Ashton Jeanty (226 yards), No. 11 Boise State, rolls past Oregon State

Ashton Jeanty rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown on 37 carries and No. 11 Boise State moved closer to a bye in the first round of the College Football Playoff with a 34-18 victory over Oregon State on Friday in Boise, Idaho.

Jeanty surpassed 200 yards rushing for the fifth time this season and increased his season totals to 2,288 yards and 28 touchdowns on the ground as the Broncos (11-1) won their 10th straight game. Jeanty’s yardage this season is fifth all-time in FBS history.

Maddux Madsen completed 17 of 33 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns and also had a score for Boise State, which will host No. 24 UNLV or Colorado State in the Mountain West title game on Dec. 6. Austin Bolt and Latrell Caples had touchdown catches.

Ben Gulbranson completed 21 of 37 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown for Oregon State (5-7), which has lost six of its last seven games. Darrius Clemons caught eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown.

Beavers running back Anthony Hankerson ran for 110 yards and a long touchdown on 11 carries and finished the season with 1,082 rushing yards.

Oregon State got within 27-18 with 11:51 to play when Gulbranson threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Clemons and the duo also connected on the ensuing two-point conversion throw.

But the Beavers couldn’t get any closer and Madsen sealed the victory with a 3-yard run for the Broncos with 58 seconds left.

Boise State scored two touchdowns in the first quarter on Madsen’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Bolt and Jeanty’s 7-yard run.

The Broncos appeared to be on their way to a 21-point lead before Oregon State’s Skyler Thomas knocked the ball out of Jeanty’s arm and teammate Nikko Taylor recovered at the Beavers’ 8-yard line with 2:15 left in the game second quarter.

Two plays later, Hankerson exploded with an 83-yard touchdown run with 1:48 left in the half. Boise State responded quickly as Madsen hit Caples with a 6-yard scoring pass to make it 21-7 with 20 seconds left.

Jonah Dalmas hit third-quarter field goals of 43 and 29 yards for the Broncos and Everett Hayes scored from 37 yards for Oregon State as Boise State took a 27-10 lead in the fourth quarter.

–Field level media