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Location.............................................................................Boise, Idaho 83725 Founded........................................................................................................1932 Enrollment................................................................................................ 22,259 Nickname and Colors.................................... Broncos / Blue and Orange Stadium and Surface............................... Albertsons Stadium (36,387) / ....................................................................................................... Blue Field Turf Conference.............................................................................. Mountain West NCAA Affiliation.....................................Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) President................................................................................Dr. Robert Kustra Athletic Director..............................................................................Curt Apsey Head Football Coach................................................................. Bryan Harsin Harsin’s Record at Boise State........................................... 12-2 (One Year) Harsin’s Overall Record......................................................19-7 (Two Years) Starters Returning..............................................19 (9 Off / 8 Def / 2 Spec) Starters Lost............................................................ 7 (3 Off / 3 Def / 1 Spec) Lettermen Returning...................................45 (21 Off / 22 Def / 2 Spec) Lettermen Lost....................................................18 (8 Off / 9 Def / 1 Spec) Offensive Formation...........................................................................Multiple Defensive Formation..........................................................................Multiple Assistant AD, Media Relations (Primary Contact) ..................................................................................................... Joe Nickell Nickell’s Office Phone....................................................208-426-3868 Nickell’s Cell Phone........................................................208-631-5483 Nickell’s e-mail........................................ joenickell@boisestate.edu Assistant Sports Information Director (Secondary Contact) .................................................................................................Aaron Juarez Juarez’s Office Phone....................................................208-426-3438 Juarez’s Cell Phone.........................................................208-982-0040 Juarez’s e-mail.....................................aaronjuarez@boisestate.edu Sports Information FAX..........................................................208-426-1778 Sports Information Shipping Address.......................................................... 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725 Albertsons Stadium Press Box Phone.............................(208) 426-1408 Albertsons Stadium Visting ISDN Spid Numbers....208-336-0307.1111 ....................................................................................208-336-0309.1111
Credits
Photography............................... John Kelly, Manager of Photographic . .Services / Boise State .................................... Carrie Quinney, Photographer / Boise State ............................ Stan Brewster, Photographer / Bronco Athletics Cover and Inside Page Designs and Text ..................................... Joe Nickell, Assistant AD/Communications ............................................. Aaron Juarez, Boise State Assistant SID ...................................................Doug Link, Boise State Assistant SID ...........................................Michael Walsh, Boise State Assistant SID .....................................................Peter Clark, Graduate Assistant SID .................................................. Spencer Jahn, Multimedia Specialist
Table of Contents
2015 Preseason Notes.................................................................................2-3 Bronco Football Timeline................................................................................4 National TV Games...........................................................................................5 Games Played When Ranked........................................................................6 2015 Preseason Numerical Roster...........................................................8-9 2015 Preseason Alpha Roster...............................................................10-11 Roster Breakdown and Returning Statistical Leaders....................... 12 Geographic Breakdown & Pronunciation Guide................................. 13 Coaches’ Radio / TV Roster.......................................................................... 14 2015 Honors Candidates.......................................................................16-25 Player Profiles.............................................................................................26-54 Head Football Coach Bryan Harsin....................................................56-57 Bronco Assistant Coaches and Support Staff.................................58-74 2015 Opponents.......................................................................................76-77 2015 MW Composite Schedule................................................................. 78 MW Postseason Bowl Games..................................................................... 79 2015 Postseason Bowl Schedule.............................................................. 80 2014 Game-by-Game Season in Review..........................................82-88 2014 Final Boise State Team and Individual Statistics.................89-92 All-Time Bronco Individual and Teams Records......................... 94-110 Bronco Postseason Records.............................................................111-115 Boise State Outstanding Bowl Players.........................................116-119 Boise State Bowl History...................................................................120-137 Bronco Championship Teams.........................................................138-151 Boise State vs. All-Time Opponents..............................................152-153 Junior College History................................................................................154 Year-by-Year Results...........................................................................155-163 Bronco Hall of Famers.................................................................................164 Boise State All-Americans.................................................................165-167 Boise State All-Conference Players...............................................168-169 Broncos in the NFL..............................................................................170-171 Bronco NFL Draft Choices by Round.....................................................172 Bronco NFL Draft Choices by Year..........................................................173 Broncos in the Canadian Football League...........................................174 Bronco Players in Postseason All-Star Games....................................175 Boise State All-Time Lettermen List..............................................176-179 All-Time Bronco Head Coaching Records............................................180 Bronco Stadium and Lyle Smith Field..........................................181-182 Dr. Robert Kustra, University President................................................184 Curt Apsey, Director of Athletics.............................................................185 Athletic Administration Directory.................................................186-187 Bronco Sports Information and Media Directory.............................188 Media Information.......................................................................................189 Bronco Sports Network and Bronco Sports Properties .................190 Mountain West Conference.............................................................181-193
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// Preseason Notes // Team Notes
Winningest FBS Programs All-Time TEAM W L 1. Notre Dame 880 310 2. Michigan 915 327 3. Boise State 408 155 4. Ohio State 863 319 5. Oklahoma 850 317 6. Alabama 850 325 7. Texas 880 346 8. USC 804 327 9. Nebraska 873 361 10. Tennessee 809 367 11. Florida State 512 238 12. Penn State 737 374 13. LSU 760 401 14. Georgia 777 410 15. Miami (FL) 596 342
T PCT 42 .731 36 .730 2 .724 53 .720 53 .718 43 .716 33 .712 54 .7012 40 .7009 53 .6798 17 .6786 41 .658 47 .6485 54 .6478 19 .633
National Home Winning Percentage (2000-Present) TEAM 1. Boise State 2. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 4. LSU 5. TCU 6. Oregon 7. Georgia 8. Wisconsin 9. Virginia Tech 10. Nebraska 11. Auburn 12. Florida 13. Texas 14. USC 15. Florida State
…Boise State is entering its second year under the guidance of head coach Bryan Harsin, a former Bronco quarterback and assistant coach who returned to The Blue in Dec. 2013 after one season as head coach at Arkansas State. Harsin played for the Broncos from 1995-99, and was an assistant from 2001-10. He began as a graduate assistant in 2001 before taking over as a full-time assistant from 2002-05. He assumed offensive coordinator duties from 2006-10, before moving on to become the cooffensive coordinator at Texas from 2011-12. The Broncos went 12-2, captured Mountain West and Fiesta Bowl titles, and finished at No. 16 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls in Harsin’s first year at the helm. The conference title, coming with a 28-14 win over Fresno State in the Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship, was the first outright Mountain West title for the Broncos. Boise State went on to capture its third Fiesta Bowl in nine years with a 38-30 win over No. 10 Arizona on Dec. 31. …Since 2000, Boise State’s winning percentage of .856 leads the nation. The Broncos have gone 167-28 during that time. ...Boise State enters 2015 with the third-best winning percentage all-time as an FBS program, going 408-155-2 (.724). The Broncos trail only Notre Dame (880-310-42; .731) and Michigan (915-328-36; .730) on the all-time list. …Boise State is coming off of its 13th-consecutive season with a bowl appearance, tied for the seventh-longest active streak in the nation. The Broncos have appeared in a bowl game in 14 of the last 15 seasons.
...Boise State boasts the nation’s highest home winning percentage since 2000, going 92-4 (.958) at Albertsons Stadium during that time. RECORD PCT 92-4 .958 ...The Broncos have the highest conference winning percentage in the country 84-8 .913 since 2000 at .914 (106-10). 94-12 .887 ...Boise State is the highest scoring team in the country since 2000, averaging 40.20 92-14 .868 points per game - the only school to average more than 40 points per game. 75-14 .841 82-16 .835 ...Boise State has had 13-straight senior classes win 40-or-more games in their 80-16 .833 careers. 85-20 .8095 80-19 .8081 ...Every Boise State football senior class from the 2006-18 seasons will have won 85-21 .802 a Fiesta Bowl title. 87-22 .7982 79-20 .7980 ...Boise State has won 10 conference championships in the past 12 years - two in 73-19 .7935 the Mountain West and eight in the Western Athletic Conference. 75-20 .789 ...The Broncos have a record of 10-5 in games against BCS teams over the past nine 76-21 .784 years. The wins have been over Oregon (2), Oregon State (2), Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Arizona, Arizona State and Washington.
Highest-Scoring Teams (2000-Present)
TEAM GMS PTS AVG 1. Boise State 194 7,839 40.20 2. Oregon 191 7,334 38.00 3. Oklahoma 200 7,362 36.81 4. Texas Tech 191 6,886 36.05 5. Texas 193 6,844 35.46 6. USC 193 6,561 33.99 7. Kansas State 190 6,290 33.11 8. TCU 188 6,220 33.09 9. Florida 193 6,190 32.07 10. Hawai’i 195 6,251 32.06
...Boise State has an all-time record of 91-11 (.892) when ranked in the top 25 of the media and/or coaches polls. The Broncos have been ranked in each of the two major polls for at least one week each of the last 13 seasons.
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// Preseason Notes //
Players to Watch WATCH LIST BRONCOS ...Several Broncos have been named to 2015 Preseason Watch Lists, including: Bryan Harsin - Bobby Dodd Trophy Kamalei Correa - Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award Donte Deayon - Jim Thorpe Award Marcus Henry - Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy, Rimington Trophy Rees Odhiambo - Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy Thomas Sperbeck - Fred Biletnikoff Award Darian Thompson - Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jim Thorpe Award Walter Camp Player of the Year Tanner Vallejo - Lombardi Award Shane Williams-Rhodes - Paul Hornung Award, Wuerffel Trophy, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee KAMALEI CORREA • Jr. • STUD • Honolulu, Hawaii …Named to the All-Mountain West First Team in 2014 after leading the Mountain West in sacks (12.0) and finishing third in tackles-for-loss (19.0). DONTE DEAYON • Sr. • CB • Rialto, Calif. …Earned his second-straight selection to the All-Mountain West Second Team in 2014. Deayon tied for ninth in the country with six interceptions. …Claimed two Mountain West Player of the Week honors in 2014, one on defense (Oct. 20) and one on special teams (Nov. 24). MARCUS HENRY • RS Sr. • C • Bellevue, Wash. …Named to the All-Mountain West First Team in 2014. …Helped anchor an offensive line for a Bronco team that led the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg) and total offense (494.3 ypg), while ranking ninth and 14th nationally in those categories, respectively REES ODHIAMBO • RS Sr. • OL • Mansfield, Texas …Named to the All-Mountain West Second Team in 2014. …Odhiambo was part of an offensive line that helped the Broncos lead the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg) while ranking second in total offense (494.3 ypg), while ranking ninth and 14th nationally in those categories, respectively. JAKE ROH • RS So. • TE • Scottsdale, Ariz. …Named All-Mountain West honorable mention after catching 35 balls for 408 yards and two touchdowns. THOMAS SPERBECK • Jr. • WR • Carmichael, Calif. …Led the team with 877 receiving yards and was second with 51 receptions for three touchdowns. …Named the Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP after setting career bests with 12 catches for 199 yards. DARIAN THOMPSON • RS Sr. • S • Lancaster, Calif. …Named to the All-Mountain West First Team as well as to the CBSSports.com AllAmerica Second Team in 2014. …Led the Mountain West and tied for third in the nation with seven interceptions, and led the Bronco secondary with 71 tackles (50 solo). TANNER VALLEJO • Jr. • LB • Grass Valley, Calif. …Named to the All-Mountain West Second Team in 2014, after leading the Broncos with 100 tackles (64 solo) and three fumble recoveries. …Ranked fifth in the Mountain West with 16.5 TFL. He was named Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP after recording 14 tackles (10 solo) with 1.5 sacks in win over No. 10 Arizona. SHANE WILLIAMS-RHODES • Sr. • WR • Spring, Texas …Named All-Mountain West honorable mention for the second year in a row in 2014. …Led the Broncos with 68 catches and seven touchdown receptions, numbers which also ranked tied for fourth and tied for second in the Mountain West, respectively.
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National Conference Winning Percentage (2000-Present) TEAM 1. Boise State 2. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma 4. Oregon 5. Florida State 6. Texas 7. TCU 8. USC 9. Virginia Tech 10. LSU 11. Florida Georgia 13. Fresno State 14. Alabama 15. Louisville
RECORD PCT 106-10 .914 98-22 .817 104-26 .800 98-32 .754 90-30 .750 92-33 .7360 89-32 .7355 93-36 .721 84-34 .706 86-37 .6992 85-38 .6991 85-38 .6991 82-37 .689 81-41 .664 70-39 .642
National Overall Winning Percentage (2000-Present) TEAM 1. Boise State 2. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma 4. LSU 5. Oregon 6. Texas USC 8. TCU 9. Georgia 10. Florida State Virginia Tech 12. Florida 13. Alabama 14. Auburn 15. Wisconsin
RECORD PCT 167-28 .856 158-36 .814 161-39 .805 150-45 .769 147-46 .762 146-47 .756 146-47 .756 142-47 .755 144-52 .735 143-55 .722 143-55 .722 137-56 .709 137-57 .706 133-60 .693 135-61 .689
Wins by West Coast Teams (2000-Present) TEAM WINS 1. Boise State 167 2. Oregon 147 3. USC 146 4. Utah 123 5. BYU 122 6. Fresno State 119 7. Oregon State 109 8. UCLA 106 9. Arizona State 105 10. Hawai’i 104
// Boise State Football Timeline //
1933 1947 1958 1968 1970 1973 1978 1980 1994 1996 1999 2001 2002 2006 2009 2010 2011 2014
Boise Junior College established (1933-67) BJC’s first undefeated season (BJC went on to have six undefeated seasons under head coach Lyle Smith) BJC Wins NJCAA National Championship Boise State College established (1968-69) Competed in two seasons at NAIA level, owning a record of 17-3 Boise State College competed at NCAA Division II level (1970-72) Wins first of four Big Sky Conference Championships; first of three NCAA Division II playoff appearances Boise State University moves to NCAA FCS (1978-95) NCAA FCS National Champions NCAA FCS National Runner-Up Boise State University moves to FBS level and joins Big West Conference Wins first of two Big West Conference titles (1999, 2000); first FBS bowl game appearance (Humanitarian Bowl Champions) Boise State joins the Western Athletic Conference Wins first of eight WAC championships; first time Broncos rank in season-ending poll (AP No. 15, Coaches No. 12) First undefeated season as a four-year institution; first BCS Bowl appearance (2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champions); finished ranked in top 10 for first time in school history (AP No. 5, Coaches No. 6) First 14-0 season in school history; wins second Tostitos Fiesta Bowl title (2010); highest end-of-season national ranking in school history (AP/Coaches No. 4) MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions; Kellen Moore becomes school’s first Heisman Trophy Finalist Joins Mountain West Conference; records fourth-straight 12-plus win season; makes 10th-straight postseason bowl appearance (Wins MAACO Bowl Las Vegas) Wins first outright Mountain West title; wins third VIZIO Fiesta Bowl title // 4 //
// Broncos on National TV //
OVERALL RECORD (SINCE 1996): 87-18 DATE OPPONENT LOC W/L SCORE TV 12/30/99 Louisville H W 34-31 ESPN 12/28/00 UTEP H W 38-23 ESPN 10/19/01 Fresno State A W 35-30 ESPN 10/18/02 Fresno State H W 67-21 ESPN 12/31/02 Iowa State H W 34-16 ESPN 10/30/03 BYU A W 50-12 ESPN 11/02/03 Fresno State A W 31-17 ESPN2 12/06/03 Hawai’i A W 45-28 ESPN2 12/23/03 TCU N W 34-31 ESPN 09/10/04 Oregon State H W 53-34 ESPN 09/24/04 BYU H W 28-27 ESPN 10/23/04 Fresno State H W 33-16 ESPN2 10/29/04 Hawai’i H W 69-3 ESPN2 11/13/04 San Jose State A W 56-49 (2OT) ESPN2 11/22/04 Nevada A W 58-21 ESPN 12/31/04 Louisville N L 41-44 ESPN 09/03/05 Georgia A L 13-48 ESPN 09/21/05 Bowling Green H W 48-20 ESPN2 11/10/05 Fresno State A L 7-27 ESPN 12/28/05 Boston College H L 20-27 ESPN 09/07/06 Oregon State H W 42-14 ESPN 10/15/06 New Mexico St. A W 40-28 ESPN 11/01/06 Fresno State H W 45-21 ESPN2 11/25/06 Nevada A W 38-7 ESPN2 01/01/07 Oklahoma N W 43-42 (OT) FOX 09/27/07 Southern Miss H W 38-16 ESPN 10/07/07 New Mexico St. H W 58-0 ESPN 10/14/07 Nevada H W 69-67 (4OT) ESPN 10/26/07 Fresno State A W 34-21 ESPN2 11/23/07 Hawai’i A L 27-39 ESPN2 12/23/07 East Carolina N L 38-41 ESPN 10/01/08 Louisiana Tech H W 38-3 ESPN 10/11/08 Southern Miss A W 24-7 CBS CTV 10/17/08 Hawai’i H W 27-7 ESPN 10/24/08 San Jose State A W 33-16 ESPN2 11/21/08 Nevada A W 41-34 ESPN2 11/28/08 Fresno State H W 61-10 ESPN2 12/23/08 TCU N L 16-17 ESPN 09/03/09 Oregon H W 19-8 ESPN 09/9/09 Fresno State A W 51-34 ESPN 10/14/09 Tulsa A W 28-21 ESPN 11/06/09 Louisiana Tech A W 45-35 ESPN2 11/14/09 Idaho H W 63-25 ESPNU 11/20/09 Utah State A W 52-21 ESPN2 11/27/09 Nevada A W 44-33 ESPN2 01/04/10 TCU N W 17-10 FOX 09/06/10 Virginia Tech N W 33-30 ESPN 09/18/10 Wyoming A W 51-6 CBS CTV 09/25/10 Oregon State H W 37-24 ABC 10/26/10 Louisiana Tech H W 49-20 ESPN2 11/06/10 Hawai’i H W 42-7 ESPNU/3D 11/12/10 Idaho A W 52-14 ESPN2/3D 11/19/10 Fresno State H W 51-0 ESPN2 11/26/10 Nevada A L 31-34 (OT) ESPN 12/22/10 Utah N W 26-3 ESPN
DATE OPPONENT LOC W/L SCORE TV 09/03/11 Georgia N W 35-21 ESPN 09/16/11 Toledo A W 40-15 ESPN 09/24/11 Tulsa H W 41-21 CBS SN 10/01/11 Nevada H W 30-10 VERSUS 10/07/11 Fresno State A W 57-7 ESPN 10/15/11 Colorado State A W 63-13 The Mtn. 10/22/11 Air Force H W 37-26 VERSUS 11/05/11 UNLV A W 48-21 CBS SN 11/12/11 TCU H L 35-36 VERSUS 11/19/11 San Diego State A W 52-35 CBS SN 11/26/11 Wyoming H W 36-14 The Mtn. 12/03/11 New Mexico H W 45-0 The Mtn. 12/22/11 Arizona State N W 56-24 ESPN 08/31/12 Michigan State A L 13-17 ESPN 09/15/12 Miami (Ohio) H W 39-12 NBC SN 09/20/12 BYU H W 7-6 ESPN 10/13/12 Fresno State H W 20-10 NBC SN 10/20/12 UNLV H W 32-7 NBC SN 10/27/12 Wyoming A W 45-14 CBS SN 11/03/12 San Diego State H L 19-21 CBS SN 11/10/12 Hawai’i A W 49-14 NBC SN 11/17/12 Colorado State H W 42-14 NBC SN 12/01/12 Nevada A W 27-21 ABC 12/22/12 Washington N W 28-26 ESPN 08/31/13 Washington A L 6-38 FS1 09/13/13 Air Force H W 42-20 ESPN 09/20/13 Fresno State A L 40-41 ESPN 09/28/13 Southern Miss H W 60-7 ESPNU 10/12/13 Utah State A W 34-23 CBS SN 10/19/13 Nevada H W 34-17 CBS SN 10/25/13 BYU A L 20-37 ESPN 11/02/13 Colorado State A W 42-30 CBS SN 11/16/13 Wyoming H W 48-7 ESPN2 11/23/13 San Diego State A L 31-34 (OT) CBS SN 11/30/13 New Mexico H W 45-17 ESPN2 12/22/13 Oregon State N L 23-38 ESPN 08/28/14 Ole Miss N L 13-35 ESPN 09/06/14 Colorado State H W 37-24 ESPN2 09/13/14 Connecticut A W 38-21 ABC 09/20/14 Louisiana H W 34-9 CBS SN 09/27/14 Air Force A L 14-28 CBS SN 10/04/14 Nevada A W 51-46 CBS SN 10/17/14 Fresno State H W 37-27 ESPN 10/24/14 BYU H W 55-30 ESPN 11/08/14 New Mexico A W 60-49 CBS SN 11/15/14 San Diego State H W 38-29 ESPNU 11/22/14 Wyoming A W 63-14 ESPN2 11/29/14 Utah State H W 50-19 ESPN2 12/06/14 Fresno State H W 28-14 CBS 12/31/14 Arizona N W 38-30 ESPN
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// Games Played When Ranked //
OVERALL RECORD: 91-11 SEASON OPPONENT COACH 2002 Louisiana Tech 22 2002 Nevada 21 2002 Iowa State 15 Final Ranking 12 2003 UTEP 23 2003 Fresno State 20 2003 Nevada 18 2003 Hawai’i 17 2003 TCU 16 Final Ranking 15 2004 UTEP 23 2004 BYU 21 2004 SMU 21 2004 Tulsa 18 2004 Fresno State 16 2004 Hawai’i 15 2004 San Jose State 13 2004 Louisiana Tech 12 2004 Nevada 10 2004 Louisville 10 Final Ranking 13 2005 Georgia 19 Final Ranking - 2006 Hawai’i 25 2006 Utah 22 2006 Louisiana Tech 21 2006 New Mexico State 19 2006 Idaho 17 2006 Fresno State 14 2006 San Jose State 13 2006 Utah State 13 2006 Nevada 12 2006 Oklahoma 9 Final Ranking 6 2007 Weber State 23 2007 Washington 20 2007 San Jose State 22 2007 Utah State 19 2007 Idaho 15 2007 Hawai’i 17 2007 East Carolina 22 Final Ranking - 2008 Louisiana Tech 18 2008 Southern Miss 16 2008 Hawai’i 16 2008 San Jose State 13 2008 New Mexico State 11 2008 Utah State 10 2008 Idaho 9 2008 Nevada 9 2008 Fresno State 9 2008 TCU 9 Final Ranking 13 2009 Oregon 16 2009 Miami (Ohio) 11 2009 Fresno State 10 2009 Bowling Green 8 2009 UC Davis 5 2009 Tulsa 6 2009 Hawai’i 5 2009 San Jose State 5 2009 Louisiana Tech 5 2009 Idaho 6 2009 Utah State 6 2009 Nevada 6 2009 New Mexico State 6 2009 TCU 6 Final Ranking
AP W/L SCORE -- W 36-10 23 W 44-7 18 W 34-16 15 24 W 51-21 20 W 31-17 18 W 56-3 18 W 45-28 18 W 34-31 16 23 W 47-31 21 W 28-27 23 W 38-20 21 W 45-42 19 W 33-16 18 W 69-3 14 W 56-49 13 W 55-14 10 W 58-21 10 L 40-44 12 18 L 13-48 - 25 W 41-34 22 W 36-3 20 W 55-14 20 W 40-28 18 W 42-26 14 W 45-21 14 W 23-20 13 W 49-10 12 W 38-7 9 W 43-42 OT 5 24 W 56-7 22 L 10-24 21 W 42-7 19 W 52-0 17 W 58-14 17 L 27-39 24 L 38-41 - 17 W 38-3 15 W 24-7 15 W 27-7 13 W 33-16 11 W 49-0 9 W 49-14 9 W 49-10 9 W 41-34 9 W 61-10 9 L 16-17 11 14 W 19-8 12 W 48-0 10 W 51-34 8 W 49-14 5 W 34-16 5 W 28-21 6 W 54-9 6 W 45-7 5 W 45-35 6 W 63-25 6 W 52-21 6 W 44-33 6 W 42-7 6 W 17-10 4 4
SEASON OPPONENT COACH AP W/L SCORE 2010 Virginia Tech 5 3 W 33-30 2010 Wyoming 3 3 W 51-6 2010 Oregon State 3 3 W 37-24 2010 New Mexico State 3 3 W 59-0 2010 Toledo 4 4 W 57-14 2010 San Jose State 3 3 W 48-0 2010 Louisiana Tech 2 2 W 49-20 2010 Hawai’i 3 2 W 42-7 2010 Idaho 4 4 W 52-14 2010 Fresno State 3 3 W 51-0 2010 Nevada 3 3 L 31-34 OT 2010 Utah State 10 9 W 50-14 2010 Utah 10 10 W 26-3 Final Ranking 7 9 2011 Georgia 7 5 W 35-21 2011 Toledo 4 4 W 40-15 2011 Tulsa 4 4 W 41-21 2011 Nevada 5 4 W 30-10 2011 Fresno State 6 5 W 57-7 2011 Colorado State 6 5 W 63-13 2011 Air Force 7 5 W 37-26 2011 UNLV 5 5 W 48-21 2011 TCU 5 5 L 35-36 2011 San Diego State 11 10 W 52-35 2011 Wyoming 8 7 W 36-14 2011 New Mexico 8 T9 W 45-0 2011 Arizona State 6 8 W 56-24 Final Ranking 6 8 2012 Michigan State 22 24 L 13-17 2012 BYU 24 W 7-6 2012 New Mexico 24 W 32-29 2012 Southern Miss 25 W 40-14 2012 Fresno State 22 24 W 20-10 2012 UNLV 22 24 W 32-7 2012 Wyoming 18 21 W 45-14 2012 San Diego State 14 19 L 19-21 2012 Hawai’i 24 W 49-14 2012 Colorado State 22 W 42-14 2012 Nevada 15 25 W 27-21 2012 Washington 15 20 W 28-26 Final Ranking 14 18 2013 Washington 19 19 L 6-38 Final Ranking - - 2014 Utah State 25 25 W 50-19 2014 Fresno State 22 22 W 28-14 2014 Arizona 21 21 W 38-30 Final Ranking 16 16
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// 2015 Numerical Roster // NO. NAME 1 Shane Williams-Rhodes 3 Thomas Stuart 4 Brett Rypien 4 Darian Thompson 5 Donte Deayon 6 Chaz Anderson 7 Joe Martarano 8 Kamalei Correa 8 Sean Modster 8 Anthony Upshaw 9 Mercy Maston 10 Cory Young 13 Jeremy McNichols 14 Kaleb Hill 14 Troy Ware 15 Ryan Finley 16 Taylor Pope 17 Brandon Brown 18 Jabril Frazier 18 Alex Ogle 19 Sean Wale 20 Terrell Johnson 20 Tanner Vallejo 21 Jack Fields 22 Chanceller James 23 Isaiah Johnson 24 Kameron Miles 25 Raymond Ford 26 Devan Demas 28 A.J. Richardson 29 Rick Smith 29 Dylan Sumner-Gardner 30 Jonathan Moxey 31 Blake Gonzalez 32 Rondell McNair 33 Gabe Perez 34 Skyler Seibold 36 Tyler Gray 37 Cameron Hartsfield 37 Ryan Wolpin 39 David McKinzie 40 Armand Nance 42 Matt Cota 43 Joe Provenzano 44 Darren Lee 46 Kevin Keane 47 Eric Yates 48 David Moa 49 Tyler Rausa 51 Ben Weaver 52 Andrew Tercek 55 Tutulupeatau Mataele 56 Troy Bacon 57 Tennessee Su’esu’e
POS WR QB QB S CB WR LB DL WR QB CB RB RB DE WR QB WR S DE QB P WR LB RB S CB S CB RB WR WR S CB K DE STUD S LB CB RB WR DT LS LB LB LS CB DL K LB OL DT OL OL
HT 5-6 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1
WT 168 194 197 210 150 181 229 244 186 194 203 194 198 222 191 199 175 199 240 213 185 173 226 201 214 168 208 171 179 209 175 193 187 178 244 235 193 229 186 191 167 311 189 214 234 212 167 266 195 231 277 303 272 307
CL SR RS-SO FR RS-SR SR RS-JR RS-SO JR RS-FR RS-FR RS-SR RS-FR SO RS-FR RS-SR RS-SO RS-JR RS-SO RS-FR RS-FR RS-JR RS-SR JR SR RS-JR RS-FR RS-SO RS-JR RS-JR RS-FR RS-JR SO JR RS-FR RS-SR JR RS-FR SR RS-SO RS-SO RS-SO SR RS-SO RS-FR JR SR RS-FR RS-FR RS-JR RS-JR RS-SO RS-SR RS-FR RS-FR
EX HOMETOWN (High School/JC or SC) 3L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) RS Baltimore, Md. (Butte JC / Calvert Hall College HS) HS Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS) 3L Lancaster, Calif. (Paraclete HS) 3L Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS) 2L Los Angeles (Loyola HS) 1L Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 2L Honolulu (Saint Louis School) RS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) RS Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS / Bakersfield College) RS Norco, Calif. (Norco HS) 1L Long Beach, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) RS Schertz, Texas (Samuel Clemons HS) 3L Oceanside, Calif. (Vista HS) 1L Phoenix (Paradise Valley HS) 1L La Quinta, Calif. (La Quinta HS) SQ Phoenix (Sandra Day O’Connor HS) HS Los Angeles (Verbum Dei HS) RS Palm City, Fla. (Jensen Beach HS) 2L La Habra, Calif. (La Habra HS) SQ Montgomery, Ala. (San Clemente HS / Saddleback JC) 2L Penn Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) 3L El Paso, Texas (Americas HS) 1L Spring Valley, Calif. (Steele Canyon HS) TR Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS / Scottsdale CC) TR Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite HS / Butler CC) TR Los Angeles (Junipero Serra HS / Riverside CC) 2L Houston (Cypress Creek HS) RS Lomita, Calif. (Narbonne HS) RS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly / Arizona State) 1L Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite HS) 2L West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS) RS San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 1L New Bern, N.C. (New Bern HS / Contra Costa College) 2L Placentia, Calif. (Valencia HS) RS Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 3L Templeton, Calif. (Templeton HS) 1L Allen, Texas (Allen HS) RS Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS / N. Colorado) SQ Frisco, Texas (Princeton HS) 3L Houston (DeKaney HS) SQ Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) RS Glendora, Calif. (Damien HS) 2L Susanville, Calif. (Lassen HS) 3L Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS / Ohio Wesleyan) RS College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) RS San Diego (Kearny HS) SQ Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS / Riverside CC) 2L Klein, Texas (Klein HS) SQ San Antonio (East Central HS) SQ West Valley, Utah (Granger HS / Mt. San Antonio College) RS Hesperia, Calif. (Oak Hills HS) RS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)
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// 2015 Numerical Roster // NO. NAME 58 Robert Ash 59 Mason Hampton 60 Kellen Buhr 66 Mario Yakoo 69 Tyler Horn 70 Steven Baggett 71 Rees Odhiambo 72 Marcus Henry 73 Travis Averill 74 Archie Lewis 75 Eli McCullough 76 Jerhen Ertel 78 Andres Preciado 80 D.J. Dean 82 Thomas Sperbeck 84 Jake Hardee 85 Holden Huff 86 Chase Blakley 87 Alec Dhaenens 88 Jake Roh 89 Brock Barr 90 Justin Taimatuia 91 David Lucero 92 Paul Semons 94 Sam McCaskill 95 Leighton Vander Esch 96 Elliot Hoyte 97 Austin Silsby 98 Antoine Turner 99 Dereck Boles Drew Berger Ladarryl Blair Akilian Butler Austin Cottrell Marquis Hendrix Tyler Horton Darreon Jackson Bryan Jefferson Garrett Larson Matt Locher Durrant Miles John Molchon Matt Pistone Eric Quevedo Donzale Roddie Evan Tyler Riley Whimpey Sam Whitney Damion Wright Kelsey Young
POS DT OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR TE TE TE TE TE WR DT TE DT DE LB DT DE DT DT LB CB WR WR LB CB S WR OL DL DE OL TE OL CB S LB DL S RB
HT 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-1 5-10
WT 278 284 295 327 272 295 303 296 302 281 292 282 273 194 176 237 222 234 237 219 198 297 227 258 255 222 271 244 274 283 220 180 180 200 225 175 185 190 275 250 218 275 230 280 175 180 205 235 185 191
CL RS-SR RS-SO RS-JR RS-JR RS-SR RS-JR RS-SR RS-SR RS-JR RS-SO RS-SO RS-SR RS-FR RS-SO JR RS-SR RS-SR RS-FR RS-SO RS-SO JR RS-SR RS-FR RS-FR RS-JR RS-FR RS-JR RS-SO RS-SR RS-FR FR FR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR RS-SR
EX HOMETOWN (High School/JC or SC) 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) 1L Meridian, Idaho (Meridian HS) 1L Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) 2L San Diego (Steele Canyon HS) 3L Meridian, Idaho (Mountain View HS) 2L Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) 3L Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Legacy HS) 3L Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 2L Anaheim, Calif. (Servite HS) 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) 1L Boise, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS) SQ Bagdad, Ariz. (Glendale CC/Bagdad HS) RS Imperial Beach, Calif. (Mar Vista HS) SQ Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 2L Carmichael, Calif. (Jesuit HS) 3L Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 3L Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS) RS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) 1L Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) TR Redding, Calif. (Enterprise HS / Shasta College) 1L American Samoa (Fort Scott CC) RS Holtville, Calif. (Holtville HS) RS Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 2L Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) RS Riggins, Idaho (Salmon River HS) 1L Tavistock, England (Ivybridge CC) SQ Kuna, Idaho (Kuna HS) 1L New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS / Fullerton College) RS Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland HS) HS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) HS Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS) HS Dallas, Texas (West Mesquite HS) TR Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS / Scottsdale CC) HS Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic HS) HS Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) HS Derby, Kan. (Derby HS) HS Leesburg, Fla. (Leesburg HS) HS Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) HS Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran HS) HS Yuma, Ariz. (Yuma Catholic HS) HS West Covina, Calif. (West Covina HS) HS Compton, Calif. (Paramount HS) HS Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) HS San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) HS Folsom, Calif. (Folsom HS) HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Mora Salesian HS) TR Norco, Calif. (Norco HS / Stanford)
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// 2015 Alphabetical Roster // NO. NAME 6 Chaz Anderson 58 Robert Ash 73 Travis Averill 56 Troy Bacon 70 Steven Baggett 89 Brock Barr Drew Berger Ladarryl Blair 86 Chase Blakley 99 Dereck Boles 17 Brandon Brown 60 Kellen Buhr Akilian Butler 8 Kamalei Correa 42 Matt Cota Austin Cottrell 80 D.J. Dean 5 Donte Deayon 26 Devan Demas 87 Alec Dhaenens 76 Jerhen Ertel 21 Jack Fields 15 Ryan Finley 25 Raymond Ford 18 Jabril Frazier 31 Blake Gonzalez 36 Tyler Gray 59 Mason Hampton 84 Jake Hardee 37 Cameron Hartsfield Marquis Hendrix 72 Marcus Henry 14 Kaleb Hill 69 Tyler Horn Tyler Horton 96 Elliot Hoyte 85 Holden Huff Darreon Jackson 22 Chanceller James Bryan Jefferson 23 Isaiah Johnson 20 Terrell Johnson 46 Kevin Keane Garrett Larson 44 Darren Lee 74 Archie Lewis Matt Locher 91 David Lucero 28 Dillon Lukehart 7 Joe Martarano 9 Mercy Maston 55 Tutulupeatau Mataele 94 Sam McCaskill 75 Eli McCullough
POS WR DT OL OL OL WR LB CB TE DT S OL WR DL LS WR WR CB RB TE OL RB QB CB DE K LB OL TE CB LB OL DE DT CB DT TE S S WR CB WR LS OL LB OL DL TE S LB CB DT DE OL
HT 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-9 5-8 6-3 6-6 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-8 5-9 6-0 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-5
WT 181 278 302 272 295 198 220 180 234 283 199 295 180 244 189 200 194 150 179 237 282 201 199 171 240 178 229 284 237 186 225 296 222 272 175 271 222 185 214 190 168 173 212 275 234 281 250 227 208 229 203 303 255 292
CL RS-JR RS-SR RS-JR RS-FR RS-JR JR FR FR RS-FR RS-FR RS-SO RS-JR FR JR RS-SO SO RS-SO SR RS-JR RS-SO RS-SR SR RS-SO RS-JR RS-FR RS-FR SR RS-SO RS-SR RS-SO FR RS-SR RS-FR RS-SR FR RS-JR RS-SR FR RS-JR FR RS-FR RS-SR SR FR JR RS-SO FR RS-FR RS-SR RS-SO RS-SR RS-SR RS-JR RS-SO
EX HOMETOWN (High School/JC or SC) 2L Los Angeles (Loyola HS) 2L Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) 2L Anaheim, Calif. (Servite HS) RS Hesperia, Calif. (Oak Hills HS) 2L Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) TR Redding, Calif. (Enterprise HS / Shasta College) HS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) HS Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS) RS Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Coeur d’Alene HS) RS Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland HS) SQ Phoenix (Sandra Day O’Connor HS) 1L Boise, Idaho (Capital HS) HS Dallas, Texas (West Mesquite HS) 2L Honolulu (Saint Louis School) SQ Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) TR Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS / Scottsdale CC) SQ Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 3L Rialto, Calif. (Summit HS) 2L Houston (Cypress Creek HS) 1L Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) SQ Bagdad, Ariz. (Glendale CC/Bagdad HS) 3L El Paso, Texas (Americas HS) 1L Phoenix (Paradise Valley HS) TR Los Angeles (Junipero Serra HS / Riverside CC) HS Los Angeles (Verbum Dei HS) RS San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) 3L Templeton, Calif. (Templeton HS) 1L Meridian, Idaho (Meridian HS) 3L Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) 1L Allen, Texas (Allen HS) HS Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic HS) 3L Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) RS Schertz, Texas (Samuel Clemons HS) 3L Meridian, Idaho (Mountain View HS) HS Fresno, Calif. (Edison HS) 1L Tavistock, England (Ivybridge CC) 3L Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS) HS Derby, Kan. (Derby HS) 1L Spring Valley, Calif. (Steele Canyon HS) HS Leesburg, Fla. (Leesburg HS) TR Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS / Scottsdale CC) SQ Montgomery, Ala. (San Clemente HS / Saddleback JC) 3L Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS / Ohio Wesleyan) HS Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 2L Susanville, Calif. (Lassen HS) 1L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) HS Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) RS Holtville, Calif. (Holtville HS) 3L Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 1L Fruitland, Idaho (Fruitland HS) 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS / Bakersfield College) SQ West Valley, Utah (Granger HS / Mt. San Antonio College) 2L Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS) 1L Boise, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS)
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// 2015 Alphabetical Roster // NO. NAME 39 David McKinzie 32 Rondell McNair 13 Jeremy McNichols Durrant Miles 24 Kameron Miles 48 David Moa 8 Sean Modster John Molchon 30 Jonathan Moxey 40 Armand Nance 71 Rees Odhiambo 18 Alex Ogle 33 Gabe Perez Matt Pistone 16 Taylor Pope 78 Andres Preciado 43 Joe Provenzano Eric Quevedo 49 Tyler Rausa 28 A.J. Richardson Donzale Roddie 88 Jake Roh 4 Brett Rypien 34 Skyler Seibold 92 Paul Semons 97 Austin Silsby 29 Rick Smith 82 Thomas Sperbeck 3 Thomas Stuart 57 Tennessee Su’esu’e 29 Dylan Sumner-Gardner 90 Justin Taimatuia 52 Andrew Tercek 4 Darian Thompson 98 Antoine Turner Evan Tyler 8 Anthony Upshaw 20 Tanner Vallejo 95 Leighton Vander Esch 19 Sean Wale 14 Troy Ware 51 Ben Weaver Riley Whimpey Sam Whitney 1 Shane Williams-Rhodes 37 Ryan Wolpin Damion Wright 66 Mario Yakoo 47 Eric Yates 10 Cory Young Kelsey Young
POS WR DE RB DE S DL WR OL CB DT OL QB STUD TE WR OL LB OL K WR CB TE QB S DT DE WR WR QB OL S DT OL S DT S QB LB LB P WR LB LB DL WR RB S OL CB RB RB
HT 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-6 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-6 5-8 6-1 6-4 5-9 5-10 5-10
WT 167 244 198 218 208 266 186 275 187 311 303 213 235 230 175 273 214 280 195 209 175 219 197 193 258 244 175 176 194 307 193 297 277 210 274 180 194 226 222 185 191 231 205 235 168 191 185 327 167 194 191
CL RS-SO RS-SR SO FR RS-SO RS-FR RS-FR FR JR SR RS-SR RS-FR JR FR RS-JR RS-FR RS-FR FR RS-JR RS-FR FR RS-SO FR RS-FR RS-FR RS-SO RS-JR JR RS-SO RS-FR SO RS-SR RS-SO RS-SR RS-SR FR RS-FR JR RS-FR RS-JR RS-SR RS-JR FR FR SR RS-SO FR RS-JR RS-FR RS-FR RS-SR
EX HOMETOWN (High School/JC or SC) SQ Frisco, Texas (Princeton HS) 1L New Bern, N.C. (New Bern HS / Contra Costa College) 1L Long Beach, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) HS South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) TR Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite HS / Butler CC) RS San Diego (Kearny HS) RS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran HS) 2L West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS) 3L Houston (DeKaney HS) 3L Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Legacy HS) RS Palm City, Fla. (Jensen Beach HS) 2L Placentia, Calif. (Valencia HS) HS Yuma, Ariz. (Yuma Catholic HS) 1L La Quinta, Calif. (La Quinta HS) RS Imperial Beach, Calif. (Mar Vista HS) RS Glendora, Calif. (Damien HS) HS West Covina, Calif. (West Covina HS) SQ Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS / Riverside CC) RS Lomita, Calif. (Narbonne HS) HS Compton, Calif. (Paramount HS) 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) HS Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS) RS Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) RS Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) SQ Kuna, Idaho (Kuna HS) RS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly / Arizona State) 2L Carmichael, Calif. (Jesuit HS) RS Baltimore, Md. (Butte JC / Calvert Hall College HS) RS Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) 1L Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite HS) 1L American Samoa (Fort Scott CC) SQ San Antonio (East Central HS) 3L Lancaster, Calif. (Paraclete HS) 1L New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS / Fullerton College) HS Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) RS Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) 2L Penn Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union HS) RS Riggins, Idaho (Salmon River HS) 2L La Habra, Calif. (La Habra HS) 3L Oceanside, Calif. (Vista HS) 2L Klein, Texas (Klein HS) HS San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) HS Folsom, Calif. (Folsom HS) 3L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) RS Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS / N. Colorado) HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Mora Salesian HS) 2L San Diego (Steele Canyon HS) RS College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) RS Norco, Calif. (Norco HS) TR Norco, Calif. (Norco HS / Stanford)
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// 2015 Roster Breakdown // OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR
Offensive Starters Returning (9)
Travis Averill Steven Baggett Marcus Henry Rees Odhiambo Mario Yakoo Jake Roh Chaz Anderson Thomas Sperbeck Shane Williams-Rhodes
6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-6
302 295 285 300 327 219 181 176 160
RJr. RJr. RSr. RSr. RJr. RSo. RJr. Jr. Jr.
RB QB
Jay Ajayi Grant Hedrick
Sr. RJr. Jr. RSr. Jr. Jr. RSr. Sr.
3L 2L 2L 3L 2L 2L 3L 3L
N DE LB
Corey Bell Beau Martin Blake Renaud
Sr. RJr.
3L 2L
K
Dan Goodale
Defensive Starters Returning (8)
DL Armand Nance DE Sam McCaskill STUD Kamalei Correa LB Ben Weaver LB Tanner Vallejo CB Jonathan Moxey S Darian Thompson CB Donte Deayon
LS P
6-0 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-9
311 255 244 231 226 187 210 150
Specialists Returning (2)
Kevin Keane Sean Wale
6-0 6-2
212 185
Offensive Starters Lost (2)
2L 2L 3L 3L 2L 1L 2L 2L 2L
6-0 6-0
216 198
Defensive Starters Lost (3) 5-11 6-2 6-2
203 258 255
Specialists Lost (1) 5-10
185
RJr. RSr.
3L 4L
Sr. RSr. Sr.
4L 3L 4L
RSr.
4L
2014 Individual Statistical Leaders (Returnees in Bold) Rushing — Jay Ajayi 14 Games, 347 Att, 1,823 Yards, 28 TDs, 5.3 YPC, 130.2 YPG Passing — Grant Hedrick 14 Games, 294 Cmp, 415 Att., 14 Int., 23 TDs, 3,696 Yards, 264.0 YPG, 157.20 Eff. Total Offense — Grant Hedrick 14 Games, 570 Plays, 592 Yds. Rushing, 3,696 Yds. Passing, 4,288 Total, 306.3 YPG All-Purpose — Jay Ajayi 14 Games, 1,823 Rush, 535 Rec., 0 PR, 0 KR, 2,358 Total, 168.4 YPG Receiving — Shane Williams-Rhodes 14 Games, 68 Rec., 585 Yards, 7 TDs, 8.6 YPC, 41.8 YPG Field Goals — Dan Goodale 14 Games, 16 FGM, 21 FGA, 76.2 PCT, 1.1 AVG, 43 Long Scoring — Jay Ajayi 14 Games, 32 TDs, 192 Points Punting — Sean Wale 14 Games, 66 Punts, 2,773 Yards, 42.0 AVG, 20 Punts I-20, 63 Long Punt Returns — Shane Williams-Rhodes 14 Games, 18 Returns, 153 Yards, 0 TDs, 8.5 AVG Kickoff Returns — Jeremy McNichols 9 Games, 19 Returns, 393 Yards, 0 TD, 20.7 AVG Interceptions — Darian Thompson 13 Games, 7 Interceptions, 53 Yards, 1 TD Tackles — Tanner Vallejo 14 Games, 64 Solo, 36 Assisted, 100 Total Quarterback Sacks — Kamalei Correa 14 Games, 12.0 Sacks / 60 yards Tackles For Loss — Kamalei Correa 14 Games, 19.0 Tackles for Loss / 84 yards
2014 Team Statistical Information Total Offense — Rushing Offense — Passing Offense — Pass Efficiency Offense -- Scoring Offense — Third Down Conv. Off. — Kickoff Returns — Punt Returns —
494.3 YPG, 66 TDs - 1st MW (14th Nationally) 213.9 YPG , 39 TDs - 4th MW (29th Nationally) 280.4 YPG, 27 TDs - 2nd MW (23rd Nationally) 154.96 Rating - 2nd MW (13th Nationally) 39.7 PPG, 73 TDs - 1st MW (9th Nationally) 44.4 PCT - 3rd MW (31st Nationally) 18.77 YPR, 0 TD - 12th MW (114th Nationally) 9.86 YPR, 1 TD - 3rd MW (32nd Nationally)
Total Defense — Rushing Defense — Passing Defense — Pass Efficiency Defense — Scoring Defense — Third Down Conv. Def. — Sacks — Turnover Margin —
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375.4 YPG, 42 TDs - 4th MW (48th Nationally) 142.6 YPG, 24 TDs - 3rd MW (36th Nationally) 232.9 YPG, 18 TDs - 7th MW (74th Nationally) 116.65 Rating - 5th MW (31st Nationally) 26.8 PPG, 46 TDs - 5th MW (63rd Nationally) 34.8 PCT - 1st MW (18th Nationally) 3.36 per-game - 2nd MW (7th Nationally) +7 / +0.5 per game - 3rd MW (30th Nationally)
// 2015 Roster Breakdown // Alabama (1) Montgomery - Terrell Johnson Arizona (6) Bagdad - Jerhen Ertel Glendale - Austin Cottrell Phoenix – Brandon Brown, Ryan Finley Scottsdale - Jake Roh Yuma - Matt Pistone California (46) Anaheim - Travis Averill Bakersfield - Mercy Maston Carmichael - Thomas Sperbeck Compton - Donzale Roddie Corona - Evan Tyler Elk Grove – Robert Ash Folsom - Sam Whitney Fresno - Tyler Horton Glendora - Joe Provenzano Grass Valley - Tanner Vallejo Hesperia - Troy Bacon Holtville - David Lucero Imperial Beach - Andres Preciado La Habra - Sean Wale La Quinta - Taylor Pope Lancaster – Darian Thompson Lomita - A.J. Richardson Long Beach - Jeremy McNichols, Rick Smith Los Alamitos - Matt Locher Los Angeles – Chaz Anderson, Raymond Ford, Jabril Frazier, Damion Wright Mission Viejo - Sean Modster Moorpark - Kevin Keane, Anthony Upshaw Murrieta - Tyler Rausa Norco - Cory Young, Kelsey Young Oceanside - Troy Ware Placentia - Gabriel Perez Rancho Cucamonga - Archie Lewis Rialto - Donte Deayon Redding - Brock Barr Rocklin – Holden Huff San Clemente - Blake Gonzalez, Riley Whimpey
San Diego – David Moa, Mario Yakoo Spring Valley - Chanceller James Susanville - Darren Lee Temecula - Skylar Seibold Templeton - Tyler Gray Trabuco Canyon - Ryan Wolpin West Covina - Eric Quevedo Florida (5) Lakeland - Dereck Boles Leesburg - Bryan Jefferson Ocala - Marquis Hendrix Palm City - Alex Ogle West Palm Beach - Jonathan Moxey Hawaii (1) Honolulu - Kamalei Correa Idaho (16) Boise – Kellen Buhr, Jake Hardee, Eli McCullough Coeur d’Alene - Drew Berger, Chase Blakley Eagle – Matt Cota, D.J. Dean, Paul Semons Fruitland - Alec Dhaenens, Garrett Larson, Joe Martarano Kuna - Austin Silsby Meridian – Mason Hampton, Tyler Horn, Isaiah Johnson Riggins - Leighton Vander Esch Kansas (1) Derby - Darreon Jackson Louisiana (1) New Orleans - Antoine Turner Maryland (1) Baltimore - Thomas Stuart
North Carolina (1) New Bern - Rondell McNair Oregon (1) Eugene - Sam McCaskill Texas (16) Allen - Cameron Hartsfield Arlington - Steven Baggett College Station - Eric Yates Dallas - Ladarryl Blair, Akilian Butler El Paso - Jack Fields Frisco - David McKinzie Houston – Devan Demas, Armand Nance Klein - Ben Weaver Mansfield – Rees Odhiambo Mesquite - Kameron Miles, Dylan Sumner-Gardner San Antonio - Andrew Tercek Schertz - Kaleb Hill Spring - Shane Williams-Rhodes Utah (3) Salt Lake City - Tennessee Su’esu’e South Jordan - Durrant Miles West Valley - Tutulupeatau Mataele Washington (2) Bellevue – Marcus Henry Spokane - Brett Rypien AMERICAN SAMOA (1) Justin Taimatuia ENGLAND (1) Tavistock - Elliot Hoyte
Nevada (1) Las Vegas - John Molchon
2015 Pronunciation Guide Players: Travis Averill Steven Baggett Ladarryl Blair Chase Blakley Kellen Buhr Akilian Butler Kamalei Correa Matt Cota Donte Deayon Alec Dhaenens Devan Demas Jerhen Ertel Jabril Frazier Marquis Hendrix Elliot Hoyte Darreon Jackson Terrell Johnson Kevin Keane Matt Locher Tutulupeatau Mataele David Moa John Molchon
A-vuhr-uhl BAG-eht luh-DARE-uhl BLAKE-lee burr uh-KILL-yun KAH-muh-lay / corr-AY-uh COAT-uh DEE-on DAY-nenz DEE-muss JARE-en / UHR-tell juh-BRILL mar-KEESE hoit DARE-ee-on tuhr-ELL keen lock-er tuh-TOO-loo-pee-uh-TAH-oo / mah-tah-AY-lay MO-uh MOLE-chon
Jonathan Moxey Rees Odhiambo Alex Ogle Matt Pistone Andres Preciado Eric Quevedo Tyler Rausa Donzale Roddie Jake Roh Brett Rypien Skylar Seibold Tennessee Su’esu’e Justin Taimatuia Andrew Tercek Tanner Vallejo Sean Wale Ryan Wolpin Mario Yakoo
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MOX-ee reese / ah-dee-AHM-bo OH-guhl pis-TONE-ee pess-ee-AH-doe kay-VAY-doe ROSS-uh don-ZALE row RIP-in SEE-bold SUH-ay-SUH-ay TIE-muh-too-EE-uh TUHR-sek vuh-LAY-ho whale WOLE-pin YAH-koo
// Coaches TV/Radio Roster //
Bryan Harsin
Kent Riddle
Steve Caldwell
Eliah Drinkwitz
Marcel Yates
Head Coach (Boise State, 1999)
Associate Head Coach Tight Ends Special Teams Coord. (Oregon State, 1992)
Assistant Head Coach Defensive Line (Arkansas State, 1977)
Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks (Arkansas Tech, 2004)
Defensive Coordinator (Boise State, 2000)
Junior Adams
Andy Avalos
Julius Brown
Scott Huff
Lee Marks
Wide Receivers (Montana State, 2004)
Linebackers (Boise State, 2004)
Secondary (Boise State, 2006)
Offensive Line (Boise State, 2002)
Nate Potter
Matt Butterfield
Byron Hout
Tommy Smith
Offensive GA (Boise State, 2011)
Offensive GA (Colorado, 2010)
Defensive GA (Boise State, 2011)
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Defensive GA (Boise State, 2012)
Running Backs (Boise State, 2006)
// Honors Candidates // KAMALEI CORREA 8 JUNIOR STUD 6-3 / 244 HONOLULU, HAWAII SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL
FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season…key contributor along the Broncos’ second defensive line unit…recorded 12 tackles on the season (six solo), including 1.5 for loss and a sack…had two tackles in three games…sack came against Nevada (Oct. 19). HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Matt Wright…named firstteam All-Interscholastic League of Hawaii (I/II) on the defensive line following his senior season…also lettered twice in basketball… member of the Honor Roll during his junior and senior years, and member of the student council as a junior and senior.
2015 WATCH LISTS • Chuck Bednarik Award • Bronko Nagurski Trophy • Rotary Lombardi Award
CAREER HONORS • All-Mountain West First Team (2014)
BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Named to All-Mountain West First Team...earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)...started all 14 games for Boise State...led the Mountain West in sacks (12.0) and was third in tackles-for-loss with 19.0...fifth on the Broncos with 59 tackles (40 solo), forced a pair of fumbles and blocked a punt at Mew Mexico (Nov. 8)...twice led the team out with The Hammer (Sept. 13 at Connecticut, Sept. 27 at Air Force)... made four tackles (three solo) including one for loss against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...had three solo tackles and forced a fumble that was recovered by Boise State against Colorado State (Sept. 6)... posted two sacks for a combined loss of 12 yards at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...led team with seven tackles (five solo) and had a halftackle for loss against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...had five tackles (two solo) at Air Force (Sept. 27)...shared a sack and made five tackles (three solo) at Nevada (Oct. 4)...had a sack and two tackles for loss in addition to breaking up a pass against Fresno State (Oct. 17)... posted a pair of sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss among his five overall tackles in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...blocked a punt and recovered the ensuing loose ball, and made a tackle-for-loss at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had career-high three sacks among his four solo tackles in win at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...recorded a sack and three tacklesfor-loss among his four tackles (three solo) in win over Utah State (Nov. 29)...shared a sack and broke up a pass in win over Fresno State (Dec. 6)...sacked Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon on the final play of the Fiesta Bowl to preserve Boise State’s win over the 10th-ranked Wildcats (Dec. 31)...for the game had two sacks and 10 tackles (seven solo).
MAJOR - Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two CORREA’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS 2013 13/0 6 6 12 1.0 2014 14/14 40 19 59 12.0 TOTAL 27/14 46 25 71 13.0
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TFL PBU 1.5 0 19.0 2 20.5 2
// Honors Candidates // DONTE DEAYON 5 SENIOR CORNERBACK 5-9 / 150 RIALTO, CALIF. SUMMIT HS
including a career-high six (five solo) against Hawai’i (Nov. 10)… also hauled in his first-career interception against the Warriors.
2015 WATCH LISTS • Jim Thorpe Award CAREER HONORS • 2X All-Mountain West Second Team (2013-14) BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Earned spot on All-Mountain West Second Team...collected two Mountain West Player of the Week honors, first the defensive honor (Oct. 20) then the special teams award (Nov. 24)...second on the team, third in the Mountain West and tied for ninth in the FBS with six interceptions...scored three times, twice on interception returns (50-yard return Sept. 13 at Connecticut, 16-yard return against No. 10 Arizona Dec. 31 in the Fiesta Bowl) then on a 75-yard punt return (Nov. 22 at Wyoming)... seventh on the team with 46 tackles (33 solo) and led the team with nine pass breakups...made five tackles (four solo) including one for loss against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...made six tackles (two solo) and returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown to seal 38-21 win at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...grabbed his second interception and broke up two more passes against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...made his third interception of the campaign and shared a tackle at Nevada (Oct. 4)...picked off his fourth pass of the year, recorded his firstcareer sack, forced a fumble and made eight tackles (seven solo) in win over Fresno State (Oct. 17)...made seven tackles (six solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown and broke up a pass in win at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...made his fifth interception of the season and broke up a game-high three passes in Mountain West Football Championship (Dec. 6)...intercepted a pass and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31) while also making six solo tackles and breaking up a pair of passes. SOPHOMORE (2013): Named second-team All-Mountain West...started each of the Broncos’ 13 games…recorded 54 tackles (40 solo), the sixth-most on the team…led Boise State with six interceptions, tied for the seventh-most in the country…averaged 0.5 interceptions per game, tied for ninth-nationally and second in the Mountain West…tied for the team high with nine pass breakups, including three against Colorado State (Nov. 2)…also had an interception against the Rams, giving him four passes defended for the game – tied for the 15th-most in a single game in the NCAA in 2013…averaged 1.2 passes defended per game, tied for 32nd nationally…recorded three tackles-for-loss on the season, one each against Fresno State (Sept. 20), Colorado State and Oregon State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24)…had multiple tackles in every game, and at least five in seven games…season-high seven tackles (four solo) against the Rams…served as a Game Captain against Utah State (Oct. 12). FRESHMAN (2012): Played in each of the final five games of the season after burning his redshirt against San Diego State (Nov. 3)… recorded his first-career start in the regular-season finale against Nevada (Dec. 1)…recorded 17 tackles (11 solo) on the season,
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year letterwinner for head coach Tony Barile…registered 60 tackles, eight interceptions, six pass break-ups and a blocked field goal as a sophomore en route to first-team All-Sunkist League honors…named Sunkist Co-Most Valuable Player following his junior season…was also named All-CIF, first-team all-state juniors and all-county following an 84-tackle, 11-interception campaign… also broke up 11 passes and blocked three field goals…senior season garnered Sunkist League Most Valuable Player and All-CIF MVP honors…was also named first-team all-state and all-county… recorded 92 tackles and four interceptions, and recovered two fumbles and blocked two punts during his final prep campaign… completed his career as the Inland Empire record holder for career interceptions…was named most valuable player during the Prep Star All-Star Game…defensive standout also played offense, accumulating 524 receiving yards as a junior…senior year rushed for 1,266 yards and 15 touchdowns, and caught 27 passes for 632 yards and 11 touchdowns…also lettered four times in track and field…earned gold and silver medals for grade-point averages of 4.0 and 3.5-or-higher, respectively. MAJOR - Social science BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – Three DEAYON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL TFL 2012 5/1 11 6 17 0 2013 13/13 40 14 54 3.0 2014 12/12 33 13 46 2.0 TOTAL 30/26 84 33 117 5.0
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// Honors Candidates // MARCUS HENRY 72 RS SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 296 BELLEVUE, WASH. BELLEVUE HS
Bellevue, Wash…key contributor to an offense that ranked 15th nationally in red-zone offense (.897), 15th in first downs (327), 19th in scoring offense (37.5), 20th in total offense (476.0), 27th in passing offense (277.7) and 33rd in rushing offense (198.3)… named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West…served as a Game Captain against Southern Miss (Sept. 28) and Wyoming (Nov. 16). RS FRESHMAN (2012): Reserve offensive lineman appeared in 11 games during his debut season with the Broncos…member of Boise State’s PAT and field goal units. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season.
2015 WATCH LISTS • Rotary Lombardi Award • Outland Trophy • Rimington Trophy
CAREER HONORS • All-Mountain West First Team (2014) • 2X Academic All-Mountain West (2012-13)
BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Started all 14 games...named to the AllMountain West First Team...anchor of an offensive line for an offense that led the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg) and total offense (494.3 ypg), while ranking ninth and 14th nationally in those categories, respectively. RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Started each of his 12 games played on the season…missed only the regular-season finale against New Mexico (Nov. 30) due to injury…registered the first start of his career against Washington (Aug. 31), near his hometown of
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year varsity letterwinner...named first-team all-state as a senior…selected KingCo Conference Lineman of the Year as a senior after being voted first-team All-Kingco on both offense and defense…named second-team all-conference as a junior… voted preseason all-state as a senior…helped team to 3A State Championships in 2009 and 2010…high school coach was Butch Goncharoff. MAJOR – General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three
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// Honors Candidates // REES ODHIAMBO 71 RS SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINE 6-4 / 303 MANSFIELD, TEXAS MANSFIELD LEGACY HS
that ranked 15th nationally in red-zone offense (.897), 15th in first downs (327), 19th in scoring offense (37.5), 20th in total offense (476.0), 27th in passing offense (277.7) and 33rd in rushing offense (198.3)…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. RS FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in six games during his debut season with the Broncos. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season…earned the team’s Ultimate Goon Award, handed out by head strength coach Tim Socha.
2015 WATCH LISTS • Rotary Lombardi Award • Outland Trophy CAREER HONORS • All-Mountain West Second Team (2014) • 3X Academic All-Mountain West (2012-14) BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Named to All-Mountain West Second Team... appeared in 10 games, making nine starts...part of an offensive line for an offense that led the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg) and total offense (494.3 ypg) while ranking ninth and 14th nationally, respectively. RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Started each of his eight games played… missed five regular-season games due to injury…first-career start came against Washington (Aug. 31)…key contributor to an offense
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned two varsity letters...named second-team all-conference as a senior and honorable mention all-conference as a junior… recorded 26 knockdowns and 14 pancakes, while only allowing one sack as a senior…tallied 10 knockdowns and four pancakes as a junior…also recorded 10 tackles and one tackle-for-loss at nose guard as a junior…academic all-district as a junior and senior… earned one varsity letter in track and field…received the Teacher’s Choice Award…high school coach was Chris Melson. MAJOR – Exercise Science BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three
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// Honors Candidates // FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season.
JAKE ROH 88 RS SOPHOMORE TIGHT END 6-3 / 219 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. CHAPARRAL HS
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named All-Division II Player of the Year, and was first-team All-Division II at linebacker (Scout.com) for head coach Dave Huffine...named Arizona Football Coaches’ Association Division II All-State First Team at linebacker...senior season caught 72 passes for 805 yards and 13 touchdowns...defensively, recorded 72 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions...junior year was named AzFCA Division II All-State at wide receiver, after catching 49 passes for 922 yards and 17 touchdowns...sophomore year caught 15 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns…one of six finalists for the Ed Doherty Award, given to the top player in Arizona high school football.
CAREER HONORS • All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2014) • Academic All-Mountain West (2014) BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Named All-Mountain West honorable mention...appeared in all 14 games, making 11 starts...fourth on the team in receptions (35), sixth in receiving yards (408) with a pair of touchdowns...caught four balls for 34 yards in debut against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...caught a pass for 17 yards against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...hauled in three passes for 44 yards at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...caught three balls for 23 yards against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...had three catches for 72 yards including a season-long 43-yard reception at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made his first-career touchdown catch and for the day had three receptions for 27 yards at Nevada (Oct. 4)...hauled in three passes for 26 yards against Fresno State (Oct. 17)...caught his second touchdown of the season, finished with two catches for 14 yards against BYU (Oct. 24)...had three catches for 35 yards at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...caught four balls for 75 yards against Utah State (Nov. 29)...made a pair of catches for nine yards at the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31).
MAJOR – Finance BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One ROH’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD 2014 14/11 35 408 2
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// Honors Candidates // THOMAS SPERBECK 82 JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 / 176 CARMICHAEL, CALIF. JESUIT HS
intercepted. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section First Team as an athlete after leading head coach Marlon Blanton’s squad in passing, rushing, tackles and scoring…was also named Sacramento Bee All-Metro First Team on offense, and was Sac-Joaquin Section Delta River All-Purpose Player of the Year…completed 57-of-156 passes for 1,049 yards and 13 touchdowns, and rushing for 932 yards and nine touchdowns…defensively, registered 69 tackles (40 solo)…completed 105-of-176 passes for 1,311 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior, and ran for 585 yards and eight touchdowns for the Marauders.
2015 WATCH LISTS • Fred BiletnikoffAward CAREER HONORS • 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP • Academic All-Mountain West (2014) BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 14 games, starting eight... stepped into the starting lineup full-time after Matt Miller went down with an injury at Air Force...led team with 877 receiving yards, second with 51 catches and tied for third with three receiving touchdowns...shared team lead with six catches for teamhigh 73 yards at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made first collegiate start at Nevada (Oct. 4), catching three passes for 51 yards...threw his first-career touchdown pass, hitting quarterback Grant Hedrick for the game-winner against Fresno State...also had two catches for 21 yards (Oct. 17)...had six catches and 143 receiving yards, and scored his first-career touchdown in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...set then-career highs with nine catches and 164 yards at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...caught six balls for 82 yards and a touchdown against San Diego State (Nov. 15)...had two catches for 54 yards at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...caught four passes for 59 yards and a touchdown, also completed 1-of-2 pass attempts for 24 yards against Utah State (Nov. 29)...set career highs for catches (12) and receiving yards (199) while being named Offensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in eight games during his debut season with the Broncos…burned his redshirt against Fresno State (Sept. 20)…caught five passes for 40 yards on the season…seasonhigh two receptions against BYU (Oct. 25), and a season-best 17yard reception against Oregon State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24)…attempted a pass against Utah State (Oct. 12), but was
MAJOR - Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two SPERBECK’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2013 8/0 5 40 0 8.0 17 2014 14/8 51 877 3 17.2 78 TOTAL 22/8 56 917 3 16.4 78
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// Honors Candidates // DARIAN THOMPSON 4 RS SENIOR SAFETY 6-2 / 210 LANCASTER, CALIF. PARACLETE HS 2015 WATCH LISTS • Walter Camp Player of the Year • Chuck Bednarik Award • Bronko Nagurski Trophy • Jim Thorpe Award CAREER HONORS • CBSSports.com All-America Second Team (2014) • All-Mountain West First Team (2014) BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Named to CBSSports.com All-America Second Team and to All-Mountain West First Team...appeared in and started 13 games...his seven interceptions tied for third in the nation and were tied atop the Mountain West...second on the team and led the Bronco secondary with 71 tackles (50 solo)... returned one of his interceptions 36 yards for a touchdown (at Wyoming, Nov. 22) and made 5.0 tackles-for-loss...intercepted a pass and made two solo tackles (one for loss) in season opener against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...made his second interception in as many games against Colorado State (Sept. 6), also made five tackles (four solo) including one for loss...had six tackles (two solo) in win at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...made five solo tackles in win over Louisiana (Sept. 20)...picked off two passes, returning one for 15 yards, and shared a tackle for loss among his six tackles (five solo) at Nevada (Oct. 4)...broke up a pass and made a tackle for loss against Fresno State (Oct. 17)...made his team-leading fifth interception of the season as well as seven tackles (four solo), including sharing one for a loss, in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...led the team with nine tackles (six solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...matched career high with 10 tackles (seven solo) in win over San Diego State (Nov. 15)... made his team-leading sixth interception of the year and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...picked off his seventh pass of the season, and the 14th of his career, in win over Utah State (Nov. 29)...made 10 tackles (six solo) in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Started each of the Broncos’ 13 games… ranked fourth on the team with 63 tackles (34 solo), including 1.5 for-loss…hauled in four interceptions, ranking tied for second on the team and tied for 39th nationally…season-high 10 tackles (four solo) against BYU (Oct. 25)…multiple tackles in 12 games, and had five-or-more in seven games…forced a fumble against Wyoming (Nov. 16)…broke up a pass against New Mexico (Nov. 30)…served as a Game Captain against UT Martin (Sept. 7) and BYU (Oct. 25). RS FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season, including starts in each of the final six…registered 43 tackles (28 solo), ranking eighth on the team… recorded three interceptions, tied for the second-most on the team…career-high nine tackles (three solo) against Washington in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Dec. 22)…recovered a fumble against Michigan State (Aug. 31)…three pass break-ups on the season. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named All-CIF and All-Valley Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2010...also voted All-CIF, all-valley and all-league at defensive back as a senior…finished 2010 with 74 tackles (35 solo), seven interceptions, eight knockdowns and two interception returns for touchdown…also caught 52 passes for 953 yards and 13 touchdowns at wide receiver, all school single-season records… returned seven punts for 179 yards and five kickoffs for 94 yards… finished junior season with 40 tackles, four interceptions and four pass deflections, garnering second-team all-league accolades…also caught 12 passes for 205 yards as a junior…recorded 38 tackles, four pass break-ups and one interception as a sophomore…earned two varsity letters in baseball…high school coach was Norm Dahlia. MAJOR – Health Science BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three THOMPSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL TFL PBU INT 2012 13/6 28 15 43 0 3 3 2013 13/13 34 29 63 1.5 1 4 2014 13/13 50 21 71 5.0 1 7 TOTAL 39/32 112 65 177 6.5 5 14
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// Honors Candidates // TANNER VALLEJO 20 JUNIOR LINEBACKER 6-1 / 226 GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. NEVADA UNION HS 2015 WATCH LISTS • Rotary Lombardi Award CAREER HONORS • All-Mountain West Second Team (2014) • 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP • 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship Defensive MVP BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Named to All-Mountain West Second Team...fifth in the conference with 16.5 tackles-for-loss...led team with 100 tackles (64 solo) and three fumble recoveries...scored two defensive touchdowns, the first a 31-yard fumble return at Connecticut (Sept. 13) and the second a 63-yard interception return against Fresno State in the Mountain West Football Championship (Dec. 6)...made team-high nine tackles (seven solo) with 2.5 going for loss against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...made six tackles (four solo) including 1.5 tackles for loss in win over Colorado State (Sept. 6)...scored first-career touchdown on a 31-yard fumble return for game’s opening touchdown at Connecticut, also made three tackles (two solo) (Sept. 13)...had five tackles and shared a sack in win over
Louisiana (Sept. 20)...made seven tackles (four solo) at Air Force (Sept. 27)...had a career-high three tackles for loss, including a sack, among his team-leading eight tackles, and made a key pass breakup near the goal line late to preserve 51-46 win at Nevada (Oct. 4)...recorded nine tackles (six solo) including one for a loss in win over Fresno State (Oct. 17)...made five tackles (two solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had six tackles (five solo) in win over San Diego State (Nov. 15)...recovered a fumble in addition to making seven tackles (four solo), including two for loss, at Wyoming (Nov. 22)... made four tackles (two solo) and shared a tackle-for-loss against Utah State (Nov. 29)...made a career-high 13 tackles (11 solo), 3.0 for loss, and returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown in the MW Football Championship against Fresno State en route to being named game’s Defensive MVP (Dec. 6)...led Broncos with 14 tackles (10 solo) including 1.5 sacks, and earned Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP honors in win against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 11 games during his debut season with the Broncos, including six starts…burned his redshirt against UT Martin (Sept. 7), the second game of the season…made his first-career start against Nevada, and ended up starting six of the last seven games of the year…recorded 51 tackles (28 solo)… included were 5.5 for-loss and half a sack…season-high 11 tackles (nine solo) against Colorado State (Nov. 2)…had at least seven tackles in five of the last seven games…season-high two TFLs against BYU (Oct. 25)…half a sack against New Mexico (Nov. 30)…broke up a season-high two passes against Oregon State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24)…also had a pass break-up against Nevada (Oct. 19)…led the Broncos onto the field with The Hammer against Fresno State (Sept. 20). HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year letterwinner for head coach Dave Humphers… sophomore year earned first-team All-Sierra Foothill League honors, in addition to first-team all-metro and first-team AllSac-Joaquin Section accolades…recorded 132 tackles, two sacks, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a sophomore… junior year named league’s most valuable player after recording 158 tackles, two sacks, an interception, six forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…also garnered first-team all-metro, Sac-Joaquin Section First Team and second-team all-state honors…senior year earned a second-straight Sierra Foothill League Defensive Most Valuable Player honor…was also second-team all-state, first-team All-SFL, first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section, all-metro and a MaxPreps All-American…registered 129 tackles, two sacks, an interception, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries… scored 13 touchdowns during his prep career…lettered once in baseball. MAJOR - Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two VALLEJO’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 11/6 28 23 51 0.5 5.5 3 2014 14/14 64 36 100 3.0 16.5 4 TOTAL 25/20 92 59 151 3.5 22.0 7
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// Honors Candidates // BEN WEAVER 51 RS JUNIOR LINEBACKER 6-0 / 231 KLEIN, TEXAS KLEIN HS
FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season...Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned first-team all-district honors senior and junior seasons... finished his senior year with 111 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss and forced three fumbles...junior year posted 87 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles and made one interception...letterwinner in football and soccer...member of the National Honors Society... head coach was Shane Hallmark. MAJOR – Finance BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two
CAREER HONORS • 2X Academic All-Mountain West (2013-14) BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 13 games, starting 11... third on the team with 62 tackles (41 solo), also had 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles-for-loss...made four tackles (three solo) in season opener against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...recorded three solo tackles against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...made four tackles (two solo) at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...credited with seven tackles (one solo) at Air Force (Sept. 27)...had three tackles (one solo) at Nevada (Oct. 4)...recorded a tackle for loss against BYU (Oct. 24)...made five tackles (four solo) in win over San Diego State (Nov. 15)...made five tackles (two solo) at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...led team with a career-high 16 tackles (14 solo) along with a sack in MW Football Championship against Fresno State (Dec. 6)...made eight tackles (six solo) including a sack in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 12 games during his debut season with the Broncos, including six starts…made his first-career start against Fresno State (Sept. 20), and started six-consecutive games before missing Wyoming (Nov. 16) with an injury… returned to play in each of the Broncos’ final three games…despite missing a game and starting for only half the season, led the Broncos with 89 tackles (49 solo)…included were four for-loss and a sack…back-to-back games with double-digit tackles, recording 12 against Utah State (Oct. 12) and 14 against Nevada (Oct. 19)… had multiple tackles in each of his games, and seven-or-more in 10 games…his 7.4 tackles per game ranked eighth-nationally amongst freshman during the regular season…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West…served as a Game Captain against BYU (Oct. 25).
WEAVER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 12/6 51 38 89 1.0 4.0 1 2014 13/12 41 21 62 2.0 3.0 1 TOTAL 25/18 92 59 151 3.0 7.0 2
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// Honors Candidates // SHANE WILLIAMS-RHODES 1 SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER 5-6 / 168 SPRING, TEXAS KLEIN COLLINS HS 2015 WATCH LISTS • Paul Hornung Award • Wuerffel Trophy • Allstate AFCA Good Hands Team
CAREER HONORS • 2X All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2013-14) • 2X Academic All-Mountain West (2013-14)
BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Named All-Mountain West honorable mention... appeared in all 14 games, making nine starts...tied for second in the Mountain West with seven touchdown catches and was fourth with 68 receptions...both figures led Boise State, while he was second on the team with 585 receiving yards...sits fifth on Boise State’s alltime receptions list with 171...caught a career-high 14 passes, tied for third-most in a single game in Boise State history, for 53 yards, and carried once for 23 yards against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...had four receptions for 63 yards and returned four punts for an average of 8.8 yards per return in win over Colorado State (Sept. 6)...caught six passes for 67 yards, with a long of 39, in win at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...had five catches for 32 yards and carried once for 33 yards against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...caught his first touchdown of the season, a 10-yard haul, among his six receptions for 33 yards at Air Force (Sept. 27)...also had a season-long 37-yard punt return against the Falcons...caught six passes for 54 yards and a touchdown in win at Nevada (Oct. 4)...hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass and for the night paced the team with four catches for 41 yards against Fresno State (Oct. 17)...caught six passes for 89 yards and a touchdown against BYU (Oct. 24)...the 49-yard scoring play was his longest-career reception...had five catches for 53 yards and a pair of touchdowns at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...caught four balls for 32 yards in win over San Diego State (Nov. 15)...had two catches for 24 yards and a touchdown at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...caught six balls for 44 yards in win over Utah State (Nov. 29). SOPHOMORE (2013): Named All-Mountain West honorable mention as both a wide receiver and return specialist...appeared in each of the Broncos’ first 11 games of the season – including eight starts – before missing the final two games with an injury…ranked second on the team with 77 receptions, the fourth-most in a single season in school history…his 7.0 receptions per game led the team, ranked fifth in the MW and was 17th nationally…total was also the third-most by an underclassman in the FBS…702 receiving yards ranked second on the team, as did his six touchdown receptions… all totals in the three main receiving categories were career bests… set career highs with 13 catches and 150 yards against Utah State (Oct. 12)…reception total was the highest by a Bronco since Tim Gilligan had 16 against Louisiana Tech (Oct. 4, 2003)…also had double-digit receptions against BYU (10; Oct. 25) and Wyoming (11; Nov. 16)…three games with 10-or-more catches are the most by a Bronco in a single season since Rodney Smith had four such games in 1997…had multiple catches in every game played, including nine with five-or-more…career-best two receiving
touchdowns against UT Martin (Sept. 7)…rushed 10 times for 73 yards and a touchdown against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)…also caught a touchdown pass against the Golden Eagles…Broncos’ primary punt returner had 16 for 233 yards on the season… average of 14.6 yards per return ranked tied for 11th nationally and led the MW…career-long 43-yard return against the Skyhawks… also returned six kickoffs for 130 yards (21.7-yard average)… named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West…served as a Game Captain against BYU. FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season, including three starts...first-career start came against New Mexico (Sept. 29)...caught 25 passes, ranking fourth on the team, for 142 yards and a touchdown...first-career touchdown catch came against New Mexico (Sept. 29)...carried 21 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns...first-career rushing score came against Wyoming (Oct. 27)...also rushed for a score against Hawaii (Nov. 10)...season-high five receptions against Nevada (Dec. 1)...season-high 27 receiving yards against the Lobos...season-high four carries against Miami (Ohio), Sept. 15...season-high 46 rush yards against the Cowboys...returned 13 kickoffs for a 24.9-yard average...season-long 47-yard return against Washington in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Dec. 22). HIGH SCHOOL CAREER As a senior was named first-team all-district at both wide receiver and returner...team’s captain and most valuable player carried 53 times for 327 yards and eight touchdowns, and caught 67 passes for 1,057 yards and 11 touchdowns...junior year was named district offensive most valuable player and first-team all-district... squad’s most valuable player rushed 80 times for 640 yards and 11 touchdowns and caught 43 passes for 877 yards and nine touchdowns...sophomore year named honorable mention AllRegion II District 13 after catching 25 passes for 215 yards...squad won the district championship... three-year letterwinner in football, and a four-year letterwinner in track and field...freshman year won the 300-meter hurdles and 4x400 district championships... sophomore year was the 4x100 district regional runner-up and state finalist...named academic all-district following his junior and senior seasons, and was also named academic all-state following his final prep campaign...head coach was Drew Svoboda. MAJOR - Marketing BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three WILLIAMS-RHODES’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC 2012 13/3 25 142 1 5.7 2013 12/8 77 702 6 9.1 2014 14/9 68 585 7 8.6 TOTAL 39/20 170 1429 7 8.3
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// PLAYER PROFILES // CHAZ ANDERSON 6 RS JUNIOR CORNERBACK 5-10 / 181 LOS ANGELES LOYOLA HS
ROBERT ASH 58 RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-3 / 278 ELK GROVE, CALIF. COSUMNES OAKS HS
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Converted to wide receiver from defensive back during the offseason...caught 21 balls for 456 yards and two touchdowns...his 21.71 yards per reception ranks as fourth-best single-season mark at Boise State...made first collegiate receptions against Louisiana (Sept. 20), catching three balls for 12 yards...caught two balls for 50 yards including a careerlong of 46 at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made his only reception at Nevada count, hauling in a long bomb for career-high 55-yard gain (Oct. 4)...posted career highs with three catches and 78 receiving yards in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...caught three balls for 53 yards and his first collegiate touchdown at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had two catches for 48 yards against San Diego State (Nov. 15)...caught two passes for 25 yards at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...hauled on a long ball for 46 yards against Fresno State (Dec. 6)...caught three balls for 80 yards including a 57-yard touchdown against No. 10 Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl win (Dec. 31). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in nine games during his debut season with the Broncos…reserve cornerback saw action primarily on special teams…recorded four tackles on the season (all solo)… had a tackle-for-loss against BYU (Oct. 25)…season-high two tackles against Wyoming (Nov. 16)…led the Broncos onto the field with The Hammer against Wyoming. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Saw action in 12 games, making five tackles including a sack and two tackles-for-loss... recorded a sack in win at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...made two solo tackles, including a TFL, in the Fiesta Bowl against Arizona (Dec. 31). RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in six games for the Broncos after moving back to the defensive line…registered nine tackles on the season (four solo), including 1.5 for-loss…also had a sack and a forced fumble against New Mexico (Nov. 30). RS FRESHMAN (2012): Played in one game along the defensive line during his debut season with the Broncos…saw action against UNLV (Oct. 20)…made the switch to offensive line during spring practices. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-year letterwinner for head coach Mike Christensen…played both offense and defense as a junior, catching 11 passes for 123 yards, while hauling in two interceptions…senior year named second-team all-state and first-team All-Serra League…registered 22 tackles and a pass break-up on defense…offensively, caught 14 passes for 356 yards…also lettered twice in track and field.
MAJOR – General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two
MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-time first-team all-conference selection...named varsity team captain as both a junior and senior…also named second-team SacCounty in 2010…finished senior season with 41 tackles (35 solo)… also recorded 10 sacks for minus-83 yards, while forcing two fumbles and blocking one field goal…earned a varsity basketball letter as a junior…received the Wolf Pack Award…high school coach was Ryan Gomes.
ASH’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2012 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 6/0 4 5 9 1.0 1.5 0 2014 12/0 4 1 5 1.0 2.0 0 TOTAL 19/0 8 6 14 2.0 3.5 0
ANDERSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 9/0 4 0 4 1.0 1.0 0 YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD 2014 14/3 21 456 2
TRAVIS AVERILL 73 RS JUNIOR OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 302 ANAHEIM, CALIF. SERVITE HS
YPC LG 21.7 57
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Started all 14 games for the Broncos...part of a line that helped Boise State lead the Mountain West in total offense and scoring offense while ranking 14th and ninth nationally, respectively, in those categories.
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// PLAYER PROFILES // RS FRESHMAN (2013): Made nine appearances in his debut season with the Broncos…started three of the Broncos’ final four regular-season games at right tackle…registered his first-career start against Colorado State (Nov. 2), and also started against San Diego State (Nov. 23) and New Mexico (Nov. 30)…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Troy Thomas…junior year named first-team All-Trinity League, first-team All-CIF, first-team all-county and third-team all-state…senior year named Trinity League Offensive Lineman of the Year…also garnered first-team all-league, first-team All-CIF, first-team all-county and secondteam all-state honors…also lettered once in baseball and twice in track and field. MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two
STEVEN BAGGETT 70 RS SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 295 ARLINGTON, TEXAS MARTIN HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Started 13 games for the Broncos, only missing the game at New Mexico (Nov. 8)... part of a line that helped Boise State lead the Mountain West in total offense, scoring offense while ranking 14th and ninth nationally, respectively, in those categories. RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in six games during his debut season with the Broncos, including starts at right tackle against both Utah State (Oct. 12) and BYU (Oct. 25). FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year starter for head coach Bob Wager…started 38 games during his varsity prep career…named honorable mention alldistrict following both his sophomore and junior seasons…named first-team all-area and first-team all-district as a senior.
TROY BACON 56 RS FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 272 APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. OAK HILLS HS
MAJOR – Construction management BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – Two
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year letterwinner…three-star recruit according to ESPN. com, Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com…rated No. 46 nationally at his position by 247sports.com, and No. 61 nationally at his position by Scout.com…rated No. 81 overall in California by 247sports.com…rated one of the top 10 offensive guards on the west coast by Scout.com…named Rivals.com U.S. Army National All-Combine honorable mention…named first-team all-league, all-county, all-region and all-state following his senior season… started all 10 games as a junior team captain en route to first-team All-High Desert League, all-county and all-area honors…led the team in pancake blocks both his sophomore and junior seasons… started each of his team’s 11 games as a sophomore along the offensive line, earning second-team all-league accolades…named most valuable player along the offensive line at the 2011 Nike Combine…joined the varsity roster halfway through his freshman season...four-year member of the Honor Roll and with a 3.60 grade-point average…played for head coach Robert Kistner. MAJOR – Undeclared
BROCK BARR 89 JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 / 198 REDDING, CALIF. ENTERPRISE HS / SHASTA COLLEGE BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2015): Enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014, and participated in spring practices. SHASTA COLLEGE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Named honorable mention all-league after hauling in 42 passes for 780 yards and six touchdowns...played for head coach Craig Thompson. FRESHMAN (2013): Member of the Shasta College football team. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-year letterwinner in football for Darren Trueblood...played both cornerback and wide receiver...caught 31 passes for 807 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, leading his squad to a section championship...defensively, recorded 45 tackles and two interceptions...also lettered twice in baseball and once in basketball...member of the honor roll throughout his prep career. MAJOR – Psychology
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // CHASE BLAKLEY 86 RS FRESHMAN TIGHT END 6-4 / 234 COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO COEUR D’ALENE HS
BRANDON BROWN 17 RS SOPHOMORE SAFETY 5-11 / 199 PHOENIX, ARIZ. SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR HS
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Did not see action. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-star recruit and the eighth-best tight end in the country according to Rivals.com…three-star recruit, and the 15th-best tight end in the country according to Scout.com…rated the third-best tight end in the west by Scout.com…three-star recruit according to ESPN.com…rated the 13th-best tight end in the country and the second-best prospect in the state of Idaho according to ESPN. com…three-star recruit, and the top recruit in the state of Idaho according to 247sports.com…caught 47 passes for 762 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior in 2013…made 51 receptions for 598 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season…career receiving marks include 99 receptions for 1,379 yards and 18 touchdowns… defensively, recorded 52 tackles (32 solo), 5.5 quarterback sacks, 13 tackles-for-loss and three fumble recoveries during his career… named Preseason High School Mr. Football for the state of Idaho by MaxPreps…helped lead team to state championship…firstteam all-state on both offense and defense…played for head coach Shawn Amos.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-year letterwinner for head coach John Rodriguez…named second-team all-region as a junior, and first-team all-region as a senior…registered 80 tackles during his final prep campaign, and also hauled in two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown…added two forced fumbles…was named science student of the month…father Booker played basketball for Boise State from 1971-73. MAJOR – General business KELLEN BUHR 60 RS JUNIOR OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 / 295 BOISE, IDAHO CAPITAL HS
MAJOR – Undeclared DERECK BOLES 99 RS FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-2 / 283 LAKELAND, FLA. LAKELAND HS
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 12 games, mostly on special teams. RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in one game during his debut season with the Broncos, seeing action against Southern Miss (Sept. 28). FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season.
