21) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #5 J.Freeman caught at FRES35, for 25 yards to the BOIS47 (#9 D.Ganter Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
13:36	1st & 10 at opp 47	(13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #1 J.McClain caught at FRES50, for 15 yards to the BOIS32 (#4 T.Anderson; #6 J.Washington Jr.), 1ST DOWN
13:01	1st & 10 at opp 32	(13:01) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #11 J.Farrar thrown to BOIS22
12:51	2nd & 10 at opp 32	(12:56) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #0 E.Avit caught at BOIS27, for 12 yards to the BOIS20 (#9 D.Ganter Jr.), 1ST DOWN
12:18	1st & 10 at opp 20	(12:21) Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush left for 8 yards gain to the BOIS12 (#1 B.Phelps; #9 D.Ganter Jr.), out of bounds
11:45	2nd & 2 at opp 12	(11:51) Shotgun #6 B.Donelson rush left for 4 yards gain to the BOIS08 (#5 J.Virgin-Morgan), 1ST DOWN
11:08	1st & goal at opp 8	(11:10) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS00
11:03	2nd & goal at opp 8	(11:05) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS00
10:58	3rd & goal at opp 8	(11:01) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal rush middle for 8 yards gain to the BOIS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:58 #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)Fresno State 7, Boise State 0
Boise State Touchdown, 2 plays
10:58	1st & 10 at own 35	(10:58) #40 R.Kobzeff kickoff 65 yards to the BOIS00, Touchback
10:46	1st & 10 at own 25	(10:51) No Huddle #0 D.Riley rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BOIS28 (#6 J.Jacks)
10:10	2nd & 7 at own 28	(10:17) #0 D.Riley rush middle for 72 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:10, 1ST DOWN #15 Z.Martinez rush attempt SuccessfulBoise State 8, Fresno State 7
Fresno State Punt, 4 plays
10:01	1st & 10 at own 35	(10:06) #35 C.Boomer kickoff 64 yards to the FRES01 #10 J.Malau’ulu return 24 yards to the FRES25 (#22 R.Tillmon)
9:53	1st & 10 at own 25	(09:56) Shotgun #6 B.Donelson rush right for 24 yards gain to the FRES49 (#1 B.Phelps), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
9:17	1st & 10 at own 49	(09:20) Shotgun #6 B.Donelson rush middle for 0 yards to the FRES49 (#1 B.Phelps)
8:43	2nd & 10 at own 49	(08:44) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS45
8:39	3rd & 10 at own 49	(08:40) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short left to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS40 PENALTY FRES Illegal Formation declined
8:31	4th & 10 at own 49	(08:36) #41 N.Verdugo punt 41 yards to the BOIS10 fair catch by #34 J.Lane at BOIS10
Boise State Touchdown, 13 plays
8:24	1st & 10 at own 10	(08:28) #0 D.Riley rush left for 9 yards gain to the BOIS19 (#27 G.Grimes), out of bounds
8:31	4th & 10 at own 49	Timeout Fresno State, clock 08:31
Boise State Touchdown, 13 plays
7:50	2nd & 1 at own 19	(07:58) #4 M.Madsen pass complete short left to #85 T.Favors caught at BOIS24, for 5 yards to the BOIS24 (#27 G.Grimes), 1ST DOWN
7:14	1st & 10 at own 24	(07:18) Shotgun #26 S.Gaines rush middle for 12 yards gain to the BOIS36 (#4 E.Tierney; #5 S.Harris), 1ST DOWN
6:32	1st & 10 at own 36	(06:43) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #25 Q.Brown caught at BOIS39, for 3 yards to the BOIS39, End Of Play
5:59	2nd & 7 at own 39	(06:04) Shotgun #26 S.Gaines rush middle for 14 yards gain to the FRES47 (#4 E.Tierney; #7 L.Mouzon), 1ST DOWN
