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Falcons Can't Bust Broncos, Fall To Boise State 48-20
September 21, 2005 | Football
Sept. 21, 2005
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Jared Zabransky rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another, and Boise State extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 26 games with a 48-20 win over Bowling Green on Wednesday night.
The Broncos' defense frustrated Bowling Green (1-2) quarterback Omar Jacobs into one of his worst games since he became the starter at the beginning of the 2004 season.
Considered a long-shot Heisman candidate, Jacobs completed 18 of 36 passes for 220 yards, including 71 in the fourth quarter. He had never completed less than 58 percent of his passes, and his career low in yardage, 218, came in his first start at Oklahoma.
Jacobs opened the season with 458 yards against Wisconsin and 428 versus Ball State, with five TDs in each game. He threw two fourth-quarter TDs against Boise State's reserves.
While the Falcons never got started, Boise State (1-2) could not be stopped.
The Broncos' starters scored on eight of 10 possessions and were stopped only by a fumble on fourth down and halftime. Boise State had 499 total yards at the end of the third quarter and didn't punt until the 8:26 mark of the fourth quarter.
Boise State avoided falling to 0-3 for the first time in its history as a four-year school, rebounding from a 48-13 loss at Georgia and a 30-27 setback at Oregon State. Boise State was a junior college until 1968.
The Broncos controlled play with their running attack, and finished with 34 first downs. They ran 33 more plays and held more than a 15-minute advantage in time of possession. Freshman Ian Johnson rushed for 85 yards and senior Lee Marks added 80 yards, as the Broncos piled up 337 yards rushing.
Zabransky was 16-of-23 for 202 yards.
Bowling Green had trouble getting its potent spread offense onto the field, and in turn, Jacobs never found a rhythm. The Falcons ran just eight plays in the first quarter, gaining only 3 yards and going three-and-out on both possessions.
Still, it was tied at 6-all early in the second quarter after Jacobs found Steve Sanders for a 12-yard touchdown pass. On the ensuing kickoff, Marks made one cut and went nearly untouched along the sideline in front of the Bowling Green bench for a 92-yard score.
Six minutes later, Zabransky directed a nine-play, 66-yard drive, throwing the ball just twice. He capped the drive by rolling out to the right and throwing left to a wide-open Derek Schouman for a 12-yard score.
Zabransky capped off the half with a 9-yard TD run with 1:34 left, leaping into two defenders at the goal line. He added a pair of 1-yard TD runs in the second half.
Anthony Montgomery kicked field goals of 21 and 36 yards in the first quarter, following 13- and 14-play drives by the Broncos.
BGSU senior wide receiver caught three passes for 97 yards and became the school's all-time leading receiver with 2,756 yards. He surpassed former teammate Robert Redd who who 2,726 yards from 1998-2002.
