Boise State 32, New Mexico 29 (final)

By Brian Murphy
bmurphy@idahostatesman.com

First quarter

BSU ? Michael Frisina 28 field goal, 7:48. Key play: Tailback D.J. Harper busted runs of 7 and 15 yards on back-to-back plays, but he was stuffed for a 5-yard loss on a wildcat play on first-and-goal at the 10. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 5:30. Boise State 3, New Mexico 0

Second quarter

BSU ? Chris Potter 10 pass from Joe Southwick (Frisina kick), 14:28. Key play: Southwick opened the drive with a 50-yard strike to wide receiver Dallas Burroughs. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:01. Boise State 10, New Mexico 0

BSU ? Matt Miller 9 pass from Southwick (Connor Peters pass from Miller), 10:14. Key play: Harper gained 34 yards on two carries to start the drive, which followed a New Mexico fumble. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, :45. Boise State 18, New Mexico 0

BSU ? Jay Ajayi 1 run (Frisina kick), 2:40. Key play: Ajayi darted through a big hole on the right side and scampered down the sideline for a 71-yard gain. He carried on all three plays. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, :55. Boise State 25, New Mexico 0

Halftime

? Running back Jay Ajayi had 118 yards and one touchdown on six carries in the first half.

Third Quarter

NM ? Jhurell Presley 3 run (Justus Adams kick), 11:40. Key play: Burroughs fumbled while returning the opening kickoff of the second half. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 3:14. Boise State 25, New Mexico 7

NM ? Kasey Carrier 5 run (Adams kick), 3:22. Key play: The Lobos gained 27 and 40 yards on back-to-back option plays to the right ? one a pitch, the other a keeper ? when Boise State didn?t have enough players to cover the pitch man. Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:22. Boise State 25, New Mexico 14

Fourth Quarter

BSU ? Shane Williams-Rhodes 8 pass from Southwick (Frisina kick), 13:49. Key play: Kirby Moore made an 11-yard catch on third-and-8 and Southwick scrambled and hit Harper for 19 yards on third-and-12. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33. Boise State 32, New Mexico 14

NM ? Cole Gautsche 7 run (Adams kick), 8:32. Key play: The Lobos gained 29 yards on another option play and picked up fourth-and-1 at the Boise State 11. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:17. Boise State 32, New Mexico 21

NM ? Gautsche 1 run (Gautsche run), 7:42. Key play: Williams-Rhodes fumbled on the fly sweep and linebacker Joe Stoner returned it to the Boise State 1. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, :04. Boise State 32, New Mexico 29

Pregame notes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ??Running back Drew Wright did not travel to New Mexico with the Broncos. Wright was injured in last week's victory against BYU.

Wright had been listed as the No. 2 tailback. Jay Ajayi is listed as the backup to D.J. Harper this week.

??Left guard Joe Kellogg, who did not play against BYU, made the trip and is expected to play.

? The Broncos are wearing white Pro Combat helmets, white jerseys and blue pants.

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