5:22	1st & 10 at opp 47	(05:30) Shotgun #0 D.Riley rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FRES46 (#1 K.Thunderbird; #35 T.Khajavi)
4:44	2nd & 9 at opp 46	(04:46) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #25 Q.Brown caught at FRES40, for 10 yards to the FRES36 (#27 G.Grimes), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:01	1st & 10 at opp 36	(04:12) #4 M.Madsen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES34 (#95 M.Noonan)
3:21	2nd & 8 at opp 34	(03:29) Shotgun #26 S.Gaines rush middle for 3 yards gain to the FRES31 (#35 T.Khajavi; #1 K.Thunderbird)
2:40	3rd & 5 at opp 31	(02:50) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short left to #82 B.Ford caught at FRES30, for 6 yards to the FRES25 (#6 J.Jacks; #8 M.Owusu), 1ST DOWN
2:04	1st & 10 at opp 25	(02:10) #26 S.Gaines rush left for 3 yards gain to the FRES22 (#11 D.Hampsten)
1:20	2nd & 7 at opp 22	(01:22) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short right to #88 M.Wagner thrown to FRES22 broken up by #89 M.Hines
1:12	3rd & 7 at opp 22	(01:17) Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #85 T.Favors caught at FRES25, for 22 yards to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:12, 1ST DOWN #48 C.Moore kick attempt good (H: #37 O.Doyle, LS: #61 C.Kellow)Boise State 15, Fresno State 7
1:06	1st & 10 at own 35	(01:12) #35 C.Boomer kickoff 61 yards to the FRES04 #10 J.Malau’ulu return 22 yards to the FRES26 (#80 R.Carter)
1:12		Timeout Boise State, clock 01:12
Fresno State Touchdown, 2 plays
1:06	1st & 10 at own 26	(01:06) Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete deep right to #1 J.McClain thrown to BOIS45 PENALTY BOIS Roughing The Passer (#99 M.Madrie) 15 yards from FRES26 to FRES41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
0:56	1st & 10 at own 41	(00:56) Shotgun #3 K.Martin pass incomplete short left to #0 E.Avit thrown to FRES47
1:01	1st & 10 at own 26	Timeout Fresno State, clock 01:01
0:45	2nd & 10 at own 41	(00:51) Shotgun #3 K.Martin pass complete short left to #0 E.Avit caught at FRES45, for 59 yards to the BOIS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:45, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - “Runner was inbounds”. CALL UPHELD #6 B.Donelson pass attempt failedBoise State 15, Fresno State 13
Boise State Touchdown, 18 plays
0:45	1st & 10 at own 35	(00:45) #40 R.Kobzeff kickoff 65 yards to the BOIS00, Touchback
0:39	1st & 10 at own 25	(00:43) #0 D.Riley rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BOIS28 (#99 L.Goodspeed)
0:04	2nd & 7 at own 28	(00:04) #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #83 Q.Williams Jr. caught at BOIS35, for 10 yards to the BOIS38 (#7 L.Mouzon), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:00	1st & 10 at own 38	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #82 B.Ford caught at BOIS47, for 9 yards to the BOIS47 (#5 S.Harris), out of bounds
Q2 15:00	2nd & 1 at own 47	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BOIS49 (#35 T.Khajavi), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:00	1st & 10 at own 49	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BOIS50 (#89 M.Hines; #36 T.Nix)
Q2 15:00	2nd & 9 at the 50	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #0 D.Riley caught at FRES45, for 6 yards to the FRES44 (#36 T.Nix)
