Boise State Broncos vs New Mexico Lobos Match Player Stats On Oct 07, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Oct 8, 2016

Sophomore quarterback Brett Rypien passed for 391 yards and a career-high five touchdown passes as No. 19 Boise State rolled to a 49-21 trouncing of New Mexico on Friday night in a Mountain West Conference game at Albuquerque, N.M.

Senior receiver Thomas Sperbeck had nine catches for 198 yards -- all in the first half, while junior wideout Cedrick Wilson set career highs with nine receptions, 167 yards and three touchdown catches for the Broncos (5-0, 2-0). Junior running back Jeremy McNichols added two rushing touchdowns to raise his scoring count to 12 this season.

Sophomore quarterback Lamar Jordan rushed for 139 yards and threw one touchdown pass for the Lobos (2-3, 1-1). Sophomore running back Tyrone Owens added 82 rushing yards, including a 62-yard scoring run, as New Mexico racked up 382 yards on the ground.

The Broncos lost at home to New Mexico last season as 30.5-point favorites and had to endure the Lobos posing on their famed blue turf with the New Mexico state flag. They appeared intent on delivering payback and were moving the ball at will until coach Bryan Harsin pulled most of the regulars in the third quarter.

Rypien, who completed 21 of 28 passes, was in position to match the Boise State single-game record for touchdown passes. But the Broncos called back-to-back running plays from inside the New Mexico 5-yard line with McNichols scoring from the 3 on the second one to make it 49-7 with 7:08 left in the stanza.

The hook assured Jim McMillan would maintain in full possession of the record. McMillan tossed six against Montana on Nov. 16, 1974.

Wilson's three scoring receptions also fell one shy of matching a school mark. Sperbeck's big game raised his career yardage total to 2,958, third all-time behind Titus Young (3,063 from 2007-10) and Matt Miller (3,049 from 2011-14).

It was only the third time in Boise State history that two receivers had 150 or more yards in the same game.

It was the second consecutive rough performance for New Mexico's defense. The Lobos overcame their deficiencies during last week's 48-41 victory over San Jose State but were unable to match up with the Broncos' aerial attack.

After Gordon's first-quarter touchdown run tied the score at 7-7, Boise State scored 42 consecutive points.

The stretch ended when New Mexico got a fourth-quarter touchdown on a 6-yard run by sophomore quarterback JaJuan Lawson with 7:55 to play. The Lobos added another score when Jordan threw a 12-yard scoring pass to redshirt freshman receiver Anu Somoye with 20 seconds left.

Rypien passed for 368 yards and five touchdowns in the first half as the Broncos built a 42-7 halftime advantage.

Wilson's second touchdown reception, a 53-yarder from Rypien, capped a four-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Broncos a 14-7 lead with 3:37 left in the first quarter.

Boise State increased its lead to 14 points when McNichols scored on a 9-yard scamper 59 seconds into the second quarter. Only three-plus minutes later, Rypien tossed a 54-yard scoring pass to Sperback to culminate a four-play, 94-yard drive and make it 28-7 with 10:44 remaining.

Rypien and Wilson were back at it again on the Broncos' next possession, teaming up on an 8-yard scoring pass to boost the lead to 28 with 6:17 left in the half. Then it was Sperback's turn again as Rypien hit him for a 35-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 42-7 with 1:10 to go.

Boise State outgained New Mexico 404-194 in the first half.

The Broncos went three-and-out on their first possession before striking first on Rypien's 7-yard scoring pass to Wilson with 6:49 left in the first quarter. The Lobos answered when Owens found a huge hole in the middle of the Boise State defense and raced to a 62-yard touchdown with 5:01 left in the period.

NOTES: Broncos senior CB Jonathan Moxey was suspended for the first half, stemming from a second-half ejection for targeting Saturday against Utah State. ... New Mexico played without senior RB Teriyon Gipson (hamstring), who has a team-best 399 rushing yards while averaging a spectacular 12.9 yards per carry. ... Boise State junior MLB Joe Martarano and sophomore WLB Leighton Vander Esch didn't make the trip for unspecified reasons. ... Broncos senior WR Thomas Sperbeck set school records with 20 receptions and 281 yards in last season's contest against the Lobos. ... Boise State improved to 7-1 versus New Mexico.