Boise State Dominates Air Force 49-37 Behind Cutforth's Arm
Boise State defeated Air Force 49-37 on Saturday in an offensive showcase that saw eight lead changes throughout the contest. The Broncos covered the 11-point spread and pushed the game over the 52-point over/under.
Boise State quarterback Max Cutforth led the offensive attack, completing 34 passes. Receiver Latrell Caples was his top target, hauling in 87 receiving yards, while running back Malik Sherrod added 80 rushing yards.
The game remained competitive through all four quarters, with Boise State scoring 14 points in both the first and third quarters to build momentum. Air Force kept pace early with 7 points in the first quarter and 7 more in the second, but couldn't match the Broncos' second-half consistency.
Key plays included a 75-yard touchdown pass from Maddux Madsen to Dylan Riley in the third quarter and a 43-yard Riley touchdown run in the fourth. Air Force mounted a late challenge, with Liam Szarka orchestrating the offense and producing several explosive plays, but the Broncos' balanced attack proved decisive in the Mountain West matchup.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boise State | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
 Air Force | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Boise State | Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-27 | 13-20 |
| Pass Yards | 310 | 246 |
| Rush Yards | 285 | 269 |
| Total Yards | 595 | 515 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 7-10 | 8-14 |
| Penalties | 12-107 | 6-45 |
| Possession | 23:40 | 36:20 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 64 yds , Malik Sherrod return for 23 yds to the BOIS 24
Malik Sherrod run for 1 yd to the BOIS 25
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Latrell Caples
Max Cutforth pass incomplete to Latrell Caples
Oscar Doyle punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Cade Harris at the AF 26
Josh Johnson pass incomplete to Cade Harris
Dylan Carson run for 64 yds to the BOIS 10 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for 6 yds to the BOIS 4
Kemper Hodges run for 2 yds to the BOIS 2
Dylan Carson run for 2 yds for a TD (Jacob Medina KICK)
Dylan Riley run for 3 yds to the BOIS 28
Dylan Riley run for no gain to the BOIS 28
Max Cutforth pass complete to Latrell Caples for 13 yds to the BOIS 41 for a 1ST down
Max Cutforth pass complete to Matt Wagner for 4 yds to the BOIS 45
Sire Gaines run for 10 yds to the AF 45 for a 1ST down
Dylan Riley run for 12 yds to the AF 33 for a 1ST down
Max Cutforth pass complete to Latrell Caples for 17 yds to the AF 16 for a 1ST down
(07:46) Cutforth,Max pass incomplete short right to Ford,Ben thrown to AF12 QB hurried by Grobe,Daniel PENALTY AF Personal Foul (Grobe,Daniel) 8 yards from AF16 to AF08, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dylan Riley run for 4 yds to the AF 4
Dylan Riley run for 4 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Cade Harris run for a loss of 2 yards to the AF 23
(06:29) Roberson,Tre pass incomplete deep right to Smith,Quin thrown to BS50 PENALTY BS Roughing The Passer (Stege,Max) 15 yards from AF23 to AF38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
(06:25) Frew,Kade rush right for 6 yards gain to the AF44 (Benefield,Ty) PENALTY AF Holding (Fleischmann,Bruin) 10 yards from AF38 to AF28. NO PLAY.
Cade Harris run for 2 yds to the AF 30
Josh Johnson run for 3 yds to the AF 33
Josh Johnson pass incomplete to Kade Frew
Luke Freer punt for 42 yds , Malik Sherrod returns for 7 yds to the BOIS 32
PENALTY BS False Start (Riley,Dylan) 5 yards from BS32 to BS27. NO PLAY.
