Boise State Dominates UNLV 21-7 in Week 15 Matchup
Boise State controlled the game from start to finish, defeating UNLV 21-7 in Week 15. The Broncos scored 21 points through the first half, with touchdowns in the first and second quarters, then held the Rebels scoreless in the second half until UNLV finally scored in the fourth quarter.
Boise State's offense was led by quarterback Maddux Madsen, who completed 158 passing yards. The Broncos' most explosive play came in the second quarter when Ashton Jeanty rushed for a 75-yard touchdown. Madsen also threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Latrell Caples in the first quarter.
UNLV's offense showed flashes of life late, with running back Kylin James recording 95 rushing yards, including an 86-yard run to the Boise State 5-yard line in the third quarter. Wide receiver Kaleo Ballungay led the Rebels with 9 receptions. Greg Burrell scored UNLV's only touchdown on a 31-yard run in the fourth quarter.
The victory saw Boise State cover the 4-point spread. The game finished under the 57.5-point total.
AI-generated recap · Aug 26, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UNLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Boise State | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UNLV | Boise State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 13-28 | 18-27 |
| Pass Yards | 110 | 158 |
| Rush Yards | 217 | 218 |
| Total Yards | 327 | 376 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5-16 | 6-14 |
| Penalties | 5-30 | 1-10 |
| Possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Jonah Dalmas kickoff for 61 yds , Jacob De Jesus return for 19 yds to the UNLV 23
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 14 yds to the UNLV 37 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 10 yds to the UNLV 47 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 4 yds to the BOIS 49
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 4 yds to the BOIS 45
UNLV Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the 50 yard line
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Rodney Robinson and Andrew Simpson for a loss of 16 yards to the UNLV 34
Marshall Nichols punt for 43 yds , Cooper Jones returns for no gain to the BOIS 23
Ashton Jeanty run for 18 yds to the BOIS 41 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 7 yds to the BOIS 48
Ashton Jeanty run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Maddux Madsen run for 2 yds to the UNLV 48 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Prince Strachan for 5 yds to the UNLV 43
Ashton Jeanty run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 45
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jacob De Jesus at the UNLV 9
Hajj-Malik Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 8 Hajj-Malik Williams fumbled, recovered by UNLV return for 0 yds
Jacob De Jesus run for 9 yds to the UNLV 17 fumbled, recovered by UNLV Ricky White III R. White III return for 0 yds
Jai'Den Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 15
Marshall Nichols punt for 46 yds , Cooper Jones returns for 6 yds to the BOIS 45
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 40 yds to the UNLV 15 for a 1ST down
(05:43) JEANTY, Ashton rush to the right for a gain of 5 yards to the NLV10 (BALDWIN, Johnathan;NICHOLS, Marshall), clock 05:38. PENALTY BSU Holding on DOOLEY, Ben enforced 10 yards from the NLV15 to the NLV25 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Ashton Jeanty for 2 yds to the UNLV 23
Ashton Jeanty run for 1 yd to the UNLV 22
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 22 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Jonah Dalmas kickoff for 54 yds , DeAngelo Irvin Jr. return for 16 yds to the UNLV 27
Hajj-Malik Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 26
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Seyi Oladipo for a loss of 7 yards to the UNLV 19
Marshall Nichols punt for 28 yds
Ashton Jeanty run for 3 yds to the UNLV 44
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Ben Ford for 5 yds to the UNLV 39
Ashton Jeanty run for 7 yds to the UNLV 32 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the UNLV 32
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Bates for a loss of 6 yards to the UNLV 38
Maddux Madsen sacked by Fisher Camac and TEAM for a loss of 7 yards to the UNLV 45
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 3 yds to the UNLV 23
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 8 yds to the UNLV 31 for a 1ST down
Jai'Den Thomas run for 3 yds to the UNLV 34
Jai'Den Thomas run for 3 yds to the UNLV 37
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Corey Thompson Jr. for 29 yds to the BOIS 34 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 2 yds to the BOIS 32
Hajj-Malik Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 33
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Corey Thompson Jr. for 3 yds to the BOIS 30
Caden Chittenden 48 Yard Field Goal Missed
Ashton Jeanty run for 1 yd to the BOIS 32
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Prince Strachan for 13 yds to the BOIS 45 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the BOIS 45
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Wagner for 2 yds to the BOIS 47
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 7 yds to the UNLV 46
Ashton Jeanty run for 2 yds to the UNLV 44 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Ashton Jeanty run for 8 yds to the UNLV 36
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 9 yds to the UNLV 27 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 1 yd to the UNLV 26
Ashton Jeanty run for 12 yds to the UNLV 14 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen run for 14 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Jonah Dalmas kickoff for 64 yds , DeAngelo Irvin Jr. return for 40 yds to the UNLV 41
(02:36) JAMES, Kylin rush to the right for a gain of 6 yards to the NLV47 (BENEFIELD, Ty), out of bounds, clock 02:30. PENALTY NLV Holding on SU'A, Mathyus enforced 10 yards from the NLV41 to the NLV31 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Kylin James run for 9 yds to the UNLV 40
Hajj-Malik Williams run for a loss of 4 yards to the UNLV 36
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 9 yds to the UNLV 45
Marshall Nichols punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Ashton Jeanty run for 5 yds to the BOIS 25
Ashton Jeanty run for 75 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Jonah Dalmas kickoff for 47 yds , DeAngelo Irvin Jr. return for 23 yds to the UNLV 41
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams pass intercepted Jeremiah Earby return for no gain to the BOIS 33
(00:06) [SG] Kneel down by MADSEN, Maddux at BSU31 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.
