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Maddux Madsen threw for four first-half touchdowns and Boise State won its third straight Mountain West Conference championship, overpowering UNLV 38-21 on Saturday in the final title game the Broncos will play before departing for the rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026.
Boise State’s quarterback tore the Rebels apart early. He racked up 196 total yards, opening with a 10-yard keeper and adding touchdowns to running back Dylan Riley, wide receiver Cameron Bates and RB Malik Sherrod as the Broncos (9-4) took a 28-14 lead. Sherrod’s 39-yard score came in the blink of an eye after a UNLV fumble.
UNLV (10-3), in its first season under head coach Dan Mullen, fought back behind quarterback Anthony Colandrea. He led a 95-yard march capped by his 5-yard touchdown run and then found WR Troy Omeire from 11 yards out to keep the Rebels within two scores at halftime. UNLV WR JoJo Earle’s 7-yard run cut the deficit to 28-21 late in the third.
The Broncos forced three straight stops to open the fourth quarter and turned a 78-yard drive into a 1-yard touchdown run by Sire Gaines for a 35-21 cushion with 13:21 to play. Kicker Colton Boomer’s 50-yard field goal sealed the margin.
Madsen finished with 289 passing yards, while the Broncos outgained UNLV 460-409 and never trailed.
Boise State also beat the Broncos, 56-31, in October.
Associated Press reporting.
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