Courtesy of Boise State

BOISE, Idaho – The No. 11 Boise State Broncos capped 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 a touchdown to lead the Broncos in offense and carried the ball a career-high 37 times. The HEI2MAN candidate increased his total yards to 2,390, passing Jay Ajayi (2014) for the most yards in a single season in Boise State history.

Boise State (11-1, 7-0 Mountain West) totaled 465 yards of offense, including 232 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 scored Austin Bolt for an 11-yard touchdown that capped an 81-yard drive that lasted 7:04 – the longest scoring drive of the season. After forcing a three-pointer, Boise State struck again late in the first period as Jeanty ran for a seven-yard gain.

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 quarter when Anthony Hankerson broke free for an 83-yard rushing touchdown. Boise State responded with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive to close the first half and was capped off with a six-yard scoring drive Latrell Caples He scored a touchdown and extended the lead to 21-7 before halftime.

The teams traded field goals in the third quarter and fifth Jonas Dalmas Connect twice for blue and orange. His second run was set up by a 60-yard run from Jeanty, the running back’s ninth 60-yard run of the year.

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

Top Broncos

• Ashton Jeanty ran for 226 yards and a touchdown while setting the Boise State single-season record for most rushing touchdowns in a single season (28) and setting all-purpose yards in a single season (2,390). He also became the Mountain West’s 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 a touchdown.
• Cameron Camper made six catches for 73 yards.
• A’Marion McCoys eight tackles to lead the team defensively.

Notables

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

What’s next?
Boise State will host the 2024 Old Trapper Mountain West Football Championship on the Blue on Friday, December 6 at Albertsons Stadium. The game begins at 6:00 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on FOX and the Bronco Radio Network. The Broncos will play either Colorado State or UNLV.