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Todd Simis...senior year named first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference and first-team all-state...played in the East-West Shriners All-Star Game...named Capital High School’s Male Athlete of the Year and earned the Eagle Pride Award...named second-team All-SIC as a junior, and was also the CHS Outstanding Offensive Lineman...two-time letterwinner in track and field...honored with a Senior Scholar Award and was a two-time honoree on both the academic all-state and academic All-SIC Teams...was student body president and a member of the National Honor Society.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to ESPN.com…named second-team all-state in class 7-A Florida, the highest level of high school football in the state…also earned first-team all-county as a senior and second-team all-county following his junior year…anchored a defense that allowed 15 points per game…four-year letterwinner… played for head coach William Castle. MAJOR – Undeclared
MAJOR – Supply chain management BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One
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// PLAYER PROFILES // MATT COTA 42 RS SOPHOMORE LONG SNAPPER 6-1 / 189 EAGLE, IDAHO EAGLE HS
DEVAN DEMAS 26 RS JUNIOR RUNNING BACK 5-8 / 179 HOUSTON CYPRESS CREEK HS
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Longsnapper made an appearance against Louisiana (Sept. 20). FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterman under head coach Paul Peterson…named all-state along the offensive line as a senior…earned league allacademic honors for four-consecutive years…also earned two letters in track and field. MAJOR – Criminal justice D.J. DEAN 80 RS SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 / 194 EAGLE, IDAHO EAGLE HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in four games. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season…initially signed with Boise State in 2012, but delayed enrollment until spring 2013...participated in spring practices until an injury forced him to miss a majority of camp. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named the 5A Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year in 2011...received all-state honors as a defensive back and was named Eagle High School’s most valuable player as senior...caught 56 passes for 801 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 121 yards in 2011...on defense made 77 tackles, six interceptions and forced two fumbles...four-year letterman in football and earned two varsity letters in basketball...outstanding student being named to the conference all-academic team all four years in high school... head coach was Paul Peterson.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 14 games...rushed 25 times for 173 yards (6.9 yards per carry) and two touchdowns...carried once for three yards against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...rushed twice for four yards against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...carried twice against Louisiana, the first a five-yard touchdown and the second a career-long 73-yard run that set up a late field goal (Sept. 20)...rushed for 32 yards on six carries against BYU (Oct. 24)...ran eight times for 46 yards and a touchdown, that score coming on a 21-yard run, at Wyoming (Nov. 22). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in seven games in his debut season with the Broncos…reserve running back carried 21 times for 125 yards and a touchdown…averaged 6.0 yards per carry… set season highs against Wyoming (Nov. 16) with 12 carries and 73 yards, leading the Broncos in rushing against the Cowboys… scored a 15-yard touchdown against New Mexico (Nov. 30), the first of his career. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Greg McCaig…junior year named Touchdown Club All-Greater Houston Preseason…named first-team all-district after accumulating 2,114 all-purpose yards and 26 total touchdowns…senior year named second-team alldistrict…picked up 901 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns in just five games…also lettered three times in track and field. MAJOR - Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two DEMAS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST ATT YDS 2013 7/0 21 125 2014 14/0 25 173 TOTAL 21/0 46 298
MAJOR – Supply chain management DEAN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2014 4/0 0 0 0 0 0
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TD 1 2 3
YPC LG 5.95 26 6.9 73 6.5 73
// PLAYER PROFILEs // ALEC DHAENENS 87 RS SOPHOMORE TIGHT END 6-3 / 237 FRUITLAND, IDAHO FRUITLAND HS
RS FRESHMAN (2012): Started every game for the Gauchos at left tackle for head coach Mickey Bell. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in all 14 games, making two starts...each of his two catches went for two-yard touchdowns...caught his first collegiate pass for a two-yard score at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made the second catch of his career, also a two-yard touchdown, against Utah State (Nov. 29). FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season...earned the Ultimate OSG Award from the Broncos’ head strength and conditioning coach. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Bruce Schlaich...helped lead Fruitland to three-consecutive state championship appearances (3A), winning the title during his sophomore season in 2010...also won three-straight league titles...named first-team All-Snake River Valley and first team all-state at tight end during his junior season... was also first-team all-league and second-team all-state at defensive end...caught 20 passes for 452 yards and six touchdowns...caught three passes for 41 yards as a senior, before an injury ended his season...was starting at both tight end and linebacker in his final prep campaign...lettered once in basketball, leading Fruitland to the Snake River Valley championship and a second-straight state championship during his junior season in 2011-12...named firstteam All-SRV and earned the Billy O'Dell Award (most team points)...member of the National Honor Society. MAJOR – Entrepeneurial management BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One DHAENENS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2014 14/2 2 4 2 2.0 2 JERHEN ERTEL 76 RS SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINE 6-6 / 282 BAGDAD, ARIZ. BAGDAD HS / GLENDALE CC BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in one game in a reserve role...enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014, and participated in spring practices...part of Boise State’s 2014 signing class. GLENDALE CC CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Started every game along the offensive line, at both left tackle and guard.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played tight end, offensive line and defensive end at Bagdad High School, which competed in eight-man football...played for head coach Daniel Corbin. MAJOR - Mathematics JACK FIELDS 21 SENIOR RUNNING BACK 5-9 / 201 EL PASO, TEXAS AMERICAS HS BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in 13 games...rushed 11 times for 31 yards while also making three tackles on special teams...carried for the first time against Colorado State, gaining eight yards (Sept. 6)...ran twice for six yards against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...carried five times for 17 yards at Wyoming (Nov. 22). SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in each of Boise State’s 13 games…reserve running back carried 46 times for 139 yards and a touchdown…set season highs with 12 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)…score against the Golden Eagles was the first of his career…also caught two passes for six yards on the season…special teams contributor registered two tackles…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in nine games during his debut season with the Broncos…rushed 43 times for 135 yards, an average of 3.1 yards per rush…set season highs with 13 carries and 49 yards against Miami (Ohio), Sept. 15. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year starter for head coach Patrick Melton…named team’s offensive most valuable player following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons…sophomore season rushed 160 times for 960 yards and nine touchdowns…junior season named honorable mention all-state, first-team all-city and first-team all-district…picked up 1,698 yards and 18 touchdowns on 220 carries…senior year was named El Paso Times Most Valuable Player, and was also I-5A co-Most Valuable Player and second-team all-state…carried 280 times for 2,478 yards and 25 touchdowns…also lettered twice in track and field. MAJOR – Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three FIELDS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST ATT YDS TD 2012 9/0 43 135 0 2013 13/0 46 139 1 2014 13/0 11 31 0 TOTAL 35/0 100 305 1
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YPC LG 3.1 9 3.0 13 2.8 10 3.1 13
// PLAYER PROFILES // RYAN FINLEY 15 RS SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK 6-4 / 199 PHOENIX, ARIZ. PARADISE VALLEY HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in five games, completing 12-of-27 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns with one interception...came off the bench in the third quarter at Air Force, going 12-for-25 for 161 yards, two touchdowns and an interception (Sept. 27)...saw action at Wyoming, did not attempt a pass but rushed twice for 15 yards (Nov. 22). FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named Arizona Division III, Section III East Co-Offensive Player of the Year following his senior campaign for head coach Donnie Yantis...2012 Arizona Cardinals Player of the Year across all divisions in Arizona…Arizona Republic All-State First Team quarterback across all divisions and sections…first-team All-Division III…was also named Arizona Football Coaches' Association All-State across all divisions, and honored as one of the top 25 players in the state… all-state honorable mention (Scout. com)...completed 270-of-424 passes for the Trojans, leading the state of Arizona with 3,442 yards...he also threw 35 touchdowns and just eight interceptions, and rushed 96 times for 282 yards and four scores during his final prep campaign...led Paradise Valley to the state playoffs...as a junior Finley completed 239-of-381 passes for 2,911 yards, 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions…National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Arizona, and the NFF first-team quarterback…one of 33 finalists for the NFF High School National Scholar-Athlete Award…one of six finalists for the Ed Doherty Award, given to the top player in Arizona high school football…also a standout on the hardwood, earned secondteam all-state honors (Division II) and helped lead Paradise Valley to the 2012-13 state title. MAJOR – Psychology BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One FINLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST C-A-I PCT. TD 2014 5/0 12-27-1 .444 2
YDS 161
RTG 111.57
RAYMOND FORD 25 RS JUNIOR CORNERBACK 5-10 / 171 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. JUNIPERO SERRA HS / RIVERSIDE CC BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2015): Enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014, and participated in spring practices. RIVERSIDE CC CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Three-star recruit per Scout.com...threestar recruit per 247Sports...played in 12 games, ranking third on the team with 59 tackles (40 solo), including three tackles-forloss...intercepted a team-high six passes on the season and ranked second with nine pass break-ups. FRESHMAN (2013): Played in eight games, recording 34 tackles (26 solo)...ranked tied for second on the team with four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown...also broke up four passes and recovered a fumble. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-star recruit per 247Sports rated the No. 13 cornerback in the country...three-star recruit per Prepstar.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com...rated No. 35 cornerback nationally per ESPNU and No. 38 nationally per Scout.com...limited to just seven games during his final prep campaign due to injury, but still garnered allregion honors from Prepstar.com after registering 34 tackles, one interception and eight pass break-ups...also caught 14 passes for 203 yards on offense...led Junipero Serro High School to an 8-3 record and a second-straight Mission League title...junior year garnered first-team all-state, first-team All-Southern Section and first-team All-Mission League honors...recorded 45 tackles, five interceptions and 15 PBUs...returned one of the interceptions 77 yards for a touchdown...offensively, caught 16 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns...led JSHS to a 14-1 overall record, and in addition to a league title, squad also won the Southern Section Western Division title, earning a berth into the California State Division II Bowl. MAJOR – Communication
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // JABRIL FRAZIER RS FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE END 6-4 / 240 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. VERBUM DEI HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-star recruit according to 247sports.com…three-star recruit according to Scout.com, ESPN. com and Rivals.com…one of the top 30 recruits in the state of California according to 247sports.com…as a senior in 2013, recorded 99 tackles (91 solo)…in 2012 as junior, recorded 92 tackles (55 solo) and two tackles-for-loss…career totals include 191 total tackles (146 solo) and two TFLs…played for head coach Rico Martin. MAJOR – Communication BLAKE GONZALEZ 16 RS FRESHMAN KICKER 5-9 / 178 SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. SAN CLEMENTE HS FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned four letters in football and three in lacrosse at San Clemente High School...named the team’s Special Teams Player of the Year...30 of his 39 kickoffs went for touchbacks in 2013...went 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts with a long of 45, and was 22-for-24 on PAT attempts...punted 26 times for an average of 33.7 yards per punt, and placed five inside the 20yard line...also caught 17 passes for 210 yards as a senior...played for head coach Jamie Ortiz. MAJOR – Undeclared
to a pair of sacks and 5.5 tackles-for-loss...intercepted a pass and returned it seven yards, also made two solo tackles against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...recorded three tackles (two solo) with one for loss, and broke up a pass against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...had four tackles (three solo) in win at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...forced a fumble and had seven tackles (two solo) at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made his second interception of the year and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown at Nevada (Oct. 4), and had five tackles... led the Broncos with 11 tackles (six solo) including two sacks in win over Fresno State (Oct. 17)...had 10 tackles (seven solo), with one for loss, as well as a forced fumble and pass breakup in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...made three tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass against San Diego State (Nov. 15)...had six tackles (two solo), shared a tackle-for-loss, broke up a pass and forced a fumble at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...made a tackle-for-loss among his two solo tackles against Utah State (Nov. 29)...made two tackles (one solo) in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in each the Broncos’ 13 games, including seven starts…started each of the first three games of the season, and the final four games…recorded 43 tackles (17 solo) on the season…also had a pass break-up and two fumble recoveries… season-high five tackles against both Washington (Aug. 31) and Colorado State (Nov. 2)…recovered fumbles against UT Martin (Sept. 7) and the Rams. FRESHMAN (2012): Played in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season…reserve linebacker was also a special teams standout…registered 27 tackles (10 solo) on the season, including 0.5 for-loss…career-high nine tackles (three solo) against UNLV (Oct. 20)…first-career interception came against Southern Miss (Oct. 6), and was returned 34 yards...enrolled at Boise State in spring 2012, and participated in spring practice. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year varsity letterwinner at Templeton HS…earned CalHiSports All-State First Team honors following his senior season, in addition to being named All-Los Padres League, All-CIF Southern Section and Tribune All-San Luis Obispo County…led team to the CIF semifinals, recording 143 tackles and five sacks as a linebacker…picked up more than 1,600 yards and 25 touchdowns as a running back…as a junior, recorded 116 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions and two blocked punts…offensively, rushed 116 times for 597 yards and 10 touchdowns…completed his career with 348 tackles. MAJOR – Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three
TYLER GRAY 36 SENIOR LINEBACKER 6-4 / 229 TEMPLETON, CALIF. TEMPLETON HS
GRAY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL INT 2012 13/0 10 17 27 0 0.5 1 2013 13/7 17 26 43 0 0 0 2014 14/2 34 27 61 2.0 5.5 2 TOTAL 40/9 61 70 131 2.0 6.0 3
BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in all 14 games, starting two...fourth on the team with 61 tackles (34 solo), tied for second with seven pass breakups...made two interceptions, returning one for a 32-yard touchdown at Nevada, in addition
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// PLAYER PROFILES // MASON HAMPTON 59 RS SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 284 MERIDIAN, IDAHO MERIDIAN HS
HARDEE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2012 5/0 0 0 0 0.0 2013 13/0 5 73 0 14.6 27 2014 14/3 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 32/3 5 73 0 14.6 27
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in all 14 games in a reserve role. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Lettered three times for head coach Kip Crofts…named firstteam all-conference and second-team all-state during his final prep campaign…also received the Shriner’s All-Star Award… named second-team all-conference as a junior…lettered once in basketball. MAJOR – Philosophy BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in all 14 games, making nine tackles (five solo)...made five tackles (four solo) in win over Colorado State (Sept. 6). FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Recorded 100 tackles and six punt blocks in his final prep campaign, helping lead head coach Tom Westerberg's Allen High School to the 5A Texas State Championship...earned UIL Defensive Player of the Game honors in the title game with nine tackles and a 56-yard fumble recovery...garnered first-team All-District 10-5A honors.
JAKE HARDEE 84 RS SENIOR TIGHT END 6-3 / 237 BOISE, IDAHO BISHOP KELLY HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in all 14 games, starting three...big part of the Boise State run-blocking crew. RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games…reserve tight end caught five passes for 73 yards, including a season-long 27-yard reception against Utah State (Oct. 12)… also caught a 2-point conversion against Fresno State (Sept. 20)… named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. RS FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in five games during his debut season with the Broncos…saw action at both tight end and on special teams. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned a varsity letter during his senior season, playing for head coach Lee Leslie…named first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference after catching 30 passes for 500 yards and eight touchdowns…also named to the Idaho All-Star Team…lettered three times in basketball, earning first-team all-conference and first-team all-state honors following his senior season…averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds…member of the National Honor Society and the Dean’s List, and earned the Scholar-Athlete Award. MAJOR – Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three
CAMERON HARTSFIELD 37 RS SOPHOMORE SAFETY 5-10 / 186 ALLEN, TEXAS ALLEN HS
MAJOR – General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One HARTSFIELD’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL TFL PBU INT 2014 14/0 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 KALEB HILL 14 RS FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE END 6-1 / 222 SCHERTZ, TEXAS SAMUEL CLEMENS HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com Composite…team co-captain as a senior in 2013… two-time San Antonio Express News Defensive Player of the Week last season…named first-team all-district and second-team allarea as a senior…in 2013 recorded 75 tackles (30 solo), 20 tacklesfor-loss, 13 sacks, six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four pass break-ups…junior season had four sacks, recovered four fumbles and returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown… played for head coach Jared Johnston. MAJOR – Undeclared
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // TYLER HORN 69 RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE LINE 6-5 / 272 MERIDIAN, IDAHO MOUNTAIN VIEW HS
BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three
BOISE STATE CAREER SENIOR (2014): Suffered seasonending injury in season opener against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...recorded a sack and made four tackles (three solo, one for loss) before leaving the game. JUNIOR (2013): Appeared in 12 games on the season, starting six at defensive tackle…recorded 44 tackles (15 solo) on the season, including 5.5 for-loss and one sack…also broke up two passes and recovered a fumble…season-high 10 tackles (three solo) against Colorado State (Nov. 2)…also had a season-high 2.0 TFLs and his lone sack of the season against the Rams…opened the season with back-to-back seven-tackle performances against Washington (Aug. 31) and UT Martin (Sept. 7)…fumble recovery came against Utah State (Oct. 12)…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West…served as a Game Captain against Colorado State (Nov. 2). SOPHOMORE (2012): Played in each of the Broncos’ 13 games, including two starts…registered his first-career start against UNLV (Oct. 20), and also started against Washington in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Dec. 22)…registered 23 tackles (13 solo) on the season…ranked second on the team in both tackles-for-loss (8.5) and sacks (5.0)…career-high two sacks and a forced fumble against Hawaii (Nov. 10)…recovered three fumbles on the season, tied for the team high and tied for the eighth-most in the country…careerhigh five tackles (four solo) against the Huskies…team-best four quarterback hurries on the season, including two against Michigan State (Aug. 31)…broke up a pass against the Rebels…one-time game captain in 2012…led the Broncos onto the field with The Hammer against New Mexico (Sept. 29). FRESHMAN (2011): Played in eight games during his debut season with the Broncos…initially signed with Boise State in February 2010 and grayshirted the 2010 season…joined the team during spring 2011…recorded seven tackles on the season (three solo), including 2.5 for-loss and 1.5 sacks…career-high three tackles against both Toledo (Sept. 16) and Colorado State (Oct. 15)…career-high 2.0 TFLs and his first-career sack against the Rockets…added half a sack against the Rams. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Signed with Boise State in February, 2010, and grayshirted… received first-team all-state and all-conference honors on defense as a senior...also named honorable mention all-state and allconference as a junior…as a senior, recorded 50 tackles, 14 sacks, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and three pass deflections…also recorded more than 100 yards on tackles-for-loss as a senior…tallied 45 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior…named Conference Defensive Player of the Year…awarded the Idaho Lineman Challenge MVP…Boise State football camp defensive line MVP in 2009…also earned varsity letters in track and field (three) and basketball (one)…high school coach was Judd Benedick.
HORN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2011 8/0 3 4 7 1.5 2.5 0 2012 13/2 13 10 23 5.0 8.5 1 2013 12/6 15 29 44 1.0 5.5 2 2014 1/1 3 1 4 1.0 1.0 0 TOTAL 34/9 34 44 78 8.5 17.5 3 ELLIOT HOYTE 96 RS JUNIOR DEFENSIVE LINE 6-4 / 271 TAVISTOCK, ENGLAND IVYBRIDGE CC BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 14 games...recorded 3.5 sacks and 4.0 TFL among his 16 tackles...made a solo tackle against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...had four tackles (two solo) with a half-tackle for loss at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...shared a pair of tackles at Air Force (Sept. 27)...recorded his first sack of the season against Fresno State (Oct. 17)...picked up his second sack in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...recorded his third sack of the season among his two solo tackles at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...assisted on a fourth-quarter sack against Utah State which went for Boise State’s first safety since 2009 (Nov. 29)...made a solo tackle in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in four games during his debut season with the Broncos…reserve defensive lineman recorded four tackles (three solo) on the season…included were two against Wyoming (Nov. 16), and one each against UT Martin (Sept. 7) and New Mexico (Nov. 30). FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season...enrolled at Boise State in spring 2012, and participated in spring practice. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played club football in England for head coach Paul Dangerfield… squad competed in the British American Football National League…named first-team All-Europe at defensive end…also played basketball and rugby in high school. MAJOR - Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One HOYTE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 4/0 3 1 4 0 0 0 2014 14/0 8 8 16 3.5 4.0 0 TOTAL 18/0 11 9 20 3.5 4.0 0
MAJOR – Communication
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// PLAYER PROFILES // HOLDEN HUFF 85 RS SENIOR TIGHT END 6-6 / 222 ROCKLIN, CALIF. ROCKLIN HS
CHANCELLER JAMES 22 RS JUNIOR SAFETY 6-2 / 214 SPRING VALLEY, CALIF. STEELE CANYON HS
BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in 13 games this season, starting six...had 10 catches for 128 yards ...caught two passes for 33 yards at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...had a catch for 16 yards against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...hauled in a pass for 16 yards at Air Force (Sept. 27)...caught a pass for 23 yards at Nevada (Oct. 4)...had a catch for 11 yards against Fresno State (Oct. 17)... made a pair of catches for 20 yards in the Mountain West Football Championship against Fresno State (Dec. 6)...caught a pass for five yards in Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 10 games on the season, including three starts…missed three games due to injury…caught six passes for 32 yards, setting season highs against Utah State (Oct. 12) with two receptions for 17 yards. RS FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season, including five starts…first-career start came against Southern Miss (Oct. 6)…caught 17 passes for 250 yards and four touchdowns…career-high two touchdowns on two receptions against Washington in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Dec. 22), including a career-long 34-yard catch…seasonhigh four catches against Hawai’i (Nov. 10) went for 47 yards and a touchdown…season-high 59 yards against Colorado State included an 18-yard touchdown…also a member of the Broncos’ special-teams units, and recorded two solo tackles on the season. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season…initially signed with Boise State in February 2010, and grayshirted the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Honored as a first-team all-conference and all-section tight end as a senior…named 2009 Conference Playmaker of the Year…also named first-team all-conference at wide receiver as a junior, and 2008 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year…holds several Rocklin HS records, including single-season receiving yards (989), career receiving yards (1,664), single-season touchdown receptions (10) and career touchdown receptions (16)…helped lead Rocklin to a Sierra Football League Championship, as well as a Sac-Joaquin Section title…also lettered in track and field…high jumped 6-2 and threw the shot put 47-0…high school coach was Greg Benzel.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 10 games, starting three before suffering a season-ending injury... made 36 tackles (25 solo) with 2.0 TFL and recovered a fumble... made three tackles (two solo) against Colorado State (Sept. 6)... recovered a fumble and led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo) at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made two solo tackles against BYU (Oct. 24).... recorded three solo tackles at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...made nine tackles (five solo) in win over San Diego State (Nov. 15)...made three tackles (two solo) at Wyoming (Nov. 22). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Suffered a season-ending injury during fall camp. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season…Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played for Ron Boehmke at Steele Canyon High School…earned honorable mention All-Grossmont Hills League as a sophomore after recording 50 tackles and two interceptions…junior year named second-team all-league…registered 70 tackles, seven forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and three interceptions… senior year named All-Grossmont League First Team…recorded 80 tackles, five interceptions and returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown…also lettered in basketball and track and field… named first-team all-academic following his senior season. MAJOR – Political science BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One JAMES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL TFL PBU INT 2014 10/3 25 11 36 2.0 0 0 ISAIAH JOHNSON 23 RS FRESHMAN CORNERBACK 5-8 / 168 MERIDIAN, IDAHO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HS / SCOTTSDALE CC
MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three HUFF’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2012 13/5 17 250 4 14.7 34 2013 10/3 6 32 0 5.3 12 2014 13/6 10 128 0 12.8 25 TOTAL 36/14 33 410 4 12.4 34
BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2015): Enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014, and participated in spring practices. SCOTTSDALE CC CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Member of the Artichoke football team during the fall 2014 semester.
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Scott Criner...named first-team all-state and first-team all-league following his final prep campaign...garnered secondteam all-state and first-team all-conference honors as a junior... also lettered once in both track and field and baseball...named a National Football Foundation Scholar. MAJOR – Undeclared
in each of the team’s 13 games, handling snapping duties on field goals, PATs and punts. FRESHMAN (2012): Reserve long snapper made four appearances in his debut season with the Broncos...handled long snapping duties against Michigan State (Aug. 31), San Diego State (Nov. 3), Hawaii (Nov. 10) and Washington in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Dec. 22). OHIO WESLEYAN CAREER FRESHMAN (2011): Started three games at center for head coach Mike Halloway before suffering a season-ending injury...granted an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA.
TERRELL JOHNSON 20 RS SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER 5-9 / 173 MONTGOMERY, ALA. SAN CLEMENTE HS / SADDLEBACK JC
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-time letterwinner for head coach Tim Lins...played offensive guard...also lettered twice in soccer...maintained a grade-point average above 3.0 throughout his high school career.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in three games...returned two kickoffs for a total of 26 yards against Connecticut (Sept. 13). JUNIOR (2013): Redshirt season…named Boise State’s Offensive Scout Player of the Year. SADDLEBACK JC CAREER SOPHOMORE (2012): Appeared in 13 games for the Gauchos... hauled in 54 receptions for 439 yards and three touchdowns... included was a 13-catch performance against Mt. San Antonio... also rushed 11 times for 26 yards. FRESHMAN (2011): Appeared in 11 games, picking up 632 receiving yards and four touchdowns. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named most valuable player of the Orange County All-Star Game following his senior season...was also named San Clemente’s Triton of the Year. MAJOR - Communication JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2014 3/0 0 0 0 0.0 KEVIN KEANE 46 SENIOR LONG SNAPPER 6-0 / 212 MOORPARK, CALIF. MOORPARK HS / OHIO WESLEYAN BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Team’s starting longsnapper appeared in all 14 games, handling snapping duties on field goals, PATs and punts. SOPHOMORE (2013): Broncos’ starting long-snapper appeared
MAJOR - Marketing BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – Three DARREN LEE 44 JUNIOR LINEBACKER 6-1 / 234 SUSANVILLE, CALIF. LASSEN HS BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 14 games on both defense and special teams...made 12 tackles (11 solo)...carried The Hammer prior to Oct. 17’s game against Fresno State...made a solo tackle in the contest...had two solo tackles in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...made three tackles (two solo) at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...had two solo tackles against Utah State (Nov. 29)...made three solo tackles in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FRESHMAN (2013): Played in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season, seeing action at linebacker and on special teams…recorded 17 tackles (nine solo) on the season, including a season-high seven (three solo) against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)... initially signed with the Broncos in 2010, and joined the team in spring 2013 following a two-year church mission…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West…led the Broncos onto the field with The Hammer against Oregon State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24). HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named first-team All-State for Division III as a senior at Lassen High School in Susanville, Calif...Voted Northern Athletic League Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior...Also named first team All-Conference as a junior...Recorded 141 tackles and gained over 1,300 rushing yards during his high school career...As a junior qualified for the California state track and field meet...Earned four varsity letters in both track and field and wrestling...High school coach was Tom St. Jacques. MAJOR - Criminal justice
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// PLAYER PROFILES // BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – Two
and four touchdowns…played for head coach Keith Smith, Jr.
LEE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST 2013 13/0 9 8 2014 14/0 11 1 TOTAL 27/0 20 9
MAJOR – Undeclared
TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 17 0.0 0.0 0 12 0.0 0.0 0 29 0.0 0.0 0
ARCHIE LEWIS 74 RS SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 281 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. RANCHO CUCAMONGA HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in 11 games, starting five...part of an offensive line for an offense that led the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg) and total offense (494.3 ypg) while ranking ninth and 14th nationally, respectively. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season…initially signed with Boise State in 2012, but delayed enrollment until spring 2013... participated in spring practices. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Started along the offensive line for the Cougars as both a junior and senior...missed his first two high school seasons due to injury... named second-team All-Baseline League at offensive tackle following his senior season...head coach was Nick Baiz. MAJOR – General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – One DAVID LUCERO 91 RS FRESHMAN TIGHT END 6-5 / 227 HOLTVILLE, CALIF. HOLTVILLE HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to both Scout.com and 247sports. com…rated No. 27 nationally at his position by 247sports.com… rated No. 57 overall in California by 247sports.com…named San Diego Section All-Manzanita League First Team on both offense and defense as a junior and a senior…caught 38 passes for 819 yards and 12 touchdowns in his final prep season…also recorded 52 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered another last season… junior year caught 40 passes for 636 yards and five touchdowns… also had 33 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…sophomore season was named secondteam all-league on offense after catching 22 passes for 422 yards
DILLON LUKEHART 28 RS SENIOR SAFETY 6-1 / 208 EAGLE, IDAHO EAGLE HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS SENIOR (2015): Medically retired in March 2015. RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in nine games, making 12 tackles (eight solo)...made a solo tackle against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...had two tackles (one solo) at Nevada (Oct. 4)...assisted on a tackle against BYU (Oct. 24)...made four tackles (two solo) at Wyoming (Nov. 22). RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in each of the team’s 13 games, and made his first-career start against BYU (Oct. 25)... recorded 46 tackles (28 solo), including 2.0 for-loss...TFLs came in back-to-back games against the Cougars and Colorado State (Nov. 2)...forced a fumble against San Diego State (Nov. 23)...career-high nine tackles against both Fresno State (Sept. 20) and BYU...caught a 30-yard pass on a fake punt against Fresno State...named Boise State’s Special Teams Player of the Year...named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. RS FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games...special teams standout also saw action at safety...registered 15 tackles (eight solo) on the season...season-high four tackles against both Southern Miss (Oct. 6) and Hawaii (Nov. 10)...broke up two passes on the season...Special Teams Player of the Year. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season...named Boise State’s Special Teams Scout Player of the Year. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned three varsity football letters...named first-team all-state as a running back and defensive back in 2010...voted Southern Idaho Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...also named first-team all-conference on defense as a senior...selected second-team All-SIC as a junior...finished senior season with 1,824 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, while also recording 106 tackles on defense...as a junior, tallied 1,049 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns...scored four touchdowns and rushed for 428 yards as a sophomore...earned two varsity letters in track and field and one in basketball...named Eagle High School Athlete of the Year... member of National Honor Society...high school coach was Paul Peterson. MAJOR - General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three LUKEHART’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL TFL PBU INT 2012 13/0 8 7 15 0.0 2 0 2013 13/1 28 18 46 2.0 0 0 2014 9/0 8 4 12 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 35/1 44 29 73 2.0 2 0
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // JOE MARTARANO 7 RS SOPHOMORE LINEBACKER 6-3 / 229 FRUITLAND, IDAHO FRUITLAND HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in all 14 games, with one start...eighth on the team with 42 tackles...made first collegiate start at Nevada, recording six tackles (three solo) (Oct. 4)....had a season-high eight tackles (four solo) including one for loss at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...made six tackles (three solo) in win against San Diego State (Nov. 15)...led the team with eight tackles (six solo) in win at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...made six tackles (four solo) against Fresno State in the Mountain West Football Championship (Dec. 6)...had six tackles (five solo) in Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season…named Boise State’s Defensive Scout Player of the Year. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bruce Schlaich...was named honorable mention PARADE All-America following his senior season, just the third Idahoan to make the team (Jake Plummer, 1992; Austin Lee, 1997)...helped lead Fruitland to four-consecutive state title games, winning the championship in 2010...senior year named Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year and Idaho's 3A State Player of the Year...garnered Snake River Valley Player of the Year honors on both offense and defense...on defense, recorded 147 tackles, two sacks and four interceptions...on offense, threw for 1,300 yards and 14 touchdowns, and rushed for 600 yards and 10 scores...junior year named Snake River Valley Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 1,100 yards and 18 touchdowns, and rushing for 780 yards and 12 touchdowns...was also first-team allleague at linebacker, and was first-team all-state on both offense and defense...defensively, recorded 159 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions...sophomore year named first-team all-state and first-team All-Snake River Valley at linebacker after recording 158 tackles, seven sacks and three interceptions...starting quarterback also threw for 700 yards and 12 touchdowns, and rushed for 400 yards and eight scores...also a three-year letterwinner in basketball, played on back-to-back state championship teams in 2011 and 2012...standout in baseball was drafted in the 13th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft... lettered four times in baseball, and the third baseman was named Idaho’s top player by MaxPreps...also a three-year letterwinner in basketball, played on back-to-back state championship teams in 2011 and 2012. MAJOR – Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – One MARTARANO’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2014 14/1 22 20 42 0.0 1.0 0
MERCY MASTON 9 RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11 / 203 BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. BAKERSFIELD HS / BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE BOISE STATE CAREER SENIOR (2014): Redshirted season due to injury. JUNIOR (2013): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season, including starts in each of the final four… recorded 44 tackles (28 solo), including one for-loss…recovered a fumble against San Diego State (Nov. 23)…three pass break-ups on the season…season-high seven tackles (three solo) against the Aztecs. BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2012): Helped lead head coach Jeff Chudy’s Bakersfield College to the CCCAA State Championship, leading the Renegades in tackles (10) in the title game...recorded 68 tackles on the season (52 solo), and had two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown...also recovered two fumbles. FRESHMAN (2011): Registered 42 tackles (31 solo), and intercepted four passes. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Led Bakersfield High School to the championship game of the CIF Central Section Division I in his final prep campaign. MAJOR - Undeclared BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One MASTON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 13/4 28 16 44 0 1.0 3 TUTULUPEATAU MATAELE 55 RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-3 / 303 WEST VALLEY, UTAH GRANGER HS / MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE BOISE STATE CAREER SENIOR (2014): Redshirt season. JUNIOR (2013): Enrolled at Boise State for spring 2013 semester, and participated in spring practices. MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2012): Registered team highs with 42 tackles (23 solo) and 14.5 tackles-for-loss...also forced three fumbles and broke up a pass for the Mounties. FRESHMAN (2011): Recorded 39 tackles (19 solo), including 10 for-loss and four sacks...also had four pass break-ups, two forced
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// PLAYER PROFILES // ELI McCULLOUGH 75 RS SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINE 6-5 / 292 BOISE, IDAHO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HS
fumbles and one fumble recovery. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-year letterwinner in high school, earning first-team all-league honors as a senior and second-team all-league honors as a junior... also lettered twice in basketball for the Lancers. MAJOR - Communication
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in seven games, making one start...made first-career start at Air Force...reserve on an offensive line for an offense that leads the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg)and is second in total offense (494.3 ypg) while ranking ninth and 14th nationally, respectively. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season.
SAM McCASKILL 94 RS JUNIOR DEFENSIVE END 6-3 / 255 EUGENE, ORE. SHELDON HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Started 13 of Boise State’s 14 games...had 2.5 sacks, 4.0 tackles-for-loss and 26 tackles...made two tackles (one solo) against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...started at defensive tackle at Connecticut and shared a tackle (Sept. 13)...made a tackle for loss against Louisiana (Sept. 20)... shared a tackle for loss among his two tackles at Nevada (Oct. 4)... made two tackles (one solo) against BYU (Oct. 24)...made two tackles (one solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had 1.5 sacks and five tackles total (four solo) in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 11 games during his debut season with the Broncos…reserve defensive end primarily saw action on special teams…recorded seven tackles (four solo) on the season…first-career sack recorded against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)…season-high three tackles against UT Martin (Sept. 7)… recovered a fumble against New Mexico (Nov. 30)…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Led the state of Oregon as a senior with 115 tackles en route to firstteam all-Class 6A selection at defensive end and center...led the state of Oregon in quarterback sacks with 16...named the Southwest Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2011...helped Sheldon High School to 6A title game as a senior...earned first-team allleague honors at defensive end, and second-team honors at center as a junior...made 110 total tackles and led the state of Oregon in quarterback sacks with 12.5...started all 14 games as a sophomore in helping team to state championship...a member of the National Honors Society and on the Honor Roll throughout his high school career with a GPA of 3.81...head coach was Lane Johnson. MAJOR - Supply chain management BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jason Warr...twoyear starter at left tackle earned first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference and first-team all-state honors following his senior season...also a two-time letterwinner in track and field, won the state shot put championship in 2012 (56-10), and finished third in the event as a junior...lettered once in wrestling. MAJOR – Economics BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One DAVID McKINZIE 39 RS SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 / 167 FRISCO, TEXAS PRINCETON HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Did not see action. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-year letterwinner for head coach Stacey Dillard…named to the Texas 3A All-District 12 Second Team as a senior after hauling in 52 catches for 900 yards and nine touchdowns…caught 48 passes for 800 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season…also lettered three times each in both basketball and track and field…graduated in the top 25 percent of his class with a gradepoint average of 3.5…was also class president. MAJOR – Communication
McCASKILL’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 11/0 4 3 7 1.0 1.0 0 2014 14/13 13 13 26 2.5 4.0 1 TOTAL 25/13 17 16 33 3.5 5.0 1
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // RONDELL McNAIR 32 RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE END 6-2 / 244 NEW BERN, N.C. NEW BERN HS / CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE
Broncos (Nov. 29)...caught three passes for 47 yards against Fresno State in the Mountain West Football Championship (Dec. 6)... rushed twice for four yards, averaged 19.7 yards over three kickoff returns at the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31).
BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in eight games as a reserve defensive lineman...finished season with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles-for-loss... had 1.5 tackles-for-loss and shared a sack against Utah State that went for a safety, Boise State’s first since 2009 (Nov. 29)...recorded a sack against No. 10 Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31). CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Three-star recruit per Scout.com and 247sports.com played for head coach Alonzo Carter...also ranked as one of the top 10 players at his position in junior college by 247sports.com...named first-team all-conference and first-team all-region...registered 32 tackles (25 solo), including eight for-loss and six sacks...opponents lost 24 yards on the sacks and 30 yards on the TFLs...also broke up a pass...member of the Dean’s List. SOPHOMORE (2012): Redshirt season. FRESHMAN (2011): Played during his collegiate debut.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to Scout.com, ESPN.com and Rivals. com…earned first-team all-league, all-region and all-state honors following senior season…also received first-team all-league honors as a junior and second team all-league honors as a sophomore…as a senior, rushed 163 times for 798 yards and eight touchdowns, and hauled in 17 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns…as a junior, rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown on three attempts…caught 25 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns…as a sophomore caught 30 passes for 414 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed three times for 42 yards…career totals included 173 carries for 877 yards and nine touchdowns, and 72 receptions for 934 yards and 10 touchdowns…also recorded 34 tackles as a senior. MAJOR – Undeclared BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One McNICHOLS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST ATT YDS TD 2014 9/0 17 159 1
KAMERON MILES 24 RS SOPHOMORE SAFETY 6-1 / 208 MESQUITE, TEXAS WEST MESQUITE HS / BUTLER CC / TEXAS A&M
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played in North Carolina East-West All-Star game following his senior season. MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One McNAIR’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2014 8/0 3 2 5 1.5 2.5 0 JEREMY McNICHOLS 13 SOPHOMORE RUNNING BACK 5-10 / 198 LONG BEACH, CALIF. SANTA MARGARITA HS
YPC LG 9.4 28
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2015): Enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014, and participated in spring practices. BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Member of Scout.com’s Juco Top 100 (No. 63) coming out of junior college...ranked No. 28 amongst junior college prospects by 247sports...four-star recruit per 247sports... three-star recruit per Scout.com...helped lead Butler to an 8-3 record...recorded 50 tackles (27 solo) with 4.5 tackles-for-loss.
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in nine games...dual threat rushed 17 times for 160 yards and a touchdown, caught 15 balls for 155 yards and a touchdown...also averaged 20.7 yards over 19 kickoff returns...burned his redshirt at Nevada (Oct. 4), catching four balls for 54 yards and rushing once for 28 yards... caught three passes for 20 yards in win over Fresno State (Oct. 17)...rushed four times for 32 yards and caught two passes for 32 yards against BYU (Oct. 24)...rushed for career-high 50 yards and a touchdown on four carries, caught an 11-yard touchdown pass at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...rushed for 26 yards, and on special teams made a tackle and forced a fumble which was recovered by the
TEXAS A&M CAREER FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com coming out of high school...ESPN and Rivals.com graded him the No. 13 safety overall in his class while Scout.com had him 10th...U.S. Army All-American during his senior season, and was also named first-team All-District 10-4A, 4A second-team All-State Academic, 4A All-Region II First Team (TXHSFB) and second-team All-Area (Dallas Morning News) during his final prep campaign...registered 85 tackles, hauled in four interceptions and recorded seven pass break-ups
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// PLAYER PROFILES // JONATHAN MOXEY 30 JUNIOR CORNERBACK 5-10 / 187 WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. DWYER HS
MAJOR – General business DAVID MOA FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE END 6-3 / 235 SAN DIEGO (KEARNY HS) BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to Scout. com, ESPN.com and 247sports.com… named one of the top 10 defensive ends on the west coast by Scout. com…played both offensive and defensive line at Kearny High School…named San Diego Section All-Western League on offense both his junior and senior seasons…named second-team San Diego Section All-Central League on defense as a sophomore… as a senior in 2013 made 28 tackles (17 unassisted) and recovered one fumble…junior season made 36 tackles (17 unassisted), one quarterback sack and recovered two fumbles…2011 as a sophomore made 20 tackles (10 unassisted)…member of the Honor Roll senior year…played for head coach Eric Stavola. MAJOR – Undeclared SEAN MODSTER RS FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 / 186 MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. MISSION VIEJO HS
BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 14 games, starting 12...tied for second with seven pass breakups, also made 33 tackles (26 solo) with an interception...made two solo tackles against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...broke up a pass and made four tackles (three solo) in win over Colorado State (Sept. 6)...recorded first-career interception and broke up another pass at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...had two solo tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble at Air Force (Sept. 27)...made three solo tackles and broke up a pair of passes in win over BYU (Oct. 24)...had three solo tackles at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...made six tackles (five solo) at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...broke up a pair of passes, made five tackles (three solo) in win over Utah State (Nov. 29)...had three solo tackles in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 12 games during his debut season with the Broncos, including his first-career start against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)…recorded 12 tackles (11 solo) on the season, including a season-high three against both Fresno State (Sept. 20) and New Mexico (Nov. 30)…pass break-up against the Bulldogs. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned all-state honorable mention honors (7A) following his senior season for head coach Jack Daniels…registered 36 tackles, nine interceptions and 13 pass break-ups as a junior.
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to Scout. com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com… caught 37 passes for 783 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior en route to All-South Coast League Most Valuable Offensive Player honors…junior season had 45 receptions for 935 yards and 12 touchdowns, earning All-County Second Team honors…played for head coach Bob Johnson.
MAJOR - General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two MOXEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST 2013 12/1 11 1 2014 14/12 26 7 TOTAL 26/13 37 8
MAJOR – Undeclared
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TOTAL TFL 12 0.0 33 0.0 45 0.0
PBU INT 1 0 7 1 8 1
// PLAYER PROFILEs // ARMAND NANCE 40 SENIOR DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-0 / 311 HOUSTON, TEXAS DeKANEY HS
NANCE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2012 8/0 4 5 9 1.0 2.5 0 2013 13/8 17 34 51 2.0 4.0 1 2014 14/14 19 17 36 2.5 6.0 0 TOTAL 35/22 40 56 96 5.5 12.5 1
BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Started all 14 games... recorded 2.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles-forloss among his 36 tackles (19 solo)... blocked a field goal...shared a sack in the season opener against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...made three tackles (two solo) against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...forced fumble on opening defensive series that resulted directly to touchdown at Connecticut; also made four tackles (two solo) and shared a sack (Sept. 13)...had three tackles (one solo) and shared one for loss against Louisiana (Sept. 20)... made four tackles and shared a tackle for a loss at Air Force (Sept. 27)...recorded four solo tackles in win over Fresno State (Oct. 17)...had three tackles (two solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had two tackles (one solo) and shared a tackle-for-loss at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...made two tackles (one solo) including one for a loss in win over Utah State (Nov. 29)...had 1.5 sacks and blocked a field goal in Mountain West Football Championship win over Fresno State (Dec. 6)...made a solo tackle in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games, including starts in eight…first-career start came against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)…recorded 51 tackles (17 solo) on the season, third-most amongst defensive linemen…four tacklesfor-loss and two sacks…career-high 10 tackles (one solo) against Utah State (Oct. 12)…had sacks against the Aggies and San Diego State (Nov. 23)…forced a fumble against UT Martin (Sept. 7)… recovered one against Wyoming (Nov. 16)…pass break-up against Fresno State (Sept. 20). FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in eight games during his debut season with the Broncos...recorded nine tackles (four solo) on the season, including a season-high four (one solo) in his collegiate debut against Miami (Ohio), Sept. 15...2.5 tackles-for-loss on the season, including a season-high 1.5 against the RedHawks...firstcareer sack came against Wyoming (Oct. 27). HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Helped Spring Dekaney High School to 2011 5A Division 2 State Championship...senior season named first-team all-state... caught three passes for 38 yards and a score...moved to tight end as a junior, garnering second-team all-district honors...caught three passes for 20 yards and two touchdowns...named honorable mention all-district at center his sophomore season...three-year letterwinner...three-time academic all-district selection (200911)...also a member of the National Honor Society...head coach was Willie Amendola. MAJORS - Communication, Media Production BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three
ALEX OGLE 18 RS FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK 6-3 / 213 PALM CITY, FLA. JENSEN BEACH HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to ESPN.com and 247sports.com Composite…completed 151-of-271 passes for 2,338 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior, earning the team’s most valuable player honor…was also named all-area…co-captain in the Florida vs. Georgia and Treasure Coast vs. Palm Beach County All-Star Games…junior year completed 75-of-148 attempts for 983 yards and seven touchdowns…sophomore year completed 58-of-109 passes for 705 yards and five touchdowns…for his career, went 284of-528 for 4,026 yards and 34 touchdowns…earned 2013 All-East Coast Regional Elite Team honorable mention honors…four-year member of the Honor Roll…played for head coach Tim Caffey. MAJOR - Undeclared GABE PEREZ 33 JUNIOR DEFENSIVE END 6-4 / 235 PLACENTIA, CALIF. VALENCIA HS BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 14 games...made 29 tackles (20 solo) along with 3.5 sacks and 7.5 tacklesfor-loss...made two tackles (one solo) in season opener against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...broke up a pass and made two tackles, sharing a tackle for loss against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...recorded a sack and had four tackles (two solo) in win at Connecticut (Sept. 13)... made three tackles including sharing one for loss against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...recorded a sack among his two solo tackles in win over San Diego State (Nov. 15)...had a sack for the second straight game, made two solo tackles at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...broke up a pass and had a tackle-for-loss in win over Utah State (Nov. 29)...recorded 2.0 TFL among his six tackles (all solo) in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 12 games during his debut season with the Broncos…recorded 29 tackles (21 solo), including
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// PLAYER PROFILES // seven for-loss and 2.5 sacks…TFL total ranked tied for second on the team…season-high eight tackles (all solo) against Colorado State (Nov. 2), including a season-high three TFLs…over the last four games of the regular season, registered 6.5 TFLs and each of his 2.5 sacks…forced two fumbles against the Rams…recovered one against New Mexico (Nov. 30).
POPE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2013 1/0 1 7 0 7.0 7 2014 10/0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 11/0 1 7 0 7.0 7
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Mike Marrujo…named first-team All-Empire League following both his sophomore and junior seasons…also lettered three times in basketball and four times in track and field…named second-team all-league as a freshman on the hardwood…named first-team all-league in track as a sophomore, and was the Empire League’s Most Valuable Player as a junior…set the school’s shot put record as a junior (57-3), and recorded a personal best of 172-3 in the discus…member of the Valencia Honor Roll.
ANDRES PRECIADO 78 RS FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-6 / 273 IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIF. MAR VISTA HS
MAJOR - General business BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two PEREZ’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 12/0 21 8 29 2.5 7.0 0 2014 14/0 20 9 29 3.5 7.5 2 TOTAL 26/0 41 17 58 6.0 14.5 2 TAYLOR POPE 16 RS JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 / 175 LA QUINTA, CALIF. LA QUINTA HS
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-star recruit according to Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247sports. com…team captain both his junior and senior seasons at Mar Vista High School…earned first-team All-CIF…earned secondteam all-league honors as a sophomore…varsity letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball…received a leadership award in basketball…named a Union Tribune Scholar-Athlete both his junior and senior seasons…named an Advance Placement Scholar in August of 2013…member of the California Scholarship Federation…Senior Class President…four-year Associated Student Body Finance Commissioner, serving as the Head Commissioner his senior year…played for head coach Tyler Arciaga. MAJOR - Undeclared
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 10 games, mainly on special teams... made three tackles (two solo)... recorded a solo tackle on special teams in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS FRESHMAN (2013): Made one appearance during his debut season with the Broncos…caught a seven-yard pass against Wyoming (Nov. 16)…suffered a season-ending injury in the game. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Dan Armstrong...earned a second-straight first-team All-Desert Valley League accolade as a senior...was also named All-Desert Sun in each of his final two prep campaigns...junior year was named first-team All-DVL and earned DVL Special Teams Most Valuable Player honors...lettered three times in basketball and four times in track and field. MAJOR - Criminal justice BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season.
JOE PROVENZANO 43 RS FRESHMAN LINEBACKER 5-11 / 214 GLENDORA, CALIF. DAMIEN HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played football and baseball at Damien High School...two-time all-league selection (2012-13)...named team’s Rookie of the Year as a sophomore in 2011...tabbed team’s Defensive MVP in 2012... record 240 tackles and forced eight fumbles over his three-year varsity career...set a school record with 119 tackles in 2013...also forced five fumbles, recovered three fumbles and intercepted a pass as a senior...named Defensive MVP at California Classic All-Star Game in 2014...played for head coach Mark Paredes. MAJOR - Undeclared
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // TYLER RAUSA 49 RS JUNIOR KICKER MURRIETA, CALIF. VISTA MURRIETA HS / RIVERSIDE CC
Championships in both 2011 and 2012...caught 60 passes for 1,000 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior...also rushed 22 times for 121 yards and four touchdowns...caught 63 passes for 947 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior...also rushed 21 times for 355 yards and a score...helped lead the Gauchos to the City Section title...sophomore year caught 60 passes for 700 yards and seven touchdowns...played for head coach Manuel Douglas.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Made collegiate debut at Wyoming on Nov. 22, converting a PAT in his only action
MAJOR – Kinesiology BRETT RYPIEN 4 FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK 6-2 / 197 SPOKANE, WASH. SHADLE PARK HS
of the season. SOPHOMORE (2013): Redshirt season…enrolled at Boise State for spring 2013 semester, and participated in spring practices. RIVERSIDE CC CAREER FRESHMAN (2012): Converted 15-of-20 (.750) field goals with a long of 48 yards, and was 52-of-53 on PATs in his lone season playing for head coach Tom Craft...earned all-conference honors. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Coley Candaele at Vista Murrieta High School...was named first-team All-Southwestern League as a sophomore, junior and senior...went 19-for-21 on field goal attempts - with a long of 51 yards - as a senior (.905), earning MaxPreps All-America honors...helped lead squad to the 2011 CIF Championship...was also named Los Angeles Times California Special Teams Most Valuable Player and first-team all-state... honorable mention all-state as a junior after going 12-of-15 on field goals (.800) with a long of 48 yards...sophomore year went 9-of-13 on field goals (.692), with a long of 45...three-year letterwinner in baseball batter over .330 over his final two seasons. MAJOR - Communication RAUSA’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G FG PCT LG PAT PTS PPG 2014 1 0/0 - - 1/1 1 1.0 A.J. RICHARDSON 28 RS FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 / 209 LOMITA, CALIF. NARBONNE HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named a Semper Fidelis All-American following his senior season...also named All-Marine League, all-city section and allstate...rated as a three-star prospect coming out of high school according to both Scout.com and Rivals.com...rated No. 50 at his position by Scout.com and No. 84 by Rivals.com...ranked as one of the top 10 receivers in the West by Scout.com...helped lead the Gauchos to back-to-back CIF Los Angeles City Section Division I
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2015): Enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014, and participated in spring practices. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Consensus four-star recruit, per ESPN, Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247sports...is also a consensus top 15 quarterback nationally by the four recruiting services...member of the Scout 300 (No. 218)... graduated a semester early and enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2015...at the time of his signing, rated eighth nationally at his position by Rivals, while 247sports had him ninth and ESPN and Scout each had him 14th...was named the Washington State Player of the Year by the Seattle Times and the Tacoma News Tribune...was also voted the Associated Press 3A State Player of the Year...concluded his career as the state passing leader, amassing 13,044 yards...also combined for 134 touchdowns...the yardage total is also the eighth-most by a quarterback nationally...included were a state single-season record of 4,552 yards during his senior season...also threw 50 touchdowns in his final prep campaign... rushed for 400 yards and a touchdown...over his first three seasons, had already thrown for more than 8,500 yards and 90 touchdowns, breaking the record of 4,965 yards passing in Greater Spokane League games held by his uncle, Super Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien...was honored as the 2013 Junior Male Athlete of the Year, as voted by the Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters... earned the recognition in part due to his performance on the gridiron, throwing for 3,266 yards and 46 touchdowns while leading the Highlanders to a share of the Greater Spokane League (GSL) title and a run to the semifinals of the State 3A Tournament... set the state single-game passing yardage record with 613 yards... also threw for eight touchdowns twice, sharing the state singlegame record with former Bronco quarterback Kellen Moore...also played baseball for Shadle Park. MAJOR – Undeclared
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// PLAYER PROFILES // SKYLER SEIBOLD 34 RS FRESHMAN SAFETY 6-1 / 193 TEMECULA, CALIF. CHAPARRAL HS
TANNER SHIPLEY 23 RS SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 / 181 WILSONVILLE, ORE. WILSONVILLE HS
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted... joined the Broncos in spring of 2014, and participated in spring practices.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2015): Medically retired in April 2015.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year letterwinner in football for head coach Ryan Tukua...also a three-year letterwinner in track and field...played both running back and defensive back for the Pumas...named second-team All-Southwestern League on offense as a senior in 2012...rushed 85 times for 571 yards and seven touchdowns...also recorded 34 tackles on defense...named first-team All-Southwestern League as a utility player as a junior in 2012...rushed for 943 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense, and recorded 44 tackles and three interceptions on defense. MAJOR – Psychology PAUL SEMONS 92 RS FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-3 / 258 EAGLE, IDAHO EAGLE HS
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Named Northwest Oregon Conference Offensive Player of the Year for head coach Doug Sommer after recording 1,912 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior, playing multiple positions... was also first-team All-NWOC at running back, and second-team all-league at cornerback...as a junior, named second-team allconference on offense, and was honorable mention all-league on defense...rushed for 1,287 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught six passes for 117 yards...defensively, recorded 26 tackles (22 solo), five interceptions, three pass break-ups and a forced fumble... also a standout in baseball, was named all-league as an outfielder following his junior season, and was first-team all-league as a designated hitter following his sophomore season. MAJOR - Communication
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Two-star recruit according to Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247sports. com…team captain both his junior and senior seasons at Mar Vista High School…earned first-team All-CIF…earned secondteam all-league honors as a sophomore…varsity letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball…received a leadership award in basketball…named a Union Tribune Scholar-Athlete both his junior and senior seasons…named an Advance Placement Scholar in August of 2013…member of the California Scholarship Federation…Senior Class President…four-year Associated Student Body Finance Commissioner, serving as the Head Commissioner his senior year…played for head coach Tyler Arciaga. MAJOR - Undeclared
RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in three games. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season...named Boise State’s Special Teams Scout Player of the Year.
SHIPLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2014 3/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 AUSTIN SILSBY 97 RS SOPHOMORE DEFENSIVE END 6-3 / 244 KUNA, IDAHO KUNA HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Did not see action. FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Lee Leslie…named second-team All-Southern Idaho Conference (4A) as a senior…led Kuna with 69 tackles as an outside linebacker during his final prep campaign…named to the East-West Shriners High School All-Star Game…was also a four-year letterwinner in wrestling, finishing third at the Idaho State Championship during his senior season. MAJOR – Anthropology
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // RICK SMITH 29 RS JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER 5-9 / 175 LONG BEACH, CALIF. LONG BEACH POLY HS / ARIZONA STATE
THOMAS STUART 8 RS SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK 5-11/ 194 BALTIMORE, MD. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE HS / BUTTE JC
BOISE STATE CAREER JUNIOR (2014): Redshirted...Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year. ARIZONA STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 13 of Arizona State’s 14 games, and made nine starts...caught 32 passes for 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns...rushed seven times for 78 yards...caught four passes for 31 yards against Sacramento State (Sept. 5)...had three catches for 79 yards and a touchdown at Washington State (Oct. 31)... hauled in four balls for 36 yards and a touchdown at Utah (Nov. 9)...had season-high seven catches against Oregon State (Nov. 16)... caught four passes for 23 yards in Pac-12 Championship Game against Stanford (Dec. 7)...had three catches for 26 yards in the Holiday Bowl against Texas Tech. FRESHMAN (2012): Had 14 receptions on the season and scored on two of those, including one against Colorado (Oct. 11) and averaged 10.1 yards per catch...made his Sun Devil debut against NAU, scoring the team’s only receiving touchdown and finishing with five catches for 45 yards while rushing three times for 26 yards.
BOISE STATE CAREER SOPHOMORE (2014): Redshirt season...transferred from Butte Junior College for spring 2014 semester...participated in spring practices. BUTTE JC CAREER FRESHMAN (2013): Named Nor-Cal Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and first-team all-league...led Butte to California Junior College State Championship, earning title-game MVP honors... team was also named co-National Champions...completed 132-of204 passes for 1,927 yards and 29 touchdowns...threw just three interceptions...completion percentage of .647 led the league. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Led Calvert Hall College High School to a record of 21-3 during his prep career...as a junior, led squad to the first state title in school history, and the first conference title in 30 years...named first-team all-state private school, and second-team all-state consensus (Associated Press)...also garnered first-team all-metro honors...racked up 2,500 total yards and 26 touchdowns...senior year racked up more than 3,500 total yards and 40 touchdowns... once again named first-team all-state private school...also named first-team AP All-State Consensus and first-team all-metro...team finished the season ranked No. 3 in the state...named Crab Bowl Most Valuable Player, Maryland's All-Star Game.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Regarded as a PrepStar All-American and the No. 47 overall prospect in the state of California by SuperPrep...rated by ESPN as a four-star prospect and the No. 39 wide receiver recruit in the country...evaluated by Scout.com as a cornerback and ranked the No. 31 national prospect at the position...rated by Rivals.com as the No. 63 wide receiver recruit in the country and the state of California’s No. 53 overall prospect...totaled 41 receptions for 623 yards (15.2 avg.) with eight scores as a senior in 2011 despite missing three games due to injury...helped the Jackrabbits to a 10-2 record on the year...added two carries for 80 yards with a touchdown and eight tackles on defense...averaged 12.3 yards on punt returns and 23.1 yards on kickoff returns...notched a season-high 123 receiving yards on six catches with three touchdowns against Newport Harbor on Nov. 18, 2011...caught seven passes for 87 yards and a touchdown against Narbonne on Sept. 16, 2011...hauled in six receptions for 78 yards against Grant on Sept. 3, 2011...led Poly with 23 receptions for 597 yards (26.0 avg.) and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2010...averaged 27.2 yards on kickoff returns...had two 100-yard receiving games on the year...totaled a season-best 141 receiving yards on only three receptions, all of which went for touchdowns, against Bakersfield on Sept. 2, 2010...totaled 104 yards on three catches with two scores against Woodrow Wilson on Oct. 29, 2010...caught a pair of touchdown passes totaling 73 yards against Millikan on Oct. 22, 2010...totaled eight receptions for 106 yards as a sophomore on varsity in 2009...posted a season-best 47 receiving yards on two receptions against Compton on Nov. 13, 2009...coached by Raul Lara at Poly High School.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com Composite…one of the top 15 prospects in Utah by 247sports.com, and No. 22 by ESPN.com…rated the No. 24 center nationally by Scout.com…played two years of football, seeing action along the offensive line at both guard and tackle…helped lead the Leopards to the state title game in his final prep campaign, paving the way for 5,326 yards and 66 touchdowns on the season… played for head coach Brandon Matich.
MAJOR – Communication
MAJOR – Undeclared
MAJOR – Communication TENNESSEE SU’ESU’E 57 RS FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 / 307 SALT LAKE CITY EAST HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season.
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// PLAYER PROFILES // DYLAN SUMNER-GARDNER 29 SOPHOMORE SAFETY 6-1 / 193 MESQUITE, TEXAS WEST MESQUITE HS
JUSTIN TAIMATUIA 90 RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-0 / 294 AMERICAN SAMOA FORT SCOTT CC
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in 13 games...recorded 19 tackles (nine solo) with two pass breakups...made collegiate debut against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...recorded a tackle for loss at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...made three tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass against Louisiana (Sept. 20)...had three tackles (two solo) at Air Force (Sept. 27)...broke up a pass and made two tackles (one solo) against BYU (Oct. 24)...shared three tackles at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...assisted on a pair of tackles against Utah State (Nov. 29)...made a solo tackle in Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31)...graduated from high school early and enrolled at Boise State for spring semester in 2014...participated in spring practice. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American Game following his senior season...four-star recruit according to Scout.com, Rivals. com and 247sports.com...rated No. 7 nationally by Scout.com, No. 8 by 247sports.com and No. 10 by Rivals.com...rated No. 86 overall nationally by Rivals.com, No. 87 by 247sports.com and No. 96 by Scout.com...No. 11 overall in Texas by Rivals.com and No. 12 by 247sports.com...senior year racked up 141 tackles, including 14 forloss and three forced fumbles...also hauled in three interceptions... named to the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 4A AllState Second Team...named second-team all-area by the Dallas Morning News...named District 10-4A First Team both his junior and senior seasons...junior year had 45 tackles, including two forloss and three forces fumbles...also had an interception...played for head coach Jeff Neil.
BOISE STATE CAREER SENIOR (2014): Redshirted the season due to injury. JUNIOR (2013): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season…recorded 29 tackles (nine solo) on the season, including 2.5 for-loss and a sack…season-high four tackles (all assisted) against UT Martin (Sept. 7)…sack came against Southern Miss (Sept. 28)…broke up a pass against both San Diego State (Nov. 23) and Oregon State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24). FORT SCOTT CC CAREER SOPHOMORE (2012): Named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention for head coach Curtis Horton...registered 29 tackles (21 solo), including 4.5 for-loss and two sacks for the Greyhounds. FRESHMAN (2011): Recorded 37 tackles (21 solo), including five TFLs. MAJOR - Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One TAIMATUIA’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL PBU 2013 13/0 9 20 29 1.0 2.5 2 ANDREW TERCEK 52 RS SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 / 276 SAN ANTONIO EAST CENTRAL HS
MAJOR – Undeclared BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One SUMNER-GARDNER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL TFL PBU INT 2014 13/0 9 10 19 1.0 2 0
BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in two games, making collegiate debut at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...also appeared in game against Utah State (Nov. 29). FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year starter for head coach Robert Walker, starting at left tackle for three seasons before moving to center as a senior... garnered first-team all-district honors (28-5A) following both his junior and senior seasons...was a unanimous selection in his final prep campaign, and was also named honorable mention all-state and to the Class 5A Super Team...honorable mention all-district following both his freshman and sophomore seasons. MAJOR – Philosophy
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH 95 RS FRESHMAN LINEBACKER 6-4 / 222 RIGGINS, IDAHO SALMON RIVER HS
ANTOINE TURNER RS SENIOR DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-1 / 274 NEW ORLEANS, LA. McDONOGH 35 HS / FULLERTON COLLEGE BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in 13 games...made 13 tackles (seven solo), 1.5 tackles-for-loss and broke up two passes...had a solo tackle and broke up two passes against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...had three tackles (two solo) and a quarterback hit at Air Force (Sept. 27)...recorded three tackles (two solo) at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...had a solo tackle against Utah State (Nov. 29)... made a TFL in Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). FULLERTON COLLEGE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Three-star prospect per 247sports. com played for head coach Tim Byrnes...one of the top 25 defensive tackles in junior college according to the 247sports.com Composite...recorded 34 tackles (16 solo), including 13.5 for-loss and six sacks...sacks resulted in a loss of 27 yards...also had four pass break-ups and an interception. RS FRESHMAN (2012): Made five appearances in his collegiate debut...missed time due to an injury...registered 22 tackles (11 solo), including two sacks...also recovered a fumble. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season.
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Played football, basketball and track and field at Salmon River High School...helped team to 1A Division II state titles in both football and basketball as a junior and senior...averaged 29.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game as a senior on the basketball team...named IdahoSports.com Student-Athlete of the Year in 2014...All-Idaho 1A Division II Player of the Year...played quarterback and middle linebacker...in 2013 completed 60.8 percent of his passes (121-for199) for 2,155 yards and 28 touchdowns with just one interception... also carried 157 times for 1,565 yards and 34 touchdowns...on defense he made 131 tackles (85 solo) with five interceptions, five fumble recoveries and four defensive touchdowns...played for head coach Charlie Shepherd. MAJOR - Undeclared SEAN WALE 19 RS JUNIOR PUNTER 6-2 / 185 LA HABRA, CALIF. LA HABRA HS
MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - One TURNER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST SOLO ASST TOTAL SACKS TFL 2014 13/0 7 6 13 0.0 1.5
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ANTHONY UPSHAW 8 RS FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK 5-11 / 194 MOORPARK, CALIF. MOORPARK HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Four-year, three-sport athlete at Moorpark High School (football, basketball, baseball)...threw for 1,124 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 55.1 percent of his attempts as a senior...also rushed for three touchdowns...maintained a 3.8 cumulative gradepoint average and was honored as an all-academic scholar-athlete as a junior and senior. MAJOR - Undeclared
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Team’s No. 1 punter appeared in all 14 games... punted 66 times for an average of 42.0 yards and a long of 63, with 20 of those downed inside the 20-yardline...punted five times for 169 yards with a long of 49, had a pair downed inside the 20 against Ole Miss (Aug. 28)...had two punts downed inside the 20 and punted five times for a 38.6-yard average against Colorado State (Sept. 6)...punted seven times for an average of 42.7 yards per kick with a long of 53, and had two downed inside the 20-yard line at Connecticut (Sept. 13)...averaged 39.7 yards over three punts with a long of 46 against Louisiana (Sept. 20)... dropped all three of his punts inside the 20, including one inside the five-yard line, and averaged 42.0 yards per punt at Air Force (Sept. 27)...averaged 44.0 yards over three punts, with a long of 55 at Nevada (Oct. 4)...dropped two of his four punts inside the 20-yard line and averaged 40.8 yards per kick against Fresno State (Oct. 17)...averaged 45.2 yards over four punts, including a seasonlong punt of 55 yards, with two downed inside the 20 against BYU (Oct. 24)...averaged 52.7 yards over three punts including a career long punt of 63 yards at New Mexico (Nov. 8)...averaged 46.2 yards over four punts and made a touchdown-saving tackle at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...averaged 49.5 yards over eight punts in Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31).
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// PLAYER PROFILES // RS FRESHMAN (2013): Co-starter at punter appeared in 10 games during his debut season with the Broncos…punted 21 times for an average of 41.5 yards per punt…had six punts of more than 50 yards, including a season-long 63-yarder against Colorado State (Nov. 2)…had a 62-yarder the week before against BYU (Oct. 25)…had three fair catches, and eight downed inside the 20-yard line…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Member of Chris Sailer Kicking Top 12 both his sophomore and junior seasons...senior year named first-team all-area, first-team All-CIF and first-team all-county...9-of-12 on field goals, including a long of 52, en route to 84 points scored...averaged 47.5 yards per punt...earned all-area honors as a junior after going 8-for-11 in field goals, including a long of 39 yards, en route to 82 points scored... sophomore year went 9-of-10 on field goals, including a long of 42, en route to 95 points scored...three-year letterwinner...also lettered once in soccer...member of his school’s honor roll and the Football Foundation Hall of Fame...head coach was Frank Mazzotta. MAJOR - Health science BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two WALE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM PUNTS YDS AVG LG I/20 50+ 2013 10 21 872 41.5 63 8 6 2014 14 66 2,773 42.0 63 20 14 TOTAL 24 87 3,645 41.9 63 28 20 TROY WARE 14 RS SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER 6-2 / 191 OCEANSIDE, CALIF. VISTA HS BOISE STATE CAREER RS JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in 12 games, making one start...caught 12 balls for 150 yards and a touchdown... caught two passes for 25 yards in win over Colorado State (Sept. 6)...set career highs against Fresno State with three catches for 43 yards (Oct. 17)...hauled in his first touchdown pass of the season, a 19-yarder, against BYU (Oct. 24)...caught a pass for five yards at Wyoming (Nov. 22)...made a catch for 17 yards that helped set up a field goal with three seconds left in the first half and give Boise State a 31-17 halftime lead in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona (Dec. 31). RS SOPHOMORE (2013): Appeared in 12 games during the regular season, including two starts…started his first-career game against Southern Miss (Sept. 28), and also started against Nevada (Oct. 19)…caught 10 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns on the season…first-career reception went for 18 yards and a touchdown against Fresno State (Sept. 18)…also caught a 14-yard touchdown against BYU (Oct. 25). RS FRESHMAN (2012): Made five appearances during his debut season with the Broncos.
FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt season…initially signed with Boise State in February 2010, and grayshirted the 2010 season, joining the team for spring practices. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Received second-team all-state honors as a senior wide receiver… voted first-team All-Palomar League as a senior, as well as secondteam all-league his junior senior…as a senior, recorded 45 receptions for 699 yards and eight touchdowns…caught 26 passes for 482 yards and four scores in his junior season…as a sophomore, grabbed seven catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns…named All-North County…honored on the All-Academic Team as a junior and senior…earned varsity letters in track and field three times… was an all-league performer in the long jump as a sophomore and junior…named to the Vista HS Honor Roll as a junior and senior… high school coach was Dan Williams. MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Three WARE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GM/ST REC YDS TD YPC LG 2012 5/0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 12/2 10 107 2 10.7 20 2014 12/1 12 150 1 12.5 29 TOTAL 29/3 22 257 3 11.7 29 RYAN WOLPIN 37 RS SOPHOMORE RUNNING BACK 5-8 / 191 TRABUCO CANYON, CALIF. SANTA MARGARITA HS / NORTHERN COLORADO BOISE STATE CAREER RS FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted... named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year... transferred to Boise State in spring of 2014, and participated in spring practices. NORTHERN COLORADO CAREER FRESHMAN (2013): Redshirted the 2013 season for head coach Ernest Collins. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-year letterwinner for head coach Harry Welch...also lettered twice in track and field...played both defensive back and running back...rushed for 1,368 yards on 203 carries as a senior in 2012, earning first-team All-Trinity League honors on offense...was also named all-region and all-state...junior season rushed 254 times for 1,629 yards and 31 touchdowns...also caught 20 passes for 273 yards and a score...named All-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division...also garnered All-Pac-5 Division, first-team All-Trinity League and first-team all-county and Orange County All-Region honors. MAJOR – Communication
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // MARIO YAKOO 66 RS JUNIOR OFFENSIVE LINE 6-4 / 330 SAN DIEGO, CALIF. STEELE CANYON HS
CORY YOUNG 10 RS FRESHMAN RUNNING BACK 5-10 / 194 NORCO, CALIF. NORCO HS
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SOPHOMORE (2014): Started all 14 games for Boise State...part of an offensive line for an offense that led the Mountain West in scoring (39.7 ppg) and total offense (494.3 ypg) while ranking ninth and 14th nationally, respectively. RS FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in each of the Broncos’ 13 games during his debut season, and recorded the first start of his career at right guard against New Mexico (Nov. 30)…reserve lineman for most of the season also contributed on the team’s field goal and PAT units…named Fall 2013 Academic All-Mountain West. FRESHMAN (2012): Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Senior year garnered All-Grossmont League First Team honors, in addition to being named first-team All-CIF San Diego County named honorable mention All-Grossmont League as a sophomore...junior year named second-team all-league...threeyear letterwinner in football and track and field...first-team allacademic selection following his junior season...also named Union Tribune All-Academic...head coach was Ron Boehmke. MAJOR – Communication BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED - Two
BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted the season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Three-star recruit according to Scout.com, Rivals.com, 247sports. com and ESPN.com…rated No. 34 nationally at his position according to 247sports.com…named first-team All-CIF Southern Section Inland Division and first-team all-league as a senior…was also named Norco High School’s Most Valuable Player…in 2013 rushed the ball 324 times for 2,450 yards and 22 touchdowns… was the 12th-leading rusher in California…averaged 7.56 yards per carry…top rushing game was against Corona Centennial High School for 421 yards, a mark surpassed in the school’s history by only Toby Gerhart, formerly of Stanford…as a junior in 2012 rushed 79 times for 595 yards and nine touchdowns…as a sophomore in 2011 had 28 rushing attempts for 214 yards and one touchdown...career rushing totals included 431 attempts for 3,259 yards and 32 touchdowns…named to the Honor Roll, and boasted a grade-point average of 3.8…brother Kelsey played three seasons at Stanford (2012-14) and transferred to Boise State for the 2015 season. MAJOR – Undeclared
ERIC YATES 47 RS FRESHMAN CORNERBACK 5-9 / 167 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS A&M CONSOLIDATED HS BOISE STATE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Earned three letters in football at A&M Consolidated High School...played three games in 2012, recording three interceptions and returning one for a touchdown...played at Capital High School in Boise in 2011...appeared in six games, credited with 14 tackles (10 solo). MAJOR – Undeclared
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// PLAYER PROFILES // Joining in Fall 2015 DREW BERGER FRESHMAN LINEBACKER 6-1 / 220 COEUR d’ALENE, IDAHO COEUR d’ALENE HS
a season-high three passes twice, at Snow College (Sept. 13) and at Pima CC (Oct. 4)...hauled in three passes for 28 yards and his only touchdown at Pima...had two catches for a season-high 35 yards against Arizona Western College (Nov. 8).
Three-year letterwinner at Coeur d’Alene High School...four-star recruit per 247Sports rated No. 8 nationally at his position and No. 2 overall in Idaho...three-star recruit is the highest-rated individual in the state of Idaho per Scout.com...also rated 28th nationally at middle linebacker by Scout, and the fifth-best in the West Region...three-star recruit per Rivals.com...three-star recruit per ESPN rated No. 3 overall in Idaho and No. 45 at inside linebacker nationally...selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl following a senior campaign that included 93 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss, three sacks and three interceptions...also led the Vikings with 549 rushing yards and six touchdowns, leading Coeur d’Alene HS to the Division 5A IHSAA Playoffs...named to the Idaho Statesman 5A All-Idaho First Team on defense...also named All-Inland Empire League First Team (5A)...led Coeur d’Alene to the 5A championship as a junior, picking up 83 tackles and nine TFLs along the way...named first-team all-league...Vikings finished runner-up in the state playoffs during his sophomore year. LADARRYL BLAIR FRESHMAN CORNERBACK 5-11 / 180 DALLAS, TEXAS SOUTH OAK CLIFF HS Three-star recruit rated one of the top 30 wide receivers from the Midland Region per Scout.com...ranked 27th at his position in the state of Texas (Scout)...three-star recruit per Rivals.com...threestar recruit per ESPN...three-star recruit per 247Sports...played his senior season for South Oak Cliff High School after transferring from Dallas Kimball High School...in his final prep campaign, caught 33 passes for 447 yards and seven touchdowns, and rushed 24 times for 171 yards and three scores...named first-team alldistrict...played quarterback as a junior, throwing for more than 1,300 yards and 14 touchdowns...dual threat also rushed for more than 700 yards...defensively, recorded 18 tackles and three pass break-ups...named first-team all-district and second-team allarea...sophomore season registered 72 tackles, four interceptions, seven pass break-ups and three forced fumbles en route to honorable mention all-district honors at cornerback. AUSTIN COTTRELL SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 / 200 GLENDALE, ARIZ. MOUNTAIN RIDGE HS / SCOTTSDALE CC
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Caught 15 balls for 260 yards and four touchdowns as a senior in 2013 at Mountain Ridge High School...transferred to Mountain Ridge after three years at O’Connor High School...for O’Connor, caught 55 passes for 746 yards and six touchdowns over two varsity seasons...as a sophomore in 2012, had 42 receptions for 526 yards and four touchdowns. AKILIAN BUTLER FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER 5-10 / 180 DALLAS, TEXAS WEST MESQUITE HS Three-star recruit rated one of the top 25 wide receivers from the Midland Region per Scout.com...rated 25th at his position in the state of Texas (Scout)...three-star recruit per Rivals.com...threestar recruit per ESPN...three-star recruit per 247Sports...helped lead West Mesquite High School to a 9-3 record and the second round of the Texas 5A Division I Playoffs...finished the year with 48 catches for 686 yards and 12 touchdowns, garnering a thirdstraight first-team 10-4A All-District accolade...as a junior caught 37 passes for 447 yards and five touchdowns, leading his squad to the playoffs...sophomore year caught 29 passes for 399 yards and three scores...member of the A-B Honor Roll. MARQUIS HENDRIX FRESHMAN LINEBACKER 6-1 / 225 OCALA, FLA. TRINITY CATHOLIC HS Three-star recruit rated the No. 21 middle linebacker in the South and No. 10 in Florida per Scout.com...three-time first-team allcounty honoree also garnered second-team all-state honors as a senior...recorded 129 tackles and three sacks during his final prep campaign...two-way player also carried five times, scoring four touchdowns...junior season registered 122 tackles, 14 tackles-forloss and 8.5 sacks...blocked three punts as a senior and two as a junior...sophomore season had 125 stops, 14 tackles-for-loss and three sacks.
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAREER FRESHMAN (2014): Saw action in nine games, catching 12 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown for the Artichokes...caught
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // Joining in Fall 2015 TYLER HORTON FRESHMAN CORNERBACK 6-1 / 175 FRESNO, CALIF. EDISON HS
GARRETT LARSON FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-5 / 275 FRUITLAND, IDAHO FRUITLAND HS
Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 64 nationally at his position...also rated No. 12 at cornerback in the West and No. 9 in California...three-star recruit per Rivals.com...three-star recruit per 247Sports Composite...named to the Fresno Bee Fab 50 following his final prep campaign...earned Most Valuable Player honors at the DBGuru All-Star Game, returning two interceptions for touchdowns...helped lead his squad to the Division I SoCal Regional finals as a senior...played cornerback, wide receiver and returned punts...hauled in four interceptions...as a junior, registered nine interceptions, returning four for touchdowns en route to firstteam All-County-Metro honors.
Three-star recruit per Scout.com is also the top-rated offensive tackle in the state of Idaho, No. 18 in the West Region and No. 92 nationally...three-star recruit per 247Sports Composite rated No. 4 overall in Idaho...two-way starter at offensive and defensive tackle for Fruitland...started 48 straight games on the offensive line... helped lead Fruitland to the state championship game in each of his four varsity seasons...part of an offensive line that plowed the way for Fruitland to average 290 rushing yards and 33.3 points per game in 2014...named 3A All-Idaho First Team from 201214...four-time 3A All-Snake River Valley selection, earning firstteam honors from 2012-14...played prep ball with current Broncos Alec Dhaenens and Joey Martarano...wrestled for three seasons at Fruitland...won the Idaho state title at heavyweight as Fruitland captured the school’s first wrestling state championship.
DARREON JACKSON FRESHMAN SAFETY 6-1 / 185 DERBY, KAN. DERBY HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com is also the top-rated individual at his position in the state of Kansas, No. 22 in the Midland Region and No. 100 nationally...three-star recruit per Rivals.com rated No. 9 overall in Kansas...three-star recruit per ESPN rated No. 12 overall in Kansas...three-star recruit per 247Sports rated No. 10 overall in Kansas...named AVCTL-I Defensive Most Valuable Player and first-team all-league on both offense and special teams at Derby High School as a senior...recorded 126 tackles, five interceptions, two forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries...also had two punt returns for touchdowns and two kick returns for touchdowns... scored seven touchdowns without taking an offensive snap...was also named all-state...junior season competed for Mesquite Horn High School in Texas...named first-team all-district at outside linebacker and was honorable mention 5A All-State...registered 89 tackles, four interceptions, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. BRYAN JEFFERSON FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 / 190 LEESBURG, FLA. LEESBURG HS Three-star recruit per ESPN...three-star recruit per 247Sports rated No. 48 athlete overall nationally and No. 74 overall in Florida...team captain hauled in 42 catches for 801 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior...junior season caught 41 passes for 609 yards and five touchdowns, helping to lead his squad to a district championship and the second round of the 6A playoffs...sophomore season caught 41 passes for 551 yards and five touchdowns, as team finished as district runner-up.
MATT LOCHER FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 250 LOS ALAMITOS, CALIF. LOS ALAMITOS HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 47 nationally, No. 10 in the West and No. 6 in California at middle linebacker...threestar recruit per Rivals.com...three-star recruit per 247 Sports Composite...named Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year...named to All-CIF Southern Section Team (West Valley Division) in 2014...Sunset League co-MVP and All-Sunset League First Team as a senior in 2014...was also MaxPreps All-State First Team, All-CIF West Valley Division and Press Telegram Dream Team...registered 155 tackles, seven sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery during his final prep campaign...also rushed for 233 yards and nine touchdowns on offense...helped lead Griffins to the Sunset League title in 2014 with a perfect 5-0 league mark... missed all but one game as a junior in 2013 due to a foot injury... sophomore season named his squad’s Varsity Rookie of the Year and garnered second-team all-league honors...recorded 144 tackles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions. DURRANT MILES FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE END 6-4 / 218 SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH BINGHAM HS Initially signed with the Broncos in 2013, then went on a twoyear church mission...three-year letterwinner for head coach Dave Peck...registered 51 tackles, a sack, 10 hurries and five pass breakups as a junior...recorded 64 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior en route to first-team all-state honors from both the Deseret News
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// PLAYER PROFILES // Joining in Fall 2015 and Salt Lake Tribune...also had 12 hurries and five pass PBUs, earning team most valuable player and all-region honors...;twotime letterwinner in basketball.
reach the second round of the CIF playoffs in 2014...part of an offensive line that paved the way for the Bulldogs to rush for 3,155 yards in 2014.
JOHN MOLCHON FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-6 / 275 LAS VEGAS, NEV. FAITH LUTHERAN HS
DONZALE RODDIE FRESHMAN CORNERBACK 5-11 / 175 COMPTON, CALIF. PARAMOUNT HS
Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 1 in Nevada and No. 27 in the West Region at offensive tackle...rated No. 8 overall in Nevada by Rivals.com...three-star recruit per ESPN rated No. 9 overall in Nevada...rated No. 10 overall in Nevada by 247Sports... two-time Nevada 1-A All-State Team (2013 and 2014)...named Division 1-A Lineman of the Year in 2013 after leading Faith Lutheran to its first state title...Sunset League Lineman of the Year as a senior...team reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in 2014...spent time as a tight end and a blocking back before being moved to offensive tackle at Faith Lutheran...named all-conference in 2012...also earned three varsity letters in basketball.
Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 22 in California and No. 25 in the West at cornerback...three-star recruit per Rivals.com... three-star recruit per ESPN rated No. 80 overall in California... three-star recruit per 247Sports...caught 28 passes for 611 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2014...helped lead Paramount to the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals in 2014...played in the DBGuru All-Star Game with fellow Bronco signee Tyler Horton... hauled in 30 balls for 514 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior in 2013, and on defense made 36 tackles with an interception.
MATT PISTONE FRESHMAN TIGHT END 6-4 / 230 YUMA, ARIZ. YUMA CATHOLIC HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 1 in Arizona, No. 7 in the West Region and No. 35 nationally at tight end...three-star recruit per Rivals.com rated No. 14 overall in Arizona...three-star recruit per ESPN rated No. 8 overall in Arizona and No. 15 nationally at his position...three-star recruit per 247Sports rated No. 28 nationally at tight end and No. 18 overall in Arizona...helped lead Shamrocks to back-to-back state titles in 2013 and 2014...finished his prep career with 74 catches for 1,036 yards and 26 touchdowns...as a senior was named to Arizona FCA’s 2014 All-State Top 25 (all divisions) Team...two-time Arizona FCA Division V All-State Team selection (2013-14)...caught 27 passes for 374 yards and eight touchdowns on offense in 2013, while as a defensive end racked up 84 tackles and 14.5 sacks...also played basketball at Yuma Catholic. ERIC QUEVEDO FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-5 / 280 WEST COVINA, CALIF. WEST COVINA HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com...three-star recruit per Rivals. com...three-star recruit per 247Sports...first offensive lineman to earn Offensive Most Valuable Player honors in the Hacienda League as a senior...was also named All-CIF Southern Section First Team and earned a spot on the 2014 San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team...selected to the All-Hacienda League First Team in 2013 and 2014, honorable mention in 2012...helped West Covina
EVAN TYLER FRESHMAN SAFETY 6-2 / 180 CORONA, CALIF. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 15 in California and No. 21 in the West Region at safety...three-star recruit per Rivals. com...three-star recruit per ESPN...three-star recruit per 247Sports rated No. 43 safety nationally and No. 77 overall in California... team captain was named to the All-Big VIII First Team and AllInland Area honorable mention as a senior...made 51 tackles (38 solo) as a safety in 2014...as a junior in 2013 recorded 84 tackles (65 solo) along with a sack over eight games...picked up 51 tackles as a sophomore...concluded his prep career as his school’s all-time tackles leader...also a standout in track and field, winning the league championship and finishing as a CIF finalist in the 400m (49.5) as a sophomore...junior year won another league title in the 400m (48.1). RILEY WHIMPEY FRESHMAN LINEBACKER 6-2 / 205 SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. SAN CLEMENTE HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 15 in California and No. 24 in the West Region at outside linebacker...named CIF Southern Section Southwest Division Co-Defensive Player of the Year while claiming the same honor from the Sea View League...earned spot on All-Orange County First Team from the Orange County Register...set the San Clemente record with 172 tackles over 14 games in 2014, leading the Tritons to the league title...spent first three years as a prep at Lone Peak High School in Utah...recorded 101 tackles for Lone Peak in 2013 as the team reached the 5A state
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// PLAYER PROFILEs // Joining in Fall 2015 semifinals...named to Utah’s 5A All-State Second Team as well as first-team academic all-region as a junior...older brothers Kevin and Kyle played at Utah State...will take his LDS mission after highschool graduation and return to the Broncos in 2017. SAM WHITNEY FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE LINE 6-3 / 235 FOLSOM, CALIF. FOLSOM HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 7 in California and No. 18 in the West Region at defensive end...two-way started for Folsom High School, also playing center along the offensive line...selected to MaxPreps’ California All-State Second Team and All-CIF SacJoaquin Section First Team in 2014...named the Sacramento Bee’s All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year and league MVP in 2014, recording 13 sacks among his 47 tackles as Folsom went 16-0 and captured the CIF Division I state title...also garnered first-team All-NorCal...finished his junior season with 39 tackles and 4.0 sacks...named league lineman of the year, first-team All-Metro and second-team All-NorCal...during his three-year varsity career Folsom went 44-2. DAMION WRIGHT FRESHMAN SAFETY 6-1 / 185 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. BISHOP MORA SALESIAN HS Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 13 in California and No. 17 in the West Region at safety...three-star recruit per Rivals.com... three-star recruit per ESPN...three-star recruit per 247Sports... named to All-Angelus League First Team as a senior...helped lead Salesian to a run to the CIF Southern Section Southeastern Division semifinals in 2014...prior to his time at Bishop Mora Salesian, Wright played at Jurupa Hills High School, where in 2013 he passed for 2,512 yards and 22 touchdowns while rushing for 1,001 yards and 18 touchdowns...led Jurupa Hills to the CIF East Valley Division title, the school’s first, that season...was named All-CIF Southern Section East Valley Division Offensive Player of the Year...earned spots on All-Inland Empire Second Team, AllMountain Valley League Second Team in 2012...named to AllMountain Valley League Second Team as a freshman in 2011. KELSEY YOUNG RS SENIOR RUNNING BACK 6-3 / 235 NORCO, CALIF. NORCO HS
brother Cory in the Bronco backfield. STANFORD CAREER SENIOR (2014): Named to the Doak Walker Award watch list... played in 13 games for the Cardinal...rushed for 331 yards on 66 carries, an average of 5.0 ypc...also caught five balls for 31 yards... carried seven times for 37 yards, one catch for five yards vs. UC Davis...ran for 39 yards on seven carries vs. USC...again carried seven times, this time for 46 yards against Army...ran for 22 yards on five attempts at Washington...picked up 18 yards on seven carries at Notre Dame...averaged 10.5 yards over four carries against Oregon State, going for 42 yards...had a 10-yard reception and rushed four times for 28 yards at Oregon...rushed for a season-high 52 yards on seven carries against Utah...ran for 13 yards and caught a pass for 18 at California...ran for 25 yards on nine attempts and returned a kick 20 yards in Foster Farms Bowl victory over Maryland. JUNIOR (2013): Appeared in 14 games, rushing 14 times for 110 yards and a touchdown and catching three passes for 37 yards... ripped off a 32-yard run against Arizona State...returned a kick 20 yards, had a 36-yard reception against Washington State...carried twice for 23 yards at Oregon State...ran once for 10 yards at USC... scored his only touchdown of the season on a 27-yard run in the Big Game against California. SOPHOMORE (2012): Played in 14 games in a hybrid role that split as a receiver and carried out of backfield...accounted for 234 total offensive yards (160 rushing, 74 receiving) with two rushing touchdowns...helped handle kickoff returns over the Cardinal’s last seven games...averaged 22.2 yards per kickoff return...scored the first points of Stanford’s 20-17 Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin on a 16-yard touchdown run...scored his first-career touchdown on a 55-yard end-around in win vs. Arizona...had two catches for 36 yards at Oregon...rushed three times for 13 yards vs. Washington State...returned a kick 37 yards in the fourth quarter that set up Stanford’s final touchdown drive in its Pac-12 Championship Game win over UCLA. FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirt the season. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER Graduated from Norco (Calif.) High School, earning four varsity football letters...played for head coach Todd Gerhart, father of former Stanford running back Toby Gerhart...four-star recruit by Rivals and Scout...California’s 12th-best running back prospect, 21st-best overall recruit by Rivals...nation’s 21st-best running back by Scout...SuperPrep All-American...ran for 2,008 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior...posted 1,767 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior...three-time all-CIF Southern Section Inland Division and all-Riverside County...2010 Riverside Press Enterprise all-Inland Empire...also lettered in track and field.
