Boise State 59, New Mexico State 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 2, 2010
Where: Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Temperature:
85°
Head Official:
Jared Weight
Attendance:
19661
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Kellen Moore threw three touchdown passes and Doug Martin rushed for 95 yards in the first half as No. 3 Boise State rolled to a 59-0 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday.
The Broncos (4-0, 1-0) wasted no time in distancing themselves from New Mexico State (0-4, 0-1) during the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Boise State scored 24 first-quarter points, and led 38-0 at halftime.
Martin rushed for a 1-yard touchdown in the opening quarter and caught a 28-yard scoring pass in the second. Kyle Efaw caught touchdown passes of 41 and 26 yards.
Moore exited after leading Boise State to a touchdown on the opening possession of the second half – the 26-yarder to Efaw. Moore was 13-of-18 passing for 197 yards.
Two other Boise State quarterbacks got in the act. Mike Coughlin rushed for a 15-yard touchdown and Joe Southwick threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to Chris Potter.
New Mexico State quarterback Matt Christian left the game with an injury to his throwing shoulder. Christian was 6-of-18 for 72 yards and one interception.
Boise State accumulated 604 yards and held the Aggies to 194.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Boise State |
|
New Mexico State |
Doug Martin
|
Player |
Seth Smith
|
10 |
Attempts |
9 |
94 |
Yards |
34 |
9.4 |
Avg Yards |
3.8 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Boise State |
|
New Mexico State |
Chris Potter
| Player |
Marcus Allen
|
1 |
Receptions |
3 |
78 |
Yards |
46 |
78.0 |
Avg Yards |
15.3 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary