2018 Boise State Broncos football team

2018 Boise State Broncos football
MW Mountain Division champion
MW Championship Game, L 16–19 OT vs. Fresno State
First Responder Bowl, no contest vs. Boston College
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 23
Record	10–3 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zak Hill (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 22 Utah State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Wyoming		4	–	4					6	–	6
Air Force		3	–	5					5	–	7
Colorado State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Nevada		5	–	3					8	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3					8	–	6
San Diego State		4	–	4					7	–	6
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season was the Broncos' 82nd season overall, fifth under head coach Bryan Harsin, eighth as a member of the Mountain West Conference and sixth within the Mountain Division. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for first place in the Mountain Division with Utah State. Due to their head-to-head win over Utah State, they were champions of the Mountain Division. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion Fresno State. They were invited to the First Responder Bowl against Boston College. With 5:08 left in the 1st quarter, the bowl game was delayed and ultimately canceled and ruled a no contest.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy[1]	Kekoa Nawahine	S	JR
Bobby Dodd Award[2]	Bryan Harsin	HC
Chuck Bednarik Award[3]	Tyler Horton	CB	SR
Maxwell Award[4]	Brett Rypien	QB	SR
Davey O'Brien Award[5]	Brett Rypien	QB	SR
Doak Walker Award[6]	Alexander Mattison	RB	JR
John Mackey Award[7]	John Bates	TE	RS SO
Jim Thorpe Award[8]	Kekoa Nawahine	S	JR
	Tyler Horton	CB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9]	Tyler Horton	CB	SR
	David Moa	DT	SR
Outland Trophy[10]	David Moa	DT	SR
Paul Hornung Award[11]	Avery Williams	CB/KR	RS SO
Wuerffel Trophy[12]	Brett Rypien	QB	SR
Walter Camp Award[13]	Brett Rypien	QB	SR
Ted Hendricks Award[14]	Curtis Weaver	DE	RS SO
	Durrant Miles	DE	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15]	Brett Rypien	QB	SR
Manning Award[16]	Brett Rypien	QB	SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Broncos were unanimously predicted as favorites to win the Mountain Division title.^[17]

Media poll

Mountain Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	132 (22)
2	Wyoming	95
3	Colorado State	82
4	Utah State	78
5	Air Force	52
6	New Mexico	23

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Broncos had eight players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.^[18] Quarterback Brett Rypien was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and kick/punt returner Avery Williams was selected as preseason special teams player of the year.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 p.m.	at Troy*	No. 22	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNews	W 56–20	29,612
September 8	8:15 p.m.	UConn*	No. 20	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	W 62–7	34,515
September 15	1:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Oklahoma State*	No. 17	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 21–44	54,974
September 29	5:00 p.m.	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	W 34–14	22,271
October 6	1:30 p.m.	San Diego State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	L 13–19	36,619
October 13	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 31–27	21,431
October 19	7:00 p.m.	Colorado State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 56–28	32,299
October 27	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 48–38	27,753
November 3	8:15 p.m.	BYU*		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 21–16	35,241
November 9	8:15 p.m.	No. 23 Fresno State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN2	W 24–17	33,118
November 16	7:00 p.m.	at Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 45–14	16,883
November 24	8:15 p.m.	No. 21 Utah State	No. 23	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 33–24	35,960
December 1	5:45 p.m.	No. 25 Fresno State	No. 22	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MW Championship Game)	ESPN	L 16–19 OT	23,662
December 26	11:30 a.m.	vs. Boston College *	No. 25	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX ( First Responder Bowl )	ESPN	Cancelled[a]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[20]