Dylan Riley run for 6 yds to the BOIS 33
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Chris Marshall for 13 yds to the BOIS 46 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 20 yds to the AF 34 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Quinton Brown
Dylan Riley run for 34 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Dylan Carson run for 9 yds to the AF 34
(01:57) Johnson,Josh pass incomplete short middle to Harris,Cade thrown to BS50 broken up by Benefield,Ty PENALTY BS Holding (Benefield,Ty) 10 yards from AF34 to AF44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dylan Carson run for 4 yds to the AF 48
Josh Johnson run for 3 yds to the BOIS 49
Dylan Carson run for 1 yd to the BOIS 48
Dylan Carson run for no gain to the BOIS 48
Malik Sherrod run for 17 yds to the AF 35 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Matt Wagner
Malik Sherrod run for 1 yd to the AF 34
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Chase Penry for 17 yds to the AF 17 for a 1ST down
PENALTY BS False Start (Wagner,Matt) 5 yards from AF17 to AF22. NO PLAY.
PENALTY BS False Start (Holmes,Zach) 5 yards from AF22 to AF27. NO PLAY.
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Ben Ford
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Dylan Riley for 9 yds to the AF 28
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Wagner for 24 yds to the AF 4 for a 1ST down
Dylan Riley run for 1 yd to the AF 3
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Luke Voorhees
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Matt Lauter for 3 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Dylan Carson run for 3 yds to the AF 28
PENALTY AF Offside (Spencer,Gage) 5 yards from AF28 to AF23. NO PLAY.
Liam Szarka run for 38 yds to the BOIS 39 for a 1ST down
Dylan Carson run for 9 yds to the BOIS 30
Dylan Carson run for 2 yds to the BOIS 28 for a 1ST down
Rocco Conti run for 4 yds to the BOIS 24
Cade Harris run for 10 yds to the BOIS 14 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 3 yds to the BOIS 11 for a 1ST down Boise State Penalty, (7 Yards) to the BOIS 7 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 2 yds to the BOIS 5
Liam Szarka run for 2 yds to the BOIS 3
Kemper Hodges run for 3 yds for a TD (Jacob Medina KICK)
Reagan Tubbs kickoff for 65 yds , Malik Sherrod return for 15 yds to the BOIS 15
Dylan Riley run for 1 yd to the BOIS 16
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Ben Ford for 22 yds to the BOIS 38 for a 1ST down
(03:34) Shotgun Madsen,Maddux pass incomplete deep left to Bates,Cameron thrown to AF15 PENALTY BS Holding 10 yards from BS38 to BS28. NO PLAY.
Dylan Riley run for 10 yds to the BOIS 38
Boise State Penalty, (-15 Yards) to the BOIS 25
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Chris Marshall
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Malik Sherrod for 12 yds to the BOIS 37
Oscar Doyle punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Cade Harris at the AF 12
Dylan Carson run for 6 yds to the AF 18
Owen Allen run for 2 yds to the AF 20
Owen Allen run for 1 yd to the AF 21
Luke Freer punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BOIS 33 Air Force Penalty, Defensive Holding (Blake Fletcher) to the BOIS 33
Luke Freer punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BOIS 33 Air Force Penalty, Defensive Holding (Blake Fletcher) to the BOIS 43
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 24 yds to the AF 33 for a 1ST down
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Malik Sherrod for 24 yds to the AF 9 for a 1ST down
(00:46) Shotgun Madsen,Maddux pass incomplete short left to Ford,Ben thrown to AF00 PENALTY BS Illegal Formation 5 yards from AF09 to AF14. NO PLAY.
Malik Sherrod run for 2 yds to the AF 12
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Matt Wagner
(00:27) Shotgun Madsen,Maddux pass incomplete short left to Marshall,Chris thrown to AF01 PENALTY AF Pass Interference (Johnson,Korey) 7 yards from AF12 to AF05, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
(00:24) Shotgun Madsen,Maddux pass complete short right to Ford,Ben caught at AF05, for 0 yards to the AF05, out of bounds at AF05 PENALTY BS Holding 10 yards from AF05 to AF15. NO PLAY.
