BY KTIK STAFF AND BSU MEDIA SERVICES
The Boise State football team played in front of a record crowd, lost starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier to injury, and beat Hawaii 59-37 to become bowl eligible Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium.
The crowd of 36,902 set a school record as the Broncos raised their record to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in Mountain West play at the halfway point of the regular season. It was the first sellout since Washington 2015.
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Bachmeier (3-of-9, 58 yards, TD) suffered his injury during a 4-yard run early in the second quarter and did not return. “It’s not going to be season ending. Hip pointer or something along those lines,” coach Bryan Harsin said.
Backups Chase Cord (12-18, 175 yards, 3 TDs) and Jaylon Henderson (6-10, 82 yards, first career TD pass at Boise State) finished the game.
Running back George Holani scored three TDs (25-yard pass from Henderson, 8-yard pass from Cord, 40 run), wide receiver Khalil Shakir scored twice (5 run, 33-yard pass from Cord), and wide receiver John Hightower caught TD passes from Bachmeier (26 yards) and Cord (42). Robert Mahone added a 13-yard TD run, and led all rushers with 74 yards.
Boise State outgained Hawaii 518-438.
POST-GAME NOTES: Boise State is 7-0 at home against Hawaii, and has outscored the Rainbow Warriors 156-44 in the last three games on The Blue. … Hightower has 10 career scoring plays of 40-plus yards. … Five different players took snaps at quarterback in the first half, including the three QBs, Shakir and Hightower. … Three different QBs threw touchdowns in a game for the first time since Utah State in 2008. … Boise State’s three decisive drives in the third quarter covered 75, 66 and 75 yards. … Holani had no TDs at Boise State until Saturday night when the true freshman had three. He became the first Boise State running back with two receiving touchdowns in a game since Dan Paul had three Nov. 27, 2009 vs. Nevada. Paul passed away in his sleep this past summer, and his family was honored on the field before the game. … Boise State had 11 penalties for 95 yards, and now has 21 penalties in the past two games. … Safety Khafari Buffalo’s interception on the final play was his first at Boise State. … Boise State forced a season-high four turnovers, including three fumbles. … Cord (175) and Henderson (82) each set career highs for passing yards. … Boise State has won at least six straight games in a season for the fourth straight year and fifth time in six campaigns under Harsin. … The Broncos won for the 117th consecutive time at home when leading after three quarters, the longest active streak in the country (LSU is second with 73).
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