Roster

2018 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Octavius Evans So WR 2 Khalil Shakir Fr QB 3 Riley Smith Fr QB 4 Brett Rypien Sr TE 5 Garrett Collingham  Jr WR 6 C. T. Thomas So WR 7 A. J. Richardson  Sr WR 8 Sean Modster  Sr QB 9 Jaylon Henderson  Jr QB 10 Chase Cord  Fr WR 15 Maclaine Griffin Fr WR 16 John Hightower Jr QB 17 Zach Matlock Fr WR 18 Billy Bowens Fr RB 21 Andrew Van Buren Fr RB 22 Alexander Mattison Jr RB 31 Skyler Seibold  Sr RB 32 Spencer Keene Fr RB 34 Robert Mahone  So RB 37 Danny Smith Fr RB 39 Jake Shaddox  Jr TE 42 Daniel Cantrell  Fr TE 46 Cody Shoemaker  Jr TE 47 Matt Pistone  Jr OL 51 Dalton Lins Fr OL 55 Kekaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez Fr OL 63 Keegan Ulrich Fr OL 64 Ben Vering  So OL 65 Zachary Troughton Sr OL 66 Isiah Moore  Jr OL 67 Garrett Larson  Jr OL 68 Jake Stetz  Fr OL 69 Austin Dixon  So OL 70 John Ojukwu  Fr OL 71 Donte Harrington  So OL 72 Dallas Holliday Fr OL 73 Nick Crabtree  So OL 74 Garrett Curran Fr OL 75 Kole Bailey  So OL 76 Ezra Cleveland  So OL 77 John Molchon  Jr OL 78 Andres Preciado  Sr OL 79 Eric Quevedo  Jr WR 81 Akilian Butler  Jr WR 82 Stefan Cobbs Fr WR 83 Damon Cole  Fr TE 84 Cole Ramseyer Fr TE 85 John Bates  So TE 86 Chase Blakley  Sr TE 87 Kaden DeLuna Fr TE 88 Tyneil Hopper Fr WR 89 Connor Riddle Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 3 Brandon Hawkins Fr S 4 DeAndre Pierce Jr S 5 Evan Tyler  Jr MLB 7 Ezekiel Noa  Fr DE 8 Jabril Frazier Sr OLB 9 Desmond Williams  So S 10 Kekoa Nawahine Jr CB 13 Marques Evans  Fr CB 14 Tyler Horton Sr CB 15 Jalen Walker  So MLB 17 Phillip Mills Fr DE 19 Aisa Kelemete  Fr OLB 20 Roman Kafentzis  Fr CB 21 Tyreque Jones  Fr CB 22 Tyric LeBeauf Fr S 23 Damion Wright  Jr S 24 Ryan Swanson  Fr MLB 25 Benton Wickersham So CB 26 Avery Williams  So CB 28 Kekaula Kaniho So CB 29 Chris Mitchell Fr CB 30 Robert Lewis  So S 31 K. J. Walker Jr S 32 Jordan Happle  So MLB 33 Tony Lashley  Sr DE 35 Kukea Emmsley Fr OLB 36 Blake Whitlock  Sr DE 38 Demitri Washington Fr DT 40 Jabari Watson  So OLB 41 Will Heffner  Jr S 42 Mujeeb Rufai Fr MLB 43 Joe Provenzano  Sr OLB 44 Riley Whimpey So DE 45 Kayode Rufai  So MLB 48 Bruno DeRose  So DE 49 Dylan Herberg Fr MLB 52 D. J. Schramm Fr DE 53 Sam Whitney  Jr DT 54 Matt Locher  Jr DT 55 David Moa  Sr MLB 56 Joseph Inda  Sr DT 57 Emmanuel Fesili Jr MLB 58 Tyson Maeva Jr DE 60 Isaiah Grover Fr DT 62 Scott Matlock Fr DT 90 Scale Igiehon Fr DE 91 Durrant Miles Sr DT 92 Paul Semons  Sr DT 93 Chase Hatada Jr OLB 95 Nick Provenzano  So DT 97 Keeghan Freeborn Fr DT 98 Sonatane Lui Jr DE 99 Curtis Weaver  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 46 Joel Velazquez  So P 49 Quinn Skillin  Sr LS 50 Nicholai Pitman Jr K 80 Max Meyers Fr LS 94 Blake Biby So K 96 Haden Hoggarth  Sr	Head coach Bryan Harsin Coordinators/assistant coaches Kent Riddle – Associate head coach/Special teams coordinator/Tight ends Zak Hill – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Andy Avalos – Defensive coordinator Lee Marks – Running backs Spencer Danielson – Outside linebackers Eric Kiesau – Wide receivers Jeff Popovich – Cornerbacks Brad Bedell – Offensive linemen Chad Kauha'aha'a – Defensive linemen Gabe Franklin – Safeties Jeff Pitman – Director, Strength and Conditioning Matt Coombs – Special teams analyst Mitch Dahlen – Graduate assistant Dustin Kamper – Graduate assistant Kharyee Marshall – Graduate assistant Derek Schouman – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/12/23

