Filed under: Boise State, Utah, Mountain West, WAC, Bowl Games
LAS VEGAS -- Boise State is not joining Utah in the Mountain West Conference next year. Instead, the Broncos are giving the Utes a big kick in the tail as they exit the conference.The No. 10 Broncos overcame a sloppy first quarter and dominated Utah -- a team BSU thought it was joining a few months ago when they accepted a spot in the MWC -- with a 26-3 win in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.
With the Utes headed to the Pac-12 next year, Boise State made sure they left the Mountain West with their first post-season loss in a decade.
Kellen Moore and Doug Martin made sure the Utes didn't leave the conference with much of a warm, fuzzy feeling. Moore threw for 318 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Martin ran for 147 yards and a touchdown.
For about 21 minutes, though, Boise State (12-1) looked like the team that might end up on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
Boise State gave Utah every opportunity in the world to build an early lead. A pair of fumbles, an interception and a botched fake punt from the Broncos were turned into only three Ute points.
And against any football team, let alone a 10th-ranked squad like Boise State, wasting opportunities to put a team down early is a recipe for disaster.
Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/12/22/boise-state-dominates-utah-in-maaco-bowl-las-vegas/
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