BOISE STATE CAREER RS SENIOR (2015): Transferred to Boise State from Stanford... earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science at Stanford... graduate transfer is eligible to play immediately...joins younger
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// HEAD COACH Bryan Harsin // Top 25 – the Broncos’ offense also returned the nation’s elite. Boise State concluded the season ranked ninth nationally in scoring offense (39.7) and 14th nationally in total offense (494.3). Harsin was named head coach, Dec. 11, 2013. A graduate of Capital High School in Boise, he played quarterback for the Broncos from 1995-99. Following his graduation from Boise State with a degree in business management, Harsin coached running backs and receivers at Eastern Oregon in 2000.
Bryan Harsin
Coaching honors
Head Coach - SECOND Year 12th Year at Boise State // // Boise State (2000)
Broyles Award (Finalist) . . . . . . . . bear bryant award (Finalist) . . . . eddie robinson award (finalist). dodd trophy (Finalist). . . . . . . . . .
In his debut season as the head coach of the Boise State football team, Bryan Harsin, a former Bronco quarterback and assistant coach, led his alma mater back to where it rose to national prominence less than a decade ago. Boise State went 12-2 in Harsin’s inaugural season, winning its first outright Mountain West Championship, and capping the campaign with a 38-30 victory over Arizona in the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. The victory in the Fiesta Bowl was the third such win for the Broncos in the last nine seasons. Harsin, serving as offensive coordinator in the first two Fiesta Bowl victories, has been a part of each of the school’s three appearances in the game. The team’s victory in the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship marked the team’s first outright league title since joining the league in 2011, and the first overall since 2009. The only alumnus to lead the Broncos as head coach in the history of Boise State, Harsin has now won a conference championship as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach. For his efforts this past year, Harsin was named a finalist for the Paul “Bear Bryant” National Coach of the Year Award, the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award and the Dodd Trophy, given annually by the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Foundation. He was also named the nation’s top first-year head coach by the Football Writers Association of America. The Broncos concluded the 2014 season ranked No. 16 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. In addition to rejoining the national rankings – Boise State ranked 20th nationally in the final College Football Playoff
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Coaching Experience BOISE STATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach (2014-Present) Arkansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head Coach (2013) Texas . . . . . . . . . . . .Co-Offensive Coordinator / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks (2011-12) Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Coordinator / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks (2006-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tight Ends (2002-05) . . . . Offensive Graduate Assistant (2001) Eastern oregon . . .Running Backs / Wide Receivers (2000)
Bowl Experience Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl . PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl. . AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . . . . . . . . MPC Computers Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (2007). . . . . . . . Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego Country Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (2010). . . . . . . . Maaco Bowl Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valero Alamo Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GoDaddy.com Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIZIO FIESTA Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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// Head Coach Bryan Harsin // The former Bronco letterwinner began his coaching career at Boise State as a graduate assistant in 2001, before taking over the tight ends as a full-time assistant coach from 2002-05. When Chris Petersen was hired as head coach in 2006, Harsin assumed the role of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Harsin was Petersen’s offensive coordinator for five of his eight seasons as head coach (2006-10), and was named a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award, awarded annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Boise State went 61-5 during his tenure as offensive coordinator. The Broncos are in the midst of the seventh-longest active streak in the nation of consecutive bowl appearances (13), and Harsin has been a part of 10 of them – including each of the team’s three Fiesta Bowl appearances.
With Harsin on staff, Boise State has also won nine conference championships. Following the 2010 season, Harsin went to Texas, where he served as co-offensive coordinator from 2011-12. While with the Longhorns, Harsin helped guide the ascension of an offense that ranked 88th in scoring prior to his arrival, to No. 24 nationally in 2012 (36.1). Harsin then earned his first head coaching opportunity at Arkansas State in 2013, which claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship and a berth in the GoDaddy. com Bowl that season. Harsin and his wife Kes have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and Dayn Mykena, and a son, Davis.
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// Assistant Coaches // Award that season. As running backs coach, Boise State produced a 1,000-yard rusher in each of his first three seasons, including two from Brock Forsey and one from David Mikell. Forsey was named Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2002, rushing for 1,611 yards and a national-best 26 touchdowns. Following his stint with Boise State, Riddle coached at Colorado from 2006-10, where he coached tight ends and special teams. With the Buffaloes, Riddle coached two All-Americans, including kicker Mason Crosby and punter Matt DiLallo. He then spent two seasons coaching tight ends and special teams at North Texas (2011-12), where he oversaw the efforts of two allconference performers. Brelan Chancellor became the first North Texas player to record more than 1,000 kickoff return yards in a season (1,094), and punter Will Atterberry was named all-league in both 2011 and 2012.
KENT RIDDLE ASSOC. HC / TIGHT ENDS / Special Teams Coordinator SEVENTH Year // // OREGON State (1992) Kent Riddle is entering his seventh season as a member of the Boise State football coaching staff, and his second as associate head coach and special teams coordinator since returning with head coach Bryan Harsin in 2014. Riddle, who coached alongside Harsin as a Bronco assistant from 2001-05, will now also serve as Boise State’s tight ends coach after coaching the running backs in 2014.
Prior to joining the Broncos in 2001, Riddle was an assistant coach at Army for six seasons, coaching fullbacks from 1995-98, and then coaching special teams and serving as recruiting coordinator from 1999-2000. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State, his alma mater, from 1993-94. Originally from Iowa City, Iowa, Riddle earned his bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism management in 1992 following his playing career as a quarterback for former head coach Dave Kragthorpe. He and his wife Camaren have two children, Connor and Kayleigh.
Riddle, who has more than two decades of experience as an assistant, previously coached tight ends at Colorado (2006-10), North Texas (2011-12) and Arkansas State (2013). In his first season back with the Broncos, while working with Boise State’s running backs, Riddle oversaw one of the greatest singleseason performances – at any position – in school history. Jay Ajayi set single-season records in rushing yards (1,823), rushing touchdowns (28), carries (347) and all-purpose yards (2,358), while becoming the first player in NCAA history to accumulate more than 1,800 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the same season. Ajayi picked up All-America accolades from seven different outlets, while being named a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award and first-team All-Mountain West. Under Riddle’s guidance, Boise State’s running backs helped contribute to an offense that ranked ninth nationally in scoring (39.7) and 14th nationally in total yards (494.3). Boise State concluded the season at 12-2 overall, winning the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. Prior to returning to Boise State for a second stint, Riddle spent the 2013 season at Arkansas State, working under Harsin as assistant head coach, tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. During his previous Bronco tenure, Boise State was one of the most accurate kicking units in the country, converting 96.8 percent of PATs (330-of-341) and 73.1 of field goal attempts (68-of-93). The Broncos also finished ranked in the top 25 nationally in kickoff returns each season, and Boise State’s punt return units accomplished the same feat in each of his final four seasons. Former Bronco place kicker Tyler Jones was named an All-American in 2005 under Riddle, and was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza
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// Assistant Coaches // Tennessee ranked in the top four amongst Southeastern Conference schools in total defense 10 times, and led the league in rushing defense three times. Before moving to Tennessee, Caldwell was the co-defensive coordinator at Nevada in 1994, where he helped lead the Wolf Pack to a 9-2 record and the 1994 Big West Conference Championship. Caldwell began his coaching career at A-State, his alma mater, following his playing career (1974-77). A three-year letterwinner at defensive end and linebacker, he was a graduate assistant from 1978-80. He moved on to Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he coached offensive line from 1981-84. The school won the NJCAA National Championship in 1982. He rejoined Arkansas State in 1985 as linebackers coach, and was with the Red Wolves through 1989. The school won back-to-back league championships (1985-86), and made three-straight trips to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs from 1985-87.
STEVE CALDWELL Assistant head Coach / DEFENSIVE LINE second Year // // Arkansas State (1977)
He worked as a graduate assistant at Tennessee in 1990, before moving on to Pacific from 1991-93. He was the linebackers coach in 1991, and added co-defensive coordinator responsibilities in 1992 and 1993.
Steve Caldwell is entering his second season as associate head coach and defensive line coach at Boise State. Caldwell has more than 30 years of coaching experience, leading teams to two national championships – including the 1998 Division I-A National Championship with Tennessee – and 17 bowl games.
Caldwell, originally from Thayer, Mo., earned his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation from Arkansas State in 1977, and a master’s degree in the same field from A-State in 1978. He and his wife Leisa have a daughter Lauren and son-in-law Josh, sons Lendl and Landon (died at age 20) and granddaughters Cayman and Reese.
In his debut season at Boise State, Caldwell inherited a deep, if unproven, defensive line group. Despite losing three starters from the previous season, Boise State concluded the 2014 season ranked seventh nationally in both sacks (3.36 per game) and tackles-for-loss (7.8 per game). Despite facing two rushing offenses that concluded the season inside the nation’s top six, Boise State allowed less than 150 yards rushing per game (142.6), holding seven opponents to fewer than 100 yards on the ground. In all, 10 different defensive linemen combined for 36 of the team’s 47 sacks. Kamalei Correa, a sophomore in 2014, ranked in the top 20 nationally in each statistical category, finishing 13th in sacks (0.86 per game) and 18th in TFLs (1.4 per game) en route to first-team All-Mountain West honors. Boise State concluded Caldwell’s first season with the team 12-2 overall, including victories in both the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. Caldwell joined forces with Harsin in 2013 at Arkansas State, his alma mater, where he also coached the defensive line. The Red Wolves captured a share of the Sun Belt Conference Championship in 2013, and also won the 2013 GoDaddy Bowl. Under Caldwell’s tutelage, Ryan Carrethers garnered first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors, and was ultimately selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 2014 National Football League Draft. Prior to rejoining Arkansas State in 2013, Caldwell had spent his previous three seasons at Arkansas (2010-12), where he coached defensive ends. During his time there, the Razorbacks posted back-to-back 10-win seasons (2010-11) and played in the Sugar Bowl, the team’s first Bowl Championship Series appearance. Caldwell spent the 1995-2008 seasons coaching defensive ends at Tennessee. Over 14 seasons, the Volunteers won the 1998 National Championship, made 13 bowl appearances and finished 10 seasons ranked in the top 25.
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// Assistant Coaches // ASU ranked 23rd nationally in rushing offense in 2012, averaging 206.2 yards per game. The Red Wolves had seven games with more than 200 rushing yards, and led the league with 31 rushing touchdowns. Prior to joining A-State, Drinkwitz spent 2010 and 2011 as an offensive graduate assistant with Auburn. The Tigers went 14-0 in 2010, winning the Southeastern Conference Championship and, ultimately, the national title. He also spent four seasons coaching at Springdale (Ark.) High School (2006-09), including one season as offensive line coach and run game coordinator, before serving as offensive coordinator the final three seasons. He was an assistant coach at Alma (Ark.) High School in 2005, where he started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant while attending college (2001-03).
eliah drinkwitz Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks second Year // // Arkansas Tech (2004)
He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Arkansas Tech in 2004, graduating magna cum laude and serving as student body president.
Eliah Drinkwitz enters his second season on the Boise State staff in 2015, and his first as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Drinkwitz joined the Bronco staff in 2014 under head coach Bryan Harsin, serving as tight ends coach.
Drinkwitz and his wife Lindsey have a daughter, Addison.
Drinkwitz previously served as co-offensive coordinator under Harsin at Arkansas State in 2013. In his debut season with the Broncos, Drinkwitz’s tight ends group emerged as a potent threat in both the pass game and the run game. Through the air, the tight ends combined for 47 receptions, the most since 2011 (61). On the ground, the tight ends help pave the way for one of the most productive rushing seasons in school history, helping Jay Ajayi set school records in rushing yards (1,823) and rushing touchdowns (28). Individually, Jake Roh, a redshirt freshman in 2014, hauled in 35 passes, the most by a Bronco tight end since 2001, when Jeb Putzier caught 44 passes. Boise State’s tight ends helped contribute to an offense that ranked ninth nationally in scoring (39.7) and 14th nationally in total yards (494.3). The Broncos concluded the season at 12-2 overall, winning the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. Drinkwitz joined the Broncos after serving the previous two seasons at Arkansas State (2012-13), including the 2013 season under Harsin. He was the running backs coach each season, and added co-offensive coordinator duties in 2013. In his first season with the Red Wolves, the team went 10-3 and won the Sun Belt Conference Championship. A-State defeated No. 25 Kent State in the GoDaddy Bowl, the school’s first victory over a top-25 team since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012. Arkansas State repeated as GoDaddy Bowl champions in 2013.
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// Assistant Coaches // Yates helped instill into the defense a tenacity that led to the Broncos pacing the Mountain West with the lowest opponents’ third-down conversion rate (34.8 percent), a mark that ranked 18th nationally. The Broncos also ranked second in the conference in red-zone defense and opponents’ fourth-down conversion rate (42.9 percent). Boise State also set the Mountain West standard with 31 turnovers forced, ranking ninth nationally. Included were a conference-best 22 interceptions, ranking fifth nationally, led by seven from safety Darian Thompson and six from cornerback Donte Deayon. This ball-hawking mentality led to six touchdowns from Bronco defenders, led by two apiece from Deayon (two interception returns) and linebacker Tanner Vallejo (one interception, one fumble return). Five members of Boise State’s defense earned All-Mountain West recognition, headlined by STUD end Kamalei Correa and Thompson being named to the conference’s first team. Deayon and Vallejo earned spots on the second team while defensive end Beau Martin received honorable mention.
Marcel Yates
On the front line, Correa led the Mountain West with 12.0 sacks as the Broncos ranked seventh-nationally at 3.36 per game. Boise State also ranked seventh nationally in tackles-for-loss (7.8 per game).
Defensive Coordinator / safeties 11th Year // // Boise State (2000) Marcel Yates enters his second season as Boise State’s defensive coordinator in 2015. A graduate of Boise State and an assistant coach with the Broncos from 2003-11, Yates returned to his alma mater in 2014 following a two-year stint as the co-defensive coordinator at Texas A&M.
Fittingly, it was Yates’ defense which helped seal Boise State’s 38-30 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl win over No. 10 Arizona, as Deayon returned a second-half interception 16 yards for the Broncos’ final touchdown and Correa sacked Wildcat quarterback Anu Solomon at the Bronco 10-yard line on the game’s final play. Boise State concluded Yates’ debut season as coordinator with an overall record of 12-2, winning both the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. Yates, who played defensive back for the Broncos from 1996-99, was Boise State’s cornerbacks coach from 2003-05, before taking over the entire secondary from 2006-11. He added defensive pass game coordinator responsibilities in 2011, before moving on to Texas A&M. While with the Broncos as an assistant, Boise State won seven conference championships in nine seasons and appeared in a bowl game each year. The Broncos won five of the bowl games, including both the 2007 and 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowls. During his final six seasons with Boise State, five defensive backs went on to be selected in the National Football League Draft: Gerald Alexander (Second Round, Detroit Lions, 2007), Orlando Scandrick (Fifth Round, Dallas Cowboys, 2008), Kyle Wilson (First Round, New York Jets, 2010), Brandyn Thompson (Seventh Round, Washington Redskins, 2011) and George Iloka (Fifth Round, Cincinnati Bengals, 2012). He also coached Jamar Taylor, who was selected in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. The Aggies concluded the 2012 season ranked fifth-nationally in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, and won 11 games for the first time since 1998. The Aggies went 9-4 in 2013, finishing the season ranked No. 18 in each poll. Prior to joining the Boise State staff in 2003, Yates was an assistant secondary coach at Montana State from 2001-02. In his second season with the Bobcats, Montana State won its first Big Sky Conference Championship and earned its first NCAA Division I-AA Playoff appearance in 18 years. Yates earned his bachelor’s degree in social science from Boise State in 2000. Following his senior season, he earned the team’s Denny Erickson Award for Valor. He and his wife Melanie have two children, daughter Kaybrie and son Eric.
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// Assistant Coaches // Kupp is just the second freshman wide receiver since 1990 named FCS All-America First Team (Randy Moss; 1996), and was also the recipient of the Jerry Rice Award, given annually to the top freshman in the FCS. He also broke the FCS record with a touchdown catch in 14-consecutive games. The Eagles graduated a trio of wide receivers following the 2012 campaign, and each recorded a 1,000-yard season and earned AllAmerica honors. Nicholas Edwards and Greg Herd accomplished each feat in 2011, and Brandon Kaufman did it in 2010, when he broke the FCS record with 1,850 receiving yards. The trio concluded their careers with combined totals of 601 catches, 8,713 yards and 83 touchdowns. Adams has received multiple grants as part of the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship, giving him the opportunity to work at summer training camps with several teams in the National Football League. Included are the Oakland Raiders (2010), Indianapolis Colts (2011) and Minnesota Vikings (2012).
Junior Adams Wide Receivers second Year // // Montana State (2004)
He began his coaching career at his alma mater, spending the 2004-06 seasons as wide receivers and returns coach.
Junior Adams is entering his second season as Boise State’s wide receivers coach, joining the Bronco staff under head coach Bryan Harsin in 2014. In his debut season, Adams’ wide receivers contributed to an offense that ranked ninth nationally in scoring (39.7) and 14th nationally in total yards (494.3). Boise State concluded the season at 12-2 overall, winning the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. Boise State also ranked 23rd nationally in passing offense (280.4) in 2014. Adams oversaw the emergence of Thomas Sperbeck, a sophomore in 2014, who concluded the season by winning offensive most valuable player honors in the Fiesta Bowl, hauling in a game-high 12 passes for 199 yards. Boise State lost its all-time leader in career receptions, Matt Miller, five games into the season. Sperbeck, who had not caught a pass prior to Miller going down, went on to catch 51 passes for 877 yards over the final nine-plus games.
He joined the staff at Prosser High School in Prosser, Wash., in 2007, also coaching wide receivers and returners. He helped lead the Mustangs, coached by Tom Moore, the father of former Broncos Kellen and Kirby Moore, to a 14-0 record and the WIAA State Championship (2A). Adams then coached at Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2008 before joining EWU. Originally from Fremont, Calif., Adams began his playing career at Oregon State and was a member of the Beavers’ 2000 Pacific-10 Conference Championship team that played in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl. He transferred to Montana State for his final two seasons, and earned his degree in sociology in 2004.
Adams also helped Chaz Anderson, a redshirt sophomore in 2014, make the conversion from defensive back to deep-play threat. Anderson caught 21 passes for 456 yards and two touchdowns, an average of 21.7 yards per reception – the highest average on the team. A former All-American wide receiver at Montana State, Adams joined Boise State after spending the previous five seasons as wide receivers coach at Eastern Washington. Adams helped lead the Eagles to the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs in four of his five seasons, including 2010, when EWU won the national championship. The Eagles made semifinal appearances in each of his final two seasons (2012-13). The Eagles ranked fourth-nationally in the Football Championship Division in passing offense in 2013 (349.8), and had two individuals ranked in the top-10 nationally in receiving yards. Then-freshman Cooper Kupp led the nation in the statistical category, accumulating 1,691 yards in his collegiate debut - the fourth-most in FCS history. Senior Ashton Clark ranked sixth with 1,233 yards.
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// Assistant Coaches // Avalos joined the Broncos following a one-year stint at Sacramento State, where he coached linebackers. While with the Hornets in 2011, linebacker Todd Davis led the team in tackles with 96 en route to honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors. From 2009-10, Avalos coached the defensive line at Nebraska Kearney. In his first season the Loper defense led NCAA Division II with 47 sacks, including 29.5 from the defensive line. Nebraska Kearney also led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in scoring defense (18.1), and had two student-athletes earn all-region accolades. In 2010, the Lopers’ Mason Brodine set the UNK career sacks record. Prior to Nebraska Kearney, Avalos was the defensive graduate assistant at Colorado for three seasons under former Boise State head coach Dan Hawkins, where he coached outside linebackers. A four-year letterwinner for the Broncos from 2001-04, Avalos earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors at outside linebacker in each of his final two seasons. He completed his career ranked fourth all-time with 365 tackles, and led the Broncos in the statistical category in each of his final three seasons.
Andy Avalos Linebackers fourth Year // // Boise State (2004) Andy Avalos is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach at Boise State, his alma mater, and second in charge of the program’s linebackers. The former Bronco linebacker served as the team’s defensive line coach in his first two seasons (2012-13), but returned to coach the position he played in 2014. Under Avalos’ watch linebacker Tanner Vallejo, the Broncos’ top tackler in 2014 with 100 (64 solo), was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team after sharing the conference lead with three fumble recoveries and ranking fifth in tackles-for-loss (16.5) and seventh in tackles. Vallejo also garnered defensive most valuable player honors in both the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl.
In his final game playing for Boise State, Avalos earned Bronco Defensive Player of the Game honors in the 2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl when he made nine tackles and returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown, a Liberty Bowl record. A native of Corona, Calif., Avalos graduated from Corona High School, where he returned following his playing career to coach linebackers in 2005. Avalos earned a degree in criminal justice at Boise State in 2004, and completed his master’s in education at Colorado in 2008. Avalos and his wife Summer had their first child, a daughter named Paityn, Jan. 31, 2014.
The Broncos won each game, concluding the season 12-2 overall. The Bronco linebacker corps contributed to Boise State ranking fourth in the conference in total defense (375.4 yards allowed per game) and third in rushing defense (142.6 rushing yards allowed per game). Avalos’ linebackers also showed a knack for the ball, recovering five fumbles, including one returned for a touchdown by Vallejo, forcing three, and intercepting three passes, led by two from Tyler Gray who returned one of those for a touchdown at Nevada. During Avalos’ two seasons overseeing the defensive line, three Broncos combined to earn five All-Mountain West honors, including two-time first-team honoree Demarcus Lawrence, and fellow first-team recipients Mike Atkinson and Ricky Tjong-ATjoe. Lawrence also earned All-America accolades in 2013 from both the Walter Camp Foundation (second team) and SI.com (honorable mention). The Broncos ranked 11th nationally in sacks in 2012 (2.92), and tied for 30th in tackles-for-loss (6.7) in 2013. Lawrence ranked amongst the national leaders in sacks in each season under Avalos, finishing 2012 ranked tied for 18th (0.86 per game), and tied for 10th nationally in 2013 (0.88). In Avalos’s debut season with the Broncos, the team ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense (15.77) and 12th nationally in total defense (315.62).
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// Assistant Coaches // Safety Darian Thompson led the Mountain West and ranked tied for third in the country with seven interceptions, earning spots on the CBSSports.com All-America Second Team and the All-Mountain West First Team. Fellow defensive back Donte Deayon also made his mark, intercepting six passes and returning two of those for touchdowns to earn his secondstraight selection to the All-Mountain West Second Team. Brown’s defensive backs were vital to Boise State’s win over No. 10 Arizona in the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl, the program’s third such win in nine years. Cornerback Cleshawn Page intercepted Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon’s first pass of the second quarter, returning it 19 yards to the Wildcat 22 and setting up a Bronco touchdown, while Deayon returned an interception 16 yards for Boise State’s final touchdown. On the day, Bronco defensive backs intercepted Solomon twice and broke up six passes.
Julius Brown Secondary second Year // // Boise State (2006)
Boise State’s victory in the Fiesta Bowl capped a 12-2 campaign that also included a win in the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship.
Julius Brown, a graduate of Boise State and a member of the Broncos’ support staff from 2007-11, begins his second season as secondary coach in 2015. The Boise State secondary enjoyed a banner year under Brown’s watch in 2014, ranking fifth nationally and leading the Mountain West with 22 interceptions.
For the year, the Bronco secondary contributed three touchdowns from the defensive side of the field. In addition to Deayon’s two interception returns, Thompson returned a pick for a touchdown Nov. 22 at Wyoming. The secondary’s coverage skills played a key role in the Boise State defense leading the conference with the lowest opponents’ third-down conversion rate (34.8 percent), a mark that also ranked 18th nationally, and its second-lowest opponents’ fourthdown conversion rate (42.9 percent). Additionally, opposing quarterbacks posted a passing efficiency of just 116.6 in 2014. Brown, a 2006 graduate of Boise State, returned to the Broncos last season after working under head coach Bryan Harsin at Arkansas State in 2013 as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. Brown, who also coached cornerbacks at Troy (Ala.) in 2012, was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Broncos from 2000-03, earning honorable mention All-Western Athletic Conference honors after leading the league in passes defended as a senior. He was a member of the 2002 and 2003 WAC Championship teams, and helped lead the Broncos to victories in 2002 Crucial. com Humanitarian Bowl and the 2003 Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl. He then worked as an offensive graduate assistant at Boise State from 2007-08, and as the Broncos’ Director of Player Personnel from 2009-11. As Director of Player Personnel, Brown worked as the on-campus recruiting coordinator, organizing official and unofficial visits for recruits and their families. He also oversaw the recruiting and scholarship budgets, assisted the director of football operations with summer camps, served as liaison with the department’s academic support team and represented the football program at campus and community events.
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// Assistant Coaches // In 2011 Kyle Efaw was named honorable mention All-Mountain West after finishing the season with 31 receptions for 264 yards and seven touchdowns. Efaw, who signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders following the season, combined with the rest of the tight end group to catch 61 passes for 577 yards and 12 touchdowns that season. In his first season as a full-time coach, Huff’s tight ends were instrumental in Boise State’s 13-0 season and its 43-42 overtime victory over Oklahoma in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Tight end Derek Schouman earned first-team All-WAC honors in 2006 and was also a seventh-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2007 National Football League Draft. As a group in 2006, Boise State’s tight ends combined to catch 36 passes for 401 yards and five touchdowns as the Broncos finished second in the country in scoring offense and 10th in total offense. As a player, Huff started 40 games at center during his four-year career. During that time he earned first-team All-WAC honors as a senior, anchoring an offensive line that helped Boise State lead the nation in scoring and total yards. During his career Boise State won three conference championships - one in the WAC and two in the Big West.
Scott Huff Offensive Line 10th Year // // Boise State (2002) Scott Huff is entering his 10th year on the Boise State coaching staff, and his fifth working with the offensive line. A 2002 graduate of Boise State and a former all-league center, Huff returned to coaching the position he played in 2014 under head coach Bryan Harsin. Huff previously worked with the offensive line from 2007-09. He coached tight ends in 2006 and from 2010-13, and was the Broncos’ special teams coordinator from 2012-13.
In 2005 he was named to the Bronco Stadium 35th Anniversary Team as the team’s center. Huff, a team captain his senior year, was also named first-team All-WAC by Sporting News following his junior season and was on both the Rimington and Lombardi Award Watch Lists as a senior. Huff, a native of Phoenix, earned a business administration degree from Boise State before receiving his master’s degree in secondary education-curriculum and instruction from Arizona State. He and his wife Shannon were married in June of 2012, and have a son, Scott “Scotty” Martin Huff III, born June 7, 2013.
In 2014, Huff’s offensive line helped contribute to an offense that ranked ninth nationally in scoring (39.7) and 14th nationally in total yards (494.3). Boise State concluded the season at 12-2 overall, winning the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. The offensive line helped pave the way for Jay Ajayi, who set singleseason records in rushing yards (1,823), rushing touchdowns (28), carries (347) and all-purpose yards (2,358), while becoming the first player in NCAA history to accumulate more than 1,800 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the same season. The group also protected quarterback Grant Hedrick, who led the nation in completion percentage (.708). Center Marcus Henry and left tackle Rees Odhiambo, both redshirt juniors in 2014, were named first-team and second-team All-Mountain West, respectively. Huff rejoined his alma mater in 2006 after serving as a graduate assistant at Arizona State under former Bronco head coach Dirk Koetter. In 2009 Huff helped coach a Bronco offensive line that played a vital role in Boise State’s perfect season, which culminated with a victory at the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Boise State offense finished the year ranked first-nationally in scoring offense (42.21), behind an offensive line that allowed the fewest quarterback sacks (five) of any team in the country. In 2008 Huff coached an offensive line that was instrumental in Boise State’s 12-0 regular season, and played a key role in helping develop Moore - who was then only a freshman - allowing the fewest quarterback sacks (13) in the WAC. Huff’s group also led the way for a Boise State offense that averaged 288.5 passing yards and 152.3 rushing yards per game in 2008.
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// Assistant Coaches // Marks served as assistant strength and conditioning coach during the 2014 campaign. Before returning to Boise State in 2014, Marks spent the 2013 as the assistant director of strength and conditioning at Arkansas State, where Bryan Harsin served as head coach. There, the Red Wolves earned a share of the Sun Belt Conference title and a victory in the GoDaddy Bowl.
lee marks running backs first Year // // Boise State (2006) Lee Marks, a former Boise State all-league running back, enters his first season as a member of the Broncos’ coaching staff in 2015, returning to coach the position he played at his alma mater.
He joined A-State after serving as running backs coach at South Dakota State in 2012. The Jackrabbits ranked as high as No. 21 in the Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision Poll, producing a 9-4 overall record and claiming a 58-10 victory over Eastern Illinois in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs during Marks’ lone season in Brookings. Marks oversaw the efforts of All-America running back Zach Zenner, who rushed for 2,044 yards and 13 touchdowns while adding 28 receptions for another 197 yards. He crossed the 100-yard mark in nine games and topped 200 yards three times, including a school-record 295 yards in SDSU’s win over Eastern Illinois. Zenner was honored on All-America teams selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, AFCA, Sports Network and Associated Press. Prior to working at South Dakota State, Marks spent two seasons as the running backs coach and graduate assistant at the University of Sioux Falls. The high-powered Cougar offense ranked second in the NAIA in total points (577) during the 2010 season and ranked 18th in rushing yards (2,254). Before joining the Sioux Falls staff, Marks spent three seasons at Colorado, where he served as an assistant speed and strength and conditioning coach while working closely with current Boise State Director of Strength and Conditioning Jeff Pitman. During his playing career at Boise State, Marks twice led the Broncos in rushing. He accumulated 1,773 rushing yards and eight touchdowns over his final two seasons as a starter, and helped lead the Broncos to four bowl games. He was a two-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection and was the team’s offensive most valuable player in 2005. He later played one season with the Boise Burn of the Arena Football League.
// Assistant Coaches // He also worked at Western Carolina from 2011-12 as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. A three-year letterwinner for the Broncos from 1990-92, Pitman initially walked on to Boise State in 1988 before earning a scholarship and starting at center for two years. He was a member of the Broncos’ 1990 team that finished 10-4 and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs. He was recognized as an NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-American in 1992, one of just 10 Broncos in school history to win the award at the time.
Jeff Pitman Strength and Conditioning Coach Eighth Year // // Boise State (1993)
He graduated from Boise State with a degree in health promotion in 1993, and then worked as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota. He earned his master’s in education from Minnesota in 1995.
Jeff Pitman, a Boise State graduate and the strength and conditioning coach with the Broncos from 1999-2006, returns in 2015 for his second season in the same capacity under head coach Bryan Harsin.
Certified as a level one club coach by USA Weightlifting in 1994, Pitman took his first full-time position as a collegiate strength coach at Montana State (1995-97), working with football, women’s skiing and women’s track and field.
Pitman, a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), rejoined the Broncos after working under Harsin at Arkansas State in 2013.
He then worked at San Jose State from 1997-99, supervising the training programs for all of the Spartans’ varsity sports, before joining his alma mater.
Pitman was the head strength and conditioning coach at Boise State from 1999-2006, and then worked with the football program at Colorado, while also overseeing the speed, strength and conditioning needs for each of the Buffaloes’ varsity programs.
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// Assistant Coaches //
NATE POTTER
MATT BUTTERFIELD
Offensive GA SECOND Year // // Boise State (2011)
Offensive GA FIRST Year // // COLORADO (2000)
A consensus All-American at left tackle for the Broncos, Nate Potter begins his second season at Boise State and first as an offensive graduate assistant.
Matt Butterfield enters his first season as an offensive graduate assistant at Boise State in 2015. Butterfield will work primarily with the Broncos’ offensive skill positions.
Potter joined the program in October 2014 as a quality control assistant.
He joins the program from Arizona State, where he most recently spent his second stint in Tempe from 2014-15 under head coach Todd Graham. Butterfield had previously spent three years (2010-12) with the Sun Devils under previous head coach Dennis Erickson. Butterfield spent four years working with former Boise State head football coach Dan Hawkins at the University of Colorado at Boulder along with numerous former Boise State staff members.
Following the 2011 regular season Potter, a redshirt senior, became Boise State’s second consensus All-American since the program joined the Football Bowl Subdivision prior to the 1996 season. He joined another Bronco left tackle, Ryan Clady (2007), in the prestigious club. Potter played four seasons at Boise State (2008-11), ending his collegiate career by starting 34-straight games, dating back to the middle of his sophomore (2009) season. He was a key figure in Boise State’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl victory over TCU in 2010, as he and the offensive line did not yield a sack. In 2011, he led an offensive line that finished third in the nation in sacks allowed at 0.62 per game, as Bronco quarterbacks were dropped behind the line of scrimmage just eight times over 13 games. Following the end of his collegiate career, Potter was drafted in by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He went on to appear in 19 games over two seasons for the Cardinals from 2012-13. A Boise native and graduate of Timberline High School, Potter earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Boise State in 2011.
Between his two stints at Arizona State, Butterfield spent two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at UCLA under head coach Jim Mora, Jr. He was responsible for film breakdown of UCLA and opponents, while also working with the scout team defense and assisting the coaching staff in developing the daily practice and weekly game plans. As an undergraduate at Colorado, Butterfield was a recruiting/operations specialist who worked directly with the head coach and all other areas of the football program. He also assisted in all aspects of recruiting, campus functions, camps and visits. Colorado’s 2008 recruiting class was rated 15th nationally by Rivals.com. Butterfield earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Colorado in 2010.
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// Assistant Coaches //
Byron Hout
Tommy Smith
Defensive GA third Year // // Boise State (2012)
Defensive GA second Year // // Boise State (2012)
Byron Hout, a four-year letterwinner for the Broncos from 2008-11, is entering his third season as a defensive graduate assistant with the Boise State football team.
Tommy Smith, a Bronco linebacker from 2008-12, returned to his alma mater prior to the 2014 season and is entering his second year as a defensive graduate assistant with the Boise State football team.
Hout served as a defensive graduate assistant at Washington State in 2012. Hout started for the Broncos at linebacker in 2010 and 2011, earning honorable mention All-Mountain West honors as a senior after leading the team in tackles with 69 (32 solo). He was named second-team All-Western Athletic Conference following his junior season, despite missing the final four games with a foot injury. He was a reserve defensive end his first two seasons, before moving into a starting role at linebacker. Originally from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS), Hout completed his Bronco career with 157 tackles, 20.5 tacklesfor-loss and seven sacks. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Boise State in May 2012.
An honorable mention All-Mountain West selection as a senior in 2012, Smith finished his final collegiate campaign as the Broncos’ third-leading tackler, registering 61 stops on the season (33 solo). Smith signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns following his Bronco career. Originally from Atlanta, Smith joined the Broncos in 2008. He redshirted that season, then went on to serve as a reserve linebacker from 2009-11 before stepping into a starting role in 2012. He also played fullback in 2011, starting a game at the position. Smith was a four-year member of the league all-academic team, earning Western Athletic Conference All-Academic honors in 2009 and 2010, and Academic All-MW honors in 2011 and 2012. He earned his bachelor’s degree in social science in 2012.
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// Staff // Brad Larrondo
Brian Wilkinson
Assistant Athletic Director / Football
Brad Larrondo is entering his fourth season as the assistant athletic director for football, and has been a member of the Bronco athletic department since 1993. As assistant athletic director for football, Larrondo handles the external duties of the Boise State football program. Amongst his many responsibilities in the role, Larrondo serves as the director of the high school and youth football camps, maintains booster relations and organizes community service projects for student-athletes and coaches, including the Women’s Clinic. Larrondo first joined the Boise State athletics staff as a sports information director, where he was the primary contact for men’s basketball and the secondary contact for football until 2001. During his tenure with sports information Larrondo also worked with men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s cross country. He moved to the marketing department in 2001, spending the next three-plus years as the assistant athletic director for promotions and broadcast services. He was then promoted to senior assistant athletic director for marketing, broadcast services and corporate sponsorships. Larrondo has also worked in radio and television during his career, serving as color commentator for Boise State football and basketball, as well as Idaho Stallion football. He also cohosted a one-hour talk show about Boise State athletics from 1998-2003. Larrondo is a 1993 graduate of Boise State with a degree in broadcast journalism, and has a master’s degree in athletic administration from Idaho State.
Director of Football Operations
Brian Wilkinson is entering his second season as the director of football operations at Boise State. Wilkinson served as Arkansas State’s Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations in 2013 under head coach Bryan Harsin, and brings with him more than nine years of football operations experience. Prior to joining Arkansas State, Wilkinson served as Wyoming’s director of football operations from 2011-12. He also spent time at California as the assistant director of football operations, first from 2005-08, and then from 2010 until accepting his position with the Cowboys. Between stints with the Golden Bears, Wilkinson worked with Sacramento State as its director of football operations from 2008-09. Wilkinson has been part of seven bowl games during his career. He served in the United States Air Force from 1991-94, and following his military career, worked as a minor league clubhouse manager and equipment manager for the Oakland Athletics. He was also an equipment manager at Cal from 2003-05, and served as the director of softball operations while working as the assistant director of football operations from 2005-06. Wilkinson earned his degree in business administration from Belford in 2009.
He and his wife Kelly are the parents of two daughters, Rylee and Kinzie.
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// Staff // Darren Uscher
Taylor Tharp
Darren Uscher is entering his second season with the Boise State football team, serving as the Broncos’ Football Operations Coordinator.
Taylor Tharp is entering his second season as Boise State’s Director of Player Personnel.
Football Operations Coordinator
Director of Player Personnel
Uscher joins the Broncos from Georgetown, where he served as the director of operations, assistant recruiting coordinator and video coordinator. While with the Hoyas, Uscher assisted with daily tasks in recruiting operations, helped coordinate on-campus recruiting visits, aided in the coordination of team travel, and broke down and converted film from practices, games and of prospective student-athletes. Prior to joining the staff at Georgetown, Uscher worked as a marketing assistant at South Carolina. While working with the Gamecocks staff, he helped create and execute marketing plans for football, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s soccer. He also worked as an intern at South Carolina before being hired full time, and served internships in the ticket office with the National Football League’s Washington Redskins and Major League Soccer’s D.C. United. Uscher earned his bachelor’s degree in sport and entertainment management from South Carolina in 2009, and his master’s in sport industry management from Georgetown in 2013.
A former Boise State quarterback, Tharp spent the 2012-13 seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at Texas, working primarily with wide receivers and special teams. While with the Longhorns, Tharp broke down game film, compiled scouting reports, coached the defensive scout team and assisted with offensive game plans. Tharp also served as Texas’ summer football camps coordinator. Upon graduating from Boise State with a degree in communication in 2007, Tharp signed a free-agent contract with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League, and then played two years in the Arena Football League starting at quarterback for the Boise Burn in 2009 and for the Utah Blaze in 2010. Tharp went on to serve as an offensive intern coach for the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL in 2010, and then both played and coached for the Parma Panthers of the Italian Football League. From 2011-12, he served as the team’s quarterback, quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, leading the Panthers to two IFL championships. The Broncos’ starting quarterback in 2007, Tharp finished his senior season ranked seventh nationally in passing efficiency (152.85) en route to second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors, completing 289-of-423 passes for 3,340 yards and 30 touchdowns. At the time, his completion total was Boise State’s single-season record.
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// Staff // Antwon Murray
Vicki Sullivan
Antwon Murray, a Boise State graduate and a former Bronco defensive back, is entering his second season as the assistant director of player personnel at his alma mater.
Vicki Sullivan is entering her 14th year at Boise State after joining the football program in 2002 as an administrative assistant.
Director of Recruiting
Management Assistant
Murray, who played defensive back for the Broncos from 2007-11, assists the director of player personnel in recruiting efforts, including the coordination of on-campus visits for prospective studentathletes. Murray served as Arkansas State’s director of player personnel in 2013, coordinating on-campus recruiting visits, overseeing social media efforts for the program and serving as the team’s academic liaison. He was the recipient of the Bronco Ambassador Award at the team’s annual banquet following the 2011 regular season, and graduated with a degree in communications in 2011. Upon graduation, Murray worked as a high school history teacher in his hometown of Lakeland, Fla., before working for Harsin at Arkansas State.
Her responsibilities include football office management, assisting the football coaching staff with recruiting and special projects, maintenance of the recruiting and team databases, the planning and organization of the annual Bronco football awards banquet and the Bronco women’s football clinic, as well as providing administrative support for the Bronco summer football camps. Sullivan joined the Bronco staff after serving as the office manager and administrative assistant for the Idaho State University Boise Center. Previously she worked for the Idaho Legislature as an administrative assistant for the House of Representatives Health and Welfare Committee (2001) and the State Affairs Committee (1992). A 1977 graduate of Long Beach State with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, Sullivan was a counselor in Long Beach, Calif., from 1979-83. From 1983-91 she was the founder and CEO of Art Concepts, Inc., a framed picture manufacturer in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sullivan has two sons – Bryan (30) and Sean (20).
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// Staff // Dale Holste
Marc Paul
Associate Director OF Athletic Equipment Operations
Assistant Athletic Director / Athletic Training
Dale Holste is entering his 20th season as the equipment manager for the Boise State football team after joining the Broncos in 1996.
Marc Paul is in his eighth year as assistant athletic director and head athletic trainer at Boise State.
Holste was named the Athletic Equipment Manager Association’s District 8 Equipment Manager of the Year in 2005, and is a past President of District 8 for the AEMA.
In addition to his job responsibilities at Boise State, Paul has also served as the NCAA drug-education and drug-testing subcommittee chair.
Holste came to Boise State from Fort Hays State (Kan.) University, where he served as the equipment manager and administrative assistant from 1990. Prior to his stint at Fort Hays State, Holste worked at Mesa State (Colo.) College as an equipment manager from 198589. He has also served as an equipment manager at the Mile High Football Camp in Greeley, Colo., for the Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League, as an intern for the Washington Redskins and for the Idaho Stallions of the Indoor Professional Football League. A native of Evergreen, Colo., Holste graduated from Fort Hays State in 1995. He is a certified member of the AEMA. Holste and his wife Nancy live in Boise and have five children – Emily, Becky, Lacey, Kaycie and Craig.
Paul joined the Bronco staff from Nevada, where he spent a majority of his career. He spent eight years working as the school’s head athletic trainer, working primarily with football, rifle and golf. Before being named the head athletic trainer at Nevada, Paul was the interim head athletic trainer at the school for nearly a year and an assistant athletic trainer for a year. During that time he worked with football, men’s basketball and women’s swimming and diving. Before joining the Wolf Pack, Paul was a clinical certified athletic trainer at Nevada Physical Therapy in Reno and a graduate assistant trainer at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Paul graduated from Nevada in 1995 and earned his master’s at Clarion in 1997. Paul and his wife Tamara have a son, Colbi, and a daughter, Kennedi.
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// Staff // JIM SPOONER
HEAD FOOTBALL ATHLETIC TRAINER
Jim Spooner begins his third season as head football athletic trainer at his alma mater. Spooner returned to Boise State as an assistant athletic trainer in 2011. In July 2013 he moved to the position of head football athletic trainer where he oversees daily treatment and medical care of the Bronco football team. Prior to his return to Boise, Spooner spent two years as the head football athletic trainer at New Mexico State. He served in the same position during the 2007 season. Between the two stints in Las Cruces, Spooner spent the spring of 2009 as the head athletic trainer for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL (hockey). In 2008 he worked with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. Spooner was on staff when the Aces and SaberCats reached the Kelly Cup Finals and ArenaBowl, respectively. In 2007 he became the head athletic trainer for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe before making his first stop at New Mexico State. After graduating from Boise State in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, Spooner went on to hold positions as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Penn State and Nevada. He was hired as a full-time staff assistant at Nevada in 2004, working with women’s basketball and softball. A native of St. Maries, Idaho, Spooner and his wife Christina reside in Boise with their son, Cace.
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// 2015 Opponents // Washington Sept. 4 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Boise, Idaho www.gohuskies.com
@ BYU Sept. 12 TBA (ESPN/ ESPN2) Provo, Utah
Quick Facts Location: Seattle, Wash. Interim President: Ana Mari Cauce Athletic Director: Scott Woodward Conference: Pac-12
Head Coach: Chris Petersen Stadium: Husky Stadium (UC Davis, 1988) Capacity: 70,138 Career Record: 100-18; 10th Year Surface: FieldTurf Record at School: 8-6, Second Year Quick Facts Location: Provo, Utah President: Kevin J. Worthen Athletic Director: Tom Holmoe Conference: Independent
2015 Schedule at Nebraska BOISE STATE at UCLA at Michigan CONNECTICUT EAST CAROLINA CINCINNATI WAGNER at San José State at Missouri FRESNO STATE at Utah State
Quick Facts Location: Pocatello, Idaho President: Dr. Arthur Vailas Athletic Director: Jeff Tingey Conference: Big Sky
Sports Information SID: Steve Schaack E-Mail: schaste4@isu.edu Office Phone: (208) 282-2621
2015 Schedule Sept. 5 BLACK HILLS STATE Sept. 12 PORTLAND STATE * Sept. 18 at BOISE STATE Sept. 26 at UNLV Oct. 3 at Cal Poly * Oct. 10 at North Dakota * Oct. 17 EASTERN WASHINGTON * Oct. 24 at Sacramento State * Nov. 7 MONTANA * Nov. 14 MONTANA STATE * Nov. 21 at Weber State *
Quick Facts Location: Charlottesville, Va. President: Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan Athletic Director: Craig Littlepage Conference: Atlantic Coast
Sports Information SID: Vincent Briedis E-Mail: briedis@virginia.edu Office Phone: (434) 982-5533
Quick Facts Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Interim Chancellor: Robert Bley- Vroman Athletic Director: David Matlin Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Derek Inouchi E-Mail: inouchi@hawaii.edu Office Phone: (808) 956-7523 Cell Phone: (808) 954-0234
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, 1988) Career Record: 90-39, 11th Year Record at School: Same
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Stadium: LaVell Edwards Stadium Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Capacity: 63,470 Oct. 24 Surface: Natural Grass Nov. 6 Press Box Phone: (801) 422-2609 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Stadium: Holt Arena Head Coach: Mike Kramer Capacity: 12,000 (Idaho, 1977) Surface: FieldTurf Career Record: 91-107, 18th Year Record at School: 14-32, Fifth Year
www.isubengals.com
@ Virginia Sept. 25 6 p.m.(ESPN) Charlottesville, Va. www.virginiasports.com
Hawai’i Oct. 3 TBA (ESPN Networks) Boise, Idaho
Stadium: David A. Harrison, III Head Coach: Mik e Lo n d o n Field at Scott Stadium (Richmond, 1983) Capacity: 61,500 Career Record: 47-43, Eighth Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf Season Record at School: 23-38, Sixth Season
Head Coach: Norm Chow (Utah, 1968) Career Record: 8-29, Fourth Year Record at School: Same
Stadium: Aloha Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Surface: Synthetic Infilled Turf Press Box Phone: (808) 486-1800
www.hawaiiathletics.com
@ Colorado State Oct. 10 5 p.m. (CBS SN) Fort Collins, Colo. www.csurams.com
2015 Schedule Sept. 4 at Boise State Sept. 12 SACRAMENTO STATE Sept. 19 UTAH STATE Sept. 26 CALIFORNIA * Oct. 8 at USC * Oct. 17 OREGON * Oct. 24 at Stanford * Oct. 31 ARIZONA * Nov. 7 UTAH * Nov. 14 at Arizona State * Nov. 21 at Oregon State * Nov. 27 WASHINGTON STATE *
Sports Information Football SID: Brett Pyne E-Mail: brett_pyne@byu.edu Office Phone: (801) 422-4912 Cell Phone: (801) 367-1631
www.byucougars.com
Idaho State Sept. 18 7 p.m. (CBS SN) Boise, Idaho
Sports Information SID: Jeff Bechtold E-Mail: bechtold@uw.edu Office Phone: (206) 685-7910
Quick Facts Location: Fort Collins, Colo. President: Dr. Anthony A. Frank Athletic Director: Joe Parker Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Paul Kirk E-Mail: paul.kirk@colostate.edu Office Phone: (970) 491-4672
Head Coach: Mike Bobo (Eastern Washington, 1984) Career Record: First Year Record at School: Same
Stadium: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Capacity: 32,500 Surface: Field Turf Press Box Phone: (970) 491-8100
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Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Sept. 3 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
2015 Schedule
at UCLA NOTRE DAME WILLIAM & MARY BOISE STATE at Pittsburgh * SYRACUSE * at North Carolina * GEORGIA TECH * at Miami (Fla.) * at Louisville * DUKE * VIRGINIA TECH *
2015 Schedule COLORADO at Ohio State UC DAVIS at Wisconsin at BOISE STATE * SAN DIEGO STATE * at New Mexico * at Nevada * AIR FORCE * at UNLV * FRESNO STATE * SAN JOSÉ STATÉ * LOUISIANA 2015 Schedule SAVANNAH STATE MINNESOTA vs. Colorado at UTSA at Utah State * BOISE STATE * AIR FORCE * SAN DIEGO STATE * at Wyoming * UNLV * at New Mexico * at Fresno State *
// 2015 Opponents //
Utah State Oct. 16 7 p.m. (CBS SN) Logan, Utah
Quick Facts Location: Logan, Utah President: Dr. Stan L.Albrecht Athletic Director: John Hartwell Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Doug Hoffman E-Mail: doug.hoffman@usu.edu Office Phone: (435) 797-3714 Cell Phone: (435) 881-8011
Head Coach: Matt Wells (Utah State, 1996) Career Record: 19-9, Third Year Record at School: Same
Stadium: Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium Capacity: 25,513 Surface: AstroTurf
Quick Facts Location: Laramie, Wyo. President: Dr. Richard McGinity Athletic Director: Tom Burman Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Tim Harkins E-Mail: tharkins@uwyo.edu Office Phone: (307) 766-2256 Cell Phone: (307) 760-7847
Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska, 1979) Career Record: 108-40, 13th Year Record at School: 4-8, Second Year
Stadium: Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 29,181 Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222
Quick Facts Location: Las Vegas, Nev. President: Donald Snyder Athletic Director: Tina Kunzer Murphy Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Mark Wallington E-Mail: mark.wallington@unlv.edu Office Phone: (702) 895-4472 Cell Phone: (702) 528-6291
www.utahstateaggies.com
Wyoming Oct. 24 TBA (ESPN Networks) Boise, Idaho www.gowyo.com
@ UNLV Oct. 31 5 p.m. (ESPN Networks)
Head Coach: Tony Sanchez (New Mexico State, 1994) Career Record: First Year Record at School: Same
Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Capacity: 36,800 Surface: TurfTech Press Box Phone: (702) 895-1248
www.unlvrebels.com
New Mexico Nov. 14 TBA (ESPN Networks) www.golobos.com
Air Force Nov. 20 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Boise, Idaho
Quick Facts Location: Albuquerque, N.M. President: Dr. Robert Frank VP for Athletics: Paul Krebs Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Frank Mercogliano E-Mail: fmercog@unm.edu Office Phone: (505) 925-5520 Cell Phone: (505) 410-4844
Head Coach: Bob Davie (Youngstown State, 1977) Career Record: 46-51, Ninth Year Record at School: 11-26, Fourth Year
Stadium: University Stadium Capacity: 39,224 Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: (505) 925-5573
Quick Facts Location: USAFA, Colo. Superintendent: Lt. Gen. Mike Gould Athletic Director: Jim Knowlton Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Troy Garnhart E-Mail: troy.garnhart@usafa.edu Office Phone: (719) 333-9263 Cell Phone: (719) 359-7432
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun (Air Force, 1989) Career Record: 59-44, Ninth Year Record at School: Same
Stadium: Falcon Stadium Capacity: 46,692 Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: (719) 333-1100
www.goairforcefalcons.com
@ San José State Nov. 27 1:30 p.m. (CBS SN) San José, Calif.
Quick Facts Location: San Jose, Calif. President: Mohammad Qayoumi Athletic Director: Gene Bleymaier Conference: Mountain West
Sports Information SID: Lawrence Fan E-Mail: lawrence.fan@sjsu.edu Office Phone: (408) 924-1217
Head Coach: Ron Caragher (UCLA, 1990) Career Record: 53-37, Ninth Year Record at School: 9-15, Third Year
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 30,456 Surface: AstroTurf
www.sjsuspartans.com
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Sept. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
2015 Schedule SOUTHERN UTAH at Utah at Washington COLORADO STATE * at Fresno State * BOISE STATE * at San Diego State * WYOMING * at New Mexico * at Air Force * NEVADA * BYU
2015 Schedule Sept. 5 NORTH DAKOTA Sept. 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 19 at Washington State Sept. 26 NEW MEXICO * Oct. 3 at Appalachian State Oct. 10 at Air Force * Oct. 17 NEVADA * Oct. 24 at BOISE STATE * Oct. 30 at Utah State * Nov. 7 COLORADO STATE * Nov. 14 at San Diego State * Nov. 28 UNLV * Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
2015 Schedule at Northern Illinois UCLA at Michigan IDAHO STATE Nevada * SAN JOSE STATÉ * at Fresno State * BOISE STATE * HAWAI’I * at Colorado State * SAN DIEGO STATE * at Wyoming *
2015 Schedule Sept. 5 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. Sept. 12 TULSA Sept. 18 at Arizona State Sept. 26 at Wyoming * Oct. 3 NEW MEXICO STATE Oct. 10 at Nevada * Oct. 17 HAWAI’I * Oct. 24 at San José State * Nov. 7 UTAH STATE * Nov. 14 at BOISE STATE * Nov. 21 COLORADO STATE * Nov. 28 AIR FORCE * Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 28
2015 Schedule MORGAN STATE SAN JOS STATÉ * at Michigan State at Navy WYOMING * at Colorado State * FRESNO STATE * at Hawai’i * ARMY UTAH STATE * at BOISE STATE * at New Mexico *
Sept. 3 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 27
2015 Schedule NEW HAMPSHIRE at Air Force * at Oregon State * FRESNO STATE * at Auburn at UNLV * SAN DIEGO STATE * NEW MEXICO * BYU at Nevada * at Hawai’i * BOISE STATE *
// 2015 MW Composite Schedule // Date Thursday, September 3
TV
Time (MT)
Abilene Christian at Fresno State MWN Colorado at Hawai’i New Hampshire at San José State Southern Utah at Utah State UC Davis at Nevada
8 p.m. 11 p.m. 8 p.m. TBA TBA
Washington at Boise State
8:15 p.m.
Friday, September 4
ESPN
Saturday, September 5
TBA 1:30 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. TBA 5:30 p.m.
Arizona at Nevada CBS SN Boise State at BYU ESPN/ESPN2 Eastern Michigan at Wyoming ROOT Fresno State at Ole Miss TBA Hawai’i at Ohio State Big Ten Network Minnesota at Colorado State CBS SN San Diego State at California Pac-12 Network San José State at Air Force * TBA Tulsa at New Mexico UCLA at UNLV CBS SN Utah State at Utah ESPN2
5 p.m. TBA 2 p.m. TBA 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA TBA 8:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
Idaho State at Boise State New Mexico at Arizona State
7 p.m. 8 p.m.
Friday, September 18 Saturday, September 19
CBS SN Pac-12 Network
10 a.m. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA 10 a.m. 8:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Boise State at Virginia
6 p.m.
Friday, September 25 Saturday, September 26
ESPN
Colorado State at UTSA CBS SN Fresno State at San Jose Staté * CBS SN Hawai’i at Wisconsin * Big Ten Network Idaho State at UNLV Nevada at Buffalo New Mexico at Wyoming * ROOT San Diego State at Penn State
5 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA TBA 1 p.m. TBA
Air Force at Navy TBA Colorado State at Utah State * ESPN Networks Fresno State at San Diego State * CBS SN Hawai’i at Boise State * ESPN Networks New Mexico State at New Mexico ROOT San Jose Staté at Auburn TBA UNLV at Nevada * MWN Wyoming at Appalachian State
1:30 p.m. TBA 8:30 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. TBA 5 p.m. TBA
Boise State at Colorado State * CBS SN New Mexico at Nevada * MWN San Diego State at Hawai’i * San Jose Staté at UNLV * MWN Utah State at Fresno State * CBS SN Wyoming at Air Force * TBA
5 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. TBA
Saturday, October 3
Saturday, October 10
TV
Time
CBS SN ESPN2
7 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Air Force at Colorado State * Hawai’i at New Mexico * Nevada at Wyoming * San Diego State at San Jose Staté *
TBA ROOT ESPN Networks ESPN Networks
1:30 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA TBA
Utah State at San Diego State *
ESPN2
TBA
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
Fresno State at Air Force * TBA Hawai’i at Nevada * New Mexico at San Jose Staté * ROOT Wyoming at Boise State * ESPN Networks
TBA TBA 5 p.m. TBA
Air Force at Hawai’i * Boise State at UNLV * San Diego State at Colorado State * Wyoming at Utah State *
TBA ESPN Networks CBS SN ESPN2
7:30 p.m. TBA 1:30 p.m. 8:15 p.m.
Nevada at Fresno State *
ESPN2
8:30 p.m.
BYU at San Jose Staté
CBS SN
9:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6
Saturday, November 7
Army at Air Force * TBA Colorado State at Wyoming ESPN Networks Hawai’i at UNLV * Utah State at New Mexico * CBS SN
TBA TBA TBA 1:30 p.m.
Fresno State at Hawai’i * New Mexico at Boise State * ESPN Networks San Jose Staté at Nevada * MWN UNLV at Colorado State * ROOT Utah State at Air Force * TBA Wyoming at San Diego State * CBS SN
TBA TBA 2 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA 8:30 p.m.
Air Force at Boise State *
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 14
Air Force at Michigan State ESPN/ESPN2 Colorado State vs. Colorado CBS SN Nevada at Texas A&M SEC Network San Jose Staté at Oregon State Pac-12 Network South Alabama at San Diego State MWN UC Davis at Hawai’i UNLV at Michigan Big Ten Network Utah at Fresno State CBS SN Utah State at Washington Pac-12 Network Wyoming at Washington State Pac-12 Network
Time (MT)
Boise State at Utah State * UNLV at Fresno State *
Saturday, October 17
Mississippi Valley State at New Mexico Morgan State at Air Force ROOT North Dakota at Wyoming San Diego at San Diego State MWN Savannah State at Colorado State TBA UNLV at Northern Illinois CBS SN
Saturday, September 12
Date TV Friday, October 16
Friday, November 20
ESPN2
Saturday, November 21
Colorado State at New Mexico * ROOT Fresno State at BYU Nevada at Utah State * ESPN Networks San Diego State at UNLV * CBS SN San Jose Staté at Hawai’i *
3:30 pm. TBA TBA 8:30 p.m. TBA
Boise State at San Jose Staté *
1:30 p.m.
Friday, November 27
CBS SN
Saturday, November 28
Air Force at New Mexico * ESPN Networks BYU at Utah State CBS SN Colorado State at Fresno State * CBS SN Nevada at San Diego State * ESPN Networks UL-Monroe at Hawai’i UNLV at Wyoming * ROOT
TBA 1:30 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA 12 p.m.
MW Football Championship Game+
5:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 5
ESPN2
*Mountain West game +The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium of the divisional champion with the highest BCS ranking. All dates and times are subject to change. The broadcast outlets for those games listed as TBA are still being determined.
// 78 //
// 2015 MW Bowl Games //
Saturday - December 19, 2015 12 p.m. (MT) - ESPN University Stadium - Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West vs. C-USA
Saturday - December 19, 2015 1:30 p.m. (MT) - ABC Sam Boyd Stadium - Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West or BYU vs. Pac-12
Tuesday - December 22, 2015 1:30 p.m. (MT) - ESPN Albertsons Stadium - Boise, Idaho Mountain West vs. MAC
2014 Result: Utah State 21, UTEP 6
2014 Result: Utah 45, Colorado State 10
2014 Result: Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24
Wednesday - December 23, 2015 2:30 p.m. (MT) - ESPN CMYK Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, California Mountain West vs. Army (if bowl eligible) C M Y K
20 20 20 75
0 0 0 40
100 60 0 6
0 100 66 13
Thursday - December 24, 2015 6:00 p.m. (MT) - ESPN Aloha Stadium - Honolulu, Hawai’i American vs. Mountain West or BYU
0 0 0 100
2014 Result: Navy 17, San Diego State 16
2014 Result: Rice 30, Fresno State 6
Tuesday - December 29, 2015 12 p.m. (MT) - ESPN Amon G. Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas Mountain West vs. Big Ten
Saturday - January 2, 2015 8:15 p.m. (MT) - ESPN Chase Field - Phoenix, Ariz. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 (Mountain West is primary backup) 2014 Result: Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22
2014 Result: Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34
// 79 //
OTHER BOWL GAMES Jan. 2 Cactus Tempe, Ariz. 8:15 p.m. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 ESPN Jan. 2 Alamo San Antonio, Texas 4:45 p.m. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 ESPN Jan. 2 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. 1:20 p.m. Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. 10 a.m. ACC/Notre Dame or Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN Jan. 1 Sugar New Orleans, La. 6:30 p.m. NY6 vs. NY6 ESPN Jan. 1 Rose Pasadena, Calif. 3 p.m. NY6 vs. NY6 ESPN Jan. 1 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. 11 a.m. NY6 vs. NY6 ESPN Jan. 1 Citrus Orlando, Fla. 11 a.m. Big Ten vs. SEC ABC Jan. 1 Outback Tampa, Fla. 10 a.m. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN2 Dec. 31 Peach Atlanta, Ga. 10 a.m. NY6 vs. NY6 ESPN Dec. 30 Holiday San Diego, Calif. 8:30 p.m. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 ESPN Dec. 30 Music City Nashville, Tenn. 5 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten or SEC ESPN Dec. 30 Belk Charlotte, N.C. 1:30 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC ESPN Dec. 30 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 10 a.m. American vs. SEC ESPN Dec. 29 Texas Houston, Texas 7 p.m. Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN Dec. 29 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. 3:30 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big 12 ESPN Dec. 29 Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas 12 p.m. Mountain West vs. Big Ten ESPN Dec. 28 Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. 3 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten ESPN2 Dec. 28 Military Annapolis, Md. 12:30 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. American ESPN Dec. 26 Foster Farms Santa Clara, Calif. 7:15 p.m. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 ESPN Dec. 26 Independence Shreveport, La. 3:45 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC ESPN Dec. 26 Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. 1:30 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten ESPN Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Dallas, Texas 12:20 p.m. Big Ten vs. C-USA ESPN Dec. 26 Sun El Paso, Texas 12 p.m. ACC/Notre Dame vs. Pac-12 CBS Dec. 26 St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. 9 a.m. ACC vs. American ESPN Dec. 24 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 6 p.m. Mountain West/BYU vs. American ESPN Dec. 24 Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 10 a.m. C-USA vs. MAC ESPN Dec. 23 GoDaddy Mobile, Ala. 6 p.m. MAC vs. Sun Belt ESPN Dec. 23 Poinsettia San Diego, Calif. 2:30 p.m. Mountain West vs. Army ESPN Dec. 22 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m. American vs. MAC ESPN Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho 1:30 p.m. Mountain West vs. MAC ESPN Dec. 21 Miami Beach Miami, Fla. 12:30 p.m. American vs. C-USA ESPN Dec. 19 New Orleans New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. Mountain West vs. Sun Belt ESPN Dec. 19 Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 3:30 p.m. MAC vs. Sun Belt ESPN Dec. 19 Royal Purple Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 1:30 p.m. Mountain West/BYU vs. Pac-12 ABC Dec. 19 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 12 p.m. Mountain West vs. C-USA ESPN Dec. 19 Cure Orlando, Fla. 10 a.m. American vs. Sun Belt CBS SN TBA Arizona Tucson, Ariz. TBA Mountain West vs. C-USA TBA
DATE GAME LOCATION TIME (MT) MATCHUP TV Jan. 11 Championship Game Arlington, Texas 6:30 p.m. Semifinal winners ESPN Dec. 31 Cotton (Semifinal) Arlington, Texas 2 or 6 p.m. Top-4 vs. Top-4 ESPN Dec. 31 Orange (Semifinal) Miami, Fla. 2 or 6 p.m. Top-4 vs. Top-4 ESPN2
2015-16 BOWL SCHEDULE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
// 2015-16 Bowl Schedule //
// 80 //
// 2014 Season in Review // GAME ONE
GAME TWO
Aug. 28, 2014 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Att.: 32,823 • TV: ESPN
Sept. 6, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho Att.: 34,910 • TV: ESPN2
Boise State vs. (18/17) Ole Miss
Boise State vs. Colorado State
ATLANTA (AP) – Boise State trailed just 7-6 entering the third quarter, but Ole Miss scored 28 points in the final period - and the Broncos added just one more touchdown - en route to a 35-13 victory in the Chick-filA-Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome. Grant Hedrick was 36-of-46 for 264 yards and a touchdown, but tossed four interceptions. The Rebels’ Bo Wallace went 25-for-36 for 387 yards, adding four touchdowns to three interceptions. Laquon Treadwell (105) and Cody Core (110) each went over 100 yards receiving, as Treadwell added a touchdown and Core added a pair. Jay Ajayi led the Broncos with 86 yards rushing and 93 yards receiving, hauling in a career-high 12 receptions.
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State Ole Miss
0 3 3 7 13 7 0 0 28 35
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 0:57
OM
Core 30-yard pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick)
7:58
BSU
Goodale 25-yd field goal
12 plays, 65 yards, TOP: 5:16
1:02
BSU
Goodale 43-yd field goal
9 plays, 42 yards, TOP: 3:36
12:26 10:05 7:45 4:26 2:50
OM OM OM BSU OM
Treadwell 14-yd pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:36 Adeboyejo 31-yd pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick) 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP: 0:36 Core 76-yd pass from Wallace (Fletcher kick) 1 play, 76 yards, TOP: 0:11 Ajayi 9-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 3:11 Dodson 19-yd run (Fletcher kick) 5 plays, 40 yards, TOP: 1:35
Second Quarter Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
9 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 3:26
BOISE STATE OLE MISS 26 22 135 71 264 387 36-48-4 25-36-3 85-399 70-458 1-0 1-0 9-72 14-78 5-169 (33.8) 4-189 (47.2) 6-135-0 (22.5) 1-3-0 (3.0) 1-(-2)-0 (-2.0) 1-2-0 (2.0) 3-7-0 4-23-0 36:14 23:46 5-of-15 5-of-13 1-of-2 1-of-2 2-for-3 2-for-4 2-9 3-36
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Boise State proved its offense is plenty potent Saturday night as the Broncos exploded for 676 yards in a 37-24 victory over Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. Jay Ajayi provided most of the spark for the Broncos, finishing with 219 yards rushing, 61 yards receiving and three touchdowns. The team’s 676 yards were the fifth most in school history. Grant Hedrick was 22-of-33 passing for 352 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for 80 yards and a touchdown.
SCORE BY QUARTER Colorado State Boise State
10 13
0 17
0 7
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 11:55 9:12 3:56 2:03
CSU BSU BSU CSU
14 0
24 37
Roberts 39-yd field goal Ajayi 8-yd run (Goodale kick blocked) Hedrick 1-yd run (Goodale kick) Walker 24-yd pass from Grayson (Roberts kick)
8 plays, 51 yards, TOP: 3:05 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:43 12 plays, 70 yards, TOP: 4:16 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 1:53
13:18 BSU 1:45 BSU 0:03 BSU
Ajayi 14-yd run (Goodale kick) Ajayi 21-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) Goodale 23-yd field goal
11 plays, 90 yards, TOP: 3:45 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP: 1:00 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP: 1:01
3:54
Miller 44-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick)
7 plays, 94 yards, TOP: 2:50
Hansley 55-yd pass from Grayson (Roberts kick) Oden, Jr. 7-yd pass from Grayson (Roberts kick)
5 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 2:04 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP: 3:11
Second Quarter
Third Quarter BSU
Fourth Quarter 12:15 CSU 7:20 CSU
TEAM STATISTICS
COLORADO STATE BOISE STATE First Downs 23 35 Net Yards Rushing 28 324 Net Yards Passing 434 352 Completions-Attempts-Int. 31-58-2 22-33-1 Total Offense (plays-yards) 81-462 89-676 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-20 10-101 Punts-Yards 5-244 (48.8) 5-193 (38.6) Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 4-88-0 (22.0) 4-88-0 (22.0) Punt returns-Yards-TD 0-0-0 (--) 4-35-0 (8.8) Interceptions-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-0-0 Time of Possession 28:38 31:22 Third-Down Conversions 8-of-18 7-of-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-2 0-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-for-3 4-for-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 2-15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Ole Miss Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Dodson (4-27-1), Wilkins (5-21-0), Mathers (8-17-0), Wallace (913-0), Liggins (1-1-0), Kincade (1-{-2}-0), Walton (4-{-3}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Wallace (25-36-4-3-387). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Treadwell (7-105-1), Core (4-110-2), Engram (4-41-0), Walton (3-51-0), Dodson (3-15-0), Sanders (2-36-0), Adeboyejo (2-29-1).
Colorado State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Hart (10-16-0), Jarrells (5-7-0), Oden, Jr. (2-7-0), Gaines (1-4-0), Grayson (5-{-6}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Grayson (31-58-3-2-434). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Higgins (11-143-0), Hansley (7-149-1), Walker (5-55-1), Lovett (2-44-0), Hart (2-17-0), Vaden (2-13-0), Oden, Jr. (2-13-1).
Interceptions: Prewitt (1), Golson (1), Conner (1), Johnson (1). Sacks: Shackelford (1.0), Haynes (1.0), Youngblood (1.0).
Interceptions: Matthews (1). Sacks: James (1.0), Fa’apito (0.5), Ohene-Gyeni (0.5).
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (20-86-0), Hedrick (14-24-0), Williams-Rhodes (1-23-0), Demas (1-3-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (36-46-1-4-264), Miller (0-2-0-0-0). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Williams-Rhodes (14-53-0), Ajayi (12-93-1), Miller (6-84-0), Roh (4-34-0). Interceptions: Gray, (1), Ioane (1), Thompson (1). Sacks: Horn (1.0), Martin (0.5), Nance (0.5).
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (33-219-2), Hedrick (16-80-1), Williams-Rhodes (2-17-0), Fields (2-6-0), Demas (2-4-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (22-33-2-1-352). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Miller (8-151-1), Williams-Rhodes (4-63-0), Ajayi (4-61-1), Burroughs (2-27-0), Ware (2-25-0), Roh (1-17-0), Fields (1-8-0). Interceptions: Ioane (1), Thompson (1). Sacks: bell (1.0), Boesen (1.0).
// 82 //
// 2014 Season in Review // GAME THREE
GAME FOUR
Sept. 13, 2014 Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn. Att.: 30,098 • TV: ABC
Sept. 20, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho Att.: 33,337 • TV: CBS SN
Boise State at Connecticut
Boise State vs. Louisiana
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Grant Hedrick threw two touchdown passes to Matt Miller and caught one from the senior receiver on a trick play as Boise State beat UConn 38-21 on Saturday. The Broncos (2-1) scored on a fumble recovery in the first quarter and an interception in the fourth, held UConn (1-2) to 48 yards rushing and sacked the Huskies quarterbacks eight times. Hedrick completed 19 of 27 passes for 233 yards and the two scores.
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State Connecicut
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Jay Ajayi rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns to lead Boise State past Louisiana-Lafayette, 34-9. The Broncos (3-1) have won three straight since losing its opener while LouisianaLafayette (1-3) has dropped its last three. Boise State’s Grant Hedrick was 24-of-31 passing for 237 yards. Matt Miller had 5 catches for 107 yards. LouisianaLafayette entered the game averaging more than 200 rushing yards per game. However, the Ragin’ Cajuns mustered just 67 yards on 23 carries, the lowest total since Arkansas State held them to 66 yards on Nov. 12, 2011. Through the air was equally daunting for Louisiana-Lafayette. Terrance Broadway, who finished with 20-of-38 passing for 160 yards with one interception, remained under duress most of the game from Boise State’s pass rush.
7 14 3 14 38 3 7 11 0 21
SCORE BY QUARTER Louisiana Boise State
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter
12:24 BSU Vallejo 31-yd fumble recovery (Goodale kick) 6:46 UCONN plays, 60 yards, TOP: 5:38
Puyol 39-yd field goal 12
Second Quarter
9:54 UCONN Bloom 16-yd pass from Whitmer (Puyol kick) 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP: 2:46 5:03 BSU Miller 35-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP: 1:22 0:32 BSU Hedrick 7-yd pass from Miller (Goodale kick) 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP: 2:01
Third Quarter
7:30 UCONN plays, 80 yards, TOP: 5:31 3:26 BSU Goodale 38-yd field goal 1:09 UCONN plays, 30 yards, TOP: 1:14
Fourth Quarter 9:19 4:00
BSU BSU
Puyol 24-yd field goal 13 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP: 4:04 Davis 10-yd pass from Whitmer (Newsome rec.) 3
Miller 9-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) Deayon 50-yd interception return (Goodale kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
4 plays, 37 yards, TOP: 1:51
3 0 0 6 9 14 7 10 3 34
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 8:37 6:21 2:01
BSU BSU UL
Ajayi 2-yd run (Goodale kick) Ajayi 2-yd run (Goodale kick) Stover 22-yd field goal
12 plays, 70 yards, TOP: 4:46 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP: 0:54 12 plays, 70 yards, TOP: 4:20
12:04 BSU
Ajayi 16-yd run (Goodale kick)
5 plays, 62 yards, TOP: 1:28
10:58 BSU 6:39 BSU
Goodale 40-yd field goal Demas 5-yd run (Goodale kick)
10 plays, 30 yards, TOP: 4:02 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 2:07
11:56 UL 1:27 BSU
McGuire 7-yd run (Stover kick failed) Goodale 33-yd field goal
11 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 4:56 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:35
Second Quarter Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
TEAM STATISTICS
BOISE STATE CONNECTICUT 13 18 52 48 240 242 20-29-0 22-38-2 56-292 74-290 1-1 1-1 7-65 3-30 7-299 (42.7) 7-294 (42.0) 4-51-0 (12.8) 2-26-0 (13.0) 3-14-0 (4.7) 0-0-0 (--) 2-50-1 0-0-0 24:06 35:54 4-of-13 7-of-18 0-of-1 0-of-1 3-for-3 3-for-3 8-51 1-11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (18-39-0), Williams-Rhodes (2-11-0), Demas (1-8-0), Hedrick (5-{-4}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (19-27-2-0-233), Miller (1-1-1-0-7), Johnson (0-1-00-0). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Williams-Rhodes (6-67-0), Miller (5-74-2), Roh (3-44-0), Huff (2-33-0), Ajayi (2-13-0), Hedrick (1-7-1), Burroughs (1-2-0). Interceptions: Deayon (1), Moxey (1). Sacks: Boesen (2.0), Correa (2.0), Martin (1.5), Ash (1.0), Perez (1.0), Nance (0.5). Connecticut Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): DeLorenzo (10-43-0), Johnson (1-13-0), Marriner (6-11-0), Newsome (5-3-0), Boyle (1-{-9}-0), Whitmer (13-{-13}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Whitmer (16-29-2-2-209), Boyle (6-9-0-0-33). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Foxx (6-107-0), Lucas (5-35-0), Davis (3-47-1), McQuillan (3-27-0), LeMelle (2-3-0), Bloom (1-16-1), Clax (1-4-0), Marriner (1-3-0).
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
LOUISIANA BOISE STATE 14 24 67 262 174 237 21-39-1 24-31-0 62-241 79-499 0-0 0-0 7-40 8-60 7-297 (42.4) 3-119 (39.7) 1-17-0 (17.0) 2-74-0 (37.0) 2-33-0 (16.5) 1-12-0 (12.0) 0-0-0 1-0-0 26:00 34:00 2-of-15 8-of-17 1-of-3 1-of-2 2-for-3 6-for-8 3-26 2-8
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (27-150-3), Demas (2-78-1), Williams-Rhodes (1-33-0), Hedrick (13-24-0), Fields (2-1-0), Goodale (1-{-7}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (24-31-0-0-237). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Miller (5-107-0), Ajayi (5-37-0), Williams-Rhodes (5-32-0), Roh (3-23-0), Anderson (3-12-0), Burroughs (2-10-0), Huff (1-16-0). Interceptions: Deayon (1). Sacks: Renaud (1.0), Martin (0.5), Vallejo (0.5). Louisiana Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McGuire (7-31-1), Broadway (7-17-0), Pierce (3-13-0), Harris (6-6-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Broadway (20-38-0-1-160), Stover (1-1-0-0-14). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): McGuire (10-106-0), Riles (3-29-0), Pierce (3-15-0), Pettis (2-5-0), Harris (2-5-0), Tatford (1-14-0). Interceptions: N/A Sacks: Ringo (1.0), Tovell (1.0), White (1.0).
Interceptions: N/A Sacks: Ormsby (1.0).
// 83 //
// 2014 Season in Review // GAME FIVE
GAME SIX
Sept. 27, 2014 Falcon Staduim • USAFA, Colo. Att.: 30,012 • TV: CBS SN
Oct. 4, 2014 Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nev. Att.: 32,327 • TV: CBS SN
Boise State at Air Force
Boise State at Nevada
USAFA, Colo. (AP) – Quarterback Kale Pearson rushed for a career-best 127 yards and a TD and threw a touchdown pass as the Falcons (3-1, 1-1) beat Boise State for the first time in three tries. Wes Steelhammer had three interceptions, two off Grant Hedrick who had four on the day. Boise State (3-2, 1-1) had lost just four league games - by a combined seven points - since joining the MWC. Its biggest loss before this was by three points - 34-31 on an overtime field goal against San Diego State last season.
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State Air Force
0 7
0 10
RENO, Nev. (AP) – Jay Ajayi had 116 of his 152 rushing yards in the second half and Boise State withstood a Nevada comeback for a 51-46 victory. Boise State (4-2, 2-1 MW) intercepted Cody Fajardo four times, each leading to touchdowns, but turned the ball over three times itself. Fajardo passed for 306 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted three times in the firsts half, including a pick six by Tyler Gray, which gave the Broncos the lead 23-21.
0 3
14 8
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 13 17 14 7 51 Nevada 7 14 8 17 46
14 28
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 7:26
AF
Brown 4-yd pass from Pearson (Conant kick)
8:19 0:00
AF AF
Pearson 5-yd run (Conant kick) Conant 25-yd field goal
1:47
AF
Conant 21-yd field goal
Second Quarter
3 plays, 10 yards, TOP: 0:58 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP: 4:28 10 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 1:48
Third Quarter
4 plays, 6 yards, TOP: 2:05
Fourth Quarter
11:35 AF Owens 10-yd run (Brown pass from Pearson) 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP: 1:29 9:55 BSU Dhaenens 2-yd pass from Finley (Goodale kick) 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP: 1:33 6:21 BSU Williams-Rhodes 10-yd pass from Finley (Goodale kick) 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP: 1:29
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
BOISE STATE AIR FORCE 24 16 97 287 370 48 30-58-5 5-12-0 87-467 72-335 2-2 4-2 9-80 5-47 3-126 (42.0) 9-407 (45.2) 4-66 (16.5) 0-0-0 (--) 3-52-0 (17.3) 0-0-0 (--) 0-0-0 5-57-0 27:59 32:01 7-of-18 6-of-17 2-of-6 1-of-1 2-for-4 5-for-5 0-0 2-6
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (17-63-0), Hedrick (7-40-0), Demas (1-{-1}-0), Finley (4-{-5}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (18-33-0-4-209), Finley (12-25-2-1-161). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (6-79-0), Williams-Rhodes (6-33-1), Ajayi (5-58-0), Miller (4-45-0), Roh (3-72-0), Anderson (2-50-0), Burroughs (2-15-0), Huff (1-16-0), Dhaenens (1-2-1). Interceptions: None. Sacks: None. Air Force Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Pearson (20-127-1), Owens (24-108-1), Rushing (6-35-0), Brown (2-10-0), Hart (4-7-0), Johnson (2-4-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Pearson (5-11-1-0-48). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Brown (3-28-1), Robinette (1-11-0), Griffin (1-9-0). Interceptions: Steelhammer (3), McHenry (1), Pierce (1). Sacks: Steelhammer (1.0), Hansen (1.0).
6:54 BSU Roh 3-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP: 2:27 5:13 NEV Fajardo 13-yd run (Zuzo kick) 5 plays, 75 75 yards, TOP: 1:41 2:11 BSU Williams-Rhodes 4-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick blocked) 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP: 2:58
Second Quarter 13:36 8:59 6:08 3:22 1:32
NEV BSU NEV BSU BSU
Gipson 10-yd pass from Fajardo (Zuzo kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:35 Goodale 35-yd field goal 12 plays, 62 yards, TOP: 4:32 Richardson 12-yd pass from Fajardo (Zuzo kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:51 Gray 32-yd interception return (Goodale kick) Hedrick 2-yd run (Goodale kick) 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP: 0:45
Third Quarter 12:38 BSU 10:53 NEV 4:03 BSU
Ajayi 1-yd run (Goodale kick) Fajardo 56-yd run (Turner pass from Fajardo) Ajayi 26-yd run (Goodale kick)
3 plays, 29 yards, TOP: 1:03 4 plays, 79 yards, TOP: 1:40 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 4:06
14:18 13:22 12:04 7:56
Seau 32-yd interception return (Zuzo kick) Ajayi 2-yd run (Goodale kick) Gipson 12-yd pass from Fajardo (Zuzo kick) Zuzo 45-yd field goal
2 plays, 79 yards, TOP: 0:52 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 1:18 9 plays, 14 yards, TOP: 3:34
Fourth Quarter NEV BSU NEV NEV
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
BOISE STATE NEVADA 25 24 224 156 346 306 26-31-1 23-43-4 79-570 73-462 4-2 1-0 5-63 3-22 3-132 (44.0) 3-146 (48.7) 6-106-0 (17.7) 1-18-0 (18.0) 1-16-0 (16.0) 2-18-0 (9.0) 4-47-1 1-32-1 34:42 25:16 10-of-16 7-of-13 0-of-0 0-of-1 6-for-6 5-for-5 3-32 2-5
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (27-152-3), Hedrick (16-40-1), McNichols (1-28-0), WilliamsRhodes (1-9-0), Demas (1-{-2}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (26-31-2-1-346). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Williams-Rhodes (6-54-1), McNichols (4-54-0), Sperbeck (3-510), Burroughs (3-39-0), Roh (3-27-1), Ajayi (3-18-0), Ware (2-25-0), Anderson (1-55-0), Huff (1-23-0). Interceptions: Thompson (2), Deayon (1), Gray (1). Sacks: Vallejo (1.0), Martin (1.0), Correa (0.5), Perez (0.5). Nevada Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Fajardo (12-71-2), Butler (7-63-0), Jackson (11-22-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Fajardo (23-43-3-4-306). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Henderson (7-141-0), Gipson (6-74-2), Richardson (4-41-1), Turner (2-36-0), Butler (2-{-4}-0), Demps (1-22-0), Jackson (1-{-4}-0). Interceptions: Seau (1). Sacks: Lane, Jr. (1.0), Hekking (1.0).