Q2 15:00	3rd & 3 at opp 44	No Huddle-Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short right to #83 Q.Williams Jr. thrown to FRES43 broken up by #13 C.Cole
Q2 15:00	4th & 3 at opp 44	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #88 M.Wagner caught at FRES40, for 17 yards to the FRES27 (#13 C.Cole), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:00	1st & 10 at opp 27	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #0 D.Riley caught at FRES12, for 15 yards to the FRES12, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:00	1st & 10 at opp 12	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FRES11 (#27 G.Grimes; #11 D.Hampsten)
Q2 15:00	2nd & 9 at opp 11	#4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short left to #85 T.Favors thrown to FRES00 broken up by #5 S.Harris
Q2 15:00	3rd & 9 at opp 11	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #5 A.Wright caught at FRES05, for 8 yards to the FRES03 (#7 L.Mouzon). The previous play is under automatic review - “Pass completion”. CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #88 M.Wagner caught at FRES02, for 11 yards to the FRES00 fumbled by #88 M.Wagner at FRES02 forced by #7 L.Mouzon recovered by FRES #54 S.Noa at FRES00, End Of Play)
Q2 10:19	4th & 1 at opp 3	#4 M.Madsen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES01 (#8 M.Owusu), 1ST DOWN
Q2 10:19	3rd & 9 at own 11	Timeout Fresno State, clock 10:19
Q2 9:49	1st & goal at opp 1	#4 M.Madsen rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 09:49 PENALTY BOIS Illegal Formation 5 yards from FRES01 to FRES06. NO PLAY
Q2 9:49	1st & goal at opp 6	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES04 (#11 D.Hampsten; #99 L.Goodspeed)
Q2 8:58	2nd & goal at opp 4	#0 D.Riley rush left for 4 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 08:58 PENALTY BOIS Holding (#78 T.Ethridge) 10 yards from FRES04 to FRES14. NO PLAY
Q2 8:58	2nd & goal at opp 14	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen rush left for 2 yards gain to the FRES12 (#6 J.Jacks) PENALTY FRES Personal Foul (#1 K.Thunderbird) 6 yards from FRES12 to FRES06, 1ST DOWN
Q2 8:58	1st & goal at opp 6	#4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short left to #86 A.Terry thrown to FRES00
Q2 8:58	2nd & goal at opp 6	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 4 yards gain to the FRES02 (#1 K.Thunderbird; #95 M.Noonan)
Q2 7:42	3rd & goal at opp 2	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:42 #48 C.Moore kick attempt good (H: #37 O.Doyle, LS: #61 C.Kellow)Boise State 22, Fresno State 13
Q2 7:42	1st & 10 at own 35	#35 C.Boomer kickoff 65 yards to the FRES00, Touchback
Q2 7:42		Timeout Boise State, clock 07:42

2nd quarter5 drives, then Boise State 25, Fresno State 20

Fresno State Punt, 5 plays
7:42	1st & 10 at own 25	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #1 J.McClain caught at FRES22, for 6 yards to the FRES31 (#9 D.Ganter Jr.)
7:42	2nd & 4 at own 31	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal rush right for 6 yards gain to the FRES37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
7:42	1st & 10 at own 37	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete deep left to #11 J.Farrar thrown to BOIS42 QB hurried by #20 K.Hall
7:42	2nd & 10 at own 37	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #0 E.Avit caught at FRES40, for 4 yards to the FRES41 (#6 J.Washington Jr.)
