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12/05 22:55 CST Maddux Madsen leads Boise State over UNLV 38-21 for third
straight Mountain West championship
Maddux Madsen leads Boise State over UNLV 38-21 for third straight Mountain
West championship
BOISE, Idaho (AP) --- Maddux Madsen delivered four first-half touchdowns and
Boise State claimed its third straight Mountain West Conference championship,
overpowering UNLV 38--21 on Saturday in the final title game the Broncos will
play before leaving for the rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026.
Madsen tore through the Rebels early. He stacked up 196 total yards, opening
with a 10-yard keeper and adding touchdown throws to Dylan Riley, Cameron Bates
and Malik Sherrod as the Broncos (9-4) built a 28--14 lead. Sherrod's 39-yard
score came one snap after a UNLV fumble.
UNLV (10-3), in its first season under head coach Dan Mullen, fought back
behind quarterback Anthony Colandrea. He led a 95-yard march capped by his
5-yard touchdown run and later found Troy Omeire from 11 yards out to keep the
Rebels within two scores at the half. JoJo Earle's 7-yard run cut the deficit
to 28--21 late in the third.
The Broncos forced three consecutive stops to open the fourth quarter and
turned a 78-yard drive into Sire Gaines' 1-yard touchdown run for a 35--21
cushion with 13:21 left. Colton Boomer's 50-yard field goal sealed the margin.
Madsen finished with 289 yards passing, while the Broncos outgained UNLV
460--409 and never trailed.
Boise State also beat the Broncos, 56--31, in October.
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