// 84 //
// 2014 Season in Review // GAME SEVEN
GAME EIGHT
Oct. 17, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho Att.: 35,008 • TV: ESPN
Oct. 24, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho Att.: 36,752 • TV: ESPN
Boise State vs. Fresno State
Boise State vs. BYU
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Jay Ajayi ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns, including a 54-yard run on Boise State’s clinching drive in the Broncos’ 37-27 victory over Fresno State. Boise State (5-2, 3-1) avenged a 41-40 loss to the Bulldogs last season to reclaim the Milk Can. Fresno State (3-5, 2-2), winless in Boise since 1984, squandered Marteze Waller’s 164-yard rushing performance. Grant Hedrick completed 21 of 30 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown, caught a scoring pass and ran for 56 yards for the Broncos.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Grant Hedrick threw for a career-high 410 yards and had four touchdowns passes in Boise State’s 55-30 victory over BYU. Hedrick was 24-of-31 with one interception and also ran for a touchdown in the Broncos’ highest-scoring game of the season. BYU (4-4) has lost four straight for the first time since 2010. Jay Ajayi ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns. He’s the first rusher to top 100 yards this season against the Cougars.
SCORE BY QUARTER Fresno State Boise State
SCORE BY QUARTER BYU Boise State
10 0 17 0 27 13 7 7 10 37
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 9:14 5:22 2:50 2:32 0:17
BSU FS BSU FS BSU
Ajayi 9-yd run (Goodale kick) Kroening 34-yd field goal Goodale 34-yd field goal Waller 76-yd run (Kroening kick) Goodale 40-yd field goal
5 plays, 74 yards, TOP: 1:53 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP: 3:52 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP: 2:32 1 play, 76 yards, TOP: 0:18 6 plays, 39 yards, TOP: 2:15
8:25
BSU
Ajayi 3-yd run (Goodale kick)
10 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 3:58
Second Quarter Third Quarter
14:23 FS Harper 32-yd pass from Burrell (Kroening kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 0:37 9:13 BSU Williams-Rhodes 21-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 12 plays, 62 yards, TOP: 5:10 2:41 FS Kroening 44-yd field goal 16 plays, 56 yards, TOP: 6:32 1:57 FS Waller 3-yd run (Kroening kick) 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP: 0:44
Fourth Quarter 9:11 1:41
BSU BSU
Hedrick 9-yd pass from Sperbeck (Goodale kick) 17 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 7:46 Goodale 24-yd field goal 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP: 2:57
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
FRESNO STATE BOISE STATE 12 24 186 264 127 228 13-25-1 23-32-0 59-313 83-492 1-0 3-1 2-20 6-30 7-298 (42.6) 4-163 (40.8) 3-42-0 (14.0) 5-78-0 (15.6) 1-12-0 (12.0) 3-7-0 (2.3) 0-0-0 1-4-0 24:27 35:33 6-of-16 9-of-19 0-of-0 2-of-2 2-for-2 5-for-5 2-10 5-22
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (30-158-2), Hedrick (15-56-0), Williams-Rhodes (1-49-0), Sperbeck (1-6-0), Demas (1-1-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (21-30-1-0-190), Sperbeck (2-2-1-0-38). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Williams-Rhodes (4-41-1), Ajayi (4-37-0), Ware (3-43-0), Roh (3-26-0), McNichols (3-20-0), Sperbeck (2-21-0), Burroughs (2-20-0), Huff (1-11-0), Hedrick (1-9-1). Interceptions: Deayon (1). Sacks: Gray (2.0), Correa (1.0), Deayon (1.0), Hoyte (1.0). Fresno State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Waller (18-164-2), Burrell (10-19-0), Root (1-1-0), Connette (2-10), Quezada (3-1-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Burrell (13-25-1-1-127). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Harper (4-57-1), Waller (3-12-0), Hardaway (2-44-0), Root (2-11-0), Quezada (2-3-0). Interceptions: N/A Sacks: Davison (1.0), Washington (1.0).
0 16 7 7 30 10 31 7 7 55
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 12:21 BSU 5:33 BSU
Goodale 21-yd field goal Hedrick 12-yd run (Goodale kick)
7 plays, 60 yards, TOP: 2:39 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP: 5:34
Second Quarter
14:56 BSU Goodale 25-yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP: 1:33 13:31 BSU Sperbeck 78-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 2 plays, 94 yards, TOP: 0:36 9:12 BYU Williams 17-yd run (Samson kick) 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP: 4:19 8:05 BSU Williams-Rhodes 49-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 3 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 1:07 7:47 BYU Pearson 81-yd pass from Stewart (Samson kick) 1 play, 81 yards, TOP: 0:18 3:39 BSU Ajayi 3-yd run (Goodale kick) 9 plays, 77 yards, TOP: 4:08 1:26 BYU Taele safety 0:42 BSU Ware 19-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 2 plays, 24 yards, TOP: 0:12
Third Quarter 11:54 BYU 6:54 BSU
Warner 20-yd interception return (Samson kick) Roh 8-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick)
8:21 5:11
Ajayi 2-yd run (Goodale kick) Stewart 2-yd run (Samson kick)
Fourth Quarter BSU BYU
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
4 plays, 36 yards, TOP: 1:41 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 4:21 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP: 3:10
BYU BOISE STATE 17 28 63 227 259 410 23-38-1 24-31-1 64-322 79-637 2-1 0-0 7-70 8-70 8-387 (48.4) 4-181 (45.2) 8-147-0 (18.4) 5-70-0 (14.0) 3-13-0 (4.3) 2-19-0 (9.5) 1-20-1 1-2-0 23:34 36:26 5-of-14 7-of-13 0-of-1 0-of-0 2-for-3 7-for-7 2-10 3-16
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (26-118-2), Demas (6-32-0), McNichols (4-32-0), Hedrick (8-291), Finley (1-21-0), Anderson (1-{-1}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (24-31-4-1-410). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (6-148-1), Williams-Rhodes (6-89-1), Anderson (3-780), McNichols (2-26-0), Ajayi (2-26-0), Roh (2-14-1), Ware (1-19-1), Burroughs (1-6-0), huff 91-4-0). Interceptions: Thompson (1). Sacks: Correa (2.0), Hoyte (1.0). BYU Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Williams (16-70-1), Lasike (3-4-0), Carter (1-0-0), Stewart (6-{-11}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Stewart (23-38-1-1-259). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Pearson (5-109-1), Leslie (5-34-0), Mathews (4-54-0), Lasike (3-29-0), Williams (3-1-0), Juergens (1-23-0), Houk (1-5-0), Mahina (1-4-0). Interceptions: Warner (1) Sacks: Kaufusi (1.0), Leavitt (0.5), Peck (0.5).
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// 2014 Season in Review // GAME NINE
GAME 10
Nov. 8, 2014 University Stadium • USAFA, Colo. Att.: 21,089 • TV: CBS SN
Nov. 15, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho Att.: 27,478 • TV: ESPNU
Boise State at New Mexico
Boise State vs. San Diego State
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Grant Hedrick threw for four touchdowns and rushed for two more to help Boise State overcome two first-half, 14-point deficits in a wild 60-49 victory over New Mexico. Chaz Anderson’s 36-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown reception gave Boise State its first lead at 52-49. Jay Ajayi added 161 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Broncos (7-2, 4-1 Mountain West), plus one reception for a 75-yard touchdown.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Jay Ajayi fueled a 20-point comeback with 134 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the Broncos’ 38-29 victory over San Diego State on Saturday night. Boise State (82, 5-1) trailed 20-0 before coming back to beat San Diego State (5-4, 3-3). The Broncos outscored the Aztecs 38-9 over the final two-and-a-half quarters, including 21 unanswered points on three-straight TDs from Ajayi.
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State New Mexico
SCORE BY QUARTER San Diego State Boise State
14 21 6 19 60 28 14 7 0 49
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter 14:49 NM Pressley 75-yd run (Rogers kick) 14:37 BSU Ajayi 75-yard pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 9:07 NM Pressley 2-yd run (Rogers kick) 5:03 BSU Hedrick 13-yd run (Goodale kick) 4:52 NM Jones 100-yd kickoff return (Rogers kick) 1:53 NM Gipson 1-yd run (Rogers kick) Second Quarter 8:54 BSU Ajayi 4-yd run (Goodale kick) 6:36 NM Gipson 49-yd run (Rogers kick) 2:47 BSU Hedrick 35-yd run (Goodale kick) 2:35 NM Jones 75-yd run (Rogers kick) 0:30 BSU Williams-Rhodes 8-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) Third Quarter 10:13 BSU Goodale 30-yd field goal 6:42 NM Gipson 1-yd run (Rogers kick) 2:23 BSU Goodale 25-yd field goal Fourth Quarter 11:13 BSU Williams-Rhodes 18-yd pass from Hedrick (Hedrick run failed) 7:00 BSU Anderson 36-yd pass from Hedrick (Ajayi run failed) 0:38 BSU Ajayi 14-yd run (Goodale kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
10 10 3 6 29 0 10 7 21 38
SCORING SUMMARY 1 play, 75 yards. TOP: 0:11 1 play, 75 yards, TOP: 0:12 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP: 1:02 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:56 3 plays, 62 yards, TOP: 0:55 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP: 2:33 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 2:13 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:41 1 play, 75 yards, TOP: 0:12 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:05 4 plays, -3 yards, TOP: 1:22 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:31 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP: 4:19 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP: 1:08 5 plays, 52 yards, TOP: 1:35 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP: 3:31
BOISE STATE NEW MEXICO 35 18 291 505 367 122 21-32-0 9-16-0 80-658 65-627 1-0 1-0 3-24 5-50 3-158 (52.7) 3-80 (26.7) 3-67-0 (22.3) 2-127-1 (63.5) 1-37-0 (37.0) 2-23-0 (11.5) 0-0-0 0-0-0 31:09 28:51 3-of-11 5-of-13 2-of-3 2-of-4 7-for-7 3-for-3 0-0 1-9
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (31-161-2), Hedrick (15-131-2), McNichols (1-5-0), WilliamsRhodes (1-{-6}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (21-32-4-0-367). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (9-164-0), Williams-Rhodes (5-53-2), Anderson (3-531), Ajayi (1-75-0), Ware (1-14-0), Roh (1-8-0), Burroughs (1-0-0). Interceptions: None. Sacks: None. New Mexico Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Gipson (24-205-3), Pressley (7-154-2), Jones (1-75-1), L. Jordan (12-53-0), R. Jordan (3-14-0), Anaya (2-4-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Jordan (9-16-0-0-122). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): White (3-47-0), Duncan (1-27-0), Gamblin (1-25-0), Magnant (1-16-0), Anaya (1-9-0), Jones (1-0-0), Gipson (1-{-2}-0). Interceptions: None. Sacks: Johnson (1.0).
First Quarter 7:46 SDSU Hageman 41-yd field goal 1:16 SDSU Pumphrey 32-yd run (Hageman kick) Second Quarter 10:29 SDSU Hageman 30-yd field goal 7:33 SDSU Brunskill 6-yd pass from Kaehler (Hageman kick) 3:25 BSU Goodale 21-yd field goal 0:17 BSU Sperbeck 14-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) Third Quarter 10:10 SDSU Hageman 44-yd field goal 4:31 BSU Ajayi 5-yd run (Goodale kick) Fourth Quarter 14:56 BSU Ajayi 3-yd run (Goodale kick) 11:23 BSU Ajayi 10-yd run (Goodale kick) 8:37 SDSU Pumphrey 34-yd run (Price rush failed) 2:01 BSU Hedrick 13-yd run (Goodale kick)
8 plays, 28 yards, TOP: 3:54 10 plays, 87 yards, TOP: 5:10 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP: 2:01 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP: 1:19 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 4:08 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 1:26 9 plays, 28 yards, TOP: 3:23 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP: 5:39 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP: 0:41 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP: 2:07 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP: 2:46 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP: 6:36
TEAM STATISTICS
SAN DIEGO STATE BOISE STATE First Downs 16 22 Net Yards Rushing 169 212 Net Yards Passing 188 187 Completions-Attempts-Int. 18-30-1 19-28-2 Total Offense (plays-yards) 66-357 75-399 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-75 5-37 Punts-Yards 5-183 (36.6) 5-172 (34.4) Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 4-81-0 (20.2) 7-154-0 (22.0) Punt returns-Yards-TD 0-0-0 (--) 1-3-0 (3.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 2-26-0 1-20-0 Time of Possession 29:10 30:50 Third-Down Conversions 6-of-15 9-of-17 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-2 1-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-for-2 6-for-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 2-15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (31-134-3), Hedrick (11-41-1), Santini (1-24-0), McNichols (1-14-0), Demas (1-1-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (19-28-1-2-187). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (6-82-1), Williams-Rhodes (4-32-0), Ajayi (4-25-0), Anderson (2-48-0), Ware (1-2-0), Roh (1-2-0), McNichols (2-{-2}-0). Interceptions: Page (1). Sacks: Perez (1.0), Renaud (1.0). San Diego State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Pumphrey (24-147-2), Price (6-29-0), Gordon (1-4-0), Penny (1-10), Kaehler (3-{-11}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Kaehler (17-29-1-1-173), Mills (1-1-0-0-15). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Ruffin (4-60-0), Judge (3-35-0), Pumphrey (3-28-0), Mills (219-0), Kaehler (1-15-0), Holder (1-8-0), Brunskill (1-6-1), Hazely (1-4-0). Interceptions: Munson (1), Whittaker (1). Sacks: Onuoha (0.5), Sanchez (0.5).
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// 2014 Season in Review // GAME 11
GAME 12 (25/25) Boise State vs
Boise State at Wyoming
Utah State
Nov. 22, 2014 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyo. Att.: 15,821 • TV: ESPN2
Nov. 29, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho Att.: 33,940 • TV: ESPN2
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) – Jay Ajayi rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns and also scored on a 73yard screen pass in leading Boise State over Wyoming 63-14, scoring 60 or more points in two of its last three games. Grant Hedrick completed 13 of 19 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns as Boise State (9-2, 6-1 Mountain West) gouged the Cowboys defense with its superior speed and scored its most points in a game this season. Donte Deayon had a 75-yard punt return for a TD, and Darian Thompson returned an interception 36 yards for a score.
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State Wyoming
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Jay Ajayi rushed for a careerhigh 229 yards and five touchdowns as the Broncos crushed Utah State 50-19 on Saturday night and secured a spot in the Mountain West title game next week. The Broncos (10-2, 7-1) won their 13th straight home game and will host Fresno State for the conference championship on Saturday. Utah State (94, 6-2) dropped its first November road game since 2009.
SCORE BY QUARTER Utah State Boise State
14 14 28 7 63 0 7 0 7 14
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter
7:48 BSU Williams-Rhodes 18-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP: 0:51 4:39 BSU Ajayi 17-yd run (Goodale kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP: 2:06
Second Quarter 12:31 UW 9:30 BSU 4:17 BSU
Hill 6-yd run (Williams kick) McNichols 9-yd run (Goodale kick) Ajayi 20-yd run (Goodale kick)
14:09 8:08 6:35 4:44
Ajayi 73-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 2 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 0:51 McNichols 11-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP: 3:27 Thompson 36-yd interception return (Goodale kick) Deayon 75-yd punt return (Goodale kick)
Third Quarter BSU BSU BSU BSU
Fourth Quarter 13:45 UW 6:44 BSU
Hill 1-yd run (Williams kick) Demas 21-yd run (Rausa kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
9 3 0 7 19 20 14 0 16 50
11 plays, 74 yards, TOP: 5:00 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP: 3:01 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 3:12
6 plays, 20 yards, TOP: 2:16 8 plays, 85 yards, TOP: 3:40
BOISE STATE WYOMING 24 12 312 80 246 147 13-19-0 16-29-1 68-558 67-227 3-1 3-2 2-20 3-20 4-185 (46.2) 10-448 (44.8) 2-48-0 (24.0) 1-33-0 (33.0) 3-78-1 (26.0) 2-42-0 (21.0) 1-36-1 0-0-0 29:16 30:44 4-of-11 2-of-16 0-of-1 1-of-2 5-for-5 2-for-3 5-28 2-24
10:11 7:24 4:32 2:05 2:05
BSU BSU USU BSU USU
Ajayi 9-yd run (Goodale kick) Dhaenens 2-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) Myers 9-yd run (Diaz kick) Ajayi 19-yd run (Goodale kick blocked) Davis PAT return
9 plays, 79 yards, TOP: 3:02 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP: 2:39 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:52 6 plays, 72 yards, TOP: 2:27
Second Quarter 14:05 BSU 11:47 BSU 4:39 USU
Ajayi 8-yd run (Goodale kick) 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP: 1:58 Sperbeck 24-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP: 2:07 Diaz 46-yd field goal 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP: 4:13
Third Quarter N/A
Fourth Quarter 14:49 9:21 4:57 3:51
BSU BSU BSU USU
Ajayi 62-yd run (Goodale kick) Ajayi 1-yd run (Goodale kick) TEAM Safety Gray 50-yd fumble recovery (Diaz kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
2 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 0:13 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP: 3:30
UTAH STATE BOISE STATE 16 26 109 283 159 215 16-28-1 19-28-0 58-268 82-498 3-2 1-1 7-52 7-60 5-225 (45.0) 6-239 (39.8) 2-27-0 (13.5) 4-64-0 (16.0) 2-5-0 (2.5) 2-4-0 (2.0) 0-0-0 1-0-0 24:22 35:38 1-of-11 8-of-16 0-of-2 1-of-2 1-for-2 6-for-6 5-27 3-17
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Wyoming Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Hill (21-65-2), Stratton (6-21-0), Tapscott (3-4-0), Thornton (4-30), Kirkegaard (4-{-13}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Kirkegaard (10-14-0-0-74), Thornton (4-10-0-1-50), Stratton (2-5-0-0-23). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Hill (4-32-0), Claiborne (3-35-0), Rufran (3-19-0), Hollister (2-20-0), Ellis (1-16-0), Nzeocha (1-12-0), Maulhardt (1-8-0), Gentry (1-5-0). Interceptions: N/A Sacks: Edeen (1.0), Hala’api’api (1.0).
Utah State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Hunt (4-58-0), Myers (11-43-1), Hall (4-16-0), Hill (4-4-0), Natson (4-{-3}-0), Butler (1-{-11}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Myers (16-28-0-1-159). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Houston (4-32-0), Butler (3-52-0), Natson (3-20-0), Sharp (2-20-0), Robinson (2-19-0), Weese (1-16-0), Williams (1-0-0). Interceptions: N/A Sacks: Larsen (1.0), Seefeldt (1.0), Sutera (1.0), N. Vigil (1.0), Z. Vigil (1.0).
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (16-110-2), McNichols (4-50-1), Demas (8-46-1), WilliamsRhodes (3-40-0), Hedrick (4-22-0), Bertoli (6-16-0), Fields (5-16-0), Finley (2-15-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (13-19-3-0-246). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Jake Roh (3-35-0), Ajayi (2-91-1), Sperbeck (2-54-0), Anderson (2-25-0), Williams-Rhodes (2-24-1), McNichols (1-11-1), Ware (1-5-0). Interceptions: Thompson (1). Sacks: Correa (3.0), Hoyte (1.0), Perez (1.0).
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (27-229-5), McNichols (4-26-0), Bertoli (3-8-0), Fields (2-8-0), Williams-Rhodes (1-8-0), Sperbeck (1-5-0), Demas (1-3-0), Hedrick (14-{-1}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (18-24-2-0-191), Finley (0-2-0-0-0), Sperbeck (1-2-00-24). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Williams-Rhodes (6-44-0), Roh (4-75-0), Sperbeck (4-59-1), Hedrick (1-24-0), Anderson (1-9-0), Dhaenens (1-2-1), McNichols (1-1-0), Ajayi (1-1-0). Interceptions: Thompson (1). Sacks: Correa (3.0), Martin (1.0), Hoyte (0.5), McNair (0.5).
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// 2014 Season in Review // GAME 13 (22/22) Boise State vs
GAME 14 (21/21) Boise State vs
Dec. 6, 2014 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho
Dec. 31, 2014 University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, Ariz.
Fresno State
(12/11) Arizona
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Boise State didn’t need to be perfect to beat Fresno State in the Mountain West championship game Saturday night. The 22ndranked Broncos just needed senior quarterback Grant Hedrick and a handful of big defensive plays. Hedrick ran for two touchdowns and accounted for more than 75 percent of the team’s offense in leading Boise State to a 28-14 win. The Broncos (11-2), who claimed a share of the conference title in 2012, won their first outright league championship since joining the Mountain West four years ago. Boise State, which needed perfect seasons in the past to gain access to a BCS bowl, preserved their chance to get the lone slot for a team outside the power five conferences in a major New Year’s Day bowl game. Hedrick was 9 of 16 passing for 155 yards, and had 81 yards rushing with the two scores to earn the game’s offensive MVP honors. Tanner Vallejo, who had 13 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown, won the defensive MVP award.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Boise State Broncos are no longer just trick-play ponies. They did score a touchdown on a Statue of Liberty play. This was the Fiesta Bowl, so of course they did. But once the tricks were used up and the offensive fireworks dulled, Boise State had to grind out this Fiesta Bowl victory with its defense. Donte Deayon returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter and sack specialist Kamalei Correa had his biggest takedown of the season on the game’s final play, lifting No. 20 Boise State to a 38-30 victory over No. 10 Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State (12-2) lived up to its unpredictable reputation in the first quarter, pulling off the Statue of Liberty play while racing to a 21-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes. Jay Ajayi scored two of his three touchdowns in the first quarter - one on the trick play - and finished with 134 yards rushing. Grant Hedrick was perfect through his first 14 passes and threw for 304 yards and a touchdown. Thomas Sperbeck had 12 catches for 199 yards.
SCORE BY QUARTER Fresno State Boise State
SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State Arizona
0 0 7 7 14 14 7 7 0 28
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter 12:31 BSU Hedrick 20-yd run (Goodale kick) 1:56 BSU Vallejo 63-yd interception return (Goodale kick) Second Quarter 9:03 BSU Ajayi 9-yd run (Goodale kick) Third Quarter 11:28 BSU Hedrick 21-yd run (Goodale kick) 3:18 FS Quezada 2-yd run (Kroening kick) Fourth Quarter 5:31 FS Watson 25-yd pass from Burrell (Kroening kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
4 plays, 77 yards, TOP: 1:11 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP: 5:15 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP: 3:32 19 plays, 96 yards, TOP: 8:10 7 plays, 49 yards, TOP: 1:42
FRESNO STATE BOISE STATE 21 11 70 149 332 155 30-46-3 9-16-0 87-402 49-304 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-43 7-47 4-172 (43.0) 7-281 (40.1) 2-25-0 (12.5) 2-33-0 (16.5) 2-13-0 (6.5) 0-0-0 (--) 0-0-0 3-83-1 35:53 24:07 11-of-23 5-of-12 2-of-4 0-of-0 1-for-2 2-for-2 1-5 4-24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Hedrick (9-81-2), Ajayi (22-70-1). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (9-16-0-0-155). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): McNichols (3-47-0), Roh (2-22-0), Huff (2-20-0), Anderson (146-0), Sperbeck (1-20-0). Interceptions: Martin (1), Thompson (1), Vallejo (1). Sacks: Nance (1.5), McCaskill (1.0), Weaver (1.0), Correa (0.5). Fresno State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Quezada (15-38-1), Waller (15-23-0), Burrell (11-9-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Burrell (30-45-1-3-332), Watson (0-1-0-0-0). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Harper (10-131-0), Watson (7-73-1), Quezada (6-39-0), Peck (4-57-0), Johnson (2-29-0), Waller (1-3-0). Interceptions: None. Sacks: Davison (1.0).
21 10 7 0 38 7 10 10 3 30
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 13:18 9:17 5:12 1:23
BSU BSU BSU UA
Ajayi 56-yd run (Goodale kick) 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 1:42 Anderson 57-yd pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick) 6 plays, 88 yards, TOP: 2:30 Ajayi 16-yd run (Goodale kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 2:11 Solomon 1-yd run (Skowron kick) 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP: 3:37
11:56 8:03 0:30 0:03
BSU UA UA BSU
Ajayi 1-yd run (Goodale kick) Wilson 1-yd run (Skowron kick) Skowron 42-yd field goal Goodale 36-yd field goal
9:11 1:57 0:41
UA BSU UA
Skowron 24-yd field goal 14 plays, 50 yards, TOP: 4:18 Deayon 16-yd interception return (Goodale kick) Grant 51-yd pass from Solomon (Skowron kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 1:16
6:11
UA
Skowron 32-yd field goal
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Completions-Attempts-Int. Total Offense (plays-yards) Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yards-TD Interceptions-Yds-TD Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
5 plays, 22 yards, TOP: 2:40 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP: 3:49 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP: 0:23 4 plays, 57 yards, TOP: 0:27
10 plays, 50 yards, TOP: 3:06
BSU UA 22 29 162 157 309 335 24-35-1 28-50-2 69-471 (6.8) 106-492 (4.6) 2-1 0-0 6-72 6-55 9-428 (47.6) 7-302 (41.6) 6-92-0 (15.3) 5-107-0 (21.4) 4-11-0 (2.8) 1-2-0 (2.0) 2-35-1 1-31-0 29:01 30:59 5-of-14 7-of-22 0-of-0 2-of-3 3-for-3 4-for-5 8-38 1-9
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Ajayi (22-134-3), Hedrick (8-29-0), McNichols (2-4-0), WilliamsRhodes (2-{-5}-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hedrick (24-34-1-1-309), Sperbeck (0-1-0-0-0). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (12-199-0), Ajayi (5-{-1}-0), Anderson (3-80-1), Roh (2-9-0), Ware (1-17-0), Huff (1-5-0). Interceptions: Deayon (1), Page (1). Sacks: Correa (2.0), McCaskill (1.5), Vallejo (1.5), Martin (1.0), McNair (1.0), Weaver (1.0). Arizona Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Wilson (19-86-1), Jones-Grigsby (14-39-0), Solomon (23-32-1). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Solomon (28-49-1-2-335). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Jones (8-117-0), Griffey (6-66-0), Grant (4-69-1), Jones-Grigsby (4-40-0), Hill (4-30-0), Neal (1-7-0), Johnson (1-6-0). Interceptions: Denson (1). Sacks: Bondurant (1.0).
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// 2014 Team Statistics // 2014 FINAL BOISE STATE FOOTBALL STATISTICS 12-2, 7-1 Mountain West & VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Champions
DATE
Aug. 28
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 31
OPPONENT <TV>
vs. Ole Miss <ESPN> Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic, Atlanta, Ga. * Colorado State <ESPN2> at Connecticut <ABC/ESPN2> Louisiana-Lafayette <CBS Sports Network> * at Air Force <CBS Sports Network> * at Nevada <CBS Sports Network> * Fresno State <ESPN> BYU <ESPN> * at New Mexico <CBS Sports Network> * San Diego State <ESPNU> * at Wyoming <ESPN2> * Utah State <ESPN2> Fresno State (CBS) Arizona <ESPN> VIZIO Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, Ariz.
* Mountain West Games ATTENDANCE Total Average
Home Games in Bold
W/L
SCORE
ATTENDANCE
W W W L W W W W W W W W W
37-24 38-21 34-9 14-28 51-46 37-27 55-30 60-49 38-29 63-14 50-19 28-14 38-30
34,910 30,098 33,337 30,012 32,327 35,008 36,752 21,089 27,478 15,821 33,940 26,101 66,896
SCR BY QUARTER Boise State Opponents
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty
BSU 338 148 173 17
OPP 258 90 148 20
TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Yards Per Play Yards Per Game
6,920 1,060 6.5 494.3
5,256 1,004 5.2 375.4
RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game Touchdowns
2,994 3,379 385 609 4.9 213.9 39
1,996 2,420 424 516 3.9 142.6 24
3,926 310/ 451/ 15 8.7 12.7 280.4 27 154.96
3,260 280/ 488/ 22 6.7 11.6 232.9 18 116.65
60/ 1,126 18.8
36/ 741 20.6
KICKOFF RETURNS: #/YDS Average Per Return
13-35
32,823
All Times Mountain
All Games Home Away Neutral 456,592 227,526 129,347 99,719 32,614 32,504 25,869 49,859
PASSING YARDS Comp/Att/Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Average Per Game Touchdowns Eff. Rating
L
1 2 3 4 153 172 106 125 101 91 73 110
TOTAL 556 375
AVG 39.7 26.8
BSU 29/ 286 9.9
OPP 18/ 163 9.1
68/ 2,845 41.8 38.0
84/ 3,672 43.7 38.9
PENALTIES/YARDS Average Per Game
92/ 801 57.2
76/ 622 44.4
3rd DOWN CONVERSIONS Percentage
91/ 205 44.4
78/ 224 34.8
4th DOWN CONVERSIONS Percentage
10/ 21 47.64
10/ 28 35.7
TIME OF POSSESSION / GAME
31:27
28:33
24 20/ 9 15
31 18/ 9 22
47/ 275
28/ 197
RED-ZONE SCORES Percentage
64/ 71 90.1
36/ 45 80.0
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS Percentage
50/ 71 70.4
26/ 45 57.8
TEAM STATISTICS PUNT RETURNS: #/YDS Average Per Return PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net Punt Average
TURNOVERS Fumbles/ Lost Interceptions SACKS BY
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// 2014 Individual Statistics // first add/2014boise state football stats RUSHING Jay Ajayi Grant Hedrick Shane Williams-Rhodes Devan Demas Jeremy McNichols Jack Fields Ryan Finley Chris Santini Charles Bertoli Thomas Sperbeck Chaz Anderson Dan Goodale Team BOISE STATE TOTALS OPP TOTAL
14 14
TC 347 155 15 25 17 11 7 1 9 2 1 1 18 609 516
PASSING Grant Hedrick Ryan Finley Thomas Sperbeck Matt Miller Terrell Johnson BOISE STATE TOTALS OPP TOTALS
G 14 5 14 5 3 14 14
CMP 294 12 3 1 0 310 280
TOTAL OFFENSE Grant Hedrick Jay Ajayi
G 14 14
PLAYS 570 347
ALL-PURPOSE Jay Ajayi Shane Williams-Rhodes
G 14 14
RUSH 1,823 179
RECEIVING Shane Williams-Rhodes Thomas Sperbeck Jay Ajayi Jake Roh Matt Miller Chaz Anderson Jeremy McNichols Dallas Burroughs Troy Ware Holden Huff Grant Hedrick Alec Dhaenens Jack Fields BOISE STATE TOTALS OPP TOTALS
G 14 14 14 14 5 14 9 14 12 13 14 14 13 14 14
PUNTING Sean Wale Grant Hedrick BSU TOTALS OPP TOTALS
G 14 14 14 14
G 14 14 14 14 9 13 5 14 14 14 14 14
NO 66 2 68 84
YARDS 2,773 72 2,845 3,672
REC 68 51 50 35 28 21 15 14 12 10 3 2 1 310 280
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS YDS-G 1,900 790 192 176 160 37 64 24 25 11 0 0 0 3,379 2,420
ATT 414 27 4 3 1 451 488
YDS-L 77 198 13 3 1 6 33 0 1 0 1 7 45 385 424
INT 14 1 0 0 0 15 22
PCT. 70.8 44.4 75.0 33.3 00.0 68.7 57.4
RUSH 592 1,823 REC. 535 585
TOTAL 1,823 592 179 173 159 31 31 24 24 11 -1 -7 -45 2,994 1,996
TDs 23 2 1 1 0 27 18
YARDS 585 877 535 408 461 456 155 119 150 128 40 4 8 3,926 3,260
TDs 7 3 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 27 18
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YPG 130.2 42.3 12.8 12.4 17.7 2.4 6.2 1.7 1.7 0.8 -0.1 -0.5
LG 74 35 49 73 28 10 38 24 10 6 0 0
39 24
4.9 3.9
213.9 142.6
74 76
RATING 157.20 111.57 287.70 162.93 0.00 154.96 116.65
LG 78 43 29 7 0 78 81
YPG 264.0 32.2 4.4 1.4 0.0 280.4 232.9
TOTAL 4,288 1,823
KOFF-R 0 0
YPG 306.3 130.2
INT-R 0 0
YPC 8.6 17.2 10.7 11.7 16.5 21.7 10.3 8.5 12.5 12.8 13.3 2.0 8.0 12.7 11.6
PUNT RETURNS Shane Williams-Rhodes Donte Deayon Kamalei Correa Bryan Douglas BSU TOTALS OPP TOTALS
AVG LONG I/20 42.0 63 20 36.0 40 2 41.8 63 22 43.7 76 19
YPC 5.3 3.8 11.9 6.9 9.4 2.8 4.4 24.0 2.7 5.5 -1.0 -7.0
YARDS 3,696 161 62 7 0 3,926 3,260
PASS 3,696 0 PUNT-R 0 153
TDs 28 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YPG 41.8 62.6 38.2 29.1 92.2 32.6 17.2 8.5 12.5 9.8 2.9 0.3 0.6 280.4 232.9 G 14 12 13 9 14 14
NO 18 9 1 1 29 18
TOTAL 2,358 917
YPG 168.4 65.5
LG 50 78 75 43 57 57 41 26 29 25 24 2 8 78 81 YARDS TDs 153 0 92 1 37 0 4 0 286 1 163 0
AVG 8.5 10.2 37.0 4.0 9.9 9.1
LG 37 5 37 4 75 39
// 2014 Individual Statistics // second add/2014 boise state football stats KICKOFF RETURNS Jeremy McNichols Dallas Burroughs Bryan Douglas Charles Bertoli Terrell Johnson Chris Santini Jake Hardee Jake Roh BSU TOTALS OPP TOTALS FUMBLE RETURNS Tanner Vallejo BSU TOTALS OPP TOTALS
G 9 14 9 14 3 14 14 14 14 14
NO 19 17 13 5 2 1 2 1 60 36
G NO 14 1 14 1 14 2
YARDS TDs 393 0 347 0 268 0 68 0 26 0 9 0 8 0 7 0 1,126 0 741 1
AVG 20.7 20.4 20.6 13.6 13.0 9.0 4.0 7.0 18.8 20.6
INTERCEPTIONS Darian Thompson Donte Deayon Tyler Gray Cleshawn Page Jeremy Ioane Tanner Vallejo Beau Martin Jonathan Moxey BSU TOTALS OPP TOTALS
LG 30 47 28 26 16 9 8 7 47 100
YARDS TDs LONG 31 1 31 31 1 31 54 1 50
SCORING Jay Ajayi Dan Goodale Grant Hedrick Shane Williams-Rhodes Matt Miller Thomas Sperbeck Donte Deayon Jake Roh Jeremy McNichols Alec Dhaenens Tanner Vallejo Chaz Anderson Devan Demas Darian Thompson Troy Ware Tyler Gray Tyler Rausa Team BOISE STATE TOTALS OPP TOTALS
G 14 14 14 14 5 14 12 14 9 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 1
TDs 32
14 14
73 46
FIELD GOALS Dan Goodale
G 14
FGM 16
KICKOFFS Dan Goodale BSU TOTALS OPP TOTALS PAT-1
PAT-2 0/1
67/70
10 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
G NO 14 7 12 6 14 2 11 2 6 2 14 1 14 1 14 1 14 22 14 15
0/1
G NO 14 103 14 103 14 73 FGs
YARDS TDs AVG/PG LG 53 1 0.5 36 70 2 0.5 50 39 1 0.1 32 39 0 0.2 20 0 0 0.3 0 63 1 0.1 63 20 0 0.1 20 0 0 0.1 0 284 5 1.6 63 189 2 1.1 56 YARDS 6,510 6,510 4,411 DXP
Saf
16/21
1/1 68/71 41/42 FGA 21
PCT 76.2
0/2 3/4 AVG 1.1
Ole Miss 25 & 43 - made Colorado State 23 - made Connecticut 38 - made Louisiana-Lafayette 40 & 33 - made; 44 & 32 - missed Air Force 46 - missed Nevada 35 - made; 43 - missed Fresno State 34, 40 & 24 - made
10-19 0/0
BYU New Mexico San Diego State Wyoming Utah State Fresno State Arizona -more-
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AVG 63.2 63.2 60.4
1 1 1
16/21 16/19 20-29 7/7
30-39 6/7
40-49 3/7
50-UP
21 & 25 - made 30 & 25 - made 21 - made 43 - missed 36 - made
TB 65 65 10
OB 2 2 1
TOTAL 192 115 60 42 18 18 18 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 6 6 1 2 556 375 LONG 43
// 2014 Individual Statistics/MW Results // third add/2014 boise state football stats TACKLES Tanner Vallejo Darian Thompson Ben Weaver Tyler Gray Kamalei Correa Corey Bell Donte Deayon Joey Martarano Blake Renaud Chanceller James Armand Nance Beau Martin Jonathan Moxey Gabe Perez Sam McCaskill Cleshawn Paige Dylan Sumner-Gardner Elliot Hoyte Antoine Turner Dillon Lukehart Darren Lee Mat Boesen Jeremy Ioane Cameron Hartsfield Bryan Douglas Chris Santini Dusty Fisher Robert Ash Rondell McNair Dan Goodale Tyler Horn Charles Bertoli Jack Fields Travis Saxton Jeremy McNichols Taylor Pope Thomas Sperbeck Devan Demas Sean Wale Marcus Henry Jay Ajayi Jake Hardee Steven Baggett
G 14 13 13 14 14 14 12 14 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 11 13 14 14 9 14 8 6 14 9 14 10 12 8 14 1 14 13 5 9 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
UT 64 50 41 34 40 39 33 22 20 25 19 26 26 20 13 20 9 8 7 8 11 11 3 5 4 1 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1
AT 36 21 21 27 19 16 13 20 19 11 17 10 7 9 13 5 10 8 6 4 1 1 8 4 4 6 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 100 71 62 61 59 55 46 42 39 36 36 36 33 29 26 25 19 16 13 12 12 12 11 9 8 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
TFL-YARDS 16.5 / 49 5.0 / 9 3.0 / 14 5.5 / 14 19.0 / 84 3.0 / 11 2.0 / 6 1.0 / 1 6.5 / 21 2.0 / 5 6.0 / 28 12.0 / 38
QB-SACKS 3.0 / 23
7.5 / 32 4.0 / 15 1.0 / 2 1.0 / 1 4.0 / 26 1.5 / 2
3.5 / 27 2.5 / 11
3.0 / 20
3.0 / 20
2.0 / 13 2.0 / 5 12.0 / 60 1.0 / 8 1.0 / 4
PBU 4 1 1 7 2 4 9
F-FUM
R-FUM/Yds 3 / 31
3 2 1
2.0 / 11 2.5 / 17 5.5 / 25
3.5 / 25
1/0 1/0
1 1 1
3 7 2 1 7 2
1/0
1
2 1 1 1
2.0 / 11 2.5 / 18
1.0 / 10 1.5 / 12
1.0 / 4
1.0 / 4
1
2/0
Blocked Kicks Beau Martin - Field Goal vs. New Mexico (11/8/14) Kamalei Correa - Punt vs. New Mexico (11/8/14) Armand Nance - Field Goal vs. Fresno State (12/6/14)
2014 Mountain West Standings -30TEAM
MW
PCT
OVERALL
PCT
MW
PCT
OVERALL
PCT
Utah State
7-1
.875
9-5
.643
Fresno State
7-1
.875
11-2
.846
Boise State
6-2
.750
8-5
.615
San Diego State
6-2
.750
8-5
.615
Colorado State
5-3
.625
Wyoming
3-5
.375
8-6
.571
UNLV
5-3
.625
7-6
.538
5-7
.417
San Jose State
5-3
.625
6-6
.500
New Mexico
1-7
.125
3-9
.250
Nevada
3-5
.375
4-8
.333
Air Force
0-8
.000
2-10
.167
Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i
0-8
.000
1-11
.083
MOUNTAIN DIVISION
TEAM WEST DIVISION
2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Championship 12/6 Boise State 28, Fresno State 14 Boise, Idaho (Albertsons Stadium)
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// All-time Records // Boise State Football All-Time Performances — (1968 – 2014)
1. 2. 3.
Originally Compiled By Tom Scott
Ties are listed in order of occurrence, beginning with most recent performance. (Ties separated by numerical rankings are decided by fractions.) Season and career statistics include regular season totals only (except in 100+ yard game categories, as noted). Starting with the 2002 season, NCAA postseason bowl games are also included in season and career statistics due to an NCAA rule change. Bold indicates record held by current Bronco players.
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE Single Game
Career
11.
403
Jim McMillan vs. Montana
1974
12.
399
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2002
1.
1,219
Kellen Moore
2008-11
13.
392
Jared Zabransky vs. UTEP
2004
2.
1,181
Tony Hilde
1993-96
1.
542
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2003
14.
388
Tony Hilde vs. Montana
1993
3.
1,142
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
2.
515
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. SMU
2003
15.
386
Kellen Moore vs. Oregon
2008
4.
992
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
3.
507
Kellen Moore vs. Hawai’i
2010
386
Greg Stern vs. UNLV
1975
5.
980
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
4.
498
Grant Hedrick vs. New Mexico
2014
6.
677
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
5.
471
Jim McMillan vs. UNLV
1974
7.
670
Eric Guthrie
1968-71
6.
457
Kellen Moore vs. Toledo
2011
1.
4,356
Ryan Dinwiddie
2003
8.
640
Jim McMillan
1971-74
7.
439
Grant Hedrick vs. BYU
2014
2.
3,845
Kellen Moore
2010
9.
633
Joe Southwick
2010-13
439
Bart Hendricks vs. Utah State
2000
3.
3,800
Kellen Moore
2011
10.
626
Mike Virden
1989-90
9.
436
Bart Hendricks vs. New Mexico State
2000
4.
3,696
Grant Hedrick
2014
5.
3,536
Kellen Moore
2009
10.
432
Grant Hedrick vs. Colorado State
2014
6.
3,486
Kellen Moore
2008
11.
418
Greg Stern vs. Montana State
1975
7.
3,364
Bart Hendricks
2000
418
Jim McMillan vs. Montana
1974
8.
3,340
Taylor Tharp
2007
13.
412
Bart Hendricks vs. Idaho
2000
9.
3,043
Ryan Dinwiddie
2001
14.
409
Kellen Moore vs. Nevada
2008
10.
2,927
Jared Zabransky
2004
15.
408
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. Tulsa
2001
Season
Season
Career 1.
14,667
Kellen Moore
2008-11
1.
4,399
Ryan Dinwiddie
2003
2.
9,819
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
2.
4,288
Grant Hedrick
2014
3.
9,107
Tony Hilde
1993-96
3.
3,813
Kellen Moore
2010
4.
9,020
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
4.
3,734
Kellen Moore
2011
5.
8,256
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
5.
3,633
Bart Hendricks
2000
6.
5,656
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
6.
3,531
Kellen Moore
2009
7.
5,508
Jim McMillan
1971-74
7.
3,456
Kellen Moore
2008
8.
4,784
Joe Southwick
2010-13
8.
3,408
Taylor Tharp
2007
9.
4,524
Hazsen Choates
1983-86
9.
3,253
Jared Zabransky
2004
10.
4,294
Mike Virden
1989-90
10.
3,140
Ryan Dinwiddie
2001
PASS ATTEMPTS
Career 1.
14,534
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2.
10,138
Tony Hilde
1993-96
3.
10,039
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
4.
9,984
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
5.
9,119
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
6.
6,627
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
7.
6,115
Jim McMillan
1971-74
8.
5,225
Hazsen Choates
1983-86
9.
5,063
Joe Southwick
2010-13
10.
4,508
Cedric Minter
1977-80
PASSING YARDS
Single Game 1.
60
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2003
2.
51
Travis Stuart vs. Montana
1992
51
Keith Jarrett vs. Oregon State
1986
49
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2001
49
Jeff Mladenich vs. Idaho
1991
48
Kellen Moore vs. Nevada
2008
48
Bart Hendricks vs. Idaho
1997
47
Taylor Tharp vs. Washington
2007
47
Vince Alcalde vs. Weber State
1987
47
Eric Guthrie vs. Weber State
1971
4. 6. 8.
Season
Single Game
Kellen Moore
All-Time Passing Leader at Boise State
PASS COMPLETIONS Single Game 1.
40
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2003
2.
36
Grant Hedrick vs. Ole Miss
2014
1.
446
Ryan Dinwiddie
2003
3.
33
Kellen Moore vs. Hawai’i
2008
4.
32
Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
32
Kellen Moore vs. Toledo
2011
31
Joe Southwick vs. Fresno State
2013
31
Travis Stuart vs. Weber State
1992
30
Joe Southwick vs. Utah State
2013
1.
532
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2003
2.
439
Kellen Moore
2011
2.
509
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. SMU
2003
3.
431
Kellen Moore
2009
3.
507
Kellen Moore vs. Hawai’i
2010
4.
423
Taylor Tharp
2007
4.
455
Kellen Moore vs. Toledo
2011
5.
415
Grant Hedrick
2014
5.
454
Jim McMillan vs. UNLV
1974
6.
405
Kellen Moore
2008
6.
414
Kellen Moore vs. Nevada
2008
7.
383
Kellen Moore
2010
30
Kellen Moore vs. Hawai’i
2010
7.
410
Grant Hedrick vs. BYU
2014
8.
371
Joe Southwick
2012
30
Kellen Moore vs. Southern Miss.
2008
8.
406
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. Fresno State
2002
9.
356
Travis Stuart
1992
30
Taylor Tharp vs. Washington
2007
9.
405
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. Tulsa
2001
10.
351
Bart Hendricks
1999
30
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. La. Tech
2001
405
Bart Hendricks vs. Idaho
2000
30
Jeff Mladenich vs. Idaho
1991
30
Jim McMillan vs. Idaho
1974
// 94 //
6. 8.
// All-time records // Season
LOWEST INTERCEPTION RATIO
Career (Minimum 200 Attempts)
1.
326
Kellen Moore
2011
1.
.702 (475-677)
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
2.
294
Grant Hedrick
2014
2.
3.
289
Taylor Tharp
2007
3.
.697 (1,157-1,358)
Kellen Moore
2008-11
.694 (439-633)
Joe Southwick
2010-13
4.
281
Kellen Moore
2008
4.
.679 (321-473)
Taylor Tharp
2004-07
5.
277
Kellen Moore
6.
276
Ryan Dinwiddie
2009
5.
.636 (278-437)
Joe Aliotti
2003
6.
.627 (622-992)
Ryan Dinwiddie
7.
273
Kellen Moore
2010
7.
.622 (610-980)
8.
248
Joe Southwick
2012
8.
9.
210
Bart Hendricks
2000
10.
206
Jared Zabransky
2004
Season (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1.
.0069 (3431)
1979-80
2.
2000-03
3.
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
.598 (141-236)
B.J. Rhode
1999-02
9.
.597 (382-640)
Jim McMillan
1971-74
10.
.575 (122-212)
Lee Huey
1974-75
Career
PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED
Kellen Moore (NCAA Record)
2009
.0083 (2-239)
Jeff Mladenich
1991
.0146 (3-205)
Ryan Dinwiddie
2002
4.
.01566 (6-383)
Kellen Moore
2010
5.
.01569 (7-446)
Ryan Dinwiddie
2003
Career (Minimum 300 Attempts) 1.
.017 (28-1,658)
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2.
.021 (21-992)
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
3.
.027 (9-330)
Jeff Mladenich
1989-92
4.
.028 (19-677)
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
1.
1,157
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2.
650
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
3.
629
Tony Hilde
1993-96
4.
622
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
5.
610
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
6.
475
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
7.
439
Joe Southwick
2010-13
8.
382
Jim McMillan
1971-74
1.
20
Mike Virden
1989
9.
324
Mike Virden
1989-90
2.
18
Duane Halliday
1988
10.
321
Taylor Tharp
2004-07
3.
17
Tony Hilde
1996
1.
6
Jim McMillan vs. Montana
1974
4.
16
Jared Zabransky
2005
2.
5
Grant Hedrick vs. Colorado State
2013
5
Joe Southwick vs. UT Martin
2013
5
Kellen Moore vs. UNLV
2011
5
Kellen Moore vs. Toledo
2011
PASS PERCENTAGE .931 (27-29)
Joe Southwick
2013
vs. Air Force 2.
.913 (21-23)
Jared Zabransky
2006
vs. Utah State 3. 4.
.897 (26-29) .875 (14-16)
Taylor Tharp vs. Utah State Kellen Moore
1.
6
Mike Virden vs. Montana
1989
4.
.030 (34-1,142)
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
2.
5
Vince Alcalde
1986
5.
.0338 (40-1,181)
Tony Hilde
1993-96
vs. Eastern Washington
2007
TOUCHDOWN PASSES
Season
5.
Single Game (Min. 15 Attempts; .800+) 1.
Single Game
15
Jim McMillan
Game
1974
Career 1.
40
Tony Hilde
1993-96
5
Kellen Moore vs. Nevada
2009
2.
37
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
5
Kellen Moore vs. Idaho
2009
3.
34
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
5
Kellen Moore vs. Hawai’i
2009
4.
33
Eric Guthrie
1969-71
5
Taylor Tharp vs. Louisiana Tech
2007
5.
32
Mike Virden
1989-90
5
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. San Jose State
2003
5
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. Fresno State
2002
5
B.J. Rhode vs. Utah State
2002
5
Bart Hendricks vs. Idaho
2000
5
Vince Alcalde vs. Eastern
1987
2010
vs. San Jose State 5.
.867 (26-30)
Kellen Moore vs. Colorado
2011
State 6.
.864 (19-22)
7.
.857 (18-21)
Ryan Dinwiddie
Washington
2002
vs. Fresno State Grant Hedrick vs. Nevada
2013
5
Joe Aliotti vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1979
5
Greg Stern vs. Montana
1975
5
Jim McMillan vs. UNLV
1974
5
Eric Guthrie vs. Montana State
1971
8.
.850 (17-20)
Joe Southwick vs. Colorado State
2012
9.
.848 (28-33)
Kellen Moore vs. New Mexico
2011
10.
.839 (26-31)
Grant Hedrick vs. Nevada
2014
1.
43
Kellen Moore
2011
11.
.833 (20-24)
Joe Aliotti vs. Idaho
1979
2.
39
Kellen Moore
2009
12.
.826 (19-23)
Joe Southwick vs. Southern Miss
2013
3.
35
Kellen Moore
2010
35
Bart Hendricks
2000
.826 (19-23)
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. Rice
2002
5.
33
Jim McMillan
1974
14.
.824 (28-34)
Kellen Moore vs. Georgia
2011
6.
31
Ryan Dinwiddie
2003
15.
.811 (30-37)
Kellen Moore vs. Hawai’i
2010
7.
30
Taylor Tharp
2007
16.
.809 (17-21)
Kellen Moore vs. Bowling Green
2009
8.
29
Ryan Dinwiddie
2001
.800 (28-35)
Taylor Tharp vs. San Jose State
2007
9.
26
Tony Hilde
1994
10.
25
Kellen Moore
2008
.800 (12-15)
Greg Stern vs. Augustana
1976
17.
Season
Career
Season (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1. 2.
.743 (326-439) .726 (151-208)
Kellen Moore Joe Southwick
1.
142
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2011
2.
82
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
2013
3.
78
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
4.
70
Tony Hilde
1993-96
5.
58
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
58
Jim McMillan
1971-74
7.
39
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
3.
.713 (273-383)
Kellen Moore
2010
4.
.708 (294-415)
Grant Hedrick
2014
5.
.694 (281-405)
Kellen Moore
2008
6.
.690 (167-242)
Grant Hedrick
2013
8.
36
Hazsen Choates
1983-86
7.
.683 (289-423)
Taylor Tharp
2007
9.
34
Ron Autele
1970/1972-73
8.
.668 (248-371)
Joe Southwick
2012
10.
33
Joe Southwick
2010-13
33
Eric Guthrie
1968-71
9.
.663 (191-288)
Jared Zabransky
2006
10.
.658 (144-219)
Joe Aliotti
1979
Ryan Dinwiddie
Single Season Pass Efficiency Leader
// 95 //
// All-time Records // PASSING EFFICIENCY
RUSHING - YARDS
Season
Career
Single Game (200+)
1.
4,475
Cedric Minter
1977-80
2.
4,183
Ian Johnson
2005-08
1.
188.18
Ryan Dinwiddie
2002
1.
261
Cedric Minter vs. Northern Michigan
1978
3.
4,045
Brock Forsey
1999-02
2.
182.63
Kellen Moore
2010
2.
254
Eron Hurley vs. Idaho
1998
4.
3,796
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
3.
175.19
Kellen Moore
2011
3.
240
Ian Johnson vs. Oregon State
2006
5.
3,437
Chris Thomas
1987-91
4.
235
David Mikell vs. Idaho
2003
6.
3,431
Doug Martin
2008-11
5.
229
Jay Ajayi vs. Utah State
2014
7.
3,034
Rodney Webster
1980-83
6.
222
Jay Ajayi vs. Nevada
2013
8.
2,932
Jeremy Avery
2007-10
4.
170.63
Bart Hendricks
2000
5.
164.69
Ryan Dinwiddie
2001
6.
163.72
Ryan Dinwiddie
2003
7.
219
Jay Ajayi vs. Colorado State
2014
9.
2,792
D.J. Harper
2007-12
7.
162.57
Jared Zabransky
2006
8.
212
Brock Forsey vs. Central Michigan
2001
10.
2,268
David Mikell
2000-03
8.
161.65
Kellen Moore
2009
9.
211
Willie Bowens vs. Northeastern
1993
9.
159.72
Joe Aliotti
1979
10.
210
Cedric Minter vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1977
11.
208
Brock Forsey vs. Tulsa
2002
208
Cedric Minter vs. Montana State
1978
205
Ian Johnson vs. Nevada
2007
205
Terry Zahner vs. Northern Arizona
1977
10.
158.46
Jim McMillan
1973
Career
13.
1.
168.98
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2.
168.89
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
15.
201
Cedric Minter vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1979
3.
153.74
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
16.
200
Doug Martin vs. Colorado State
2011
4.
152.83
Jim McMillan
1971-74
200
Chris Thomas vs. Weber State
1988
5.
147.43
Joe Aliotti
1979-80
6.
145.93
Joe Southwick
2010-13
7.
145.62
Taylor Tharp
2004-07
8.
144.99
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
9.
143.38
B.J. Rhode
1999-02
10.
139.93
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
CAREER 200+ YARDS PASSING GAMES 1.
46
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2.
28
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
3.
26
Tony Hilde
1993-96
4.
24
Ryan Dinwidde
2000-03
5.
21
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
6.
15
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
7.
13
Jim McMillan
1971-74
8.
11
Joe Southwick
2010-13
11
Mike Virden
1989-90
10
Taylor Tharp
2004-07
10
Eric Guthrie
1968-71
10.
CAREER 300+ YARDS PASSING GAMES 1. 2. 3. 4.
16 14 10
Ryan Dinwiddie Bart Hendricks
2008-11
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
Jim McMillan
1971-74
6
7.
1. 2.
1,823 1,713
Jay Ajayi Ian Johnson
2014
Tony Hilde
1993-96
4
Joe Southwick
2010-13
4
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
3
Taylor Tharp
2004-07
3
Vince Alcalde
1986-87
3
Greg Stern
1973-76
3.
1,611
Brock Forsey
2002
4.
1,526
Cedric Minter
1978
5.
1,425
Jay Ajayi
2013
6.
1,299
Doug Martin
4
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
2.
3
Kellen Moore
2008-11
2
Jim McMillan
1971-74
1
Grant Hedrick
2011-14
1
Bart Hendricks
1997-00
4.
7.
1,275
K.C. Adams
1994
8.
1,273
Chris Jackson
1987
9. 10.
1,260 1,207
Doug Martin
2
Ryan Dinwiddie
2000-03
2.
1
Kellen Moore
2008-11
Cedric Minter vs. San Jose State
1978
36
Doug Martin vs. San Diego State
2011
36
Chris Thomas vs. Nevada
1988
33
Jay Ajayi vs. Colorado State
2014
33
Brock Forsey vs. Arkansas State
2000
33
Cedric Minter vs. Northern Arizona
1978
32
Brock Forsey vs. Central Michigan
2001
32
Brock Forsey vs. UTEP
2001
32
Rodney Webster vs. Weber State
1983
31
Jay Ajayi vs. San Diego State
2014
31
Jay Ajayi vs. New Mexico
2014
31
D.J. Harper vs. BYU
2012
31
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
31
Ian Johnson vs. Nevada
2006
31
Brock Forsey vs. Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i
2002
31
Jon Francis vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1984
31
Chris Jackson vs. Nevada
1987
31
Rodney Webster vs. Montana
1983
31
Rodney Webster vs. Weber State
1981
31
Terry Zahner vs. N. Arizona
1977
4.
Brock Forsey
1,151
Jeremy Avery
2009
12.
1,147
Jon Francis
1985
1,142
David Mikell
10.
2001
11. 13.
7.
2010
2003
1,142
Eron Hurley
1998
15.
1,139
Rodney Webster
1981
16.
1,137
D.J. Harper
2012
17.
1,060
Cedric Minter
1980
18.
1,041
Ian Johnson
2007
19.
1,037
Rodney Webster
1983
20.
1,025
Jon Francis
1984
21.
1,012
Cedric Minter
1979
Season 1.
347
Jay Ajayi
2014
2.
295
Brock Forsey
2002
3.
277
Ian Johnson
2006
4.
263
Doug Martin
2011
5.
258
Cedric Minter
1978
6.
250
Rodney Webster
1981
7.
246
Brock Forsey
2001
8.
242
David Mikell
2003
9.
238
K.C. Adams
1994
10.
231
Chris Thomas
1990
Career
CAREER 500+ YARDS PASSING GAMES 1.
38
2.
2011
CAREER 400+ YARDS PASSING GAMES 1.
1.
2006
1997-00
7
Single Game
Season (1,000+)
2000-03
7
6.
9.
Kellen Moore
RUSHING ATTEMPTS
Doug Martin
2012 1st Round NFL Draft Pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
// 96 //
1.
813
Brock Forsey
1999-02
2.
810
Chris Thomas
1987-91
3.
753
Ian Johnson
2005-08
4.
752
Cedric Minter
1977-80
5.
678
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
6.
672
Rodney Webster
1980-83
7.
617
Doug Martin
2008-11
8.
547
D.J. Harper
2007-12
9.
518
Jeremy Avery
2007-10
10.
500
David Mikell
2000-03
// All-time records // YARDS PER CARRY Single Game (Minimum 10 Attempts) 1.
16.9 (11-190)
Jeremy Avery vs. Fresno
2009
State
4
Ian Johnson vs. Idaho
2006
4
Jared Zabransky vs. Hawai’i
2004
4
Donny Heck vs. Hawai’i
2003
4
Brock Forsey vs. Nevada
2002
4
Brock Forsey vs. Tulsa
2002
2.
14.2 (11-156)
Jeremy Avery vs. Idaho
2008
4
Cedric Minter vs. Idaho
1980
3.
12.5 (12-150)
John Smith
1974
4
Cedric Minter vs. Idaho
1978
4
Cedric Minter vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1977
vs. Cal Poly SLO 4.
12.3 (10-123)
Jared Zabransky
2004
vs. Hawai’i 5.
12.2 (11-134)
Fred Goode
1978
6.
11.8 (15-177)
John Smith vs. Nevada
1973 1987
vs. Cal State Fullerton 7.
11.187
Chris Jackson
(16-179)
vs. Delaware State
8.
11.181
Ron Autele vs. Montana
1973
9.
11.1 (15-167)
Brock Forsey
2000
Season
vs. Northern Iowa 10.9 (22-240)
Ian Johnson
2006
vs. Oregon State 11.
10.8 (10-108)
David Mikell vs. Idaho
2002
12.
10.5 (10-105)
Jeremy Avery
2007
13.
10.44
Cedric Minter
(25-261)
vs. Northern Michigan
10.40
John Smith vs. Weber State
1974
John Smith vs. Montana
1973
85+
Jared Zabransky vs. Hawai’i
2004
2.
84+
Doug Martin vs. Utah
2010
3.
80+
D.J. Harper vs. Colorado State
2012
80+
K.C. Adams vs. Northern
1994
Arizona 5.
78+
David Mikell vs. Idaho
2003
6.
77+
Bart Hendricks vs. UTEP
2000
77+
Gavin Reed vs. Utah State
1999
77+
Chris Jackson vs. Delaware
1987
28
Jay Ajayi
2014
2.
26
Brock Forsey
2002
3.
25
Ian Johnson
2006
4.
18
Jay Ajayi
2013
5.
16
Doug Martin
2011
16
Ian Johnson
2007
16
Chris Jackson
1987
75+
David Mikell vs. TCU
2003
15
D.J. Harper
2012
75+
Eron Hurley vs. Idaho
1998
15
Doug Martin
2009
75+
John Smith vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1974
14
Jon Helmandollar
2004
74
Jay Ajayi vs. Nevada
2014
Jeremy Avery vs. Fresno State
2009
8. 10.
State 77+
Greg Harrison vs. Montana
1983
77+
Cedric Minter vs. Northern
1978
Mich. 11.
14.
74+ + = Scoring Play
vs. Weber State
14.
1.
1.
(11-123)
10.
LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE
CAREER 100+ YARDS RUSHING GAMES
1978
(10-104) 15.
10.38 (13-135)
Season (Minimum 75 Attempts)
1.
20
Cedric Minter
1977-80
2.
19
Brock Forsey
1999-02
3.
17
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
17
Doug Martin
2008-11
1.
6.68 (82-548)
Jay Ajayi
2012
5.
16
Ian Johnson
2005-08
2.
6.57 (87-572)
John Smith
1973
6.
13
Chris Thomas
1988-91
3.
6.52 (103-672)
Jeremy Avery
2007
7.
12
Jon Francis
1984-85
4.
6.37 (80-510)
John Smith
1974
12
Rodney Webster
1980-83
5.
6.30 (202-1273)
Chris Jackson
1987
10
D.J. Harper
2007-12
6.
6.26 (201-1260)
Doug Martin
2010
10
Chris Jackson
1986-87
7.
6.23 (170-1060)
Cedric Minter
1980
8.
6.18 (277-1713)
Ian Johnson
2006
9.
6.119 (117-716)
Fred Goode
1976
10.
6.117 (94-575)
David Hughes
1979
9.
Ian Johnson
Career (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1.
6.24 (260-1,623)
John Smith
5.97 (302-1,805)
Chris Jackson
1986-87
4.
5.95 (752-4,475)
Cedric Minter
1977-80
3.
5.60 (678-3,796)
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
5.
5.56 (617-3,431)
Doug Martin
Career Rushing TD Leader
1972-75
2.
2008-11
CAREER 200+ YARDS RUSHING GAMES
Career 1. 2.
58
Ian Johnson
1.
4
Cedric Minter
1977-80
2.
3
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
3.
2
Ian Johnson
2005-08
2
Brock Forsey
1999-02
1
Doug Martin
2008-11
2005-08 5.
50
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
50
Brock Forsey
1999-02
1
David Mikell
2000-03
6.
5.55 (753-4183)
Ian Johnson
2005-08
7.
5.47 (289-1,581)
Fred Goode
1975-78
4.
43
Doug Martin
2008-11
1
Eron Hurley
1995-98
8.
5.38 (351-1,889)
Lee Marks
2002-05
5.
39
D.J. Harper
2007-12
1
Willie Bowens
1993-94
Chris Thomas
1988-91
Terry Zahner
1977-80
9. 10.
5.36 (155-831)
Chester Grey
5.35 (238-1,275)
K.C. Adams
1971-74
6.
37
Cedric Minter
1977-80
1
1994
7.
32
David Mikell
2000-03
1
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Single Game 1.
4.
5
Jay Ajayi vs. Utah State
2014
5
Ian Johnson vs. Oregon State
2006
5
Jon Helmandollar vs. La. Tech
2004
4
Jay Ajayi vs. Air Force
2013
4
Doug Martin
2009
32
Chris Thomas
1988-91
9.
31
Jared Zabransky
2003-06
10.
29
Jeremy Avery
2007-10
vs. New Mexico State 4
Doug Martin vs. Utah State
2009
4
Ian Johnson
2006
vs. New Mexico State
// 97 //
// All-time Records // PASS RECEPTIONS Single Game
Career (Minimum 40 Receptions)
4.
1,138
Billy Wingfield
2002
5.
1,101
Kipp Bedard
1981
1.
20.20
(59-1,192)
Lawrence Bady
2003-04
6.
1,080
Mike Holton
1974
2.
19.49
(131-2,549)
Lou Fanucchi
1999-02
1.
16
Tim Gilligan vs. Louisiana Tech
2003
7.
1,045
Jeremy Childs
2007
3.
18.067
(89-1,608)
John Smith
1972-75
2.
15
Don Hutt vs. UC Davis
1973
8.
1,041
Titus Young
2009
4.
18.057
(52-939)
Steve Hale
1984-87
3.
14
Shane Williams-Rhodes vs.
2014
9.
1,032
Terry Hutt
1977
5.
17.83
(132-2,354)
Terry Hutt
1973-74
10.
1,003
Al Marshall
1972 6.
17.57
(86-1,511)
Jarrett Hausske
1991-94
Ole Miss 14
Mike Wilson
1992
vs. Eastern Washington
7.
Career (2,000+)
/ 76-77 7.
17.52
(62-1,086)
Lonnie Hughes
1977-78
14
Mike Holton vs. UNLV
1974
1.
3,063
Titus Young
2007-10
8.
17.47
(57-996)
Tony Hunter
1984-85
14
Don Hutt vs. La. Tech
1973
2.
3,049
Matt Miller
2011-14
9.
17.30
(116-2,007)
Al Marshall
1969-72
13
Shane Williams-Rhodes
2013
3.
2,838
Austin Pettis
2007-10
10.
17.04
(116-1,977)
Winky White
1987-90
4.
2,751
Ryan Ikebe
1993-96
vs. Utah State 13
Rodney Smith vs. Idaho
1997
5.
2,728
Don Hutt
1970-73
13
Rodney Smith vs. Nevada
1997
6.
2,554
Lou Fanucchi
1999-2002
13
Don Hutt vs. South Dakota
1973
7.
2,354
Terry Hutt
1973-74/76-77
2,354
Mike Holton
1972/74-76
9.
2,300
Mike Wilson
1990-93
10.
2,161
Jay Swillie
1999-2002
11.
2,097
Eric Andrade
1983-84/86-87
12.
2,050
Jeb Putzier
1998-01
13.
2,031
Tyler Shoemaker
2008-11
14.
2,007
Al Marshall
1969-72
Season 1.
88
Matt Miller
2013
2.
82
Jeremy Childs
2007
3.
79
Titus Young
2009
4.
77
Shane Wiliams-Rhodes
2013
5.
76
Mike Wilson
1992
6.
72
Jeremy Childs
2008
7.
71
Austin Pettis
2010
71
Titus Young
2010
9.
68
Shane Williams-Rhodes
2014
10.
67
Tim Gilligan
2003
Career
YARDS PER CATCH Single Game (Minimum 5 Receptions)
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Single Game 1.
5.
4
Austin Pettis vs. Idaho
2009
4
Rodney Smith vs. New Mexico State
1998
4
John Smith vs. Montana
1974
4
Don Hutt vs. Montana State
1971
3
Matt Miller vs. New Mexico
2013
3
Tyler Shoemaker vs. San Diego State
2011
3
Tyler Shoemaker vs. Toledo
2011
3
Titus Young vs. Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i
2009
3
Jeremy Childs vs. New Mexico State
2007
3
Austin Pettis vs. Idaho
2007
3
Billy Wingfield vs. Rice
2002
1.
40.8 (5-204)
Al Marshall vs. Portland State
1972
3
Jeb Putzier vs. Tulsa
2001
2.
34.8 (5-174)
Lou Fanucchi
2000
3
Jeb Putzier vs. San Jose State
2001
3
Ryan Ikebe vs. New Mexico State
1996
vs. Northern Iowa
1.
244
Matt Miller
2011-14
2.
229
Austin Pettis
2007-10
3.
32.6 (5-163)
Mike Holton vs. Montana
1975
3
Ryan Ikebe vs. Idaho
1994
3.
204
Titus Young
2007-10
4.
31.8 (6-191)
Jeb Putzier vs. San Jose State
2001
3
Eric Andrade vs. Eastern Washington
1987
4.
189
Don Hutt
1970-73
5.
31.5 (6-189)
Don Hutt vs. Weber State
1972
3
Eric Andrade vs. Weber State
1987
5.
170
Shane Williams-Rhodes
2012-
6.
30.0 (5-150)
Terry Hutt vs. UNLV
1976
3
Ricky Hill vs. Weber State
1987
6.
168
Jeremy Childs
2006-08
7.
28.5 (6-171)
Ryan Ikebe
1996
3
Mike Holton vs. Idaho
1974
7.
162
Ryan Ikebe
1993-96
3
Mike Holton vs. UC Davis
1974
8.
159
Mike Wilson
1990-93
3
Terry Hutt vs. Montana State
1974
9.
140
Jay Swillie
1999-02
3
Don Hutt vs. South Dakota
1973
140
Eric Andrade
1983-84/86-87
11.
139
Mike Holton
1972/74-76
12.
132
Terry Hutt
1973-74/76-77
13.
131
Lou Fanucchi
1999-02
14.
128
Jeb Putzier
1998-01
15.
126
Kim Metcalf
1980-84
vs. New Mexico State 8.
28.4 (5-142)
Ryan Ikebe
1995
vs. Northern Arizona 28.4 (5-142)
Jon Youngblood
1988
10.
27.8 (5-139)
Antwain Wilson vs. Utah
1998
11.
27.0 (5-135)
John Smith vs. Weber State
1975
12.
26.5 (6-159)
Mike Brady vs. Montana
1979
13.
26.0 (5-130)
Terry Hutt vs. Humboldt State
1976
14.
25.2 (5-126)
Vinny Perretta vs. Nevada
2008
25.2 (6-151)
Jerry Smith vs. SMU
2003
25.2 (6-151)
Greg Thomas
1996
vs. Weber State
RECEIVING YARDS
vs. Portland State
Single Game (200+)
25.2 (6-151)
Winky White vs. Idaho
1990
1.
264
Winky White vs. Nevada
1990
2.
255
Tim Gilligan vs. La. Tech
2003
3.
252
Mike Holton vs. UNLV
1974
1.
25.03
(29-726)
Lawrence Bady
2003
23.25
(20-465)
Jon Youngblood
1988
Season (Minimum 20 Receptions)
4.
227
Don Hutt vs. UC Davis
1973
2.
5.
212
Kipp Bedard vs. Eastern Kentucky
1980
3.
21.82
(34-742)
Ryan Ikebe
1995
6.
209
Tim Gilligan vs. BYU
2003
4.
21.71
(21-456)
Chaz Anderson
2014
7.
206
Matt Miller vs. Oregon State
2013
5.
20.87
(30-626)
Lou Fanucchi
2001
6.
20.28
(39-791)
Jarrett Hausske
1994
7.
20.24
(21-425)
Steve Hale
1987
8.
20.21
(38-768)
Mike Wilson
1991
vs. New Mexico State
9.
19.90
(40-796)
Lou Fanucchi
2000
Winky White vs. Montana
10.
19.08
(25-477)
Dennis Pooley
1969
8.
206
Kipp Bedard vs. Idaho
1981
9.
204
Al Marshall vs. Portland State
1972
10.
200
Rodney Smith
1998
200
1989
Austin Pettis
Season (1,000+) 1.
1,215
Titus Young
2010
2.
1,192
Tim Gilligan
2003
3.
1,140
Matt Miller
2013
Career Touchdown Reception Leader
// 98 //
// All-time records // Season 1.
16
Tyler Shoemaker
2011
2.
14
Austin Pettis
2009
3.
13
Mike Holton
1974
4.
12
Matt Miller
2013
12
Jeb Putzier
2001
11
Rodney Smith
1997
11
Ryan Ikebe
1994
11
John Smith
1975
10
Austin Pettis
2010
10
Titus Young
2009
10
John Smith
1974
6.
9.
CAREER 100+ YARDS RECEIVING GAMES 1.
13
Ryan Ikebe
1993-96
2.
11
Mike Holton
1972/74-76
11
Don Hutt
1970-73
4.
10
Titus Young
2007-10
5.
8
Matt Miller
2011-14
8
Tyler Shoemaker
2008-11
8
Austin Pettis
2007-10
8
Lou Fanucchi
1999-02
8
Mike Wilson
1990-93
8
Terry Hutt
1973-74/76-77
Career 1.
39
Austin Pettis
2007-10
2.
30
Don Hutt
1970-73
3.
29
Matt Miller
2011-14
4.
27
Ryan Ikebe
1993-96
5.
25
Tyler Shoemaker
2008-11
25
Titus Young
7.
24
8. 9. 10.
CAREER 200+ YARDS RECEIVING GAMES 1.
David Mikell
2000-02
4.
4,927
Ian Johnson
2005-08
5.
4,885
Doug Martin
2008-11
6.
4,866
Titus Young
2007-10
7.
4,807
Chris Thomas
1988-91
8.
4,583
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
9.
3,700
Ryan Ikebe
1993-96
10.
3,665
Rodney Webster
1980-83
CAREER 200+ YARDS ALL-PURPOSE GAMES 1.
8
Brock Forsey
1999-02
2.
6
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
3.
4
Doug Martin
2008-11
1987-90
4
K.C. Adams
1994
John Smith
1972-75
2
Kipp Bedard
1979-81
4
Chris Jackson
1986-87
21
Mike Holton
1972/74-76
1
Matt Miller
2011-14
4
Cedric Minter
1977-80
20
Rodney Smith
1997-98
1
Rodney Smith
1997-98
3
Ryan Ikebe
1993-96
19
Jay Swillie
1999-02
1
Mike Holton
1974-76
3
Winky White
1987-90
19
Jeb Putzier
1998-01
1
Don Hutt
1970-73
19
Eric Andrade
1983-84/86-87
1
Al Marshall
1969-72
98
Lawrence Bady from Ryan
97+
Lou Fanucchi from Ryan Dinwiddie
4.
87+
Lou Fanucchi from Bart Hendricks
4.
2003 2002 1972 2000
vs. Northern Iowa 87+
Winky White from Mike Virden
86
Greg Thomas from Tony Hilde
Terry Hutt from Hoskin Hogan
301
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
2.
292
Brock Forsey vs. Northern Iowa
2000
3.
289
David Mikell vs. Idaho
2003
4.
280
Jay Ajayi vs. Colorado State
2014
5.
279
Tim Gilligan vs. BYU
2003
6.
272
Brock Forsey vs. Tulsa
2002
7.
269
Jeremy Avery vs. Fresno State
2009
269
Brock Forsey vs. Louisville
1999
268
Tim Gilligan vs. La. Tech
2003
9.
2013
vs. Oregon State 85+
1.
1996
vs. Portland State Matt Miller from Grant Hedrick
Single Game
1990
vs. Boston University
85+
268
Chris Thomas vs. Idaho
1989
11.
264
Winky White vs. Nevada
1990
12.
261
Titus Young vs. Nevada
2010
261
Ian Johnson vs. Oregon State
2006
Brock Forsey
2001
1977
261
vs. UNLV 84+
Jarrett Hausske from Tony Hilde vs.
vs. Central Michigan
1994
261
Cal State-Northridge 83+
Titus Young from Kellen Moore Jeremy Childs from Taylor Tharp
2010
261
Tony Maher from Eric Guthrie Chris Jackson from Vince Alcalde vs.
1097
Idaho State 81+
John Smith from Greg Stern vs. Cal Poly-SLO
+ = Scoring Play
Cedric Minter
1978
Season 1968
vs. Eastern Washington 81+
1990
vs. Northern Michigan
2007
vs. Louisiana Tech 83+
Winky White vs. Long Beach State
vs Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i 83+
7.
CAREER 300+ YARDS ALL-PURPOSE GAMES
ALL-PURPOSE OFFENSE
vs. Portland State
13.
5,032
Winky White
Al Marshall from Ron Autele
10.
1977-80
3.
2
90+
9.
1999-02
Cedric Minter
2007-10
3.
7.
Brock Forsey
5,316
2000-03
vs. Louisiana Tech
6.
6,670
2.
Tim Gilligan
Dinwiddie vs. SMU 2.
1.
2
LONGEST RECEPTION 1.
Career
1975
1.
2,358
Jay Ajayi
2014
2.
2,127
Brock Forsey
2002
3.
2,012
Titus Young
2009
4.
1,981
K.C. Adams
1994
5.
1,938
Brock Forsey
2001
6.
1,916
Titus Young
2010
7.
1,892
Doug Martin
2011
8.
1,830
Brock Forsey
2000
9.
1,768
Ian Johnson
2006
10.
1,761
Chris Jackson
1987
// 99 //
1.
1
Doug Martin
2008-11
100+ YARDS RUSHING / 100+ YARDS RECEIVING GAMES 1.
252
Jay Ajayi vs. New Mexico
2013
(147 Rush + 105 Rec.) 2.
230
K.C. Adams vs Idaho State
1994
(126 Rush + 104 Rec) 3.
210
Chris Jackson vs Idaho State
1987
(103 Rushing + 107 Rec) 4.
207
Karlin Adams vs Eastern Wash. (101 Rushing + 106 Rec)
1995
// All-time Records // INTERCEPTIONS
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN
Single Game 1.
4
Steve Forrey vs. Idaho State
1968
2.
3
Brandyn Thompson vs. Hawaii
2008
1.
100+
Jamar Taylor vs. Arizona State
2011
3
Korey Hall vs. Oregon State
2004
2.
99+
Tasi Autele vs. Montana
1993
3
Chris Carr vs. Nevada
2003
3.
98+
Marty Tadman vs. La. Tech
2006
3
Jason Payne vs. Weber State
1995
4.
92+
Andy Avalos vs. Louisville
2004
3
Frank Robinson vs. N. Iowa
1990
5.
87
Rashid Gayle vs. Nevada
1994
3
Greg Frederick vs. UC Davis
1973
6.
81+
Jimmy Clark vs. Portland State
1995
3
Ken Johnson vs. Hiram Scott
1969
7.
80+
Shaunard Harts vs. Louisville
1999
3
Steve Forrey vs. Whitworth
1968
8.
73+
Ross Farris vs. New Mexico State
1997
73
Rick Woods vs. Jackson State
1981
71+
Kyle Wilson vs. Idaho
2009
71+
Joe Larkin vs. UNLV
1972
Season
10.
1.
12
Steve Forrey
1968
2.
9
Joe Larkin
1971
12.
70+
Jeff Caves vs. Montana State
1983
9
Ken Johnson
1969
13.
68+
Joe Larkin vs. Northern Arizona
1971
8
Gabe Franklin
2002
14.
66
Dempsy Dees vs. UCLA
1999
8
Frank Robinson
1991
15.
64+
Joe Larkin vs. Central
1971
8
Steve Forrey
1969
7
Darian Thompson
2014
7
Rashid Gayle
1994
4.
7.
10.
Washington 64
7
Anthony Brown
1990
6
Donte Deayon
2014
6
Donte Deayon
2013
6
Brandyn Thompson
2009
6
Marty Tadman
2006
6
Korey Hall
2006
6
Dempsy Dees
1999
1.
232
Joe Larkin
1971
6
Ken McKelvey
1992
2.
176
Marty Tadman
2006
6
Darrin Lyle
1991
3.
159
Joe Larkin
1972
1.
6
Frank Robinson
1990
4.
155
Ken Johnson
1969
2.
6
Keith Morioka
1988
5.
147
Steve Forrey
1969
6
Kenny Kuehl
1987
6.
137
Steve Forrey
6
Chris Bell
1981
7.
124
6
Gary Rosolowich
1975
8.
6
Rolly Woolsey
1974
6
Joe Larkin
1972
Career
Cam Hall vs. Nevada
2004
+ = Scoring Play
TACKLES
Kyle Wilson
2010 1st Round NFL Draft Pick by the New York Jets
Single Game 1.
28
Scott Russell vs. Northern
1988
Arizona
Season
2.
Carl Keever vs. Idaho
1982
164
Scott Russell
1988
160
Dan Williams
1980
3.
141
Ray Santucci
1979
1968
4.
140
Scott Monk
1992
Dempsy Dees
1999
5.
139
Curt Hecker
1981
116
Cam Hall
2004
6.
138
Mark Williams
1987
9.
112
Rashid Gayle
1994
7.
136
Carl Keever
1982
10.
110
Kenny Kuehl
1987
8.
135
Bob Macauley
1978
9.
132
Kenny Kuehl
1988
10.
131
Scott Russell
1990
131
Carl Keever
1984
Career
24
Season
1.
24
Steve Forrey
1968-70
1.
391
Joe Larkin
1971-72
2.
22
Frank Robinson
1988-91
2.
342
Steve Forrey
1968-70
3.
18
Gabe Franklin
2001-04
12.
130
Carl Keever
1983
3.
269
Marty Tadman
2004-07
4.
15
Darrin Lyle
1988-91
13.
125
Willie Beamon
1978
4.
233
Ken Johnson
1968-70
15
Joe Larkin
1971-72
14.
122
Matt McLaughlin
1991
5.
209
Frank Robinson
1988-91
14
Darian Thompson
2012-
15.
120
Bob Macauley
1977
6.
197
Kenny Kuehl
1987-91
14
Marty Tadman
2004-07
120
Ron Davis
1973
7.
193
Korey Hall
2003-06
14
Ken Johnson
1968-70
120
Jim Ellis
1985
8.
189
Dempsy Dees
1997-00
6.
9.
13
Donte Deayon
2012-
9.
181
Gabe Franklin
2001-04
13
Brandyn Thompson
2007-10
10.
177
Julius Brown
2000-03
13
Dempsy Dees
1997-00
INTERCEPTION YARDS Single Game 1.
116
Cam Hall vs. Nevada
Career 1.
415
Scott Russell
1987-90
2.
401
Quintin Mikell
1999-02
3.
397
Carl Keever
1982-84
4.
394
Korey Hall
2003-06
5.
355
Andy Avalos
2001-04
6.
333
Ray Santucci
1978-81
333
Brian Smith
1992-95
332
Kenny Kuehl
1987-90
2004
2.
111
Ken Johnson vs. Hiram Scott
1969
8.
3.
100
Jamar Taylor vs. Arizona State
2011
9.
331
Jim Ellis
1983-86
4.
99
Tasi Autele vs. Montana
1993
10.
328
Jeron Johnson
2007-10
2006
11.
327
Matt McLaughlin
1989-92
2000
12.
325
Doug Scott
1976-79
13.
316
Tim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor
1987-90
14.
296
Dan Williams
1977-80
15.
295
J.C. Percy
2009-12
5. 6.
98 97
Marty Tadman vs. La. Tech Julius Brown vs. North Texas
// 100 //
// All-time records // QUARTERBACK SACKS
Season (Since 1982; 20+)
Single Season (Since 1982)
Career
1.
33.0
Chris Wing
1996
1.
75
Quinton Jones
2003-06
2.
31.0
John Rade
1982
2.
71
David Mikell
2000-03
1.
20
Chris Wing
1996
3.
27.0
Lance Sellers
1986
3.
63
Brock Forsey
1999-02
2.
19.5
Erik Helgeson
1988
4.
25.5
Erik Helgeson
1989
4.
58
Gary Rosolowich
1973-76
3.
17.5
Erik Helgeson
1989
5.
24.0
Pete Kwiatkowski
1987
5.
56
Titus Young
2007-10
4.
15
Pete Kwiatkowski
1987
6.
23.5
Erik Helgeson
1990
7.
23.0
Shea McClellin
2010
23.0
Rex Walters
1986
20.5
Demarcus Lawrence
2013
20.5
Tyrone Crawford
2010
20.0
Tyrone Crawford
2011
20.0
Pete Kwiatkowski
1985
5.
12
Kamalei Correa
2014
6.
10.5
Demarcus Lawrence
2013
10.5
Joe O’Brien
1994
Career (Since 1987)
11.
1.
54.5
Erik Helgeson
1987-90
2.
32.0
Chris Wing
1994-96
3.
23.0
9.
Greg Sabala
1990-93
Career (Since 1982; 30+)
4.
22.5
Shawn Anderson
1988-91
1.
68.5
Erik Helgeson
1987-90
5.
21.5
Ryan Winterswyk
2007-10
2.
62.0
Pete Kwiatkowski
1984-87
6.
20.5
Shea McClellin
2008-11
3.
53.5
Shea McClellin
2008-11
4.
50.0
Chris Wing
1994-96
Ryan Winterwsyk
2007-10
7.
20.0
9.
10.
Demarcus Lawrence
2012-13
20.0
Durelle Goodloe
1989-92
5.
46.5
19.0
Chris Shepherd
1990-
6.
41.0
Lance Sellers
1984-86
91/93-94
7.
40.5
Tyrone Crawford
2010-11
8.
39.0
John Rade
1981-82
19.0
Joe O’Brien
1993-94
16.5
Mike T. Williams
2005-08
TACKLES FOR LOSS Single Game 1.
8.0
John Rade vs. Utah State
1982
100+
Bryan Douglas
2013
vs. San Diego State 100+
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
100+
Titus Young vs. Idaho
2009
100+
John Broadous vs. Idaho
1981
98+
David Mikell vs. Hawai’i
2001
98+
David Mikell vs. Arkansas
2000
7.
97+
Bill Stephens vs. Northern Arizona
1972
8.
95+
Titus Young vs. Nevada
2009
9.
94+
Andre Horace vs. Utah State
1995
94+
Chris Thomas
1989
5.
vs. Northern Arizona + = Scoring Play
KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE
9.
37.5
Shawn Anderson
1988-91
37.0
Chris Shepherd
1990-94
11.
36.5
Billy Winn
2008-11
12.
36.0
Rex Walters
1985-86
1.
33.80 (10-338)
Doug Martin
2011
13.
35.0
Greg Sabala
1990-93
2.
30.39
Bryan Douglas
2013
14.
34.0
Demarcus Lawrence
2012-13
15.
31.0
Scott Russell
1987-90
3.
28.68 (16-459)
David Mikell
2000
16.
30.0
Quintin Mikell
1999-02
4.
28.36 (25-709)
David Mikell
2001
5.
28.00 (16-448)
Kerry Lawyer
1991
1.
Season (Minimum 10 Returns)
(13-395)
Career (Minimum 20 Returns)
Single Game
1.
28.42 (26-739)
Doug Martin
2008-11
2.
26.70 (71-1896)
David Mikell
2000-03
3.
25.92 (40-1037)
Chris Carr
2001-04
4.
25.88 (56-1449)
Titus Young
2007-10
5.
25.50 (28-714)
Bryan Douglas
2011-14
7
Robby Washington vs. Montana
1989
7
Robby Washington vs. Idaho
1987
6
Rashaun Scott vs. Nevada
2007
6
Corey Nelson vs. Louisiana Tech
1997
6
Kerry Lawyer vs. Idaho
1992
6
Tony Hunter vs. Fresno State
1984
31
Titus Young
2009
1.
9
Rick Woods vs. Idaho State
1979
31
Ryan Ikebe
1996
2.
8
Ron Love vs. Montana State
1983
3.
30
Quinton Jones
2005
3.
7
Quinton Jones
2005
4.
27
Rashaun Scott
2007
3.
Season 1.
PUNT RETURNS Single Game
vs. Boston College
27
Chris Carr
2003
7
Damien Schilling vs. North Texas
1999
6.
26
Willie Bowens
1994
7
Rick Woods vs. Montana State
1980
7.
