‘That guy is legit.’ Boise State kicker goes from walk-on to Mountain West’s best

Kicker Jonah Dalmas probably won’t get a snow plow named after him like running back Ashton Jeanty, but his successors will have a hard time replicating his career in a Boise State uniform just the same.

Dalmas made two field goals in No. 21 Boise State’s 62-30 victory over Utah State on Saturday at Albertsons Stadium to become the Mountain West’s sole leader in career field goals made, with 85.

He’s also Boise State’s all-time total points leader with 451 career points. Dalmas drilled field goals of 48 and 42 yards in the third quarter and was 8-for-8 on PATs against the Aggies. (Yes, the dynamic offense scored seven touchdowns, six of them in the first half, and special teams accounted for a kickoff return TD.)

“He’s just another testament to the culture here,” Boise State coach Spencer Danielson said. “That has nothing to do with me. That’s inbred in this place, and what it is for decades is about guys that have maybe been counted out, have a chip on their shoulder, and they want to just go earn it and prove everybody wrong.

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