Boise State Edges Wyoming in Low-Scoring Week 13 Matchup
Boise State defeated Wyoming 17-13 in a defensive struggle that saw the game decided by a margin far closer than the pregame spread suggested. The Broncos struck first with a 61-yard touchdown run by Ashton Jeanty in the first quarter, setting an early tone despite Wyoming's balanced offensive attack. The Cowboys responded with a touchdown pass from Kaden Anderson to Justin Stevenson in the second quarter, keeping the contest competitive throughout.
The scoring proved sparse in the second half, with Wyoming managing only a field goal in the fourth quarter while Boise State added a touchdown to seal the victory. Wyoming's offense was led by quarterback Evan Svoboda, who completed 87 passing yards, while running back Harrison Waylee contributed 69 rushing yards. Receiver Johnmichael Gyllenborg paced the receiving corps with nine catches.
The game finished well under the 54-point over-under, with Wyoming covering the 22-point spread in a matchup that featured significant momentum swings throughout.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boise State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
 Wyoming | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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Box Score
| Statistic | Boise State | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-26 | 15-27 |
| Pass Yards | 167 | 203 |
| Rush Yards | 185 | 116 |
| Total Yards | 352 | 319 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 1-10 | 4-14 |
| Penalties | 6-61 | 3-20 |
| Possession | 25:56 | 34:04 |
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Kaden Anderson pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 19 yds to the WYO 44 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Tyler King run for 3 yds to the BOIS 47
Boise State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Zion Washington) to the BOIS 42 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 5 yds to the BOIS 37
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete
John Hoyland 54 yd FG GOOD
Wyoming Penalty, Delay Of Game (5 Yards) to the BOIS 42
John Hoyland kickoff for 62 yds , Dylan Riley return for 34 yds to the BOIS 37
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 20 yds to the WYO 38 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the WYO 38
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Ashton Jeanty for 4 yds to the WYO 34
Ashton Jeanty run for 2 yds to the WYO 32
Jonah Dalmas 49 yd FG MISSED
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 9 yds to the WYO 41
Kaden Anderson pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for 11 yds to the BOIS 48 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 6 yds to the BOIS 34 Harrison Waylee fumbled, recovered by WYO Nofoafia Tulafono N. Tulafono return for 0 yds for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 2 yards to the BOIS 36
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete
Jamari Ferrell run for 2 yds to the BOIS 46
Jamari Ferrell run for 6 yds to the BOIS 40
Jamari Ferrell run for no gain to the BOIS 40
John Hoyland 53 yd FG MISSED
Ashton Jeanty run for 3 yds to the BOIS 39
Ashton Jeanty run for 61 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Harrison Waylee run for 5 yds to the WYO 30
Boise State Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the WYO 48 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for no gain fumbled, forced by Rodney Robinson, recovered by WYO John Michael Gyllenborg J. Michael Gyllenborg return for 0 yds
Harrison Waylee run for 5 yds to the BOIS 47
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 31 yds to the BOIS 16 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 6 yds to the BOIS 10
WAYLEE, Harrison rush to the left for a gain of 1 yard to the BSU9 (WASHINGTON, Zion), clock 00:00. PENALTY WYO Holding on TULAFONO, Nofoafia enforced 10 yards from the BSU10 to the BSU20 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete
Jamari Ferrell run for 13 yds to the BOIS 7
Jamari Ferrell run for no gain to the BOIS 7
Ashton Jeanty run for 8 yds to the BOIS 15
Ashton Jeanty run for 24 yds to the BOIS 39 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 38
Boise State Penalty, turnover on downs. PENALTY Personal Foul on CARREON, Roger enforced (-15 Yards) to the BOIS 23
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 45 yds , Caleb Cooley returns for 1 yd to the WYO 33
Kaden Anderson run for 24 yds to the BOIS 43 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 41 yds to the BOIS 2 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson run for a loss of 3 yards to the BOIS 5
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Justin Stevenson for 5 yds for a TD (John Hoyland KICK)
Ashton Jeanty run for 4 yds to the BOIS 29
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the BOIS 29
Maddux Madsen run for 2 yds to the BOIS 31
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 62 yds, downed at the WYO 7
Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the WYO 10
Harrison Waylee run for 12 yds to the WYO 22 for a 1ST down
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 2 yds to the WYO 24
Jamari Ferrell run for no gain to the WYO 24
Kaden Anderson pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 22
Jack Culbreath punt for 41 yds
