Second Half Rally Comes up Short in MPC Computers Bowl Loss to Boston College Boston College 27, Boise State 21 Dec. 28, 2005 – MPC Computers Bowl – Boise, Idaho It was nearly a comeback for the ages. Boise State’s second-half rally came up just short as the Broncos lost 27-21 to No. 19 Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl in Bronco Stadium. Boston College’s Ryan Glasper picked off Bronco quarterback Jared Zabransky’s pass in the end zone with 40 seconds to play to salvage a win for the Eagles, who led 27-0 with 1:30 to play in the third quarter. Boise State stormed back thanks to big plays. Zabransky found Drisan James with a 53-yard touchdown pass to pull the Broncos to within 27-7. The Broncos got the ball back when safety Marty Tadman picked off Matt Ryan at Boston College’s 33. The Broncos capitalized with a four-play drive for a touchdown that was capped by a Zabransky 2-yard touchdown run. Boise State crawled even closer after a big play on special teams. Quinton Jones returned a punt 92 yards for a score and Boise State was within a touchdown, 27-21. The Broncos got the chance to win the game with one final possession. Boise State drove to the Boston College 5-yard line after a fourthand-nine conversion and a pass interference call on the Eagles. Zabransky found freshman Vinny Perretta for 32 yards on the fourth-and-nine to get the ball down to the Boston College 14. The Broncos’ drive and the hopes of continuing their 31-game home winning streak ended when Glasper picked off the pass. Jones finished the game with a school-record 151 punt return yards, and his 92-yard return for a touchdown tied the school record he set earlier in the season at Hawaii. Zabransky finished with 279 yards passing while completing 20-of-35 with one touchdown and two interceptions. Legedu Naanee had five catches for 52 yards, Perretta had a career-best four catches for a career-high 84 yards and Jerard Rabb and Jeff Carpenter had four catches each. Korey Hall led Boise State with 15 tackles, while Tadman had 11 tackles and an interception and Colt Brooks added 10 tackles. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Boise State 0 0 7 14 21 Boston College 7 17 3 0 27 BC BC BC BC BC BSU BSU BSU
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance - 30,493
1st, 11:31 T. Gonzalez, 24-yard pass from M. Ryan (R. Ohlinger kick) 2nd, 12:22 Ohliger, 30-yard field goal 2nd, 2:27 Gonzalez, 13-yard pass from Ryan (Ohliger kick) 2nd, 1:16 W. Blackmon, 35-yard pass from Ryan (Ohliger kick) 3rd, 3:52 Ohliger, 27-yard field goal 3rd, 1:24 Drisan James, 53-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) 4th, 14:15 Zabransky, 2-yard run (Montgomery kick) 4th, 3:51 Quinton Jones, 92-yard punt return (Montgomery kick)
Boise State Boston College 17 20 27-43 43-127 317 256 23-41-2 19-36-1 360 383 68 79 5.3 4.8 6-38.2 8-42.2 7-151 3-7 3-62 4-54 2-1 2-0 7-69 11-94 5-16 8-20 25:43 34:17
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Lee Marks 8 24 0 3.0 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Jared Zabransky 35 20 2 279 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Legedu Naanee 5 52 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Korey Hall 8 7 15
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