Game summaries

At Troy

Boise State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 14 56 Troy 7 0 7 6 20 Date: September 1, 2018 Location: MDT Game attendance: 29,612 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 6 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPNews): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley

Scoring summary 1 10:53 BSU Sean Modster 20-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Hadden Hoggarth kick) BSU 7–0 1 5:53 TROY Jabir Daughtry-Frye 23-yard run (Tyler Sumpter kick) Tied 7–7 1 :36 BSU CT Thomas 53-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 14–7 2 12:35 BSU Alexander Mattison 7-yardrun (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 21–7 2 7:10 BSU Akilian Butler 3-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 28–7 2 2:13 BSU Sean Modster 54-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 35–7 3 10:56 BSU Tyler Horton 55-yard fumble return (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 42–7 3 5:10 TROY B.J. Smith 1-yard run (Tyler Sumpter Kick) BSU 42–14 4 11:37 TROY Deondre Douglas 33-yard pass from Kaleb Barker (two-point conversion failed) BSU 42–20 4 8:40 BSU Tyler Horton 11-yard fumble return (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 49–20 4 5:04 BSU Chase Cord 44-yard run (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 56–20

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 20–28, 305 YDS, 4 TD; Kaleb Barker (Troy): 20–29, 211 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 14 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD; Jabir Frye (Troy): 7 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Sean Modster (BSU): 7 REC, 167 YDS 2 TD; Deondre Douglas (Troy): 7 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD.

Senior cornerback Tyler Horton, who finished the game with four tackles and two fumble recoveries which were both returned for touchdowns, was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week.^[21] Horton was also named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week.^[22]

Statistics[23]	Boise State	Troy
Total Yards	416	379
Passing Yards	305	355
Rushing Yards	111	124
First Downs	16	21
Penalties	4-27	3-25
Turnovers	1	4
Time of Possession	23:29	34:31

UConn

UConn at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 7 0 7 • No. 20 Broncos 24 17 14 7 62 Date: September 8, 2018 Location: MDT Game attendance: 34,515 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5 MPH SSE Referee: C. Lamertina TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison

Scoring summary 1 9:42 BSU Haden Hoggarth 20 yd FG BSU 0–3 1 7:13 BSU John Hightower 67 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 0–10 1 4:25 BSU John Bates 24 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 0–17 1 :45 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–24 2 11:58 BSU John Hightower 55 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 0–31 2 2:04 BSU Alexander Mattison 9 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 0–38 2 :02 BSU Haden Hoggarth 44 Yd FG BSU 0–41 3 14:40 BSU A.J. Richardson 74 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Tyler Sumpter Kick) BSU 0–48 3 5:52 UCONN Aaron McLean 15 Yd pass from David Pindell (Michael Tarbutt Kick) BSU 7–48 3 3:11 BSU Andrew Van Buren 3 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 7–55 4 10:12 BSU Akilian Butler 24 Yd pass from Chase Cord (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 7–62

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 21–28, 362 YDS, 3 TD; David Pindell (UCONN): 11–21, 71 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 11 CAR, 115 YDS, 2 TD; Kevin Mensah (UCONN): 82 CAR.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 5 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD; Hergy Mayala (UCONN): 3 REC, 24 YDS

