Boise State 42, North Dakota 18
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho - Ashton Jeanty ran for TDs of 2, 1, and 1 yards and Boise State beat North Dakota 42-18 to avoid its first 0-3 start since 1997.
Boise State (1-2) had lost back-to-back games to open a season for the first time since 2005, when the Broncos dropped road games at then-No. 13 Georgia and at Oregon State to fall to 0-2.
Eric McAlister caught six passes for 143 yards two touchdowns and Jambres Dubar ran for 62 yards on 10 carries for Boise State. Jeanty finished with 16 carries for 43 yards.
Jeanty capped an 11-play, 85-yard drive with a 2-yard scoring run with 6:15 left in the second quarter and added a 1-yard TD with 28 seconds remaining to make it 21-6 at halftime. Wesley Eliodor caught a 6-yard TD pass from Tommy Schuster before Luke Skokna ran for a 3-yard touchdown that trimmed North Dakota's deficit to 28-18 but the Fighting Hawks got no closer.
Schuster finished 17-of-29 passing for 142 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.
North Dakota (2-1) had just 183 total yards, 41 rushing.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
NorDak | Boise |
| Boise |
TD |
5:47 |
Taylen Green 8 yd run (Jonah Dalmas kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
NorDak | Boise |
| NorDak |
TD |
14:57 |
Quincy Vaughn 1 yd run (missed kick) |
6 |
7 |
| Boise |
TD |
6:15 |
Ashton Jeanty 2 yd run (Jonah Dalmas kick) |
6 |
14 |
| Boise |
TD |
0:28 |
Ashton Jeanty 1 yd run (Jonah Dalmas kick) |
6 |
21 |
| Third Quarter |
NorDak | Boise |
| Boise |
TD |
11:30 |
Eric McAlister 28 yd pass from Taylen Green (Jonah Dalmas kick) |
6 |
28 |
| NorDak |
TD |
7:36 |
Wesley Eliodor 6 yd pass from Tommy Schuster (failed 2pt pass) |
12 |
28 |
| NorDak |
TD |
4:26 |
Luke Skokna 3 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
18 |
28 |
| Fourth Quarter |
NorDak | Boise |
| Boise |
TD |
10:48 |
Ashton Jeanty 1 yd run (Jonah Dalmas kick) |
18 |
35 |
| Boise |
TD |
3:43 |
Eric McAlister 27 yd pass from Maddux Madsen (Jonah Dalmas kick) |
18 |
42 |
| Team Stats |
| |
North Dakota |
Boise State |
| First downs |
14 |
22 |
| Rushing |
5 |
7 |
| Passing |
6 |
12 |
| Penalty |
3 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-13, 31% |
10-14, 71% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
34-41 |
35-132 |
| Passing Yards |
142 |
262 |
| Return Yards |
55 |
29 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-31-0 |
22-33-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
6--50 |
1--12 |
| Punts |
6 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
40.3 |
51.3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
3-2 |
3-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
3-37 |
4-37 |
| Time of Possession |
31:34 |
28:26 |
| North Dakota Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Schuster |
17 |
29 |
142 |
1 |
0 |
| T. Feeney |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Boise State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Green |
18 |
29 |
188 |
1 |
1 |
| M. Madsen |
3 |
3 |
57 |
1 |
0 |
| C. Penry |
1 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
| North Dakota Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Skokna |
10 |
48 |
4.8 |
1 |
| G. Ziebarth |
13 |
35 |
2.7 |
0 |
| D. Hunt |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Q. Vaughn |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| T. Schuster |
9 |
-48 |
-5.3 |
0 |
| Boise State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Dubar |
10 |
62 |
6.2 |
0 |
| A. Jeanty |
16 |
43 |
2.7 |
3 |
| T. Green |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
1 |
| K. Dudley |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| S. Cobbs |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
0 |
| North Dakota Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Belquist |
8 |
63 |
7.9 |
0 |
| J. Wright |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
0 |
| R. Wilson |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
| L. Skokna |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| W. Eliodor |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
1 |
| N. Kupfer |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Boise State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. McAlister |
6 |
143 |
23.8 |
2 |
| A. Jeanty |
5 |
30 |
6.0 |
0 |
| P. Strachan |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
0 |
| B. Bowens |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
0 |
| R. Smith |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| S. Cobbs |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| J. Dubar |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| C. Penry |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| K. Dudley |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| North Dakota Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| D. Boecker |
1 |
13 |
| Boise State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| North Dakota Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Silvernale |
6 |
242 |
40.3 |
| Boise State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Ferguson-Reynolds |
3 |
154 |
51.3 |
| North Dakota Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Boise State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Penry |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| C. Wright |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| North Dakota Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Siegel |
2 |
42 |
21.0 |
| Boise State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Penry |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
| North Dakota Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Boise State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