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Latrell Caples
Maddux Madsen pass incomplete to Chris Marshall
Maddux Madsen pass intercepted, touchback. Max Mustell return for no gain
End of 2nd Quarter
(00:05) Kneel down by Air Force at AF19 for loss of 1 yard.
Dylan Carson run for no gain to the AF 25
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 74 yds to the BOIS 1 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 1 yd for a TD (Jacob Medina KICK)
Dylan Riley run for 5 yds to the BOIS 30
Dylan Riley run for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 29
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Latrell Caples for 31 yds to the AF 40 for a 1ST down
Malik Sherrod run for 40 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Liam Szarka pass complete to Kade Frew for a loss of 1 yard to the AF 24
Liam Szarka run for 10 yds to the AF 34
Liam Szarka run for 3 yds to the AF 37 for a 1ST down
Dylan Carson run for 2 yds to the AF 39
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 12 yds to the BOIS 49 for a 1ST down
Owen Allen run for 3 yds to the BOIS 46
Liam Szarka run for 4 yds to the BOIS 42
PENALTY AF False Start (Cooley,Costen) 5 yards from BS42 to BS47. NO PLAY.
Liam Szarka run for 11 yds to the BOIS 36 for a 1ST down
Owen Allen run for 1 yd to the BOIS 35
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Cade Harris
Kade Frew run for 10 yds to the BOIS 25 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for no gain to the BOIS 25
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 7 yds to the BOIS 18
Dylan Carson run for 2 yds to the BOIS 16
Liam Szarka run for 2 yds to the BOIS 14 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 5 yds to the BOIS 9
Dylan Carson run for 2 yds to the BOIS 7
Cade Harris run for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 8
Jacob Medina 25 yd FG GOOD
Maddux Madsen pass complete to Dylan Riley for 75 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Dylan Carson run for 1 yd to the AF 26
Kade Frew run for a loss of 5 yards to the AF 21
Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 21 yds to the AF 42 for a 1ST down
Kade Frew run for 2 yds to the AF 44
Liam Szarka run for 5 yds to the AF 49
Liam Szarka run for 4 yds to the BOIS 47 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 23 yds to the BOIS 24 for a 1ST down
Dylan Carson run for 2 yds to the BOIS 22
Liam Szarka run for 6 yds to the BOIS 16
Liam Szarka run for 1 yd to the BOIS 15
Liam Szarka run for 3 yds to the BOIS 12 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 12 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Dylan Riley run for 3 yds to the BOIS 28
Dylan Riley run for 27 yds to the AF 45 for a 1ST down
Boise State Penalty, (-10 Yards) to the BOIS 49
Malik Sherrod run for 15 yds to the AF 36
Sire Gaines run for 13 yds to the AF 23 for a 1ST down
Sire Gaines run for 11 yds to the AF 12 for a 1ST down
Dylan Riley run for 4 yds to the AF 8
Dylan Riley run for 8 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Cade Harris run for 6 yds to the AF 31
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 29 yds to the BOIS 40 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for 4 yds to the BOIS 36
Liam Szarka pass complete to Quin Smith for 32 yds to the BOIS 4 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka run for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 5
Liam Szarka pass complete to Bruin Fleischmann for 5 yds for a TD (Jacob Medina KICK)
Dylan Riley run for 5 yds to the AF 45
Dylan Riley run for 2 yds to the AF 43
Dylan Riley run for 43 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 20 yds to the AF 45 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Quin Smith
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Tre Roberson
Liam Szarka pass complete to Cade Harris for 11 yds to the BOIS 44 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka sacked by Malakai Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the BOIS 45
Liam Szarka run for 12 yds to the BOIS 33 for a 1ST down
Liam Szarka pass incomplete to Cade Harris
Liam Szarka pass intercepted Ty Benefield return for 23 yds to the BOIS 38
(00:42) Kneel down by Boise St. at BS37 for loss of 1 yard.
(00:28) Kneel down by Boise St. at BS35 for loss of 2 yards.