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28–31
Final
 Albertsons Stadium, BoiseBOIS -12
FINALWashington State 28, Boise State 31WSU covered +12CLOSED BOIS -12

Highlights

7 CLIPS · ESPN
B. Rypien pass,to T. Sperbeck for 47 yds for a TD, (T. Rausa KICK)VIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
BSU WINNING
WSU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: BSU 82% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 100 PTS

Scoring plays

9 SCORES
Q1
Interception Return Touchdown

Tyler Horton 85 Yd Interception Return (Tyler Rausa Kick)

10:11
0-7
Rushing Touchdown

Jeremy McNichols 1 Yd Run (Tyler Rausa Kick)

2:15
0-14
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Jamal Morrow 10 Yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell Kick)

0:42
7-14
Field Goal Good

Tyler Rausa 31 Yd Field Goal

0:01
7-17
Q3
Passing Touchdown

Thomas Sperbeck 47 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Tyler Rausa Kick)

8:20
7-24
Passing Touchdown

Tavares Martin Jr. 50 Yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell Kick)

0:55
14-24
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Jeremy McNichols 7 Yd Run (Tyler Rausa Kick)

14:54
14-31
Passing Touchdown

Jamal Morrow 14 Yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell Kick)

11:34
21-31
Passing Touchdown

Gabe Marks 33 Yd pass from Luke Falk (Erik Powell Kick)

4:17
28-31

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Boise State holds on late for 31-28 win over Washington St

BOISE, Idaho -- On the verge of another win over a Pac-12 team on its home field, Boise State nearly crumbled in the final minutes. Fortunately the Broncos did enough over the first three quarter to hold on. Jeremy McNichols rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Horton returned his first career interception 85 yards for a touchdown and Boise State held on in the fourth quarter for a 31-28 win over Washington State on Saturday night. Brett Rypien threw for 299 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown to Thomas Sperbeck , but was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter, giving Washington State chances until the final play when Luke Falk 's desperation heave was batted down. Boise State (2-0) won its 34th straight regular season non-conference home game, knocking off the last out of conference team to win on "The Blue." "We did not face adversity in our first game. ...

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Top performers

WSU
PASSINGLuke Falk55/71, 480 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJamal Morrow8 CAR, 22 YDS
RECEIVINGTavares Martin Jr.12 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD
BSU
PASSINGBrett Rypien19/35, 299 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
RUSHINGJeremy McNichols22 CAR, 116 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGThomas Sperbeck7 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

WSU · BSU
520
TOTAL YARDS
420
480
PASSING
299
40
RUSHING
121
26
1ST DOWNS
21
11-22
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
3-10
1
TURNOVERS
3
10-79
PENALTIES
3-35
37:58
POSSESSION
22:02

ALBERTSONS STADIUM, BOISE · ATTENDANCE 36,163

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