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2010 Boise State Broncos football
WAC co-champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record12–1 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Harsin (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Nevada +   7 1     13 1  
No. 9 Boise State +   7 1     12 1  
Hawaii +   7 1     10 4  
Fresno State   5 3     8 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 4     5 7  
Idaho   3 5     6 7  
Utah State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico State   1 7     2 10  
San Jose State   0 8     1 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. They entered the 2010 season with winning streaks of 14 games overall and 25 games in regular-season play. This was the Broncos' final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, as the school announced on June 11, 2010, that it would leave the WAC for the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.[1]

The Broncos finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in WAC play to claim a share of the WAC title with Nevada and Hawaii. The title was their third straight and eighth in the last nine years. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they defeated Utah 26–3.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Tyrone Crawford
DE
Bakersfield, California Bakersfield C.C. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Sep 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bryan Douglas
DB
Harbor City, California Narbonne H.S. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.6 Jul 12, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Grant Hedrick
QB
Independence, Oregon Central H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 67
Tyler Horn
DE
Meridian, Idaho Mountain View H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jan 14, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Holden Huff
TE
Rocklin, California Rocklin H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jan 29, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jeremy Ioane
DB
Honolulu, Hawaii Punahou School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 3, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Darren Lee
LB
Susanville, California Lassen H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Feb 3, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Matt Miller
ATH
Helena, Montana Helena Capital H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.5 Dec 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Kyle Sosnowski
DB
Boise, Idaho Capital H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 4.8 Jul 30, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Troy Ware
WR
Vista, California Vista H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 4.6 Oct 12, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 97   Rivals: 82  ESPN:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Boise State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  • "2010 Boise State Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

Pre-season

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Expectations for this season's team were arguably the highest in the program's history. The Broncos returned 23 of the 24 players who started in their 2010 Fiesta Bowl win over TCU. The only loss was cornerback Kyle Wilson, who was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the New York Jets.[2] Before the season, the Broncos were in the top 5 of most publications' early top 25 rankings, including #2 by Mark Schlabach of ESPN[3] and Lindy's.[4] In both polls they were only ranked behind defending BCS National Champions Alabama.

Award Watch lists

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Jeremy Avery Sr. RB – Doak Walker Award.[5]

Kyle Brotzman Sr. PK – Lou Groza Award.[6]

Jeron Johnson Sr. DB – Lott Trophy,[7] Jim Thorpe Award.[8]

Doug Martin Jr. RB – Paul Hornung Award.[9]

Kellen Moore Jr. QB – Davey O'Brien Award,[10] Manning Award,[11] Walter Camp Award,[12] Maxwell Award.[13]

Austin Pettis Sr. WR – Biletnikoff Award.[14]

Nate Potter Jr. OL – Rotary Lombardi Award,[15] Outland Trophy.[16]

Ryan Winterswyk Sr. DE – Rotary Lombardi Award,[15] Bronko Nagurski Award,[17] Chuck Bednarik Award.[13]

Titus Young Sr. WR – Biletnikoff Award.[14]

All–American lists

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Jeron Johnson Sr. DB – Sporting News 3rd team,[18] Nationalchamps.net 3rd team.[19]

Kellen Moore Jr. QB – Sporting News 2nd team,[18] Nationalchamps.net 1st team.[19]

Austin Pettis Sr. WR – Nationalchamps.net 3rd team.[19]

Billy Winn Jr. DE – Nationalchamps.net honorable mention.[19]

Ryan Winterswyk Sr. DE – Nationalchamps.net honorable mention.[19]

Titus Young Sr. WR – Nationalchamps.net 3rd team as kick returner, honorable mention as wide receiver.[19]

WAC media days

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During the WAC's football preview on July 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah,[20] the Broncos were selected by both the coaches and media as favorites to win the conference. They received 42 of a possible 43 first-place votes in the media poll, with Nevada coming in second and receiving the other first-place vote. They were effectively the unanimous choice in the coaches' poll, receiving all eight of the possible first-place votes; because conference rules prohibit coaches from voting for their own teams, Chris Petersen gave Nevada his first-place vote.

Kellen Moore was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.