The Broncos set a school record for offensive yards in a game with 818 yards.^[24] The previous record was 742 set against Colorado State in 2011. Quarterback Brett Rypien was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.^[25]

Statistics[26]	UConn	Boise State
Total Yards	193	818
Passing Yards	71	418
Rushing Yards	172	400
First Downs	9	38
Penalties	7-44	7-71
Turnovers	1	0
Time of Possession	21:59	38:01

At Oklahoma State

Boise State at Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Broncos 0 7 14 0 21 • No. 24 Cowboys 0 17 17 10 44 Date: September 15, 2018 Location: MDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 54,974 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 6 MPH S Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

Scoring summary 2 14:20 BSU John Hightower 31 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 7–0 2 12:08 OKST Justice Hill 8 Yd Run (Matt Ammendola kick) Tied 7–7 2 8:43 OKST Taylor Cornelius 1 Yd Run (Matt Ammendola kick) OKST 7–14 2 2:12 OKST Matt Ammendola 22 Yd FG OKST 7–17 3 13:03 OKST Matt Ammendola 48 Yd FG OKST 7–20 3 9:18 BSU A.J. Richardson 34 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) OKST 14–20 3 6:40 OKST Dillon Stoner 32 Yd pass from Taylor Cornelius (Matt Ammendola kick) OKST 14–27 3 5:11 OKST Za'Carrius Green 13 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Matt Ammendola kick) OKST 14–34 3 1:30 BSU Chase Blakley 5 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) OKST 21–34 4 11:07 OKST Matt Ammendola 23 Yd FG OKST 21–37 4 4:16 OKST Taylor Cornelius 6 Yd Run (Matt Ammendola Kick) OKST 21–44

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 39–56, 380 YDS, 3 TD; Taylor Cornelius (OKST): 15–26, 243 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 14 CAR, 53 YDS; Justice Hill (OKST): 15 CAR, 123 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: A. J. Richardson (BSU): 6 REC, 70 YDS, 1 TD; Tylan Wallace (OKST): 5 REC, 105 YDS.

Statistics[27]	Boise State	Oklahoma State
Total Yards	414	442
Passing Yards	380	246
Rushing Yards	34	176
First Downs	23	19
Penalties	5-40	4-25
Turnovers	1	0
Time of Possession	34:34	25:26

At Wyoming

Boise State at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total • Broncos 7 17 3 7 34 Cowboys 0 0 7 7 14 Date: September 29, 2018 Location: MDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 22,271 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: 16 MPH W Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Jay Feely, John Schriffen

Scoring summary 1 9:39 BSU Alexander Mattison 13 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 7–0 2 11:02 BSU A.J. Richardson 21 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 14–0 2 5:42 BSU Khalil Shakir 2 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 21–0 2 0:35 BSU Haden Hoggarth 30 Yd Field Goal BSU 24–0 3 14:49 WYO Nico Evans 75 Yd Run (Cooper Rothe Kick) BSU 24–7 3 9:23 BSU Haden Hoggarth 33 Yd Field Goal BSU 27–7 4 6:29 BSU John Hightower 41 Yd pass from Brett Rypien BSU 34–7 4 5:47 WYO James Price 72 Yd pass from Tyler Vander Waal BSU 34–14

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 28–42, 342 YDS, 2 TD; Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 15–25, 214 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 20 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD; Nico Evans (WYO): 12 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: A.J. Richardson (BSU): 6 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD; James Price (WYO): 2 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics[28]	Boise State	Wyoming
Total Yards	506	295
Passing Yards	345	214
Rushing Yards	161	81
First Downs	29	11
Penalties	9-71	6-59
Turnovers	0	1
Time of Possession	40:13	19:47

San Diego State

San Diego State at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total • Aztecs 3 10 0 6 19 Broncos 7 0 0 6 13 Date: October 6, 2017 Location: MDT Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 36,679 Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 3 MPH WNW Referee: Brad Van Vark TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Tom Scofield

