Brumfield, White lead UNLV's 52-21 rout of Idaho State
Doug Brumfield finds Ricky White for a 72-yard UNLV TD
Doug Brumfield unloads a beautiful strike to Ricky White for a 72-yard Rebels touchdown.
LAS VEGAS -- — Doug Brumfield threw four touchdown passes, all in the first half, UNLV scored 35 points in the second quarter and the Rebels defeated Idaho State 52-21 in a season-opener on Saturday.
Brumfield completed 21 of 25 passes for 356 yards with a QB rating of 256.4.
Ricky White scored two first-half receiving touchdowns and his 182 receiving yards in the first half were the 11th highest single-game total in UNLV history. Brumfield and White hooked up for a 72-yard UNLV score in the second quarter. The pair sat out the second half.
Among Idaho State's three touchdowns, the big play was a 55-yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal to Jalen Johnson in the first quarter.
UNLV finished with 552 total yards — 405 passing.
Both teams had five sacks.
UNLV's 45 points in the first half were the second-most in program history, behind the 52 points scored against Idaho State in 2015. UNLV won that game 80-8.
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Game Information
2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 7-0 | 11-0 |
| UC Davis | 6-1 | 9-2 |
| Idaho | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| Montana | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| Northern Arizona | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Idaho State | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Weber State | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-5 | 3-7 |
| Portland State | 2-5 | 2-8 |
| Sacramento State | 1-6 | 3-8 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-6 | 1-10 |
2024 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| Colorado State | 5-0 | 7-3 |
| UNLV | 4-1 | 8-2 |
| Fresno State | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| San José State | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| New Mexico | 3-3 | 5-6 |
| San Diego State | 2-3 | 3-7 |
| Utah State | 2-3 | 3-7 |
| Hawai'i | 2-4 | 4-7 |
| Wyoming | 2-4 | 2-8 |
| Air Force | 1-4 | 3-7 |
| Nevada | 0-5 | 3-8 |
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