25
David Mikell
2001
25
Gary Rosolowich
1975
24
Titus Young
2010
24
Quinton Jones
2006
24
Brock Forsey
2000
22
Chris Truitt
1986
22
Bill Stephens
1971
21
Quinton Jones
2004
21
David Mikell
2002
21
Shaunard Harts
1998
21
Kerry Lawyer
1992
21
Bill Stephens
1972
9.
12.
2012 1st Round NFL Draft Pick by the Chicago Bears
1.
10.
KICKOFF RETURNS
Shea McClellin
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN
14.
// 101 //
Season 1.
45
Rick Woods
1980
2.
39
Tim Gilligan
2001
3.
38
Kenny Kuehl
1989
38
Rick Woods
1981
5.
37
Tim Gilligan
2003
6.
36
Tim Gilligan
2002
7.
35
Marty Tadman
2007
8.
34
Chris Truitt
1986
9.
33
Kyle Wilson
2008
33
Quintin Mikell
2000
// All-time Records // PUNTS
Career 1.
115
Tim Gilligan
2000-03
2.
113
Rick Woods
1978-81
3.
70
Chris Potter
2009-12
4.
63
Kyle Wilson
5.
61
Kerry Lawyer
Career (Minimum 50 Punts)
Single Game 1.
11
Danny Weeks vs. Nevada
1991
2006-09
11
Mike Black vs. Northern Iowa
1990
1991-93
11
Rod Stearns vs. Montana State
1972
11
Eric Guthrie vs. Nevada
1971
Dennis Baird vs.
1968
11
PUNT RETURN YARDAGE
1.
44.6 (122-5440)
Kyle Brotzman
2007-10
2.
42.5 (109-4628)
Jeff Edwards
1999-00
3.
42.3 (197-8339)
Kyle Stringer
2003-06
4.
42.1 (78-3,286)
Trevor Harman
2010-13
5.
41.9 (87-3645)
Sean Wale
2013-
POINTS
Eastern Washington 11
Single Game
Dennis Baird vs. Weber State
1968
Season
Single Game
1.
151 (7)
Quinton Jones vs. Boston College
2005
30
Jay Ajayi vs. Utah State
2014
2.
143 (5)
Quinton Jones vs. Hawai’i
2005
1.
78
Dennis Baird
1968
30
Ian Johnson vs. Oregon State
2006
3.
137 (5)
Chris Carr vs. Idaho
2004
2.
74
Jeff Davis
1996
30
Jon Helmandollar vs.
2004
4.
136 (3)
Kyle Wilson vs. Fresno State
2008
74
Mike Black
1990
5.
126 (4)
Quintin Mikell
2000
vs. Eastern Washington 6.
122 (6)
Chris Carr vs. UTEP
2004
7.
114 (8)
Ron Love vs. Montana State
1983
8.
111 (3)
Kerry Lawyer
1993
vs. Eastern Washington 9.
101 (3)
K.C. Adams
10.
100 (5)
Kenny Kuehl vs. Weber State
1994
20.86 (22-459)
Quinton Jones
2005
2.
19.63 (22-432)
Chris Carr
2004
3.
18.05 (18-325)
Kerry Lawyer
1992
4.
14.24 (33-470)
Kyle Wilson
2008
5.
14.02 (36-505)
Tim Gilligan
2002
6.
13.31 (22-293)
Chris Potter
2010
7.
13.27 (18-239)
Mitch Burroughs
2011
8.
13.16 (24-316)
Al Marshall
1970
9.
13.13 (22-289)
Ron Love
1983
10.
12.43 (37-460)
Tim Gilligan
2003
Career (Minimum 25 Returns)
66
Sean Wale
2014
7.
64
Ron Talbot
1982
24
Doug Martin vs. Utah State
2009
Austin Pettis vs. Idaho
2009
Ian Johnson vs.
2006
8.
62
Jeff Edwards
1999
9.
60
Kyle Stringer
2003
24
60
Jeff Davis
1997
60
Danny Weeks
1993
60
Tom Schimmer
1986
New Mexico State
Career
24
Ian Johnson vs. Idaho
2006
24
Jared Zabransky vs. Hawai’i
2004
24
Donny Heck vs. Hawai’i
2003
24
Brock Forsey vs. Nevada
2002
1.
239
Danny Weeks
1991-94
24
Brock Forsey vs. Rice
2002
2.
218
Tom Schimmer
1985-88
24
Brock Forsey vs. UETP
2002
Brock Forsey vs. San Jose State
2002
3.
197
Kyle Stringer
2003-06
24
4.
189
Jeff Davis
1995-98
24
Brock Forsey vs. Tulsa
2002
5.
187
Ron Talbot
1982-84/86
24
Rodney Smith vs.
1998
New Mexico State
PUNT AVERAGE Single Game (Minimum 5 Punts) 1.
53.2 (5-266)
Trevor Harman vs. Idaho
2010
2.
50.1 (7-351)
Kyle Stringer vs. Wyoming
2006
3.
50.0 (5-250)
Kyle Brotzman
2008
16.88 (35-591)
Quinton Jones
2003-06
3.
12.59 (61-768)
Kerry Lawyer
1991-93
4.
49.8 (5-249)
4.
12.58 (63-793)
Kyle Wilson
2006-09
5.
5.
12.19 (70-853)
Chris Potter
2009-12
6. 7.
vs. San Jose State Eric Guthrie vs. Idaho State
1971
49.5 (8-396)
Sean Wale vs. Arizona
2014
49.2 (5-246)
Gary Gorrell vs. Utah State
1975
49.0 (5-245)
Tom Spadafore
1979
vs. Idaho State 8.
48.2 (5-241)
Tom Spadafore
1980
vs. Idaho State vs. Boston College
vs. New Mexico State 24
2.
2005
2009
6.
2001-04
Quinton Jones
2013
Doug Martin
1988
Chris Carr
92+
Jay Ajayi vs. Air Force
24
1991
Tom Schimmer
19.75 (29-573)
1.
24
Danny Weeks
68
1.
LONGEST PUNT RETURN
4.
69
5.
1989
1.
Louisiana Tech
4.
vs. Cal State-Northridge
Season (Minimum 15 Returns)
1.
9.
47.8 (5-239)
Dennis Baird vs.Hiram
1969
Scott
24
Eric Andrade vs. Weber State
1987
24
Cedric Minter vs. Idaho
1980
24
Cedric Minter vs. Idaho
1978
24
Cedric Minter vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1977
24
John Smith vs. UNLV
1975
24
John Smith vs. Cal St.-Hayward
1975
24
John Smith vs. Montana
1974
24
Don Hutt vs. Montana State
1971
Season (100+) 1.
192
Jay Ajayi
2014
192
Brock Forsey
2002
3.
152
Ian Johnson
2006
4.
141
Tyler Jones
2004
5.
132
Tyler Jones
2003
6.
117
Kyle Brotzman
2009
7.
115
Dan Goodale
2014
8.
114
Jay Ajayi
2013
114
Doug Martin
2011
114
Kyle Brotzman
2007
92+
Quinton Jones vs. Hawai’i
2005
3.
91+
Henry Jenkins vs. Idaho State
1969
4.
90+
Kyle Wilson vs. Fresno State
2008
5.
79+
Kyle Wilson vs. Idaho
2008
1.
45.74
(37-1693)
Kyle Brotzman
2008
79+
K.C. Adams vs.
1994
2.
44.61
(47-2097)
Kyle Stringer
2006
11.
108
Dan Goodale
2013
3.
43.92
(38-1668)
Kyle Stringer
2004
12.
107
Kyle Brotzman
2010
Cal State-Northridge
10.
47.6 (5-238)
Mike Black vs. Nevada
1990
Season (Minimum 25 Punts)
7.
78+
Chris Carr vs. SMU
2004
4.
43.89
(46-2019)
Kyle Brotzman
2009
13.
104
Nick Calaycay
2000
8.
76+
Chris Potter vs. Idaho
2010
5.
42.79
(62-2653)
Jeff Edwards
1999
14.
102
Ian Johnson
2007
76+
Ron Love vs. Montana State
1983
6.
42.62
(26-1,108)
Trevor Harman
2013
102
Chris Jackson
1987
Rolly Woolsey vs. Weber State
1974
7.
42.021
(47-1975)
Jeff Edwards
2000
102
John Smith
1975
8.
42.015
(66-2773)
Sean Wale
2014
102
John Smith
1974
9.
41.95
(43-1804)
Brad Elkin
2011
18.
101
Kyle Brotzman
2008
10.
41.86
(51-2135)
Tom Spadafore
1980
19.
100
D.J. Harper
2012
100
Anthony Montgomery
2006
76+ + = Scoring Play
// 102 //
// All-time records // Career 1.
439
Kyle Brotzman (NCAA Record for Kickers)
2007-10
2.
408
Brock Forsey
1999-02
3.
356
Ian Johnson
2005-08
4.
348
Nick Calaycay
1999-02
5.
330
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
6.
294
Tyler Jones
2001-04
7.
288
Doug Martin
2008-11
8.
282
Dan Goodale
2011-14
9.
275
Mike Black
1988-91
10.
258
Cedric Minter
1977-80
11.
252
John Smith
1972-75
12.
250
D.J. Harper
2007-12
13.
234
David Mikell
2000-03
14.
221
Eric Guthrie
1968-71
15.
211
Greg Erickson
1993-95
TOUCHDOWNS Single Game 1.
5
Jay Ajayi vs. Utah State
2014
5
Ian Johnson vs. Oregon State
2006
5
Jon Helmandollar vs.
2004
Kyle Brotzman - NCAA Career Leader for Points Scored by a Kicker (439)
Louisiana Tech 4.
4 4
Jay Ajayi vs. Air Force
2013
Doug Martin
2009
vs. New Mexico State 4
Doug Martin vs. Utah State
2009
4
Austin Pettis vs. Idaho
2009
4
Ian Johnson
2006
vs. New Mexico State 4
Ian Johnson vs. Idaho
2006
4
Jared Zabransky vs. Hawai’i
2004
4
Donny Heck vs. Hawai’i
2003
4
Brock Forsey vs. Nevada
2002
4
Brock Forsey vs. Rice
2002
4
Brock Forsey vs. UTEP
2002
4
Brock Forsey vs. San Jose State
2002
4
Brock Forsey vs. Tulsa
2002
4
Rodney Smith vs.
1998
New Mexico State 4
Eric Andrade vs. Weber State
1987
4
Cedric Minter vs. Idaho
1980
4
Cedric Minter vs. Idaho
1978
4
Cedric Minter vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1977
4
John Smith vs. UNLV
4
Career
Career
1.
68
Brock Forsey
1999-02
1.
67
Kyle Brotzman
2007-10
2.
58
Ian Johnson
2005-08
2.
51
Mike Black
1988-91
3.
55
Jay Ajayi
2012-14
3.
46
Tyler Jones
2001-04
4.
48
Doug Martin
2008-11
4.
45
Nick Calaycay
1999-02
5.
43
Cedric Minter
1977-80
5.
37
Greg Erickson
1992-95
6.
42
John Smith
1972-75
7.
41
D.J. Harper
207-12
8.
39
Austin Pettis
2007-10
39
David Mikell
2000-03
35
Titus Young
2007-10
35
Chris Thomas
1988-91
10.
Single Game 5
Roberto Moran vs. Idaho State
1985
5
Eric Guthrie vs. Northern Arizona
1971
4
Kyle Brotzman vs. Hawai’i
2009
1975
4
Kyle Brotzman vs. Nevada
2007
John Smith vs. Cal St.-Hayward
1975
4
Tyler Jones vs. Fresno State
2004
4
John Smith vs. Montana
1974
4
Tyler Jones vs. Oregon State
2004
4
Don Hutt vs. Montana State
1971
4
Nick Calaycay vs. Fresno State
2002
4
Nick Calaycay vs. Utah State
1999
3.
Season
1.
56
Roberto Moran vs. UC Davis
1985
2.
54
Roberto Moran vs. Nevada
1986
54
Mark Jensen vs. Nevada
1982
53
Todd Belcastro vs. Cal State-Northridge
1998
53
Gary Stivers vs. Southern Oregon
1969
52
Kyle Brotzman vs. Utah State
2010
52
Tyler Jones vs. Tulsa
2003
52
Tyler Jones vs. Hawai’i
2002
52
Todd Belcastro vs. Utah State
1998
52
Roberto Moran vs. Idaho
1986
52
Roberto Moran vs.
1986
4.
FIELD GOALS 1.
LONGEST FIELD GOAL
6.
Northwestern St. 52
Roberto Moran
1986
vs. Eastern Washington
4
Nick Calaycay vs. Utah
1999
52
Tom Sarette vs. Montana State
1977
32
Jay Ajayi
2014
4
Roberto Moran vs. Idaho
1986
52
P.K. Wiggins vs. Montana
1987
32
Brock Forsey
2002
4
Tony Massagli vs.
1983
3.
25
Ian Johnson
2006
4.
19
Jay Ajayi
2013
4
Kenrick Camerud vs. Weber State
1981
19
Doug Martin
2011
4
Kenrick Camerud vs.
1981
17
Ian Johnson
2007
17
Chris Jackson
1987
17
John Smith
1975
17
John Smith
1974
16
D.J. Harper
2012
16
Tyler Shoemaker
2011
16
Brock Forsey
2001
16
Brock Forsey
2000
1.
6.
10.
Eastern Washington
Northwestern State (La.) 4
Tom Sarette vs. Long Beach State
1978
Season 1.
24
Tyler Jones
2004
2.
22
Mike Dodd
1992
3.
19
Tyler Jones
2003
4.
18
Kyle Brotzman
2009
18
Roberto Moran
1986
// 103 //
// All-time Records // TEAM RECORDS
POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN Single Game 1.
10
Anthony Montgomery vs. Idaho
2005
10
Tyler Jones vs. San Jose State
2003
9
Dan Goodale vs. UT Martin
2013
9
Dan Goodale vs. Colorado State
2011
9
Nick Calaycay vs. Fresno State
2002
9
Nick Calaycay vs. Idaho
2000
9
Nick Calaycay vs. Arkansas State
1999
9
Greg Erickson vs.
1995
3.
Eastern Washington 10.
9
Gary Stivers vs. Whitworth
1969
8
Dan Goodale vs. Wyoming
2014
8
Tyler Jones vs. San Jose State
2004
8
Tyler Jones vs. Hawai’i
2004
8
Tyler Jones vs. Idaho
2004
8
Tyler Jones vs. Nevada
2003
8
Tyler Jones vs. Idaho State
2003
8
Nick Calaycay vs. San Jose State
2001
8
Nick Calaycay vs. North Texas
2000
8
Kenrick Camerud vs.
1979
Cal Poly-SLO 8
Avi Rofe vs. Weber State
1976
Season
TOTAL OFFENSE
Fewest Yards/Single Game
Most Yards/Single Game 1.
742
vs. Colorado State
2011
2.
737
vs. Hawai’i
2010
3.
732
vs. Louisiana Tech
2003
4.
688
vs. Fresno State
2002
5.
676
vs. Colorado State
2014
6.
664
vs. Eastern Washington
1995
7.
658
vs. New Mexico
2014
8.
650
vs. San Jose State
2002
9.
642
vs. Portland State
1973
10.
641
vs. SMU
2003
641
vs. Utah State
2000
Fewest Yards/Single Game 1.
69
vs. Fresno State
1977
2.
115
vs. Washington State
1997
3.
136
vs. Linfield
1968
4.
147
vs. SE Louisiana
1980
5.
165
vs. Montana State
1972
6.
182
vs. Montana State
1988
7.
191
vs. Montana
1991
8.
195
vs. Northwestern State (La.)
1988
195
vs. Nevada
1985
197
vs. Idaho
1984
1.
75
Tyler Jones
2003
2.
69
Tyler Jones
2004
3.
67
Dan Goodale
2014
4.
66
Kyle Brotzman
2007
5.
63
Kyle Brotzman
2009
1.
521.3
2010
63
Nick Calaycay
2002
2.
516.9
1974
61
Anthony Montgomery
2006
3.
501.5
2002
61
Anthony Montgomery
2005
4.
496.3
2000
59
Kyle Brotzman
2010
5.
494.3
2014
59
Nick Calaycay
2000
57
Dan Goodale
2013
7. 9.
Career
10.
Most Yards Per Game/Season
Fewest Yards Per Game/Season
1.
49
vs. Northern Arizona
1978
2.
52
vs. San Jose State
1978
3.
69
vs. Washington State
1997
69
vs. Northern Arizona
1975
5.
70
vs. Idaho State
1979
6.
74
vs. Weber State
1978
74
vs. Weber State
1968
8.
76
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1978
9.
78
vs. North Texas
1997
10.
80
vs. Idaho
1978
Most Yards Per Game/Season 1.
336.3
2003
2.
334.5
1974
3.
321.5
2000
4.
321.1
2010
5.
309.4
2011
Fewest Yards Per Game/Season 1.
132.7
1978
2.
152.8
1968
3.
154.6
1980
4.
160.8
1970
5.
160.9
1985
Most Passing Attempts/Single Game 1.
61
vs. Louisiana Tech
2003
2.
58
vs. Air Force
2014
3.
55
vs. Montana
1989
55
vs. Oregon State
1989
5.
54
vs. Louisiana Tech
1998
6.
52
vs. Nevada
1990
52
vs. Weber State
1987
52
vs. UC Davis
1973
51
vs. Montana State
1992
vs. Stephen F. Austin State
1989
vs. Oregon State
1986
9.
1.
280.6
1988
51
1.
238
Kyle Brotzman
2007-10
2.
318.8
1970
51
2.
213
Nick Calaycay
1999-02
3.
327.5
1982
3.
174
Dan Goodale
2011-14
4.
330.4
1993
4.
156
Tyler Jones
2001-04
5.
331.4
1996
5.
122
Anthony Montgomery
2005-06
122
Mike Black
1988-91
PASSING
Consecutive Points After Touchdown 1.
118
Kyle Brotzman
2007-09
2.
74
Tyler Jones
2003-04
3.
67
Todd Belcastro
1996-98
4.
63
Anthony Montgomery
2005-06
5.
57
Roberto Moran
1985-86
Most Yards/Single Game
Fewest Passing Attempts/Single Game 1.
6
vs. San Jose State
1978
2.
7
vs. Northern Arizona
1980
3.
10
vs. Cal State-Fullerton
1979
4.
12
vs. Humboldt State
1986
5.
13
vs. UTEP
2001
13
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1985
14
vs. Oregon State
2006
14
vs. Weber State
1978
15
vs. Montana
1985
7.
1.
569
vs. Louisiana Tech
2003
2.
560
vs. SMU
2003
3.
507
vs. Hawai’i
2010
15
vs. Northern Arizona
1978
4.
496
vs. Nevada
1990
15
vs. Montana
1973
5.
476
vs. Fresno State
2002
15
vs. Nevada
1972
6.
465
vs. Toledo
2011
15
vs. Western State
1968
7.
463
vs. UC Davis
1973
8.
458
vs. Utah State
2008
9.
457
vs. Nevada
1974
1.
489
2003
10.
454
vs. UNLV
1974
2.
477
2011
3.
466
2013
4.
460
2007
5.
458
2009
// 104 //
9.
Most Passing Attempts/Season
// All-time records // Highest Pass Percentage/Season
Fewest Passing Attempts/Season
Passes Had Intercepted/Season
1.
241
1978
1.
.7379 (352-471)
2011
1.
30
1989
2.
245
1985
2.
.7060 (329-466)
2013
2.
26
1972
3.
248
1980
3.
.7052 (299-424)
2010
3.
23
1974
4.
249
1969
4.
.6873 (310-451)
2014
4.
22
1971
5.
252
1983
5.
.6803 (298-438)
2008
5.
21
1996
252
1979
21
1988
Most Pass Completions/Single Game
Lowest Pass Percentage/Season 1.
.385 (107-278)
1968
.413 (130-315)
1970
Fewest Passes Had Intercepted/Season
1.
41
vs. Louisiana Tech
2003
2.
1.
3
2009
2.
37
vs. New Mexico
2011
3.
.422 (105-279)
1969
2.
6
2010
3.
36
vs. Ole Miss
2014
4.
.446 (172-386)
1971
3.
7
2012
4.
33
vs. Fresno State
2013
5.
.448 (102-223)
1978
7
1995
33
vs. Toledo
2011
8
2002
32
vs. Oregon State
2013
8
2000
32
vs. Utah State
2008
32
vs. San Jose State
2007
32
vs. SMU
2003
32
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1973
6.
Fewest Pass Completions/Single Game
Most Touchdown Passes/Single Game 1.
6.
5.
6
vs. Idaho
2009
8
1984
6
vs. Idaho
2007
8
1980
6
vs. San Jose State
2003
6
vs. Idaho
2000
6
vs. Montana
1974
5
vs. Colorado State
2013
Lowest Interception Ratio/Season 1.
.0065
(3-458)
2009
NCAA Record
4
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1985
5
vs. UT Martin
2013
2.
.0141
(6-424)
2010
4
vs. Northern Arizona
1980
5
vs. UNLV
2011
3.
.0178
(7-394)
2012
4
vs. San Jose State
1978
5
vs. Tulsa
2011
4.
.0184
(9-489)
2003
4.
5
vs. Nevada
1988
5
vs. Toledo
2011
5.
.0205
(8-390)
2002
5.
6
11 times (most recent vs.
5
vs. Utah State
2008
North Texas, 1997)
5
vs. Louisiana Tech
2007
5
vs. Nevada
2007
1.
.079
(26-329)
1972
5
vs. New Mexico State
2007
2.
.070
(30-432)
1989
5
vs. Fresno State
2002
3.
.066
(16-241)
1978
5
vs. Utah State
2002
4.
.065
(16-245)
1985
5
vs. New Mexico State
1998
5.
.064
(16-249)
1969
5
vs. Eastern Washington
1987
5
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1979
5
vs. Nevada
1975
5
vs. Montana
1975
5
vs. UNLV
1974
5
vs. Nevada
1974
1.
531
vs. Montana
1973
5
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1973
2.
516
vs. Nevada
1972
5
vs. Portland State
1972
3.
433
vs. Idaho State
1979
5
vs. Weber State
1972
4.
425
vs. Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i
2004
5
vs. Montana State
1971
5.
407
vs. Nevada
2013
6.
395
vs. Portland State
1973
7.
391
vs. Montana
1985
8.
383
vs. Colorado State
2011
9.
380
vs. Portland State
1998
10.
378
vs. Northern Arizona
1983
1.
Most Pass Completions/Season 1.
352
2011
2.
329
2013
3.
310
2014
4.
307
2007
5.
299
2010
Fewest Pass Completions/Season 1.
105
1969
2.
107
1968
3.
108
1978
4.
127
1985
5.
130
1970
Highest Pass Percentage/Single Game 1.
.936 (29-31)
vs. Air Force
2013
2.
.925 (25-27)
vs. Utah State
2006
3.
.875 (28-32)
vs. Utah State
2007
4.
.863 (19-22)
vs. Colorado State
2012
5.
.857 (18-21)
vs. Nevada
2013
6.
.852 (23-27)
vs. Southern Miss
2013
7.
.848 (28-33)
vs. Colorado State
2011
8.
.839 (26-31)
vs. Nevada
2014
9.
.824 (28-34)
vs. Georgia
2011
10.
.822 (37-45)
vs. New Mexico
2011
Lowest Pass Percentage/Single Game 1.
.206 (6-29)
vs. Weber State
1968
2.
.222 (8-36)
vs. Weber State
1970
3.
.257 (9-35)
vs. Eastern Washington
1968
4.
.272 (6-22)
vs. Northern Arizona
1975
5.
.290 (9-31)
vs. Washington State
1997
6.
.296 (8-27)
vs. Linfield
1968
7.
.300 (6-20)
vs. Utah State
1996
.300 (6-20)
vs. Nevada
1973
.304 (7-23)
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1969
.304 (7-23)
vs. Idaho State
1968
9.
Most Touchdown Passes/Season 1.
45
2011
2.
42
1974
3.
40
2009
4.
38
2010
5.
37
2000
Fewest Touchdown Passes/Season 1.
9
1993
9
1978
9
1976
4.
10
1992
5.
12
1988
12
1986
12
1985
12
1968
Passes Had Intercepted/Single Game 1.
10
vs. Montana
1989
2.
6
vs. Weber State
1970
// 105 //
Highest Interception Ratio/Season
RUSHING Most Yards/Single Game
Fewest Yards/Single Game 1.
-64
vs. Fresno State
1977
2.
-11
vs. Northern Arizona
1993
3.
-5
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
1980
4.
11
vs. Stephen F. Austin State
1989
5.
13
vs. Oregon State
1986
6.
16
vs. Montana State
1992
16
vs. Montana
1989
8.
19
vs. Eastern Washington
2000
9.
22
vs. Weber State
1993
22
vs. Idaho
1988
22
vs. Northern Arizona
1982
// All-time Records // Most Yards Per Game/Season
SCORING
Lowest Average Yards Per Carry/Single Game
1.
250.2
1979
2.
235.5
1985
1.
-.9 (75- -64)
vs. Fresno State
1977
3.
234.2
1973
2.
-.3 (36- -11)
vs. Northern Arizona
1993
1.
77
vs. San Jose State
2003
-.2 (28- -5)
vs. SE Louisiana
1980
2.
74
vs. Humboldt State
1986
Most Points/Single Game
4.
230.8
1978
3.
5.
229.8
2004
4.
.04 (27-11)
vs. Stephen F. Austin State
1989
3.
70
vs. Idaho
2005
5.
.45 (41-19)
vs. Eastern Washington
2000
4.
69
vs. Nevada (4OT)
2007
6.
.62 (35-22)
vs. Idaho
1988
69
vs. Hawai’i
2004
7.
.64 (34-22)
vs. Northern Arizona
1982
6.
67
vs. Fresno State
2002
.64 (34-22)
vs. Weber State
1993
7.
66
vs. Idaho
2000
Fewest Yards Per Game/Season 1.
97.9
1993
2.
101.1
1992
3.
107.8
1989
9.
.69 (42-29)
vs. Northern Iowa
1990
66
vs. Utah State
2000
4.
109.4
1988
10.
.70 (23-16)
vs. Montana State
1992
66
vs. Whitworth
1969
5.
111.5
1982
65
vs. Idaho
2004
Most Attempts/Single Game
Highest Average Yards Per Carry/Season 1.
5.35 (486-2603)
2010
1.
83
vs. Nevada
1972
2.
5.13 (508-2606)
2009
2.
75
vs. Fresno State
1977
3.
5.12 (537-2752)
1979
3.
74
vs. North Texas
1997
4.
5.05 (551-2784)
2006
4.
73
vs. Montana
1985
5.
4.91 (609-2994)
2014
5.
69
vs. Portland State
1973
6.
67
vs. Northern Arizona
1983
67
vs. College of Idaho
1968
1.
2.58 (465-1,203)
1988
67
vs. Western State
1968
2.
2.67 (404-1,077)
1993
9.
66
vs. Nevada
1988
3.
2.94 (403-1,186)
1989
10.
65
vs. Idaho
1980
4.
3.19 (404-1,287)
1982
5.
3.20 (347-1,112)
1992
Fewest Attempts/Single Game 1.
16
vs. Montana
1989
2.
18
vs. Oregon State
1986
3.
20
vs. TCU
4.
21
10.
Fewest Points/Single Game 1. 3.
Lowest Average Yards Per Carry/Season
Most Touchdowns Rushing/Single Game
vs. Washington State
1997
0
vs. Idaho
1984
3
vs. Montana
1987
3
vs. Oregon State
1986
3
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1978
3
vs. Hiram Scott
1970
3
vs. Weber State
1968
6
vs. Washington
2013
6
vs. Idaho State
1986
6
vs. Central Michigan
1974
Most Points Per Game/Season 1.
48.9
2004
2.
45.6
2002
3.
45.1
2010
4.
44.9
2000
5.
44.6
1974
8
vs. San Jose State
2004
2008
8
vs. Hawai’i
2004
vs. Rice
2001
8
vs. Idaho
2004
21
vs. Northwestern State (La.)
1988
7
vs. Weber State
2007
6.
22
vs. Hawai’i
1996
7
vs. Portland State
1973
7.
23
vs. Marshall
1994
6
vs. Utah State
2009
23
vs. Montana State
1992
6
vs. Idaho
2005
1.
19.1
1993
24
vs. Virginia Tech
2010
6
vs. New Mexico State
2005
2.
20.0
1996
24
vs. East Carolina
2007
6
vs. Hawai’i
2003
20.0
1992
6
vs. Nevada
2003
4.
22.9
1982
6
vs. Idaho State
2003
5.
23.3
1984
9.
1.
8.
0
4. 6.
Most Attempts/Season 1.
609
2014
6
vs. UTEP
2002
2.
596
2004
6
vs. Humboldt State
1986
3.
577
1985
6
vs. Idaho State
1979
4.
572
2003
6
vs. College of Idaho
1969
572
1977
Fewest Attempts/Season
Fewest Points Per Game/Season
FUMBLES RECOVERED Single Game 1.
Most Touchdowns Rushing/Season 1.
49
2004
3.
6
vs. Northwestern State (La.)
1986
6
vs. Northern Arizona
1975
5
vs. Eastern Washington
2000
1.
347
1992
2.
43
2002
5
vs. Boston University
1990
2.
403
1989
3.
40
2003
5
vs. Montana State
1970
3.
404
1993
4.
39
2014
4.
409
1982
39
2006
5.
412
1996
Highest Average Yards Per Carry/Single Game
1.
Fewest Touchdowns Rushing/Season 1.
Most/Season 23
1978
23
1971
22
1970
9
1996
9
1992
22
1974
22
1983
7
2001
7
1987
8
2007
3.
1.
10.31 (29-299)
vs. Fresno State
2009
3.
10
1982
2.
9.41 (46-433)
vs. Idaho State
1979
4.
12
1989
3.
9.00 (59-531)
vs. Montana
1973
5.
14
1993
4.
8.85 (46-407)
vs. Nevada
2013
14
1972
5.
8.50 (50-425)
vs. Hawai’i
2004
6.
8.30 (38-315)
vs. Idaho
2008
7.
8.03 (33-265)
vs. Montana
1980
8
1996
8.
7.667 (39-299)
vs. New Mexico State
2010
8
1980
9.
7.660 (50-383)
vs. Colorado State
2011
10.
7.63 (35-267)
vs. Bowling Green
2009
Fewest/Season 1. 3.
// 106 //
// All-time records // INTERCEPTIONS
Most Yards Per Game/Season
Single Game (BSU Defense)
Most Passing Attempts/Single Game
1.
455.1
1996
1.
66
New Mexico State
2006
2.
414.7
1993
2.
62
Idaho
2005
1.
7
vs. Cal Poly-SLO
1979
3.
413.4
2013
3.
60
Fresno State
2013
2.
6
vs. Northern Iowa
1990
4.
410.9
1992
4.
58
Colorado State
2014
6
vs. Cal State-Northridge
1987
5.
401.7
1987
58
Northern Arizona
1994
5
(17 Times - Most Recent: vs.
57
Louisiana Tech
2003
57
Hawai’i
2002
57
Montana
1992
56
Louisiana Tech
2002
56
Utah State
2000
4.
OPPONENTS’ PASSING
Hawai’i, 2009)
Most/Season (BSU Defense) 1.
36
1969
2.
34
1968
3.
31
2009
4.
28
1991
5.
27
1988
Fewest/Season (BSU Defense) 1.
6.
8
1998
8
1996
3.
9
2001
4.
11
1993
5.
12
1995
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS OPPONENTS’ TOTAL OFFENSE Fewest Yards/Single Game 1.
30
Whitworth
1968
2.
35
Humboldt State
1986
3.
60
Southern Oregon
1970
4.
76
Portland State
1972
5.
80
San Jose State
2010
80
Westminster
1968
7.
81
College of Idaho
1970
8.
82
Sacramento State
2006
9.
89
New Mexico State
2007
10.
90
Montana
1985
Most Yards/Single Game 1.
694
Nevada
1997
2.
661
Louisiana Tech
1998
3.
643
Cal State-Northridge
1997
4.
639
Nevada
2007
5.
627
New Mexico
2014
6.
626
Colorado State
2013
7.
610
Idaho
1992
8.
605
Portland State
1992
9.
595
Utah State
2000
10.
592
Washington
2013
Fewest Yards/Single Game 1.
-16
Whitworth
1968
2.
-4
Northern Arizona
1975
3.
0
Weber State
1971
4.
2
Idaho State
1979
1.
213
1975
5.
7
Montana
1973
2.
227
1979
6.
8
Portland State
1972
3.
232
1970
7.
13
Montana State
1973
4.
243
1973
8.
16
UNLV
1973
243
1972
9.
20
Montana State
1977
20
College of Idaho
1970
Most Yards/Single Game
1.
176.5
1969
2.
248.5
1970
3.
250.2
1968
4.
254.7
2010
5.
269.3
1986
Fewest Passing Attempts/Season
Most Passing Attempts/Season 1.
614
2003
2.
528
2002
1.
602
Louisiana Tech
1998
3.
504
2005
2.
557
Nevada
1997
4.
488
2014
3.
529
New Mexico State
2006
5.
469
1994
4.
511
Cal State-Northridge
1997
5.
510
Idaho
1983
6.
509
Utah State
2000
7.
495
Hawai’i
2007
8.
473
TCU
2011
9.
464
Louisiana Tech
2001
10.
460
Fresno State
2013
Fewest Pass Completions/Single Game 1.
0
Weber State
1971
2.
1
Northern Arizona
1975
1
UNLV
1973
2
Idaho
1976
2
Central Michigan
1974
2
South Dakota
1973
2
Montana
1973
4.
Fewest Yards Per Game/Season 1.
104.9
1970
2
Montana State
1973
2.
108.5
1979
2
Whitworth
1968
3.
120.7
1972
3
(7 times - Most Recent: North
4.
123.5
1975
5.
128.0
1973
Most Yards Per Game/Season 1.
293.2
1994
2.
269.9
1998
3.
258.3
1987
4.
255.8
5.
1993
253.9
2004
10.
Texas, 2000)
Most Pass Completions/Single Game 1.
50
New Mexico State
2006
2.
40
Hawai’i
2007
3.
39
Fresno State
2013
4.
38
Pacific
1992
5.
36
Colorado State
2013
6.
35
Hawai’i
2002
7.
34
Idaho
2005
34
New Mexico State
1996
34
Nevada
1994
33
Cal State-Northridge
1997
33
Portland State
1992
Fewest Passing Attempts/Single Game 1. 3. 5.
3
UNLV
1973
3
Weber State
1971
6
Idaho
1976
6
Montana
1972
7
Rice
2001
7
Northern Arizona
1975
7
Fewest Yards Per Game/Season
9.
8.
Central Michigan
10.
Fewest Pass Completions/Season 1.
87
1975
87
1973
3.
91
1972
4.
92
1970
5.
104
1979
1974
8
Northwestern State (La.)
1996
8
Southeastern Louisiana
1980
8
UNLV
1974
8
Southern Oregon
1978
Most Pass Completions/Season
// 107 //
1.
302
2003
2.
294
2013
3.
280
2014
4.
276
2005
5.
273
2002
// All-time Records // Lowest Pass Percentage/Single Game
Fewest Yards Per Game/Season
Lowest Average Yards Per Carry/Single Game
1.
.000 (0-3)
Weber State
1971
1.
40.7
1969
2.
.095 (2-21)
Montana State
1973
2.
76.9
1968
1.
-1.10
29- (-32)
Humboldt State
1986
3.
.125 (3-24)
Cal Poly-SLO
1973
3.
80.3
1986
2.
-.97
38- (-37)
Northern Colorado
1990
4.
.133 (2-15)
Whitworth
1968
4.
84.4
1991
3.
-.95
23- (-24)
Boston University
1969
5.
.143 (1-7)
Northern Arizona
1975
5.
85.9
1989
4.
-.75
28-(-21)
Wyoming
2010
.143 (2-14)
South Dakota
1973
5.
-.73
26- (-19)
New Mexico State
2007
.150 (3-20)
North Texas
2000
6.
-.52
21- (-11)
Arizona State
2011
.150 (3-20)
Idaho
1979
1.
223.3
1996
7.
-.51
27- (-14)
Nevada
1990
9.
.154 (4-26)
Rhode Island
1981
2.
203.5
1972
8.
-.429
21- (-9)
Montana
1990
10.
.167 (2-12)
Montana State
1973
3.
194.4
1975
9.
-.424
33 (-14)
Hawai’i
2012
.167 (3-18)
Portland State
1972
4.
193.1
1971
10.
-.41
29-(-12)
San Jose State
2010
5.
182.0
1979
7.
Highest Pass Percentage/Single Game
Most Yards Per Game/Season
Fewest Rushing Attempts/Single Game
1.
.833 (5-6)
Montana
1972
2.
.825 (33-40)
Portland State
1992
1.
15
Oregon State
2004
16
Hawai’i
2002
17
UC Davis
2009
3.
.808 (21-26)
Idaho
1984
2.
4.
.800 (12-15)
Cal Poly-SLO
1980
3.
5.
.758 (50-66)
New Mexico State
2006
17
Oregon
2009
.758 (25-33)
Long Beach
1985
17
Fresno State
2004
7.
.767 (33-43)
Cal State-Northridge
1997
17
Hawai’i
2003
8.
.756 (31-41)
Nevada
1993
17
Idaho State
2003
9.
.755 (40-53)
Hawai’i
2007
17
Fresno State
2002
10.
.750 (21-28)
Miami (Ohio)
2012
18
Hawai’i
2009
.750 (12-16)
Montana State
1980
18
Hawai’i
2006
18
San Jose State
2002
18
Tulsa
2001
18
Liberty
1994
9.
Lowest Pass Percentage/Season 1.
.358 (87-243)
1973
2.
.361 (113-313)
1969
3.
.374 (31-243)
1972
4.
.397 (92-232)
1970
1.
82
Rice
2001
1974
2.
74
Utah State
1975
3.
73
Weber State
1971
4.
71
Northwestern State (La.)
1988
5.
68
Grambling State
1980
5.
.398 (107-269)
Highest Pass Percentage/Season
Most Rushing Attempts/Single Game
1.
.649 (213-328)
1996
2.
.646 (294-455)
2013
68
Montana State
1980
3.
.602 (221-367)
1992
68
Weber State
1970
4.
.574 (280-488)
2014
67
Cal Poly-SLO
1980
5.
.572 (190-332)
1993
67
Cal Poly-SLO
1979
67
Central Michigan
1974
67
Weber State
1972
8.
OPPONENTS’ RUSHING
Fewest Rushing Attempts/Season
Fewest Yards/Single Game 1.
-37
Northern Colorado
1969
1.
335
1994
2.
-32
Humboldt State
1986
2.
348
1984
356
1991
3.
-24
Boston University
1990
3.
4.
-21
Wyoming
2010
4.
361
2006
5.
-19
New Mexico State
2007
5.
373
2004
6.
-14
Hawai’i
2012
Most Rushing Attempts/Season
-14
Nevada
1990
8.
-12
San Jose State
2010
1.
579
1975
9.
-11
Arizona State
2011
2.
573
1972
10
-9
Montana
1990
3.
568
2013
4.
564
1971
5.
561
1970
Most Yards/Single Game 1.
505
New Mexico
2014
2.
440
Idaho
1975
3.
430
Rice
2001
4.
421
Weber State
1970
5.
396
Nevada
2007
6.
381
Montana
1972
7.
377
Cal Poly-SLO
1979
8.
365
Idaho
1996
9.
351
Fresno State
1977
10.
348
Tennessee-Chattanooga
1992
// 108 //
Highest Average Yards Per Carry/Single Game 1.
10.3
(49-505)
New Mexico
2014
2.
8.2
(39-320)
Fresno State
2009
3.
7.62
(52-396)
Nevada
2007
4.
7.59
(58-440)
Idaho
1975
5.
7.3
(50-365)
Idaho
1996
6.
6.8
(50-339)
Northern Arizona
1978
7.
6.74
(47-317)
New Mexico State
2000
8.
6.69
(52-348)
Tenn.-Chattanooga
1992
9.
6.6
(50-329)
Louisville
2004
10.
6.5
(54-351)
Fresno State
1977
Lowest Average Yards Per Carry/Season 1.
1.1
1969
2.
1.9
1968
3.
2.1
1986
4.
2.3
1989
5.
2.5
1990
Highest Average Yards Per Carry/Season 1.
4.9
1996
2.
4.3
1997
4.3
1995
4.
4.2
1993
5.
3.9
1972
// All-time records // OPPONENTS’ SCORING
MISCELLANEOUS BRONCO RECORDS
Fewest Points/Single Game 1.
LOSING STREAK 1.
8
1996
2.
4
1996-97
4
1993
MARGIN OF VICTORY
0
New Mexico
2011
0
Fresno State
2010
1.
74
vs. Humboldt State
1986
4
1992
0
San Jose State
2010
2.
66
vs. Hawai’i
2004
4
1991-92
0
New Mexico State
2010
3.
63
vs. San Jose State
2003
0
Miami (Ohio)
2009
4.
62
vs. Idaho State
2003
0
New Mexico State
2008
62
vs. Southern Oregon
1969
0
Utah State
2007
59
vs. New Mexico State
2010
0
New Mexico State
2007
59
vs. North Texas
2000
0
Sacramento State
2006
59
vs. Whitworth
1969
6.
0
Idaho State
2003
0
North Texas
2000
58
vs. Idaho
2004
0
Cal State-Northridge
1987
58
vs. Idaho State
1974
0
Humboldt State
1986
0
Montana
1986
0
Montana State
1983
0
Weber State
1980
0
Idaho State
1979
0
Montana State
1979
0
Montana State
1977
0
Idaho State
1976
0
Humboldt State
1976
0
Northern Arizona
1975
0
Eastern Washington
1970
0 0
Southern Oregon Eastern Montana
1970
College of Idaho
1969
0
Southern Oregon
1969
Western State
1968
0
Whitworth
1968
0
Eastern Washington
1968
Most Points/Single Game
58
vs. New Mexico State
2007
MARGIN OF DEFEAT
2007
1992
4.
45
vs. Idaho
1996
5.
44
vs. Montana State
1988
6.
41
vs. Weber State
1968
7.
40
vs. Cal State-Northridge
1997
8.
38
vs. Nevada
1996
9.
37
vs. Idaho
1984
10.
35
vs. Georgia
2005
35
vs. Louisiana Tech
1998
35
vs. Montana
1989
35
vs. Fresno State
1977
35
vs. Northern Arizona
1976
WINNING STREAK 1.
24
2009-10
2.
22
2003-04 2002-03
Idaho
1996
5.
12
2008
4.
63
Louisiana Tech
1998
6.
11
1979-80
7.
10
1969-70
Washington State
1997
Nevada
1997
56
Arizona State
1996
Fewest Points Per Game/Season
9.
10
1968-69
9
2014-Pr
9
2007
MOST WINS IN A SEASON 1.
14
2009
2.
13
2006
1.
10.5
1969
13
2003
2.
11.7
1970
13
1994
12
2014
5.
3.
12.4
1968
4.
12.6
2008
12
2011
5.
12.7
1979
12
2010
12
2008
12
2002
Most Points Per Game/Season 1.
38.3
1996
2.
33.5
1997
3.
31.8
1998
4.
29.0
1993
5.
26.8
2014
2004
vs. Idaho
64
56
30,456
46
3.
58
2008
8.
3.
2006-07
9.
32,275
2006
13
8.
2014
7.
30,338
4.
1990
32,504
10.
1996
Nevada (3OT)
2009
6.
1996
Nevada
59
32,782
vs. Arizona State
66
7.
2010
5.
49
2.
1992
33,268
2.
14
1997
2011
4.
30,453
3.
Idaho
34,018
9.
2007
Cal State-Northridge
2013
3.
1997
Nevada (4OT)
62
2012
34,366
vs. Washington State
67
63
35,404
2.
58
1.
6.
1.
1.
1970
0 0
9.
ATTENDANCE AVERAGE at ALBERTSONS STADIUM
MOST LOSSES IN A SEASON 1.
10
1996
2.
8
1993
3.
7
1997
4.
6
1992
6
1986
// 109 //
// All-time Records // ATTENDANCE at ALBERTSONS STADIUM
LARGEST NEUTRAL SITE ATTENDANCE
LARGEST ROAD ATTENDANCE
1.
36,864
vs. BYU
2012
1.
92,746
at Georgia
2005
2.
36,752
vs. BYU
2014
2.
83,019
at South Carolina
2001
3.
36,084
vs. San Diego State
2012
3.
78,709
at Michigan State
2012
4.
36,069
vs. Air Force
2013
4.
73,209
at Wisconsin
1997
5.
36,012
vs. UNLV
2012
5.
71,963
at Washington
2013
6.
35,843
vs. Nevada
2013
6.
70,142
at Arkansas
2002
7.
35,742
vs. Fresno State
2012
7.
70,045
at Washington
2007
8.
35,356
vs. Southern Miss
2013
8.
62,954
at BYU
2013
9.
35,008
vs. Fresno State
2014
9.
60,554
at BYU
2003
10.
34,910
vs. Colorado State
2014
10.
58,713
at Oregon
2008
11.
34,196
vs. Air Force
2011
11.
54,286
at Arkansas (in Little Rock)
2000
12.
34,178
vs. Miami (Ohio)
2012
12.
50,000
at Hawai’i
2007
13.
34,146
vs. TCU
2011
13.
49,108
at Arizona State
1996
14.
34,137
vs. Oregon State
2010
14.
46,752
at UCLA
1999
15.
34,127
vs. Oregon
2009
15.
45,222
at Utah
2006
16.
34,109
vs. Tulsa
2011
17.
34,098
vs. Nevada
2011
18.
34,060
vs. Hawai’i
2010
19.
33,992
vs. Wyoming
2013
20.
33,986
vs. Idaho
2009
21.
33,940
vs. Utah State
2014
22.
33,833
vs. Toledo
2010
23.
33,878
vs. New Mexico
2011
24.
33,773
vs. Wyoming
2011
25.
33,545
vs. Colorado State
2012
1.
83,587
vs. Virginia Tech Fed Fex Field Landover, Maryland
2010
2.
73,719
vs. Oklahoma Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.
2007
3.
73,614
vs. Georgia Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic Atlanta, Ga.
2011
4.
73,227
vs. TCU Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.
2010
5.
66,896
vs. Arizona VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.
2014
6.
58,355
vs. Louisville AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.
2004
7.
41,923
vs. Utah MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
2010
8.
35,720
vs. Arizona State MAACO Bowl las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev.
2011
9.
34,628
vs. TCU Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, Calif.
2008
10.
33,217
vs. Washington MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
2012
In 2010 Boise State defeated Virginia Tech 33-30 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland in front of 83,587 fans - the largest crowd to watch a Bronco game at a neutral site.
// 110 //
// Postseason Records // NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Record: 10-5 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS): 8-4; NCAA Division II Playoff Record: 2-3 Overall Postseason Record: 20-12
GAME RESULTS Dec. 31, 2014 Boise State 38, Arizona 30 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. (66,896)
Dec. 28, 2005 Boston College 27, Boise State 21 MPC Computers Bowl Boise, Idaho (30,493)
Nov. 26, 1994 Boise State 24, North Texas 20 NCAA Division I-AA First Round Boise, Idaho (14,706)
Dec. 24, 2013 Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Honolulu (29,106)
Dec. 31, 2004 Louisville 44, Boise State 40 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. (58,355)
Dec. 8, 1990 Nevada 59, Boise State 52 (3 OT) NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals Reno, Nev. (19,776)
Dec. 22, 2012 Boise State 28, Washington 26 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. (33,217)
Dec. 23, 2003 Boise State 34, TCU 31 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Fort Worth, Texas (38,028)
Dec. 1, 1990 Boise State 20, Middle Tennessee State 13 NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals Boise, Idaho (15,849)
Dec. 22, 2011 Boise State 54, Arizona State 24 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. (35,720)
Dec. 31, 2002 Boise State 34, Iowa State 16 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise, Idaho (30,446)
Nov. 24, 1990 Boise State 20, Northern Iowa 3 NCAA Division I-AA First Round Boise, Idaho (15,849)
Dec. 22, 2010 Boise State 26, Utah 3 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. (41,923)
Dec. 28, 2000 Boise State 38, Texas-El Paso 23 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise, Idaho (26,203)
Nov. 26, 1988 Northwestern State (LA) 22, Boise State 13 NCAA Division I-AA First Round Boise, Idaho (10,537)
Jan. 4, 2010 Boise State 17, TCU 10 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. (72,337)
Dec. 30, 1999 Boise State 34, Louisville 31 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise, Idaho (29,283)
Dec. 12, 1981 Eastern Kentucky 23, Boise State 17 NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals Boise, Idaho (20,176)
Dec. 23, 2008 TCU 17, Boise State 16 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl San Diego, Calif. (34,628)
Dec. 17, 1994 Youngstown State 28, Boise State 14 NCAA Division I-AA Finals Huntington, W. V. (27,674)
Dec. 5, 1981 Boise State 19, Jackson State 7 NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals Jackson, Miss. (11,500)
Dec. 23, 2007 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Honolulu, Hawai’i (30,467)
Dec. 10, 1994 Boise State 28, Marshall 24 NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals Boise, Idaho (20,068)
Dec. 20, 1980 Boise State 31, Eastern Kentucky 29 NCAA Division I-AA Finals Sacramento, Calif. (8,157)
Jan. 1, 2007 Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. (73,719)
Dec. 3, 1994 Boise State 17, Appalachian State 14 NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals Boise, Idaho (15,302)
Dec. 13, 1980 Boise State 14, Grambling State 9 NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals Boise, Idaho (17,300) Nov. 29, 1975 Northern Michigan 24, Boise State 21 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals Boise, Idaho (17,347) Nov. 30, 1974 Central Michigan 20, Boise State 6 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals Mount Pleasant, Mich. (9,913) Dec. 8, 1973 Louisiana Tech 38, Boise State 34 NCAA Division II Semifinals Wichita Falls, Texas (13,000) Dec. 1, 1973 Boise State 53, South Dakota 10 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals Boise, Idaho (14,358) Dec. 11, 1971 Boise State 32, Chico State 28 Camellia Bowl Sacramento, Calif. (16,313)
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// Postseason records // INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Yards Total Offense (Single Game)
Highest Pass Percentage (Career-Multiple Games)
Most Touchdowns Rushing (Career)
1.
402
Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
1.
4
Jay Ajayi
3 Games
2.
371
Duane Halliday vs. Nevada
1990
1.
.718 (56-78)
Grant Hedrick
2 Games
2.
4
Brock Forsey
3 Games
3.
361
Bart Hendricks vs. Louisville
1999
2.
.678 (99-146)
Kellen Moore
4 Games
3.
3
Doug Martin
4 Games
3.
.600 (63-105)
Jim McMillan
3 Games
3
Bart Hendricks
2 Games
3
K.C. Adams
4 Games
3
Chris Thomas
4 Games
Most Yards Total Offense (Career)
Most Touchdown Passes (Single Game)
1.
1,042
Kellen Moore
4 Games
2.
938
Jim McMillan
3 Games
1.
4
Jim McMillan vs. South Dakota
1973
3.
857
Tony Hilde
4 Games
2.
3
Jared Zabransky vs. Oklahoma
2007
3
Ryan Dinwiddie vs. TCU
2003
1.
84
Doug Martin vs. Utah
2010
3
Duane Halliday vs. Nevada
1990
2.
77
Bart Hendricks vs. UTEP
2000
3.
75
David Mikell vs. TCU
2003
Most Yards Passing (Single Game) 1. 3.
382
Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
3
Jim McMillan vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
382
Duane Halliday vs. Nevada
1990
3
Eric Guthrie vs. Chico State
1971
363
Jim McMillan vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
Most Yards Passing (Career)
Most Touchdown Passes (Career)
1.
14
Don Hutt vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
8
Jim McMillan
3 Games
2.
13
Don Hutt vs. South Dakota
1973
3.
12
Thomas Sperbeck vs. Arizona
2014
12
Austin Pettis vs. Utah
2010
1,063
Kellen Moore
4 Games
2.
7
Tony Hilde
4 Games
2.
902
Jim McMillan
3 Games
3.
5
Jared Zabransky
3 Games
3.
759
Tony Hilde
4 Games
Most Passing Attempts (Single Game) 1. 3.
Most Yards Rushing (Single Game)
Most Pass Receptions (Career)
1.
156
Rodney Webster vs. Jackson State
1981
1.
34
Don Hutt
3 Games
44
Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
2.
152
Brock Forsey vs. Louisville
1999
2.
26
Austin Pettis
4 Games
44
Taylor Tharp vs. East Carolina
2007
3.
151
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
3.
22
Kipp Bedard
4 Games
41
Mike Virden vs. Northern Iowa
1990
41
Joe Aliotti vs. Eastern Kentucky
1980
41
Eric Guthrie vs. Chico State
1971
Most Passing Attempts (Career) 1.
146
Kellen Moore
4 Games
2.
120
Tony Hilde
4 Games
3.
105
Jim McMillan
3 Games
Most Pass Completions (Single Game) 1.
32
Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
2.
30
Taylor Tharp vs. East Carolina
2007
3.
28
Kellen Moore vs. Utah
2010
Most Pass Completions (Career) 1.
99
Kellen Moore
4 Games
2.
63
Jim McMillan
3 Games
3.
60
Tony Hilde
4 Games
Most Interceptions Thrown (Single Game) 1.
4
Tony Hilde vs. Appalachian State
1994
2.
3
Darrin Burchak vs. Northwestern State (La.)
1988
3
Tim Klena vs. Eastern Kentucky
1981
3
Joe Aliotti vs. Grambling State
1980
3
Jim McMillan vs. Central Michigan
1974
Most Interceptions Thrown (Career) 1.
9
Tony Hilde
4 Games
2.
6
Jim McMillan
3 Games
3.
4
Kellen Moore
4 Games
4
Joe Aliotti
2 Games
4
Jared Zabransky
3 Games
Highest Pass Percentage (Single Game) 1.
.765 (26-34)
Kellen Moore vs. Arizona State
2011
2.
.736 (28-38)
Kellen Moore vs. Utah
2010
Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
3.
Most Pass Receptions (Single Game)
1.
1.
Longest Run From Scrimmage
.727 (32-44)
Most Yards Rushing (Career)
Most Yards Receiving (Single Game)
1.
340
Doug Martin
4 Games
1.
264
Winky White vs. Nevada
1990
2.
298
Brock Forsey
3 Games
2.
212
1980
3.
280
Rodney Webster
2 Games
Kipp Bedard vs. Eastern Kentucky
3.
206
Matt Miller vs. Oregon State
2013
Most Rushing Attempts (Single Game) 1.
31
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
2.
25
Rodney Webster vs. Jackson State
1981
24
Ian Johnson vs. Oklahoma
2007
24
Brock Forsey vs. Iowa State
2002
3.
Most Rushing Attempts (Career) 1.
64
Doug Martin
4 Games
2.
60
K.C. Adams
4 Games
3.
57
Brock Forsey
3 Games
Highest Avg. Yards Per Carry (Single Game) 1.
9.4 (14-132)
John Smith vs. Northern Michigan
1975
2.
8.6 (17-147)
Doug Martin vs. Utah
2010
3.
6.9 (10-69)
Jeremy Avery vs. East Carolina
2007
Highest Average Yards Per Carry (Career)
Most Yards Receiving (Career) 1.
463
Kipp Bedard
4 Games
2.
454
Don Hutt
3 Games
3.
376
Winky White
4 Games
Highest Avg. Yards Per Rec. (Single Game) 1.
39.0 (2-78)
Vinny Perretta vs. TCU
2008
2.
35.0 (4-140)
Ryan Ikebe vs. Appalachian State
1994
3.
32.0 (3-96)
Drisan James vs. Oklahoma
2007
Highest Average Yards Per Reception (Career) 1.
26.8 (6-161)
Drisan James
4 Games
2.
23.6 (7-165)
Vinny Perretta
3 Games
3.
23.1 (7-162)
Mike Holton
2 Games
Most Touchdowns Receiving (Single Game) 1.
2
Holden Huff vs. Washington
2012
1.
6.22 (45-280)
Rodney Webster
2 Games
2
Drisan James vs. Oklahoma
2007
2.
6.21 (32-199)
John Smith
4 Games
2
1994
3.
5.92 (24-192)
David Mikell
2 Games
Ryan Ikebe vs. Appalachian State
2
Randy Matyshock vs. Youngstown State
1994
2
Lee Schrack vs. Marshall
1994
2
Winky White vs. Nevada
1990
2
Don Hutt vs. South Dakota
1973
2
Don Hutt vs. Chico State
1971
Most Touchdowns Rushing (Single Game) 1. 3.
3
Jay Ajayi vs. Arizona
2014
3
Brock Forsey vs. Iowa State
2002
2
Bart Hendricks vs. Texas-El Paso
2000
2
K.C. Adams vs. Marshall
1994
2
Bart Hull vs. Nevada
1990
2
Chris Thomas vs. Northwestern State (La.)
1988
Jim McMillan vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
2
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Most Touchdowns Receiving (Career) 1.
5
Don Hutt
2.
3
Drisan James
3 Games 4 Games
3
Ryan Ikebe
4 Games
3
Winky White
4 Games
// Postseason Records // Longest Reception 1.
85
Highest Kickoff Return Average (Career)
Matt Miller from Grant Hedrick vs. Oregon State
2013
2.
80
John Smith from Jim McMillan vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
3.
65
Vinny Perretta from Kellen Moore vs. TCU
2008
Most All-Purpose Yards (Single Game) 1.
301
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
2.
269
Brock Forsey vs. Louisville
1999
3.
264
Winky White vs. Nevada
1990
Most All-Purpose Yards (Career) 1.
614
Brock Forsey
3 Games
2.
506
Doug Martin
4 Games
3.
502
John Smith
4 Games
Most Interceptions (Single Game) 1. 2.
3
Frank Robinson vs. Northern Iowa
1990
2
Brandyn Thompson vs. TCU
2010
2
Marty Tadman vs. Oklahoma
2007
2
Rick Woods vs. Jackson State
1981
Most Interceptions (Career) 1.
3
Marty Tadman
3 Games
3
Frank Robinson
3 Games
3
Rick Woods
4 Games
Longest Interception Return 1.
100+
Jamar Taylor vs. Arizona State
2011
1.
92+
Andy Avalos vs. Louisville
2004
2.
80+
Shaunard Harts vs. Louisville
1999
+ = Scoring Play
Most Interception Return Yards (Career) 1.
100
Jamar Taylor
3 Games
2.
92
Andy Avalos
3 Games
3.
80
Shaunard Harts
2 Games
Most Kickoff Returns (Single Game) 1.
5
Bryan Douglas vs. Oregon State
2013
5
Shane Williams-Rhodes vs. Washington
2012
5
Chris Carr vs. Louisville
2004
5
Chris Thomas vs. Nevada
1990
Most Kickoff Returns (Career) 1.
8
Chris Carr
3 Games
2.
7
Bryan Douglas
3 Games
7
Quinton Jones
4 Games
Most Kickoff Return Yards (Single Game) 1.
173
Austin Smith vs. East Carolina
2007
2.
146
Willie Bowens vs. Marshall
1994
3.
135
Shane Williams-Rhodes vs. Washington
2012
Most Kickoff Return Yards (Career) 1.
211
Willie Bowens
4 Games
2.
197
Chris Carr
3 Games
3.
185
Brock Forsey
3 Games
Most Points Scored (Single Game)
1.
43.3 (4-173)
Austin Smith
4 Games
18
Jay Ajayi vs. Arizona
2014
2.
35.2 (6-211)
Willie Bowens
4 Games
18
Brock Forsey vs. Iowa State
2002
3.
34.5 (4-138)
John Smith
4 Games
18
Bart Hendricks vs. UTEP
2000
Longest Kickoff Return
1.
Most Points Scored (Career)
1.
100
Doug Martin vs. Arizona State
2011
1.
32
Don Hutt
3 Games
2.
89
Austin Smith vs. East Carolina
2007
2.
30
John Smith
4 Games
3.
86
John Smith vs. South Dakota
1973
3.
29
Kyle Brotzman
4 Games
Most Punt Returns (Single Game)
Most Touchdowns Scored (Single Game)
1.
7
Quinton Jones vs. Boston College
2005
3
Jay Ajayi
2014
2.
5
Tim Gilligan vs. Iowa State
2002
3
Brock Forsey vs. Iowa State
2002
5
Frank Robinson vs. Northern Iowa
1990
3
Bart Hendricks vs. UTEP
2000
Most Punt Returns (Career)
1.
Most Touchdowns Scored (Career)
1.
9
Frank Robinson
3 Games
2.
7
Quinton Jones
2 Games
3.
6
Tim Gilligan
2 Games
1. 3.
Most Punt Return Yards (Single Game) 1.
151
Quinton Jones vs. Boston College
2005
2.
60
Frank Robinson vs. Northern Iowa
1990
3.
57
Tim Gilligan vs. Iowa State
2002
Most Punt Return Yards (Career) 1.
151
Quinton Jones
2 Games
2.
72
Frank Robinson
3 Games
3.
70
Tim Gilligan
2 Games
Highest Punt Return Average (Career)
5
John Smith
4 Games
5
Don Hutt
3 Games
4
Jay Ajayi
3 Games
4
Doug Martin
4 Games
4
Bart Hendricks
2 Games
Longest Field Goal 1.
48
Tyler Jones vs. Louisville
2004
2.
46
Nick Calaycay vs. Louisville
1999
3.
45
Greg Erickson vs. Appalachian State
1994
Most Field Goals (Single Game) 1.
3
Dan Goodale vs. Oregon State
2013
3
Michael Frisina vs. Washington
2012
3
Kyle Brotzman vs. TCU
2008
Most Field Goals (Career)
1.
21.6 (7-151)
Quinton Jones
4 Games
2.
16.0 (3-48)
Keith Morioka
1 Game
1.
7
Kyle Brotzman
4 Games
5
Mike Black
4 Games
4
Dan Goodale
2 Games
4
Tyler Jones
3 Games
3.
11.7 (6-70)
Tim Gilligan
2 Games
2.
11.7 (3-35)
Chris Carr
3 Games
3.
Longest Punt Return
Most Points-After-Touchdown (Single Game)
1.
92+
Quinton Jones vs. Boston College
2005
2.
36
Tim Gilligan vs. Iowa State
2002
1.
8
Michael Frisina vs. Arizona State
2011
3.
27
Keith Morioka vs. Northwestern State
1988
2.
7
Mike Black vs. Nevada
1990
3.
5
Dan Goodale vs. Arizona
2014
5
Kyle Brotzman vs. East Carolina
2007
5
Anthony Montgomery vs. Oklahoma
2006
5
Nick Calaycay vs. UTEP
2000
+ = Scoring Play
Most Punts (Single Game) 1.
11
Mike Black vs. Northern Iowa
1990
2.
8
Sean Wale vs. Arizona
2014
8
Kyle Brotzman vs. TCU
2010
1.
13
Nick Calaycay
3 Games
8
Kyle Stringer vs. Oklahoma
2007
2.
11
Greg Erickson
4 Games
11
Mike Black
4 Games
Most Punts (Career) 1.
25
Kyle Stringer
4 Games
2.
21
Danny Weeks
4 Games
3.
20
Mike Black
4 Games
Highest Punting Average (Single Game) 1.
49.5 (8396)
Sean Wale
2014
2.
48.0 (4-192)
Kyle Brotzman vs. TCU
2008
3.
44.4 (8-355)
Kyle Brotzman vs. TCU
2010
Highest Punting Average (Career) 1.
50.2 (10-502)
Sean Wale
2 Games
2.
44.9 (17-763)
Kyle Brotzman
4 Games
3.
43.0 (7-301)
Eric Guthrie
1 Game
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Most Points-After-Touchdown (Career)
// Postseason records // TEAM RECORDS Most Yards Total Offense
Most Rushing Attempts
Fewest Pass Attempts
1.
560
vs. Nevada
1990
1.
45
vs. Eastern Kentucky
1980
22
vs. Jackson State
1980
2.
543
vs. Utah
2010
2.
44
vs. Jackson State
1981
22
vs. Grambling State
1980
3.
538
vs. Oregon State
2013
3.
42
(5 Times - most recent vs. Louisville)
1999
22
vs. Northern Michigan
1975
Most Yards Passing 1.
496
vs. Nevada
1990
2.
382
vs. Oregon State
2013
3.
374
vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
Most Pass Attempts 1.
52
vs. Nevada
1990
2.
44
vs. Oregon State
2013
44
vs. East Carolina
2007
1.
32
vs. Oregon State
2013
2.
31
vs. Nevada
1990
3.
30
vs. East Carolina
2007
1.
6.0 (29-175)
vs. UTEP
2000
2.
5.8 (44-254)
vs. Jackson State
1981
3.
5.5 (37-202)
vs. Utah
2010
1.
.750 (27-36)
vs. Arizona State
2011
2.
.727 (32-44)
vs. Oregon State
2013
3.
.725 (29-40)
vs. Utah
2010
Most Touchdown Passes 1.
4
vs. Oklahoma
2007
4
vs. Nevada
1990
4
vs. South Dakota
1973
Most Yards Rushing 1.
254
vs. Jackson State
1981
2.
202
vs. Utah
2010
3.
198
vs. Louisville
1999
1.
9
vs. Jackson State
1981
2.
10
vs. Grambling State
1980
3.
11
vs. Northwestern State
1988
Lowest Pass Percentage
Most Touchdowns Rushing 1.
4
vs. Iowa State
2002
2.
3
vs. Arizona
2014
3
vs. Louisville
2004
3
vs. UTEP
2000
3
vs. Nevada
1990
3
vs. South Dakota
1973
1.
.314 (11-35)
vs. Northwestern State
1988
2.
.406 (13-32)
vs. Appalachian State
1994
3.
.409 (9-22)
vs. Jackson State
1981
Most Interceptions Thrown 1.
5
vs. Northwestern State
1988
2.
4
vs. Appalachian State
1994
4
vs. Eastern Kentucky
1981
Most Fumbles Recovered 1.
Highest Pass Percentage
Fewest Pass Completions
Highest Average Yards Per Carry
Most Pass Completions
1.
4
vs. Jackson State
1981
4
vs. Grambling State
1980
4
vs. Chico State
1971
Fewest Yards Rushing
Most Points Scored 1.
56
vs. Arizona State
2011
2.
53
vs. South Dakota
1973
3.
52
vs. Nevada
1990
Fewest Yards Total Offense 195
vs. Northwestern State
1988
2.
225
vs. Youngstown State
1994
3.
228
vs. Grambling State
1980
28
vs. TCU
2008
2.
29
vs. Northwestern State
1988
3.
40
vs. Louisiana Tech
1973
Fewest Rushing Attempts
1.
1.
1.
20
vs. TCU
2008
2.
21
vs. Northwestern State
1988
3.
23
vs. Marshall
1994
3
vs. Appalachian State
1994
3
vs. North Texas
1994
3
vs. Middle Tennessee State
1990
Most Fumbles Lost 1.
Fewest Yards Passing 1.
108
vs. Jackson State
1980
2.
119
vs. Northern Michigan
1975
3.
136
vs. Northwestern State
1988
Fewest Points Scored 1.
6
vs. Central Michigan
1974
2.
13
vs. Northwestern State
1988
3.
14
vs. Youngstown State
1994
14
vs. Grambling State
1980
Boise State takes the field at the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
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// Postseason Records // OPPONENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TEAM RECORDS Fewest Yards Total Offense
Fewest Rushing Attempts
Highest Pass Percentage
1.
156
Northern Iowa
1990
1.
20
TCU
2010
1.
.706 (24-34)
Oregon State
2013
2.
168
Middle Tennessee State
1990
2.
21
Arizona State
2011
2.
.677 (21-31)
Louisville
2004
3.
200
Utah
2010
3.
27
Northern Iowa
1990
3.
.640 (16-25)
Eastern Kentucky
1980
Fewest Yards Passing
Lowest Average Yards Per Carry
Most Touchdown Passes
1.
26
Middle Tennessee State
1990
1.
-0.5 (21- -11)
Arizona State
2011
2.
27
Central Michigan
1974
2.
-0.2 (27- -5)
Northern Iowa
1990
3.
42
Grambling State
1980
3.
1.8 (20-36)
TCU
2010
Fewest Pass Attempts 7
Central Michigan
1974
2.
8
Eastern Kentucky
1981
3.
11
Middle Tennessee State
1990
1. 3.
3
Boston College
2005
3
Louisville
2004
2
Arizona State
2011
2
Louisville
1999
2
Marshall
1994
3
Utah
2010
2
Louisiana Tech
1973
3
Northern Iowa
1990
2
Chico State
1971
7
Jackson State
1981
Most Yards Rushing
Most Yards Total Offense
Fewest Pass Completions
3.
2.
Fewest Points Scored
1.
1.
1.
1.
329
Louisville
2004
2
Central Michigan
1974
1.
564
Louisville
2004
2.
322
East Carolina
2007
2
South Dakota
1973
2.
502
Nevada
1990
3.
313
Central Michigan
1974
3
Eastern Kentucky
1981
3.
494
TCU
2003
Lowest Passing Percentage
Most Rushing Attempts
Most Yards Passing
1.
71
Northwestern State (La.)
1988
1.
.143 (2-14)
South Dakota
1973
1.
395
Arizona State
2011
2.
68
Grambling State
1980
2.
.250 (5-20)
Grambling State
1980
2.
335
Arizona
2014
3.
67
Central Michigan
1974
3.
.259 (7-27)
Appalachian State
1994
3.
314
Louisville
1999
Most Interceptions Thrown
Highest Average Yards Per Carry
Most Pass Attempts
1.
6.6 (50-329)
Louisville
2004
1.
6
Northern Iowa
1990
1.
51
North Texas
1994
2.
6.4 (50-322)
East Carolina
2007
2.
3
TCU
2010
2.
50
Arizona
2014
3.
5.9 (33-195)
Oregon State
2013
3
Oklahoma
2007
3.
47
Arizona State
2011
3
Louisville
1999
47
Louisville
1999
47
Chico State
1971
Fewest Yards Rushing
Most Pass Completions
Most Touchdowns Rushing 1.
4
East Carolina
2007
4
Nevada
1990
3
Louisville
2004
1.
-11
Arizona State
2011
2.
-5
Northern Iowa
1990
1.
30
Arizona State
2011
3
TCU
2003
3.
36
TCU
2010
2.
29
North Texas
1994
3
Youngstown State
1994
3.
28
Arizona
2014
3
Eastern Kentucky
1980
3
Central Michigan
1974
3
Louisiana Tech
1973
3.
Most Points Scored
1994 NCAA I-AA National Championship Game
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1.
59
Nevada
1990
2.
44
Louisville
2004
3.
42
Oklahoma
2007
// Outstanding Player - Bowl //
Running Back Brock Forsey 1999 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player
Quarterback Bart Hendricks 2000 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player
Defensive Tackle Bobby Hammer 2002 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player
Quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie 2003 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player
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// Outstanding Player - Bowl //
Safety Marty Tadman 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player
Quarterback Jared Zabransky 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player 2005 MPC Computers Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player 2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Bronco Offensive Player of the Game
Running Back Jeremy Avery 2007 Sheraton Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player
Cornerback Brandyn Thompson 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Defensive Most Vaulable Player
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// Outstanding Player - Bowl //
(Clockwise, Starting Upper Left) Tight End Kyle Efaw 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player Running Back Doug Martin 2011 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Most Valuable Player of the Game Quarterback Kellen Moore 2010 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Most Valuable Player of the Game Wide Receiver Matt Miller 2013 Sheraton Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Bowl Bronco Most Valuable Player
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// Outstanding Player - Bowl //
Linebacker Tanner Vallejo 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player
Wide Receiver Thomas Sperbeck 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player
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// Bowl History //
Broncos Rally to Win Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise State 34, Louisville 31 Dec. 30, 1999 – Bronco Stadium – Boise, Idaho “What a great day to be a Bronco!”
Head coach Dirk Koetter pretty much summed it up in his opening comments to the press after Boise State’s 34-31 upset victory over the Louisville Cardinals in the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl in front of 29,283 screaming fans at Bronco Stadium. The game, which featured 10 lead changes, was the first Division I-A bowl victory in the history of the school. Offense was the story early as the Broncos and Cardinals combined for 31 first-quarter points. Louisville started the scoring with a 40-yard field goal by Jon Hilbert which capped a nine-play, 50-yard
drive for the Cardinals. Boise State, 10-3, came right back at the Conference USA team. The Broncos marched 80 yards and scored on a 3-yard run by quarterback Bart Hendricks on a fourth-and-one play. Boise State didn’t lead for long. Chris Redman, the Johnny Unitas Award winner, hit Arnold Jackson on a 54-yard touchdown pass after avoiding a sack. Louisville led 10-7. The Broncos came right back, again on an 80-yard scoring drive. Hendricks capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Shay Swan to give BSU a 14-10 lead. Once again Boise State wouldn’t hold the lead long. Just 18 seconds. Zek Parker returned the ensuing kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown to put Louisville ahead 17-14 after a quarter. It looked like Louisville would build on the lead. Redman had the Cardinals in scoring position, maybe ready to put the game away early. But Shaunard Harts stepped in front of a Redman pass and returned it 80 yards for a Bronco touchdown to put BSU back on top, 21-17. Boise State helped Louisville out with turnovers as well. The Broncos had a chance to push the lead to 10, but Davey Malaythong fumbled inside the Cardinals’ 10 to keep Louisville close. Another Bronco turnover let Louisville take the lead into the half. Louisville’s Lou Wallace recovered a Damien Schilling fumble on a punt in Bronco territory. Ten plays later, Redman found Damien Dorsey all alone in the end zone to give the Cardinals a 24-21 halftime lead. A pair of Nick Calaycay field goals were the only scores in the third quarter. Boise State led 27-24 going into the final 15 minutes. Early in the fourth quarter, Redman led the Cardinals on a six-play, 60-yard drive, which Frank Moreau capped with a 3-yard touchdown run. Louisville led 31-27. Boise State came right back. Malaythong scored on a 5-yard run to cap a 10-play, 60-yard drive to put BSU up 34-31. Louisville had a couple of chances to win late, but one drive ended with a punt. The second was stopped by a Kareem Williams interception, the third of the day for Redman. The first quarter was highlighted by a 50-yard screen pass to Brock Forsey. Forsey, a redshirt freshman, rushed for 152 yards and had a school record 269 all-purpose yards. The Meridian, Idaho, native rushed for 86 yards in the decisive second half in earning Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Most Valuable Player honors for Boise State. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Louisville 17 7 0 7 31 Boise State 14 7 6 7 34 LOU 1st, 12:18 Jon Hilbert, 40-yard field goal BSU 1st, 6:57 Bart Hendricks, 3-yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) LOU 1st, 4:41 Arnold Jackson, 54-yard pass from Chris Redman (Hilbert kick) BSU 1st, 1:34 Shay Swan, 4-yard pass from Hendricks, (Calaycay kick) LOU 1st, 1:16 Zek Parker, 91-yard kickoff return (Hilbert kick) BSU 2nd, 13:11 Shaunard Harts, 80-yard interception return (Calaycay kick) LOU 2nd, 3:39 Damien Dorsey, 8-yard pass from Redman (Hilbert kick) BSU 3rd, 10:16 Calaycay, 26-yard field goal 3rd, 3:30 Calaycay, 46-yard field goal LOU 4th, 12:10 Frank Moreau, 3-yard run (Hilbert kick) BSU 4th, 9:28 Davy Malaythong, 5-yard run (Calaycay kick)
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance — 29,283
Louisville Boise State 26 28 32-89 42-198 314 335 26-47-3 20-39-0 403 533 79 81 5.1 6.6 5-39.8 2-38.5 1-15 4-18 7-188 3-96 1-0 3-2 14-120 5-61 9/16 7/15 28;36 31:24
Individual Boise State Leaders: Rushing - Brock Forsey 23-152; Passing - Bart Hendricks 20-39-0 335; Receiving - Jay Swillie 4-70; Tackles - Bryan Johnson 12
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// Bowl History //
Broncos Win Second Straight Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise State 38, UTEP 23 Dec. 28, 2000 – Bronco Stadium – Boise, Idaho If Bart Hendricks hadn’t already etched his name into Bronco football lore, his performance in the 2000 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl made it a no-brainer. The senior quarterback earned the bowl’s Most Valuable Player honors by scoring three touchdowns and throwing for a fourth in leading Boise State to its second consecutive bowl win, 38-23 over Texas-El Paso. Hendricks’ biggest play of the game came just two minutes into the second half. With the Broncos holding a slim 17-10 lead, he turned a simple speed option play into a 77-yard touchdown run. Hendricks turned up field at the line of scrimmage, eluded a couple of UTEP defenders and then found a lane down the middle of the field. Three UTEP defenders never could catch Hendricks from behind, showing the speed that helped make him the 1999 and 2000 Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. After UTEP added a late third-quarter field goal to cut the lead to 24-13, Hendricks and company expanded the lead thanks to the efforts of punter Jeff Edwards. Facing fourth-and-four at its own 37-yard line, Boise State faked a punt on the first play of the fourth quarter. Edwards took the snap, hesitated momentarily and then broke up field. He broke the tackle just before the first down marker, and then slipped outside for a 22yard gain. One play later, tailback and 1999 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl MVP Brock Forsey pushed the score to 31-13, taking a sweep play 41 yards for a touchdown. In a matter of just 20 seconds, Boise State had gone from punting to UTEP and holding an 11-point lead, to being up by three scores and close to landing the knockout punch. The Miners responded on their next two possessions, marching 50 yards in seven plays to answer the Forsey touchdown with a field goal, cutting the lead to 31-16. Texas-El Paso’s defense held the Broncos on the following possession. It took UTEP’s offense nine plays to score, cutting the Bronco lead to 31-23 with 7:45 to play. The Miner defense again answered the call, holding Boise State on the ensuing possession and forcing Boise State’s seventh punt of the game. But Bronco safety Travis Burgher forced UTEP’s third turnover of the game, stripping the ball free on the Miner’s punt return. Davy Malaythong came off the bottom of the pile with the ball and Boise State was back in business. Boise State’s next touchdown was the reverse of what Bronco fans seen had throughout the last two seasons. This time it was Hendricks who came out of the backfield in a pass pattern after handing the ball off on a fake run. Wide receiver Andre Banks threw the ball back across the field and Hendricks made his first career reception. The touchdown covered 11 yards as Hendricks went up to take the ball away from a UTEP defender in the end zone and seal the Bronco win at 38-23. Hendricks ended the game, and his impressive Bronco career, with 247 passing yards, a touchdown pass and two rushing touchdowns, while fittingly making the final Boise State touchdown of the 2000 season on a reception. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UTEP 0 10 3 10 23 Boise State 7 10 7 14 38 BSU 1st, 13:08 Jay Swillie, 28-yard pass from Bart Hendricks (Nick Calaycay kick) BSU 2nd, 14:53 Calaycay, 41-yard field goal UTEP 2nd, 9:26 J. Knapp, 9-yard pass from R. Perez (R. Bishop kick) UTEP 2nd, 4:08 Bishop, 28-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 0:23 Hendricks, 12-yard run (Calaycay kick) BSU 3rd, 12:41 Hendricks, 77-yard run (Calaycay kick) UTEP 3rd, 1:36 Bishop, 43-yard field goal BSU 4th, 14:40 Brock Forsey, 41-yard run (Calaycay kick) UTEP 4th, 13:09 Bishop, 47-yard field goal UTEP 4th, 7:45 C. Porter, 3-yard run (Bishop kick) BSU 4th, 3:35 Hendricks, 11-yard pass from Andre Banks (Calaycay kick)
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance — 26,203
UTEP Boise State 22 18 44-118 29-175 201 258 17-38-1 18-30-1 319 433 82 59 3.9 7.3 5-48.8 7-42.6 5-91 3-15 5-66 6-118 4-2 2-0 4-35 6-59 7/18 2/11 32:55 27:05
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Brock Forsey 10 68 1 6.8 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Bart Hendricks 29 17 1 247 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Brock Forsey 4 56 0 Jay Swillie 4 50 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Shawn Sandoval 1 13 14
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// Bowl History //
Broncos Complete Incredible Season with Victory Over Iowa State in Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise State 34, Iowa State 16 Dec. 31, 2002 – Bronco Stadium – Boise, Idaho It wasn’t the start the 15th ranked Broncos were used to, but the end was very familiar. Boise State, the nation’s top scoring offense, scored just 7 first-half points but found its form in the second half and picked up a 34-16 win over Iowa State in the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl. The victory capped an outstanding season for the Broncos as Boise State ended with a 12-1 overall record and its third Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl win in four years. Boise State won its first bowl game in 1999 with a 34-31 win over the University of Louisville. The Broncos successfully defended its H-Bowl title the next year (2000) with a 38-23 win over the University of Texas at El Paso. Boise State trailed 10-7 at the half for just the second time that season (the other coming at Arkansas, 24-0), while totaling just 107 yards of total offense before the break. It was a different story early in the second half. After forcing Iowa State to punt after three plays, the Broncos’ offense started to roll. Boise State scored on their first two possessions of the second half. Brock Forsey capped the first drive, which covered 54 yards on seven plays, with a 2-yard touchdown run. It was Forsey’s second touchdown of the day. On the next drive, Ryan Dinwiddie scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak after leading Boise State on a 10-play, 51-yard drive for a 21-10 Bronco lead. “I don’t think we woke up until halftime,” senior offensive lineman Rob Vian said, referring to the 10 a.m. kickoff. The Boise State defense kept the Cyclones and all-everything quarterback Seneca Wallace in check for most of the game. Iowa State managed just 275 total yards on offense, and Wallace finished with 83 yards rushing and 107 yards passing while completing just 13-of-38 passes. Three Broncos finished with double-digit tackles. Sophomore linebacker Andy Avalos had 13, Wes Nurse and Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl MVP Bobby Hammer each added 10. Hammer finished with a career-high in tackles, including three tackles for loss. The Bronco offense added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, while Iowa State scored a meaningless touchdown with just 2:34 to play. The clincher for the Broncos came with 5:20 to play when Forsey scored his third touchdown of the game, his 32nd of the season, to give the Broncos a 27-10 lead. Dinwiddie connected with senior Lou Fanucchi with 27 seconds to play to account for the final touchdown. Forsey led the Broncos with 78 yards rushing on 24 carries. Dinwiddie completed 17-of-32 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. Senior Billy Wingfield caught a game-best five passes for 64 yards to finish the season with 1,138 yards receiving, breaking the old record of 1,101 set by Kipp Bedard in 1981. “(Iowa State) had a good defense,” running back David Mikell said about Boise State’s lack of first-half points. “It’s funny, if we don’t score 60 points people say what’s wrong with the offense. I thought they did a good job.” Scoring Summary Iowa State Boise State
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 3 7 0 6 16 0 7 14 13 34
ISU 1st, 8:46 Adam Benike, 30-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 9:38 Brock Forsey, 4-yard run (Nick Calaycay kick) ISU 2nd, 2:29 Jam Montgomery, 6-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Benike kick) BSU 3rd, 10:24 Forsey, 2-yard run (Calaycay kick) BSU 3rd, 4:00 Ryan Dinwiddie, 1-yard run (Calaycay kick) BSU 4th, 5:20 Forsey, 9-yard run (Calaycay kick failed) ISU 4th, 2:34 Lane Danielsen, 4-yard run (Benike rush failed) BSU 4th, 0:27 Lou Fanucchi, 3-yard pass from Dinwiddie (Calaycay kick)
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance — 30,446
Iowa State Boise State 17 19 41-145 40-157 130 160 15-42-0 17-32-0 275 317 83 72 3.3 4.4 7-42.7 8-31.5 5-38 5-57 4-77 3-84 3-1 0-0 6-47 5-34 8/23 5/15 30:29 29:31
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Brock Forsey 24 78 3 3.3 Passing Cmp. Att. Int. Yds. TDs Ryan Dinwiddie 17 32 0 160 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Billy Wingfield 5 64 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Andy Avalos 5 8 13
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// Bowl History //
Broncos Cap Second Straight Nationally Ranked Season with Victory in the Inaugural PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Boise State 34, TCU 31 Dec. 23, 2003 – Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Ryan Dinwiddie ended his career as the most efficient passer in college football and led Boise State to its first bowl victory away from home. Dinwiddie threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns, the last an 18-yarder to Derek Schouman for the winning score, and the No. 18 Broncos beat No. 19 TCU 34-31 in the inaugural PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl. Dinwiddie hit 19-of-35 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns to finish the season with 4,356 passing yards. He also completed his career with 9,809 passing yards, 82 touchdowns and just 20 interceptions. The win wasn’t secure until sophomore Mike Wynn, who had not attempted a kick for TCU all season, was well short on a 51-yard field goal try with seven seconds left. Prior to TCU’s failed field goal attempt, the Broncos missed a chance to clinch the game after Gabe Franklin’s diving interception gave the ball back to Boise State with 5:41left in the game. But Boise State then went three-and-out, giving the ball back to TCU with 3:27 left. In TCU’s final drive, the Horned Frogs converted a fourth-and-10 from their 20 when quarterback Brandon Hassell completed a 28-yard pass. The Frogs then converted on a fourth-and-one, when Lonta Hobbs just got the needed yards to the 28 with 40 seconds left. After three incomplete passes and a penalty, Wynn came out for a field goal attempt, but the kick was well short, securing the Bronco win. The score was tied at halftime with Boise State getting scoring plays from T.J. Acree on a 27-yard pass from Dinwiddie, a 54-yard reception from Dinwiddie to Jeff Carpenter, a 75-yard run by David Mikell and a 23-yard field goal by Tyler Jones. On the first play of the second half, Bronco linebacker Andy Avalos recovered a TCU fumble which led to a 37-yard field goal by Jones for a 27-24 Boise State lead. Another TCU fumble early in the fourth quarter led to Boise State’s final score, an 18-yard pass from Dinwiddie to tight end Derek Schouman. Acree was Boise State’s top receiver in the game with eight catches for 150 yards. Mikell finished the game with 101 rushing yards and Wes Nurse was the top Bronco tackler with 14, including 12 unassisted. Scoring Summary TCU Boise State
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 14 10 7 0 31 7 17 3 7 34
TCU 1st, 9:53 Cory Rodgers, 3-yard run (Nick Browne kick) BSU 1st, 8:33 T.J. Acree, 27-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick) TCU 1st, 1:44 Rodgers, 22-yard pass from B. Hassell (Browne kick) TCU 2nd, 9:36 Hassell, 21-yard run (Browne kick) BSU 2nd, 8:13 Jeff Carpenter, 54-yard pass from Dinwiddie (Jones kick) BSU 2nd, 6:12 David Mikell, 75-yard run (Jones kick) TCU 2nd, 0:43 Browne, 32-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 0:00 Jones, 23-yard field goal BSU 3rd, 13:23 Jones, 37-yard field goal TCU 3rd, 9:32 Lonta Hobbs, 7-yard run (Browne kick) BSU 4th, 12:43 Derek Schouman, 18-yard pass from Dinwiddie (Jones kick)
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance — 38,028
TCU Boise State 26 19 57-280 29-117 214 325 15-29-1 19-35-2 494 442 86 64 5.7 6.9 4-40.8 5-36.8 2-8 3-34 4-65 6-127 2-2 0-0 6-57 6-70 7/17 4/13 34:05 25:55
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. David Mikell 16 101 1 6.3 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds TDs Ryan Dinwiddie 19 35 2 325 3 Receiving No. Yds TDs T.J. Acree 8 150 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Wes Nurse 12 2 14
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Broncos Perfect Season Falls One Game Short in 44-40 Loss to Louisville in AutoZone Liberty Bowl Louisville 44, Boise State 40 Dec. 31, 2004 – Liberty Bowl – Memphis, Tenn. Louisville snapped Boise State’s 22-game winning streak, which was the nation’s longest, in the highestscoring game in Liberty Bowl history with a 44-40 victory. The Cardinals (11-1) won their third Liberty Bowl by handing the Broncos (11-1) their first loss since September 2003. Eric Shelton scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 6:48 left, as the eighth-ranked Cardinals held off the 10th-ranked Broncos on New Year’s Eve. The Broncos had one last chance to win after Art Carmody’s 19-yard field goal with 1:10 left put Louisville ahead by four. Quarterback Jared Zabransky drove the Broncos to the Louisville 30 before his final pass into the end zone was intercepted by Louisville safety Kerry Rhodes as time expired. Everyone expected a high-scoring game in a bowl pairing the nation’s top two offenses. The teams didn’t disappoint as they swapped the lead five times. The 84 combined points topped the 80 points by Colorado and Alabama in 1969 and was one of a handful of Liberty Bowl records set. Louisville won only for the second time in seven bowls despite a season-high four turnovers. The Cardinals rolled up 564 yards, topping 500 yards for the ninth time that season. This was the biggest game in school history for Boise State, a program that moved up to Division I-A in 1996. The Broncos, who played their first three bowls on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium, thought they could keep up with an offense that had trailed only Louisville for most yards and points in the country. But the Broncos, who lost 12 starters from their 2003 squad, finished with 284 yards offense, well below their 511.6-yard average. The teams still rewrote the Liberty Bowl record book. They combined for the most points in the first quarter with 24, and their 52 points were the most for the first half. Boise State kicker Tyler Jones had a record 48-yard field goal on the Broncos’ first drive, and Bronco linebacker Andy Avalos had a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter that bested the 79-yarder by Michael Jordan of Tulane in 1998. Boise State led as much as 34-21 early in the third quarter after scoring 24 straight points. The Cardinals settled down in the second half as quarterback Stefan LeFors drove them on an 81-play drive in eight plays, which he capped with a 14-yard TD toss to J.R. Russell. LeFors then gave Louisville the lead back at 35-34 when he ran in from a yard out with 2:17 left in the third. Boise State’s last lead was at 40-35 when Jon Helmandollar plunged in from 2 yards with 10:51 left. Zabransky finished the game completing 14-of-29 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown for the Broncos. T.J. Acree was Boise State’s top receiver with four catches for 57 yards and one score. Lee Marks led the Broncos rushing attack with 66 yards on 15 carries. Two Broncos were in double digits for tackles made with safety Cam Hall leading the team with 19 and rover Chris Carr adding 10. Scoring Summary Boise State Louisville BSU UL BSU UL UL BSU BSU BSU BSU UL UL BSU UL UL
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 10 21 3 6 40 14 7 14 9 44
1st, 10:49 Tyler Jones, 48-yard field goal 1st, 9:09 Gary Barnidge, 6-yard pass from Stefan LeFors (Art Carmody kick) 1st, 0:59 Andy Avalos, 92-yard interception return (Jones kick) 1st, 0:46 Harry Douglas, 65-yard run (Carmody kick) 2nd, 13:12 B. Clark, 30-yard pass from Brian Brohm (Carmody kick) 2nd, 8:52 Brad Lau, fumble recovery (Jones kick) 2nd, 8:38 T.J. Acree, 19-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Jones kick) 2nd, 0:15 Zabransky, 1-yard run (Jones kick) 3rd, 9:05 Jones, 42-yard field goal 3rd, 6:06 J.R. Russell, 14-yard pass from LeFors (Carmody kick) 3rd, 2:17 LeFors, 1-yard run (Carmody kick) 4th, 10:51 Jon Helmandollar, two-yard run (Zabransky pass failed) 4th, 6:48 Eric Shelton, 1-yard run (LeFors pass failed) 4th, 1:10 Carmody, 19-yard field goal
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance — 58,355
Boise State Louisville 15 29 38-88 50-329 196 235 15-31-1 21-31-2 284 564 69 81 4.1 7.0 6-39.7 2-24.0 1-14.0 4-36 8-186 6-139 1-0 2-2 6-55 5-34 5/17 8/14 26:25 33:35
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Lee Marks 15 66 0 4.4 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Jared Zabransky 14 29 1 199 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs T.J. Acree 4 57 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Cam Hall 10 9 19
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Second Half Rally Comes up Short in MPC Computers Bowl Loss to Boston College Boston College 27, Boise State 21 Dec. 28, 2005 – MPC Computers Bowl – Boise, Idaho It was nearly a comeback for the ages. Boise State’s second-half rally came up just short as the Broncos lost 27-21 to No. 19 Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl in Bronco Stadium. Boston College’s Ryan Glasper picked off Bronco quarterback Jared Zabransky’s pass in the end zone with 40 seconds to play to salvage a win for the Eagles, who led 27-0 with 1:30 to play in the third quarter. Boise State stormed back thanks to big plays. Zabransky found Drisan James with a 53-yard touchdown pass to pull the Broncos to within 27-7. The Broncos got the ball back when safety Marty Tadman picked off Matt Ryan at Boston College’s 33. The Broncos capitalized with a four-play drive for a touchdown that was capped by a Zabransky 2-yard touchdown run. Boise State crawled even closer after a big play on special teams. Quinton Jones returned a punt 92 yards for a score and Boise State was within a touchdown, 27-21. The Broncos got the chance to win the game with one final possession. Boise State drove to the Boston College 5-yard line after a fourthand-nine conversion and a pass interference call on the Eagles. Zabransky found freshman Vinny Perretta for 32 yards on the fourth-and-nine to get the ball down to the Boston College 14. The Broncos’ drive and the hopes of continuing their 31-game home winning streak ended when Glasper picked off the pass. Jones finished the game with a school-record 151 punt return yards, and his 92-yard return for a touchdown tied the school record he set earlier in the season at Hawaii. Zabransky finished with 279 yards passing while completing 20-of-35 with one touchdown and two interceptions. Legedu Naanee had five catches for 52 yards, Perretta had a career-best four catches for a career-high 84 yards and Jerard Rabb and Jeff Carpenter had four catches each. Korey Hall led Boise State with 15 tackles, while Tadman had 11 tackles and an interception and Colt Brooks added 10 tackles. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Boise State 0 0 7 14 21 Boston College 7 17 3 0 27 BC BC BC BC BC BSU BSU BSU
1st, 11:31 T. Gonzalez, 24-yard pass from M. Ryan (R. Ohlinger kick) 2nd, 12:22 Ohliger, 30-yard field goal 2nd, 2:27 Gonzalez, 13-yard pass from Ryan (Ohliger kick) 2nd, 1:16 W. Blackmon, 35-yard pass from Ryan (Ohliger kick) 3rd, 3:52 Ohliger, 27-yard field goal 3rd, 1:24 Drisan James, 53-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) 4th, 14:15 Zabransky, 2-yard run (Montgomery kick) 4th, 3:51 Quinton Jones, 92-yard punt return (Montgomery kick)
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance - 30,493
Boise State Boston College 17 20 27-43 43-127 317 256 23-41-2 19-36-1 360 383 68 79 5.3 4.8 6-38.2 8-42.2 7-151 3-7 3-62 4-54 2-1 2-0 7-69 11-94 5-16 8-20 25:43 34:17
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Lee Marks 8 24 0 3.0 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Jared Zabransky 35 20 2 279 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Legedu Naanee 5 52 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Korey Hall 8 7 15
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Boise State Shocks the Football World with Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Victory over Oklahoma Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (OT) Jan. 1, 2007 – University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Ariz. In what many say was the greatest game in college football history, ninth-ranked Boise State shocked the No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners 43-42 in overtime to win the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, leaving Boise State as the only undefeated team in the country. Boise State showed plenty of heart and resilience in edging the Sooners in one of the most amazing games in recent memory. In one of the most dramatic finishes in BCS history, the Sooners and the Broncos combined for 22 points in the final 86 seconds of regulation. Boise State lost an 18-point lead midway through the third quarter, then twice rallied from 7-point deficits. The Broncos appeared to be finished when Oklahoma cornerback Marcus Walker intercepted Jared Zabransky’s pass and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown to put the Sooners ahead 35-28 with 1:02 remaining. The magic began on a stunning 50-yard touchdown play on fourth-and-18 in the final seconds of regulation. Zabransky hit Drisan James at Oklahoma’s 35, and James pitched the ball to Jerard Rabb, who raced into the end zone with seven seconds to play. That play merely set the stage for more Bronco magic. Oklahoma’s Adrian Peterson opened the overtime with a 25-yard touchdown run. The Broncos answered with Vinny Perretta’s fourth-down touchdown pass to Derek Schouman. With Boise State down by a point, Petersen decided to go for the victory. On the decisive play, Zabransky looked at three wide receivers to his right, then handed the ball behind his back to tailback Ian Johnson, who raced untouched into the end zone for the winning 2-point conversion. The wild finish came after Boise State dominated the first 40 minutes, making it clear that the Western Athletic Conference champion deserved a BCS berth. The Broncos stunned the Sooners with two quick touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. The first came on a 49-yard touchdown pass from Zabransky to James. Zabransky froze the defense with a play-fake to Johnson, then fired to James, who was all alone 10 yards behind Walker. On the next series, defensive end Mike T. Williams sacked Sooners quarterback Paul Thompson, who fumbled. Williams recovered at Oklahoma’s 9. Two plays later, Johnson scored from 2 yards out to give the Broncos a 14-0 lead with 7:28 left in the first quarter. The Sooners cut the lead to 14-10 before Zabransky and James connected again shortly before the half for a 21-10 lead. Boise State’s lead was extended to 18 points midway through the third quarter when Marty Tadman intercepted a Sooner pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown. But Oklahoma didn’t go away quietly. The Sooners scored a field goal and two touchdowns to cut the Bronco lead to 28-26, with the extra point still to come with 1:26 remaining in regulation. After penalties on their first two 2-point conversion tries, Oklahoma finally converted on a pass play to tie the score at 28. That set the stage for the climax to one of the most celebrated college games ever. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Boise State 14 7 7 7 8 43 Oklahoma 7 3 7 18 7 42 BSU 1st, 9:06 BSU 1st, 7:28 OU 1st, 0:26 OU 2nd, 5:28 BSU 2nd, 0:33 BSU 3rd, 8:05 OU 3rd, 4:29 OU 4th, 14:57 OU 4th, 1:26 OU 4th, 1:02 BSU 4th, 0:07 OU OT BSU OT
Drisan James, 49-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Anthony Montgomery kick) Ian Johnson, 2-yard run (Montgomery kick) Manuel Johnson, 8-yard pass from Paul Thompson (Garret Hartley kick) Hartley, 31-yard field goal James, 32-yard pass from Zabransky (Montgomery kick) Marty Tadman, 27-yard interception return (Montgomery kick) Adrian Peterson, 8-yard run (Hartley kick) Hartley, 28-yard field goal Quentin Chaney, 5-yard pass from Thompson (Juaqu Iglesias pass from Thompson) Marcus Walker, 33-yard interception return (Hartley kick) Jerard Rabb, 35-yard pass from Zabransky (Montgomery kick) Peterseon, 25-yard run (Hartley kick) Derek Schouman, 5-yard pass from Vinny Perretta (Johnson rush)
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance - 73,719
Boise State 16 35-110 267 20-30-1 377 65 5.8 8-41.6 3-16 6-124 2-2 8-63 4-14 41:48
Oklahoma 23 38-174 233 19-32-3 407 70 5.8 5-40.4 4-27 6-85 1-1 6-35 2-10 33:12
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Ian Johnson 23 101 1 4.4 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Jared Zabransky 29 19 1 262 3 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Derek Schouman 8 72 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Kyle Wilson 10 0 10
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THREE PLAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD . . .
