2008 Season in Review 2009 Boise State Football
2008 Season Review
Game No. 9 Boise State 49, Utah State 14 November 8 - Bronco Stadium - Boise, Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Kellen Moore threw for 362 yards and two scores, and two Boise State receivers threw touchdown passes and the unbeaten Broncos earned a 49-14 victory over Utah State. The No. 9 Broncos (9-0, 5-0 Western Athletic Conference) rolled up 563 total yards and held the Aggies to 44 yards rushing and forced six turnovers. Boise State’s offense was sluggish at times in the first half converting on 5-of-12 on third downs and committing three turnovers, the first setting up a touchdown that closed the gap to 28-7 and gave the Aggies (2-8, 2-4) momentum heading into halftime. But the Broncos also showed their knack for scoring quickly and keeping opponents off balance with trickery. In the second quarter, Moore tossed a lateral to wide receiver Tanyon Bissell, who turned and fired a 57-yard TD to a wide open Jeremy Childs, the first of two TDs for Childs. Then in the final minutes of the third quarter, wide receiver Vinny Perretta took a handoff and faked an end run before zipping a 17-yard TD pass to Childs, all alone in the back corner of the end zone to put the Broncos up 35-14, sealing their eighth straight win over Utah State. Childs led Boise State receivers with seven catches for 135 yards, and Austin Pettis had seven catches for 57 yards and two TDs. Moore was 27-of-36 for 362 yards and one interception. Boise State’s defense forced Utah State quarterbacks Diondre Borel and Sean Setzer to throw three interceptions and the Aggies to convert on just 4 of 12 third downs. SCORING Utah State Boise State Scoring Summary BSU 1st, 11:54
88
BSU
2nd, 14:05
BSU
2nd, 8:39
BSU
2nd, 5:28
USU
2nd, 0:35
USU
3rd, 13:41
BSU
3rd, 3:18
BSU
3rd, 0:16
BSU
4th, 9:01
1st 0 7
2nd 7 21
Austin Pettis, 7-yard pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) Ellis Powers, 4-yard fumble recovery (Brotzman kick) Ian Johnson, 1-yard run (Brotzman kick) Jeremy Childs, 57-yard pass from Tanyon Bissell (Brotzman kick) Doug Barbour, 51-yard pass from Sean Setzer (Peter Caldwell kick) Robert Turbin, 29-yard pass from Sean Setzer (Caldwell kick) Childs, 17-yard pass from Vinny Perretta (Brotzman kick) Perretta, 38-yard pass from Moore (Brotzman kick) Pettis, 5-yard pass from Michael Coughlin (Brock Jaramillo kick)
3rd 7 14
4th 0 7
TOTALS 14 49
Team Statistics Utah State First Downs 15 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 21-44 Passing Yards 261 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 22-41-3 Total Yards 305 Total Plays 62 Average Yards Per Play 4.9 Punting (No-Yards) 6-45.5 Punt Returns (No-Yards) 0-0 Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 8-153 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 Penalties (No-Yards) 13-122 Third Down Conversions 4 / 14 Time of Possession 26:58 Attendance - 32,171
Boise State 26 36-105 458 32-42-1 563 78 7.2 4-39.2 5-18 2-49 2-2 12-115 5 / 12 33:02