 Boise State 's defense had a hard time stopping the East Carolina offense , especially in the first half . The Pirates ' 31 points were the most scored all year by East Carolina in the first half . Leading the Broncos ' defense was safety Marty Tadman . Tadman had seven solo tackles , three assisted tackles , and recorded a defensive touchdown after recovering Chris Johnson 's fumble late in the fourth quarter . Linebacker Kyle Gingg also starred on defense , recording seven solo tackles , one assisted tackle , and one tackle for a one @-@ yard loss . A total of 23 players recorded at least one tackle . 
 Boise State <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>defense had a hard time stopping the East Carolina offense , especially in the first half . The Pirates <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>31 points <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> the most scored all year by East Carolina in the first half . Leading the Broncos <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'</mark></a>defense was safety Marty Tadman . Tadman had seven solo tackles , three assisted tackles , and recorded a defensive touchdown after recovering Chris Johnson <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>fumble late in the fourth quarter . Linebacker Kyle Gingg also starred on defense , recording seven solo tackles , one assisted tackle , and one tackle for a one @-@ yard loss . A total of 23 players recorded at least one tackle . 
Boise State  defense had a hard time stopping the East Carolina offense , especially in da first half . The Pirates  31 points was tdamost scored all year by East Carolina in the first half . Leading the Broncos  defense was safety Marty Tadman . Tadman had seven solo tackles , three assisted tackles , and recorded a defensive touchdown after recovering Chris Johnson  fumble late in the fourth quarter . Linebacker Kyle Gingg also starred on defense , recording seven solo tackles , one assisted tackle , and one tackle for a one @-@ yard loss . A total of 23 players recorded at least one tackle .