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Jeanty rushes for 217 yards and TD, catches the TD pass and Boise State beats Hawaii 28-7
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Jeanty rushes for 217 yards and TD, catches the TD pass and Boise State beats Hawaii 28-7

HONOLULU (AP) — Ashton Jeanty accounted for 237 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns to lead No. 17 Boise State to a 28-7 victory over Hawaii on Saturday night.

The Broncos (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) pushed their winning streak to four games since their narrow loss to then No. 3 Oregon on Sept. 7.

The Rainbow Warriors (2-4, 0-2) have lost four of their last five games.

Jeanty, the leading rusher in the entire FBS, had a season-high 31 carries for 217 yards. It was his third game this season in which he surpassed the 200-meter mark and the fifth of his career.

Boise State closed the first three possessions with scores. Jonah Dalmas put up field goals from 24 and 23 yards around Jeanty’s 54-yard touchdown run to put the Broncos ahead 13-0 with 7:06 left in the first half.

Jeanty found a crease behind the right side of his offensive line before bouncing it to the perimeter and heading untouched to the end zone. It was his seventh touchdown run of at least 50 yards this year.

Jeanty entered the game averaging 10.9 yards per carry and 206.3 rushing yards per game.

Jeanty had 93 yards on eight carries after one quarter and had 15 rushes for 115 yards at halftime.

Hawaii’s score came with 3:24 left in the second quarter on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Brayden Schager to Tylan Hines.

After a scoreless third quarter, Boise State found some breathing room with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Maddux Madsen to Jeanty a few minutes into the final period. Madsen hit Austin Bolt for a 44-yard scoring strike in the final minutes.

Madsen finished 17 of 25 passing for 217 yards.

The takeaway

Boise State: While the Broncos have been productive on offense all year, their defense has struggled at times, especially against the pass. Entering Saturday, opponents were averaging nearly 280 passing yards per game, which ranked 123rd nationally. Hawaii finished with 264 yards through the air.

Hawaii: Under first-year defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman, the Rainbow Warriors lead the Mountain West Conference in scoring defense (19.0 points per game) and total defense (309.4 yards per game). They held the Broncos to their lowest scoring output of the season.

Survey implications

With No. 16 Utah’s loss to unranked Arizona State on Friday, Boise State can expect to move up a spot or two when the AP Top 25 is released on Sunday.

Next

Boise State has 13 days off between games until it visits UNLV on Oct. 25.

Hawaii plays Washington State on Saturday in its first trip to Pullman, Washington.

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