After getting help from Lobos, Boise State hosts New Mexico

Beating the Broncos, however, remains the clearest path.

Despite a school-record 20 receptions and 281 receiving yards from Sperbeck and a spectacular lateral-filled final play that ended just four yards short of the end zone, four turnovers doomed the well-rested Broncos as they fell at home to 30-point underdog New Mexico Saturday night, 31-24, the first home loss for the team since a 21-19 defeat to San Diego State in 2012. You can find our comprehensive, multimedia coverage of the game here and Dave Southorn’s traditional game story here. Saturday was a good day, with quarterback Nick Stevens going 13-for-19 for 209 yards and four touchdowns. “He made a great catch and came down with it”. Roberts completed 7 of 10 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. “But stuff that we definitely reflect on and use to get better this year”. The Broncos will take on the defending regular-season champion from three leagues in nonconference play, the most in the Mountain West. New Mexico has beaten Utah State and Boise State this season, a stunning development for a team that was expected to do little.

Game: Fresno State 42, Hawaii 14.

“It’s the start of something special, but we just have to keep working on us”, Breunig said.

Rypien, who has mostly been terrific since making his debut in September against Idaho State, wasn’t sharp either. The Broncos kick the extra point and win in overtime, or maybe they go for two and win without OT. Pressley himself had 121 yards and a touchdown on just four carries in the first half. But his efficiency rating was 111.96 – 41 points below his season rating. “We just need to hit those shots like we do in practice”. One play it’s me, the other play it’s him.

On Boise State’s next series, Lobos cornerback intercepted a Brett Rypien pass. Two plays later, Apodaca found Daryl Chestnut for 30 yards to the Broncos 5-yard line on a wheel route out of the backfield. “The fact that we have a chance to get that is a big deal”. UNLV has had to play two games and two halves without its quarterback this season. New Mexico Lobos recorded 130.4 passing yards and 251.0 rushing yards while allowed 212.8 passing yards and 209.4 russhing yards with turnover differential of -0.4.

“That’s that offense”, senior linebacker Tyler Gray said. “If one guy isn’t doing his job, it’s usually a big play for them”. In conference play, they have beat Utah State, San Jose State, and Colorado State. Deficits were rare; large deficits nearly unheard of. This had to be one of the worst performances by an FBS team this season.

With the score tied at 17, New Mexico scored two touchdowns in a span of 1:35 to help the Lobos escape win the win.

The Broncos are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games overall.

New Mexico quarterback Austin Apodaca (10) looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boise State in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, November 14, 2015.

And remember, for five years before that – from 2008 through 2012 – the Broncos never trailed by more than eight points. The Broncos are matching up with New Mexico’s defense at an inopportune time.

“Rusty? No”, senior safety Darian Thompson said. “I don’t believe rust is the word”. I guess having Collin Kaepernick at QB was helpful.

New Mexico certainly was.

Colorado State’s inconsistent play still confuses me, and I am not prepared to say they will win by more than a touchdown. We have to have our A-game. We expect to bring our A-game every game as well…. Why we fall behind?

“We talked before the game and I said one thing about Mike is he is cool as a cucumber”, DeCuire said of his young guard. Everybody wants to do that and just assume they’re not very good. That’s also what happened at Utah State.

Chad Scott: I don’t understand the call to go to the endzone on 4th and 1. She had scored over 3,600 career points at Kansas-the most in women’s college basketball history-and was the captain of the United States team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. That and the receivers had butter on their hands or something. Pitch the ball to running back A, running back B, or keep it himself.