Courtesy BroncoSports.com
Khalil Shakir rolled up 192 all-purpose yards, George Holani rushed for 114 yards, and Boise State returned two blocked punts for touchdowns as the Broncos defeated New Mexico 37-0 Saturday night.
Boise State (7-4, 5-2) keeps alive its slim hopes of winning the Mountain Division by virtue of Wyoming’s 44-17 upset of Utah State on Saturday. However, the Broncos will still need some more help in the final weekend of the regular season to advance to the Mountain West title game.
New Mexico (3-8, 1-6) could only muster 101 yards of total offense in suffering its second shutout of the season.
While the Boise State defense pitched its first shutout of the season, the special teams stole the show on senior night.
On New Mexico’s first punt of the game from its own 18, Kekaula Kaniho smothered punter Aaron Rodriguez’s kick and Tyreque Jones scooped up the ball and returned the ball seven yards for a touchdown.
With Boise State ahead 10-0 early in the second quarter, Alexander Teubner blocked Rodriguez’s punt and Dylan Herberg snatched the ball off the turf and rumbled six yards for the score.
The Broncos’ offense didn’t get into the end zone until the final play of the first half when Shakir raced past the New Mexico secondary and hauled in a 56-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier.
