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Boise State Football: 3 takeaways from win over Air Force in Week 9

By Connor Muldowney

Oct 31, 2020; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; Boise State Broncos running back Andrew Van Buren (21) catches a pass against the Air Force Falcons in the first quarter at Falcon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2020; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; Boise State Broncos running back Andrew Van Buren (21) catches a pass against the Air Force Falcons in the first quarter at Falcon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boise State football picked up a big win over Air Force to continue a hot start to the 2020 season and it’s looking good in the New Year’s Six race.

Boise State took the field for the first time a week ago and made a statement with a 42-13 win over Utah State. They shot into the rankings and would get a tough matchup in Week 9 against Air Force on the road.

Even worse, the Broncos would have to play this one without star sophomore quarterback Hank Bachmeier who is one of the Mountain West’s best passers. There’s no official word on why he was out just yet (people are speculating COVID-19) but USC transfer Jack Sears took over and got the job done to improve the Broncos to 2-0.

What’d we learn from the Broncos’ second win of the season?

3. Broncos didn’t let Air Force wear them out

Whenever teams face one of the service academies, especially Air Force, they know what they’re going to get in an opposing game plan. The Broncos knew the Falcons were going predominantly run on Saturday evening and they didn’t let it wear them down.

Boise State knew Air Force was going to get its yardage on the ground and they did just that with 415 yards and four touchdowns on 66 carries. They were effective in the ground game, averaging over six yards per attempt all game but it wasn’t enough to wear the defense down completely as the Broncos didn’t give up a ton of big plays.

Air Force tries to beat teams with the ground game and wear defenses down and the Broncos kept coming back and made the stops when they needed to.

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