0:07 4th and 18. Quarterback Jared Zabransky completes a pass to Drisan James who pitches the ball to Jerard Rabb for a 50 yard touchdown.
HOOK & LATERAL
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Wide receiver Vinny Perretta takes the snap on fourth down and completes a pass to Derek Schouman in overtime
HALFBACK PASS Down by one, the Broncos run the “Statue of Liberty” play to Ian Johnson for the winning score.
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“...They’re gonna go for two guys. I’m telling ya, they’re tired and listen, when you’re Cindrella at a certain point you don’t keep slugging with the big guy. They’re gonna try and win the football game right now.” - Charles Davis, FOX
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Last Second Field Goal Hands Broncos Defeat at Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 Dec. 23, 2007 – Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, Hawai’i HONOLULU (AP) – Ben Hartman kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give East Carolina a 41-38 win over No. 24 Boise State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Chris Johnson led the Pirates setting an NCAA bowl record with 408 all-purpose yards. Johnson rushed for 223 yards, caught three passes for 32 yards and returned six kickoffs for 153 yards. But he committed a costly fumble late that almost sent it to overtime. With East Carolina trying to run out the clock near midfield, Boise State’s Marty Tadman scooped up Johnson’s fumble and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown to tie it at 38 with 1:25 left. The Pirates took possession at their 39 with 1:16 left and drove to the Broncos 17 to set up Hartman’s kick. The Broncos (10-3), making their sixth straight bowl appearance, almost repeated their last-minute magic from a year ago when they stunned Oklahoma in overtime in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl to finish 13-0. The Pirates appeared to have the game in hand when they took a 38-14 lead early in the third quarter on Brandon Simmons’ 3-yard TD run. The Broncos, however, hung in and reeled off 24 straight points. D.J. Harper’s 1-yard TD plunge cut East Carolina’s lead to 38-31 with 7:09 left. Boise State was driving to tie the game in the final minutes when East Carolina recovered a Bronco fumble which set up the Pirates at their 39 with 1:45 left. But East Carolina’s Johnson couldn’t hang on to the ball as he struggled to add a few more yards to his record, and Tadman returned the fumble for a touchdown. The usually explosive Broncos looked rusty and unprepared in the first half. They went three-and-out on their first four possessions, followed by an interception, touchdown and fumble. Boise State managed just 3 yards of offense in the first quarter while East Carolina racked up 181 behind Johnson’s 106 rushing yards. The Broncos’ lone highlight in the first quarter was Austin Smith’s 89-yard kickoff return for a TD. In the second quarter, Ryan Putnam caught a 3-yard pass from Tharp to cut East Carolina’s lead to 10. Freshman running back Jeremy Avery was named Boise State’s most valuable player in the game, gaining 69 yards on 10 carries, catching four passes for 43 yards and one touchdown and returning two kickoffs for 41 yards. Another Bronco freshman, Austin Pettis, was Boise State’s top receiver with nine catches for 89 yards. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Team Statistics Boise State East Carolina Boise State 7 7 10 14 38 First Downs 22 22 East Carolina 10 21 7 3 41 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 24-98 50-322 Passing Yards 270 154 ECU 1st, 8:22 Ben Hartman, 36-yard field goal Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 30-44-2 13-22-0 BSU 1st, 8:10 Austin Smith, 89-yard kickoff return (Kyle Total Yards 368 476 Brotzman kick) Total Plays 68 72 ECU 1st, 4:25 Chris Johnson, 68-yard run (Hartman kick) Average Yards Per Play 5.4 6.6 ECU 2nd, 12:31 Dominque Lindsay, 3-yard run (Hartmen Punting (No-Yards) 4-42.2 7-43.1 kick) Punt Returns (No-Yards) 1 -1 2-5 ECU 2nd, 8:51 Johnson, 18-yard pass from Pat Pinkney Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 7-38.0 6-25.5 (Hartman kick) Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1 BSU 2nd, 4:18 Ryan Putnam, 3-yard pass from Taylor Penalties (No-Yards) 4-50 7-50 Tharp (Brotzman kick) Third Down Conversions 6 / 12 6 / 15 ECU 2nd, 0:33 Lindsay, 3-yard run (Hartman kick) Time of Possession 26:16 33:44 ECU 3rd, 9:02 Brandon Simmons, 3-yard run (Hartman Attendance -- 30,467 kick) BSU 3rd, 8:10 Jeremy Avery, 25-yard pass from Tharp Individual Boise State Leaders (Brotzman kick) Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. BSU 3rd, 3:11 Brotzman, 31-yard field goal Jeremy Avery 10 69 0 6.9 BSU 4th, 7:09 D.J. Harper, 1-yard run (Brotzman kick) Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs BSU 4th, 1:25 Marty Tadman, 47-yard fumble recovery Taylor Tharp 44 30 2 270 2 (Brotzman kick) Receiving No. Yds. TDs ECU 4th, 0:00 Hartman, 34-yard field goal Austin Pettis 9 89 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Marty Tadman 7 3 10
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Broncos come up short in one point loss to TCU at San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl TCU 17, Boise State 16 Dec. 23, 2008 – Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego, Calif. SAN DIEGO (AP) -TCU’s Joseph Turner’s 17-yard run midway through the fourth quarter gave the No. 11 Horned Frogs their first lead of the night, which they preserved for a 17-16 victory over No. 9 and previously undefeated Boise State in the Poinsettia Bowl. Boise State (12-1) was trying to finish 13-0 for the second time in three seasons. The Broncos took a 10-0 lead on Ian Johnson’s 20-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter, but their high-scoring offense bogged down against TCU’s fast, aggressive defense. TCU (11-2) piled up yards if not points until finally wearing down the Broncos’ defense in the fourth quarter. The Horned Frogs moved 80 yards in 10 plays on the winning drive, with Turner finishing it off by shedding a tackle inside the 5-yard line and diving into the end zone for a 17-13 lead. There wouldn’t be a crazy, victorious finish for Johnson and the Broncos as there was two years ago in their memorable, highly entertaining overtime win over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. After Turner’s TD, Boise State got to the TCU 14 before having to settle for Kyle Brotzman’s 33-yard field goal to pull to 17-16. The Broncos got the ball back with 6 seconds left on their 33 and tried to lateral the ball after a catch, but Jeremy Childs’ desperation flip was grabbed by TCU’s Matt Panfil. TCU outgained Boise State 472 yards to 250. BSU had only 28 yards rushing. BSU came in averaging 39 points and 456 yards, one of the benefits of dominating the Western Athletic Conference. Johnson scored on a 20-yard run midway through the first quarter. It was his 58th career rushing TD, breaking former San Diego State star Marshall Faulk’s WAC record and giving the Broncos a 10-0 lead. Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore faked a sweep handoff to Childs, then handed to Johnson, who broke outside and found an open field. Officials brought to the ball to the sideline for Johnson to keep. The Broncos needed the cushion, because TCU’s fast, aggressive defense finally clamped down. Boise State defensive end Byron Hout intercepted Andy Dalton midway through the second quarter, and his 62-yard return included a nice spin move to get away from one TCU player and a stiff arm against another Horned Frog. Hout was a running back in high school. Hout returned the ball to the TCU 11, but the Broncos had to settle for Brotzman’s 24-yard field goal and a 13-0 lead. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Team Statistics Boise State TCU Boise State 10 3 0 3 16 First Downs 15 28 TCU 0 7 3 7 17 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 20-28 51-275 Passing Yards 222 197 Scoring Summary Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 22-35-1 22-36-2 BSU 1st, 11:32 Kyle Brotzman, 30-yard field goal Total Yards 250 472 BSU 1st, 7:35 Ian Johnson, 20-yard run (Brotzman kick) Total Plays 55 87 BSU 2nd, 5:51 Brotzman, 24-yard field goal Average Yards Per Play 4.5 5.4 TCU 2nd, 0:24 Aaron Brown, 16-yard run (Ross Evans Punting (No-Yards) 4-48.0 4-32.0 kick) Punt Returns (No-Yards) 1-0.0 1-1.0 TCU 3rd, 0:46 Evans, 32-yard field goal Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 4-21.2 5-18.8 TCU 4th, 8:51 Joseph Turner, 17-yard run (Evans kick) Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 BSU 4th, 4:47 Brotzman, 33-yard field goal Penalties (No-Yards) 4-25 6-63 Third Down Conversions 3 / 11 9 / 18 Time of Possession 23:53 36:07 Attendance -- 34,628 Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Ian Johnson 7 28 1 4.0 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Kellen Moore 35 22 1 222 0 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Jeremy Childs 7 61 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Jeron Johnson 12 2 14
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Broncos Capture Second Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Title in Four Years with Victory over TCU Boise State 17, TCU 10 Jan. 4, 2010 – University of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, Ariz. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Boise State reached into its bag of tricks again and stunned TCU in a Fiesta Bowl duel of unbeaten BCS busters. After the Broncos pulled off a gutsy fake punt at their own 33-yard line, Doug Martin scored the decisive touchdown to give No. 6 Boise State a 17-10 victory over third-ranked TCU. A 10-10 stalemate came alive when punter Kyle Brotzman hit wide-open Kyle Efaw with a 30-yard strike with about nine minutes to play. Four plays later, Martin dove over a tackler from two yards out as the Broncos became the second school ever to go 14-0, joining Ohio State in 2002. (Alabama would also go 14-0 when it won the national championship later in the week.) The trickery evoked memories of Boise State’s BCS debut three years ago, when it pulled out a passel of gadget plays to defeat Oklahoma on the same field. Unlike that thriller, this game offered little drama until Petersen made another surprising call. The Broncos caught the Horned Frogs napping on the fake punt. Kellen Moore then completed three straight passes to advance to the two, and Martin scored to put Boise State up 17-10 with 7:21 to go. TCU took over at its own one with 1:06 remaining and marched to the Boise State 30 before cornerback Brandyn Thompson disrupted a pass by Andy Dalton, and Winston Venable picked it off to end the threat. Moore passed for 211 yards. Dalton finished with 272 yards and a score through the air, but was intercepted three times. Brotzman also made a 40-yard field goal midway through the second to make it 10-0, putting the Horned Frogs in the biggest hole they had faced all season. Boise State is known for its offense. But its defense did most of the work in this one. Thompson set up the winning drive with its second interception of the game. He returned his first pick 51 yards for the game’s first score. This was TCU’s first BCS game, and the Horned Frogs seemed a little jittery, with six first-half penalties and some early struggles by Dalton, who also fumbled a snap to go along with his three interceptions. Neither team could muster an offensive touchdown until the final minute of the first half, when Dalton hit Curtis Clay for a 30-yard score to make it 10-7 at halftime. The Horned Frogs capitalized on Boise State’s first turnover to pull even midway through the third. The Broncos had moved into Horned Frogs territory when All-American defensive end Jerry Hughes stripped Martin and recovered the ball at TCU’s 43-yard line. Eight plays later, Ross Evans kicked a 29-yard field goal to tie it at 10. The Broncos struck first on the return by Thompson, who cut in front of Antoine Hicks, picked off the pass and raced untouched into the end zone in the first quarter. Dalton had thrown only five interceptions in 279 pass attempts during the regular season, when he earned first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors. But the Broncos put pressure on Dalton from the start; late in the first quarter, unblocked cornerback Kyle Wilson blitzed and flattened Dalton, who came out for one play. Scoring Summary 1st Boise State 7 TCU 0 Scoring Summary BSU 1st, 11:28 BSU 2nd, 8:02 TCU 2nd, 0:49 TCU 3rd, 3:42 BSU 4th, 7:21
2nd 3 7
3rd 0 3
4th 7 0
Total 17 10
Brandyn Thompson, 51-yard interception return (Kyle Brotzman kick) Brotzman, 40-yard field goal Curtis Clay, 30-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) Evans, 29-yard field goal Doug Martin, 2-yard run (Brotzman kick)
Team Statistics Boise State TCU First Downs 16 17 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 32-77 20-36 Passing Yards 240 272 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 24-40-0 25-44-3 Total Yards 317 308 Total Plays 72 64 Average Yards Per Play 4.4 4.8 Punting (No-Yards) 8-44.4 8-48.4 Punt Returns (No-Yards) 4-10.2 5-15.2 Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 3-18.0 4-19.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0 Penalties (No-Yards) 7-70 7-53 Third Down Conversions 6 / 18 1 / 12 Time of Possession 34:43 25:17 Attendance -- 73,227 Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Doug Martin 16 42 1 2.6 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Kellen Moore 39 23 0 211 0 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Titus Young 8 72 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Winston Venable 8 0 8
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Brandyn Thompson Returns Interception for Touchdown
Kyle Efaw Completes “The Riddler” on 4th Down
Doug Martin Scores Winning Touchdown
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Broncos Dominate Utah in MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Victory Boise State 26, Utah 3 Dec. 22, 2010 – Sam Boyd Stadium – Las Vegas, Nev. LAS VEGAS (AP) - Doug Martin shook Boise State out of its brief postseason funk with an 84-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the 10th-ranked Broncos dominated the rest of the way beat No. 20 Utah 26-3 in the MAACO Bowl. Boise State had turned the ball over three times and was trailing 3-0 when Martin went up the middle and outran Utah defenders down the left side to give the Broncos a much-needed spark. From there, Boise State’s defense shut the Utes out and Kellen Moore threw two touchdown passes as the Broncos cruised to an easy win. ``It was a startup for our team,’’ Martin said. ``A momentum changer.’’ The victory was small consolation for Boise State, which missed out on a possible Rose Bowl appearance. But the dominating win against a team that was at one time ranked No. 6 in the country was a reminder why the Broncos rode high in the polls before suffering their only loss in two years. ``Boise State is a heck of a football team,’’ Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. ``When you play a team the caliber of Boise State you have to play better than we did tonight.’’ Martin’s run came after a mistake-prone first quarter in which Boise State kept giving the ball away and making costly errors. Utah wasn’t much better, and when the Broncos began finding their stride the game quickly turned one-sided. Moore, who fumbled on the third play of the game and threw an interception later in the first quarter, rebounded with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Shoemaker in the closing seconds of the first half to give Boise State a 16-3 lead. He added another 18-yard TD pass to Austin Pettis in the third quarter in a game that was more lopsided than the final score. Boise State (12-1), which had been ranked as high as No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll this year and once seemed headed for a New Year’s Day bowl, came into the game a 17-point favorite but early on looked little like the team that was everyone’s favorite BCS buster. That changed with Martin’s run, with the Broncos taking control on both sides of the ball against a team that was a BCS team itself two years ago and had won nine straight bowl games. Moore, who finished fourth in Heisman voting earlier, finished with impressive numbers despite his rocky start. He completed 28 of 38 passes, including 12 to Pettis, who was playing the final game of a college career in which his team won 51 of 53 games. Boise State was plenty impressive against Utah, shutting down quarterback Terrance Cain and the Utes running game. Utah didn’t help itself by losing three fumbles and being penalized 10 times for 83 yards in a sloppily played game. Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman became the all-time NCAA leader in points kicking with a 29-yard field goal in the second quarter. Brotzman added another field goal in the fourth quarter but had a mixed night, getting one attempt blocked and dropping a pass while wide open on a fake punt. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Utah 3 0 0 0 3 Boise State 0 16 7 3 26 Scoring Summary UU 1st, 0:56 Joe Phillips, 44-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 8:39 Doug Martin, 84-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick) BSU 2nd, 2:27 Brotzman, 29-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 0:18 Tyler Shoemaker, 25-yard pass from Kellen Moore (Chris Potter pass failed) BSU 3rd, 8:18 Austin Pettis, 18-yard pass from Moore (Brotzman kick) BSU 4th, 8:49 Brotzman, 21-yard field goal
Team Statistics First Downs Rushing (Carries-Yards) Passing Yards Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) Total Yards Total Plays Average Yards Per Play Punting (No-Yards) Punt Returns (No-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) Fumbles-Lost Penalties (No-Yards) Third Down Conversions Time of Possession Attendance -- 41,923
Utah Boise State 8 23 29-107 37-202 93 341 10-24-0 29-40-1 200 543 53 77 3.8 7.1 5-41.2 1-47.0 1-0.0 1-15.0 6-24.3 2-16.5 3-3 4-3 10-83 3-29 2 / 13 8 / 18 26:50 33:10
Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Doug Martin 17 147 1 8.6 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Kellen Moore 38 28 1 339 2 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Austin Pettis 12 147 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Jeron Johnson 3 7 10
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Broncos Ride Big Plays to Big Win over Arizona State in MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 Dec. 22, 2011 – Sam Boyd Stadium – Las Vegas, Nev. LAS VEGAS - Sixth-ranked Boise State scored touchdowns in five different ways as part of a 56-24 blowout win over Arizona State in the 20th MAACO Bowl Las Vegas The Broncos, the highest-ranked team in the event’s history at No. 6 by the coaches, were perhaps one made field goal away from playing for a BCS title but instead got to be part of a party in Las Vegas before the 35,720 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium. In what was the final game of one of college football’s most successful, Kellen Moore became the first quarterback in NCAA FBS history to reach 50 career victories as a starter as Boise State cruised to its first win over Arizona State to close the season at 12-1 overall for the second consecutive year. The Broncos started out with a bang thanks to Doug Martin’s 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the opening play. It marked the longest return in MBLV history and was the first time any bowl game started with a return for a score since Ohio State did it in the 2007 BCS Championship against Florida. Martin was not nearly done with is heroics, however, as he went on to earn the Rossi T. Ralenkotter MVP Trophy after rolling up a staggering 301 all-purpose yards and two TDs. That total included 151 yards rushing on 31 carries and 26 more through the air on three receptions. Boise State jumped out to a 21-0 lead with a 14-yard TD catch by Tyler Shoemaker and then a two-yard TD grab by Matt Miller - both coming from the arm of Moore. Miller brought in another one just before halftime to make it 28-3 at the break. The Sun Devils showed life, however, coming out of the locker room as Rashad Ross took the third-quarter kickoff back for his own highlight play - a 98-yard touchdown. Later in the game, ASU was heading in from the one-yard line looking to close the gap even more but Brock Osweiler’s pass was intercepted by Bronco Jamar Taylor, who returned it 100 yards the other way for a stunning touchdown that sealed the outcome. When Travis Stanaway scooped up an ASU fumble and took it 26 yards for six points in the fourth quarter, it meant Boise State had scored via pass, rush, return, interception and fumble. ‘’There were two things we really wanted to do,’’ said Boise State head coach Chris Petersen. ‘’We wanted to start fast, and we really did that. And we wanted to finish strong, and we really did that.’’ Moore’s final collegiate outing saw him complete 24 of 36 attempts for 293 yards a pair of scores. ‘’Vegas is kind of a popular spot for me apparently,’’ said Moore, who won three of his 50 at Sam Boyd Stadium in a 12-month span. ‘’You couldn’t ask for a better situation. We were very fortunate to come to this bowl game the last two years. It’s a neat experience, you enjoy yourself and there’s just a lot of great memories here.’’ While there was not much defense on display, Boise State did get to Osweiler for four sacks, two by Las Vegas High School graduate Billy Winn, who got to play his final college game in his hometown. Boise State improved to 2-0 in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas to help the Mountain West up its record to 5-4 vs. the Pac-12 in the annual event. Scoring Summary 1st Arizona State 0 Boise State 14
2nd 3 14
3rd 7 7
4th 14 21
Total 24 56
Scoring Summary BSU 1st, 14:46 Doug Martin, 100-yard kickoff return (Michael Frisina kick) BSU 1st, 4:36 Tyler Shoemaker, 14-yard pass from Kellen Moore (Frisina kick) BSU 2nd, 12:03 Matt Miller, 2-yard pass from Moore (Frisina kick) ASU 2nd, 5:44 Alex Garoutte, 32-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 0:43 Kyle Efaw, 5-yard pass from Miller (Frisina kick) ASU 3rd, 14:45 Ross Rashad, 98-yard kickoff return (Garoutte kick) BSU 3rd, 6:52 Jamar Taylor, 100-yard interception return (Frisina kick) BSU 4th, 14:55 D.J. Harper, 4-yard run (Frisina kick) BSU 4th, 14:17 Travis Stanaway, 26-yard fumble recovery (Frisina kick) ASU 4th, 13:05 Gerell Robinson, 21-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Garoutte kick) BSU 4th, 2:24 Martin, 2-yard run (Frisina kick) ASU 4th, 0:28 George Bell, 30-yard pass from Osweiler (Garoutte kick)
Team Statistics Arizona State Boise State First Downs 8 23 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 29-107 37-202 Passing Yards 93 341 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 10-24-0 29-40-1 Total Yards 200 543 Total Plays 53 77 Average Yards Per Play 3.8 7.1 Punting (No-Yards) 5-41.2 1-47.0 Punt Returns (No-Yards) 1-0.0 1-15.0 Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 6-24.3 2-16.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 4-3 Penalties (No-Yards) 10-83 3-29 Third Down Conversions 2 / 13 8 / 18 Time of Possession 26:50 33:10 Attendance -- 35,720 Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Doug Martin 31 151 1 4.9 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Kellen Moore 34 26 2 293 2 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Kyle Efaw 5 38 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Mike Atkinson 4 1 5 Hunter White 4 1 5 Travis Stanaway 4 1 5 Aaron Tevis 3 2 5
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Broncos Top Huskies 28-26 in MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Boise State 28, Washington 26 Dec. 23, 2012 – Sam Boyd Stadium – Las Vegas, Nev. LAS VEGAS - Michael Frisina came up big for Boise State, kicking a 27-yard field goal with 1:16 left to give the No. 20 Broncos a 28-26 victory Saturday over Washington for their third MAACO Bowl Las Vegas trophy in a row. Frisina made the winning kick after Washington had taken the lead for the first time on Travis Coons’ 38-yard field goal. Boise State (11-2) sealed the win when Jeremy Ioane intercepted Keith Price’s pass as the Huskies (7-6) neared midfield. Boise State had to overcome a 205-yard rushing game by Bishop Sankey against a normally stingy Bronco defense. Sankey also had 74 yards receiving, giving him 279 of Washington’s 447 yards from scrimmage. He was the MVP of the game, despite being on the losing side. Frisina was 12 for 17 on field goals coming into the game, adding three on Saturday, including a 34-yarder to open the scoring that was his first field goal over 30 yards for the year. Boise State, which outscored Utah and Arizona State 82-24 in its two previous Las Vegas Bowl wins, looked to be heading for a third straight blowout when Holden Huff scored on a 34-yard pass with 5:25 left in the second quarter for an 18-3 lead. But Sankey scored on a 26-yard run on Washington’s next possession, and Price scrambled for another score with 3 seconds left to make it 18-17 at halftime. After both teams scored touchdowns on long drives in the third quarter, the Huskies took their only lead of the game on the field goal by Coons with 4:09 left. On the ensuing kickoff, though, freshman Shane Williams-Rhodes returned the ball 47 yards to the Washington 42, and Joe Southwick guided them to the 12 before Frisina hit the winning kick. The teams traded long drives in the third quarter, with Boise State going 74 yards in 15 plays to open the second half, and Washington responding with a 75 yard, 12 play drive. The Huskies went for a 2-point conversion that would have tied it, but the pass was incomplete. “We watched a lot of tape and we knew they were a good team,’’ Boise State Head Coach Chris Petersen said. ‘’I don’t think all 7-5 records are equal across the board. These guys have beaten too many good opponents and played too much good football that you start to get a gauge and I just knew it would be a really tight game.” Southwick ended the day with 264 yards passing, while D.J. Harper added 72 on the ground. Matt Miller added 90 yards receiving in the Bronco win. Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Washington 3 14 6 3 26 Boise State 9 9 7 3 28 Scoring Summary BSU 1st, 10:26 UW 1st, 4:47 BSU 1st, 0:15 BSU 2nd, 9:00 BSU 2nd, 5:25 UW 2nd, 4:42 UW 2nd, 0:03 BSU 3rd, 8:13 UW 3rd, 2:28 UW 4th, 4:09 BSU 4th, 1:16
Michael Frisina, 34-yard field goal Travis Coons, 26-yard field goal Geraldo Boldewijn, 16-yard pass from Joe Southwick (Frisina kick blocked) Frisina, 30-yard field goal Holden Huff, 34-yard pass from Chris Potter (Matt Miller rush failed) Bishop Sankey, 26-yard run (Coons kick) Keith Price, 7-yard run (Coons kick) Huff, 1-yard pass from Southwick (Frisina kick) Jenkins Seferian, 6-yard pass from Price (Price pass failed) Coons, 38-yard field goal Frisina, 27-yard field goal
Team Statistics Washington Boise State First Downs 20 21 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 38-205 36-109 Passing Yards 242 298 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 20-39-2 27-39-0 Total Yards 447 407 Total Plays 77 75 Average Yards Per Play 5.8 5.4 Punting (No-Yards) 3-44.7 5-36.4 Punt Returns (No-Yards) 2-4.0 0-0.0 Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 4-16.8 5-27.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties (No-Yards) 2-10 3-23 Third Down Conversions 8/18 7/19 Time of Possession 30:59 29:01 Attendance - 33,217 Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. D.J. Harper 16 72 0 4.5 Joe Southwick 11 39 0 3.5 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Joe Southwick 38 26 0 264 2 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Chris Potter 9 55 0 Matt Miller 6 90 0 Geraldo Boldewijn 5 59 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total J.C. Percy 9 8 17 Darion Thompson 3 6 9 Corey Bell 2 6 8 Tommy Smith 1 5 6
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Broncos Fall to Oregon State in Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Dec. 24, 2013 – Aloha Stadium – Honolulu HONOLULU - Rashaad Reynolds returned two fumbles for touchdowns, helping Oregon State beat Boise State 38-23 in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. The Beavers (7-6) stopped a five-game slide and set several records in handing Boise State its worst loss in two months. Biletnikoff Award-winner Brandin Cooks had 60 yards receiving and a touchdown while setting a Pac-12 record for most receiving yards in a season, passing USC’s Marqise Lee. Sean Mannion set another for passing yards, finishing 24 of 33 for 259 yards and a touchdown. Oregon State kept Boise State out of the end zone until the third quarter, well after the Beavers had opened a big lead. Reynolds had his first fumble recovery about 12 minutes into the game when Scott Crichton stripped Boise State quarterback Grant Hedrick in the end zone. The ball popped forward to the 3-yard line, where Reynolds picked it up and ran it in. Reynolds tacked on another fumble return in the second quarter on his way to game MVP honors. Troy Ware caught a 6-yard pass near the sideline for Boise State, but Larry Scott punched the ball out as Ware was falling to the ground. Reynolds picked it up and ran 70 yards to the end zone. Matt Miller led Boise State with 11 catches for 206 yards and a touchdown, with most of the production coming after the game was decided. Miller set a school season record with 88 catches, and was the Broncos’ MVP for the game. Boise State’s most successful drive came in the third quarter after Oregon State went 94 yards and scored a touchdown to make it 38-6. The Broncos responded with a nine-play, 76-yard drive spent partially in a hurry-up offense. Jay Ajayi took a shotgun handoff from Hedrick and ran up the middle for a 1-yard TD. Oregon State finished with 454 total yards, averaging 6.8 per play. Hedrick threw for 382 yards and a touchdown, closing out a difficult stretch for the Broncos (8-5). Both teams started the game with similar drives, making progress on big plays before stalling in the red zone and kicking field goals. But Oregon State grabbed the lead for good on Cooks’ 2-yard TD reception with 4:15 left in the first quarter, capping a 92-yard drive. Scoring Summary 1st Boise State 3 Oregon State 17
2nd 3 14
3rd 7 7
4th 10 0
Total 23 38
Scoring Summary OSU 1st, 12:49 Romaine, 27-yard field goal BSU 1st, 8:07 Dan Goodale, 24-yard field goal OSU 1st, 4:15 Cooks, 2-yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) OSU 1st, 2:52 Reynolds, 3-yard fumble recovery (Romaine kick) BSU 2nd, 13:38 Goodale, 42-yard field goal OSU 2nd, 7:46 Reynolds, 70-yard fumble recovery (Romaine kick) OSU 2nd, 2:54 Ward, 9-yard run (Romaine kick) OSU 3rd, 7:58 Woods, 5-yard run (Romaine kick) BSU 3rd, 4:32 Jay Ajayi, 1-yard run (Goodale kick) BSU 4th, 9:19 Matt Miller, 85-yard pass from Grant Hedrick (Goodale kick) BSU 4th, 2:51 Goodale, 33-yard field goal
Team Statistics Boise State Oregon State First Downs 28 22 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 156 195 Passing Yards 382 259 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 32-44-0 24-34-1 Total Yards 538 454 Total Plays 82 67 Average Yards Per Play 6.6 6.8 Punting (No-Yards) 2-53.0 3-38.7 Punt Returns (No-Yards) 0-0.0 0-0.0 Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 7-145 4-82 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties (No-Yards) 7-52 8-70 Third Down Conversions 8/16 6/12 Time of Possession 30:14 29:46 Attendance - 29,106 Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Jay Ajayi 23 97 1 4.2 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Grant Hedrick 32 44 0 382 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Matt Miller 11 206 1 Kirby Moore 7 74 0 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Jeremy Ioane 8 2 10 Corey Bell 8 1 9 Demarcus Lawrence 5 0 5 Gabriel Perez 4 1 5 Donte Deayon 4 1 5
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Boise State Beats Arizona 38-30 In VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Boise State 38, Arizona 30 Dec. 31, 2014 – University of Phoeniz Stadium – Glendale, Ariz. GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Boise State Broncos are no longer just trick-play ponies. They did score a touchdown on a Statue of Liberty play. This was the Fiesta Bowl, so of course they did. But once the tricks were used up and the offensive fireworks dulled, Boise State had to grind out this Fiesta Bowl victory with its defense. Donte Deayon returned an interception for a touchdown in third quarter and sack specialist Kamalei Correa had his biggest takedown of the season on the game’s final play, lifting No. 21 Boise State to a 38-30 victory over No. 12 Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl on Wednesday. Boise State (12-2) lived up to its unpredictable reputation in the first quarter, pulling off the Statue of Liberty play while racing to a 21-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes. Jay Ajayi scored two of his three touchdowns in the first quarter - one on the trick play - and finished with 134 yards rushing. Grant Hedrick was perfect through his first 14 passes and threw for 304 yards and a touchdown. Thomas Sperbeck had 12 catches for 199 yards. The bulk of those numbers came in the first half, though. Once the second rolled around, the Broncos bogged down, allowing Arizona to cut the lead to eight in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats had a final chance, using their quick-strike offense to march down the field, but Correa sacked Anu Solomon at Boise State’s 10yard on the game’s last play. The Broncos charged onto the field after Correa’s sack, celebrating a successful first season under coach Bryan Harsin with their third Fiesta Bowl victory. Not bad for a team supposedly in transition. Arizona (10-4) was overrun by Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship and seemed to still have a hangover against the Broncos. Once the Wildcats shook out of their daze, they shut down Boise State’s high-powered offense and began chipping away at the lead. The problem was that they needed to take bigger chunks. Instead of scoring touchdowns, Arizona mostly dinked its way back, settling for three field goals after driving deep into Boise State’s end. Turnovers also hurt. Solomon threw for 335 yards and a touchdown, but had two interceptions that led to touchdowns for Boise State, including Deayon’s pick six late in the third quarter.
Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Boise State 21 10 7 0 38 Arizona 7 10 10 3 30 Scoring Summary BSU 1st, 13:18 Jay Ajayi, 56-yard run (Dan Goodale kick) BSU 1st, 9:17 Chaz Anderson, 57-yard pass from Grant Hedrick (Goodale kick) BSU 1st, 5:12 Ajayi, 16-yard run (Goodale kick) ARIZ 1st, 1:23 Anu Solomon, 1-yard run (Casey Skowron kick) BSU 2nd, 11:56 Ajayi, 1-yard run (Goodale kick) ARIZ 2nd, 8:03 Nick Wilson, 1-yard run (Skowron kick) ARIZ 2nd, 0:30 Skowron, 42-yard field goal BSU 2nd, 0:03 Goodale, 36-yard field goal ARIZ 3rd, 9:11 Skowron, 24-yard field goal BSU 3rd, 1:57 Donte Deayon, 16-yard interception return (Goodale kick) ARIZ 3rd, 0:41 Samajie Grant, 51-yard pass from Solomon (Goodale kick) ARIZ 4th, 6:11 Skowron, 32-yard field goal
Team Statistics Boise State Arizona First Downs 22 29 Rushing (Carries-Yards) 34-162 56-157 Passing Yards 309 335 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) 24-35-1 28-50-2 Total Yards 471 492 Total Plays 69 106 Average Yards Per Play 6.8 4.6 Punting (No-Yards) 9-428 7-302 Punt Returns (No-Yards) 4-11 1-2 Kickoff Returns (No-Yards) 6-92 5-107 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties (No-Yards) 6-72 6-55 Third Down Conversions 5/14 7/22 Time of Possession 29:01 30:59 Attendance - 66,896 Individual Boise State Leaders Rushing Att. Net TDs Avg. Jay Ajayi 22 134 3 6.1 Grant Hedrick 8 29 0 3.6 Passing Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TDs Grant Hedrick 34 24 1 309 1 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Thomas Sperbeck 12 199 0 Chaz Anderson 3 80 1 Tackles Un. Ast. Total Sacks Tanner Vallejo 10 4 14 1.5 Kamalei Correa 7 3 10 2.0 Darian Thompson 6 4 10 0.0 Ben Weaver 6 2 8 1.0
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Deja Vu: Jay Ajayi Scores On The “Statue Of Liberty”
Kamalei Correa Seals It With A Sack
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1971 Broncos: 10-2 Overall; 4-2 Big Sky; Camellia Bowl Champions Head Coach: Tony Knap
Led by quarterback Eric Guthrie, the 1971 Boise State football team provided Bronco fans with one big win after another en route to a 10-2 overall record. Guthrie started the season with a bang, throwing for 297 yards in Boise State’s season opening 42-14 throttling of the University of Idaho in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. All told, he would lead the Broncos to nine regular season victories, including a perfect 7-0 mark at Bronco Stadium. A successful regular season earned Boise State a spot opposite Chico State in the Camellia Bowl, held in Sacramento, California. It would take a monster fourth quarter to end the 1971 season with a bowl victory, as Boise State scored 25 points in the final 15 minutes to pull out a thrilling 32-28 victory over a stunned Chico State team. Guthrie completed 19-of-43 passes for 282 yards during the nationally televised game and was named Camellia Bowl MVP by ABC Sports.
The dream season for Boise State football took place in 1980 as the Broncos captured not only the Big Sky Conference title but also the NCAA Division I-AA national championship. A convincing 28-7 road victory over Division I-A Utah set the stage for what would be a memorable year. Boise State picked up wins in eight of its final nine games, while outscoring the Big Sky opposition by an average of 17 points per game en route to a league-best 6-1 record. Boise State’s march to the national title included a 14-9 upset semifinal victory over highly touted Grambling on a cold and foggy day in Bronco Stadium. Quarterback Joe Aliotti threw scoring passes to Cedric Minter and Kipp Bedard, just 1980 Broncos: 10-3 Overall; 6-1 Big supplying enough offense for the win. But it was the Bronco defense that Sky; Big Sky Conference stole the show, limiting Grambling to just 41 passing yards and preserving Champions; NCAA Division I-AA the victory with a big defensive stand just yards from the goal line on National Champions Grambling’s final possession. The Broncos did not let a ticket to the national championship Head Coach: Jim Criner game slip away, downing Eastern Kentucky in arguably one of the greatest football game in Boise State history. After falling behind 29-24 with less than a minute to play, Aliotti led the Broncos on a game-winning drive that took just 43 seconds off the game clock, but will be remembered forever by those close to the Bronco program. The final scoring play came on fourth-and-10 with 20 seconds to play, as Aliotti scrambled far to the right and threw back across the field to tight end Duane Dlouhy, who caught the game winner in the left corner of the end zone for a 31-29 lead to secure the dream season.
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// Championship Teams // Magical is the only way to describe the 1994 season, as an unknown group of Broncos went from 3-8 in 1993 all the way to 13-2 a year later. Along the way, Boise State upset the No. 1, 2 and 3 ranked teams in the country and ignited the fans of Boise. The magical season opened with a six-game win streak, including a 37-27 victory over Division I-A Nevada in mid-September. If that wasn’t enough, the Broncos put together a seven-game win streak during October, November and December. Included in that streak was an emotional 27-24 victory over Idaho, which sealed the Big Sky Conference title. Three home games during the Division I-AA playoffs supplied Boise with plenty of heart-stopping moments. Cornerback DaWuan Miller’s fourth-quarter interception capped an amazing come-from-behind win over North 1994 Broncos: 13-2 Overall; 6-1 Big Sky; Texas in the first round. Two Tony Hilde touchdown passes to Ryan Big Sky Conference Champions; Ikebe were just enough for the Broncos to survive Appalachian State in the quarterfinals. That set up a semifinal showdown with powerful NCAA Division I-AA National Marshall, and another comeback which included 21 unanswered points Runner-up and a late defensive stand that sealed a 28-24 Boise State victory. Some say the Broncos used up their remaining magic in Head Coach: Pokey Allen that semifinal victory and didn’t have enough to overcome top-ranked Youngstown State in the Division I-AA national championship game at Huntington, West Virginia. But despite the 28-14 loss, the 1994 season may have been the most exciting in school history as the Broncos set a school record for wins and completed the second-best one-season turnaround in NCAA history.
Uncharted territory. That’s where the 1999 Boise State football team traveled. Behind a 10-3 overall record and a 34-31 victory over Louisville in the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl, the 1999 Broncos earned Boise State its first-ever Division I-A conference championship and bowl victory. The Broncos shook off a sluggish 1-2 start to the season, winning nine of the final 10 games. The mid-season turnaround started with back-to-back victories over Mountain West Conference foes New Mexico and Utah and ended with a dominating 45-14 victory over Idaho to wrap up the Big West title. During the team’s six-game win streak to end the season, Boise State was simply overpowering. The Broncos outscored the opposition by an average margin of 45.3-20.8 per game, with three of the six games during that memorable stretch decided by 30 points or more. A Big West crown kept the team at home during the bowl season, as the Broncos took part in Boise’s very own Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl. In what proved to be one of the most exciting bowl games of the 1999 season, the H-Bowl featured 10 lead changes and 65 total points. Three lead changes highlighted the fourth quarter alone, as the Broncos struck last and then hung on in the closing minutes for the victory over Louisville.
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1999 Broncos: 10-3 Overall; 5-1 Big West; Big West Conference Champions; Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Champions. Head Coach: Dirk Koetter
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One of the most difficult tasks in athletics is repeating a championship performance. For the Boise State football team, one goal stood above all others during the 2000 season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; duplicating the success of 1999 when the Broncos went from unknown to Big West Conference and Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl champions. But unlike the previous year, Boise State was far from an unknown in 2000 as expections and preseason hype, which included a top 25 ranking by the New York Times and the overwhelming choice by Big West media and coaches to repeat as league champions, followed the team from the start of fall practice through the regular season finale in mid-November. Head coach Dirk Koetter and his staff preached a one-game-at-a-time approach, beginning with a season-opening road trip to the University of New Mexico. The Broncos jumped on the Mountain West Conference Lobos early, and set the tone for a championship season with a 31-14 road victory to start the year. An impressive start to the season continued into Big West Conference play, as the Broncos reeled off six straight wins to end the regular season. Included was a perfect 5-0 league record, in which domination was the only way to describe Boise State. The Broncos averaged 53 points per game and outscored their Big West opposition by an average of 32 points per game. The 2000 season culminated with a second straight invite to the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl, where the Broncos met Western Athletic Conference co-champion UTEP. Led by senior quarterback Bart Hendricks, Boise State built a 31-13 second half lead en route to a 38-23 victory and back-to-back bowl championships. Hendricks earned game MVP honors after accounting for four touchdowns. It capped an incredible season for the record-setting quarterback as he earned Big West Offensive Player of the Year honors, was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, set 10 different single season or career school records, led the nation in touchdown passes and was the highest-rated passer in the country. Boise State met its ultimate goal in 2000, repeating as conference and bowl champions. National attention followed as well when the Broncos produced consecutive 10-win seasons and finished the season ranked 33rd in the country by the Associated Press and 37th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.
2000 Broncos: 10-2 Overall; 5-0 Big West; Big West Conference Champions; Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Champions Head Coach: Dirk Koetter
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Boise State had never experienced a season like the one in 2002. Minus one seven-turnover hiccup at Arkansas, it may have been a perfect season. The Broncos raced to a 12-1 record, finished the WAC season with a perfect 8-0 mark, cracked both the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 polls for the first time in school history and won their third Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl in four years. Along the way, Boise State put together the country’s top scoring offense, led the nation in total offensive yards and was the most efficient passing team in I-A football. The Broncos had the nation’s leading scorer, Brock Forsey, who tallied a school-record 32 touchdowns and swept the WAC’s postseason awards in the three major categories. Forsey was honored as the Offensive Player of the Year, while safety Quintin Mikell was named the Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Dan Hawkins earned Coach of the Year honors. The Bronco offense rolled over just about everybody. The 2002 WAC champs scored over 50 points in four straight games and in five of six at one point. Included in that run was a pair of 60-point games, 63-38 win over Utah State and an amazing 67-21 win over Fresno State. Throw in a 58-31 win over WAC runner-up Hawai’i in that stretch and you can see why Boise State placed four players – Forsey, quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie, center Scott Huff, and right guard Rob Vian – on the All-WAC first team, and one more (wide receiver Billy Wingfield) on the All-WAC second team. While the offense received the majority of the headlines, the Bronco defense proved to be the best in the WAC. The Bronco “D” held four opponents under 10 points, all of those efforts coming during the last five weeks of season. While Mikell was the only Bronco to earn first-team all-league honors, three others were on the second team – defensive end Ryan Nelson, linebacker Chauncey Ako and cornerback Gabe Franklin. The Bronco special teams were, well, special. Tim Gilligan and David Mikell were two of the top return men in college football, while a hard-hitting coverage team led by Kameron Merritt, Donny Heck, and Brad Allen provided big play after big play. Kickers Nick Calaycay and Tyler Jones both helped spark Boise State to wins. Calaycay finished the season sixth in the nation in scoring despite missing three games with an injury, while Jones was so adept at kicking off for touchbacks that he was named special teams player of the week following Boise State’s 58-3 win at UTEP. In the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl the Broncos capped the season with the one missing piece that has plagued the program since moving up to NCAA Division I-A – a win over a power conference team. The victim would be Iowa State of the Big 12 as the Broncos overcame a sluggish first half before posting a 34-16 victory. When the 2002 season began, the motto for the season was “Leave No Doubt.” Following a WAC championship, a 12-1 record, a top 25 ranking and a postseason bowl victory, the Broncos “Left No Doubt.”
2002 Broncos: 12-1 Overall; 8-0 WAC; WAC Champions; Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Champions Final National Rankings: No. 12 ESPN/USA Today; No. 15 Associated Press Head Coach: Dan Hawkins
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For the second straight season, the Boise State football team made noise on the national scene. A year after cracking the top 25 for the first time and winning a third bowl game in four years, and despite losing eight starters on offense, the 2003 Bronco team may have bested the incredible season put together by the 2002 team. Boise State climbed into the national rankings, where it finished 15th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, 16th in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 17th in the final BCS rankings. Once again the Broncos raced through the WAC, winning all eight of their league games. But this time, Boise State did it with arguably the toughest road schedule in school history, winning at Fresno State, Hawai’i, and Louisiana Tech among others. And this time the Broncos won a bowl away from the friendly confines of Bronco Stadium, capping their 13-1 season with an impressive 34-31 win over TCU in the PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl on the Horned Frogs’ home field. The only thing that kept the Broncos from the first undefeated season in school history was a narrow, and controversial, 26-24 loss at Oregon State during the third week of the season. Boise State dominated its opponents on both offense and defense during the season, winning by a combined score of 43.0 to 17.1. Boise State ranked first in the country in scoring for the second straight season. The Broncos also finished third in passing efficiency, fifth in passing offense and seventh in total offense. The Broncos were nearly as productive on defense, finishing 12th in scoring defense, 11th in rushing defense and seventh in pass efficiency defense. On special teams the Broncos were 15th in both kickoff and punt returns. Individually, Ryan Dinwiddie capped a stellar career, earning WAC Offensive Player of the Year honors while setting a NCAA career passing efficiency record. Tim Gilligan, who set a single-season receiving yards record at Boise State, Andy Avalos, Wes Nurse and Julius Roberts joined Dinwiddie on the All-WAC first team. Boise State also placed 11 other Broncos on either the All-WAC second team or on the All-WAC honorable mention team. Nine of the 11 starters on defense earned All-WAC recognition, while six starters on offense and the Broncos‘ field goal kicker also earned All-WAC honors.
2003 Broncos: 13-1 Overall; 8-0 WAC; WAC Champions; PlainsCapital Fort Worth Champions Final National Rankings: No. 15 ESPN/USA Today; No. 16 Associated Press Head Coach: Dan Hawkins
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The 2004 football season is one that will go down in the history books as one of the greatest in school history at the time. Coming into the year, few expected it could get any better than what had happened over the previous two seasons. They were wrong. After back-to-back one-loss regular seasons and the loss of 12 starters from the 2003 team, experts thought Boise State’s run among the nation’s elite was over. They were wrong as well. Despite fielding the second-youngest team in the country, and despite losing five starters to injury that forced the Broncos to turn to young untested players, the 2004 Boise State team found a way to accomplish a number of things most thought were out of its reach. The Broncos picked up their first-ever win over a Pac-10 team, climbed as high as No. 10 in both major polls while peaking at No. 7 in the BCS standings, and finished the regular season undefeated for the first time as a four-year school. It all started with 65-7 manhandling of rival Idaho, the largest margin of victory in the history of the rivalry. Boise State racked up 572 yards, while limiting Idaho to 212, 71 of which came on one play with 1:20 left in the game. Along the way it included a win over Oregon State (the first ever over a Pac-10 team), thrilling last-second wins against BYU, Tulsa and San Jose State, and the Broncos’ third straight undefeated WAC season The Broncos accomplished nearly every goal they set for the season – an undefeated regular season record, a third straight WAC title, a WAC-record 26 straight league wins and 22 straight overall wins before a heartbreaking 44-40 loss to Louisville in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Nationally, the Broncos finally received the recognition they deserved during the three-season run in the top 25. Boise State got front page coverage in USA Today as well as feature articles in the Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine and the New York Times, among others. Individual honors came as well. Daryn Colledge, Tyler Jones, and Jared Zabransky received All-America honors, with Jones being named a finalist for the prestigious Lou Groza Award honoring the nation’s top kicker. In all, 16 Broncos were named to the All-WAC team, with six separate Broncos – Colledge, Jones, T.J. Acree, Andy Avalos, Gabe Franklin and Korey Hall – earning first-team All-WAC honors.
2004 Broncos: 11-1 Overall; 8-0 WAC; WAC Champions; AutoZone Liberty Bowl Participant Final National Rankings: No. 10 BCS; No. 12 Associated Press; No. 13 ESPN/USA Today Head Coach: Dan Hawkins
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The waters weren’t as smooth on the journey but the end result was just as nice. Unlike the previous two seasons, Boise State ran into some adversity during the 2005 season, but the Broncos battled through it and the result was a character-building fourth straight Western Athletic Conference championship – a run of championships that tied USC for the longest current streak in the country. Few teams in WAC history have been able to match the dominance that Boise State continued in 2005. Other than the BYU team that won nine straight titles in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, no WAC team except Boise State had managed to win four straight league titles. The Broncos continued their dominance with one of the youngest teams in college football. The Broncos started just four seniors, the fewest in the country. Boise State also had 23 freshmen or sophomores on the two-deep roster, including four freshmen who started at least one game. Three Broncos – Daryn Colledge, Alex Guerrero and Korey Hall – were named first-team All-WAC while four others – Lee Marks, Drisan James, Andrew Browning and Marty Tadman – earned second-team honors. Freshmen Ryan Clady and Orlando Scandrick each were named to freshman All-America team, while punt returner Quinton Jones earned second-team All-America honors from the Sporting News and honorable mention All-America honors from SI.com. The season didn’t get off to the start the Broncos had hoped for with losses at Georgia and Oregon State. The Broncos rallied, winning their next seven games, including an impressive 49-14 win over WAC co-champion Nevada. Boise State also had impressive wins over Bowling Green, San Jose State, Utah State and New Mexico State in that stretch, with a thrilling win over Hawai’i and a win over Portland State to run its record to 7-2. After a loss at Fresno State snapped Boise State’s conference record winning streak at 31 games, the Broncos bounced back with wins against archrival Idaho (the seventh straight over the Vandals) and Louisiana Tech to claim the school’s fourth-straight WAC crown and sixth conference title in seven years. A heart-breaking 27-21 loss to Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl ended a season that showed the character and resolve of the 2005 WAC champions. Trailing the Eagles 27-0 late in the fourth quarter, the Broncos stormed back, only to lose when they had a pass intercepted in the end zone with just over a minute to play. Much like the 2005 season as a whole, the bowl game showed Boise State’s will to win and character to overcome early adversity.
2005 Broncos: 9-4 Overall; 7-1 WAC; WAC Champions; MPC Computers Bowl Participant Head Coach: Dan Hawkins
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With apologies to the 1980 season and the three-year run from 20022004 when Boise State compiled a 36-3 record and won three straight Western Athletic Conference championships without losing a league game, there is no doubt that the 2006 season was the greatest in school history. The Broncos capped a perfect 13-0 season with a 43-42 overtime win over national-power Oklahoma in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, which will go down in history as one of the greatest college football games ever played. “Circus” – the hook and lateral play from Jared Zabransky to Drisan James to Jerard Rabb for the tying touchdown with seconds to play – and “Statue Left” – the Statue of Liberty play that saw Zabransky stick the ball behind his back with Ian Johnson grabbing it and racing to the end zone for the game-winning 2-point conversion – will forever be etched in the memories of Bronco fans. As will Vinny Perretta’s tailback option touchdown pass to Derek Schouman after quarterback Zabransky went in motion on fourth-and-two in overtime that set up “Statue Left.” The New York Times called it “…a dizzying, riveting, back-and-forth game that will be remembered as one of the most exciting in college football history,” while Pat Forde of ESPN.com said “…beyond the big picture was the delicious, utterly improbable manner in which the Broncos did it. And true genius. No coaching staff has ever ended a game with so much daring.” Individually the season was much more than one win that resulted in Boise State finishing the season a school-best fifth in the Associated Press Top 25 and sixth in the USA Today coaches poll. Head coach Chris Petersen earned the “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Award while Ian Johnson earned first-team All-America recognition from SI.com and CBSSportsline.com, second-team All-America honors from the Sporting News and third-team All-America accolades from the Associated Press. Ryan Clady was named second-team All-America pick by SI.com. Linebacker Korey Hall earned WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, leading 12 players who were named either first- or second-team All-WAC. On defense joining Hall as a first-team selection was defensive tackle Andrew Browning. Safety Marty Tadman earned second-team recognition along with linebacker Colt Brooks. On offense Johnson, who led the nation in touchdowns and scoring and finished second in rushing, and Clady claimed first-team honors along with wide receiver Legedu Naanee and tight end Derek Schouman. Offensive guard Jeff Cavender was a second-team all-league choice while on special teams kicker Anthony Montgomery was a first-team All-WAC pick and punter Kyle Stringer was a second-teamer.
2006 Broncos: 13-0 Overall; 8-0 WAC; WAC Champions; Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champions Final National Rankings: No. 8 BCS; No. 5 Associated Press; No. 6 USA Today Head Coach: Chris Petersen
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2008 Broncos: 12-1 Overall; 8-0 WAC; WAC Champions; San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Participant Final National Rankings: No. 9 BCS; No. 11 Associated Press; No. 13 USA Today Coaches Head Coach: Chris Petersen
The 2008 Boise State football season started in a way that was very unfamiliar to Bronco Nation. For the first time in six seasons the Broncos were not the defending Western Athletic Conference Champions, and their journey to regaining the conference title would come on the arm of a freshman quarterback and the support of an inexperienced offensive line. Skeptics were quickly turned to believers once again, however, as the Broncos rolled to a perfect 12-0 regular season record, 8-0 in the WAC, en route to their sixth conference championship in seven seasons. Along the way Boise State made history, first with Kellen Moore who became the only freshman quarterback in school history to start a season opener. Just weeks later the Broncos earned their first ever road win against a Pac-10/BCS conference school with an exciting 37-32 win
at the University of Oregon. Their big win over the Ducks put the Broncos into the national rankings at No. 19, just four weeks into the season. Boise State would climb as high as No. 9 in the Associated Press Top-25 and would maintain that spot for five consecutive polls. After their only stumble of the season, a 17-16 loss to No. 13 TCU in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, the Broncos finished the regular season ranked No. 11 in both the BCS and the AP Polls. One of the keys to Boise State’s success in the national rankings was the team’s offensive firepower in the second half of the season. After a few weeks of adjusting to a new signal caller, the offense really began to roll. In the final five games of the regular season Boise State averaged 49 points per game, including a 61-point effort against Fresno State to finish the season. But despite all of the excitement on offense, the real story of the year was the dominating Bronco defense that led the WAC in total defense (308.2 yards per game); pass efficiency defense (94.4 rating) and scoring defense (12.6 points per game), which was the fourth fewest point per game average for a season in school history. It was no surprise then, that the Broncos would earn 12 conference awards at the end of the year, including Head Coach Chris Petersen’s first-ever WAC Coach of the Year honor. Petersen was also named a finalist for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award. He was joined by wide receiver Jeremy Childs, cornerback Kyle Wilson, offensive lineman Andrew Woodruff, defensive end Ryan Winterswyk and linebacker Ellis Powers, who were all named First Team All-WAC. Boise State also received Second Team All-WAC honors for six different players; Wilson (as a specialist), Moore, wide receiver Austin Pettis, running back Ian Johnson, defensive end Mike T. Williams and safety Jeron Johnson.
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The Boise State football team kicked-off the 2009 season with lofty expectations, as the Broncos looked to defend their Western Athletic Conference championship and improve upon a near perfect season in 2008. Led by a talented bunch of experienced young players, Boise State managed to surpass all of the preseason hype en route to another historic season. The Broncos opened the season ranked No. 14, which marked the highest preseason ranking ever for Boise State. It didn’t take long for the Broncos to prove they were worthy of the early season praise either, as they put together an impressive 13-0 regular season record with an 8-0 record against WAC opponents. Boise State capped its incredible year with a 17-10 win over No. 4 TCU in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, which marked the second Fiesta Bowl victory for the Broncos in four years. Boise State used an impressive 19-8 win over No. 16 Oregon in the Broncos’ highly anticipated season opener to catapult them through the next 12 weeks of the season. Boise State would roll through its regular season schedule with only one game being played within single digit scoring (Tulsa, 28-21). Their dominating play led the Broncos to historic levels in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls. Boise State’s quick rise up the national rankings first made history on Sept. 20 as the Broncos achieved the highest regular season ranking (No. 8) in program history. Boise State managed to break the record again just one week later as the Broncos moved up to No. 5 nationally. Following the Fiesta Bowl victory, Boise State reached its highest ever national ranking at No. 4 in both the AP and Coaches polls. The Broncos enjoyed another season of high powered offense that led the nation in scoring at 42.2 points per game. Boise State topped the 40-point mark 10 different times throughout the season, including four games scoring over 50 points. The Broncos maintained a balanced offensive attack that boasted the No. 26 rushing offense (186.07 yards per game) and No. 29 passing offense (264.14 ypg) in the nation. As a unit Boise State finished 2009 ranked 10th in total offense (450.21 ypg). Defensively the Broncos were equally as dominant, holding opponents to just 17.1 points per game throughout the season. Boise State boasted the No. 14 defense in the country having allowed just 300.21 yards per game on the year. Similar to the Bronco offense, Boise State was balanced on defense with the No. 21 pass defense (179.86 ypg) and No. 28 rush defense (120.36 ypg) in the nation. Following their dominating performance in conference play the Broncos received 11 All-WAC honors, including a pair of high individual honors by head coach Chris Petersen and sophomore quarterback Kellen Moore. Petersen received his second WAC Coach of the Year award, while Moore was voted WAC Offensive Player of the Year for the first time in his career. Moore was joined by five other players in receiving first-team All-WAC honors. On offense, junior wide receivers Austin Pettis and Titus Young, and sophomore offensive lineman Nate Potter were named first-team all-conference honorees. On defense, junior defensive end Ryan Winterswyk and senior cornerback Kyle Wilson also earned first-team honors. Young also was voted first-team All-WAC as a specialist. Boise State filled four spots on the All-WAC second team, as junior running back Jeremy Avery, sophomore defensive tackle Billy Winn, junior linebacker Winston Venable and junior safety Jeron Johnson received second-team nominations.
2009 Broncos: 14-0 Overall; 8-0 WAC; WAC Champions; Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champions Final National Rankings: No. 4 Associated Press; No. 4 USA Today Coaches; No. 6 BCS Head Coach: Chris Petersen
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Boise State football added another chapter to its storied history in 2010. Armed with the highest preseason ranking in program history, 21 starters returned from an undefeated 2009 season and 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl title with their sights set on greatness. A third-consecutive Western Athletic Conference Championship and a 26-3 victory over No. 19 Utah in MAACO Bowl Las Vegas capped a magical season in which the Broncos achieved a level of success reached by few of their predecessors, collectively and individually. The Broncos dominated on both sides of the ball, finishing secondnationally in both total offense (521.31) and total defense (254.69), the only team in the country to rank in the top five in each statistical category. Offensively, Boise State also finished second-nationally in scoring offense (45.08) and pass efficiency (179.94), third-nationally in sacks allowed (0.62) and sixth-nationally in passing offense (321.08). Defensively, the Broncos also finished second-nationally in scoring defense (12.77), led the nation in sacks (3.69), ranked second in the country in both tackles-for-loss (8.38) and pass efficiency defense (95.19), fourth-nationally in pass defense (150.92) and seventh-nationally in rushing defense (103.77). Redshirt junior quarterback Kellen Moore became the first Boise State player to be invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony. The first Heisman finalist in school history finished fourth after leading the nation in passing efficiency (182.63). Moore was also a finalist for the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Awards, earned All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, was named WAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year. Moore ascended to the top of the Boise State record books in nearly every career passing statistic. At the end of year he held the No. 1 spot in career total offense, passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions and passing attempts. Moore’s prolific passing numbers have been aided by a host of quality receivers. Seniors Austin Pettis and Titus Young etched their names in Boise State history throughout the season as well. Pettis spent the season extending his school record for receiving touchdowns, while also reaching the top of the all-time list in receptions. Young flew past defenses for his second-consecutive 1,000yard receiving season, to make him the career leader in receiving yards. Moore, Pettis and Young were each repeat All-WAC First Team selections, as well as junior left tackle Nate Potter. Redshirt junior center Thomas Byrd also earned a nod to the first team. Redshirt junior running back Doug Martin muscled his way to more than 1,000 yards on the ground during the regular season, becoming the 16th Bronco rusher to reach the milestone. Martin also garnered a spot on the All-WAC First Team, finishing with 1,260 yards, the sixth-highest total in school history. With once season left on his already stellar career, Martin had already cracked the career rushing top 10. The Boise State defense was once again led by Ryan Winterswyk at defensive end. Winterswyk, a redshirt senior, was named first-team All-WAC for the third-consecutive season. Also named to the conference’s top team from the Boise State defensive line was junior defensive end Shea McClellin. The Broncos’ dominant defensive backfield was well-represented on the all-conference team, as safeties George Iloka (junior), Jeron Johnson (redshirt senior) and and nickel Winston Venable (senior), all garnered their first All-WAC First Team honors. Junior linebacker Byron Hout, redshirt senior cornerback Brandyn Thompson and redshirt junior defensive end Billy Winn each earned second-team All-WAC consideration. The Broncos to a 12-1 record and claimed Boise State’s eighth WAC title in 10 seasons in the league. Boise State closed its 10-year membership in the WAC with a 75-5 overall record, including a 40-0 mark at home.
2010 Broncos: 12-1 Overall; 7-1 WAC; WAC Champions; MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions Final National Rankings: No. 7 USA Today Coaches; No. 9 Associated Press; No. 10 BCS Head Coach: Chris Petersen
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In 2011, its first year as a member of the Mountain West, Boise State came to its new home with all the expectations of past greatness in tow. The Broncos donned a No.5 ranking in the AP preseason poll and were picked as the favorite to win the conference title. For the third-consecutive season the Broncos challenged themselves in the first game of the season by facing a ranked opponent. Boise State traveled to the Georgia Dome for its season opener to face No. 19 Georgia, a team that would go on to be crowned SEC West Champions. The Broncos left Atlanta with an impressive 35-21 win and the program’s first victory against an SEC team, setting the stage for yet another year destined for the history books. Though a conference championship slipped through the team’s fingertips in its lone loss of the season Nov. 12 against TCU (36-35), the season was far from lost. Quarterback Kellen Moore and the rest of the Bronco senior class capped their astonishing careers with a 56-24 thrashing of Arizona State for Boise State’s second-consecutive MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Championship and third-straight bowl win. The win over the Sun Devils gave the seniors a school-record 50 wins in their careers. Moore, who quarterbacked the Broncos to a 50-3 record during the stretch, set an NCAA record for career wins at the position. Boise State finished the year 12-1, becoming the first team since 1900 to post four-straight 12-win seasons. The aforementioned senior class is the 10th-straight four-year class at Boise State to win at least 40 games. Two of the stalwarts of the departing class, Moore and left tackle Nate Potter, closed their careers with All-America honors. Potter was a consensus All-American on the field and a first-team Academic All-American in the classroom. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Matt Miller provided a glimpse at the future with 679 receiving yards and nine scores to earn postseason honors of his own. Miller was named first-team freshman All-America by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and second-team freshman All-America by Yahoo Sports. The offense was once again Boise State’s calling card, ranking fifth in the country in scoring at 44.23 points per game and ninth in total offense (481.31 yards per game). Redshirt senior Tyler S hoemaker became Moore’s favorite red zone target, hauling in a school-record 16 touchdowns from his wide receiver position. Senior Doug Martin led the ground attack, rushing for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns. Moore was named the MW Offensive Player of the Year, leading a contingent of 12 Broncos named all-conference. Potter, Martin and Shoemaker joined their signal caller on the offensive first team. Seniors Tyrone Crawford, Shea McClellin and George Iloka garnered first-team honors on defense. The defensive trio led a squad that held opponents to 18.69 points per contest, ranking No. 12 nationally. The Broncos’ on-field results translated to unparalleled success in April’s NFL Draft. A school-record six players were selected, including first-round picks McClellin (No. 19) and Martin (No. 31). Crawford (third round, No. 81), Iloka (fifth round, No. 167), Winn (sixth round, No. 205) and Nate Potter (seventh round, No. 221) also heard their names called.
2011 Broncos: 12-1 Overall; 6-1 Mountain West; MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions Final National Rankings: No. 6 USA Today Coaches; No. 8 Associated Press; No. 7 BSC Head Coach: Chris Petersen
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In 2012 the Boise State football team was surrounded by question marks after losing six players to the National Football League Draft, including first-round selections Shea McClellin and Doug Martin. The high turnover left the Broncos with the fewest returning starters in the country. In addition to the record-setting number of draftees, the team would be without the winningest quarterback in college football history, Kellen Moore. While much of the preseason focus was spent on what the Broncos did not have, Boise State was ready to be led by sixth-year running back D.J. Harper and an opportunistic defense formed by players ready to live up to the standard set by those before them. New faces, same results. The Broncos captured a share of the Mountain West Conference Championship, their first title in the team’s second year in the league, and the fifth conference championship in seven seasons under head coach Chris Petersen. Boise State was nationally-ranked in 12 of its 13 games in 2013, and finished the season 19th in the Bowl Championships Series Standings, 15th in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll and 20th in the Associated Press Poll. Boise State finished the year at 11-2, putting an exclamation point on its season with a 28-26 victory over Washington in the team’s third-straight trip MAACO Bowl Las Vegas. The Broncos won the game in thrilling fashion, as senior kicker Michael Frisina nailed a 27-yard field goal with 1:16 left. The 11 victories gave Boise State 10-or-more for seven-straight seasons, the only school in the country to accomplish the feat. Additionally, the Broncos’ 23 seniors in 2012 became the 11th-consecutive class to win at least 40 games in their careers. Thirteen members of the team were named to 2012 All-MW Teams, with five honored on the first team, four on the second team and four garnering honorable mention. Offensive lineman Matt Paradis joined a league-high four defensive players on the first team consisting of defensive linemen Mike Atkinson and Demarcus Lawrence, linebacker J.C. Percy and defensive back Jamar Taylor. Matt Miller (WR), Charles Leno, Jr. (OL), Brenel Myers (OL) and Jerrell Gavins (DB) were named All-MW Second Team, while D.J. Harper (RB), Jeremy Ioane (DB), Tommy Smith (LB) and Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe (DL) were named honorable mention. Taylor went on to become the second-highest drafted cornerback in school history, taken in the second round of the 2013 National Football League Draft – No. 54 overall – by the Miami Dolphins. Taylor led a Bronco defense that, despite losing nine starters, ranked fifth-nationally in both pass defense (169.46) and pass efficiency defense (101.35), eighth-nationally in scoring defense (15.77), 11th-nationally in sacks (2.92) and 12th-nationally in total defense (315.62). The Broncos forced 36 turnovers in 2012, ranking fourth in the country. Included were 18 fumble recoveries – the most in the nation – and 18 interceptions, a mark that ranked tied for 12th-nationally.
2012 Broncos: 11-2 Overall; 7-1 Mountain West Co-Champions; MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions Final National Rankings: No. 14 USA Today Coaches; No. 18 Associated Press; No. 19 BSC Head Coach: Chris Petersen
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The 2014 campaign was to be a statement year for Boise State. Former quarterback and long-time Bronco assistant Bryan Harsin returned to The Blue from Texas to take the reins in his first season as head coach, and the Broncos were coming off of a 2013 slate in which they’d gone 8-5, the most losses for a Boise State squad since 1998. After so many years as the nation’s darlings, challenging and defeating the so-called “big boys” of the college football establishment, pundits and critics were wondering aloud if midnight had finally struck for Boise State’s spot in the hierarchy of the game. The season opened positively for the Broncos, who were 3-1 after four games, with the only setback being an opening-weekend loss to an Ole Miss team that would go as high as No. 3 in the rankings in the latter stages of the season. Yet the critics’ whispers gained volume after the Broncos committed seven turnovers in a 28-14 loss at Air Force, thinking the Boise State mystique was lost. But reports of Boise State’s demise were greatly exaggerated, as Harsin and his charges came together and refocused. The Broncos, instead of giving in to the pressure and fear, rediscovered the fun of competition and, armed with the simple goal of “going 1-0 each week” went on to finish the campaign with nine-straight wins, with the final two capturing the Mountain West and VIZIO Fiesta Bowl titles, respectively. The remarkable run was capped by a 38-30 victory over No. 10 Arizona in the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve, a victory that left no doubt that not only were the Broncos in the college football elite, but that they had never left. Wowing the national television audience with yet another touchdown on the Statue of Liberty play, as well as a 134-yard, three-touchdown rushing effort from AllAmerica running back Jay Ajayi, Boise State for a third time successfully conjured up its Fiesta Bowl magic. Twelve Broncos were honored with All-Mountain West recognition following the regular season, with Ajayi, STUD end Kamalei Correa, center Marcus Henry and safety Darian Thompson each being named to the first team. Donte Deayon (CB), Grant Hedrick (QB), Rees Odhiambo (OL) and Tanner Vallejo (LB) were all named to the second team, while Dan Goodale (PK), Beau Martin (DE), Jake Roh (TE) and Shane Williams-Rhodes (WR) all picked up honorable mention. Ajayi netted seven All-America honors and was named a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award following a season in which he became the first player in FBS history to accumulate 1,800 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards. The Plano, Texas native led the nation in touches with 397 (347 rushing attempts and 50 receptions), a figure that doubled as Boise State’s single-season record. He set additional Boise State records with 1,823 rushing yards, 28 rushing touchdowns and 2,358 all-purpose yards, and his 32 total touchdowns tied for first. Thompson would also earn All-America recognition, being named to the CBSSports.com Second Team. In 2014 Thompson shared the Mountain West lead and ranked third in the nation with seven interceptions, and led the Bronco secondary with 71 tackles.
2014 Broncos: 12-2 Overall; 7-1 Mountain West Champions; VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Champions Final National Rankings: No. 16 Associated Press; No. 16 USA Today Coaches; No. 20 CFP Head Coach: Bryan Harsin
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Pct.
First Game
2 1 0 66.7 4 1 0 80.0 4 0 0 100.0 10 3 0 76.9 24 6 0 80.0 6 0 0 100.0 11 0 0 100.0 5 3 0 62.5 15 4 0 79.0 First Meeting 1 2 0 33.3 9 0 0 100.0 91 20 0 82.0
Last Game
2011 2003 2011 1977 1968 1999 1978 1972 1975
2014 2014 2014 2012 2008 2014 2010 2012 2014
2007 2013 2002 2014
Boise State’s All-Time Record vs. All Other Opponents Opponent
Won
Lost
Tie
Pct.
First Game
Last Game
Akron
1
0
0
100.0
1979
1979
Appalachian State
1
0
0
100.0
1994
1994
Arizona
1
0
0
100.0
2014
2014
Arizona State
1
1
0
50.0
1996
2011
Arkansas
0
2
0
0.0
2000
2002
Arkansas State
2
0
0
100.0
1999
2000
Augustana
1
0
0
100.0
1976
1976
Boston College
0
1
0
0.0
2005
2005
Boston University
1
0
0
100.0
1990
1990
Bowling Green
3
0
0
100.0
2005
2009
Cal Poly-SLO
12
3
0
80.1
1969
1985
Cal State-Fullerton
4
3
0
57.1
1978
1984
Cal State-Hayward
1
0
0
100.0
1975
1975
Cal State-Northridge
3
0
0
100.0
1987
1997
Central Michigan
2
3
0
40.0
1974
2001
Central Washington
4
0
0
100.0
1968
1971
Chico State
3
0
0
100.0
1970
1974
College of Idaho
4
0
0
100.0
1968
1971
Connecticut
1
0
0
100.0
2014
2014
Delaware State
1
0
0
100.0
1987
1987
Eastern Illinois
1
0
0
100.0
1988
1988
Eastern Kentucky
1
1
0
50.0
1980
1981
Eastern Montana
1
0
0
100.0
1970
1970
Eastern Oregon
1
0
0
100.0
1968
1968
Eastern Washington
13
6
0
68.4
1968
2000
Fresno State
13
5
0
72.2
1977
2014
Georgia
1
1
0
50.0
2005
2011
Grambling State
1
0
0
100.0
1980
1980
Hiram Scott
1
1
0
50.0
1969
1970
Humboldt State
3
0
0
100.0
1968
1971
Idaho
22
17
1
56.3
1971
2010
Iowa State
1
0
0
100.0
2002
2002
Jackson State
1
0
0
100.0
1981
1981
Liberty University
2
0
0
100.0
1991
1994
Linfield College
0
1
0
0.0
1968
1968
Long Beach State
3
5
0
37.5
1970
1991
Louisiana
1
0
0
100.0
2014
2014
Louisiana Tech
9
3
0
75.0
1973
2010
// 152 //
// Record vs. Opponents //
Opponent
Won
Lost
Tie
Pct.
First Game
Last Game
Louisville
1
1
0
50.0
1999
2004
Marshall
1
0
0
100.0
1994
1994
Miami (Ohio)
2
0
0
100.0
2009
2012
Michigan State
0
1
0
0.0
2012
2012
Middle Tennessee State
1
0
0
100.0
1990
1990
Montana
16
9
0
64.0
1971
1995
Montana State
17
9
0
65.3
1970
1995
Nevada
28
13
0
68.3
1971
2014
New Mexico State
11
0
0
100.0
1996
2010
North Texas
3
3
0
50.0
1994
2000
Northeastern
2
0
0
100.0
1993
1994
Northern Arizona
19
6
0
76.0
1971
1995
Northern Iowa
2
0
0
100.0
1990
2000
Northern Colorado
0
1
0
0.0
1969
1969
Northern Michigan
1
1
0
50.0
1975
1978
Northwestern State (La.)
