Nov 22, 2008 - 6:23 AM
0 shouts(9) Boise State (10-0) at Nevada (6-4), 4:00 pm EST
RENO, Nevada (Ticker) -- Last season's game between Boise State and Nevada turned into a four-overtime epic that produced 136 points, 17 touchdowns and nearly 1,300 yards in total offense.
The teams meet again in Reno on Saturday, and it will be almost impossible to match the fireworks they created a year ago in Boise.
The Broncos emerged with a 69-67 win in the highest-scoring Football Bowl Subdivision game since 1937, when the NCAA began keeping official records.
Boise State gained 627 total yards, with running back Ian Johnson rushing for 295 yards and three touchdowns.
Nevada did better than that with 639 yards - even though redshirt freshman Colin Kaepernick was making his first career start.
The Broncos (10-0, 6-0 WAC) continued to roll last week, routing Idaho, 45-10, to keep alive hopes for a second BCS bowl berth in three years.
Jeremy Avery rushed for a career-high 156 yards - the first Boise State running back to surpass 100 yards this season - while Johnson scored his 53rd rushing touchdown to tie LaDainian Tomlinson for the second-most in WAC history.
Boise State, which already has clinched a share of its sixth WAC title in seven years, can win the conference crown outright with a win over Nevada (6-4, 4-2).
With Utah (11-0) also continuing to win, the Broncos can't make up ground on the Utes in the BCS standings. Utah remained seventh and Boise State stayed ninth in the latest rankings.
Boise State's hopes appear to have come down to Utah losing to Brigham Young on Saturday. If the Utes beat their biggest rivals to complete an undefeated regular season, the Broncos may be locked out of a BCS game.
Utah and Boise State could each finish in the top 12 of the BCS standings - the cutoff point to be eligible - but only one figures to get a bid, and that likely will go to the higher-ranked team.
Nevada is coming off a 41-17 victory over San Jose State that made the Wolf Pack bowl eligible.
From the Bleachers
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BOISE STATE: 41
NEVADA: 34
Final
Nov 22 7:49 PM -
NCAAF
FG NEVADA
BRETT JAEKLE 25 YD
BOISE ST (9) 41
NEVADA 34 2:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 22 7:35 PM -
Boise State(9) 41, Nevada 34 4th Quarter - 2:40
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Nov 22 7:35 PM -
NCAAF
TD NEVADA
MARKO MITCHELL 9 YD PASS FROM COLIN KAEPERNICK
(BRETT JAEKLE KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 41
NEVADA 31 4:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 22 7:24 PM -
NCAAF
FG BOISE ST
KYLE BROTZMAN 50 YD
BOISE ST (9) 41
NEVADA 24 7:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 22 7:13 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
AUSTIN PETTIS 10 YD PASS FROM KELLEN MOORE
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 38
NEVADA 24 10:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 22 7:01 PM -
NCAAF
TD NEVADA
JOSH MAUGA 46 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(BRETT JAEKLE KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 31
NEVADA 24 5:14 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 22 6:47 PM -
NCAAF
BOISE ST (9) 31
NEVADA 17 6:24 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 22 6:32 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
IAN JOHNSON 66 YD RUN
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 31
NEVADA 10 8:48 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 22 6:22 PM -
NCAAF
TD NEVADA
JEROME JOHNSON 28 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(BRETT JAEKLE KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 24
NEVADA 10 10:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 22 6:17 PM -
BOISE STATE: 24
NEVADA: 3
Halftime
Nov 22 5:38 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
AUSTIN PETTIS 18 YD PASS FROM KELLEN MOORE
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 24
NEVADA 3 2:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 22 5:32 PM -
NCAAF
FG BOISE ST
KYLE BROTZMAN 34 YD
BOISE ST (9) 17
NEVADA 3 6:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 22 5:19 PM -
NCAAF
FG NEVADA
BRETT JAEKLE 25 YD
BOISE ST (9) 14
NEVADA 3 13:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 22 4:57 PM -
BOISE STATE: 14
NEVADA: 0
End of 1st
Nov 22 4:48 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
VINNY PERRETTA 3 YD RUN
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 14
NEVADA 0 3:15 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 22 4:42 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
RICHIE BROCKEL 16 YD PASS FROM KELLEN MOORE
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (9) 7
NEVADA 0 7:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 22 4:32 PM
