FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi heaved a 33-yard pass to Dallin Hooker in the end zone on the final play from scrimmage and Colorado State scored the last 21 points of the game to beat Boise State 31-30 in a wild finish on Saturday night.
Trailing by 20 with about six minutes remaining, Fowler-Nicolosi threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Louis Brown IV with 4:01 to go and tossed a 2-yarder to Dylan Goffney with 1:53 left.
The Rams then forced a three-and-out, but a 40-yard punt pinned them at their own 12-yard line with 33 seconds to go. Fowler-Nicolosi threw a 11-yard pass to Goffney and a 44-yarder to Tory Horton. Following a Bronco timeout and an incomplete pass, Fowler-Nicolosi heaved his pass from near the logo and to the corner of the end zone before a heavily-guarded Hooker grabbed the batted ball with no time left.
Jordan Noyes kicked the extra point with no time left to seal it for Colorado State (3-3, 1-1 Mountain West Conference).
Fowler-Nicolosi finished 32-of-54 passing for 359 yards. Vann Schield also had a touchdown run for the Rams.
Ashton Jeanty ran for 212 yards and three touchdowns for Boise State (3-4, 2-1). Jeanty scored on a pair of 3-yard runs in the first half and added a 7-yard touchdown run that stretched the Broncos lead to 30-10 with 6:12 remaining in the game.
Boise State entered Saturday's contest 12-0 all-time against Colorado State. Maddux Madsen finished 10-of-16 with 110 passing yards and an interception, while Taylen Green went 6-of-9 for 30 yards with an interception. The quarterbacks combined for 10 rushing yards in the loss.
Linebacker Marco Notarainni led the team with 10 tackles and Andrew Simpson grabbed his first career interception and added five tackles in Saturday's loss. After the game, an emotional Notarainni said, "it's just frustrating. All I can say is sorry, for the guys who didn't play tonight. I feel bad for Bronco Nation."
Scroll down for post-game interviews, game photos, statistics and what's next for both teams:
Photos: Boise State vs. Colorado State
STATISTICS:
RULED OUT: Boise State was without DJ Schramm (LB), Demitri Washington (DE), George Holani (RB), Chase Penry (WR) and Tyler Wegis (DE) on Saturday against the Rams.
NEXT UP: The Broncos have a bye next week before hosting Wyoming at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Rams visit UNLV on Saturday, Oct. 21.
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