Media poll

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  1. Boise State – 386 (42)
  2. Nevada – 333 (1)
  3. Fresno State – 300
  4. Idaho – 207
  5. Louisiana Tech – 200
  6. Utah State – 196
  7. Hawaii – 166
  8. New Mexico State – 81
  9. San Jose State – 66

Coaches poll

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  1. Boise State – 64 (8)
  2. Nevada – 55 (1)
  3. Fresno State – 50
  4. Utah State – 37
  5. Hawaii – 36
  6. Idaho – 33
  7. Louisiana Tech – 26
  8. New Mexico State – 14
  9. San Jose State – 9

Pre-season Top 25 polls

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On August 6 Boise State received 1,215 points to rank 5th in the USA Today preseason poll, one spot ahead their season opening opponent, Virginia Tech.[21] The Broncos were the highest rated non BCS conference school.

On August 21, Boise State received 1,336 points to rank 3rd in the Associated Press preseason.[22] They also received one first place vote from Joe Giglio of The Times & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina. Just as they were in the Coaches poll, the Broncos were the highest rated non-BCS conference school and the ranking is the highest ranking in any poll in school history.

The Broncos' rankings were by far the highest preseason rankings ever for a non BCS conference school as the previous high to start a season was 14th in the AP poll, also achieved by Boise State in 2009.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech*No. 3
ESPN/ESPN 3DW 33–3086,587[23]
September 186:00 p.m.at Wyoming*No. 3CBSCSW 51–629,014[24]
September 256:00 p.m.No. 24 Oregon State*No. 3ABCW 37–2434,137[25]A
October 26:00 p.m.at New Mexico StateNo. 3KTVBW 59–019,661[26]
October 96:00 p.m.Toledo*daggerNo. 4
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
KTVBW 57–1433,833[27]
October 166:00 p.m.at San Jose StateNo. 3KTVBW 48–020,239[28]
October 266:00 p.m.Louisiana TechNo. 2
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
ESPN2W 49–2032,026[29]
November 61:30 p.m.HawaiiNo. 2
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
ESPNU/ESPN 3DW 42–734,060[30]
November 127:00 p.m.at IdahoNo. 4ESPN2/ESPN 3DW 52–1416,453[31]
November 197:30 p.m.Fresno StateNo. 3
ESPN2W 51–033,454[32]
November 268:15 p.m.at No. 19 NevadaNo. 3ESPNL 31–34 OT30,712[33]
December 41:00 p.m.Utah StateNo. 9
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
KTVBW 50–1432,101[34]
December 226:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Utah*No. 10ESPNW 26–341,923[35]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
  • ^A Denotes the largest crowd in Bronco Stadium history to date. Previous high was 34,127 vs Oregon in 2009. The record was broken on October 22, 2011, vs Air Force with 34,196.

Game results

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Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Broncos 17 3 6 7 33
#6 Hokies 0 14 13 3 30

First ever meeting.

Boise State players during pregame.

Boise State started fast, gave up the lead, and scored in the last two minutes of the game to pull off a win over #6 Virginia Tech in one of the premier matchups of college football's opening weekend. The Broncos recovered a fumble on Tech's second snap of the game which led to a 44-yard Kyle Brotzman FG. Austin Pettis blocked a punt on Tech's next possession then caught an 8-yard TD pass from Kellen Moore 2 plays later to put the Broncos up 10–0. The Broncos extended their lead to 17–0 on their next possession on a diving 2-yard TD catch by Tommy Gallarda. The Hokies countered with 2 TD's in the second quarter while Kyle Brotzman added a 47-yard FG to make the score 20–14 at halftime. Virginia Tech opened the scoring in the second half on Ryan Williams second 1-yard TD run to give the Hokies a 21–20 lead. The Broncos answered quickly on their next possession with a D.J. Harper 71-yard TD run. The PAT would be blocked for a 26–21 Broncos lead. On the ensuing possession, the Broncos forced the Hokies to attempt a 51-yard field goal, which they missed badly. However, the Broncos were called for running into the kicker, gave the Hokies a 4th and 5 situation where they went for it and scored on a 28-yard TD pass yet failed on the 2-point conversion. A 34-yard Hokie FG put them up by 4 late in the fourth. The Broncos got the ball back with 1:47 left and no timeouts, needing a TD to take the lead. The Broncos would march the field in only 38 seconds, with the help of a personal foul penalty, and finished the game-winning drive with a 13-yard TD pass from Moore to Pettis, their second connection of the game, to bring the final score to 33–30.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 23/38, 215 YDS, 3 TDS Doug Martin: 12 CAR, 83 YDS, LG of 23 Austin Pettis: 6 REC, 73 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 16 BSU: 383
D.J. Harper: 4 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 71 Titus Young: 6 REC, 80 YDS, LG of 28 VT: 314
Boise State on offense.

