DALLAS (FWAA) With their 33-30 win over Virginia Tech in Landover, Md., the Boise State Broncos (1-0) are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 4.
Junior quarterback Kellen Moore hit Austin Pettis with a 13-yard touchdown pass with 1:09 remaining to provide the winning points. Pettis’ earlier touchdown catch after his blocked punt helped the Broncos run out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead.
In front of a crowd of 86,587 at FedExField, the Broncos extended their winning streak to 15 games, which includes a win over TCU in last season’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
“We know how much was at stake for us, so it was kind of like a bowl game, but we’ve still got 11, 12 games to go,” Pettis said after the game. “There’s a lot we need to work on, too,