Scoring summary 1 9:14 SDSU John Baron II 36 Yd Field Goal SDSU 3–0 1 6:48 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Joel Velazquez Kick) BSU 3–7 2 13:09 SDSU John Baron II 41 Yd Field Goal BSU 6–7 2 4:36 SDSU Chase Jasmin 2 Yd Run (John Baron II Kick) SDSU 13–7 4 10:10 SDSU Jordan Byrd 72 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) SDSU 19–7 4 3:05 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Joel Velazquez PAT failed) SDSU 19–13

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 21–41, 170 YDS, 2 INT; Ryan Agnew (SDSU): 8–15, 113 YDS.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 25 CAR, 66 YDS, 2 TD; Chase Jasmin (SDSU): 26 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Sean Modster (BSU): 4 REC, 44 YDS; Fred Trevillion (SDSU): 3 REC, 57 YDS.

Statistics[29]	San Diego State	Boise State
Total Yards	267	229
Passing Yards	113	178
Rushing Yards	154	51
First Downs	9	15
Penalties	8-55	6-52
Turnovers	2	3
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

At Nevada

Boise State at Nevada
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • Broncos 7 10 14 0 31 Wolf Pack 10 7 10 0 27 Date: October 13, 2018 Location: MDT Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 21,431 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cool and breezy • Wind: 9 MPH NNE Referee: Cal McNeill TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Cassie Mckinney

Scoring summary 1 11:44 NEV Ramiz Ahmed 35 Yd Field Goal NEV 0–3 1 6:25 BSU John Hightower 88 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 7–3 1 2:17 NEV Jaxson Kincaide 21 Yd Run (Ramiz Ahmed Kick) NEV 7–10 2 13:49 BSU Tyler Horton 99 Yd Interception Return (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 14–10 2 0:42 NEV Elijah Cooks 11 Yd pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed Kick) NEV 14–17 2 0:00 BSU Haden Hoggarth 31 Yd Field Goal Tied 17–17 3 10:12 BSU CT Thomas 36 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 24–17 3 6:51 NEV McLane Mannix 50 Yd pass from Ty Gangi (Ramiz Ahmed Kick) Tied 24–24 3 5:37 BSU A.J. Richardson 41 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 31–24 3 1:21 NEV Ramiz Ahmed 28 Yd Field Goal BSU 31–27

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 28–38, 299 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT; Ty Gangi (NEV): 24–42, 304 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 24 CAR, 69 YDS; Kelton Moore (NEV): 8 CAR, 35 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: A.J. Richardson (BSU): 4 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD; McLane Mannix (NEV): 4 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics[30]	Boise State	Nevada
Total Yards	506	386
Passing Yards	299	304
Rushing Yards	207	82
First Downs	24	23
Penalties	9-108	4-20
Turnovers	4	3
Time of Possession	35:09	24:51

Colorado State

Colorado State at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 7 7 14 28 • Broncos 21 14 7 14 56 Date: October 19, 2018 Location: MDT Game attendance: 32,299 Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 MPH WNW Referee: M. VanderVelde TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker

Scoring summary 1 12:39 BSU A.J. Richardson 13 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth kick) BSU 0–7 1 4:15 BSU A.J. Richardson 35 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–14 1 0:00 BSU Kekaula Kaniho 74 Yd Punt Return (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–21 2 0:35 BSU Alexander Mattison 3 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–28 2 0:24 BSU Sean Modster 17 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–35 2 0:02 CSU Preston Williams 47 Yd pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan Kick) BSU 7–35 3 6:13 CSU Warren Jackson 8 Yd pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan Kick) BSU 14–35 3 3:09 BSU Garrett Collingham 4 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 14–42 4 11:45 BSU Sean Modster 25 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 14–49 4 9:01 CSU Warren Jackson 10 Yd pass from Collin Hill (Wyatt Bryan Kick) BSU 21–49 4 8:54 BSU Avery Williams 44 Yd Kickoff Return (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 21–56 4 4:48 CSU Izzy Matthews 5 Yd Run (Wyatt Bryan Kick) BSU 28–56

