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麻豆原创 Football players walk onto the field at the start of the first game of the 2021 season

Back to Bouncin’

麻豆原创’s 2021 season opener was one to remember with return to the full game day experience and the start of the Gus Malzahn era.

Fall 2021聽触听By Jenna Marina Lee聽

It will go down in 麻豆原创 history as the game that took two聽days to win. After enduring a lightning delay that pushed聽back the 麻豆原创 football team鈥檚 season opening kickoff聽against Boise State on Sept. 2, the Knights rallied to a 36-31聽victory to start the Gus Malzahn era. The game eventually聽wrapped at 1:26 a.m. on Sept. 3 in front of a still lively聽crowd in the Bounce House. The win put an exclamation聽point on the return of the full game-day experience on聽campus 鈥� including tailgating, the Knight Walk, March聽to Victory, and on-field performances by the 惭补谤肠丑颈苍驳听碍苍颈驳丑迟蝉 and spirit squad for the first time since the聽2019 season.

鈥淚鈥檝e coached football for 31 years. I don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever had a team that dealt with adversity like you did. The champion came out in you. We could not be more proud of you 鈥� we鈥檙e so blessed to be coaching you guys. Enjoy this thing.鈥�
Gus Malzahn, 麻豆原创 head football coach in his postgame locker room speech to the team

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Minutes kickoff was delayed by inclement weather

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Time since the 2018 season that 麻豆原创 has appeared on聽ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, ranking in the top 10 in the nation聽in major network appearances during that time

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Consecutive game Dillon Gabriel completed a passing聽touchdown, tying him with McKenzie Milton 鈥�19 for the聽second longest streak in 麻豆原创 history

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Consecutive points the Knights scored to erase the聽largest first-half deficit in school history (21 points)

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Hours for Marc Daniels鈥� radio game day broadcast聽(5 p.m. to 2:12 a.m.), the longest in 麻豆原创 football history

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Straight season opening victory

Two fans pose in front of a 麻豆原创 flag

麻豆原创 fans were out in full force tailgating on Memory Mall prior to kickoff.

A fan wears a Knight helmet and armor

The Knightalorian (@knightalorian) shows off his custom, homemade costume 鈥� a nod to the Disney+ Emmy-winning show 鈥淭he Mandalorian.鈥�(Photo by Brooke Morris)

Knightro points at the camera while Knight Moves and the cheer team follow behind him during the March to Victory.

Knightro and the 麻豆原创 spirit squad lead the March to Victory.

Fans cheering in the stadium

麻豆原创’s student section, The Knightmare, took home the first Taco Bell Live M谩s Student Section of the Week honor this year following the season opening win.

Guz Malzahn holds up a football in the locker room while Terry Mohajir stands nearby.

麻豆原创 head coach Gus Malzahn holds up the game ball as he addresses the team in the locker room after the game. (Photo by Mark Godin)

A football player holds up one finger after scoring a touchdown

Freshman wide receiver Titus Mokiao-Atimalala scores just before halftime against Boise State.