FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Top Individual Performances:
Doug Martin, Boise State, RB, and Rashad Ross, RB, Arizona State, 2011 -- In a game filled with big plays, Martin
and Ross had the two longest. Martin opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, while
Ross opened the second half with a 98-yard kickoff return for another score. Boise State eventually had more
big plays and took a 56-24 win.
Bishop Sankey, Washington RB, 2012 -- Rushed for 205 yards and a score and also caught six passes for 74 yards,
accounting for 279 of the Huskies’ 447 offensive yards, but it came in a losing effort as Boise State took a 28-26 win.
Eathyn Manumaleuna, DL, BYU, 2007 -- Broke through and blocked a field goal on the last play of the game,
helping the Cougars escape with a 17-16 win over UCLA
Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona, 2008 -- Threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in leading the Wildcats to
their first bowl win in a decade with a 31-21 win over BYU
Travis Wilson, QB, Utah, 2014 -- Completed 17-of-26 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 91
yards and three scores to lead the Utes to an easy 45-10 win over Colorado State.
Last Year’s Game:
Boise State is still perfect in the Las Vegas Bowl, and still perfect against Oregon. Cedrick Wilson caught 10 passes for
221 yards and a touchdown, Kekaula Kaniho returned an interception 53 yards for a score and the 25th-ranked Broncos
beat Oregon 38-28 in the 26th Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday. Boise State is 4-0 all time in the bowl game, and 3-0
against the Ducks. Boise State's Brett Rypien threw for 362 yards and two touchdown passes and Ryan Wolpin rushed
for two touchdowns. Boise State closed the season by winning nine of their last 10 games, including the Mountain
West Conference title game. The Broncos, who came into the game ranked ninth in the nation with a 0.92 turnover
margin, forced four turnovers in the first half, and took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on Wolpin’s 1-yard touchdown
run and Rypien’s 26-yard scoring pass to Wilson. Troy Dye and Tyree Robinson each scored a defensive touchdown in
the waning moments of the first half for Oregon (7-6), while Justin Herbert was 26 of 36 passing for 233 yards with
two touchdowns and two interceptions. Trailing 24-0, Dye recovered a fumble on a botched Statue of Liberty handoff
and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds remaining to give the Ducks their first points of the game.
Moments later, after a 65-yard reception by Wilson set the Boise State single-season record for yards receiving and put
the Broncos back in the red zone, Robinson picked off Rypien’s pass in the corner of the end zone and returned it 100
yards on the longest interception return in school history with 7 seconds remaining to make it 24-14. Dye’s fumble
recovery was the longest fumble return in Las Vegas Bowl history, while Robinson pick-six tied Boise State’s Jamar
Taylor’s record INT set in 2011. Boise State outgained Oregon 294-77 in the first half and reached Ducks’ territory on
eight of 10 possessions. Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year Leighton Van Esch finished with 12 total tackles,
including one quarterback sack, three tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble. The teams combined for seven total
turnovers – all in the first half – tying for the most turnovers in a Las Vegas Bowl. It was also the first Las Vegas Bowl
with three defensive touchdowns. The Ducks never gave up, though. After Alec Dhaenens caught a 13-yard touchdown
pass from Rypien in the third quarter, the Ducks closed within 10, at 31-21, on a 24-yard strike from Herbert to Brendan
Schooler with 10:07 remaining. Oregon had a chance to cut it to a one-possession game, but Herbert was sacked near
midfield, and Boise State drove 86 yards in 11 plays capped by Wolpin’s second 1-yard touchdown run.
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Boise State 14 10 7 7 38
Oregon 0 14 0 14 28
Scoring:
First Quarter: BS – Ryan Wolpin 1 Yd run (Haden Hogarth Kick); BS - Cedrick Wilson 26-Yd pass from Brett Rypien
(Hogarth Kick)
Second Quarter: BS - Hogarth 39-Yd field goal; BS - Kekaula Kaniho 53-Yd interception return (Hogarth Kick);
OREG – Troy Dye 86-Yd fumble return (A. Schneider Kick); OREG - Tyree Robinson 100-yard interception return
(Schneider Kick)
Third Quarter: BS – Alec Dhaeneas 13-Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Hogarth Kick)
Fourth Quarter: OREG – B. Schooler 24-Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Schneider Kick); BS – Ryan Wolpin 1 Yd run
(Hogarth Kick); OREG – Jaylon Redd 8-Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Schneider Kick)
Team Statistics: BSU OREGON
First Downs 28 14
Rushes-Net Yards 47-112 28-47
Net Passing Yards 369 233
Passing (Comp-Att-Int) 23-43-2 26-36-2
Total Plays 90 64
Total Net Yards 481 280
Fumbles Lost 1 2
Penalties-Yards 4-50 10-95
Time of Possession 36:36 23:24
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
BS – Ryan Wolpin 23-71 2 TD, Robert Mahone 12-34, Alexander Mattison 3-12, Cedrick Wilson 2-4, Brett Rypien
4-(-7)
OREG – Justin Herbert 9-17, Brooks-James 7-13, Kani Benoit 8-11, Jay Lon Redd 3-6, Charles Nelson 1-0
PASSING
BS – Brett Rypien 21-38-2, 362, 2 TD, Montell Cozart 2-4-0, 7, Cedrick Wilson 0-1-0
OREG – Justin Herbert 26-36-2, 232, 2 TD
RECEIVING
BS – Cedrick Wilson 10-221 1 TD, Sean Modster 3-63, Alec Dhaeneas 3-24 1 TD, Ryan Wolpin 3-19, CT Thomas 2-31,
Octavius Evans 1-8, Robert Mahoney 1-3
OREG – D. Mitchell 9-143, Brooks-James 4-8, B. Schooler 2-29 1 TD, Johnny Johnson 2-15, Charles Nelson 2-12,
Jaylon Redd 2-9 1 TD, Darrian Felix 2-8, Kani Benoit 2-0, Jakob Breelend 1-9
PUNTING
BS – Quinn Skillin 4-41.0, 45 long,; Joel Valazquez 1-51.0, 51 long
OREG – Adam Stack 8-40.9, 51 long
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