BOISE STATE USES 29 SECOND QUARTER POINTS TO ROUT BOWLING GREEN

Bowling Green played Boise State tough on their home field this weekend—at least for one quarter.  Things looked good for the host Falcons at the end of the first quarter, as they’d held the #6 ranked Broncos scoreless and were right in the thick of things in a scoreless game.  It was all downhill from that point for Bowling Green, as Boise State exploded for 29 unanswered second quarter points.  The Broncos would eventually win 49-14, improving to 4-0 on the season. Bowling Green dropped to 1-3 as Boise improved their record against the MAC to 6-2 all time.

The Broncos easily covered as -16’ road favorites.  The 63 combined points went OVER the posted total of 51’.  Boise State needed four plays or less on their first six scoring drives, and amassed a season high 529 yards of total offense.  Their defense also forced the Falcons into three costly turnovers.

Boise State coach Chris Petersen had insisted on more ‘quick strike’ scoring drives in preparing his team for the Bowling Green game.  They most definitely delivered, and the coach commented to their performance after the contest:

"On offense, that's always the name of the game. It makes it a lot easier when you don't have those 15- and 17-play drives."

Broncos’ quarterback Kellen Moore threw 17 completions in 21 pass attempts for a total of 247 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.  195 of his total yards came during the 2nd quarter onslaught, where he completed 8 consecutive passes during one stretch.  After the game, Moore indicated that his team wasn’t resting on their impressive season to date performance:

"There's a lot of football to go and a lot of things to work on.”

Coach Petersen concurred with his quarterback’s mindset:

"These guys are a fairly mature bunch and if not, we have a staff of mature coaches to keep them focused.”

Bowling Green head coach Dave Clawson sounded somewhat in awe of the Broncos’ ability to score so quickly:

"That's what they do. When they have 500 yards of offense, it will always be 10 to 12 plays where half their offense came from."

The Broncos, who are enjoying their highest regular season ranking in school history, looked sharp all around on offense despite the absence of second leading rusher DJ Harper.  Harper is likely out for the year after a knee injury.

Bowling Green will take a step down in class of opposition next weekend as they host the Ohio Bobcats.  They’ll play on the road the next two weeks, traveling to Kent State and Ball State.  Boise will return home for a game against FCS opponent UC Davis next Saturday.  They’ll play on the road at Tulsa the following weekend, before enjoying a bye week.  They’ll be back in action on October 25 as they make the long trip to play the University of Hawaii.