POSTGAME NOTES: Boise State 47, App State 14
App State fell to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in road games this season.
App State is 0-2 all-time against Boise State, with both games occurring in Boise. The Mountaineers will host the Broncos in 2027.
In a game that featured two of the country's best teams over the last decade, Boise State earned its 97th win during that span, while App State remained at 95 wins.
App State lost the turnover battle (4-0) for the third straight game.
Defensive linemen
DeNigel Cooper and
Caleb Sandstrom made their first starts as Mountaineers. Wide receiver
Jose Leon and offensive linemen
Felix Doege and
Lance Williams made their collegiate debuts.
OFFENSE
Rashod Dubinion, who entered the game as the nation's No. 5 rusher in yards per game, rushed 17 times for 133 yards, his third 100-yard game in four outings. His only game under the century mark was a 95-yard effort at Southern Miss. A season-long 39-yard rush in the third quarter set up App State's second touchdown on the next play.
Freshman
Jaquari Lewis punched in a third-quarter 3-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 10 at 24-14. It was his second straight game with a score.
Dalton Stroman caught a 7-yard touchdown for App State's first score of the game and his second TD of the season.
Among
AJ Swann's 11 completions was a 2-yard pass to himself after a Boise State defensive lineman batted the ball in the air.
Jose Leon snagged his first three career catches in his collegiate debut.
DEFENSE
The Mountaineer defense made nine tackles for loss, including 2.5 by
Joseph Bakhole and one each by
Emory Floyd,
Brayshawn Littlejohn,
Jordan Favors and
Kevin Abrams-Verwayne. Bakhole and Abrams-Verwayne produced the team's two sacks in the game.
Jaelin Willis led the team with 10 tackles, his most as a Mountaineer.
SPECIAL TEAMS
App State used an unconventional punt return formation to get the ball in freshman
Juan Berchal's hands for a 45-yard return, the first return of his college career.
Ian Ratliff punted seven times for a 47.4-yard average, including two punts of 50+ yards. Boise State returned only one of them for no gain.