2
3
0
40.0
1981
1996
Oklahoma
1
0
0
100.0
2007
2007
Ole Miss
0
1
0
0.0
2014
2014
Oregon
2
0
0
100.0
2008
2009
Oregon State
3
4
0
42.9
1986
2010
Pacific
2
0
0
100.0
1982
1992
Portland State
5
1
0
83.3
1972
2005
Rhode Island
2
0
0
100.0
1981
1993
Rice
1
1
0
50.0
2001
2002
Sacramento State
1
0
0
100.0
2006
2006
Sam Houston State
2
0
0
100.0
1988
1995
San Diego State
2
2
0
50.0
2011
2014
SMU
2
0
0
100.0
2003
2004
South Carolina
0
1
0
0.0
2001
2001
South Dakota
1
0
0
100.0
1973
1973
Southeastern Louisiana
0
1
0
0.0
1980
1980
Southern Oregon College
2
0
0
100.0
1969
1970
Southern Miss
4
0
0
100.0
2007
2013
Southern Utah
1
0
0
100.0
1999
1999
Stephen F. Austin State
4
1
0
80.0
1989
1993
TCU
2
2
0
50.0
2003
2011
Tennessee-Chattanooga
0
1
0
0.0
1992
1992
Tennessee-Martin
1
0
0
100.0
2013
2013
Toledo
1
0
0
100.0
2011
2011
Tulsa
6
0
0
100.0
2001
2011
UC Davis
4
0
0
100.0
1973
2009
UCLA
0
1
0
0.0
1999
1999
Utah
4
2
0
66.7
1980
2006
UTEP
5
0
0
100.0
2000
2004
Virginia Tech
1
0
0
100.0
2010
2010
Washington State
0
3
0
0.0
1997
2001
Weber State
23
7
0
76.7
1968
2007
Western State
2
0
0
100.0
1968
1983
Westminster (Utah)
1
0
0
100.0
1968
1968
Whitworth
2
0
0
100.0
1968
1969
Wisconsin
0
1
0
0.0
1997
1997
Youngstown State
0
1
0
0.0
1994
1994
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// Junior College History // Junior College Year
1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942-45 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951
Record
Head Coach
1-2-1 Dusty Kline 4-3-0 Max Eiden 4-4-0 Max Eiden 3-4-0 Max Eiden 0-6-1 Max Eiden 2-4-0 Max Eiden 4-2-0 Max Eiden 4-2-0 Harry Jacoby 3-4-0 Harry Jacoby No games played - World War II 2-4-2 Harry Jacoby 9-0-0 Lyle Smith 9-0-0 Lyle Smith 10-0-0 Lyle Smith 9-1-0 Lyle Smith and George Blankley 10-0-0 George Blankley
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
8-1-0 Lyle Smith 8-1-0 Lyle Smith 9-1-0 Lyle Smith 7-2-0 Lyle Smith 8-0-1 Lyle Smith 9-1-0 Lyle Smith 10-0-0 Lyle Smith NJCAA National Champions 7-2-1 Lyle Smith 8-2-0 Lyle Smith 9-1-0 Lyle Smith 5-2-2 Lyle Smith 5-3-1 Lyle Smith 8-2-0 Lyle Smith 9-2-0 Lyle Smith 9-1-0 Lyle Smith 6-4-0 Lyle Smith
Lyle Smith - Head Football Coach (1947-67) Overall Record: 156-26-6 (84.6%)
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// Year-By-Year Results // College and University 1972 (7-4, 3-3 Big Sky Conference)
Head Coach – Tony Knap (1968-75) Overall Record: 71-19-1 (78.6%) 1968 (8-2)
Date Opponent Result Sept. 21 Linfield L 7-17 Sept. 28 Westminster (Utah) W 50-2 Oct. 5 at Weber State L 3-44 Oct. 12 Eastern Washington W 20-0 Oct. 19 at Whitworth W 49-0 Oct. 26 Eastern Oregon W 50-27 Nov. 2 Idaho State W 27-20 Nov. 9 Western State (Colo.) W 41-0 Nov. 16 at Central Washington W 61-7 Nov. 23 at College of Idaho W 16-7
Opponent at Central Washington Whitworth at Cal Poly-SLO Colorado State College at Eastern Washington at Southern Oregon Hiram Scott at Western State (Colo.) Idaho State College of Idaho
Opponent Chico State Eastern Montana Central Washington at Montana State* at Long Beach State Southern Oregon Eastern Washington at Idaho State* at Hiram Scott Weber State* at College of Idaho
Result Att. W 37-7 3,500 W 66-7 8,250 W 17-7 7,000 L 10-16 8,700 W 45-7 W 62-0 W 51-7 6,500 W 23-20 W 35-27 11,600 W 45-0
Date Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8
Result Att. W 49-14 14,028 W 35-0 7,115 W 34-20 7,416 W 17-10 7,500 L 14-27 6,472 W 57-0 5,976 W 12-0 4,866 W 24-3 12,400 L 3-7 3,300 L 7-41 11,865 W 41-7 1,300
1971 (10-2, 4-2 Big Sky Conference) Camellia Bowl Champion Date Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Dec. 11
Opponent at Idaho* Cal Poly-SLO at Nevada at Weber State* Montana* at Eastern Washington Central Washington Montana State* Northern Arizona* at Idaho State* College of Idaho vs. Chico State Camellia Bowl – Sacramento, Calif.
Result W 42-14 W 18-14 W 17-10 L 7-20 W 47-24 W 34-28 W 35-26 W 52-24 W 22-17 L 17-21 W 28-21 W 32-28
Result W 36-16 W 21-15 W 49-16 L 21-26 W 56-19 L 10-37 L 28-42 W 33-7 W 31-28 W 39-12 L 21-22
Att. 13,418
Opponent Result at Idaho* W 47-24 Montana State* W 27-12 Portland State W 64-7 at Weber State* W 34-7 at UNLV L 19-24 Northern Arizona* W 21-6 Montana* W 55-7 at Nevada L 21-23 at Idaho State* W 21-17 Cal Poly-SLO W 42-10 UC Davis W 32-31 South Dakota W 53-10 NCAA D-II Quarterfinals – Boise, Idaho vs. Louisiana Tech (Pioneer Bowl) L 34-38 NCAA D-II Semifinals – Pioneer Bowl – Wichita Falls, Texas
Att. 17,104 14,521 12,408 11,586 12,458 10,112 12,852 3,111 12,000 13,885 4,300 14,358
14,776 7,200 10,336 7,200 6,000 1,769 14,017 2,200 14,516
1973 (10-3, 6-0 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions NCAA Division II Semifinalist
1970 (8-3, 2-2 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Opponent UNLV at Humboldt State Weber State* at Cal Poly-SLO Nevada at Montana State* at Montana* at Portland State Idaho State* at Northern Arizona* Idaho*
Att.
1969 (9-1) Date Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
Date Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct.14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25
Att. 16,123 12,357 5,800 11,458 14,315 3,400 7,211 11,217 7,982 13,000 4,278 16,313
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13,000
// Year-By-Year Results // 1974 (10-2, 6-0 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions NCAA Division II Quarterfinalist Date Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30
Opponent at Cal Poly-SLO Chico State at Montana State* Nevada Idaho State* at UNLV at Northern Arizona* Weber State* UC Davis at Montana* Idaho* vs. Central Michigan NCAA D-II Quarterfinals – Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
1977 (9-2, 6-0 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions Result W 41-21 W 41-7 W 40-37 W 36-16 W 61-3 L 35-37 W 45-13 W 42-14 W 41-20 W 56-42 W 53-29 L 6-20
Att. 5,700 14,686 9,100 14,258 14,310 18,631 8,000 13,252 14,608 6,000 14,486 9,913
1975 (9-2-1, 5-0-1 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions NCAA Division II Quarterfinalist Date Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29
Opponent Hayward State Cal Poly-SLO at Weber State* Montana State* at Idaho* UNLV Northern Arizona* Montana* at Nevada Utah State Idaho State* Northern Michigan NCAA D-II Quarterfinals – Boise, Idaho
Result W 42-20 W 35-29 W 28-13 W 35-34 T 31-31 W 34-21 W 48-0 W 39-28 W 49-6 L 19-42 W 20-17 L 21-24
Att. 18,046 18,988 11,342 19,642 16,250 20,000 13,545 19,171 5,150 20,000 12,000 17,347
Head Coach – Jim Criner (1976-82) Overall Record: 59-21-1 (73.5%)
1976 (5-5-1, 2-4 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
Opponent Idaho* Augustana (S.D.) Humboldt State at Montana State* at Cal Poly-SLO Montana* Nevada at Northern Arizona* at UNLV at Idaho State* Weber State*
Result L 9-16 W 42-14 W 33-0 L 20-24 T 14-14 L 14-17 W 26-8 L 7-42 L 26-31 W 36-0 W 56-31
Att. 20,549 18,057 17,837 7,800 7,050 18,472 16,587 9,060 14,066 9,227 16,224
Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Opponent at Weber State* at Fresno State UNLV Montana State* at Montana* at Nevada Northern Arizona* at Utah State Idaho State* Cal Poly-SLO at Idaho*
Result W 19-9 L 7-42 W 45-14 W 26-0 W 43-17 L 10-28 W 27-13 W 23-16 W 31-7 W 42-21 W 44-14
Att. 13,440 12,136 20,575 20,552 8,400 11,651 20,448 6,216 19,850 17,028 12,000
Result W 42-12 W 19-13 W 31-21 L 29-31 L 7-15 W 30-15 W 14-13 W 16-14 W 48-10 L 30-31 L 3-7
Att. 19,032 19,435 20,555 12,850 19,580 18,112 17,858 6,983 20,235 14,783 7,430
Result L 7-9 W 22-3 W 31-21 W 14-0 W 37-35 W 41-17 W 44-0 W 23-7 W 44-7 W 28-27 W 56-14
Att. 19,579 3,439 19,642 20,712 6,129 15,500 18,639 6,110 20,686 14,256 17,257
Opponent Result at Utah W 28-7 Southeastern Louisiana L 13-17 at Northern Arizona* W 20-18 at Montana State* L 17-18 Montana* W 44-10 Idaho* W 44-21 Cal State-Fullerton W 26-11 Weber State* W 24-0 Nevada* W 14-3 Cal Poly-SLO L 20-23 at Idaho State* W 22-13 Grambling State W 14-9 NCAA I-AA Semifinals – Boise, Idaho vs. Eastern Kentucky W 31-29 NCAA I-AA Championship – Sacramento, Calif.
Att. 27,231 21,342 10,787 9,121 20,453 21,812 17,052 18,455 20,682 8,330 13,895 17,300
1978 (7-4, 3-3 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
Opponent Cal State-Fullerton Long Beach State Northern Michigan at Montana State* Montana* San Jose State Weber State* at Idaho State* Idaho* at Northern Arizona* at Cal Poly-SLO
1979 (10-1, 7-0 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
Opponent Long Beach State at Cal State-Fullerton Akron Montana State* at Montana* at Idaho* Idaho State* at Weber State* Northern Arizona* at Nevada* Cal Poly-SLO
1980 (10-3, 6-1 Big Sky Conference) NCAA Division I-AA National Champions Big Sky Conference Champions Date Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Dec. 13 Dec. 20
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8,157
// Year-By-Year Results // Head Coach – Lyle Setencich (1983-86) Overall Record: 24-20 (54.6%) 1983 (6-5, 4-3 Big Sky Conference)
1981 (10-3, 6-1 Big Sky Conference) NCAA I-AA Semifinalist Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Dec. 5 Dec. 12
Opponent Northwestern Louisiana Rhode Island Idaho State* Northern Arizona* at Montana* Montana State* at Weber State* at Nevada* at Cal State-Fullerton Ca Poly-SLO at Idaho* at Jackson State NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals – Jackson, Miss. Eastern Kentucky (NCAA I-AA Semifinals) NCAA I-AA Semifinals – Boise, Idaho
Result W 32-20 W 33-8 L 10-21 W 34-20 W 27-13 W 20-10 W 33-19 W 13-3 L 17-20 W 17-6 W 45-43 W 19-7
Att. 19,347 19,437 20,486 17,622 8,732 18,842 12,306 14,325 2,000 17,260 14,000 11,500
L 17-23 20,176
Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 27 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Opponent Cal State-Fullerton Nevada* at Pacific at Northern Arizona* Montana* at Montana State* Weber State* Idaho* at Cal Poly-SLO Utah State at Idaho State*
Result W 20-9 W 20-13 W 22-15 L 14-30 W 21-14 L 14-27 W 41-21 L 17-24 W 26-24 W 30-10 W 27-24
Result L 9-20 W 33-14 L 20-21 L 20-38 W 27-3 L 7-10 W 42-0 W 38-27 W 32-20 W 28-3 L 24-45
Att. 18,700 16,823 6,200 13,200 15,738 16,600 16,974 10,923 20,477 13,826 15,400
Result L 25-27 L 21-37 W 37-12 W 45-17 W 26-23 W 14-12 W 35-7 L 18-22 W 14-10 L 21-23 L 0-37
Att. 16,845 19,252 21,521 17,145 12,176 13,125 17,282 8,387 3,975 13,644 20,430
1984 (6-5, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
1982 (8-3, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
Opponent Cal State-Fullerton Eastern Washington at Montana* at Nevada* Cal Poly-SLO at Utah State Montana State* at Weber State* Idaho State* Northern Arizona* at Idaho*
Att. 20,152 21,038 10,500 13,869 19,464 13,397 17,750 19,115 4,554 14,868 12,101
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Opponent Cal State-Fullerton Fresno State Nevada* Eastern Washington at Idaho State* at Northern Arizona* Montana* at Montana State* at Cal Poly-SLO Weber State* Idaho*
// Year-By-Year Results // 1985 (7-4, 5-2 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
Opponent at Utah UC Davis at Nevada* Montana State* Long Beach State Northern Arizona* at Weber State* Idaho State* at Montana* Cal Poly-SLO at Idaho*
Result L 17-20 W 13-9 L 10-37 W 58-21 L 16-17 W 24-10 W 24-21 W 29-15 W 28-3 W 42-14 L 27-44
Att. 25,382 17,654 13,460 17,488 15,509 15,754 8,506 21,039 3,450 12,212 15,800
Result L 19-21 W 74-0 L 6-25 W 31-14 W 31-0 W 23-13 L 3-34 L 14-17 L 16-21 W 31-17 L 14-21
Att. 5,530 17,465 11,555 7,027 16,444 15,169 21,264 9,488 17,934 11,159 21,275
1986 5-6, 3-4 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
Opponent at Eastern Washington Humboldt State at Idaho State* at Montana State* Montana* Weber State* at Oregon State at Northern Arizona* Nevada* Northwestern Louisiana Idaho*
Head Coach – Skip Hall (1987-92) Overall Record: 42-28 (60.0%)
1987 (6-5, 4-4 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Opponent Delaware State Cal State-Northridge at Weber State* Montana State* Eastern Washington at Montana* Idaho State* Utah at Nevada Northern Arizona* at Idaho*
Result W 34-13 W 30-0 L 44-55 W 35-13 W 38-13 L 3-12 L 32-35 L 27-31 W 36-31 W 48-18 L 34-40
Att. 18,101 18,534 10,647 19,638 18,672 10,107 21,255 15,241 18,150 15,286 16,500
1988 (8-4, 5-3 Big Sky Conference) NCAA I-AA First Round Participant Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26
Opponent at Long Beach State Sam Houston State at Northern Arizona* (2 OT) at Eastern Washington* Weber State* at Montana State* Montana* Nevada* at Idaho State* Eastern Illinois Idaho* Northwestern State (La.) NCAA I-AA First Round – Boise, Idaho
Result Att. W 29-0 6,032 W 14-10 20,383 W 24-21 9,730 L W L W W W W L L
28-34 31-27 7-51 31-28 40-28 31-10 12-7 20-26 13-22
4,513 20,890 9,807 19,059 22,178 7,125 12,871 23,687 10,537
Result W 29-0 L 14-17 L 30-37 W 41-24 W 20-7 W 21-14 W 37-10 L 13-48 L 14-30 W 27-20 L 21-26
Att. 19,918 20,307 22,315 4,609 20,834 18,255 19,241 10,388 18,275 19,451 17,600
Opponent Result Stephen F. Austin State W 14-10 Weber State* W 24-14 at Eastern Washington* L 10-16 Boston University W 34-21 at Long Beach State* L 20-21 Montana* W 41-3 at Northern Arizona* W 28-20 at Idaho State* W 44-16 at Montana State* W 31-27 Nevada* W 30-14 Idaho* L 14-21 Northern Iowa W 20-3 NCAA I-AA First Round – Boise, Idaho Middle Tennessee State W 20-13 NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals – Boise, Idaho at Nevada L 52-59 NCAA I-AA Semifinals – Reno, Nev. (3 OT)
Att. 19,312 19,521 4,200 19,875 4,106 22,149 8,614 8,166 7,477 22,611 23,273 11,691
1989 (6-5, 5-3 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
Opponent Stephen F. Austin State Long Beach State Oregon State at Weber State* Idaho State* Northern Arizona* Montana State* at Montana* at Nevada* Eastern Washington* at Idaho*
1990 (10-4, 6-2 Big Sky Conference) NCAA I-AA Semifinalist Date Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8
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15,849 19,776
// Year-By-Year Results // 1991 (7-4, 4-4 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
Opponent Liberty Long Beach State Eastern Washington* Stephen F. Austin State at Montana* Northern Arizona* at Nevada* Idaho State* Montana State* at Weber State* at Idaho*
Result W 35-14 W 48-14 W 31-17 W 38-7 L 7-21 W 57-14 L 14-17 W 38-16 W 31-14 L 32-35 L 24-28
Att. 20,206 20,824 21,487 20,841 14,170 21,228 27,668 16,787 17,032 5,765 15,000
Result L 20-35 L 20-24 W 17-7 W 24-20 W 27-21 W 20-14 W 24-21 L 26-51 L 13-17 L 13-14 L 16-62
Att. 18,194 10,498 17,132 12,145 19,732 12,937 19,179 18,098 5,827 4,218 22,472
1992 (5-6, 3-4 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Opponent Tennessee – Chattanooga at Idaho State* Pacific at Stephen F. Austin State Montana* at Northern Arizona* Weber State* Portland State at Montana State* at Eastern Washington* Idaho*
Head Coach – Pokey Allen (1993-96) Overall Record: 24-15 (61.5%)
1994 (13-2, 6-1 Big Sky Conference) Big Sky Conference Champions NCAA I-AA National Runner-up Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17
Opponent Rhode Island at Nevada Northeastern Stephen F. Austin State at Montana* Northern Arizona* at Weber State* Idaho State* Montana State* Eastern Washington* Idaho*
Result W 31-10 L 10-38 W 27-13 L 7-30 L 24-38 L 9-23 L 14-21 W 34-27 L 21-42 L 17-28 L 16-49
Att. 19,509 19,489 21,669 21,584 12,865 23,226 10,267 7,407 22,630 3,872 23,701 14,706 15,302 20,068 27,674
1995 (7-4, 4-3 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
1993 (3-8, 1-6 Big Sky Conference) Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
Opponent Result Northeastern W 31-10 Cal State-Northridge W 40-19 Nevada W 37-27 Liberty W 35-7 at Northern Arizona* W 28-16 Weber State* W 24-17 at Idaho State* L 31-32 at Montana State* W 38-10 Montana* W 38-14 at Eastern Washington* W 16-13 Idaho* W 27-24 North Texas W 24-20 NCAA I-AA First Round – Boise, Idaho Appalachian State W 17-14 NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals – Boise, Idaho Marshall W 28-24 NCAA I-AA Semifinals – Boise, Idaho Youngstown State L 14-28 NCAA I-AA Championship – Huntington, W. Va.
Att. 17,618 28,523 17,355 19,070 15,696 18,879 3,971 17,863 15,458 10,238 15,085
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Opponent at Utah State Sam Houston State at Montana* Northwestern Louisiana at Northern Arizona* at Weber State* Idaho State* Portland State Eastern Washington* Montana State* at Idaho*
Result W 38-14 W 38-14 L 28-54 L 17-22 L 13-32 W 40-14 W 27-17 W 49-14 W 63-44 W 35-7 L 13-33
Att. 20,909 23,377 18,504 22,364 21,683 11,428 23,621 18,128 18,051 23,327 16,295
// Year-By-Year Results // 1996 (2-10, 1-4 Big West Conference)
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 31 Central Michigan L 21-42 Sept. 7 Portland State W 33-22 Sept. 14 Eastern Washington L 21-27 Sept. 21 at Hawai’i L 14-20 Sept. 28 Northwestern Louisiana L 16-20 Oct. 5 at Arizona State NR/5 L 7-56 Oct. 12 at Nevada* L 28-66 Oct. 19 Utah State* L 14-39 Nov. 2 at Fresno State L 7-41 Nov. 9 North Texas* L 27-30 Nov. 16 at New Mexico State* W 33-32 Nov. 23 Idaho* L 19-64
Att. 19,258 19,445 18,595 29,140 18,893 49,108 25,330 18,168 36,099 18,119 4,153 22,323
NOTE: Tom Mason served as the interim head coach for the first 10 games of the 1996 season. Pokey Allen coached the final two games.
Head Coach – Houston Nutt (1997) Overall Record: 5-6 (45.5%)
1997 (5-6, 3-2 Big West Conference)
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 30 Cal State-Northridge^ L 23-63 Sept. 6 at Wisconsin L 24-28 Sept. 13 at Central Michigan L 26-44 Sept. 20 Weber State W 24-7 Sept. 27 at Washington State NR/15 L 0-58 Oct. 11 New Mexico State* W 52-10 Oct. 18 at North Texas* W 17-14 Oct. 25 Louisiana Tech L 27-31 Nov. 1 at Utah State* L 20-24 Nov. 8 Nevada* L 42-56 Nov. 22 at Idaho* W 30-23 (OT) ^ NOTE: Cal State-Northridge later forfeited this game to Boise State.
Att. 26,824 73,209 19,003 25,677 34,131 22,814 15,047 20,016 18,205 22,382 14,501
Head Coach – Dirk Koetter (1998-2000) Overall Record: 26-10 (72.2%)
1998 (6-5, 2-3 Big West Conference)
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Att. Sept. 5 Cal State-Northridge W 26-13 25,127 Sept. 12 Washington State L 21-33 26,189 Sept. 19 Portland State W 42-24 22,412 Sept. 26 at Utah W 31-28 36,037 Oct. 3 at Louisiana Tech L 23-63 17,623 Oct. 10 North Texas* L 13-21 21,252 Oct. 17 Weber State W 24-13 20,766 Oct. 24 Utah State* W 30-16 19,561 Oct. 31 at Nevada* L 24-42 24,279 Nov. 7 at New Mexico State* W 55-51 12,034 Nov. 21 Idaho* L 35-36 30,208 (OT)
1999 (10-3, 5-1 Big West Conference) Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Champions Big West Conference Champions
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 4 at UCLA NR/17 L 7-38 Sept. 11 Southern Utah W 35-27 Sept. 18 at Hawai’i L 19-34 Sept. 25 New Mexico W 20-9 Oct. 2 Utah W 26-20 Oct. 9 Eastern Washington W 41-7 Oct. 16 at North Texas* L 10-17 Oct. 23 Nevada* W 52-17 Oct. 30 at Utah State* W 33-27 Nov. 6 Arkansas State* W 63-10 Nov. 13 New Mexico State* W 45-26 Nov. 20 at Idaho* W 45-14 Dec. 30 Louisville ESPN W 34-31 Crucial.com/Humanitarian Bowl – Boise, Idaho
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Att. 46,752 25,060 31,751 20,806 21,817 21,981 11,648 21,730 12,214 24,022 25,437 25,867 29,283
// Year-By-Year Results // 2000 (10-2, 5-0 Big West Conference) Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Champions Big West Conference Champions
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 2 at New Mexico W 31-14 Sept. 9 Northern Iowa W 42-17 Sept. 16 vs. Arkansas L 31-38 Sept. 23 at Central Michigan W 47-10 Oct. 7 at Washington State L 35-42 Oct. 14 Eastern Washington W 41-23 Oct. 21 North Texas* W 59-0 Oct. 28 at New Mexico State* W 41-34 Nov. 4 at Arkansas State* W 42-14 Nov. 11 Utah State* W 66-38 Nov. 18 Idaho* W 66-24 Dec. 28 UTEP ESPN W 38-23 Crucial.com/Humanitarian Bowl – Boise, Idaho
Att. 22,090 26,490 54,286 21,837 25,129 25,493 22,418 11,323 8,264 27,206 30,856 26,203
Head Coach – Dan Hawkins (2001-05) Overall Record: 53-11 (82.8%)
2001 (8-4, 6-2 Western Athletic Conference)
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 1 at South Carolina NR/21 L 13-32 Sept. 8 Washington State L 20-41 Sept. 22 UTEP* W 42-17 Sept. 29 at Idaho W 45-13 Oct. 6 at Rice* L 14-45 Oct. 13 Tulsa* W 41-10 Oct. 19 at Fresno State* ESPN NR/8 W 35-30 Oct. 27 Nevada* W 49-7 Nov. 3 at Louisiana Tech* L 42-48 Nov. 10 at Hawai’i* W 28-21 Nov. 17 San Jose State* W 56-6 Nov. 24 Central Michigan W 26-10
Att. 83,019 27,697 23,517 20,359 14,630 23,123 42,881 24,298 16,621 45,012 24,388 19,963
2003 (13-1, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Champions WAC Champions Ranked No. 15 – Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Ranked No. 16 – Final Associated Press Poll AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 6 Idaho State W 62-0 Sept. 13 at Idaho W 24-10 Sept. 20 at Oregon State L 24-26 Sept. 27 Wyoming W 33-17 Oct. 4 at Louisiana Tech* W 43-37 Oct. 11 Tulsa* W 27-20 Oct. 18 at SMU* W 45-3 Oct. 25 San Jose State* W 77-14 Oct. 30 at BYU ESPN W 50-12 Nov. 15 UTEP* 24/NR W 51-21 Nov. 21 at Fresno State* ESPN2 20/NR W 31-17 Nov. 29 Nevada* 18/NR W 56-3 Dec. 6 at Hawai’i* ESPN2 18/NR W 45-28 Dec. 23 vs. TCU ESPN 18/19 W 34-31 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl – Fort Worth, Texas
2004 (11-1, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference) WAC Champions Ranked No. 12 – Final Associated Press Poll Ranked No. 13 – Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 4 Idaho W 65-7 Sept. 10 Oregon State ESPN W 53-34 Sept. 18 at UTEP* 23/NR W 47-31 Sept. 24 BYU ESPN 21/NR W 28-27 Oct. 2 SMU* 23/NR W 38-20 Oct. 16 at Tulsa* 21/NR W 45-42 Oct. 23 Fresno State* ESPN2 19/NR W 33-16 Oct. 29 Hawai’i* ESPN2 18/NR W 69-3 Nov. 13 at San Jose State* ESPN2 14/NR W 56-49 (2 OT) Nov. 20 Louisiana Tech* 13/NR W 55-14 Nov. 27 at Nevada* ESPN 10/NR W 58-21 Dec. 31 vs. Louisville ESPN 10/8 L 40-44 Autozone Liberty Bowl – Memphis, Tenn.
2002 (12-1, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference) Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Champions WAC Champions Ranked No. 12 – Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Ranked No. 15 – Final Associated Press Poll AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 31 Idaho W 38-21 Sept. 7 at Arkansas L 14-41 Sept. 14 at Wyoming W 35-13 Sept. 28 Utah State W 63-38 Oct. 5 Hawai’i* W 58-31 Oct. 12 at Tulsa* W 52-24 Oct. 18 Fresno State* ESPN W 67-21 Oct. 26 at San Jose State* W 45-8 Nov. 2 at UTEP* W 58-3 Nov. 9 Rice* W 49-7 Nov. 16 Louisiana Tech* W 36-10 Nov. 23 at Nevada* 23/NR W 44-7 Dec. 31 Iowa State ESPN 18/NR W 34-16 Crucial.com/Humanitarian Bowl – Boise, Idaho
Att. 30,664 14,320 35,963 30,192 17,859 29,719 10,109 26,062 60,554 24,513 39,252 27,440 39,685 38,028
Att. 30,878 70,142 16,256 25,161 25,857 15,079 30,924 10,497 21,689 23,962 28,413 20,247 30,446
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Att. 30,944 30,950 33,921 30,601 30,322 20,817 30,623 29,591 5,028 30,462 21,799 58,355
// Year-By-Year Results // 2005 (9-4, 7-1 Western Athletic Conference) WAC Champions
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 3 at Georgia ESPN 18/13 L 13-48 Sept. 10 at Oregon State FSN L 27-30 Sept. 21 Bowling Green ESPN2 W 48-20 Oct. 1 at Hawai’i* W 44-41 Oct. 8 Portland State W 21-14 Oct. 15 San Jose State* W 38-21 Oct. 22 at Utah State* W 45-21 Oct. 29 Nevada* W 49-14 Nov. 5 New Mexico State* W 56-6 Nov. 10 at Fresno State ESPN NR/20 L 7-27 Nov. 19 Idaho* W 70-35 Nov. 26 at Louisiana Tech* W 30-13 Dec. 28 Boston College ESPN L 21-27 MPC Computers Bowl – Boise, Idaho
Att. 92,746 42,876 30,561 31,695 30,603 30,342 12,922 29,843 28,454 42,781 30,394 16,281 30,493
Head Coach – Chris Petersen (2006-13) Overall Record: 84-8 (91.3%)
2006 (13-0, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champions & WAC Champions Ranked No. 5 – Final Associated Press Poll Ranked No. 6 – Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 31 Sacramento State W 45-0 Sept. 7 Oregon State ESPN W 42-14 Sept. 16 at Wyoming W 17-10 Sept. 23 Hawai’i* 25/NR W 41-34 Sept. 30 at Utah 22/NR W 36-3 Oct. 7 Louisiana Tech* 20/NR W 55-14 Oct. 15 at New Mexico State* ESPN 20/NR W 40-28 Oct. 21 at Idaho* 18/NR W 42-26 Nov. 1 Fresno State* ESPN2 14/NR W 45-21 Nov. 11 at San Jose State* 14/NR W 23-20 Nov. 18 Utah State* 13/NR W 49-10 Nov. 25 at Nevada* ESPN2 12/NR W 38-7 Jan. 1 vs. Oklahoma (OT) FOX 9/7 W 43-42 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Glendale, Ariz.
Att. 29,674 30-711 17,880 30,642 45,222 30,572 16,872 17,000 30,604 21,742 30,515 25,506 73,719
2007 (10-3, 7-1 Western Athletic Conference)
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 31 Weber State 24/NR W 56-7 Sept. 8 at Washington FSN NW 22/NR L 10-24 Sept. 15 Wyoming W 24-14 Sept. 27 Southern Miss W 38-16 Oct. 7 New Mexico State* ESPN W 58-0 Oct. 14 Nevada* ESPN (4 OT) W 69-67 (4 OT) Oct. 20 at Louisiana Tech* W 45-31 Oct. 26 at Fresno State* ESPN2 W 34-21 Nov. 3 San Jose State* 21/NR W 42-7 Nov. 10 at Utah State * 19/NR W 52-0 Nov. 17 Idaho* 17/NR W 58-14 Nov. 23 at Hawai’i* ESPN2 17/13 L 27-39 Dec. 23 vs. East Carolina ESPN 24/NR L 38-41 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl – Honolulu, Hawai’i
Att. 30,278 70,045 30,199 30,159 30,239 30,394 19,199 40,607 30,416 18,864 30,681 50,000 30,467
2008 (12-1, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference) WAC Champions Ranked No. 11 – Final Associated Press Poll Ranked No. 13 – Final USA Today Coaches Poll
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Att. Aug. 30 Idaho State W 49-7 32,318 Sept. 13 Bowling Green W 20-7 32,335 Sept. 20 at Oregon NR/17 W 37-32 58,723 Oct. 1 Louisiana Tech* ESPN 19/NR W 38-3 32,071 Oct. 11 at Southern Miss. CBS-CS 15/NR W 24-7 30,912 Oct. 17 Hawai’i* ESPN 15/NR W 27-7 32,342 Oct. 24 at San Jose State* ESPN2 13/NR W 33-16 26,258 Nov. 1 at New Mexico State* 11/NR W 49-0 15,922 Nov. 8 Utah State* 9/NR W 49-14 32,171 Nov. 15 at Idaho* 9/NR W 45-10 17,000 Nov. 22 at Nevada* ESPN2 9/NR W 41-34 27,057 Nov. 28 Fresno State* ESPN2 9/NR W 61-10 32,412 Dec. 23 TCU ESPN 9/11 L 16-17 34,628 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – San Diego, Calif.
2009 (14-0, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champions & WAC Champions Ranked No. 4 – Final Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 3 Oregon ESPN 14/16 W 19-8 Sept. 12 Miami (Ohio) 12/NR W 48-0 Sept. 18 at Fresno State* ESPN 10/NR W 51-34 Sept. 26 at Bowling Green 8/NR W 49-14 Oct. 3 UC Davis 5/NR W 34-16 Oct. 14 at Tulsa ESPN 5/NR W 28-21 Oct. 24 at Hawai’i* 6/NR W 54-9 Oct. 31 San Jose State* 6/NR W 45-7 Nov. 6 at Louisiana Tech* ESPN2 5/NR W 45-35 Nov. 14 Idaho* ESPNU 6/NR W 63-25 Nov. 20 at Utah State* ESPN2 6/NR W 52-21 Nov. 27 Nevada* ESPN2 6/NR W 44-33 Dec. 5 New Mexico State* 6/NR W 42-7 Jan. 4 TCU FOX 6/4 W 17-10 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, Ariz.
Att. 34,127 32,228 35,637 22,396 32,497 30,000 37,928 31,684 23,240 33,986 18,777 32,642 32,308 73,227
2010 (12-1, 7-1 Western Athletic Conference) MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions & WAC Champions Ranked No. 7 - Final USA Today Coaches Poll Ranked No. 9 - Final Associated Press Poll Date Opponent TV Sept. 6 Virginia Tech ESPN FedEx Field - Landover, Maryland Sept. 18 at Wyoming CBS CS Sept. 25 Oregon State ABC Oct. 2 at New Mexico State* WAC TV Oct. 9 Toledo WAC TV Oct. 16 at San Jose State* WAC TV Oct. 26 Louisiana Tech* ESPN2 Nov. 6 Hawai’i* ESPNU Nov. 12 at Idaho* ESPN2 Nov. 19 Fresno State* ESPN2 Nov. 26 at Nevada* ESPN2 Dec. 4 Utah State* WAC TV Dec. 22 Utah ESPN
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AP Rank BSU/Opp. Result Att. 3/7 W 33-30 83,587 3/NR 3/24 3/NR 4/NR 3/NR 2/NR 2/NR 4/NR 3/NR 3/18 9/NR 10/20
W W W W W W W W W L W W
51-6 29,014 37-24 34,137 59-0 19,661 57-14 33,833 48-0 20,239 49-20 32,026 42-7 34,060 52-14 16,453 51-0 33,454 31-34 OT 30,712 50-14 32,101 26-3 41,923
// Year-By-Year Results // 2013 (8-5, 6-2 Mountain West Conference) AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 31 at Washington FOX1 19/NR L 6-38 Sept. 7 Tennessee-Martin ESPN3 NR/NR W 63-14 Sept. 13 Air Force* ESPN NR/NR W 42-20 Sept. 20 at Fresno State* ESPN NR/25 L 40-41 Sept. 28 Southern Miss ESPNU NR/NR W 60-7 Oct. 12 at Utah State* CBSSN NR/NR W 34-23 Oct. 19 Nevada* CBSSN NR/NR W 34-17 Oct. 25 at BYU ESPN NR/NR L 20-37 Nov. 2 at Colorado State* CBSSN NR/NR W 42-30 Nov. 16 Wyoming* ESPN2 NR/NR W 48-7 Nov. 23 at San Diego State* CBSSN NR/NR L 31-34 Nov. 30 New Mexico* ESPN2 NR/NR W 45-17 Dec. 24 vs. Oregon State ESPN NR/NR L 23-38 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl - Honolulu, Hawai’i
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada
NOTE: Bob Gregory served as the interim head coach for the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl
2011 (12-1, 6-1 Mountain West Conference) MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions Ranked No. 6 - Final USA Today Coaches Poll Ranked No. 8 - Final Associated Press Poll AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Sept. 3 Georgia ESPN 5/19 W 35-21 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game - Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 16 at Toledo ESPN 4/NR W 40-15 Sept. 24 Tulsa CBS-SN 4/NR W 41-21 Oct. 1 Nevada VERSUS 4/NR W 30-10 Oct. 7 at Fresno State ESPN 5/NR W 57-7 Oct. 15 at Colorado State* Mtn. 5/NR W 63-13 Oct. 22 Air Force* VERSUS 5/NR W 37-26 Nov. 5 at UNLV* CBSSN 5/NR W 48-21 Nov. 12 TCU* VERSUS 5/NR L 35-36 Nov. 19 at San Diego State* CBSSN 10/NR W 52-35 Nov. 26 Wyoming* Mtn. 7/NR W 36-14 Dec. 3 New Mexico* Mtn. 9/NR W 45-0 Dec. 22 Arizona State ESPN 8/NR W 56-24 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada
Head Coach – Bryan Harsin (2014-present) Overall Record: 12-2 (85.7%)
Att. 73,614 28,905 34,109 34,098 33,871 30,027 34,196 26,281 34,146 52,256 33,773 33,878 35,720
2012 (11-2, 7-1 Mountain West Conference) Mountain West Co-Champions MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Champions Ranked No. 14 - Final USA Today Coaches Poll Ranked No. 18 - Final Associated Press Poll AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Aug. 31 at Michigan State ESPN 24/13 L 13-17 Sept. 15 Miami (Ohio) NBCSN 24/NR W 39-12 Sept. 20 BYU ESPN 24/NR W 7-6 Sept. 29 at New Mexico* KTVB 24/NR W 32-29 Oct. 6 at Southern Miss FSN NR/NR W 40-14 Oct. 13 Fresno State* NBCSN 24/NR W 20-10 Oct. 20 UNLV* NBCSN 24/NR W 32-7 Oct. 27 at Wyoming* CBSSN 24/NR W 45-14 Nov. 3 San Diego State* CBSSN 19/NR L 19-21 Nov. 10 at Hawai’i* NBCSN NR/NR W 49-14 Nov. 17 Colorado State* CBSSN NR/NR W 42-14 Dec. 1 at Nevada* ABC 24/NR W 27-21 Dec. 22 Washington ESPN 20/NR W 28-26 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada
Att. 71,963 33,293 36,069 41,031 35,356 25,513 35,843 62,954 21,133 33,992 33,645 31,645 29,106
Att. 78,709 34,178 36,864 28,270 25,337 35,742 36,012 17,855 36,084 29,471 33,545 30,017 33,217
2014 (12-2, 7-1 Mountain West Conference) VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Champions & Mountain West Champions Ranked No. 16 - Final Associated Press Poll Ranked No. 16 - Final USA Today Coaches Poll
AP Rank Date Opponent TV BSU/Opp. Result Att. Aug. 28 Ole Miss ESPN NR/18 L 13-35 32,823 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game - Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 6 Colorado State* ESPN2 NR/NR W 37-24 34,910 Sept. 13 at Connecticut ABC NR/NR W 38-21 30,098 Sept. 20 Louisiana CBSSN NR/NR W 34-9 33,337 Sept. 27 at Air Force* CBSSN NR/NR L 14-28 30,012 Oct. 4 at Nevada* CBSSN NR/NR W 51-46 32,327 Oct. 17 Fresno State* ESPN NR/NR W 37-27 35,008 Oct. 24 BYU ESPN NR/NR W 55-30 36,752 Nov. 8 at New Mexico* CBSSN NR/NR W 60-49 21,089 Nov. 15 San Diego State* ESPNU NR/NR W 38-29 27,478 Nov. 22 at Wyoming* ESPN2 NR/NR W 63-14 15,821 Nov. 29 Utah State* ESPN2 25/NR W 50-19 33,940 Dec. 6 Fresno State CBS 22/NR W 28-14 26,101 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship - Boise, Idaho Dec. 31 Arizona ESPN 21/12 W 38-30 66,896 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, Ariz. * Denotes conference game
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// Hall of Fame Broncos //
Wilcox, Trautman Earn Football’s Ultimate Honor Former Bronco greats Dave Wilcox and Randy Trautman have more in common than their places in Boise State football lore and their inductions in the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The two have also achieved their sport’s ultimate honor. The former All-Americans played in different eras for Boise State, but they will be forever linked by their accomplishments on the field and their respective enshrinement in football’s two halls of fame. Wilcox, a two-way lineman for Boise Junior College in 1960 and ’61, finished his collegiate career at Oregon and went on to become one of the top linebackers in NFL history, earning Pro Bowl honors seven times during his 11 years with the San Francisco 49ers. Wilcox retired from football in 1975, and in 2000 he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Trautman, a defensive tackle for the Broncos from 1978-81 and Boise State’s most honored football player, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Wilcox: Lyle Smith’s Most Outstanding Player
Legendary BJC coach Lyle Smith called Wilcox the most outstanding player he coached during his 20 years at the Bronco helm, which is quite a compliment considering that Smith’s program produced 21 JC All-Americans during his coaching tenure. “He never had a second gear; he was in high gear all the way,” said Smith of Wilcox. “He just went real hard at practice and in the games. I was not surprised that he did so well as a professional.” A native of Vale, Ore., Wilcox was a two-time junior college All-American on teams that finished 8-2 and 9-1 under Smith. “I had more fun in Boise than anywhere else as far as playing football,” said Wilcox, who also was a record-setting member of the BJC track team in the shot put and discus. “We had some outstanding players and excellent teams. Coach Smith is an outstanding person. He touched a lot of lives.” Wilcox will be inducted into the 49ers Hall of Fame in October of 2009, and in 1982 was inducted into Boise State’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Trautman: Key Member of 1980 National Championship Team
A native of Caldwell, Tr a u t m a n w a s the first player from the state of Idaho to be named to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is the only Bronco football player to receive four firstteam All-America awards after being named to both the Kodak and Associated Pre s s D i v i s i o n I-AA All-America squads his junior and senior seasons. A defensive stalwart on Boise State’s 1980 NCAA Division I-AA national championship team, Trautman also received first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors that year and in 1981. “That [national championship] ring brought us together like a marriage,” said Trautman of the 1980 Broncos. “ We sweated, we bled, we beat on each other, and we went through it all together. We tasted something together very few have tasted.” Trautman finished his career at Boise State with 266 total tackles, including 29 for losses. He was selected in the ninth round of the NFL draft by the Washington Redskins and played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1982-85. He was inducted into Boise State’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
Fierce Competitors
Both Wilcox and Trautman were known as fierce competitors who relished the challenge of playing football at the highest levels. Now that Wilcox is among pro football’s elite, feigned humility seems unnecessary. “You have to know you’re good if you’re playing in the NFL,” he said. “When you go up against guys like [offensive linemen] Bob Brown, Forrest Gregg, Ron Yary and Tom Mack; tight ends like John Mackey, Mike Ditka and Ron Kramer; and then have to chase down runners like Gale Sayers for 11 seasons, you can’t be lacking in confidence in your ability.” Trautman was known for sometimes being testy during his playing days with Boise State, but it was a result, he says, of his burning desire to succeed. “I’ve always been competitive in everything I do,” he said. “I know I wasn’t easy to get along with. We came to win, and if you’re not playing to win, then you’re in the wrong program. … If people thought I was [trying to be] intimidating, it wasn’t that. I just wanted to see their enthusiasm and their goals directed to winning.” Their careers at Boise State were 20 years apart, but hall of famers Dave Wilcox and Randy Trautman have plenty in common besides their membership among football’s best.
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// Bronco All-Americans // 2014
Jay Ajayi (RB)
2nd Team - FOX Sports, Sporting News, USA TODAY 3rd Team - Associated Press, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele HM - SI.com
Darian Thompson (S)
2nd Team - CBSSports.com
2010
Kellen Moore (QB) 1st Team - FWAA
Tyrone Crawford (DL) HM - SI.com
2009
Kellen Moore (QB)
1st Team - ESPN.com, SI.com & CBSSports. com; 3rd Team - AP
Kyle Wilson (CB)
2nd Team - AP & Walter Camp
2008
Kyle Wilson (PR)
2nd Team - SI.com & Sporting News; 3rd Team - Rivals.com
Kellen Moore (QB)
1st Team Freshman - FWAA & Phil Steele; 2nd Team Freshman - Sporting News; HM - Sporting News
Billy Winn (DT)
1st Team Freshman - Sporting News; 2nd Team Freshman - Phil Steele
George Iloka (S)
2nd Team Freshman - Sporting News & Phil Steele
2007
Ryan Clady (OL) Consensus AllAmerican
Offensive Tackle Ryan Clady All-American - 2006 & 2007 2002
Quintin Mikell (S)
3rd Team - Sporting News
Brock Forsey (RB)
4th Team - Sporting News
1994
Rashid Gayle (DB)
1st Team - American Football Coach Association (AFCA), Sporting News, CBSsportsline.com and Playboy; 2nd Team - AP, Phil Steele, SI.com and Walter Camp
1st Team - The Sports Network; 2nd Team - AP
2013
2006
K.C Adams (All-Purp.)
2nd Team - Walter Camp
1st Team - SI.com, CBS Sportsline; 2nd Team - Sporting News; 3rd Team - AP
1992
2nd Team - SI.com
1st Team - Kodak; 2nd Team - The Sports Network and Football Gazette
Offensive Tackle Nate Potter Consensus All-American - 2011
DeMarcus Lawrence (DE)
2012
Sam Ukwuachu (DE)
FWAA Freshman All-America
2011
Nate Potter (OT) Consensus All- American
1st Team - Sporting News, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), CBSSports. com, Yahoo Sports; 2nd Team - Associated Press (AP), Walter Camp, SI.com
Kellen Moore (QB)
Ian Johnson (RB) Ryan Clady (OL) Korey Hall (LB)
2nd Team - Sporting News
2005
Quinton Jones (PR)
2nd Team -Sporting News; HM - SI.com
2004
Tyler Jones (PK)
2nd Team - AP, Walter Camp
HM - SI.com
Joe Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien (DE)
1st Team - AFCA and AP; 2nd Team - The Sports Network 2nd Team - AP
Mike Dodd (PK)
Mike Wilson (WR)
HM - The Sports Network
1991
Frank Robinson (CB)
1st Team - AP and Kodak; 2nd Team - The Sports Network
Mike Black (PK) 3rd Team - AP
1990 Erik Helgeson (DE)
Matt Miller (WR)
FWAA Freshman All-America 2nd Team Freshman Yahoo Sports
1st Team - Walter Camp, AP, Kodak, Sporting News and Football Gazette
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// Bronco All-Americans // Jim Ellis (LB) HM - AP
Rex Walters (LB) HM - AP
Maury Moore (DB) HM - AP
1980
Randy Trautman (DT)
1st Team - AP and Kodak
Cedric Minter (RB) 2nd Team - AP
Rick Woods (SS) HM - AP
1985
Markus Koch (DE)
1st Team - AP and Kodak
1984
Carl Keever (DE)
1st Team - AP and Kodak
1983
Markus Koch (DT) 1st Team - AP
Carl Keever (LB) HM - AP
Defensive End Erik Helgeson All-American - 1988, 89 & 90 1989
Erik Helgeson (DE)
1st Team - Football Gazette; 2nd Team - The Sports Network, AP
1988
Erik Helgeson (DE)
1st Team - The Sports Network and Walter Camp; 3rd Team - Football Gazette
Kenny Kuehl (SS)
2nd Team - Football Gazette and The Sports Network
Scott Russell (LB)
HM - Football Gazette
1987
Pete Kwiatkowski (DE)
1st Team - AP, Kodak, Walter Camp and The Sports Network
Tom DeWitz (OG)
1st Team - AP and The Sports Network
Eric Andrade (WR)
2nd Team - The Sports Network; HM - AP
Chris Jackson (RB)
2nd Team - The Sports Network; HM - AP
1986
Tom Dewitz (OG) 2nd Team - AP
Pete Kwiatkowski (DL) HM - AP
Lance Sellers (DL)
John Kilgo (OT) HM - AP
Ron Love (PR) HM - AP
1982
John Rade (DE)
1st Team - AP and Kodak
Carl Keever (LB) 1st Team - AP
Jon Zogg (OL) HM - AP
Kim Metcalf (WR)
Quarterback Joe Aliotti All-American - 1979 & 1980
HM - AP
Joe Aliotti (QB)
HM - AP
Kipp Bedard (WR)
1981
Shawn Beaton (OG)
1st Team - AP and Kodak
Dennis Brady (OT)
1st Team - Kodak and Gannett News; 2nd Team - AP
Randy Schrader (C)
2nd Team - AP
1979
2nd Team - AP
1st Team - AP and Kodak
Jeff Turk (DB)
HM - AP HM - AP
Randy Trautman (DT)
HM - AP
Rick Woods (SS)
HM - AP
Kipp Bedard (WR)
Rodney Webster (TB)
HM - AP
Joe Aliotti (QB)
John Rade (LB)
Doug Scott (DT)
Dennis Brady (OT)
Ralph Esposito (LB)
2nd Team - AP
1st Team - AP and Pepsi-Mizlou TV
HM - AP
HM - AP Rick Woods (SS) HM - AP
HM - AP
HM - AP
HM - AP
Michel Bourgeau (DT) Duane Dlouhy (TE)
HM - AP
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Cedric Minter (RB)
// bronco All-Americans // 1976
1969
HM - AP
1st Team - AP
Everett Carr (OT)
Steve Svitak (LB)
Gary Rosolowich (DB) HM - AP
Chris Malmgren (DT) HM - AP
1975
John Smith (RB)
1st Team - Kodak; HM - AP
Everett Carr (OT) HM - AP
Mike Holton (WR) HM - AP
Glenn Sparks (OG) HM - AP
Greg Stern (QB) HM - AP
Gary Rosolowich (CB)
Punt Returner - Kyle Wilson All-American - 2008
HM - AP
Gary Gorrell (LB) HM - AP
1978
1974
2nd Team - AP
1st Team - AP, UPI and Kodak
Bob McCauley (LB) Mark Villano (OC) 3rd Team - AP
Cedric Minter (RB) 3rd Team - AP
Larry Polowski (LB) HM - AP
Sam Miller (SS) HM - AP
Doug Scott (DT) HM - AP
David Hughes (FB) HM - AP
Dale Phillips (OG) HM - AP
1977
Terry Hutt (WR) 1st Team - AP
Harold Cotton (OT) 1st Team - AP
Chris Malmgren (DT)
1st Team - AFCA; 2nd Team - AP
Mark Villano (OC)
Jim McMillan (QB)
Rolly Woolsey (DB) HM - AP
Loren Schmidt (LB) HM - AP
Mike Holton (WR) HM - AP
1973
Don Hutt (WR)
1st Team - UPI, AP, Football News
Dan Dixon (OG) HM - AP
John Klotz (C) HM - AP
Al Davis (OT) HM - AP
1972
Al Marshall (WR)
1st Team - UPI, Kodak
Don Hutt (WR) HM - AP
HM - AP
1971
HM - AP
HM - AP
Alva Liles (OG) Terry Zahner (RB) HM - AP
Ken West (DB)
Quarterback - Kellen Moore All-American - 2010
Eric Guthrie (QB) Don Hutt (WR) HM - AP
Place Kicker - Tyler Jones All-American - 2004
HM - AP
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// All-Conference Broncos // Boise State joined the Mountain West in 2011 and was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 2001 to 2010. Before joining the WAC Boise State was a member of the Big West Conference from 1996-2000 and the Big Sky Conference from 1970-1995. Following is a list of players who received player of the year honors and first-team All-WAC, All-Big West and All-Big Sky Conference honors.
Conference Players of the Year Mountain West
2011 - Kellen Moore (QB) Offensive Player of the Year
2002 – Quintin Mikell (S) Defensive Player of the Year
1981 – Randy Trautman (DT) Defensive MVP
Big West Conference
1979 – Joe Aliotti (QB) Offensive MVP
2000 – Bart Hendricks (QB) Offensive MVP
WAC
2010 - Kellen Moore (QB) Co-Offensive Player of the Year
1999 – Bart Hendricks (QB) Offensive MVP
2009 - Kellen Moore (QB) Offensive Player of the Year
Big Sky Conference
2008 – Kellen Moore (QB) Freshman of the Year
1994 – Joe O’Brien (DE) Defensive MVP
2006 – Korey Hall (LB) Defensive Player of the Year
1987 – Pete Kwiatkowski (DE) Defensive MVP
2003 – Ryan Dinwiddie (QB) Offensive Player of the Year
Kellen Moore, Three-Time Player of the Year 2011 - Mountain West; 2009 & 2010 - WAC
1982 – John Rade (LB) Defensive MVP
1979 – Doug Scott (DT) Defensive MVP 1978 – Bob Macauley (LB) Defensive MVP 1977 – Chris Malmgren (DT) Defensive MVP 1975 – John Smith (RB) Offensive MVP 1974 – Jim McMillan (QB) Offensive MVP
2002 – Brock Forsey (RB) Offensive Player of the Year
First-Team All-Conference Players Mountain West
2014 Jay Ajayi (RB) Kamalei Correa (STUD) Marcus Henry (C) Darian Thompson (S)
2013 Jay Ajayi (RB) Demarcus Lawrence (DE) Charles Leno, Jr. (LT) Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe (DT) 2012 Mike Atkinson (DL) Demarcus Lawrence (DL) Matt Paradis (OL) J.C. Percy (LB) Jamar Taylor (CB) 2011 Tyrone Crawford (DE) George Iloka (S) Doug Martin (RB) Shea McClellin (DE) Kellen Moore (QB) Nate Potter (OT) Tyler Shoemaker (WR)
WAC
2010 Thomas Byrd (C) George Iloka (DB) Jeron Johnson (DB) Doug Martin (RB) Shea McClellin (DL) Kellen Moore (QB) Austin Pettis (WR) Nate Potter (OL) Winston Venable (LB) Ryan Winterswyk (DL) Titus Young (WR) 2009 Kellen Moore (QB) Austin Pettis (WR) Nate Potter (OL) Kyle Wilson (DB) Ryan Winterswyk (DL) Titus Young (WR)
2008 Jeremy Childs (WR) Ellis Powers (LB) Kyle Wilson (DB) Ryan Winterswyk (DL) Andrew Woodruff (OL) 2007 Jeremy Childs (WR) Ryan Clady (OT) Ian Johnson (RB) Nick Schlekeway (DE) Marty Tadman (S) 2006 Andrew Browning (DT) Ryan Clady (OT) Korey Hall (LB) Ian Johnson (RB) Anthony Montgomery (K) Legedu Naanee (WR) Derek Schouman (TE) 2005 Daryn Colledge (OT) Alex Guerrero (DT) Korey Hall (LB)
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2004 T.J. Acree (WR) Andy Avalos (LB) Daryn Colledge (OT) Gabe Franklin (CB) Korey Hall (LB) Tyler Jones (PK) 2003 Andy Avalos (LB) Ryan Dinwiddie (QB) Tim Gilligan (WR) Wes Nurse (S) Julius Roberts (DE) 2002 Ryan Dinwiddie (QB) Brock Forsey (RB) Scott Huff (C) Quintin Mikell (S) Rob Vian (OG) 2001 Brock Forsey (RB) Matt Hill (OL) Quintin Mikell (S) Jeb Putzier (TE)
// All-Conference Broncos // Big West Conference 2000 Scott Buttice (OL) Nick Calaycay (PK) Jeff Copp (DE) Dempsy Dees (CB) Jeff Edwards (P) Lou Fanucchi (WR) Bart Hendricks (QB) Quintin Mikell (FS) D. Ross (CB) Zach Weber (DE)
1999 Nick Calaycay (PK) Dempsy Dees (CB) Bart Hendricks (QB) Bryan Johnson (LB) Mike Maloy (DE) Jeremy Mankins (OG) Dave Stachelski (TE) Kareem Williams (LB) 1998 Keith Dilworth (OT) Rodney Smith (WR) Bobby Setzer (DT) 1997 Jermaine Belin (OL) 1996 Chris Wing (DL)
Big Sky Conference 1995 Sione Fifita (DL) Rashid Gayle (CB) Del Graven (FB)
1994 K.C. Adams (RB) Paul Coffman (OC) Rashid Gayle (CB) Joe Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien (DL) Alex Toyos (OG) 1993 Del Graven (TE) Kimo von Oelhoffen (DL) 1992 Mike Dodd (PK) Mike Wilson (WR)
1991 Mike Black (PK) Matt McLaughlin (LB) Frank Robinson (CB) Chris Thomas (RB) 1990 Erik Helgeson (DE) Frank Robinson (CB) Chris Thomas (RB) 1989 Erik Helgeson (DE) Kenny Kuehl (LB) Chris Thomas (RB) 1988 Erik Helgeson (DE) Kenny Kuehl (SS) Scott Russell (LB) 1987 Eric Andrade (WR) Tom DeWitz (OG) Chris Jackson (RB) Pete Kwiatkowski (DE) 1986 Tom DeWitz (OG) Jim Ellis (LB) Pete Kwiatkowski (DL) Maury Moore (DB) Lance Sellers (DL) Chris Truitt (RET) Rex Walters (LB) 1985 Steve Despot (OG) Jon Francis (RB) Markus Koch (DL) Dan Smith (C) 1984 Chuck Compton (DB) Jon Francis (RB) Carl Keever (LB) John Kilgo (OT) Markus Koch (DL) Ron Love (RET) 1983 Michel Bourgeau (DL) Chuck Butler (LB) Carl Keever (LB) Markus Koch (DL) Rodney Webster (RB)
1982 Bob Skinner (DL) Carl Keever (LB) John Rade (LB) Jeff Turk (DB) Jon Zogg (OG) 1981 Kipp Bedard (WR) Michel Bourgeau (DL) Dennis Brady (OT) Duane Dlouhy (TE) John Rade (LB) Randy Trautman (DL) Rodney Webster (RB) Rick Woods (DB & RET) 1980 Joe Aliotti (QB) Shawn Beaton (OG) Kipp Bedard (WR) Dennis Brady (OT) Cedric Minter (RB) Randy Schrader (C) Randy Trautman (DL) Dan Williams (LB) Rick Woods (DB) 1979 Joe Aliotti (QB) Shawn Beaton (OG) Kipp Bedard (WR) Renny Buckner (OT) Ralph Esposito (LB) Cedric Minter (RB) Doug Scott (DL) Rick Woods (DB) 1978 David Hughes (FB) Bob Macauley (LB) Sam Miller (DB) Cedric Minter (RB) Dale Phillips (OG) Larry Polowski (LB) Tom Sarette (PK) Mark Villano (C) 1977 Willie Beamon (LB) Harold Cotton (OT) Terry Hutt (WR) Alva Liles (OG) Chris Malmgren (DL) Ken West (DB) Terry Zahner (RB)
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1976 Everett Carr (OG) Mike Holton (WR) Chris Malmgren (DL) Gary Rosolowich (DB) 1975 Everett Carr (OT) John Crabtree (WR) Gary Gorrell (LB) Mike Holton (WR) Gary Rosolowich (DB) John Smith (RB) Glenn Sparks (OG) 1974 Ron Davis (LB) Mike Holton (WR) Jim McMillan (QB) Saia Misa (DL) Loren Schmidt (LB) Rolly Woolsey (DB) 1973 Al Davis (OT) Dan Dixon (OG) Mark Goodman (DE) Don Hutt (OE) John Klotz (C) Ron Neal (CB) 1972 Greg Fredrick (CB) Don Hutt (OE) Al Marshall (OE) 1971 Eric Guthrie (QB) Don Hutt (OE) Steve Vogel (LB)
// Broncos in the NFL // * Jay Ajayi - RB......................................Miami Dolphins (2015-Present) Selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft Gerald Alexander - S.....................................Detroit Lions (2007-2008) 2 Seasons: 21 Games - 17 Started ....................................................... Jacksonville Jaguars (2009-2010) 2 Seasons: 20 Games - 13 Started ........................................................................Carolina Panthers (2010) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started ........................................................................... Miami Dolphins (2011) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started ................................................................................New York Jets (2011) 1 Season: 1 Game - 0 Started Career Totals: 5 Seasons: 44 Games - 30 Started Chase Baker - DT..................................... Minnesota Vikings (2012-present) 2 Seasons: 5 Games - 0 Started Geraldo Boldewijn - WR.............................Atlanta Falcons (2014-present) Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Barry Black - OG..........................................Los Angeles Raiders (1987) 1 Season: 3 Games - 2 Started * Richie Brockel - TE.................................Carolina Panthers (2011-present) 4 Seasons: 47 Games - 2 Started Chuck Butler - LB....................................................... Seattle Seahawks (1984) 1 Season: 8 Games - 0 Started Chris Carr - CB/Ret...........................................Oakland Raiders (2005-2007) 3 Seasons: 48 Games - 4 Started ......................................................................... Tennessee Titans (2008) 1 Season: 16 Games - 2 Started .............................................................Baltimore Ravens (2009-2011) 3 Seasons: 39 Games - 21 Started ................................................................... San Diego Chargers (2012) 1 Season: 8 Games - 0 Started ......................................................................New Orleans Saints (2013) 1 Season: 11 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 9 Seasons: 122 Games - 27 Started * Ryan Clady - OT......................................... Denver Broncos (2008-present) First Team All-Pro - 2009 & 2012 NFL Pro Bowl Selection: 2009, 2011 & 2012 6 Seasons: 85 Games - 85 Started Daryn Colledge - OL.................................... Green Bay Packers (2006-2010) 5 Seasons: 80 Games - 76 Started ..................................................................Arizona Cardinals (2011-13) 3 Seasons: 48 Games - 48 Started ........................................................................... Miami Dolphins (2014) 1 Season: 13 Games - 13 Started Career Totals - 9 Seasons: 141 Games - 137 Started * Tyrone Crawford - DE..............................Dallas Cowboys (2012-present) 2 Season: 31 Games - 15 Started Chuck Compton - CB/S.......................................... Green Bay Packers (1987) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started Jim Ellis - LB............................................................ Los Angeles Raiders (1987) 1 Season: 3 Games - 2 Started Brock Forsey - RB..............................................................Chicago Bears (2003) 1 Season: 9 Games - 2 Started ........................................................................... Miami Dolphins (2004) 1 Season: 7 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 2 Seasons: 16 Games - 2 Started Jon Francis - RB.........................................................Los Angeles Rams (1987) 1 Season: 9 Games - 0 Started Tommy Gallarda - TE..............................................Atlanta Falcons (2012-13) 1 Season: 9 Games - 0 Started Rashid Gayle - CB.................................................Jacksonville Jaguars (1996) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started Korey Hall - FB............................................... Green Bay Packers (2007-2010) 4 Seasons: 55 Games - 33 Started .................................................................... New Orleans Saints (2011) 1 Season: 15 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 5 Seasons: 70 Games - 33 Started Shaunard Harts - DB........................................ Kansas City Chiefs (2001-04) 4 Seasons: 51 Games - 17 Started Matt Hill - OL..........................................................Seattle Seahawks (2002-03) 2 Seasons: 26 Games - 2 Started
Offensive Tackle Ryan Clady - Denver Broncos 1st Round Draft Pick - 2009 & 2012 First-Team All-Pro David Hughes - FB..............................................Seattle Seahawks (1981-85) 5 Seasons: 69 Games - 27 Started ..................................................................... Pittsburgh Steelers (1986) Season: 5 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 6 Seasons: 74 Games - 27 Started * George Iloka - LB................................. Cincinnati Bengals (2012-present) 3 Seasons: 39 Games - 32 Started Bryan Johnson - FB.................................... Washington Redskins (2000-03) 4 Seasons: 49 Games - 24 Started ....................................................................... Chicago Bears (2004â&#x20AC;&#x201C;05) 2 Seasons: 19 Games - 12 Started Career Totals - 6 Seasons: 68 Games - 36 Started * Jeron Johnson - S.............................................Seattle Seahawks (2011-14) 4 Seasons: 46 Games - 1 Started .................................................................. Washington (2015-Present) Signed with Washington on March 16, 2015 Carl Keever - LB......................................................San Francisco 49ers (1987) 1 Season: 3 Games - 0 Started Markus Koch - DE....................................... Washington Redskins (1986-91) 6 Seasons: 68 Games - 34 Started * DeMarcus Lawrence - DE.......................Dallas Cowboys (2014-present) 1 Season: 7 Games - 0 Started * Charles Leno, Jr. - OL..................................Chicago Bears (2014-present) 1 Season: 6 Games, 1 Started Alva Liles - OG............................................................... Oakland Raiders (1980) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started ................................................................................. Detroit Lions (1980) 1 Season: 1 Game - 0 Started Career Totals - 1 Season: 3 Games - 0 Started Al Marshall - WR.................................................New England Patriots (1974) 1 Season: 4 Games - 0 Started * Doug Martin - RB.........................Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012-present) 3 Seasons: 33 Games - 33 Started
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// Broncos in the NFL // * Shea McClellin - DE......................................Chicago Bears (2012-present) 3 Seasons: 40 Games - 20 Started Quintin Mikell - DB........................................Philadelphia Eagles (2003â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10) Pro Bowl - 2009 8 Seasons: 123 Games - 59 Started ........................................................................St. Louis Rams (2011-12) 2 Seasons: 32 Games - 32 Started ........................................................................ Carolina Panthers (2013) 1 Season: 14 Games - 12 Started Career Totals - 11 Seasons: 169 Games - 103 Started Cedric Minter - RB/Ret............................................. New York Jets (1984-85) 2 Seasons: 11 Games - 2 Started * Kellen Moore - QB.......................................... Detroit Lions (2012-present) 3 Seasons: 0 Games - 0 Started Legedu Naanee - WR................................ San Diego Chargers (2007-2010) 4 Seasons: 60 Games - 10 Started ........................................................................Carolina Panthers (2011) 1 Season: 15 Games - 11 Started ............................................................................Miami Dolphins (2012) 1 Season: 4 Games - 1 Started Career Totals: 6 Seasons 79 Games - 22 Started * Matt Paradis - OL...................................... Denver Broncos (2014-present) Spent 2014 season on Denver Broncos practice squad * Austin Pettis - WR...................................................St. Louis Rams (2011-14) 4 Seasons: 47 Games - 11 Started ...................................................San Diego Chargers (2015-present) Signed with San Diego on Jan. 9, 2015 Larry Polowski - LB................................................... Seattle Seahawks (1979) 1 Season: 14 Games - 0 Started Nate Potter - OT......................................... Arizona Cardinals (2012-present) 2 Seasons: 21 Games - 6 Started Jeb Putzier - TE.........................................Denver Broncos (2002-05 & 2008) 5 Seasons: 41 Games - 10 Started ....................................................................Houston Texans (2006â&#x20AC;&#x201C;07) 2 Seasons: 22 Games - 6 Started ........................................................................ Seattle Seahawks (2008) 1 Season: 6 Games - 1 Started Career Totals - 7 Seasons: 69 Games - 17 Started John Rade - LB..........................................................Atlanta Falcons (1983-91) 9 Seasons: 122 Games - 112 Started Frank Robinson - DB/Ret.....................................Cincinnati Bengals (1992) 1 Season: 3 Games - 0 Started .....................................................................Denver Broncos (1992-93) 2 Seasons: 28 Games - 2 Started Career Totals - 2 Seasons: 31 Games - 2 Started * Orlando Scandrick - CB..........................Dallas Cowboys (2008-present) 7 Seasons: 102 Games - 48 Started Derek Schouman - TE.............................................. Buffalo Bills (2007-2009) 3 Seasons: 21 Games - 15 Started ............................................................................. St. Louis Rams (2010 ) 1 Season: 3 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 4 Seasons: 24 Games - 15 Started Lance Sellers - DL....................................................Cincinnati Bengals (1987) 1 Season: 3 Games - 3 Started Bobby Setzer - DL..................................................San Francisco 49ers (2001) 1 Season: 14 Games - 0 Started ...............................................................................Chicago Bears (2002) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 2 Seasons: 16 Games - 0 Started Dave Stachelski - TE.......................................New Orleans Saints (2000-01) 2 Seasons: 9 Games - 0 Started Don Summers - TE..................................................Denver Broncos (1984-85) 2 Seasons: 18 Games - 2 Started ...................................................................... Green Bay Packers (1987) 1 Season: 3 Games - 1 Started Career Totals - 3 Seasons: 21 Games - 3 Started * Jamar Taylor - DB......................................Miami Dolphins (2013-Present) 2 Seasons: 21 Games - 3 Started Brandyn Thompson - DB................................Washington Redskins (2011) 1 season: 6 Games - 0 Started Faddie Tillman - DL............................................... New Orleans Saints (1972) 1 Season: 1 Game - 0 started
Safety Quintin Mikell - Philadelphia Eagles 2009 Pro Bowl Selection * Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe - DT..................San Diego Chargers (2014-present) Missed 2014 season due to injury Winston Venable - S........................................................Chicago Bears (2011) 1 Season: 5 Games - 0 Started Kimo von Oelhoffen - DL......................... Cincinnati Bengals (1994-1999) 6 Seasons: 79 Games - 36 Started ..........................................................Pittsburgh Steelers (2000-2005) 6 Seasons: 95 Games - 94 Started ................................................................................New York Jets (2006) 1 Season: 16 Games - 16 Started .................................................................... Philadelphia Eagles (2007) 1 Season: 8 Games - 1 Started Career Totals - 14 Seasons: 198 Games - 147 Started * Kyle Wilson - DB............................................ New York Jets (2010-14) 5 Seasons: 80 Games - 28 Started .................................................................... New Orleans Saints (2015) Signed with New Orleans on April 1, 2015 Chris Wing - LB....................................................................New York Jets (1997) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started * Billy Winn - DT........................................ Cleveland Browns (2012-present) 3 Seasons: 40 Games - 18 Started Rick Woods - DB/Ret.......................................Pittsburgh Steelers (1982-86) 5 Seasons: 66 Games - 22 Started ............................................................. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987) 1 Season: 5 Games - 5 Started Career Totals - 6 Seasons: 71 Games - 27 Started Rolly Woolsey - DB/Ret.............................................. Dallas Cowboys (1975) 1 Season: 14 Games - 0 Started ........................................................................ Seattle Seahawks (1976) 1 Season: 14 Games - 11 Started ....................................................................... Cleveland Browns (1977) 1 Season: 14 Games - 0 Started .......................................................................St. Louis Cardinals (1978) 1 Season: 2 Games - 0 Started Career Totals - 4 Seasons: 44 Games 11 Started Titus Young - WR...........................................................Detroit Lions (2011-12) 2 Seasons: 26 Games - 9 Started Jon Zogg - OL......................................................... Los Angeles Raiders (1987) 1 Season: 1 Game - 0 Started * Active NFL Player as of June 26, 2015
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// NFL Draft By Round // 1st Round
* Ryan Clady – OT (12th pick).....................................Denver Broncos (2008) * Shea McClellin - DE (19)............................................... Chicago Bears (2012) * Kyle Wilson - CB (29).......................................................New York Jets (2010) * Doug Martin - RB (31)..................................Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012)
5th Round Frank Robinson – DB/Ret. (137).................................Denver Broncos (1992) Dave Stachelski – TE (141)............................... New England Patriots (2000) * Orlando Scandrick – CB (143).................................Dallas Cowboys (2008) * Jay Ajayi - RB (149)......................................................Miami Dolphins (2015) * George Iloka - S (167)........................................... Cincinnati Bengals (2012) Matt Hill – OL (171).....................................................Seattle Seahawks (2002) Legedu Naanee – WR (172).................................San Diego Chargers (2007) Brock Forsey – RB (206)................................................... Chicago Bears (2003) 6th Round Rolly Woolsey – DB/Ret. (148)....................................Dallas Cowboys (1975) Lance Sellers – DL (155)...............................................Miami Dolphins (1987) Kimo von Oelhoffen – DT (162)........................... Cincinnati Bengals (1994) Korey Hall – LB (191).................................................Green Bay Packers (2007) Jeb Putzier – TE (191)....................................................Denver Broncos (2002) * Billy Winn - DE (205)...............................................Cleveland Browns (2012) * Matt Paradis - OL (207)..............................................Denver Broncos (2014) 7th Round Larry Polowski – LB (169)..........................................Seattle Seahawks (1979) Steve Svitak – LB (180).................................................Oakland Raiders (1970) Jeff Turk – DB (183).........................................................Atlanta Falcons (1983) Jon Francis – RB (184)..................................................New York Giants (1986) Shaunard Harts – DB (212)..................................... Kansas City Chiefs (2001) Brandyn Thompson - DB (213).............................Washington Redskins (2011) Nate Potter - OT (221)................................................Arizona Cardinals (2012) Derek Schouman – TE (222)................................................ Buffalo Bills (2007) * Charles Leno, Jr. - OL (246).......................................... Chicago Bears (2014) 8th Round Don Hutt – WR (213)................................................. Los Angeles Rams (1974) John Rade – LB (215)......................................................Atlanta Falcons (1983)
Running Back Doug Martin First Round Draft Pick in 2012 by Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2nd Round Markus Koch – DE (30)...................................... Washington Redskins (1986) David Hughes – FB (31).............................................Seattle Seahawks (1981) * DeMarcus Lawrence - DE (34).................................Dallas Cowboys (2014) Titus Young - WR (44)..........................................................Detroit Lions (2011) Daryn Colledge – OT (47)........................................Green Bay Packers (2006) * Jamar Taylor - (54).......................................................Miami Dolphins (2013) Gerald Alexander – S (61)..................................................Detroit Lions (2007)
9th Round Willie Beamon – LB (205).................................................New York Jets (1979) Steve Vogel – LB (209)........................................................... Buffalo Bills (1972) Larry Stayner – TE (234).............................................Seattle Seahawks (1992) Randy Trautman – DL (238)............................ Washington Redskins (1982) Faddie Tillman – DE (241).................................................... Buffalo Bills (1971) 10th Round Jim Ellis – LB (273)..................................................Los Angeles Raiders (1987) 11th Round Michel Bourgeau – DT (291)................................New Orleans Saints (1984)
3rd Round John Smith – RB (75).....................................................Dallas Cowboys (1976) * Austin Pettis - WR (78)...................................................St. Louis Rams (2011) * Tyrone Crawford - DE (81).........................................Dallas Cowboys (2012)
13th Round Dan Dixon – OG (313).....................................................Houston Oilers (1974)
4th Round Rick Woods – DB/Ret (97)......................................Pittsburgh Steelers (1982)
15th Round Eric Guthrie – QB (356)......................................... San Francisco 49ers (1972) Ron Franklin – DT (386)........................................... St. Louis Cardinals (1975)
14th Round Jim McMillan – QB (350)....................................................Detroit Lions (1975)
16th Round Gary Gorrell – LB (448).......................................................... Buffalo Bills (1976) 17th Round Al Davis – OT (433)..........................................................Atlanta Falcons (1974) Jim Meeks – DB (475)..........................................................Detroit Lions (1976) * Active NFL Player as June 26, 2015
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// NFL Draft By Year // 2015 5th Round (149) - * Jay Ajayi (RB).......................................... Miami Dolphins
2003 6th (206) - Brock Forsey (RB)........................................................Chicago Bears
2014 2nd Round (34) - * DeMarcus Lawrence (DE).....................Dallas Cowboys 6th Round (207) - * Matt Paradis (OL).................................. Denver Broncos 7th Round (246) - * Charles Leno, Jr. (OL)...............................Chicago Bears
2002 5th (171) - Matt Hill (OT)........................................................ Seattle Seahawks 6th (191) - Jeb Putzier (TE)....................................................... Denver Broncos
2013 2nd Round (54) - * Jamar Taylor (DB)................................... Miami Dolphins 2012 1st Round (19) - * Shea McClellin (DE).....................................Chicago Bears 1st (31) - * Doug Martin (RB)...................................... Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3rd (81) - * Tyrone Crawford (DE)............................................Dallas Cowboys 5th (167) - * George Iloka (S)..............................................Cincinnati Bengals 6th (205) - * Billy Winn (DT).................................................. Cleveland Browns 7th (221) - Nate Potter (OT)................................................... Arizona Cardinals 2011 2nd (44) - Titus Young (WR)........................................................... Detroit Lions 3rd (78) - * Austin Pettis (WR)......................................................St. Louis Rams 7th (213) - Brandyn Thompson.................................... Washington Redskins 2010 1st (29) - * Kyle Wilson (CB)...........................................................New York Jets 2008 1st (12) - * Ryan Clady (OT)...................................................... Denver Broncos 5th (143) - * Orlando Scandrick (DB).....................................Dallas Cowboys 2007 2nd (61) - Gerald Alexander (DB)................................................. Detroit Lions 5th (172) - Legedu Naanee (WR).....................................San Diego Chargers 6th (191) - Korey Hall (FB).....................................................Green Bay Packers 7th (222) - Derek Schouman (TE)...................................................Buffalo Bills 2006 2nd (47) - Daryn Colledge (OL)...........................................Green Bay Packers
2001 7th (212) - Shaunard Harts (DB)......................................... Kansas City Chiefs 2000 5th (141) - Dave Stachelski (TE)................................... New England Patriots 1994 6th (162) - Kimo von Oelhoffen (DL)................................Cincinnati Bengals 1992 5th (137) - Frank Robinson (DB)............................................. Denver Broncos 9th (234) - Larry Stayner (TE)................................................ Seattle Seahawks 1987 6th (155) - Lance Sellers (LB)................................................... Miami Dolphins 10th (273) - Jim Ellis (LB).......................................................... Oakland Raiders 1986 2nd (30) - Markus Koch (DE)......................................... Washington Redskins 7th (184) - Jon Francis (RB).......................................................New York Giants 1984 11th (291) - Michel Bourgeau (DE)................................. New Orleans Saints 1983 7th (183) - Jeff Turk (DB)..............................................................Atlanta Falcons 8th (215) - John Rade (LB)..........................................................Atlanta Falcons 1982 4th (97) - Rick Woods (DB).................................................. Pittsburgh Steelers 9th (238) - Randy Trautman (DT)................................. Washington Redskins 1981 2nd (31) - David Hughes (FB)............................................... Seattle Seahawks 1979 7th (169) - Larry Polowski (LB)............................................. Seattle Seahawks 8th (205) - Willie Beamon (LB)......................................................New York Jets 1976 3rd (75) - John Smith (RB)..........................................................Dallas Cowboys 16th (448) - Gary Gorrell (LB)............................................................Buffalo Bills 17th (475) - Jim Meeks (DB)........................................................... Detroit Lions 1975 6th (148) - Rolly Woolsey (DB)..................................................Dallas Cowboys 14th (350) - Jim McMillan (QB)..................................................... Detroit Lions 15th (386) - Ron Franklin (DT).............................................St. Louis Cardinals 1974 9th (213) - Don Hutt (WR)..................................................... Los Angeles Rams 13th (313) - Dan Dixon (OG)...................................................... Houston Oilers 17th (433) - Al Davis (OG)...........................................................Atlanta Falcons 1973 10th (244) - Al Marshall (WR)................................................... Denver Broncos 1972 9th (209) - Steve Vogel (LB)...............................................................Buffalo Bills 14th (356) - Eric Guthrie (QB)...........................................San Francisco 49ers 1971 10th (241) - Faddie Tillman (DE)...............................................Atlanta Falcons 1970 7th (180) - Steve Svitak (LB).................................................... Oakland Raiders * Active NFL Player as June 26, 2015
Defensive End Demarcus Lawrence Dallas Cowboys
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// Broncos in the CFL // T.J. Acree -WR.......................................................... Toronto Argonauts
* Brandyn Thompson - CB...................................Ottowa RedBlacks
* Mike Atkinson - DL.......................................... Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Randy Trautman - DT.........................................Calgary Stampeders
Josh Bean - LB............................................................................ B.C. Lions
Mark Urness - OL.................................Saskatchewan Rough Riders (2nd Round in 1985)
Shawn Beaton - OG............................................ Montreal Allouettes (1st Round in 1981) Michel Bourgeau - DT...............................Ottawa Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos Ryan Dinwiddie - QB.............................. Saskatchewan Rougriders * Jerrell Gavins - CB................................................Ottowa RedBlacks Dave Giacomazzo - OT........................................ Toronto Argonauts (3rd Round in 1992) Tim Gilligan - WR...................................................Montreal Alouettes * Jon Gott - OL.......................................................Calgary Stampeders (5th Round in 2008) ........................................................................Ottowa RedBlacks Cam Hall - LB............................................................Montreal Alouettes * D.J. Harper - RB.....................................................Ottowa RedBlacks Bart Hendricks - QB............................................. Edmonton Eskimos Bart Hull - RB................................................................................................. B.C. Lions (1st Round in 1991) Drisan James - WR............................................... Hamilton Tiger-Cats Al Marshall - WR...........Saskatchewan Roughriders (15th Round in 1973) Cedric Minter - RB....................................................................................... Toronto Argonauts (1st Round in 1981) Stefan Reid - LB............................................................................................ Ottawa Renegades (1st Round in 1995) Tom Schimmer - P........ Ottawa Renegades (4th Round in 1989) Doug Scott - DT.................................................... Montreal Allouettes (1st Round in 1980) Brian Sopatyk - OG.................................................................. B.C. Lions (1st Round in 1973)
Defensive Tackle - Michel Bourgeau Edmonton Eskimos & Ottawa Roughriders Dave VanKoughnett - C......................................................... B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3rd Round in 1988) * Winston Venable................................................Montreal Alouettes (Signed in February, 2013) Andrew Woodruff - OL........................................Montreal Alouettes (2nd Round in 2008) Jared Zabransky - QB......................................... Edmonton Eskimos * Active CFL Player as of June 26, 2014
Gordon Stewart - DE............................Saskatchewan Roughriders (7th Round in 1971) Ed Thomas - DB/K................................................Calgary Stampeders (2nd Round in 1979)
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// Broncos in All-Star Games // 2014.....................Grant Hedrick (QB) - College Gridiron Showcase
2013........................ Charles Leno, Jr. (OL) - East/West Shrine Game Matt Paradis (OL) - NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe (DT) - NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
2005.........................Daryn Colledge (OT) - East/West Shrine Game
2012..................... D.J. Harper (RB) - Texas vs. Nation All-Star Game Jamar Taylor (DB) - Senior Bowl
2003........................ Ryan Dinwiddie (QB) - East/West Shrine Game
2011...................................................... Georege Iloka (S) - Senior Bowl Doug Martin (RB) - Senior Bowl Shea McClellin (DE) - Senior Bowl Kellen Moore (QB) - Senior Bowl Billy Winn (DT) - Senior Bowl
Jared Zabransky (QB) - Hula Bowl
2004.............................Gabe Franklin (CB) - East/West Shrine Game
2002...............................Quintin Mikell (S) - East/West Shrine Game 2001................ Matt Hill (OT) - East/West Shrine Game and Senior . Bowl 2000.............................Dempsy Dees (CB) - East/West Shrine Game Bart Hendricks (QB) - East / West Shrine Game 1999......................... Dave Stachelski (TE) - East/West Shrine Game 1998........................................... Bobby Setzer (DT) - Blue/Gray Game 1993............................. Kimo Von Oelhoffen (DT) - Blue/Gray Game Hula Bowl 1990..................................... Erik Helgeson (DE) - All-America Classic 1985............................................ Markus Koch (DE) - Blue/Gray Game East/West Shrine Game
2011 Senior Bowl (L-R): Defensive Tackle Billy Winn, Defensive End Shea McClellin, Running Back Doug Martin, Safety George Iloka & Quarterback Kellen Moore
Tyrone Crawford (DE) - East/West Shrine Game Tyler Shoemaker (WR) - East/West Shrine Game
2010........................Jeron Johnson (S) - East/West Shrine Game Austin Pettis (WR) - Senior Bowl Brandyn Thompson (DB) - East/West Shrine Game Winston Venable (LB) - East/West Shrine Game Titus Young (WR) - Senior Bowl 2009........................................................Kyle Wilson (DB) - Senior Bowl 2008................................ Ian Johnson (RB) - East/West Shrine Game 2007.....................................Dan Gore (OT) - East/West Shrine Game 2006.........................................Colt Brooks (LB) - North/South Classic Andrew Browning (DT) - North/South Classic Dennis Ellis (DT) - Texas vs. The Nation Game Drisan James (WR) - North/South Classic Brad Lau (FB) - East/West Shrine Game Jerard Rabb (WR) - East/West Shrine Game
Wide Receiver - Austin Pettis 2010 Senior Bowl 1983....................................Michel Bourgeau (DT) - Blue/Gray Game 1981................................................Rick Woods (SS) - Blue/Gray Game and Olympia Gold Bowl 1980............................ David Hughes (FB) - East/West Shrine Game Cedric Minter (TB) - East/West Shrine Game 1974............................. Jim McMillan (QB) - East/West Shrine Game 1973.................................Al Davis (OT) - Coaches All America Game Don Hutt (WR) - East/West Shrine Game 1971.......................... Steve Vogel (LB) - Coaches All America Game
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// Bronco Lettermen // A Abuan, Rich ‘76 Acree, T.J. ‘01. ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Acrey, Derrell ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Adams, Klayton ‘03, ‘04 Adams, Karlin ‘95 Adams, K.C. ‘94 Afoa, Vaa ’73, ‘74 Ayayi, Jay ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Ako, Chauncey ‘01, ‘02 Alcalde, Vince ’86, ‘87 Alder, Larry ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Aldrich, Ron ‘71 Alefaio, Puni ’92 ‘93 Alexander, Gerald ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Alexander, Greg ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Alexander, Mike ’81, ‘82 Aliotti, Joe ’79, ‘80 Allen, Brad ‘’02 Allen, Paul ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Altieri, Mike ‘05, ‘07 Altieri, Tony ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Alvarez, Josh ‘96, ‘97 Ambrosek, Gary ‘92 Ames, Michael ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Anderson, Chaz ‘13, ‘14 Anderson, Todd ’84, ‘85 Anderson, Tom ‘00, ‘01 Anderson, Keith ‘77 Anderson, Shawn ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Andrade, Eric ’83, ’84, ’86, ‘87 Androlowiczs, Nick ‘77 Angstman, Ralph ’76, ‘77 Ansel, M.J ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Applegate, Greg ’85, ‘86 Arbon, Brad ‘97, ‘98 Arias, Vic ‘78 Armenti, Paul ‘76 Asbell, Rick ‘95 Ash, Robert ‘13, ‘14 Atkinson, Michael ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Atkinson, Rocky ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Aurich, Jared ‘02 Autele, Ron ’70, ’72, ‘73
Linebacker Andy Avalos 2001-04 Autele, Tasi ‘93 Avaava, Faipea ‘84 Avalos, Andy ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Averill, Travis ‘13, ‘14 Avery, Jeremy ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Avery, Michael ‘94
B Baber, Jerry ‘76 Bady, Lawrence ‘03, ‘04 Baggett, Steven ‘13, ‘14 Baird, Dennis ’68, ’69, ‘70 Baird, Hal ’76, ‘77 Baker, Chase ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Baker, Scott ’81, ’83, ‘84 Balbas, Mike ’76, ‘77 Balch, Jim ’78, ‘79 Baldwin, Terry ‘68 Balinton, Nash ’76, ’77, ‘78 Banks, Andre ‘99, ‘00 Barbour, Randy ‘78 Barnhill, Calvin ‘77 Barnett, Chip ‘80 Barrett, John ‘79 Barrieau, Tom ’80, ‘81 Barrios, Chris ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Bartle, Phil ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Bass, Travis ‘92 Bean, Josh ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Beamon, Willie ’77, ‘78 Bearg, Larry ‘74 Beaton, Shawn ’76, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Bedard, Corby ‘86 Bedard, Kipp ’79, ’80, ‘81 Bedegi, Paul ‘78 Belcastro, Todd ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Belin, Jermaine ‘95 ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Belin, Jim ‘90 Bell, Chris ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Bell, Corey ‘11, ‘12, 13, ‘14 Bell, Jesse ‘93 Benas, Martez ‘94, ‘95 Bennett, Andy ‘98, ‘99 Beresford, Harry ’92 ‘93 Berger, Eric ‘93 Bernardy, Martin ’78, ‘79 Berry, Art ’71, ‘72 Bertoli, Charles ‘13, ‘14 Biedermann, Jeff ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Biggs, Todd ’82, ‘83 Bills, Mike ’88, ’89, ‘90 Bingham, Sean ‘07, ‘08 Bird, Blessing ’71, ’72, ‘73 Bissell, Tanyon ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Black, Barry ’84, ’85, ‘86 Black, Mike ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Blackburn, David ’80, ’81, ‘82 Blaser, Sherm ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Bloe, Robert ’85, ‘86 Boben, John ‘74 Boldewijn, Geraldo ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Borah, Doug ’70, ’71, ‘72 Borgman, Josh ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Bourgeau, Michel ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Bouie, Damon ‘99 Bowens, Craig ‘85 Bowens, Willie ‘93 ‘94 Bowles, Scott ’68, ’69, ‘70 Bowman, Mike ‘87 Bozikovich, Joe ‘07, ‘08 Bradeson, Mike ’79, ‘80 Brady, Dennis ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Brady, Tim ‘07, ‘08 Brady, Mike ’77, ’78, ‘79 Brekke, Jim ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Bridges, Cory ‘77 Brinegar, Scott ‘80 Brinkley, Ryan ‘97, ‘98, ‘00 Britzmann, Mitch ’76, ’77, ‘78
Broadhurst, Cal ‘71 Broadous, John ’81, ‘82 Brockel, Richie ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Brodin, Dennis ’71, ‘78 Brooks, Colt ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Brooks, Makeesh ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Brotzman, Kyle ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Brown, Abe ’68, ‘69 Brown, Anthony ’88, ’90, ‘91 Brown, Chuck ’81, ‘82 Brown, Dan ’79, ‘80 Brown, Dennis ‘85 Brown, Eric ‘81 Brown, Jonathan ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Brown, Julius, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Brown, Justin ‘99, ‘00 Browning, Andrew ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Broyles, Jake ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Bruce, Jayson ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Brushy, Steve ‘94 ‘95 Buck, Ted ’70, ’71, ‘72 Buckner, Renny ’78, ‘79 Buhr, Kellen ‘14 Burchak, Darrin ‘88 Burgener, Mark ’69, ’70, ‘71 Burgher, Travis ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Burke, Tyler ‘86 Burks, Aaron ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Burrell, Derek ‘98 Burroughs, Dallas ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Burroughs, Mitch ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Butler, Ted ‘95, ‘96 Butler, Chuck ’82, ‘83 Buttice, Scott ‘99, ‘00 Byrd, Chadwick ’91, ’92, ‘93, ‘94 Byrd, Thomas ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 C Cabaong, Deshan ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Cabrera, Bob ‘78 Calaycay, Nick ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Camerud, Kenrick ’79, ’80, ‘81 Campbell, Mike ’73, ‘74 Carr, Chris ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Carpenter, Jeff ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Carr, Everett ’75, ‘76 Carter, Antwaun ‘04, ‘05 Carter, John ’76, ‘77 Castille, Gary ‘83 Castro, Dave ‘94 Cavender, Jeff ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Cavender, Pete ‘04, ‘05, ‘07 Caves, Jeff ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Chan, Jessie ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Chandler, Curt ’77, ’78, ‘79 Charlson, Kirk ’69, ‘70 Chase, Brad ‘02 Chatterton, Ron ’76, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Cheek, Jeff ‘00, ‘01 Childs, Jeremy ‘06, ‘08 Chiles, Kevin ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Ching, Carleton ’73, ‘74 Choate, Michael ‘07, ‘08 Choates, Hazsen ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Christoff, Rob ’92,‘93 Christopher, Chris ‘04 Chuckovich, Ben ‘03, ‘05 Clady, Ryan ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Clark, Jimmy ‘95, ‘96 Clasen, Cole ‘05 Clegg, Mark ’72, ’73, ‘74 Cleveland, Bob ’74, ‘75
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Coats, Mic ‘76 Cochrane, Norm ’75, ‘76 Coffman, Paul ‘95, ’96 Colbert, Nate ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Colburn, Rusty ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Colledge, Daryn ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Collins, Bob ‘77 Collins, Dean ‘83 Compton, Chuck ’84, ’85, ‘86 Comte, Josh ‘00 Conroy, Mike ’71, ‘72 Cook, Chris ‘93,’94 Cooper, Bill ’71, ‘72 Cooper, Greg ’88, ‘89 Copp, Jeff ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Cormier, Rob ‘86 Cornist, Rodney ’90, ’91, ‘92 Corpus, Darren ’80, ‘81 Correa, Kamalei ‘13, ‘14 Cotton, Harold ‘77 Cotton, Lloyd ’76, ‘77 Coughlin, Michael ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Cox, Jon ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Crabtree, John ’74, ‘75 Crawford, Tyrone ‘10, ‘11 Criner, Mark ’88, ’89, ‘90 Crofts, Kipp ’84, ‘85 Croll, Eric ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Cullen, Tim ‘71 Cunningham, Anthony ‘76 D Dailey, Jadon ‘05, ‘06 Davis, Aaron ’92,’93 Davis, Al ‘73 Davis, Erik ‘96 Davis, Jeff ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Davis, Kenzie ‘69 Davis, Lambert ‘77 Davis, Ron ’73, ‘74 Davisson, Mike ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Dayton, Tyrer ‘97, ‘98 Deayon, Donte ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Decker, Arlo ‘71 Dees, Dempsy ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Deinas, Ed ‘77 Deitz, Dave ’92,’93 Demas, Devan ‘13, ‘14 Derig, Vince ’85, ‘86 Despot, Steve ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 DesPres, Gerald ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 DeWitz, Tom ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Dhaenens, Alec ‘14 Dillon, Angelo ‘77 Dilworth, Keith ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Dinwiddie, Ryan ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Dixon, Dan ’71, ’72, ‘73 Dlouhy, Duane ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Dobbs, Dallas ‘07, ‘08 Dodd, Mike ‘92 Dolby, Mike ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Dominguez, Mike ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Donohoe, Dick ’72, ‘73 Dorn, Lonnie ’91, ’92,’93 Douglas, Bryan ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Draper, Robert ’88, ’89, ‘90 Dumont, Sky ‘00, ‘01 Duncan, Lee ’90, ’91, ‘92 Duncan, Mark ’71, ’72, ‘73 Durrant, Bronson ‘09, ‘10 Dutton, Chris ’76, ‘77 Dykman, Allen ’70, ’71, ‘72
// Bronco Lettermen // E Ebright, Pat ’69, ‘70 Edmundson, Kevin ’84, ‘85 Edwards, Jeff ‘99, ‘00 Edwards, Phillip ‘06, ‘07 Edwards, Tommy ‘95 Efaw, Kyle ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Egbert, Bubba ‘94 Elkin, Brad ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11 Ellert, Allan ’68, ’69, ‘70 Elliott, Jerry ‘72 Ellis, Dennis ‘05, ‘06 Ellis, Jim ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Ellis, Shawn ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Emmsley, Loa ‘02 Emry, Ron ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Ennis, Jerry ’86, ’87, ‘88 Erickson, Dave ‘71 Erickson, Denny ’70, ’71, ‘72 Erickson, Greg ‘93,’94,’95 Erickson, Mike ‘73 Escandon, Eric ’91, ’92,’93 Esposito, Ralph ’79, ‘80 Etheridge, Reggie ‘96, ‘97 Ewing-Burton, Quaylon ‘10 F Failla, Sal ‘75 Falo, Ia ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Fanucchi, Lou ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Farmer, Robert ’81, ‘82 Farris, Duncan ‘95 Farris, Ross ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Farr, Clay ‘78 Faulk, Ron ’84, ‘85 Febis, Cedric ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Fergen, Paul ’71, ‘72 Ferguson, Brandon ‘93 Fields, Charlie ‘71 Fields, Jack ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Fifita, Sione ‘93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Fine, Mike ‘03 Finley, Ryan ‘14 Fischer, Tim ’92, ’93 Fisher, Casey ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Fisher, Steve ’68, ’69, ‘70 Fisk, Butch ’81, ’82, ‘83 Fitzgerald, Pat ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Florence Deon’tae ‘12 Foley, Tim ’92,’93,’94,’95 Forehand, Sheldon ’89 ’90, ’91, ‘92 Forrey, Steve ’68, ’69, ‘70 Forsey, Brock ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Foster, Kris ‘01 Fox, Dave ‘73 Francis, Jon ’84, ‘85 Franklin, Gabe ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Franklin, Ron ’73, ‘74 Franklin, Toshi ‘07, ‘08 Frasier, Brian ’91, ‘92 Frederick, Greg ’71, ’72, ‘73 Freeman, Mike ‘78 Frisch, Gary ‘68 Frisina, Michael ‘11, ‘12 Fryer, Bobby ‘81 Furr, Clint ‘02 G Gaines, Ronnie ‘76 Gallarda, Tommy ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Garrison, Val ’68, ‘69 Garcia, Ray ‘95
