BOISE – Oregon State will not bowl for the first time in four years.

That became official when Ashton Jeanty rushed for 226 yards and No. 11 Boise State’s defense slowed the Beavers in a 34-18 win Friday afternoon at Albertsons Stadium.

Oregon State (5-7) had to win on Friday to qualify. It became an uphill climb after Boise State scored touchdowns on its first two drives to take a 14-0 lead. The Beavers staged a modest rally in the second half, but a 17-point deficit was too much to overcome.

Oregon State posted its first all-losing season — 2020 consisted of just seven games — since 2019, when the Beavers were 5-7. Oregon State’s offseason begins next week, with National Signing Day Wednesday, followed by the opening day of the transfer portal on December 9.

The Beavers’ offense got little response, aside from an 83-yard touchdown run by Anthony Hankerson. OSU had an offensive margin of 342 yards, only 226 through the air.

Hankerson rushed for 110 yards, increasing his season total to 1,082 yards, posting the 19th 1,000-yard season in school history. His 83-yard touchdown run in the second quarter ranks fifth in OSU history, and the longest since Ryan Nall’s 89-yard run against Washington State in 2016.

OSU junior receiver Trent Walker caught four passes for 52 yards. Walker has 81 receptions this season, the sixth-highest single-season total in school history. Darrius Clemons finished with eight catches for 123 yards and a touchdown.

Boise State (11-1) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive by winning its 10th straight game. The Broncos will host the Mountain West Conference championship next Friday against UNLV or Colorado State.

Jeanty was a workhorse, rushing 37 times for 226 yards and a touchdown. Jeanty has 2,288 rushing yards this season.

Broncos quarterback Maddux Madsen worked OSU’s defense, passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns, while running for 37 yards and another score.

Other than a few plays, the first half was all Boise State. The Broncos led 21-7 at halftime and scored on three of their five possessions in the first half while racking up 272 yards of offense.

Boise State’s possession in the first quarter resulted in touchdowns and a 14-0 lead. The Broncos capped a 14-play, 81-yard opening drive when Madsen hit Austin Bolt on an 11-yard touchdown pass. After an OSU three-and-out, Boise State made it 14-0 when Jeanty burst up the middle for a seven-yard touchdown.

Oregon State’s defense responded by turning Boise State back on its next drive. The Beavers then stopped a Broncos drive late in the second quarter when Skyler forced Thomas Jeanty to fumble and Nikko Taylor recovered at the OSU 8.

Two plays later, the Beavers cut the deficit in half when Hankerson ran 83 yards for a touchdown with 1:48 left before halftime. It proved to be too much time for Boise State, who quickly covered 75 yards and took a 21-7 lead when Madsen threw 6 yards to Latrell Caples for a touchdown.

The third quarter turned out to be a close game, as Boise State’s Jonah Dalmas made field goals of 43 and 29 yards, and OSU’s Everett Hayes made a 37-yarder. The Broncos took a 27-10 lead into the fourth quarter.

Oregon State cut the deficit to 27-18 when Darrius Clemons capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown reception with 11:51 remaining. Clemons caught a short pass and then made two great moves to get past the BSU defense and into the end zone.

Madsen finished the scoring with a three-yard keeper with 58 seconds left.

Oregon State will open the 2025 season on August 30 against California at Reser Stadium.

— Nick Daschel can be reached at 360-607-4824, [email protected] or @nickdaschel.

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