Boise State falls to Oregon State 26-24

35,963 screaming fans witnessed the Bronco football team lose

its first game of the season Saturday on the road in Corvallis. The

26-24 loss to Oregon State not only placed the Broncos in the

unfamiliar territory of the loss column, but also broke the

Bronco’s 13-game winning streak, which dated back to Sept. 7

of last season, when the Broncos were handed a tough road loss in

Arkansas.

Since that 14-41 defeat at the hand of the Razorbacks, Boise

State has not looked back. But now, only three short weeks into the

season the Broncos sit 2-1, with one more game to play before

opening the WAC schedule.

Despite the fourth-quarter loss, there were some bright

spots for the Broncos. Senior quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie put up

exceptional numbers on Saturday. Dinwiddie managed to go 16 for 19,

posting 334 yards. Dinwiddie’s solo touchdown came in the

second quarter on a 67-yard pass to junior wide-receiver T.J.Acree,

which brought the Broncos within a touchdown of the Beavers.

On the next possession senior wide receiver Tim Gilligan took a

punt return 62-yards into the end zone, which put Boise State ahead

for the first time in the game. The Broncos took a 17-16 lead into

the locker room at the half.

But Oregon State came out in the second half ready to defend

their home turf. The Beavers had the lone score of the third

quarter with a 37-yard field goal, which put them in the lead going

into the fourth and final quarter.

Before the Broncos got on the board again, Oregon State

tallied one more score, putting the Broncos down 17-26 with less

than 15 minutes remaining on the game clock.

Boise State found the end zone once again, in the arms of senior

running back David Mikell, who until that point had been relatively

quiet in the game. Mikell rushed in for a three-yard touchdown,

which put the Broncos down by only two points with almost 12

minutes remaining in the game. The outcome looked promising for

Boise State, a field goal was all the team needed to earn its first

ever victory over a Pac-10 school. But history wasn’t to be

made this time, as the clock expired, so did the Broncos win

streak.

Next Saturday the team looks to get back on track with a home

game against Wyoming.

Andrea Trujillo
Sports editor
The Arbiter

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