On a blustery Friday in Colorado Springs, the Boise State Broncos squared off against the Air Force Academy Falcons. Coming into the game, the Broncos got some bad news with two of their starting linebackers ruled out for the season. Just prior to kickoff, it was also revealed that the Broncos would be without the services of Dylan Sumner-Gardner. So, from the outset, Boise State was at a disadvantage, being down three starting defenders vs an offense and a team that had gotten the better of them the last two meetings.
The game started as did the match-up last year: With an explosive Jeremy McNichols run.