7:42	3rd & 6 at own 41	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete deep right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS33
5:06	4th & 6 at own 41	#41 N.Verdugo punt 43 yards to the BOIS16 #34 J.Lane return 0 yards to the BOIS16 (#13 C.Cole)
Boise State Punt, 5 plays
5:06	1st & 10 at own 16	#0 D.Riley rush right for 8 yards gain to the BOIS24 (#1 K.Thunderbird; #7 L.Mouzon)
5:06	4th & 6 at own 41	Timeout Fresno State, clock 05:06
Boise State Punt, 5 plays
5:06	2nd & 2 at own 24	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BOIS28 (#8 M.Owusu), 1ST DOWN
5:06	1st & 10 at own 28	No Huddle #4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short middle to #17 A.Jones thrown to BOIS35
5:06	2nd & 10 at own 28	PENALTY BOIS False Start (#52 S.Taufa) 5 yards from BOIS28 to BOIS23. NO PLAY
5:06	2nd & 15 at own 23	No Huddle #4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short right to #5 A.Wright thrown to BOIS30
5:06	3rd & 15 at own 23	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #0 D.Riley caught at BOIS20, for 1 yard loss to the BOIS22 (#0 D.Laffitte)
3:32	4th & 16 at own 22	#37 O.Doyle punt 37 yards to the FRES41 fair catch by #10 J.Malau’ulu at FRES41
Fresno State Touchdown, 9 plays
3:32	1st & 10 at own 41	Shotgun #20 O.Guevara rush right for 1 yard loss to the FRES40 (#10 M.Soliai)
3:32	2nd & 11 at own 40	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to FRES42
3:32	3rd & 11 at own 40	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete deep right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS20 PENALTY BOIS Pass Interference (#8 S.Smith) 15 yards from FRES40 to BOIS45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3:32	1st & 10 at opp 45	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short middle to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS40
3:32	2nd & 10 at opp 45	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #1 J.McClain caught at BOIS37, for 11 yards to the BOIS34 (#55 M.Tuioti), 1ST DOWN
2:00	1st & 10 at opp 34	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS20 QB hurried by #4 T.Anderson
2:00	2nd & 10 at opp 45	Timeout Fresno State, clock 02:00
2:00	2nd & 10 at opp 34	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #86 G.Correia caught at BOIS35, for 10 yards to the BOIS24 (#1 B.Phelps; #55 M.Tuioti), 1ST DOWN
2:00	1st & 10 at opp 24	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short left to #0 E.Avit thrown to BOIS13
2:00	2nd & 10 at opp 24	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal rush middle for 14 yards gain to the BOIS10 (#1 B.Phelps), 1ST DOWN
0:56	1st & goal at opp 10	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short middle to #0 E.Avit caught at BOIS00, for 10 yards to the BOIS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:56, 1ST DOWN #38 M.Watanabe kick attempt good (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi)Boise State 22, Fresno State 20
1:01	2nd & 10 at own 24	Timeout Boise State, clock 01:01
Boise State Field goal, 7 plays
0:50	1st & 10 at own 35	#40 R.Kobzeff kickoff 45 yards to the BOIS20 #55 M.Tuioti return 12 yards to the BOIS32 (#3 J.Carrillo)
0:50	1st & 10 at own 32	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #82 B.Ford caught at BOIS45, for 13 yards to the BOIS45 (#31 K.Harris), 1ST DOWN
0:50	1st & 10 at own 45	#4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short middle thrown to BOIS45 broken up by #89 M.Hines
0:50	2nd & 10 at own 45	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #82 B.Ford caught at FRES40, for 17 yards to the FRES38 (#5 S.Harris), 1ST DOWN
0:50	1st & 10 at opp 38	#4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short right to #88 M.Wagner thrown to FRES39