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypein (BSU): 22–26, 308 YDS, 4 TD; K. J. Carta-Samuels (CSU): 19–30, 244 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 20 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD; Izzy Matthews (CSU): 12 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: A.J. Richardson (BSU): 6 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TD; Preston Williams (CSU): 9 REC, 154 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics[31]	Colorado State	Boise State
Total Yards	489	472
Passing Yards	373	322
Rushing Yards	116	150
First Downs	27	26
Penalties	7-60	5-40
Turnovers	3	0
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

At Air Force

Boise State at Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total • Broncos 14 14 10 10 48 Falcons 7 21 3 7 38 Date: October 27, 2018 Location: MDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 27,753 Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5 MPH N Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Steve Beuerlein, Cassie Mckinney

Scoring summary 1 12:52 BSU John Hightower 44 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 7–0 1 9:57 AF Cole Fagan 17 Yd Run (Jake Koehnke Kick) Tied 7–7 1 5:56 BSU John Hightower 18 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 14–7 2 14:56 AF Marcus Bennett 20 Yd pass from Isaiah Sanders (Jake Koehnke Kick) Tied 14–14 2 11:38 BSU A.J. Richardson 21 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 21–14 2 9:30 AF Isaiah Sanders 5 Yd Run (Jake Koehnke Kick) Tied 21–21 2 1:12 AF Andrew Smith 32 Yd pass from Joseph Saucier (Jake Koehnke Kick) AF 21–28 2 0:05 BSU CT Thomas 35 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) Tied 28–28 3 8:22 BSU Haden Hoggarth 30 Yd Field Goal BSU 31–28 3 6:04 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 38–28 3 0:20 AF Jake Koehnke 38 Yd Field Goal BSU 38–31 4 12:14 BSU Haden Hoggarth 47 Yd Field Goal (Jake Koehnke Kick) BSU 41–31 4 5:24 AF Kadin Remsberg 5 Yd pass from Isaiah Sanders (Jake Koehnke Kick) BSU 41–38 4 3:21 BSU John Hightower 61 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 48–38

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 20–34, 399 YDS, 5 TD; Isaiah Sanders (AF): 10–15, 210 YDS, 2 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 22 CAR, 136 YDS, 1 TD; Isaiah Sanders (AF): 28 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: John Hightower (BSU): 8 REC, 182 YDS, 3 TD; Joseph Saucier (AF): 2 REC, 77 YDS.

Statistics[32]	Boise State	Air Force
Total Yards	530	443
Passing Yards	409	242
Rushing Yards	121	201
First Downs	26	23
Penalties	1-15	4-25
Turnovers	0	0
Time of Possession	27:09	32:51

BYU

BYU at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 6 7 3 16 • Broncos 14 0 7 0 21 Date: November 3, 2018 Location: MDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 35,241 Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: 6 MPH W Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (ESPN2): Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Alex Corddry

Scoring summary 1 9:27 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–7 1 0:54 BSU A.J. Richardson 7 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 0–14 2 9:08 BYU Skyler Southam 26 Yd Field Goal BSU 3–14 2 4:58 BYU Skyler Southam 43 Yd Field Goal BSU 6–14 3 9:46 BYU Zach Wilson 4 Yd Run (Skyler Southam Kick) BSU 13–14 3 1:44 BSU Alexander Mattison 3 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 13–21 4 6:32 BYU Skyler Southam 41 Yd Field Goal BSU 16–21

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 23–35, 214 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Zach Wilson (BYU): 18–27, 252 YDS.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 25 CAR, 89 YDS, 2 TD; Matt Hadley (BYU): 11 CAR, 39 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: A.J. Richardson (BSU): 4 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD; Talon Shumway (BYU): 3 REC, 62 YDS.