Gasseling, Mike ‘75 Gasser, John ’79, ‘80 Gates, Rob ’90. ’91, ‘92 Gauthier, Pat ‘88 Gavins, Jerrell ‘09, ‘10, ‘12 Gayle, Rashid ‘92, ‘93, ’94, ’95 George, Elijah ’89, ‘90 Gerke, Spencer ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Giacomazzo, Dave ’88, ‘89, ’90, ‘91 Gibbs, Justin ‘93 Gibson, Jay ‘96 Gilkey, Todd ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Gillam, Nate ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95 Gilley, Jim ‘78 Gilligan, Tim ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Gingg, Kyle ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Glenn, Mike ‘76 Gollick, Scott ‘93 Gonzalez, John ‘98 Goodale, Dan ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Goode, Fred ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Gooding, Ralph ’86, ‘87 Goodloe, Durelle ’89, ’90, ’91, ‘92 Goodman, Mark ’71, ’72, ‘73 Goodwin, Dale ’85, ‘86 Gore, Dan ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Gore, Rick ‘87 Gorrell, Gary ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Gott, Jon ‘07, ‘08 Goudeau, Marc ‘91 Grant, Mike ‘78 Graven, Del ’92,’39,’94,’95 Graves, Craig ‘83 Gray, Claude ‘68 Gray, Tyler ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Grayson, Gerald ’68, ‘69 Greathouse, Faraja ‘96, ‘97 Greenough, Jeff ‘81 Greever, Mike ’68, ’71, ‘72 Grey, Chester ’71, ’72,’73,’74 Grimes, Greg ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Groneman, Ryan ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Grozdanich, Harold ’71, ‘72 Guerrero, Alex ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Guthrie, Eric ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 H Haener, Jeremy ‘93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Hale, Steve ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Haley, Mike ’69, ‘70 Hall, Cam ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05
Linebacker Byron Hout 2008-11
Hall, Korey ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Hall, John ‘79 Hall, Terrial ‘02 Halliday, Duane ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Hamdan, Bush ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Hammer, Bobby ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Hampton, Mason ‘14 Hancock, Brad ‘71 Hardee, Jake ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Hardin, Mike ‘68 Harman, Trevor ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Harper, D.J. ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Harris, Steve ’84, ‘85 Harrison, Greg ‘82 Harsin, Bryan ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Harts, Shaunard ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Hartsfield, Cameron ‘14 Harvey, Ron ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Haskell, David ’87, ‘88 Hauenstein, Brian ‘81 Hauser, Tom ’69, ’70, ‘71 Hausske, Jarett ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 Hawkins, Julian ‘07, ‘08 Hayes, Chuck ‘10, 11 Haynes, Julius ‘81 Heck, Donny ‘01, ‘02 Hecker, Curt ’79, ’80, ’81, ‘82 Hedrick, Grant ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Heffner, Terry ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Hefty, Tim ‘03, ‘04 Heimgartner, Chad ‘96, ‘97 Helgeson, Erik ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Helmandollar, Jon ‘04, ‘06 Henderson, Isaac ‘97, ‘98 Hendricks, Bart ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Henry, Butch ’81, ’82, ‘83 Henry, Marcus ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Hernandez, Anthony ’88, ’89, ‘90 Hernandez, Jess ‘02 Herring, Jerry ’70, ‘71 Hickey, Jeff ‘74 Hilde, Tony ‘93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Hill, Matt ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Hill, Ricky ’88, ‘89 Hilliard, Kim ’85, ‘86 Hilton, Steve ’68, ‘69 Hines, Lawrence ’87, ‘88 Hodge, Jarvis ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Hogan, Hoskin ’77, ‘78 Hollifield, Jim ‘72 Hollingsworth, Kent ‘75 Holmes, Charles ’69, ‘70 Holmes, Daryl ‘79 Holton, Mike ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Holtry, Matt ‘01 Hooft, Ray ’74, ‘75 Hookano, Kauhi ’73, ’75, ‘76 Hoopai, Jake ’68, ‘69 Hopkins, Mike ‘96 Horace, Andre ‘95, ‘96 Horn, Tyler ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Horvat, Joey ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Hoshaw, Cary ’70, ’71, ‘72 Hout, Byron ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, 11 Howell, Justin ‘99, ‘00 Hoyte, Elliot ‘14 Hudson, Jermaine ‘94, ’95 Hudspeth, Randell ’86, ‘87 Huey, Lee ’74, ‘75 Huff, Scott ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Huff, Holden ‘12, ‘13, ‘14
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Hughes, David ’77, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Hughes, Lonnie ’77, ‘78 Hull, Bart ’88, ’89, ‘90 Humphries, Mark ’77, ‘78 Hunt, Jeff ’86, ‘87 Hunter, Jared ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Hunter, Tony ’84, ‘85 Hurley, Eron ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Hutchinson, Jovan ‘06 Hutt, Don ’71, ’72, ‘73 Hutt, Terry ’73, ’74, ’76, ‘77 Hyder, Jay ‘79 I Iannacchione, Ben ‘07, ‘08 Ikebe, Ryan ‘93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Iloka, George ‘80, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Ioane, Jeremy ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Isasi, Fili ‘79 Isom, Chris ’73, ‘74 J Jackson, Chris ’86, ‘87 Jackson, James ’77, ‘78 Jackson, Tyler ‘12 Jacoby, Jake ‘80 James, Chanceller ‘14 James, Drisan ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Jaramillo, Brock ‘07 Jarrett, Keith ‘86 Jeffries, Keith, ‘94,‘95 Jeffries, Matt ‘88 Jenkins, Henry ‘69 Jensen, Mark ‘82 Johnson, Bryan ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Johnson, Corey ‘94,’95 Johnson, Ian ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Johnson, Jeron ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Johnson, Ken ’71, ’73, ‘74 Johnson, Ken ’68, ’69, ‘70 Johnson, Kevrette ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83 Johnson, Mike ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Johnson, Rod ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Johnson, Warren ’85, ‘86 Jones, Robby ‘04, ‘05 Jones, Greg ’81, ‘82 Jones, Quinton ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Jones, Tyler ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 K Kaahanui, Toots ’74, ‘75 Kaiserman, Matt ‘09 Kalby, Mike ’91, ’92, ’93 Kamper, Dustin ‘12, ‘13 Kapla, John ‘81 Kealona, Abe ‘70 Keane, Kevin ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Keating, Ryan ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Keck, Charley ‘75 Keever, Carl ’82, ’83, ‘84 Kellogg, Joe ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Kelly, Tom ’68, ‘69 Kettles, Alex ‘77 Kilgo, John ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Kilgo, Mike ‘84 King, Jeris ‘94 King, Marcell ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 King, Pat ’72, ’73, ‘74 King, Sean ‘10 Kinzel, Todd ‘88 Klena, Tim ’81, ‘82 Klistoff, Nick ’79, ‘80 Klotz, Jim ’74, ’75, ‘77
// Bronco Lettermen // Klotz, John ’71, ’72, ‘73 Klum, Greg ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Knight, Brian ’85, ‘86 Koch, Chandler ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Koch, David ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Koch, Markus ’82, ’83, ’84, ‘85 Koontz, Darren ‘09, ‘10 , ‘11, ‘12 Korn, Jeff ’83, ’84, ‘85 Koski, Steve ‘75 Kuehl, Kenny ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Kwiatkowski, Pete ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 L LaCosse, Doug ‘83 Lane, K.C. ‘86 Langhans, Tim ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Langsdorf, Danny ‘93 Larkin, Joe ’71, ‘72 LaShelle, Lance ’77, ‘80 Lau, Brad ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Lawrence, DeMarcus ‘12, ‘13 Lawrence, Will ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Lawyer, Kerry ’91, ’92, ’93 LeBeau, Dan ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Lee, Darren ‘13, ‘14 Lemalu, Nick ‘00 Leno, Jr., Charles ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Leonard, Nick ‘93 LePiane, Jordan ‘93, ’94, ’95, ‘96 Lewis, Archie ‘14 Lewis, Larry ’77, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Liles, Alva ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Lima, Rocky ’68, ‘69 Lindsley, Jeff ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Lindsley, Russ ‘90 Linehan, Gabe ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Little, Joe ’86, ’87, ‘88 Littlefield, Tod ’82, ‘83 Loffler, Taylor ‘13 Lomax, Nick ‘07 Lose, Michael ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Louwsma, Kevin ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Love, Ron ’83, ’84, ‘85 Lowe, Jeff ‘07 Lukehart, Dan ’79, ‘80 Lukehart, Dillon ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Lundin, Trent ‘02, ‘03 Lyle, Darrin ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 M Maakestad, Jon ‘83 Macauley, Bob ’77, ‘78 Mackey, Daron ‘09, ‘10 MacLeod, Doug ‘77, ‘78 Macleod, Mike, ‘02, ‘03 MacLeoud, Bill ’80, ‘81 Maher, Tony ‘68 ‘69 Makinde, Ebo ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Malaythong, Davey ‘96, ‘97, ‘99, ‘00 Mallard, Mike ’75, ’76, ‘77 Malmgren, Chris ’76, ‘77 Maloney, Dave ’82, ’83, ‘84 Maloy, Mike ‘98, ‘99 Mammaril, Tony ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Mankins, Jeremy ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Markholt, Dave ’68, ’69, ‘70 Markovich, Bob ’78, ‘79 Marks, Lee ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 Marr, Bob ’68, ‘70 Marshall, Al ’70, ’71, ‘72 Marshall, Kharyee ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Martarano, Joe ‘14
Martin, Beau ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Martin, Doug ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Massagli, Tony ‘83 Maston, Mercy ‘13 Matelich, Ted ‘92 Matson, Brian ’89, ’90, ’91, ‘92 Matyshock, Randy ‘94 Mauga, Sonny ‘80 Mayo, Randy ’81, ‘82 McAnally, Tony ’70, ‘71 McCarthy, Joe ’86, ‘87 McCaskill, Sam ‘13, ‘14 McClelland, Kevin ‘87 McClellin, Shea ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 McCreath, Brian ’82, ‘83 McCree, Eric ’81, ‘82 McCullough, Eli ‘14 McDade, Pat ’86, ’87, ’88, ‘89 McDonald, Kevin ’78, ’79, ‘80 McDonough, Shaelan ‘99, ‘00 McFadden, Phillip ‘93 McFarlin, Lew ’68, ‘69 McGowen, Keith ‘07 McInerney, Heath ’86, ‘87 McIver, Brent ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 McKelvey, Ken ’91, ‘92 McKenna, Shane ‘95 McKibben, Chad ‘03, ‘05 McLauchlin, Bob ’87, ’88, ‘89 McLaughlin, Matt ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92 McMillan, Jim ’72, ’73, ‘74 McNair, Rondell ‘14 McNealy, Lester ’74, ’75, ‘76 McNeill, Scott ‘92 McNichols, Jeremy ‘14 McNorton, James ‘84 Meade, Nat ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Meeks, Jim ’71, ’72, ‘75 Memmelaar, Mike ‘88 Mendiola, Vince ’75, ’76, ‘77 Merrill, Kent ‘70 Merritt, Kameron ‘01, ‘02 Metcalf, Kim ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Mikell, David ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Mikell, Quintin ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Miller, Dan ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Miller, DaWuan ’92, ’39, ’94, ’95 Miller, Matt ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Miller, John ‘93,’ 94 Miller, Robbie ’87, ’88, ‘89 Miller, Sam ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Miller, Tad ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Mills, Ken ’73, ‘74 Minter, Cedric ’77, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Misa, Saia ’74, ‘75 Mitchell, Andy ’85, ’87, ’88, ‘89 Mitchell, LaGary ‘00, ‘01 Mladenich, Jeff ’91, ‘92 Monk, Scott ’90, ’91, ’92,’93 Montgomery, Anthony ‘05, ‘06 Mooney, Allen ‘10 Moore, Kellen ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Moore, Kirby ‘09, ‘11, ‘12,‘13 Moore, Maury ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Moore, Pat ’86, ‘87 Moran, Roberto ’85, ‘86 Morgan, Todd ‘75 Morioka, Keith ’87, ‘88 Morris, Robert ’86, ‘87 Morris, Ty ‘73 Morritt, Larry ’77, ‘78 Moss, Hazen ‘10, ‘11, ‘12
Moulton, Brad ’73, ‘74 Moxey, Jonathan ‘13, ‘14 Munson, Barry ’74, ‘75 Murgoitio, Jim ‘69 Murphy, Dan ’84, ’85, ’86, ‘87 Murray, Antwon ‘10, ‘11 Murray, Jason ‘04 Myers, Brenel ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 N Naanee, Legedu ‘03, ‘05, ‘06 Nance, Armand ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Naumes, Peter, ‘00, ‘01 Neal, Ron ’72, ‘73 Neilson, Eric ‘95 Nelson, Corey ‘97, ‘98 Nelson, Ryan ‘01, ‘02 Newmann, Scott ’79, ‘80
Wide Receiver Vinny Perretta 2005-08 Nicely, Dave ’71, ’72, ’73, ‘74 Nisby, J.P. ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Norris, Charles ‘78 Nurse, Wes ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Nyong-Dunham, Ashlei ‘04, ‘05 O Ober, Dave ’70, ’71, ‘72 O’Brien, Joe ‘93,’94 O’Connor, Tim ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Odhiambo, Rees ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Ogata, Ty ’84, ’86, ‘87 O’Hara, Kevan ’75, ‘76 Oldham, Dane ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Oliva, John ‘83 Olley, Derek ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Olsen, Gordon ’68, ‘69 O’Neal, Brian ‘99, ‘00 O’Neill, Chris ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Onibokun, Mark ‘03 Orinstein, Eddy ’85, ‘86 Osbourne, Layne ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘78 P Page, Cleshawn ‘13, ‘14 Palin, Greg ’73, ‘74 Paljetak, Mark ‘94,’95 Palmer, Jim ‘84 Pantner, Jim ’89, ‘90 Papac, George ‘83 Paradis, Matt ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Patchin, Rocky ’72, ’73, ‘74
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Paul, Dan ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12 Paup, Dave ’91, ‘92 Payne, Jason ‘94, ’95, ‘96, ‘97 Pendergast, Garett ‘09 Percy, J.C. ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Perez, Gabe ‘13, ‘14 Pernetti, Rob ‘81 Perretta, Vinny ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Person, Mel ‘73 Peters, Connor ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Peterson, Jan-Erik ’92,’93 Petruzzi, Dino ‘83 Pettis, Austin ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Phillips, Brad ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Phillips, Dale ’77, ‘78 Phillips, Greg ’71, ‘72 Phillips, Ken ’84, ‘85 Phillips, Mike ‘01 Pickett, Dee ’76, ‘77 Pickett, Jay ‘82 Pickett, Rich ‘81 Pietri, Cheyenne ‘97, ‘98 Pitman, Jeff ’90, ’91, ‘92 Plott, Tony ’81, ‘82 Polowski, Larry ’75, ’76, ’77, ‘78 Pooley, Bruce ’74, ‘75 Pooley, Dennis ’68, ’69, ‘70 Pope, Taylor ‘14 Poquette, Aaron ‘94 Porchia, Jerron ’82, ‘83 Porter, Jack ‘90 Potter, Chris ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Potter, Nate ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Poumele, Pete ’74, ‘75 Pound, Ron ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Powers, Ellis ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Purkiss, Marcus ‘00, ‘01 Putnam, Ryan ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Putzier, Jeb ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 R Rabb, Jerard ‘05, ‘06 Rade, Don ’71, ‘72 Rade, John ’81, ‘82 Raiford, Ed ‘93 Rains, Mike ‘80 Rainwater, Dawayne ‘89 Ramos, Carl ’88, ’89, ‘90 Raulterson, Kevin ‘79 Rawlins-Crivello, Kapono ‘07 Ray, Dave ‘70 Ray, Louis ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Raynor, Dowen ‘92 Reed, Gavin ‘97, ‘99 Reed, Walter ‘96 Reese, James ’92,’93 Regimbal, Andy ’83, ’84, ‘85 Reid, Jeff ‘92 Reid, Stefan ‘93,’94 Reinwald, Olaf ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Renaud, Blake ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Renner, Jarrad ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Renz, Ryan ‘94,’95 Reveles, Steven ‘07, ‘08 Reynolds, Bruce ‘81 Reynolds, Mike ’74, ‘75 Rhode, B.J. ‘01, ‘02 Richmond, Mike ‘94, ’95 Richter, Jeff ’84, ’85, ‘86 Ricketts, Bob ’69, ‘70 Riener, Harry ’71, ’72, ‘73 Rigsby, Dave ‘71
// Bronco Lettermen // Riley, Pat ’71, ‘72 Ritt, Ed ‘75 Roach, Henry ‘69 Roberds, Bill ’78, ‘79 Roberson, Chris ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Roberts, Julius ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Roberts, Louie ‘73 Robinson, Cliff ‘94,’95, ‘96 Robinson, Frank ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Robinson, Frank ‘07 Robinson, Jason ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Rocha, Kevin ‘84 Rodriguez, Ray ’69, ’70, ‘71 Rofe, Avi ’75, ‘76 Rogers, Matt ’85, ‘86 Rogers, Scotty ‘72 Roh, Jake ‘14 Roman, Mike ’74, ‘75 Romberg, Matt ’92, ’93, ’94 Rosolowich, Gary ’73, ’74, ’75, ‘76 Ross, D. ‘99, ‘00 Root, Jarrell ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Rounds, Ivan ‘77 Rusev, Dave ’69, ‘70 Russell, Charlie ’72, ‘73 Russell, Scott ’87, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Ryan, Jim ’73, ’74, ‘75 Rydman, Jon ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 S Sabala, Greg ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93 Sanders, Sean ’90, ’91, ‘92 Sandoval, Shawn ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Sanford, Mike ‘04 Santini, Chris ‘13, ‘14 Santucci, Ray ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Sapien, Kevin ‘08 Sarette, Tom ’77, ‘78 Sasser, Greg ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 Saxton, Travis ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Scandrick, Orlando ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Schaal, Mark ’81, ‘82 Schilling, Damien ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Schimmer, Tom ’85, ’86, ’87, ‘88 Schlekeway, Nick ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Schmidt, Loren ’70, ’72, ’73, ‘74 Schmidt, Robert ’81, ‘82 Schouman, Derek ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Schrack, Lee ‘94 Schrader, Randy ’79, ‘80 Schuttler, Keith ‘01, ‘02 Scoles, Ted ’72, ’73, ‘74 Scott, Doug ’76, ’77, ’78, ‘79 Scott, Rashaun ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Sellers, Lance ’83, ’84, ’85, ‘86 Setzer, Bobby ‘97, ‘98 Sevieri, Matt ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Sevieri, Mike ‘90 Sexton, Cliff ’85, ’86, ‘87 Shelp, John ‘83 Shepherd, Chris ’90, ’91, ’92,’94 Shields, David ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Shipley, Bear ‘92 Shoemaker, Tyler ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Sigman, Clint ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Silsby, Andy ‘07, ‘08 Simmons, Dextrell ‘11, ‘12 Simonton, Glenn ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 Sims, Chet ‘68 Sims, Tom ’74, ’75, ‘76 Skinner, Bob ’80, ’81, ‘82 Skow, Pete ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71
Skulick, Gene ‘75 Slater, Matt ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Smart, Ian ‘07 Smith, Austin ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Smith, Barry ’79, ‘80 Smith, Brian ’92,’93,’94,’95 Smith, Clarence ’75, ‘76 Smith, Dan ’84, ‘85 Smith, Daryl ‘91 Smith, Rodney ‘97, ‘98 Smith, Jerry’ 00, ‘01, ‘02 , ‘03 Smith, John ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Smith, Josh ‘04 Smith, Larry ’68, ‘69 Smith, Tommy ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Snelling, Robby ‘99, ‘00 Snow, David ‘83 Sopatyk, Brian ’70, ’71, ‘72 Sorensen, Jim ‘77 Sosnowski, Kyle ‘11, ‘12 Sosnowski, Steve ’79, ‘80 Southwick, Joe ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Sparks, Glenn ’73, ’74, ‘75 Sparks, Nate ‘97, ‘98 Spadafore, Tom ‘80 Spearman, Isiah ’89, ’90, ’91, ‘92 Sperbeck, Thomas ‘13, ‘14 Sphar, Webb ‘78 Stachelski, Dave ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Stanaway, Travis ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Staples, Brett ’69, ’70, ‘71 Starr, Rodney ’85, ‘86 Stayner, Larry ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Stearns, Rod ’71, ‘72 Stearns, Ryan ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Steger, Brian ‘96, ‘97 Stephens, Billy ’71, ‘72 Stephens, Prentice ‘93 Stephens, Ray ’82, ‘83 Steppe, Dave ’70, ‘71 Stern, Greg ’74, ’75, ‘76 Stewart, Gordon ’68, ’69, ‘70 Stewart, Randy ’78, ‘79 Stirling, Jim ‘83 Stivers, Gary ’68, ‘69 Stringer, Kyle ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Stone, Mark ‘94 Strawser, Kirk ’75, ‘76 Streett, Kevin ‘79 Strohfus, Matt ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Stuart, Travis ’91, ‘92 Summers, Don ’82, ‘83 Sumner-Gardner, Dylan ‘14 Sutton, Greg ‘81 Svitak, Steve ’68, ‘69 Swan, Shay ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Sweeting, Chris ’89, ’90, ‘91 Swenson, Greg ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 Swillie, Jay ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 T Tadman, Marty ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Taimatuia, Justin ‘13 Talalemotu, Rollis ‘96 Talbot, Ron ’82, ’83, ‘84 Tatum, Nicko ‘96, ‘97 Tavake, Sione ‘07 Taylor, Jamar ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Taylor, Jeff ’77, ’78, ‘80 Teel, Ryan ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Tevis, Aaron ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Tharp, Taylor ‘05, ‘06, ‘07
Thomas, Chris ’88, ’89, ’90, ‘91 Thomas, Derrick ‘13 Thomas, Ed ‘78 Thomas, Greg ‘95 Thompson, Aristole ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Thompson, Brandyn ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Thompson, Brett ‘99, ‘00 Thompson, Darian ‘12, ‘13 Thompson, Travis ‘94,’95 Thornton, Mark ‘84 Thornton, Sean-Paul ‘92 Tia, John ‘96 Tillman, Faddie ’68, ‘70 Tingstad, David ’89, ’90, ’91, ‘92 Tisby, Theo ‘83 Tjong-A-Tjoe, Ricky ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Tomasini, Claude ’73, ‘74 Toney, Dave ’68, ’69, ‘70 Toomes, Greg ‘00 Toyos, Alex ‘94,’95 Tozer, Chris ‘13 Trautman, Kelly ’82, ‘83 Trautman, Randy ’80, ‘81 Triplett, Luke ’82, ’83, ‘84 Trotter, Joe ’82, ‘83 Truitt, Chris ’86, ‘88 Tryon, Jeff ’74, ‘75 Tufono, Willie ’78, ‘79 Turk, Jeff ’81, ‘82 Turner, Antoine ‘14 Turner, Dale ‘77 Turner, Jason ‘02, ‘03 Turpin, Jeff ’78, ’79, ‘80 Tutogi, Tyrone ‘02, ‘03 U Ukwuachu, Sam ‘12 Unger, Paul ’81, ’82, ‘83 Urness, Mark ’83, ‘84 V Valaile, Jim ’80, ‘81 Valero, Art ’79, ‘80 Vallejo, Tanner ‘13, ‘14 Van Gorder, Willy ‘98, ‘99 VanHouten, Rich ’86, ‘87 Vankoughnett, Dave ’86, ‘87 Venable, Winston ‘09, ‘10 Vian, Rob ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02 Villano, Mark ’76, ’77, ‘78 Virden, Mike ’89, ‘90 Vogel, Steve ’70, ‘71 Volk, Tim ‘04, ‘05 Volponi, Tony ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Von Oelhoffen, Kimo ’92,’93 Voulelis, Jim ’81, ’82, ’83, ‘84 W Wale, Sean ‘13, ‘14 Walk-Green, Keith ‘94,’95 Walker, Jim ’91, ‘92 Walker, John ’68, ’70, ‘71 Walters, Rex ’85, ‘86 Ward, Greg ’78, ‘79 Ware, Troy ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Wardhaugh, Curt ‘81 Washington, Robby ’87, ’88, ‘89 Washington, Rodney ‘92 Watson, Vince ‘94,’95 Watterson, Joe ’92,’93 Weaver, Ben‘13, ‘14 Weber, Zach ‘99, ‘00 Webster, Rodney ’80, ’81, ’82, ‘83
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Weeks, Danny ’91, ’92,’93,’94 Weldon, Andy ‘03, ‘04 West, James ’86, ‘87 West, Ken ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Weston, Matt ‘94,’95 Wheeler, Bob ’85, ‘86 White, Bill ’71, ‘72 White, Hunter ‘08, ‘09, ‘10. ‘11 White, Jack ‘78 White, Winky ’88, ’89, ‘90 Whitehead, Trevor ‘68 Whiteman Todd ’72, ’73, ’74, ‘75 Wiegand, Joe ‘04, ‘05 Wiggins, P.K. ’86, ‘87 Wighton, Bill ‘78 Wiksten, Aaron ’91, ‘92 Williams, Dan ’77, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Williams, Dave ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77 Williams, Kareem ‘97, ‘99, ‘00 Williams, Mark ’86, ‘87 Williams, Mike G. ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Williams, Mike T. ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Williams, Mike ‘85 Williams, Pat ‘68 Williams-Rhodes, Shane ‘12, ‘13, ‘14 Wilson, Antwain ‘97, ‘98 Wilson, Charles ’68, ‘69 Wilson, Kyle ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09 Wilson, Mike ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93 Wing, Chris ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 Wingfield, Billy ‘98, ‘99, ‘01, ‘02 Winn, Billy ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 Winterswyk, Ryan ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Wong, Bruce ’70, ‘71 Woodard, Steve ’76, ‘77 Woodruff, Andrew ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Woods, Rick ’78, ’79, ’80, ‘81 Woolsey, Doug ’68, ‘69 Woolsey, Rolly ’72, ’73, ‘74 Wright, Drew ‘10, ‘11 Wright, Faraji ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 Wright, Ross ’68, ’69, ’70, ‘71 Wulff, Mark ’81, ’82, ’84, ‘85 Y Yakoo, Mario ‘13, ‘14 Yanez, Fernando ‘02 Yasa, Samir ‘88 Yates, Marcel ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 Young, Derk ‘85 Young, Titus ‘07, ‘09, ‘10 Youngblood, Jon ’87, ‘88 Yriarte, Cory ‘08, ‘10, ‘11 Z Zabransky, Jared ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Zahner, Terry ’77, ’78, ’79, ‘80 Zimmerman, Bernie ‘94,’95 Zimmerman, Harold ’68, ‘69 Zogg, Jon ’81, ‘82
// All-time Head Coaching Records // All-Time Bronco Head Coaching Records
Year-by-Year Bronco Head Coaches Year Coach Won Lost Tie Pct. 1968 Tony Knap 8 2 0 80.0 1969 Tony Knap 9 1 0 90.0 1970 Tony Knap 8 3 0 72.7 1971 Tony Knap 10 2 0 83.3 1972 Tony Knap 7 4 0 63.6 1973 Tony Knap 10 3 0 76.9 1974 Tony Knap 10 2 0 83.3 1975 Tony Knap 9 2 1 79.2 1976 Jim Criner 5 5 1 50.0 1977 Jim Criner 9 2 0 81.8 1978 Jim Criner 7 4 0 63.6 1979 Jim Criner 10 1 0 90.9 1980 Jim Criner 10 3 0 76.9 1981 Jim Criner 10 3 0 76.9 1982 Jim Criner 8 3 0 72.7 1983 Lyle Setencich 6 5 0 54.5 1984 Lyle Setencich 6 5 0 54.5 1985 Lyle Setencich 7 4 0 63.6 1986 Lyle Setencich 5 6 0 45.5 1987 Skip Hall 6 5 0 54.5 1988 Skip Hall 8 4 0 66.7 1989 Skip Hall 6 5 0 54.5 1990 Skip Hall 10 4 0 71.4 1991 Skip Hall 7 4 0 63.6 1992 Skip Hall 5 6 0 45.5 1993 Pokey Allen 3 8 0 27.3 1994 Pokey Allen 13 2 0 86.7 1995 Pokey Allen 7 4 0 63.6 1996 Pokey Allen 1 1 0 50.0 1996 Tom Mason (Interim) 1 9 0 10.0 1997 Houston Nutt 5 6 0 45.5 1998 Dirk Koetter 6 5 0 54.5 1999 Dirk Koetter 10 3 0 76.9 2000 Dirk Koetter 10 2 0 83.3 2001 Dan Hawkins 8 4 0 66.7 2002 Dan Hawkins 12 1 0 92.3 2003 Dan Hawkins 13 1 0 92.9 2004 Dan Hawkins 11 1 0 91.7 2005 Dan Hawkins 9 4 0 69.2 2006 Chris Petersen 13 0 0 100.0 2007 Chris Petersen 10 3 0 76.9 2008 Chris Petersen 12 1 0 92.3 2009 Chris Petersen 14 0 0 100.0 2010 Chris Petersen 12 1 0 92.3 2011 Chris Petersen 12 1 0 92.3 2012 Chris Petersen 11 2 0 84.6 2013 Chris Petersen 8 4 0 66.7 2013 Bob Gregory (Interim) 0 1 0 00.0 2014 Bryan Harsin 12 2 0 85.7
Coach Won Lost Chris Petersen 92 12 Bryan Harsin 12 2 Dan Hawkins 53 11 Tony Knap 71 19 Jim Criner 59 21 Dirk Koetter 26 10 Pokey Allen 24 15 Skip Hall 42 28 Lyle Setencich 24 20 Houston Nutt 5 6 Tom Mason (Interim in 1996) 1 9 Bob Gregory (Interim in 2013) 0 1
Tie 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct. 88.5 85.7 82.8 78.6 73.5 72.2 61.5 60.0 54.6 45.5 10.0 00.0
Former Head Coaches Jim Criner & Dirk Koetter with Bronco Legend Lyle Smith
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// Albertsons Stadium and Lyle Smith Field // The home of Boise State football has seen many changes. Growing from an original seating capacity of 14,500 and a green Astro Turf field, to a current capacity of 36,387 and the now famous Blue field. In 2014, after being known for the past 44 years as Bronco Stadium, one of the great home fields in college football was changed to Albertsons Stadium. The changed was made after Albertson’s LLC committed $12.5 million over 15 years for the naming rights to the stadium. While the name on the outside of the stadium has changed, the name on the field remains the same. Lyle Smith Field is named after the undisputed “father” of Bronco football. From from 1946 through 1967, Lyle Smith built one of the top junior college programs in the country. When he retired from his head coaching position to become the athletic director at Boise State, Smith had produced a record of 156-6-6 (84.6%). The current stadium was completed during the summer of 1970 at a cost of $2.2 million and has expanded four times. The last expansion was completed during the summer of 2012 when permanent steel bleachers were installed in the north and south end zones. Seating in the north end zone was increased to 3,750 while the south was increased to 5,000 at a cost of $3.1 million. Prior to the 2008 season, the stadium received its third major expansion with the completion of the Stueckle Sky Center. The four-level, $35.9 million facility includes loge, club and luxury suite seating, along with a state-of-the-art press box. The second major expansion came in 1997 when capacity was increased to 30,000 when seating was added in the southwest and southeast corners, construction of the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery and completion of the Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza at a cost of $10 million. Albertsons Stadium was first expanded to 20,000 in 1974 when the east side upper deck was added. Portable end zone seating brought the capacity to 22,600 through the 1996 season. .Boise State established a first in 1986 by installing the country’s first blue AstroTurf field. The second blue AstroTurf field was installed in 1995, with the third prior to the 2002 season. The first blue Fieldturf surface was installed in 2008. A second blue FieldTurf field was installed prior to the 2010 season making a total of five different blue fields at the stadium. Boise State’s was the first collegiate stadium to have the entire field produced in a special color. There were two previous green AstroTurf fields installed at Albertsons Stadium prior to 1986. The first was during the original construction of the current stadium in 1970, with the second installed prior to the 1978 season.
Albertsons Stadium Quick Facts Ground Breaking: November, 1969 Stadium Dedication: September 11, 1970 (Boise State 49, Chico State 14) Boise State’s All-Time Home Record: 243-51 (82.7%) Total Seating: 36,387 Attendance Record: 36,864 (Boise State vs. BYU, 2012) First Major Addition: 1974 (East Side Upper Deck)
Second Major Addition: 1997 (Southwest and Southeast Corners, Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery, Larry and Marianne Williams Plaza) Third Major Addition: 2008 (Stueckle Sky Center and Press Box) Fourth Major Addition: 2012 Permanent North and South End Zone Bleachers Turf: Blue “Field Turf” Bowl Game: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Created in 1997)
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// home of the broncos//
College Field (1940 - 1949)
The First Bronco Stadium (1950 - 1969)
Bronco Stadium (1972)
Bronco Stadium (The Last Green Field - 1985)
Bronco Stadium (The First Blue Field - 1986)
Bronco Stadium (1998)
Bronco Stadium (2006)
Bronco Stadium (2009 vs. Oregon)
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// Boise State President // education experience to prepare future innovators and leaders to help boost the region’s future in economics, science and the arts and humanities. Since Dr. Kustra became president in 2003, the university has grown to more than 20,000 students with more than 3,700 graduates a year. Boise State now confers more than 40 percent of all bachelor’s degrees awarded by Idaho public colleges and universities.
Dr. Bob Kustra, the sixth president in Boise State’s more than 80-year history, has lead a transformation that has turned our riverside campus in downtown Boise into a metropolitan research university of distinction. He has guided Boise State into a student-centric institution with a strong dedication to our region and community, and a devotion to experiential learning and the kind of applied research that helps our faculty, students and industry partners solve real-life problems. Harnessing the creativity and cando attitude that Boise State has most famously exhibited on the Blue Turf and in Fiesta Bowl wins against Oklahoma, TCU and Arizona, Dr. Kustra has continually challenged our campus community to reimagine and reinvent the higher
While the majority of our students hail from Idaho, Boise State continues to attract more students from around the country and the world. Our incoming freshmen are better prepared and more likely to graduate on time and on budget than ever before. Our metropolitan research campus has expanded considerably in Dr. Kustra’s tenure. After a 10-year, $300 million capitol effort, the university now boasts state-of-the art multidisciplinary buildings, high-tech classrooms, clean rooms and laboratories, and cutting-edge facilities for the arts, business and economics, engineering, science, public policy and more. The university has more than doubled its graduate offerings and has become the fastest-growing research enterprise in Idaho. Dr. Kustra has worked to improve the undergraduate experience and nurture a vibrant campus life. And through it all, Boise State tuition has remained among the lowest of public universities in the
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country. Before coming to Idaho, Dr. Kustra had a long and distinguished career in public service in Illinois, serving two terms as lieutenant governor, and 10 years in the Illinois legislature, where he served in leadership. He chaired the Illinois Board of Higher Education, responsible for funding and oversight of the state’s nine public universities. He served as president of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission and of Eastern Kentucky University. He has held faculty positions at Northwestern University, the University of IllinoisChicago, Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Illinois- Springfield. Dr. Kustra previously served as a member of the NCAA Division I board of directors and is currently serving as Chair of the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors. He also served as a Commissioner of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. In 2007, he was inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame and was named the Most Influential Person in the Boise valley by The Idaho Statesman. Each week, Dr. Kustra features lively conversations with some of the nation’s leading authors about issues and ideas that matter today on his radio show, Reader’s Corner, which airs weekly on Boise State’s NPR station. Dr. Kustra holds degrees from Benedictine College and Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He and his wife, Kathy, have two grown children, three grandsons, and treasure the memory of their son, Steve.
// Boise State Athletic Director // in if the university earns a high academic progress rate (APR); posts student-athlete grade-point averages over 3.0; ranks highly in the National Association of Directors of Collegiate Athletics Director's Cup; or achieves on-field milestones like winning certain conference championships, reaching post-season play or playing in a bowl game. Apsey's former colleagues were quick to welcome him back.
Curt Apsey was named the Boise State's new Athletic Director on June 23, 2015. Apsey returned to Idaho after nearly a year as the Athletic Director of Carroll College in Helena, Mont., but he has a long history here at Boise State. He was Boise State's Senior Associate Athletic Director for 16 years (1998-2014), as well as interim director for the final months of 2011. "I couldn't be more excited to be home," Apsey said. "Looking at the high level of performance across all sports on the field and in the classroom, it is clear that Boise State Athletics has never had a more promising future. I look forward to working with our coaches, student-athletes, athletics leadership team and the university in continuing to build one of the most admired programs in the country." While at Boise State, Apsey's responsibilities included management of the external fundraising efforts, working closely with Executive Director of the Bronco Athletic Association. He oversaw media relations and sports information, marketing and promotions, the Athletic Ticket Office and Stueckle Sky Center Special Events Center. He supervised several sports, including Football, Women's Soccer and Men's and Women's Golf.
"Our motto as a program has been to Embrace the Past and Attack the Future," Boise State Football Head Coach Bryan Harsin said. "Having been here for 16 years previously, Curt is a guy that understands that. He's been here when we've have had tremendous success, he understands the Bronco way and it is great to have him back with the Boise State family." "I am beyond thrilled about the hiring of Curt Apsey for a number of reasons," Boise State Women's Golf Head Coach Nicole Bird said. "I think it's great to bring back someone who understands our culture and who was so instrumental in a number of major changes for Boise State Athletics. Having had Curt as my sport supervisor previously, I know the high standards he held me and my program to both athletically and academically. I know he will have those same expectations now for every sport." Apsey finished a successful 2014-15 academic year with Carroll College that saw the Fighting Saints capture the Frontier Conference's Bandy Memorial All-Sports Trophy, winning conference championships in both football and men's cross country. In addition to the outright league title, Carroll's football team earned the No. 1 seed in the NAIA Football Championship Series, advancing to the quarterfinals. The men's and women's cross country teams each finished in the top 10 at the NAIA National Championships -- the highest finishes in program history -- and the women's basketball team advanced to the NAIA Division I Championship.
Apsey's contract was approved Tuesday by Boise State's trustees on the State Board of Education. It largely is the same as his predecessor's, with a base salary of $331,500 plus a series of incentives that kick
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Apsey oversaw the first men's soccer and softball seasons in Carroll College history. Of the department's 15 programs, 14 recorded grade-point averages above 3.0, and the nearly 400 student-athletes combined for a department GPA of 3.24. In his time at Boise State, Apsey worked with both corporate and individual donors to make long-lasting improvements to Boise State athletics and athletics facilities. Apsey headed the "Initiative for Athletic Excellence" capital campaign to improve and expand athletic facilities that included the Caven-Williams Indoor Sports Complex ($10 million, 2006), the Stueckle Sky Center ($37 million, 2008) and the new Arguinchona Basketball Complex ($3 million, 2011), and the football center ($22 million, 2012). Before arriving at Boise State, Apsey served as Assistant Director of Athletics at California State University -- San Bernardino for four years. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director of Development at Cal State -Bakersfield from 1990 to 1994. Apsey earned a degree in physical education from Cal Poly in 1988. He was a four-year starter for men's soccer where he set the school's career record for most goals scored and served as assistant coach for six years. He and his wife Teresa have two children, Sofia and Madison.
// Boise State Administration // ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTORY AREA CODE (208) ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Robert Kustra
Boise State University President
Dr. Roger Munger NCAA Faculty Representative
Curt Apsey
Executive Director of Athletics
Dr. Robert Kustra (President) Dr. Roger Munger (NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative) Curt Apsey (Executive Director of Athletics) John Cunningham (Sr. Associate Athletic Director - External Operations) Christina Van Tol (Sr. Associate Athletic Director - Internal Operations/SWA) Max Corbet (.Associate Athletic Director - Administration) Heather Berry (Assistant Athletic Director - Personnel) Sarah Saras (Management Assistant to the Executive Director of Athletics)
ACADEMIC SERVICES
Gabe Rosenvall (Associate Athletic Director - Academic Services) Sara Swanson (Director of Student Athlete Development) Eric Kile (Director of Student-Athlete Learning Center) Chris Nichol (Academic Advisor) Taryn Schutte (Academic Advisor)
ATHLETIC TRAINING
John Cunningham
Senior Associate Athletic Director - External Operations
Marc Paul (Assistant Athletic Director - Sports Medicine) Tyler Smith (Associate Athletic Trainer) Jim Spooner (Head Football Trainer/ Associate Athletic Trainer) Ashley Hudson (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Lauren Rodgers (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Keita Shimada (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Paul Smith (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Brandon Voigt (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Syringa Stark (Athletic Insurance Coordinator)
Christina Van Tol
Senior Associate Athletic Director - Internal Operations/SWA
Bob Carney
Matt Brewer
Associate Athletic Director - Compliance
Dusty Clements
Associate Athletic Director - Development
Joey King (General Manager) Mike Brotzman (Account Executive) Brent Moore (Account Executive) Mark Steiner (Account Executive) Kyle Duncan (Sales Coordinator) Bob Behler (Play-by-Play Announcer)
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BUSINESS OPERATIONS & FINANCE
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CHEERLEADING / MANE LINE DANCERS Tobruk Everman (Head Cheer, Dance and Mascot Coach) Max Corbet
Associate Athletic Director - Administration
Niki Gamez
Associate Athletic Director - Business Operations
Rhonda McFarland
Associate Athletic Director - Finance
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COMMUNICATIONS
Joe Nickell (Assistant Athletic Director - Media Relations) Aaron Juarez (Assistant Sports Information Director) Doug Link (Assistant Sports Information Director) Mike Walsh (Assistant Sports Information Director / Web Site Coordinator) Peter Clark (Sports Information Graduate Assistant)
COMPLIANCE
Gabe Rosenvall
DJ Giumento
Jenny Bellomy
Assistant Athletic Director - Compliance
Assistant Athletic Director - Facility Operations
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Matt Brewer (Associate Athletic Director - Compliance) Jenny Bellomy (Assistant Athletic Director - Compliance) Danielle Berish-Charters (Director of Compliance) Mark Wheeler (Director of Compliance) Associate Athletic Director - Academic Services
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BRONCO SPORTS PROPERTIES
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Heather Berry
Assistant Athletic Director - Personnel
Anita Guerricabeitia
Assistant Athletic Director - Ticket Operations
Natalie Keffer
Assistant Athletic Director - Development
Brad Larrondo
Assistant Athletic Director - Football
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Joe Nickell
Assistant Athletic Director - Media Relations
Marc Paul
Assistant Athletic Director - Sports Medicine
// Boise State Administration // DEVELOPMENT - BRONCO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (BAA) Dusty Clements (Associate Athletic Director - Development) Natalie Keffer (Assistant Athletic Director - Development) Bart Hendricks (Director of Development - Athletics) Brayden Dunning (Director of Premium Seating) TBA (Director of Annual Giving) Suzy Stride (Director of Donor Relations and Events) Kathy Haumann (Management Assistant) Sharon Miller (Customer Service Representative)
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EQUIPMENT
Dale Holste (Associate Director of Equipment Operations) Raul Ibarra (Assistant Director of Equipment Operations - Varsity Center) John Perkins (Assistant Director of Equipment Operations - Taco Bell Arena) Joe Fuson (Equipment Manager - Boas Center)
OPERATIONS, STADIUM & GROUNDS
Bob Carney (Associate Athletic Director - Facilities & Operations) DJ Giumento (Assistant Athletic Director - Facility Operations) Cody Smith (Event Operations Manager) Linsey Saras (Athletic Game Operations Coordinator) Julie Rising (Athletic Events and Facilities Coordinator) Jolenne Dimeo (Facility Operations Supervisor) Scott Duncan (Facility Maintenance Supervisor) Brian Peterson (Building Facility Foreman) Dave Bowles (Grounds Foreman) Marc French (Building Facility Maintenance Foreman) James Carden (Building Facility Specialist) Jordan Feeney (Building Facility Specialist) Ben Jones (Building Facility Specialist) Shane Morford (Building Facility Specialist)
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PROMOTIONS AND MARKETING
Matt Thomas (Assistant Athletic Director - Marketing & Promotions) TBD (Director of Fan Development & Strategies) Spencer Jahn (Athletic Multimedia Specialist)
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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING - FOOTBALL Jeff Pitman (Head Strength & Conditioning) Brandon Pringle (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Tyson Gale (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING - OLYMPIC SPORTS Adam Hermann (Director of Sports Performance) Kelly Lopez (Associate Director of Sports Performance) Ben Jaeger (Assistant Director of Sports Performance)
TICKET OFFICE
Anita Guerricabeitia (Assistant Athletic Director - Ticket Operations) Shaela Priaulx-Soho (Ticket Manager) Sabrena Nottingham (Assistant Ticket Manager) Chris Hansen (Box Office Manager)
IT & VIDEO SERVICES
Andy Atkinson (Director of IT Systems) Josh Borgman (Director of Creative Services) Caleb Howard (Digital Media Coordinator) Justin LaChapelle (Technical Support Specialist) Taylor Little (Video Coordinator) Kevin Riley (Team Video Coordinator, Football)
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Leon Rice (Head Coach) Jeff Linder (Associate Head Coach) Danny Henderson (Assistant Coach) John Rillie (Assistant Coach) Isaac Williams (Director of Basketball Operations) Jeremy Harden (Assistant Director of Basketball Operations)
Gordy Presnell (Head Coach) Sunny Smallwood (Associate Head Coach) Cody Butler (Assistant Coach) Heather Sower (Assistant Coach) Cariann Ramirez (Director of Basketball Operations)
FOOTBALL
Bryan Harsin (Head Coach) Kent Riddle (Associate Head Coach / TEs/ Special Teams Coordinator) Steve Caldwell (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line) Eliah Drinkwitz (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Marcel Yates (Defensive Coordinator) Junior Adams (Wide Receivers) Andy Avalos (Linebackers) Julius Brown (Secondary) Scott Huff (Offensive Line) Lee Marks (Running Backs) Brad Larrondo (Assistant Athletic Director / Football) Brian Wilkinson (Director of Football Operations) Antwon Murray (Director of Recruiting) Taylor Tharp (Director of Player Personnel) Darren Uscher (Football Operations Coordinator) Vicki Sullivan (Management Assistant)
GOLF - Men
Dan Potter (Head Coach) Ryan Hietala (Assistant Coach)
GOLF - Women
Nicole Bird (Head Coach) Dave Bartels (Assistant Coach)
GYMNASTICS
Tina Bird (Co-Head Coach) Neil Resnick (Co-Head Coach) Patty Resnick (Assistant Coach)
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SOCCER
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SOFTBALL
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Jim Thomas (Head Coach) Ed Moore (Assistant Coach) Maite Zabala (Assistant Coach) Cindy Ball (Head Coach) Nate Miller (Assistant Coach) TBA (Assistant Coach)
SWIMMING & DIVING TBA (Head Coach) TBA (Assistant Coach) TBA (Head Diving Coach)
TENNIS - Men 861-2581 426-4067 501-5048 861-5665 426-4675 426-4067
Greg Patton (Head Coach) Luke Shields (Associate Head Coach)
TENNIS - Women
Beck Roghaar (Head Coach) Kristian Widen (Assistant Coach)
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TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY - Men and Women Corey Ihmels (Head Coach) Travis Hartke (Assistant Coach / Distance & Operations) Gavin O'Neal (Assistant Coach / Sprints, Jumps, Multi) Grant Wall (Assistant Coach / Throws)
COACHING STAFFS BASKETBALL - Men
BASKETBALL - Women
Shawn Garus (Head Coach - Indoor & Sand) Candy Murphy (Assistant Coach - Indoor) Breann Crowell (Assistant Coach - Indoor & Sand)
WRESTLING
Greg Randall (Head Coach) Chris Owens (Assistant Coach) Taylor Meeks (Assistant Coach)
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// Media Information // SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
LOCAL MEDIA DIRECTORY Note: Idaho’s area code is 208
Legend: SD = sports director, SE = sports editor, SC = sports columnist, SR = sports reporter, BC = bureau chief
TELEVISION
KTVB (NBC) P.O. Box 7, Boise, ID 83707 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 375-7277 Website ������������������������������������������������������ KTVB.com Sports Staff Jay Tust (SD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375-7277 jtust@ktvb.com Will Hall (SR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375-7277 .whall@ktvb.com
Joe Nickell
Assistant Athletic Director Communication Responsibilities: Football (#1), Golf and Wrestling Alma Mater: Washington State, 2005 Joined Boise State: Aug. 2006 Office: 208-426-3868 Cell: 208-631-5483 Email: JoeNickell@BoiseState.edu
KBOI (CBS) P.O. Box 2, Boise, ID 83707 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������������� 472-2203 Website �����������������������������������������������������������KBOI2.com Sports Staff Bryan Levin (SR) ������������������������������������������ 472-2203 .blevin@kboi2.com KIVI (ABC) 1866 Chisholm Rd., Nampa, ID 83661 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 381-6663 Website ���������������������������������������������������� Idaho6.com Sports Staff Daniel Hawk (SD) ���������������������������������������� 381-6665 .dan.hawk@kivitv.com
RADIO
Aaron Juarez
Doug Link
Responsibilities: Swimming & Diving, Softball and Football (#2) Alma Mater: Santa Clara, 2004 Joined Boise State: July 2014 Office: 208-426-3438 Cell: 208-982-0040 Email: AaronJuarez@BoiseState.edu
Responsibilities: Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Tennis and Sand Volleyball Alma Mater: Boise State, 1999 Joined Boise State: July 1998 Office: 208-426-1027 Cell: 208-861-2796 Email: DLink@BoiseState.edu
Assistant Sports Information Director
Assistant Sports Information Director
KBOI (AM 670) P.O. Box 1280, Boise, ID 83702 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 336-3670 Website ������������������������������������������������� 670KBOI.com Sports Staff Paul J. Schneider (SD) ��������������������������������� 336-3670 .paul.schneider@cumulus.com Bob Behler (PBP) �����������������������������������������429-5584 .bob.behler@cumulus.com KTIK (AM 1350) 1419 W. Bannock, Boise, ID 83701 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 424-1350 Website ������������������������������������������������������� KTIK.com Sports Staff Jeff Caves (SD) ������������������������������������������� 336-3670 .jeff.caves@cumulus.com KFXD (AM 630) 827 E. Park Blvd., Suite 201, Boise, ID 83712 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 374-4580 Website �������������������������������������������������580KIDO.com Sports Staff Wayne Dzubak (SD) ������������������������������������ 275-8160 wayne.dzubak@townsquaremedia.com
Mike Walsh
Peter Clark
Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Soccer, Women’s Tennis and Website Coordinator Alma Mater: Washington State, 2009 Joined Boise State: July 2010 Office: 208-426-1106 Cell: 208-921-7396 Email: MichaelWalsh1@BoiseState.edu
Responsibilities: Cross Country, Track & Field and Gymnastics Alma Mater: Whitman, 2013 Joined Boise State: June 2015 Office: 208-426-4675 Cell: 928-699-3458 Email: PeterClark@BoiseState.edu
Assistant Sports Information Director
Graduate Assistant, Sports Information Director
ESPN Boise (FM 96.5 & AM 730) 5660 Franklin Rd. Suite 200, Nampa, ID 83687 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 465-9966 Website ���������������������������������������www.esphboise.com Sports Staff John Mallory (PD) ���������������������������������������� 475-5207 . johnnyballgame@impactradiogroup.com
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NEWSPAPERS
Arbiter (BSU Student) 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID 83725 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 426-6300 Website ����������������������������������������� ArbiterOnLine.com Sports Staff Ali Roberts (SE) ������������������������������������������� 426-6300 .sports@arbiteronline.com Idaho Press Tribune 1618 Midland Blvd., Nampa, ID 83652 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 465-8111 Website ��������������������������������������������� IdahoPress.com Sports Staff John Wustrow (SE) ��������������������������������������� 467-8111 .jwustrow@idahopress.com B.J. Rains (SR) �������������������������������������������� 465-8190 .bjrains@idahopress.com Idaho Statesman 1200 N. Curtis Rd., Boise, ID 83704 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 377-6420 Website ������������������������������������� IdahoStatesman.com Sports Staff Mike Prater (SE) ������������������������������������������ 377-6421 .mprater@idahostatesman.com Chadd Cripe (SR) ���������������������������������������� 377-6398 .ccripe@idahostatesman.com Dave Southorn (SR) ������������������������������������ 890-0295 .dsouthorn@idahostatesmancom Times-News 132 Fairfield St. W, Twin Falls, ID 83303 Sports Line ��������������������������������������������������� 735-3230 Website ���������������������������������������������MagicValley.com Sports Staff Nick Ruland (SE) ���������������������������������������� 735-3239 .nruland@magicvalley.com Michael Katz (SR) 735-3230 .mkatz@magicvalley.com
WIRE SERVICE
Associated Press P.O. Box 1187, Boise, ID 83701 Main Line ���������������������������������������������������� 343-1894 .APBoise@ap.org
BOISE STATE PRESS BOX / ROW Albertsons Stadium (Football). . . . . . 426-1408 Appleton Tennis Center (Outdoor)* �������� 861-2796 Boas Tennis Center (Indoor). . . . . . . 426-5737 Bronco Gym (Volleyball)*. . . . . . . . . 861-2796 Huber Field (Softball)*. . . . . . . . . . 982-0040 Boise State Soccer Field*. . . . . . . . 921-7396 Taco Bell Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426-1503 * = SID Cell Phone
// Media Information // Interview Policy - Schedule Members of the media must first contact the sports information office for interviews with the Boise State coaching staff and players. Players are available for interviews 30 minutes prior to the start of Coach Harsin's weekly press conference, and between Noon and 1:00 p.m. (MT) Tuesday and Wednesday. Assistant coaches are available usually after practice. During the season there will be no player interviews on Sunday, Thursday and Friday. Players are also not available to opposing team's media members. Sports Information Director Joe Nickell is the interview contact. Please contact him by e-mail at joenickell@boisestate.edu. Head Coach Bryan Harsin’s Interview Schedule Coach Harsin will be have a press conference each Monday (or, on Sunday in the case of a Friday game that week) from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. (MT) with local media members in the Bleymaier Football Center located at the north end of Albertsons Stadium. Credentials issued by Boise State must be visable to attend Coach Harsin's press conference. Coach Harsin will also have a press briefing via teleconference on Mondays with the opposing team’s media members at 2:00 p.m. (MT) The phone number to call for this briefing is 888-813-8477, and the passcode is 758954. Press Credential Policy The approval of all press credentials are at the sole discretion of the Boise State athletic department. Press credentials must be requested online via sportssystems.com/ BoiseState. This is only way to obtain a credential for Boise State home games. Credentials will not be mailed and may only be obtained on game day at the Ticket Office Media Will Call window located on the west side of Albertson Stadium. Media Will Call will open six hours prior to kickokff. A photo ID must be shown to receive the credential and the credential will need to be signed for. Media credentials are issued solely to the person identified. It may not be transferred or used by any other person. Acceptance of a media credential requires compliance with all Boise State rules and regulations applicable to the media credential. Any breach or failure to comply with these terms, conditions, rules and/or regulations may result in the cancellation and withdrawal of the media credential, including but not limited to the expulsion from the athletics event for which it was issued, and denial of a media credential for any and all future athletics events. Each Credential Holder will be issued a pass/credential to attend Boise State games, open practices, press conferences, interview sessions and other events where the Boise State Athleteic Department has issued an invitation. During games, credentialed media can not produce in any form a “real-time” description of the event. Real-time is defined by Boise State as a continuous play-by-play account or live, extended live/realtime statistics, or detailed description of an event. Live-video/digital images or live audio are not permitted. Each of the aforementioned descriptions are exclusive to Boise State’s Web site and/or media groupls that have aquired the live broadcast rights. Periodic updates of scores, statistics or other brief descriptions of the competition throughout the event are acceptable. The determination of real-time description shall be Boise State’s sole discretion. If Boise State deems that a Credential Holder is producing a real-time description of the contest, Boise State reserves all actions against Credential Holder, including but not limited to the revocation of the credential. Boise State will credential the official website of the home and visiting schools, along with the online service of the national overthe-air television network. Other websites will be issued credentials at the discretion of the Boise State athletic department.
Press Box Boise State features a state-of-the-art press box located on the sixth floor of the Stueckle Sky Center. There are 60 seats in the main media area, and five broadcast booths. Five elevators (three in the north tower and two in the south tower) allow access to the press box. Wireless internet is provided throughout the press box. Sidelines Sideline passes will only be issued to credentialed print photographers and videographers. Passes must be displayed at all times. All photographers must operate outside the 25-yard lines (team boxes) and must remain behind the white out-of-bounds area of the field. University personnel will monitor the sidelines at all times. A photographer work room is located on the sixth floor press box and in the conference room of the Varsity Center located at the south end of Albertsons Stadium. Media Parking A parking area for credentialed media has been established at the Lincoln Garage located at the intersection of Lincoln Ave. and University Drive. Media must display a pass issued by the Boise State sports information office at all times. Press Box Services Full statistical services will be provided. Programs, press guides, starting lineups and other pre-game information will be available prior to kickoff. Statistical reports will be distributed following each quarter and at halftime. Statistics include scoring summary, team and individual statistics, tackle charts, play-by-play and time of possession. A catered meal will be served prior to kickoff for members of the media. Press Box Internet Data and Telephone Lines The Albertson Stadium press box has wireless connections and a limited amount of high speed data lines, along with a limited number of telephone lines. The main press box phone number is (208) 426-1408. Two courtesy phone lines and an ISDN line are installed in the visiting radio booth at no charge. The Spid numbers for the ISDN lines are 208-336-0307.1111 and 208-336-0309.1111 Post-Game Interviews The Boise State locker room is closed to all members of the media. After a short cooling off period following the game, head coach Bryan Harsin and Bronco players will be available for interviews in the team meeting room of the Bleymaier Football Center. All requests for post-game interviews must be made through a member of the Boise State sports information staff.
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// Media Information // Bronco Sports Network Bob Behler and Pete doing local sports. Cavender return to the radio Cavender played offensive broadcast booth for the seventh guard for Boise State from 2003straight season. 2007. In 2007, he also saw some The 2015 season marks the time at center and tight end. He eighth year Behler has handled missed all of the 2006 season, the play-by-play duties, while this due to a ruptured Achilles tendon is the seventh season Cavender in summer conditioning. An will be providing commentary. outstanding student, Cavender The past four years Behler was a four–year recipient of the has been recognized for his Bronco Scholar-Athlete Award efforts as he was named the and was also named to the 2007 Idaho Sportscaster of the Year by Academic All-WAC team as a the National Sportscasters and senior. Born and raised in Elko, Sportswriters Association. Nev., he graduated with a degree in Behler came to Boise at Communications from Boise State the start of the 2008 season in December 2007 and is currently Bob Behler and Pete Cavender after serving nine years as the employed as an agent for Premier Bronco Sports Network Director of Broadcast Services at Insurance in the employee benefits the University of Massachusetts, division. where he won eight Associated Press awards for his play-by-play KBOI-AM (670) in Boise is the flagship for the 15-station of Minutemen sports. Bronco Sports Network. The rest of the network include KKGL From 1986-1999, Behler was the voice at Bucknell University FM (96.9) in Boise; KORC-FM (92.7) in Burns, Ore.; KID-FM (96.1) in (Penn.), and from 1985-1986, he broadcast for the Chattanooga Idaho Falls/Pocatello; KZKY-FM (104.5) in Idaho Falls/Ucon; KPKYLookouts AA baseball team. He received his bachelor’s degree FM (94.9) in Pocatello; KACH-AM/FM (1340 and 104.5) in Preston; in Broadcast News from the University of Georgia in 1985, where KCHQ-FM (102.1) in Driggs; KBKR-AM (1490) in Baker City, Oregon; he announced women’s basketball and baseball. Behler’s past KLBM-AM (1450) in La Grande, Oregon; KDZY-FM (98.3) in McCall; free lance credits include the NCAA Basketball Tournament for KSRA-AM (960) in Salmon; KOFE-AM (1240) in Saint Maries; and CBS Radio and SportsCenter Updates for ESPN Radio. A native of KSNQ-FM (98.3) in Twin Falls. Stockton, Calif., he got his broadcasting start while in high school,
Bronco Sports Properties Bronco Sports Properties (BSP) is the multimedia rights holder and sports marketing arm for Boise State University athletics. In addition to statewide radio and select TV broadcast programing for Boise State athletics, BSP offers corporate customers a multitude of marketing and media sponsorship opportunities that include television, venue signage, event sponsorship, gameday promotions, video features, hospitality, overall marketing partnerships and the continued development of the Bronco official website: www.broncosports.com. Joey King serves as general manager of Bronco Sports Properties. He is assisted by aaccount executives Mike Brotzman, Brent Moore and Mark Steiner. BSP is a property of Learfield Sports, which manages
Joey King General Manager
multimedia rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions and associations and titles the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup with NACDA and USA Today. The company’s multimedia rights encompass numerous content distribution platforms to deliver the passion of college athletics across radio, television and digital networks to fans globally. Its exclusive sports programming reaches more than 50 million television households nationally and delivers nearly 17,000 hours of radio programming on more than 1,100 radio stations. To learn more about the company’s 40-year history and comprehensive collegiate portfolio, visit www.learfieldsports. com.
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// The Mountain West // THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST - From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 17th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics. The Mountain West has marked several achievements during its first 16 years, most notably becoming the first to establish a sports television network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference (The Mtn.). The Mountain West also was the first to experiment with the coaches’ challenge in the college football instant replay system, and was the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS conference to participate in four BCS bowl games, winning three. In the inaugural year of the new College Football Playoff system, Boise State earned the automatic slot into a New Year’s Six bowl game as the highest-ranked champion from the Group of Five 5 conferences. The Broncos defeated then 10th-ranked Arizona 38-30 in the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. In 201112, the Mountain West was among the first conferences to implement a league-wide state-of-the-art basketball instant replay system. Changes in the NCAA governance structure set the table for another Conference first, when two members of the MW Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) were included in the June 2014 meeting of the Mountain West Board of Directors. New Mexico track and field athlete Kendall Spencer, the national chair of the 2014-15 NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and Air Force Academy volleyball player Emma Dridge joined the BOD members in this historic meeting to advance the discussion on student-athlete involvement in the NCAA and MW governance structure. During the 2014-15 academic year, MW student-athletes participated on monthly membership calls and were included in the 2015 Spring Joint Council Meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Mountain West is well-represented within the new NCAA governance structure, including four individuals who were appointed to serve on committees tasked with managing the day-to-day business of Division I athletics. Utah State President Stan Albrecht and New Mexico track and field student-athlete Kendall Spencer sit on the DI Board of Directors, while MW Commissioner Craig Thompson and New Mexico Director of Athletics Paul Krebs are members of the DI Council. Spencer, chair of the DI Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, is the first student-athlete in the history of the organization to serve on the Division I Board. Additionally, the Mountain West was the first conference to have a member institution with No. 1 overall picks in both the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year (Utah’s Alex Smith and Andrew Bogut, respectively in 2005). With UNLV’s Anthony Bennett claiming the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Mountain West is one of three conferences to have multiple No. 1 NBA draft selections since 2000. Also, with San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg earning the No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West is one of two conferences to have the No. 1 selection in each of the NFL, NBA and MLB drafts since the MW was founded in 1999. The Mountain West is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders five MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico and Utah State). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Las Vegas and Reno, home to UNLV and Nevada, respectively, while Fresno State, San Diego State and San Jose State add a West coast influence with their locations in Central, Southern and Northern California. The inclusion of the Hawai‘i football program extends the Mountain West footprint to the beautiful islands in the Pacific Ocean, while the addition of the women’s soccer program at Colorado College gives the MW an additional presence in the Rocky Mountains. HISTORY
The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions that formed the MW in 1999. TCU re-joined the group with its first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. With conference realignment sweeping the nation in recent years, the MW has been proactive in addressing membership changes. Boise State University joined the Mountain West in 2011-12, followed by Fresno State and the University of Nevada on July 1, 2012. Also on July 1, 2012, the University of Hawai‘i became a football-only member of the Conference. On July 1, 2013, the Mountain West further expanded when San José State University and Utah State University joined the Conference, bringing to 11 the number of full-time member institutions and 12 football-playing members. On July 1, 2014, the Colorado College women’s soccer program became the first non-football affiliate member of the Mountain West, expanding that sport to 12 Conference participants. When the Mountain West officially began operations on July 1, 1999, the new league had in place a sevenyear contract with ESPN, giving the broadcaster exclusive national television rights to MW football and men’s basketball, and three-year agreements to send the league’s football champion to the Liberty Bowl and a second team to the Las Vegas Bowl. Commissioner Thompson also arranged a third bowl tie-in each of the first three seasons (1999 Motor City, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans) before securing a four-year deal with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2002. Entering the 2015 season, the MW has six contracted bowl affiliations – the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Hawai‘i Bowl, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl and Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. The league also has a secondary agreement with the Cactus Bowl. The 2015 Mountain West Football Championship Game will be televised on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The addition of the Conference’s annual football championship game enhanced an existing multimedia pact between the MW and ESPN that began in 2013-14 and is scheduled to run through the 2019-20 season. An innovator in the postseason bowl structure, the MW engineered many “firsts,” as league teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games (2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans, 2002 San Francisco (Emerald), 2005 Poinsettia, 2006 New Mexico), as well as placing the first non-automaticqualifying FBS team into a BCS bowl game with Utah’s appearance in the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and into the College Football Playoff (CFP) with Boise State’s selection to the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM From the outset, Mountain West member institutions have been committed to creating strong academic relationships, as well as athletic competition. To that end, the chief academic officers of each institution have explored academic exchange programs, library crossovers and shared research. In addition, the faculty athletics representatives routinely provide academic assistance and test-taking services for student-athletes visiting from fellow member institutions for competition. OPPORTUNITY The Mountain West provides a first-class athletic and academic experience for more than 5,100 studentathletes each year. Over the past 16 years, 42 Mountain West student-athletes have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, and since the league’s inception in 1999, an additional 30 student-athletes have been named MW Scholar-Athlete of the Year and awarded league-sponsored postgraduate scholarships. Four Mountain West student-
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athletes have earned distinction as Rhodes Scholars (Jessica Mellinger, Wyoming and Delavane Diaz, Brittany Morreale and Rebecca Esselstein, Air Force). Conference student-athletes are also given a voice regarding pertinent issues within the MW and NCAA governance structure through representation on the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The Mountain West SAAC consists of 23 representatives; two student-athletes from each full member institution and one faculty athletics representative. The committee reviews and reacts to legislation and to other topics referred by the Conference constituent groups or committees related to the studentathlete experience. With the inclusion of two SAAC members at the June 2014 meeting of the MW Board of Directors, the Conference reaffirmed its commitment to the participation of student-athletes in its governance structure, consistent with the Mountain’s West focus on enhancing the studentathlete experience. ACHIEVEMENT The MW has produced 882 All-America selections among its 18 sponsored sports (men’s swimming was discontinued as a Conference sport following the 2010-11 season) in the last 16 years, including a league-record 83 All-America honorees in 2010-11. A total of 156 MW student-athletes have also earned Academic All-America accolades in that span. The Mountain West has sent at least 25 teams to NCAA postseason events in each of the past 16 years, capturing three team national championships in women’s cross country and producing 36 individual national champions in the sports of men’s golf, men’s cross country, and men’s and women’s indoor track & field and outdoor track & field. Mountain West members have participated in 69 bowl games under the league umbrella, including four appearances in BCS games and one CFP game. The MW has earned 76 postseason bids in men’s basketball, with five Sweet 16 appearances among 43 NCAA Tournament slots, as well as two NIT Final Four berths. MW women’s basketball has tallied 67 postseason slots, including 34 NCAA bids, five Sweet 16 appearances and one Elite Eight berth since 2000. Wyoming won the MW’s first WNIT championship in 2007 with a win over Wisconsin. In women’s volleyball, the MW has had 38 NCAA bids with nine Sweet 16 berths and one Elite Eight appearance. Women’s soccer has earned 29 NCAA bids since 1999, with two Sweet 16 berths and one Elite Eight appearance. Mountain West men’s golf has sent at least three teams to the NCAA Men's Golf Regionals in each of its 16 years, while women’s golf has had at least three teams participate in NCAA Regionals 13 of the last 16 years. SPORTSMANSHIP Named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport in 1998, Commissioner Thompson has been a driving force for sportsmanship within intercollegiate athletics. As part of its continuing growth and development, the Mountain West implemented an extensive Sportsmanship Initiative, endorsed by both the MW Joint Council and MW Board of Directors. The program is made up of several elements, which are both practical and philosophical in nature. While the MW has significant penalties in place to deal with violations, the Sportsmanship Initiative is primarily promotional and educational in nature. The goal is to develop an environment that fosters appropriate behavior from all Conference constituencies. Mountain West Quick Facts Founded: July 1, 1999 Members for the 2015-16 academic year: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Colorado College (women’s soccer only), Fresno State, Hawai‘i (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San José State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming Team NCAA Championships: 3 Individual NCAA Championships: 36 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners: 42 Academic All-America Selections: 156 All-America Selections: 882
// The Mountain West // Craig Thompson was the Mountain West Conference’s first employee when he was named Commissioner on Oct. 15, 1998. Ever since, Thompson has navigated the Conference through the ever-changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. As the league enters its 17th season of competition in 2015-16, Thompson continues to create and improve the opportunities for Mountain West institutions and student-athletes to be successful both academically and athletically. Since the Mountain West opened its doors on January 4, 1999, Thompson has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW has flourished under the guidance of Commissioner Thompson and continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. He has been instrumental in negotiating nearly $300 million in television revenue and has been an innovator in the postseason bowl structure as MW teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games. As conference realignment spread throughout the collegiate landscape over the past few years, Thompson positioned the Mountain West for the future with the additions of Fresno State and the University of Nevada on July 1, 2012, and San José State University and Utah State University on July 1, 2013. The University of Hawai‘i also joined the league as a football-only member on July 1, 2012, while Colorado College became a member in women’s soccer on July 1, 2014. Thompson’s leadership and vision have helped the conference enhance its television revenue and exposure through revolutionary agreements with CBS Sports Network and ESPN, including becoming the first major collegiate athletic conference to launch a dedicated sports channel featuring exclusive programming around its athletic programs, as well as conference news. In the summer of 2006, the centerpiece of this historic relationship was realized with the launch of The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network – the first sports network dedicated to serving a single collegiate athletic conference. Thompson has been instrumental in strengthening the position of the Mountain West in the college football landscape - both in the previous Bowl Championship Series (BCS) format and in the current College Football Playoff (CFP) structure. In 2006, he spearheaded an effort that resulted in better access for the MW and more than doubled the annual BCS revenue on an annual basis for non-automaticqualifying conferences. The MW has been steadfast in its efforts to find a way to make the collegiate postseason football system fair for all universities. Through its first 16 years of competition, the Mountain West has participated in 69 bowl games, amassing a 38-31 (.551) all-time record in those contests. Over the last 11 seasons, the MW has captured the Bowl Challenge Cup four times (2004, 2007, 2009, 2010) and owns the second-best win percentage in bowl games among the 10 FBS conferences with a 31-23 mark (.574). The Mountain West is the only conference to win the Bowl Challenge Cup four times since the award’s inception in 2002. Prior to his current role, Thompson served as the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference for nearly eight years and as the only commissioner of the American South Conference prior to the merger of the two leagues in 1991. During his eight years at the Sun Belt, he spent the majority of his time addressing national trends and challenges in intercollegiate athletics, television exposure, issues relating to conference membership and promoting corporate involvement. In 1997-98, the Sun Belt instituted a comprehensive sportsmanship policy, which earned Thompson designation as a 1998 Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport. Under Thompson’s leadership, the Sun Belt was active in expansion as it continued to strengthen its posture nationally, adding Florida International University and the University of Denver. Thompson is an integral part of the national landscape in intercollegiate athletics, holding many prestigious NCAA posts. He currently sits on the NCAA Division I Council and Football Board of Directors, and is also a member of the CFP administration. In addition, Thompson is a member of the College Football Officiating Board of Managers, LLC, and a consultant for the Task Force on Commercial Activity in Intercollegiate Athletics. He also has served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee (1995-2000) and was appointed Chair of the committee in July 1999, completing his term September
1, 2000. Over the tenure of his career, Thompson has been a member of the Executive Committee and the Director’s Cup Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), as well as the governing NCAA Council and various Council subcommittees. He has also played a prominent role in hosting numerous men’s and women’s NCAA postseason basketball tournaments in St. Louis, Atlanta, New Orleans and Denver. Prior to its merger with the Sun Belt, Thompson served as the first and only commissioner of the American South Conference, which boasted an NCAA national champion in women’s basketball during its first year. The American South also gained immediate national cable television exposure on ESPN and sent numerous teams into NCAA postseason play during the conference’s four-year history. Preceding his move to commissioner, Thompson served four years as the Director of Communications for the Metro Conference in Atlanta. While at the Metro, he directed the communications operations and administered conference championship events. Thompson originated the Metro Conference Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association, began a weekly radio program with over 300 affiliate stations, and originated a weekly satellite video program involving all Metro institutions. He also took on administrative duties such as coordination of officials, scheduling of tournament and regular-season play, and handling of legislative rules interpretations. Thompson graduated from the University of Minnesota with an undergraduate degree in journalism. Following graduation, he spent two years as assistant sports information director at Kansas State University, earning numerous CoSIDA publication awards. He then spent three years as director of public relations and promotions for the NBA’s Kansas City Kings. Thompson and his wife, Carla, have a son (Ted) and a daughter (Emma).
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE 1998-present Commissioner, Mountain West Conference 1991-98 Commissioner, Sun Belt Conference 1987-91 Commissioner, American South Conference 1983-87 Director of Communications, Metro Conference 1980-83 Dir. of Public Relations & Promotions, Kansas City Kings 1978-80 Assistant SID, Kansas State University NCAA EXPERIENCE 2014-present NCAA Division I Council • NCAA Division I Council Men’s Basketball Oversight Subcommittee (2014-present) 2014-present College Football Playoff Management Committee 2013-present Chair, FBS Subdivision of the Collegiate Commissioners Association 2011-12 Division I Bowl Licensing Task Force 2008-10 Consultant, Task Force on Commercial Activity in Intercollegiate Athletics 2008-10 NCAA Football President 2007-present College Football Officiating Board of Managers, LLC 1999-present NCAA Football Board of Directors 2002-04 NCAA Men’s Basketball Issues Committee 1999-00 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Chair 1995-00 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee 1994-97 NCAA Basketball Officiating Committee 1989-92 NCAA Council • NCAA Council Subcommittee to Review Reform Proposals (1991) • NCAA Council Subcommittee to Develop a Division I-AAA Football Classification (1990-91) • NCAA Council Subcommittee on Athletics Certification (1991-92) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS 2014-present Coalition to Protect the Student-Athlete Experience 2011-present Board of Consultants, JMI LLC 2005 NCAA Football College Relations Committee 2002 Horizon Awards Voting Academy 2000-present Lou Groza Award Voting 2000-present Naismith Awards Voting 1999-present USA Football Board of Directors 1998 Sports Ethics Fellow, Institute for International Sport 1994-98 Vice Chairman, Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation 1992-98 Directors’ Cup Committee, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Executive Committee (1992-94). 1992-98 District III Chairman, NIT Advisory Committee 1991 National Advisory Committee, Atlanta Tipoff Club 1991-93 Division I-AAA Vice President, Collegiate Commissioners Association 1990-98 Selection Committee, Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award
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MW FOOTBALL ON TELEVISION CBS SPORTS NETWORK AND ESPN
MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
The Mountain West has exclusive national television rights agreements with CBS Sports Network and ESPN, Inc. CBS Sports Network is the primary rights holder and 2015 will serve as the network’s 10th year broadcasting Mountain West football games.
The Mountain West Conference, in collaboration with Campus Insiders continues to expand and enhance the video content and reach of its digital network. Under this unique alliance, the enhanced network, powered by Campus Insiders, provides on-demand video content, as well as an unprecedented number of live broadcasts from the league’s 18 sports.
ESPN is the second national television partner for Conference-controlled 2015 football and men’s basketball games. Between the two networks, at least 43 football games will be televised annually on their various platforms. The CBS Sports Network and ESPN agreements are scheduled to run concurrently through 2019-20. About CBS Sports Network Available to 99 million homes nationwide, CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour destination of CBS Sports. The Network televises more than 300 live games and over 2,000 hours of original programming every year, including live football and basketball and more from the Mountain West, American Athletic Conference, Big East, Conference USA, Atlantic 10, as well as Army, Navy and the Patriot League. Throughout the year, the network also telecasts a full slate of original programming such as daily studio shows, behind-the-scenes series, documentaries and studio coverage featuring expert analysis, predictions, indepth interviews and more. About ESPN ESPN, Inc., is the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of nine U.S. 24-hour television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN 3D, Longhorn Network and SEC Network) and five HD simulcast services (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes). Other businesses include ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (35 networks, syndication, radio, digital), ESPN Radio (broadcast, satellite, digital, a growing category led by ScoreCenter), ESPN.com (plus a variety of sport-, college-, and market-specific sites), ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises and espnW. Multi-screen offerings include WatchESPN (access to several ESPN networks online and via an app), ESPN3 (live multi-screen network available online, on the go and via Xbox LIVE) and ESPN Mobile (mobile Web, mobile TV and video, apps, alerts and messaging). Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
The Mountain West Network, powered by Campus Insiders has partnered with Livestream to provide the production hardware and end-to-end streaming platform. Livestream features production software that allows for portable, seamless multi-camera switching, full-custom graphics and a high-definition video stream that is embedded within TheMW.com as well as each of the member institutions’ official athletics websites. All Mountain West programming is also available on CampusInsiders.com, the online destination and leading digital content syndication source for college sports. Campus Insiders, a partnership between Silver Chalice Ventures and IMG College, goes beyond the traditional sports media experience, giving dedicated fans an insider’s perspective that includes behind-the-scenes content, original video programming (including hosts Bonnie Bernstein and Seth Davis), and live streaming events. Campus Insiders also incorporates the Mountain West into its many existing distribution relationships, including partners on VOD, OTT and IP-Connected platforms. Since its launch in October of 2012, the Mountain West Network has provided fans over 2,000 on-demand videos, while also live-streaming over 3,300 events, including select Conference championships. Mountain West Network content is available at no cost to viewers and is accessible on multiple devices, including desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets. Fans can also download the official mobile application of the Mountain West on their iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android devices. Visit the App Store or Google Play for details on the free applications. Additionally, the Mountain West Network powered by Campus Insiders will simulcast all local and regional telecasts online, including ROOT SPORTS-produced football games in markets outside of the ROOT SPORTS footprint, Oceanic PPV outside of the state of Hawaii, My50-TV in Albuquerque, N.M. and Cox Communications broadcasts outside of the local market (Las Vegas and San Diego).
ROOT SPORTS DIRECTV Sports Networks and the Mountain West Conference continue as partners of a multi-year agreement. ROOT SPORTS is the regional TV home of Mountain West football and men’s basketball. ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain will annually produce and televise approximately eight football games featuring Mountain West teams, and a minimum of 25 Mountain West intra-conference and non-conference men’s basketball games. All events will be produced and distributed in high definition.
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Jesse Kurtz, Executive Producer of the Mountain West Network, is joined in the MWN studio each week by former NFL executive Ted Sundquist to preview each of the 12 Conference teams.
2015 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE