Courtesy of Boise State

BOISE, Idaho – The No. 11 Boise State Broncos capped off the 2024 regular season with their 10th-straight win after defeating Oregon State, 34-18, on Friday at Albertsons Stadium.

Ashton Jeanty rushed for 226 yards and one touchdown to lead the Broncos offensively, carrying the ball a career-high 37 times. The HEI2MAN candidate moved his all-purpose yards total to 2,390, passing Jay Ajayi (2014) for the most in a single season in Boise State history. 

Boise State (11-1, 7-0 Mountain West) totaled 465 yards of offense, including 232 total yards by quarterback Maddux Madsen. The redshirt sophomore added three total touchdowns, including one on the ground to seal the game.

The Broncos opened the scoring when Madsen connected with Austin Bolt for an 11-yard touchdown, capping a 81-yard drive that spanned 7:04 – the longest scoring drive of the season in terms of time. After forcing a three-and-out, Boise State struck again late in the first when Jeanty barrelled his way for a seven-yard score.

Boise State’s defense limited the Beavers (5-7) to 13 total yards and zero first downs in the first quarter, but Oregon State cracked the scoreboard late in the second when Anthony Hankerson broke free for an 83-yard rushing touchdown. Boise State responded with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive to close out the first half and was capped by a six-yard Latrell Caples receiving touchdown to move the lead to 21-7 going into halftime.

The teams traded field goals in the third quarter, with fifth year Jonah Dalmas connecting twice for the Blue and Orange. His second was set up by a 60-yard rush from Jeanty, the running back’s ninth 60-yard run of the year.

Oregon State cut the lead to nine with 11:51 remaining in the fourth after Ben Gulbranson connected with Darrius Clemons for an 11-yard touchdown pass, and again for a two-point conversion. Following a second-consecutive fourth down stop, Madsen punched in a three-yard rushing touchdown with 58 seconds left in the game, securing the 11th-straight home win.

Top Broncos

  • Ashton Jeanty ran for 226 yards and one touchdown while tying the Boise State single-season record for most rushing touchdowns in a single season (28) and setting the all-purpose yards in a single season (2,390). He also became the Mountain West single-season record holder for rushing yards (2,288).
  • Maddux Madsen completed 17-of-33 passes for 195 yards and two touchdown passes while also running for one touchdown.
  • Cameron Camper hauled in six catches for 73 yards.
  • A’Marion McCoy’s eight tackles to lead the team defensively.

Notables

  • Boise State’s 11 victories are its most regular season wins since 2019.
  • The Broncos have their longest single-season winning streak since 2010 (10 games).
  • Ashton Jeanty’s 226-yard game tied Cedric Minter (20, 1977-80) for the most 100-yard games in a career in Boise State history, and also extended his streak of 125-yard games to 12, the longest in the FBS since at least 1996.
  • Jeanty has 2,288 rushing yards this season, a Mountain West single-season record. It is also the fifth-most ever in a single-season in FBS history.
  • The Broncos totaled 400+ yards of offense for the seventh time this season.
  • The Broncos did not allow a first down in the opening quarter at home for the first time since beating BYU on October 24, 2014.
  • Jonah Dalmas made two field goals to bring his career total to 93, third-most in FBS history.
  • Boise State had 81 offensive plays to Oregon State’s 57. The Broncos won the time of possession, 34:26-25:34. The time of possession of 34:26 matched their second-best this season.
  • The Broncos held Oregon State to 3-of-13 on third downs and 1-of-5 on fourth downs. Boise State, meanwhile, was a combined 10-of-18 on third and fourth downs (2-of-3 on fourth).

What’s Next
Boise State will host the 2024 Old Trapper Mountain West Football Championship on The Blue on Friday, Dec. 6 at Albertsons Stadium. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on FOX and the Bronco Radio Network. The Broncos will play either Colorado State or UNLV.