0:50	2nd & 10 at opp 38	PENALTY BOIS False Start (#52 S.Taufa) 5 yards from FRES38 to FRES43. NO PLAY
0:50	2nd & 15 at opp 43	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #88 M.Wagner caught at FRES47, for 7 yards to the FRES36 (#1 K.Thunderbird), out of bounds
0:50	3rd & 8 at opp 36	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #88 M.Wagner caught at FRES32, for 4 yards to the FRES32, out of bounds at FRES32
0:02	4th & 4 at opp 32	#48 C.Moore field goal attempt from 49 yards GOOD (H: #37 O.Doyle, LS: #61 C.Kellow), clock 00:02Boise State 25, Fresno State 20
0:08	3rd & 8 at own 36	Timeout Fresno State, clock 00:08
0:08	1st & 10 at own 35	#35 C.Boomer kickoff 50 yards to the FRES15 #10 J.Malau’ulu return 20 yards to the FRES35 (#44 S.Brackett-Lambey)

3rd quarter3 drives, then Boise State 28, Fresno State 20

Boise State Field goal, 14 plays
15:00	1st & 10 at own 35	#38 M.Watanabe kickoff 65 yards to the BOIS00 #0 D.Riley return 13 yards to the BOIS13 (#32 T.Canales)
15:00	1st & 10 at own 13	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 9 yards gain to the BOIS22 (#27 G.Grimes)
15:00	2nd & 1 at own 22	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 5 yards gain to the BOIS27 (#7 L.Mouzon), 1ST DOWN
15:00	1st & 10 at own 27	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #88 M.Wagner caught at BOIS43, for 17 yards to the BOIS44 (#3 J.Carrillo), 1ST DOWN
15:00	1st & 10 at own 44	#4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short middle to #5 A.Wright thrown to FRES40 broken up by #31 K.Harris QB hurried by #0 D.Laffitte
15:00	2nd & 10 at own 44	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 5 yards gain to the BOIS49 (#99 L.Goodspeed; #89 M.Hines)
15:00	3rd & 5 at own 49	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #83 Q.Williams Jr. caught at FRES40, for 11 yards to the FRES40 (#7 L.Mouzon; #99 L.Goodspeed), 1ST DOWN
15:00	1st & 10 at opp 40	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 5 yards gain to the FRES35 (#5 S.Harris; #1 K.Thunderbird)
15:00	2nd & 5 at opp 35	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES33 (#1 K.Thunderbird; #8 M.Owusu)
15:00	3rd & 3 at opp 33	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #88 M.Wagner caught at FRES32, for 1 yard to the FRES32 (#1 K.Thunderbird)
15:00	4th & 2 at opp 32	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass complete short left to #5 A.Wright caught at FRES25, for 7 yards to the FRES25, out of bounds at FRES25, 1ST DOWN
15:00	1st & 10 at opp 25	#0 D.Riley rush right for 4 yards gain to the FRES21 (#6 J.Jacks; #1 K.Thunderbird)
15:00	2nd & 6 at opp 21	#4 M.Madsen pass incomplete short right to #5 A.Wright thrown to FRES02
15:00	3rd & 6 at opp 21	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #26 S.Gaines caught at FRES21, for 0 yards to the FRES21 (#11 D.Hampsten; #1 K.Thunderbird)
7:08	4th & 6 at opp 21	#48 C.Moore field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #37 O.Doyle, LS: #61 C.Kellow), clock 07:08Boise State 28, Fresno State 20
7:08	1st & 10 at own 35	#35 C.Boomer kickoff 65 yards to the FRES00, Touchback
7:08	4th & 6 at opp 21	Timeout Boise State, clock 07:08
Fresno State Punt, 5 plays
7:08	1st & 10 at own 25	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #0 E.Avit caught at FRES30, for 9 yards to the FRES34 (#8 S.Smith)
7:08	2nd & 1 at own 34	Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush right for 4 yards gain to the FRES38 (#95 M.Stege; #43 J.Ripp), 1ST DOWN
7:08	1st & 10 at own 38	Shotgun #24 J.Gillick rush right for 4 yards gain to the FRES42 (#8 S.Smith)
7:08	2nd & 6 at own 42	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal rush right for 3 yards gain to the FRES45 (#5 J.Virgin-Morgan; #42 Z.Lewis)
