Despite having two weeks to prepare for a matchup against Mountain West co-leader San Diego State,Boise State’s offense was largely lifeless without starting quarterback Maddux Madsen.
The Broncos (6-4, 4-2) deployed a vanilla, run-heavy approach on a soggy field at Snapdragon Stadium. The Aztecs (8-2, 5-1) had no fear of a Boise State passing attack featuring backup quarterback Max Cutforth and put all their effort into stopping the run.
San Diego State limited the Broncos to four yards per carry (41 attempts, 164 yards) on Saturday en route to a 17-7 victory in the rain…