Rypien guides Boise State past UNLV 55-27
LAS VEGAS — Brett Rypien completed 35 of 52 pass attempts for a career-high 469 yards to lead Boise State to a 55-27 win over UNLV on Saturday.
Rypien, a true freshman, threw for two touchdowns and caught another as Boise State (7-2, 4-1 Mountain West) held the Rebels to just 10 points in the second half. The Broncos finished with 705 yards against UNLV (2-6, 1-3), whose defense looked non-existent.
Boise State wasted no time in making its presence known, scoring on its first three drives of the game. The Broncos scored on nine of their 14 drives in the game, including their last four.
UNLV’s Blake Decker looked competitive in his return for the Rebels, after missing the previous 10 quarters due to a shoulder injury, but couldn’t connect with any of his receivers in the end zone. Decker completed 29 of 50 pass attempts for 357 yards.
San Diego State 41, Colorado
State 17: Donnel Pumphrey rushed for two touchdowns and caught a third as San Diego State ran its winning streak to five games with a 41-17 victory over Colorado State on Saturday.
The Aztecs (6-3, 5-0 Mountain West) reached 5-0 in conference for the first time since becoming a Division I team in 1969.
Colorado State (3-5, 1-3) stayed close, trailing 13-10 at the break. San Diego State scored four touchdowns after halftime, including a 55-yard interception return by Damontae Kazee for his first career touchdown.
Pumphrey rushed for 121 yards on 20 carries, breaking 100 yards for the fifth straight game, and surpassing 1,000 yards for the season. He scored from the 1 in the first quarter, and added a 64-yard run in the final quarter.
The Rams tied it when Nick Stevens found Rashad Higgins from the 35, and went ahead 10-7 on Wyatt Bryan’s 44-yard field goal. Utah State 58, Wyoming 27: Devante Mays rushed for a career-high 176 yards and two touchdowns, Kent Myers had four scores, and Utah State beat Wyoming 58-27 on Friday night for its 13th straight victory at home.
Mays ran untouched for an 11-yard touchdown to give Utah State a 14-7 lead and added a 2-yard TD run early in the second quarter. Wyoming’s Brian Hill bounced off defenders and raced for a 47-yard touchdown to pull to 21-14.
But just before halftime, Brock Carmen blocked a punt and Jontrell Rocquemore fell on the loose ball in the end zone for a 30-14 lead. On Utah State’s first possession of the third, Myers scored on a 5-yard sneak.
Myers was 14 of 17 for 246 yards for Utah State (5-3, 4-1 Mountain West). The Aggies punted for the first time with 3:04 remaining.
Hill finished with 201 yards — his third 200-plus game this season
— for Wyoming (1-8, 1-4).