Not all wins are created equal, and not all of them are pretty.
The Boise State football team earned a 28-14 Mountain Division victory over New Mexico on Thursday at Albertsons Stadium. With the team’s biggest goal a Mountain West title, and considering the 5-5 record in its own division in 2015 and 2016, it was one the Broncos gladly will take.
But it wasn’t until the fourth quarter that they could rest easy as the offense struggled to maintain drives and was aided late by short fields created by the defense and special teams. The team did show some fortitude while dealing with the short turnaround from a 47-44 loss at Washington State that ended at 1 a.