Fresno State 14
Boise State 28
Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:00 PM
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Recap: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Dec 7, 2014
No. 22 Boise State 28, Fresno State 14: Grant Hedrick rushed for two touchdowns as the host Broncos cruised past the Bulldogs in the Mountain West championship game to claim a major bowl berth.
Tanner Vallejo returned an interception for a score and Jay Ajayi rushed for a touchdown for Boise State (11-2). The victory earns the Broncos a New Year’s Day bowl berth under the College Football Playoff system, which awards a major bowl appearance to the highest-ranked conference champ of the “Group of Five” minor FBS leagues.
Brian Burrell passed for 332 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (6-7) but was also intercepted three times. Josh Quezada rushed for a score, Greg Watson caught a touchdown pass and Josh Harper had 10 receptions for 131 yards.
Hedrick scored on a 20-yard run early in the first quarter and Vallejo intercepted Burrell and returned it 63 yards to make it 14-0 with 1:56 left in the period. Ajayi scored on a 9-yard run with 9:03 remaining in the second quarter and Hedrick raced in from 21 yards out to make it 28-0 with 11:28 to play in the third quarter.
Quezada capped a 19-play, 96-yard drive with a 2-yard run to get Fresno State on the board with 3:18 left in the third quarter. Burrell connected with Watson on a 25-yard scoring pass to get the Bulldogs within 14 with 5:31 to play but the quest to trim the lead further was squashed by Beau Martin’s interception with 1:16 remaining as the Broncos won their eighth consecutive game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hedrick rushed for 81 yards and passed for 155. … Bulldogs RB Marteze Waller had 23 yards on 15 carries after rushing for a career-best 164 yards against Boise State earlier this season. … Ajayi had his string of seven straight 100-yard games snapped but his 70 yards raised his season total to 1,689, 24 shy of the school mark set by Fiesta Bowl hero Ian Johnson in 2006.
Dec 7, 2014
No. 22 Boise State 28, Fresno State 14: Grant Hedrick rushed for two touchdowns as the host Broncos cruised past the Bulldogs in the Mountain West championship game to claim a major bowl berth.
Tanner Vallejo returned an interception for a score and Jay Ajayi rushed for a touchdown for Boise State (11-2). The victory earns the Broncos a New Year’s Day bowl berth under the College Football Playoff system, which awards a major bowl appearance to the highest-ranked conference champ of the “Group of Five” minor FBS leagues.
Brian Burrell passed for 332 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (6-7) but was also intercepted three times. Josh Quezada rushed for a score, Greg Watson caught a touchdown pass and Josh Harper had 10 receptions for 131 yards.
Hedrick scored on a 20-yard run early in the first quarter and Vallejo intercepted Burrell and returned it 63 yards to make it 14-0 with 1:56 left in the period. Ajayi scored on a 9-yard run with 9:03 remaining in the second quarter and Hedrick raced in from 21 yards out to make it 28-0 with 11:28 to play in the third quarter.
Quezada capped a 19-play, 96-yard drive with a 2-yard run to get Fresno State on the board with 3:18 left in the third quarter. Burrell connected with Watson on a 25-yard scoring pass to get the Bulldogs within 14 with 5:31 to play but the quest to trim the lead further was squashed by Beau Martin’s interception with 1:16 remaining as the Broncos won their eighth consecutive game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hedrick rushed for 81 yards and passed for 155. … Bulldogs RB Marteze Waller had 23 yards on 15 carries after rushing for a career-best 164 yards against Boise State earlier this season. … Ajayi had his string of seven straight 100-yard games snapped but his 70 yards raised his season total to 1,689, 24 shy of the school mark set by Fiesta Bowl hero Ian Johnson in 2006.