End of 2nd Quarter
Caden Chittenden kickoff for 63 yds , Latrell Caples return for 19 yds to the BOIS 21
Ashton Jeanty run for 9 yds to the BOIS 30
Ashton Jeanty run for a loss of 3 yards to the BOIS 27
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 3 yds to the BOIS 30
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jacob De Jesus at the UNLV 25
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jai'Den Thomas for 6 yds to the UNLV 31
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 3 yds to the UNLV 34
Jai'Den Thomas run for 1 yd to the UNLV 35 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 2 yds to the UNLV 37
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Marshall Nichols punt for 63 yds for a touchback
Ashton Jeanty run for 9 yds to the BOIS 29
Ashton Jeanty run for 3 yds to the BOIS 32 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Ashton Jeanty for 12 yds to the BOIS 44 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 1 yd to the BOIS 45
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 12 yds to the UNLV 43 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the UNLV 43
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 34 yds, downed at the UNLV 9
Kylin James run for 86 yds to the BOIS 5 for a 1ST down
UNLV Penalty, Delay Of Game (Hajj-Malik Williams) to the BOIS 10
Jai'Den Thomas run for 1 yd to the BOIS 9
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Marco Notarainni for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 10
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Ashton Jeanty run for 10 yds to the BOIS 20 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
Ashton Jeanty run for 3 yds to the BOIS 23
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 40 yds , Jacob De Jesus returns for 5 yds to the UNLV 42
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 7 yds to the UNLV 49
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Marshall Nichols punt for 34 yds
Ashton Jeanty run for 6 yds to the BOIS 28
Ashton Jeanty run for 2 yds to the BOIS 30
Ashton Jeanty run for 9 yds to the BOIS 39 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 15 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 2 yds to the UNLV 44
Ashton Jeanty run for 2 yds to the UNLV 42
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 32 yds , Jacob De Jesus returns for 9 yds to the UNLV 19
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 2 yds to the UNLV 21
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 6 yds to the UNLV 27
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 2 yds to the UNLV 29 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 31 yds to the BOIS 40 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 6 yds to the BOIS 34
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Greg Burrell run for 3 yds to the BOIS 31
Greg Burrell run for 31 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 5 yds to the BOIS 30
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Cameron Camper for 4 yds to the BOIS 34
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete
James Ferguson-Reynolds punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jacob De Jesus at the UNLV 21
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jaden Bradley for 15 yds to the UNLV 36 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Sheldon Newton for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 34
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 5 yds to the UNLV 39
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 7 yds to the UNLV 46 for a 1ST down
Greg Burrell run for no gain to the UNLV 46
Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Jaden Bradley for 9 yds to the BOIS 45
Greg Burrell run for 17 yds to the BOIS 28 for a 1ST down
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Marco Notarainni for a loss of 5 yards to the BOIS 33
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 8 yds to the BOIS 25
Hajj-Malik Williams run for 17 yds to the BOIS 8 for a 1ST down
UNLV Penalty, False Start (TEAM) to the BOIS 13
Greg Burrell run for a loss of 4 yards to the BOIS 17
Hajj-Malik Williams sacked by Jayden Virgin-Morgan for a loss of 4 yards to the BOIS 21
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Hajj-Malik Williams pass incomplete
Ashton Jeanty run for no gain to the BOIS 21
Ashton Jeanty run for 11 yds to the BOIS 32 for a 1ST down
Ashton Jeanty run for 4 yds to the BOIS 36
Ashton Jeanty run for 5 yds to the BOIS 41
Ashton Jeanty run for 4 yds to the BOIS 45 for a 1ST down
(00:25) Kneel down by TEAM at BSU44 (team loss of 1), clock 00:22.