Boise St 38
(10-3, 7-1 MWC)
East Carolina 41
(8-5, 6-2 C-USA)
8:00 PM ET, December 23, 2007
Aloha Stadium, HONOLULU, HI
Top Performers
Passing: T. Tharp (BSU) - 270 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: C. Johnson (ECU) - 28 CAR, 223 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: A. Pettis (BSU) - 9 REC, 89 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | BSU | ECU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 08:22 | Ben Hartman 36 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 38 yds, 4:22 | 0 | 3 |
 | TD | 08:10 | Austin Smith 89 Yd Kickoff Return (Kyle Brotzman Kick) | 7 | 3 |
| TD | 04:25 | Chris Johnson 68 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 68 yds, :11 | 7 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | BSU | ECU | |||
| TD | 12:31 | Dominique Lindsay 3 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 85 yds, 4:25 | 7 | 17 |
| TD | 08:51 | Chris Johnson 18 Yd Pass From Patrick Pinkney (Ben Hartman Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 74 yds, 1:26 | 7 | 24 |
| TD | 04:18 | Ryan Putnam 3 Yd Pass From Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 69 yds, 2:17 | 14 | 24 |
| TD | 00:33 | Dominique Lindsay 3 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 38 yds, 1:48 | 14 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | BSU | ECU | |||
| TD | 09:02 | Brandon Simmons 3 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 74 yds, 5:58 | 14 | 38 |
| TD | 08:10 | Jeremy Avery 25 Yd Pass From Taylor Tharp (Kyle Brotzman Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 33 yds, :52 | 21 | 38 |
| FG | 03:11 | Kyle Brotzman 31 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 40 yds, 2:38 | 24 | 38 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | BSU | ECU | |||
| TD | 07:09 | D.J. Harper 1 Yd Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 3:59 | 31 | 38 |
| TD | 01:25 | Marty Tadman 47 Yd Fumble Return (Kyle Brotzman Kick) | 38 | 38 |
| FG | 00:00 | Ben Hartman 34 Yd Drive: 6 plays, 44 yds, 1:25 | 38 | 41 |
Team Stat Comparison
| BSU | ECU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-12 | 6-15 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 368 | 476 |
| Passing | 270 | 154 |
Comp-Att | 30-44 | 13-22 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 7.0 |
| Rushing | 98 | 322 |
Rushing Attempts | 24 | 50 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| Penalties | 4-50 | 7-50 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:16 | 33:44 |
| Boise State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Tharp | 30/44 | 270 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | 30/44 | 270 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 |
| East Carolina Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| P. Pinkney | 12/19 | 118 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Kass | 1/3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13/22 | 154 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boise State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Avery | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | 23 |
| I. Johnson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Young | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Tharp | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Harper | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 24 | 98 | 4.1 | 1 | 23 |
| East Carolina Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Johnson | 28 | 223 | 8.0 | 1 | 68 |
| P. Pinkney | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 21 |
| D. Harris | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Lindsay | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Kass | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Dodge | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Simmons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 50 | 322 | 6.4 | 4 | 68 |
| Boise State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Pettis | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 0 | 29 |
| T. Young | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Avery | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 25 |
| J. Hawkins | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Bissell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Blaser | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| C. O'Neill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| R. Putnam | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 30 | 270 | 9.0 | 2 | 29 |
| East Carolina Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Bryant | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 36 |
| C. Johnson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 18 |
| D. Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| J. Sonnhalter | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| S. Rogers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Crowell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 13 | 154 | 11.8 | 1 | 36 |
| East Carolina Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Milbrook | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| T. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| East Carolina Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Johnson | 6 | 153 | 25.5 | 39 |
| Team | 6 | 153 | 25.5 | 39 |
| Boise State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Tadman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| East Carolina Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Harris | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Boise State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| K. Brotzman | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 8 |
| East Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Hartman | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 5/5 | 11 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 5/5 | 11 |
| Boise State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| K. Brotzman | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Team | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| East Carolina Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Dodge | 7 | 302 | 43.1 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| Team | 7 | 302 | 43.1 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
ATTENDANCE: 30,467
