Courtesy of Boise State

SAN JOSE, Calif. – No. 13 Boise State overcame an early 14-point hole to rally past San Jose State, 42-21, Saturday night at CEFCU Stadium.

Trailing 14-0 early in the second quarter, the Broncos (9-1, 6-0 Mountain West) outscored the Spartans (6-4, 3-3 MW) 42-7 over the remainder of the contest to come away victorious.

Ashton Jeanty added to his Hei2man resume, rushing for 159 yards and three touchdowns while breaking the program’s single-season rushing record with 1,893 rushing yards. The Boise State defense also showed out, forcing four turnovers in the win.

Things looked dicey early for the Broncos, as San Jose State jumped out to a 14-0 advantage early in the second quarter. The Broncos (9-1, 6-0 MW) made a huge fourth down stop in the red zone, propelling a 93-yard scoring drive capped by a Maddux Madsen 4-yard rushing touchdown. Boise State would even the score with 36 seconds left in the half when Jeanty scored his first of three touchdowns from two yards out.

San Jose State came out of the locker room with a nine-play, 98-yard drive to retake the lead early in the second half. Boise State answered the call, with Madsen finding Matt Lauter for a 17-yard touchdown reception midway through the third quarter to once again tie the game.

The Blue and Orange turned defense into offense, converting a fourth-down fumble recovery to a 5-yard Jeanty rushing touchdown to give Boise State its first lead of the night. The junior broke away from multiple defenders and scored from 36 yards out to give the Broncos a 28-21 advantage entering the fourth quarter.

Jeanty added to the attack, giving Boise State a two-score advantage with his third score of the night when he found the end zone from five yards with 2:33 remaining in the contest. Davon Banks put the exclamation mark on the game, taking a 70-yard interception to the house to give Boise State a 42-21 victory.

Top Broncos
– Ashton Jeanty tallied 156 yards on the ground and adding three touchdowns, marking his sixth 3+ touchdown game of the season.
– Maddux Madsen finished 22-of-30, 286 yards in the air, and a touchdown pass.
– Ty Benefield was a part of two turnovers on the night, recording an interception in the second quarter and forcing a fumble in the third.
– A’Marion McCoy ended the contest with a career-high 11 tackles, nine of which were solo.
– Marco Notarainni and Seyi Oladipo recorded nine tackles in the contest. Oladipo added a sack on the final play of the game.
– Latrell Caples matched his career-high with six receptions, finishing with 75 yards. Cameron Camper also caught six passes for 90 yards.

Notables

– Ashton Jeanty became the program’s single-season rushing yards leader, passing Jay Ajayi (2014). Jeanty finished the game totaling 1,893 yards on the year on 256 carries, compared to Ajayi’s 1,823 yards on 347 attempts.
– Jeanty’s three rushing touchdowns moves the junior into a tie with Brock Forsey (2002) for second place in program history with 26 rushing touchdowns in a single season. Jeanty’s 27 total touchdowns on the year are tied for third with Jeremy McNichols (2016).
– Jeanty recorded 100+ yards on the ground for the 10th-straight game, breaking Donnel Pumphrey’s (San Diego State, 2016) Mountain West record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing performances.
– Boise State forced four turnovers in the contest, marking its first game with 4+ turnovers since recording four against Utah State on Nov. 18, 2023.
– The Broncos have converted 90+ yard drives in three consecutive games, the longest streak since doing so four times in 2016.
– Davon Banks returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown, the longest interception return for a touchdown since Tyric LaBeauf returned a pick 100 yards against UCF on Sept. 2, 2021.
– Jonah Dalmas made six PATs on the night to bring his career total to 218, passing Nick Calaycay (1999-2002), who kicked 213 career PATs, for second place in program history. Kyle Brotzman (2007-10) holds the program record with 238.
– The win over San Jose State marks the second-straight win over the Spartans after trailing by two or more scores. Boise State trailed by 20 points before scoring 28 unanswered points to take down San Jose State, 35-27, on Oct. 7, 2023.

What’s Next
Boise State will next take the field on Saturday, Nov. 23 against Wyoming at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The game will kick off at 5 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network.