Boise State football falls in latest Top 25 polls after loss to BYU
After suffering its first loss of the season on Saturday at BYU, the Boise State football team fell to No. 22 in the latest AP Top 25 poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
The Broncos (6-1, 3-0 MWC) were No. 14 and the highest-ranked Group of Five team in last week’s AP Poll. This week, that honor goes to SMU (7-0) at No. 16. Cincinnati (6-1) is No. 18 and Appalachian State (6-0) is No. 21. Memphis (6-1) received 87 points and is just outside the Top 25.
On Saturday, Boise State was outscored 21-0 in the third quarter and got burned by a pair of trick plays in a 28-25 loss to rival BYU. Quarterback Chase Cord completed 18-of-31 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown, but he was intercepted twice. True freshman running back George Holani led the way with 97 rushing yards, and wide receiver Octavius Evans put up career highs in receptions (five) and receiving yards (77), and he caught his first touchdown of the season.
Boise State is off this coming weekend before getting back on the road on Nov. 2 for a Mountain West game at San Jose State (3-4, 1-3), which is coming off back-to-back losses to Nevada and San Diego State.
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This is Idaho Statesman Assistant Editor Chadd Cripe’s AP ballot:
1 LSU
2 Clemson
3 Alabama
4 Ohio State
5 Oklahoma
6 Florida
7 Auburn
8 Oregon
9 Penn State
10 Georgia
11 Notre Dame
12 Utah
13 Baylor
14 Wisconsin
15 Texas
16 Michigan
17 Cincinnati
18 Iowa
19 Minnesota
20 Appalachian State
21 SMU
22 Iowa State
23 Wake Forest
24 Memphis
25 Washington
Dropped out: Boise State, California, Tulane, Arizona State
Also considered: Virginia, Pittsburgh
This story was originally published October 20, 2019 at 3:39 PM.