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 11 yds to the BOIS 48 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 1 yd to the BOIS 49
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Maddux Madsen sacked by Shae Suiaunoa for a loss of 10 yards to the BOIS 39
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Tyler King at the WYO 14
Kaden Anderson run for 1 yd to the WYO 15
Jamari Ferrell run for 3 yds to the WYO 18
Kaden Anderson pass incomplete
Jack Culbreath punt for 39 yds
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 12 yds to the WYO 45 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 17 yds to the WYO 28 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 23 yds to the WYO 5 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the WYO 5
Maddux Madsen sacked by DeVonne Harris for a loss of 7 yards to the WYO 12
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Wagner for 5 yds to the WYO 7
Jonah Dalmas 24 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
John Hoyland kickoff for 65 yds , Dylan Riley return for no gain to the BOIS 13 , return for 10 yds to the BOIS 13 , Read Sunn return for no gain to the BOIS 13
Maddux Madsen run for 6 yds to the BOIS 26 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 5 yds to the BOIS 31
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 18 yds to the BOIS 49 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 8 yds to the WYO 43
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
DUBAR, Jambres rush to the right for no gain to the WYO43 (DAY, Ethan). PENALTY BSU Holding enforced 10 yards from the WYO43 to the BSU47 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
JEANTY, Ashton rush up the middle for no gain to the BSU13 (SUIAUNOA, Shae;HARRIS, DeVonne). PENALTY BSU Personal Foul enforced half the distance from the goal, 6 yards from the BSU13 to the BSU7 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 11 yds to the BOIS 17
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Austin Bolt for 3 yds to the BOIS 20
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Tyler King at the WYO 9
Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the WYO 12
Evan Svoboda run for 4 yds to the WYO 16
Evan Svoboda run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 15
Jack Culbreath punt for 36 yds
JEANTY, Ashton rush to the left for a gain of 2 yards to the WYO49 (FLORENTINE, Ben;WESTLAND, Tyce). PENALTY BSU Holding enforced 10 yards from the BSU49 to the BSU39 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 12 yds to the WYO 49
MADSEN, Maddux sacked for a loss of 7 yards at the BSU44 (WESTLAND, Tyce). PENALTY WYO Offsides enforced 5 yards from the WYO49 to the WYO44 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Tyler Crowe run for no gain to the WYO 44
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Justin Stevenson for 7 yds to the BOIS 49
Jamari Ferrell run for 4 yds to the BOIS 45 for a 1ST down
Jamari Ferrell run for 4 yds to the BOIS 41
Evan Svoboda run for 4 yds to the BOIS 37
Jamari Ferrell run for 4 yds to the BOIS 33 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda sacked by Max Stege for a loss of 6 yards to the BOIS 39
Jamari Ferrell run for 2 yds to the BOIS 37
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Jack Culbreath punt for 27 yds
Jambres Dubar run for 4 yds to the BOIS 14
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 19 yds to the BOIS 33 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Jambres Dubar run for 10 yds to the BOIS 43 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen run for 3 yds to the BOIS 46
Jambres Dubar run for no gain to the BOIS 46
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tyler King at the WYO 12
Harrison Waylee run for no gain to the WYO 12
Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the WYO 14
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Justin Stevenson for 63 yds to the BOIS 23 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the BOIS 20
Tyler King run for a loss of 5 yards to the BOIS 25
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Justin Stevenson for 7 yds to the BOIS 18
John Hoyland 35 yd FG GOOD
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Ashton Jeanty run for 15 yds to the BOIS 40 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 20 yds to the WYO 40 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Prince Strachan for 14 yds to the WYO 26 for a 1ST down
Jambres Dubar run for 6 yds to the WYO 20
Ashton Jeanty run for 15 yds to the WYO 5 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 3 yds to the WYO 2
Jambres Dubar run for 2 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Taren Schive kickoff for 63 yds , Tyler King return for 18 yds to the WYO 20
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Harrison Waylee run for 10 yds to the WYO 30 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 5 yds to the WYO 35
Harrison Waylee run for 2 yds to the WYO 37
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 4 yds to the WYO 41 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Wyoming Penalty, Illegal Shift (Yards) declined
Evan Svoboda sacked by Ahmed Hassanein for a loss of 12 yards to the WYO 30
Ashton Jeanty run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 31
Ashton Jeanty run for 3 yds to the WYO 28
Ashton Jeanty run for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 30
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete