No. 25 Boise State scored on its first four possessions and never let up, beating Colorado State 64-38 on Saturday in Fort Collins. Max Cutforth threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns on just 19 attempts, and Dylan Riley added 192 rushing yards and two scores as the Broncos improved to 8-1.
Boise State put the game away early, with Riley’s first-quarter touchdown runs and Cutforth’s scoring passes proving too much for Colorado State to handle. Riley broke a 42-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Cutforth found Matt Wagner for a 15-yard score to make it 22-7 before the period ended. Colorado State quarterback Hauss Hejny kept the Rams within shouting distance for a half, throwing for 253 yards and two touchdowns, but Colorado State could never find a defensive answer for the Broncos’ offense, which piled up 669 total yards.
Key Moments: How Boise State Pulled Away
The Broncos opened the scoring 1:52 into the game when Riley hauled in a 73-yard touchdown pass from Cutforth, with Zeke Martinez tossing to Wagner for the two-point conversion. Colorado State answered with Oliver Lundberg’s 9-yard touchdown run, but Boise State responded immediately. Riley’s 42-yard touchdown run and a 15-yard touchdown pass to Wagner pushed the lead to 22-7 by the end of the first quarter.
Colorado State trimmed the deficit to 22-10 on a Kali Nguma field goal in the second quarter, but a 35-yard touchdown catch by Rasean Jones made it 29-10 at the break. Boise State kept scoring in the third quarter, with Terrious Favors catching a 29-yard touchdown pass and Riley adding a 31-yard touchdown run to build a 43-17 cushion. The Broncos closed it out in the fourth quarter with touchdowns from Cutforth on a 1-yard run and Harry Stewart III on runs of 43 and six yards, the final one of which made it 64-31 before Colorado State’s last score.
Top Performers From Boise State’s Win
Cutforth completed 16 of 19 passes for 317 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, a performance that averaged 16.7 yards per attempt. Riley rushed 19 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns while also catching two passes for 88 yards and a score, including the 73-yard opening strike. Stewart added 89 rushing yards and two touchdowns on nine carries (he recorded 43- and 6-yard touchdown runs), and Jones led all receivers with six catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.
For Colorado State, Hejny finished 14-of-25 passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns, adding 69 rushing yards and a rushing score on nine carries. Tommy Maher caught six passes for 99 yards and a touchdown to lead the Rams’ receivers. Linebacker Tre’Shawn Moore paced the Colorado State defense with 11 total tackles.
What It Means
Boise State finished with 669 total yards, 352 on the ground and 317 through the air, while committing zero turnovers and converting 5 of 7 third downs. The Broncos also held the ball for 33 minutes compared to 27 for Colorado State. The win moves Boise State to 8-1 on the season. Colorado State fell to 3-6 despite outgaining Boise State in passing attempts and drawing four more Boise State penalties than it committed itself, 8-70 to 4-50.
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