The Utes held things off in the early going, aided by a combination of good defense and Boise flub-ups. It made no difference. Not only couldn't they score, they couldn't expect to hold off the Broncos forever.
There were a few chances, times when a penalty, a drop or a stall kept them from closing the deficit. Reggie Dunn made a nice 39-yard return to start the second half, but three plays later — after a big gain — Shaky Smithson fumbled the ball back to the Broncos. A team of flurries, BSU scored twice in the final 2:27 of the half and again at 8:18 of the third, to put the game away.
Thus ended the second-longest bowl win streak in NCAA history.
"This is disappointing, not only for me, but for everyone who has been in this program the last 11 years," said center Zane Taylor, choking up. "It hurts bad. It hurts bad, man."
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Head Coach Kyle Whittingham
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