NCAAF Game Recap - Boise State at Nevada
Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:30 PM EDT

MIZ
10
Bama
39
F
UGA
16
LSU
36
F
MIN
14
OSU
30
F
Pitt
14
ND
19
F
WVU
14
IASt
30
F
Wash
27
Oreg
30
F OT
MSU
21
PSU
17
F
Bayl
17
Tex
23
F
UCF
31
Mem
30
F
Wisc
13
Mich
38
F
Fla
37
Vand
27
F
MiaFL
13
UVA
16
F
Colo
20
USC
31
F
Tenn
30
Aub
24
F
TxAM
26
SCar
23
F
SoFL
25
Tuls
24
F
App
35
ArkSt
9
F
GaSo
15
TxSt
13
F
TxTch
17
TCU
14
F
AF
17
SDSU
21
F
Ariz
10
Utah
42
F
Neb
31
NW
34
F OT
OkSt
12
K St
31
F
Rut
7
MD
34
F
Iowa
42
Ind
16
F
Toled
26
E Mi
28
F
Akr
6
Buff
24
F
Duke
28
GATec
14
F
Lou
20
BC
38
F
UAB
42
Rice
0
F
JMU
37
Vill
0
F
SMiss
7
NorTx
30
F
Troy
16
Lib
22
F
Kent
6
MiaOH
31
F
Ball
24
C Mi
23
F
WestMI
42
BGSU
35
F
Army
52
SJSU
3
F
Ohio
21
NIU
24
F
Purd
46
Ill
7
F
Marsh
42
OD
20
F
Temp
24
Navy
17
F
W Ky
14
UNCC
40
F
UNLV
28
UtSt
59
F
NM
18
ColSt
20
F
E Il
22
JacSt
49
F
AlaSt
7
SoAl
45
F
NMS
38
ULLaf
66
F
ULMon
45
CoCar
20
F
SamHu
42
NWSt
28
F
UCLA
37
Cal
7
F
LT
31
UTSA
3
F
VaTec
22
UNC
19
F
Hou
42
ECU
20
F
Miss
37
Ark
33
F
MidTN
21
FLInt
24
F
Hawaii
23
BYU
49
F
Boise
31
NEV
27
F
Wyo
3
Fres
27
F

Oct 13, 2018, 10:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Boise State (4-2)

7

10

14

0

31

Nevada (3-4)

10

7

10

0

27

Rypien, Boise State beat Nevada 31-27
Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:54 AM

RENO, Nev. (AP) Brett Rypien threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns as Boise State held on for a 31-27 win over Nevada on Saturday night.

The contest included four lead changes in the first half, and both teams scored on their first two possessions of the second half before the Broncos (4-2, 2-1 Mountain West) pulled away with a 17-play, eight minute, 20 second drive in the fourth quarter.

Nevada's Ty Gangi completed 24 of 42 passes for 304 yards and 2 touchdowns after missing last week's game against Fresno State with a thigh contusion.

Rypien threw three interceptions. Gangi threw one, but it was a big one that ended a second-quarter Wolf Pack drive as Tyler Horton picked off the pass and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown.

Boise State's Haden Hoggarth made a 31-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter to make it 17-all going into the break.

Boise State took a 31-24 lead with 5:37 left in the third quarter on a 41-yard pass from Rypien to A.J. Richardson.

Nevada (3-4, 1-2) answered on the next possession with a 28-yard Ramiz Ahmed field goal to pull within four.

But after the back-and-forth first three quarters, Boise State kept the ball out of Gangi's hands with the Broncos' final drive of the game that went more than eight minutes and left Nevada with only six seconds left from its own 24.

THE TAKEAWAY

BOISE STATE: The Broncos got back on track after last week's 19-13 loss at home against San Diego State.

NEVADA: After missing last week with a thigh contusion, quarterback Ty Gangi appeared limping on several plays, but passed for 304 yards and two touchdowns.

UP NEXT

BOISE STATE: The Broncos return home to play Colorado State.

NEVADA: The Wolf Pack travels to Hawaii.

LOPSIDED RIVALRY: The Boise State-Nevada rivalry goes back five decades and spans four conferences. With Boise State's win Saturday, the Broncos pushed their overall record against Nevada to 30-13. Boise State has one 16 of the last 17 in the series.

RECORD RUN: Boise State wide receiver John Hightower's 88-yard touchdown run got the Broncos on the board in the first quarter and tied for the longest play from scrimmage in Boise State history. Former Broncos running back Jeremy McNichols ran for 88 yards in 2015.

RUFUS RETURN: Nevada safety Asauni Rufus suffered a season-ending injury (broken tibia) at Boise State last year. After three surgeries, the senior has returned to play this season and passed Brock Marion against Boise State on Saturday for fourth on Nevada's career tackles list (310).

Passing

Boise Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Rypien 38 28 73.7 2 299 41 3 80.9
NEV Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Gangi 42 24 57.1 2 304 50 1 85.8

Rushing

Boise Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Hightower 2 90 45.0 88 1
A. Mattison 24 69 2.9 10 0
NEV Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Moore 8 35 4.4 21 0
J. Kincaide 2 20 10.0 21 1

Receiving

Boise Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Richardson 4 79 19.8 41 1
S. Modster 6 51 8.5 15 0
NEV Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Mannix 4 109 27.3 50 1
R. Doubs 5 78 15.6 23 0

Fumbles

Boise F FL
J. Hightower 1 1
NEV F FL
K. Moore 1 1

Returning

Boise KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Hightower 3 24.0 0 31 0 0 0
NEV KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Henley 3 25.0 0 26 0 0 0

Punting

Boise Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Q. Skillin 2 67 33.5 40
NEV Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Q. Conaway 1 50 50.0 50

Takeaways

Boise Int Yds InTD
T. Horton 1 99 1
NEV Int Yds InTD
D. Baber 2 29 0
N. Sewell 1 35 0

Team Stats Comparison

Boise NEV
Points For 31 27
Total Yards 506 386
Rushing Yards 207 82
Passing Yards 299 304
Passing Completions / Attempts 28/38 24/42
Turnovers 4 3
Interceptions Thrown 3 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 3/2
First Downs 24 23
Penalties - Yards 9/108 4/20
Time Of Possession 09:09 51:51
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 11/18 5/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/3 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 2/34 3/40

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Boise NEV
NEV 03:16 FG Ramiz Ahmed 35 yd FG 0 3
Boise 08:35 TD John Hightower 88 yd run (Haden Hoggarth kick) 7 3
NEV 12:43 TD Jaxson Kincaide 21 yd run (Ramiz Ahmed kick) 7 10
2nd Quarter Boise NEV
Boise 01:11 TD Tyler Horton 99 yd interception return (Haden Hoggarth kick) 14 10
NEV 14:18 TD Elijah Cooks 11 yd pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick) 14 17
Boise 15:00 FG Haden Hoggarth 31 yd FG 17 17
3rd Quarter Boise NEV
Boise 04:48 TD CT Thomas 36 yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) 24 17
NEV 08:09 TD McLane Mannix 50 yd pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed kick) 24 24
Boise 09:23 TD A.J. Richardson 41 yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) 31 24
NEV 13:39 FG Ramiz Ahmed 28 yd FG 31 27
4th Quarter Boise NEV
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Clarence Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
Attendance: 21,431
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