Statistics[33]	BYU	Boise State
Total Yards	388	327
Passing Yards	292	214
Rushing Yards	96	113
First Downs	21	20
Penalties	8-58	7-81
Turnovers	3	2
Time of Possession	27:31	32:29

Fresno State

Fresno State at Boise State
(Battle for the Milk Can)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Bulldogs 0 10 7 0 17 • Broncos 3 0 7 14 24 Date: November 9, 2018 Location: MST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 33,118 Game weather: Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: 2 MPH E Referee: C. Castleberry TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison

Scoring summary 1 6:37 BSU Haden Hoggarth 35 Yd Field Goal BSU 0–3 2 14:12 FRES KeeSean Johnson 3 Yd pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick) FRES 7–3 2 0:00 FRES Asa Fuller 47 Yd Field Goal FRES 10–3 3 11:42 FRES Ronnie Rivers 1 Yd Run (Asa Fuller Kick) FRES 17–3 3 5:56 BSU Alexander Mattison 7 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) FRES 17–10 4 14:57 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) Tied 17–17 4 9:22 BSU Khalil Shakir 49 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 17–24

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 24–29, 269 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Marcus McMaryion (FRES): 24–35, 283 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 30 CAR, 144 YDS, 2 TD; Jordan Mims (FRES): 8 CAR, 47 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: A.J. Richardson (BSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FRES): 8 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD.

Quarterback Brett Rypien broke the Mountain West record for passing yards in a career, which now stands at 12,924 yards. The previous record was 12,690 set by Ryan Lindley of San Diego State in 2011.^[34] He also broke the Mountain West career completions record, also previously held by Lindley, and now has 981 career completions.

Statistics[35]	Fresno State	Boise State
Total Yards	390	448
Passing Yards	283	269
Rushing Yards	107	179
First Downs	22	24
Penalties	9-61	4-45
Turnovers	0	1
Time of Possession	25:34	34:26

At New Mexico

Boise State at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 23 Broncos 14 10 7 14 45 Lobos 0 7 0 7 14 Date: November 16, 2018 Location: MST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 16,883 Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 2 MPH SW Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, John Schriffen

Scoring summary 1 12:38 BSU Sean Modster 15 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 7–0 1 2:21 BSU Sean Modster 16 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 14–0 2 13:07 UNM Daevon Vigilant 1 Yd Run (Andrew Shelley Kick) BSU 14–7 2 9:38 BSU Desmond Williams 9 Yd Fumble Return (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 21–7 2 0:39 BSU Haden Hoggarth 34 Yd Field Goal BSU 24–7 3 11:07 BSU Sean Modster 5 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 31–7 4 10:50 UNM Marcus Hayes 86 Yd Punt Return (Andrew Shelley Kick) BSU 31–14 4 8:18 BSU Alexander Mattison 41 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 38–14 4 1:14 BSU Andrew Van Buren 8 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 45–14

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 17–27, 222 YDS, 3 TD; Sheriron Jones (UNM): 7–11, 88 YDS, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 20 CAR, 145 YDS, 1 TD; Sheriron Jones (UNM): 12 CAR, 56 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Sean Modster (BSU): 9 REC, 129 YDS, 3 TD; Delane Hart-Johnson (UNM): 4 REC, 77 YDS.

Statistics[36]	Boise State	New Mexico
Total Yards	449	262
Passing Yards	222	103
Rushing Yards	227	159
First Downs	30	15
Penalties	5-30	4-41
Turnovers	0	3
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Utah State

Utah State at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Aggies 7 7 0 10 24 • No. 21 Broncos 7 10 3 13 33 Date: November 24, 2018 Location: MST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 35,960 Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 4 MPH E Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey, Ed Aschoff