7:08	3rd & 3 at own 45	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #0 E.Avit caught at FRES47, for 2 yards to the FRES47, out of bounds at FRES47
4:02	4th & 1 at own 47	#41 N.Verdugo punt 41 yards to the BOIS12 fair catch by #34 J.Lane at BOIS12
Boise State Touchdown, 8 plays
4:02	1st & 10 at own 12	PENALTY BOIS False Start (#75 D.Metoyer) 5 yards from BOIS12 to BOIS07. NO PLAY
4:02	1st & 15 at own 7	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 16 yards gain to the BOIS23 (#95 M.Noonan; #3 J.Carrillo), 1ST DOWN
4:02	1st & 10 at own 23	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 17 yards gain to the BOIS40 (#42 L.Blumling), 1ST DOWN
4:02	1st & 10 at own 40	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen pass incomplete deep left to #25 Q.Brown thrown to FRES20
4:02	2nd & 10 at own 40	Shotgun #4 M.Madsen rush middle for 7 yards gain to the BOIS47 (#35 T.Khajavi)
4:02	3rd & 3 at own 47	Shotgun #0 D.Riley rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BOIS48 (#0 D.Laffitte)
4:02	4th & 2 at own 48	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short right to #17 A.Jones caught at BOIS50, for 7 yards to the FRES45 (#7 L.Mouzon), 1ST DOWN
4:02	1st & 10 at opp 45	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FRES44 (#36 T.Nix)
Q4 14:52	2nd & 9 at opp 44	#4 M.Madsen pass complete short middle to #0 D.Riley caught at FRES40, for 44 yards to the FRES00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:52, 1ST DOWN #48 C.Moore kick attempt good (H: #37 O.Doyle, LS: #61 C.Kellow)Boise State 35, Fresno State 20

4th quarter4 drives, then Boise State 38, Fresno State 31

Fresno State Touchdown, 11 plays
14:43	1st & 10 at own 35	#35 C.Boomer kickoff 65 yards to the FRES00 #10 J.Malau’ulu return 27 yards to the FRES27 (#44 S.Brackett-Lambey; #33 J.Alanis)
14:43	1st & 10 at own 27	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short middle to #86 G.Correia thrown to FRES45
14:43		Timeout Boise State, clock 14:43
14:43	2nd & 10 at own 27	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #5 J.Freeman caught at FRES40, for 17 yards to the FRES44, out of bounds at FRES44, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY BOIS Personal Foul (#9 D.Ganter Jr.) 15 yards from FRES44 to BOIS41, 1ST DOWN
14:43	1st & 10 at opp 41	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal sacked for loss of 3 yards to the BOIS44 (#95 M.Stege)
14:43	2nd & 13 at opp 44	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short middle to #1 J.McClain caught at BOIS32, for 17 yards to the BOIS27 (#9 D.Ganter Jr.), 1ST DOWN
14:43	1st & 10 at opp 27	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short left to #1 J.McClain caught at BOIS25, for 8 yards to the BOIS19 (#9 D.Ganter Jr.; #20 K.Hall)
14:43	2nd & 2 at opp 19	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #86 G.Correia caught at BOIS15, for 11 yards to the BOIS08 (#1 B.Phelps; #7 J.Mickey), 1ST DOWN
14:43	1st & goal at opp 8	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BOIS05 (#43 J.Ripp)
14:43	2nd & goal at opp 5	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short left to #5 J.Freeman thrown to BOIS01 PENALTY FRES Pass Interference (#0 E.Avit) 10 yards from BOIS05 to BOIS15. NO PLAY
14:43	2nd & goal at opp 15	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short middle to #41 A.Chavez thrown to BOIS10
10:41	3rd & goal at opp 15	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short right to #86 G.Correia thrown to BOIS00 PENALTY BOIS Personal Foul (#1 B.Phelps) 8 yards from BOIS15 to BOIS07, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
10:41	2nd & 15 at own 15	Timeout Boise State, clock 10:41
10:41	1st & goal at opp 7	Shotgun #20 O.Guevara rush middle for 3 yards loss to the BOIS10 (#95 M.Stege)
