Five hours before Saturday’s game even started, the Boise State football team knew it had a spot in the Mountain West championship game.
But that didn’t stop the Broncos from putting up one inspired effort against the Air Force Falcons at Albertsons Stadium.
Boise State, trying to avoid a fourth straight loss against Air Force, won 44-19 in a game that was cathartic — a correction of many of the mistakes made the previous three meetings.
“Tonight, it’s about doing something we haven’t done since we’ve been here, and that’s beating Air Force ... it was a big win for us,” Boise State fourth-year coach Bryan Harsin said.