Boise State Football Statue Of Liberty
Updated october 31 2019 0253 pm boise state quarterback jared zabransky 5 hands the ball off behind his back to tailback ian johnson who turned the statue of liberty play into a 43 42 overtime.
Boise state football statue of liberty. Boise state put itself on the map in the 2007 fiesta bowl following the 2006 season when it topped oklahoma 43 42 on a statue of liberty play in overtime to cap off an undefeated season. Sb nation 865857 views. Boise state entered the collective consciousness of college football fans with an upset over oklahoma in the fiesta bowl. Logan utah the boise state broncos pulled out their bag of tricks against utah state and ran a statue of liberty play to extend their lead over the aggies.
The most famous use in recent years was by jared zabransky and ian johnson in the 2007 fiesta bowl between the undefeated boise state broncos and the oklahoma sooners. The play known as statue left by the broncos clinched boise state a two point conversion for the overtime victory. The most memorable play of that game was when the broncos ran the statue of. Leading 14 7 late in the first quarter the broncos pulled out the statue of liberty play it has famously run in the.
Boise states legendary statue of liberty play vs. The broncos have used the statue of liberty play several times since the 2007 fiesta bowl but it hasnt always been successful. In the 2017 las vegas bowl the exchange between quarterback brett. Boise states legendary statue of liberty play vs.
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