Scoring summary 1 11:14 USU Jalen Greene 9 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick) USU 7–0 1 2:35 BSU Alexander Mattison 2 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) Tied 7–7 2 14:45 BSU Haden Hoggarth 23 Yd Field Goal BSU 7–10 2 10:09 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 7–17 2 7:34 USU Ron'quavion Tarver 12 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick) BSU 14–17 3 7:09 BSU Haden Hoggarth 27 Yd Field Goal BSU 14–20 4 14:53 USU Dominik Eberle 45 Yd Field Goal BSU 17–20 4 7:23 BSU Garrett Collingham 1 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) BSU 17–26 4 3:12 USU Gerold Bright 83 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Dominik Eberle Kick) BSU 24–26 4 0:04 BSU Alexander Mattison 1 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth Kick) BSU 24–33

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 23–32, 310 YDS, 1 TD; Jordan Love (USU): 29–47, 363 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 37 CAR, 200 YDS, 3 TD; Darwin Thompson (USU): 11 CAR, 61 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: CT Thomas (BSU): 6 REC, 89 YDS; Aaren Vaughns (USU): 7 REC, 107 YDS.

Running back Alexander Mattison was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week following rushing for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns on a career high 37 carries.^[37] He also added 3 catches for 12 yards.

Statistics[38]	Utah State	Boise State
Total Yards	425	509
Passing Yards	363	310
Rushing Yards	62	199
First Downs	18	20
Penalties	8-72	7-69
Turnovers	2	0
Time of Possession	17:55	42:05

Fresno State (Mountain West Championship game)

Fresno State at Boise State
(Mountain West Championship Game)

1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 25 Bulldogs 7 3 3 0 6 19 No. 19 Broncos 7 0 0 6 3 16 Date: December 1, 2018 Location: MST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 23,662 Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) • Weather: Snow • Wind: 9 MPH ESE Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay

Scoring summary 1 9:03 FRES Michiah Quick 15 Yd pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick) FRES 7–0 1 1:56 BSU Sean Modster 10 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick) Tied 7–7 2 3:20 FRES Asa Fuller 44 Yd Field Goal FRES 10–7 3 11:07 FRES Asa Fuller 38 Yd Field Goal FRES 13–7 4 8:01 BSU Alexander Mattison 34 Yd Run (Haden Hoggarth PAT blocked) Tied 13–13 OT BSU Haden Hoggarth 23 Yd Field Goal BSU 13–16 OT FRES Ronnie Rivers 1 Yd Run FRES 19–16

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 15–31, 125 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus McMaryion (FRES): 21–33, 170 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 40 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD; Ronnie Rivers (FRES): 17 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Sean Modster (BSU): 4 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD; Michiah Quick (FRES): 4 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD.

Statistics[39]	Fresno State	Boise State
Total Yards	288	350
Passing Yards	170	125
Rushing Yards	118	225
First Downs	14	22
Penalties	6-50	6-50
Turnovers	2	1
Time of Possession	23:58	36:02

Vs. Boston College (first responder bowl)

Boston College vs. Boise State
(First Responder Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles - - - - 0 No. 23 Broncos - - - - 0 Date: December 26, 2018 Location: MST TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Ahmad D. Brooks, Kris Budden

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

With Boston College leading 7–0 with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter, the game was delayed due to inclement weather. After an hour and a half delay, the game was canceled and ruled a no contest.^[40]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	22	20	17	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	23	21	19	23	23
Coaches	22	19	17	24	25	24	RV	—	—	RV	RV	24	22	20	24	24
CFP	Not released									—	—	25	23	22	25	Not released

Post-season awards

Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year

Brett Rypien – Sr. QB

Mountain West first team

Offense

Brett Rypien – Sr. QB

Alexander Mattison – Jr. RB

Ezra Cleveland – So. OL

John Molchon – Jr. OL

Defense

Curtis Weaver – So. DL

Jabril Frazier – Sr. DL

Tyler Horton – Sr. DB

Mountain West second team

Offense

Sean Modster – Sr. WR

Mountain West honorable mention

Durrant Miles – Sr. DL

Kekoa Nawahine – Jr. DB

Avery Williams – So. DB/RS

Award Reference:^[41]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	102	Alexander Mattison	RB	Minnesota Vikings

References