10:41	2nd & goal at opp 10	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BOIS15 (#97 M.Edward)
9:14	3rd & goal at opp 15	Gavin Correia 15 Yd pass from Jayden Mandal (Jayden Mandal Pass to Jahlil McClain for Two-Point Conversion)Boise State 35, Fresno State 28
Boise State Field goal, 14 plays
9:14	1st & 10 at own 35	#38 M.Watanabe kickoff 65 yards to the BOIS00, Touchback
9:14	1st & 10 at own 25	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 5 yards gain to the BOIS30 (#95 M.Noonan; #3 J.Carrillo)
9:14	2nd & 5 at own 30	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 5 yards gain to the BOIS35 (#89 M.Hines), 1ST DOWN
9:14	1st & 10 at own 35	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 6 yards gain to the BOIS41 (#11 D.Hampsten; #33 T.Powell)
9:14	2nd & 4 at own 41	#0 D.Riley rush right for 4 yards gain to the BOIS45 (#3 J.Carrillo; #1 K.Thunderbird), 1ST DOWN
9:14	1st & 10 at own 45	#0 D.Riley rush left for 13 yards gain to the FRES42 (#31 K.Harris), 1ST DOWN
9:14	1st & 10 at opp 42	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES40 (#5 S.Harris; #35 T.Khajavi)
9:14	2nd & 8 at opp 40	#26 S.Gaines rush middle for 10 yards gain to the FRES30 (#5 S.Harris), 1ST DOWN
9:14	1st & 10 at opp 30	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 3 yards gain to the FRES27 (#8 M.Owusu; #6 J.Jacks)
9:14	2nd & 7 at opp 27	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 2 yards gain to the FRES25 (#1 K.Thunderbird; #11 D.Hampsten)
9:14	3rd & 5 at opp 25	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 5 yards gain to the FRES20 (#1 K.Thunderbird), 1ST DOWN
2:00	1st & 10 at opp 20	#0 D.Riley rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FRES19 (#36 T.Nix; #8 M.Owusu)
2:00	3rd & 5 at opp 25	Timeout Boise State, clock 02:00
1:54	2nd & 9 at opp 19	#26 S.Gaines rush right for 5 yards gain to the FRES14 (#36 T.Nix; #11 D.Hampsten)
1:54	1st & 10 at own 20	Timeout Fresno State, clock 01:54
1:54	3rd & 4 at opp 14	#4 M.Madsen rush middle for 8 yards loss to the FRES22 (#95 M.Noonan)
1:34	4th & 12 at opp 22	#48 C.Moore field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #37 O.Doyle, LS: #61 C.Kellow), clock 01:34Boise State 38, Fresno State 28
1:39	3rd & 4 at own 14	Timeout Fresno State, clock 01:39
Fresno State Field goal, 6 plays
1:34	1st & 10 at own 35	#35 C.Boomer kickoff 65 yards to the FRES00, Touchback
1:34	1st & 10 at own 25	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short middle to #6 B.Donelson caught at FRES30, for 8 yards to the FRES33 (#55 M.Tuioti)
1:34	2nd & 2 at own 33	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass incomplete short middle to #86 G.Correia thrown to FRES50
1:34	3rd & 2 at own 33	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #6 B.Donelson caught at FRES40, for 21 yards to the BOIS46 (#9 D.Ganter Jr.), 1ST DOWN
1:34	1st & 10 at opp 46	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #41 A.Chavez caught at BOIS40, for 6 yards to the BOIS40, End Of Play
1:34	2nd & 4 at opp 40	Shotgun #7 J.Mandal pass complete short right to #5 J.Freeman caught at BOIS29, for 11 yards to the BOIS29, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
0:36	1st & 10 at opp 29	#38 M.Watanabe field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #41 N.Verdugo, LS: #53 J.Baldi), clock 00:36Boise State 38, Fresno State 31
Boise State End of game, 1 play
0:35	1st & 10 at own 35	#38 M.Watanabe onside kickoff 11 yards to the FRES46, End Of Play
0:35	1st & 10 at opp 46	Kneel down by #4 M.Madsen at FRES47 for loss of 1 yard

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2025	Fresno State 30, Boise State 7
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