Ahh, the pre-game pageantry, the endless babble coming from the national announcers, first we see the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band representing the 2009 Boise State team with their excellent performance, then after that, the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band takes the field to drum up support for the 2010 Boise State team. Then we see the respective coaches, Chris Petersen and Chris Petersen, shake hands and exchange pre-game pleasantries.
After twelve grueling weeks of the regular season and impressive wins last weekend by these two teams, we're ready for the game...The 2009 Broncos won the toss and deferred. They will kick off.
It didn't take long for the game's first score. The 2010 Broncos marched 53 yards in seven plays on the game's opening drive with Doug Martin picking up 28 yards. Kyle Brotzman came on to kick a 45-yard field goal, right through the uprights and the Las Vegas Bowl Broncos led 3-0.
Jeremy Avery got a nice return on the kickoff to give his team good field position on the 38. Quarterback Kellen Moore led the Fiesta Bowl champs on a nine-play drive with Avery scampering in from 11 yards out. After an exchange of punts, Moore connected with tight end Kyle Efaw from 13 yards out and the 2010 Boise State team led 10-7. Kyle Brotzman's 48-yard field goal equaled his counterpart and also tied the game with eight seconds left in the first quarter.
The 2010 team sputtered a bit on its next drive, with Moore being sacked by Billy Winn, George Iloka and Garcia Day on three separate plays. Still, a 31-yard field goal by Brotzman gave them points and the Broncos led the 2009 team 13-10. The 2009 Brotzman missed a 49-yard attempt, providing an early opportunity. Doug Martin rumbled through the middle for 33 yards and two plays later, Moore hit Titus Young for a 19-yard score. Brotzman missed the extra point but the 2010 team still led 19-10.
As they had done with Virginia Tech and Nevada in the season, the 2010 team did not bring down the hammer, and the 2009 Broncos scored 23 unanswered points to take a commanding 33-19 lead. Avery scored his second touchdown of the game, Kellen Moore hit brother Kirby Moore and Brotzman nailed three consecutive field goals.
Potter scores key fourth-quarter touchdown for the 2009 team
Facing a 14-point deficit to begin the fourth, the 2010 Broncos came back. Moore found Young for plays of 24 and 22 yards and Austin Pettis for a 23-yard gain. Brotzman finished the drive with his third field goal of the game, this time from 41 yards out, as the 2010 team pulled within 11. Then, the defense held on and Moore connected with Efaw for 19 and Pettis for 21, setting up a first-and-10 at the 2009 Boise State 25-yard line. Moore went back to pass, and spotted Chris Potter at the five. Potter hauled it in and scored as Pettis made an excellent block to clear the way. The 2010 Broncos closed to 33-30 as Martin ran it it for a two-point conversion.
Once again, the defense held and this time, it only took three plays as Moore hit a streaking Tyler Shoemaker for a 54-yard bomb that put the 2010 Boise State team ahead 37-33 with just 2:52 left.
Avery ignited the 2009 Broncos with a 38-yard kickoff return to the 46. Avery ran for six and D.J. Harper gained 15 yards on the next two plays to give his team the ball on the 37 with 1:43 remaining. The drama could be felt by both teams and nervous fans in the stands. After a time out, Moore calmly set up and sent a bullet to Young who ran out of bounds on the 17. Martin was the recipient of the next pass from Moore but could not get out of bounds. With 1:10 left, Martin took a handoff and was tackled by end Ryan Winterswyck just short of a first down. The clock continued to wind down.
Harper gained the necessary yardage on a play off left tackle and ran out of bounds to stop the clock. The 2010 Broncos had a first-and-goal with 51 seconds left. Moore backed up, saw nothing downfield and had to dump a pass to Avery, who was tackled immediately by Billy Winn. 2009 Coach Petersen elected to burn a second timeout to talk to his young field general. An excellent play by Iloka saved a touchdown as he batted down a Moore pass intended for Young.
Now the 2009 team had a third-and-goal with 41 seconds remaining. This time, Moore went to a familiar target, and his floating pass in the end zone was just out of reach of cornerback Jamar Taylor and into the waiting arms of brother Kirby, who snared the ball! Brotzman kicked the extra point and the 2009 team led 40-37.
2010 quarterback Moore did all he could but with only 29 seconds to work with, could only get the ball to his own 37 as time expired.
Avery led the winners with 151 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Young caught 6 passes for 108 yards and a score while Pettis grabbed 5 for 91. Moore finished the game 28-43 for 260 yards and two touchdowns.
For the 2010 team, Martin had 97 yards rushing on 18 carries while Moore was 27-40 for 412 yards and four scores but one interceptions. Titus Young had seven catches for 58 yards, Pettis had 5 receptions for 42 and Tyler Shoemaker had four catches for 63.
The 2009 Boise State celebrated their amazing Simulation Football League season. They finished 13-1 and were crowned SFL Champion by Blue Through and Through owner Rocketman as well as officials from WhatIfSports, who provided the simulation software.
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