Boise State Outlasts Oregon State 46-41 as Madsen Throws for 371 Yards and Jones Catches Three TDs
On Saturday night, November 14, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho, No. 24 Boise State held off Oregon State 46-41. According to the Associated Press, Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen returned from injury to complete 23 of 32 passes for a career-high 371 yards and four touchdowns, while freshman wide receiver Rasean Jones caught 11 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns. The Broncos won their ninth straight game to improve to 9-1 (6-0 in the Pac-12) and clinched the right to host the Pac-12 Championship on December 4 at Albertsons Stadium.
Oregon State struck first, with Jesse Legree scoring on a 15-yard touchdown catch on the opening drive for a 7-0 lead. Boise State answered, and Travis Anderson's 58-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the first quarter put the Broncos ahead 15-7, a lead they never surrendered on the way to a 32-20 halftime advantage.
The shootout continued after halftime. Oregon State backup quarterback Maalik Murphy, starting in place of the injured Braden Atkinson, completed 31 of 39 passes for 396 yards and three touchdowns. In the fourth quarter, Jones caught a 26-yard touchdown from Madsen to make it 46-34, before Eric Olsen's 20-yard touchdown catch with 4:25 left cut the margin to 46-41. Facing third-and-12 in the closing minutes, Madsen found Jones once more for a first down, and Boise State ran out the clock in victory formation.
The teams combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense, 520 for Boise State and 506 for Oregon State, which scored on all six of its red-zone trips but still fell to a third straight loss at 5-5. Boise State hosts San Diego State on November 21, while Oregon State hosts Utah State the same day.
Source: Associated Press
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Photo: 图：Boise 的 Albertsons Stadium 蓝色草坪夜场比赛，本场比赛在此举行，此为球场资料图、非本场现场。Iamnoah873 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: A night game on the blue turf at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, where the game was played; file photo, not from this game. By Iamnoah873, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
