BOISE, Idaho-Saturday, BYU football, fresh off of a 7-6 loss to Northern Illinois, returns to action at Boise State as they are the Broncos’ Homecoming game guests.
The Cougars come into this one at 4-4 and will play on the famed “smurf turf” against the 6-2 Broncos, who remain one of the best non-power 5 conference programs in the country.
BYU is 2-6 against Boise State all-time including 0-4 at Boise.
Saturday’s tilt at Albertson’s Stadium also commemorates the Cougars’ 100th game as an independent program.
The Cougars have a tall order ahead of them as the Broncos boast the 15th best scoring offense in college football at 40.1 points per game. The Broncos also are 13th nationally in offensive yards per game, averaging 486.4 yards and 2nd in third down conversions, converting 55.6 percent of 3rd downs successfully.
Boise State is led by senior signal-caller Brett Rypien who is sixth nationally in passing yards (2,565) and 8th in touchdown passes (23).
Rypien, who is the nephew of former Washington Redskins Super Bowl-winning quarterback Mark Rypien, is also seventh nationally in passing yards per game at 320.6 yards.
The Broncos’ offense is also bolstered by tailback Alexander Mattison (150 car, 637 yards, 8 TD’s) and receivers Sean Modster (43 rec, 642 yards, 4 TD’s) and A.J. Richardson (35 rec, 600 yards, 7 TD’s).
STUD Curtis Weaver is Boise State’s defensive leader, having netted 5.5 sacks on the season.
This is an 8:15 pm kickoff and you can listen to the game on KSVC AM 980 or on FM at 100.5. The stream is also available online at midutahradio.com.
