Overview
- Boise State defeated UNLV 38-21 at Albertsons Stadium, securing a third consecutive Mountain West championship and improving to 9-4.
- Madsen accounted for four first-half touchdowns — a 10-yard run plus scoring throws to Dylan Riley, Cameron Bates and Malik Sherrod — and finished with 289 passing yards.
- UNLV rallied to within 28-21 late in the third quarter on scores by Anthony Colandrea, Troy Omeire and JoJo Earle, but never took the lead.
- Boise State’s defense delivered three straight stops to open the fourth quarter, setting up a 78-yard drive capped by Sire Gaines’ 1-yard TD and a late 50-yard field goal by Colton Boomer.
- The Broncos outgained the Rebels 460-409 and completed a season sweep after an October 56-31 win; the title matchup followed a four-way, 6-2 league tie resolved by the Mountain West’s computer-based tiebreaker.