1st Quarter

  • 12:44 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 44 YD FG 3–0
  • 09:48 BSU–Austin Pettis 8 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 10–0
  • 01:11 BSU–Tommy Gallarda 2 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 17–0

2nd Quarter

  • 11:44 VT–Ryan Williams 1 YD Run (Chris Hazley Kick) 17–7
  • 10:23 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 47 YD FG 20–7
  • 00:57 VT–Ryan Williams 12 YD Pass from Tyrod Taylor (Chris Hazley Kick) 20–14
Kellen Moore was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week and Davey O'Brien Award Quarterback of the Week.

3rd Quarter

  • 06:34 VT–Ryan Williams 1 YD Run (Chris Hazley Kick) 20–21
  • 05:38 BSU–D.J. Harper 71 YD Run (PAT Blocked) 26–21
  • 02:40 VT–Jarrett Boykin 28 YD Pass from Tyrod Taylor (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 26–27

4th Quarter

  • 07:38 VT–Chris Hazley 34 YD FG 26–30
  • 01:09 BSU–Austin Pettis 13 YD Pass from Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 33–30

Boise State remained at #3 in the AP poll but did gain 7 more first place votes to now have 8. They moved up to #3 in the coaches poll. They were named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week[36] and quarterback Kellen Moore was named the Davey O'Brien Award Quarterback of the Week.[37] Moore and kicker Kyle Brotzman were named the WAC offensive and special teams players of the week, respectively.[38] During their bye week they lost 7 first place votes in the AP poll, but did remain at #3 in both polls.

Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Broncos 17 17 10 7 51
Cowboys 0 0 6 0 6

5th meeting. 4–0 all time. Last meeting 2007, 24–14 Bronco win in Boise. With Boise State joining the Mountain West in 2011, the Cowboys' scheduled non conference game in Boise in 2011 will become a conference game.

Boise State team about to take the field

Boise State's last trip to Laramie in 2006 saw the Broncos walk away with a hard-fought 17–10 win. This game, however, would never be in doubt as the Broncos scored early and often on their way to a 51–6 win over their future Mountain West Conference counterparts. After an early Kyle Brotzman field goal, Shea McClellin fell on a bad Wyoming snap in the end zone for the Bronco defense's first touchdown of the season and a 10–0 lead. The Broncos next offensive possession only took 4 plays to go 93 yards and finished with a flea-flicker 58-yard touchdown pass from Kellen Moore to Austin Pettis. After Doug Martin's first rushing touchdown of the season, Kellen Moore would find Titus Young for a 49-yard touchdown reception. Another Brotzman field goal brought the score to 34–0 at halftime. The offense added another 17 points after halftime with Brotzman's third field goal, a 2-yard D.J. Harper touchdown run, and an 11-yard Jarvis Hodge touchdown run. Kellen Moore finished 20/30 for 370 yards, 2 TD's and 1 interception. Hunter White and Jeron Johnson recorded the Bronco's first interceptions of the season. The Broncos out gained Wyoming 648 to 135 total yards and held the Cowboy rushing game to −21 yards with the help of 4 sacks. Since the formation of the Mountain West Conference in 1999, Boise State has never lost a regular season game to a Mountain West team (their only loss to a Mountain West school was against TCU in the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl).

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 22/30, 370 YDS, 2 TDS, 1 INT Doug Martin: 17 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 15 Titus Young: 4 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 49 BSU: 648
D.J. Harper: 11 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 11 Austin Pettis: 3 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 58 WYO: 135
Despite throwing an interception, Kellen Moore had a good game throwing for 370 yards and 2 TDs
The Broncos offense had 648 total yards

1st Quarter

  • 09:54 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 24 YD FG 3–0
  • 08:30 BSU–Shea McClellin Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 10–0
  • 05:42 BSU–Austin Pettis 58 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 17–0

2nd Quarter

  • 13:28 BSU–Doug Martin 7 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 24–0
  • 11:41 BSU–Titus Young 49 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 31–0
  • 00:00 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 29 YD FG 34–0

3rd Quarter

  • 09:00 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 38 YD FG 37–0
  • 06:21 WYO–Greg Saydjari 35 YD Pass From Austyn Carta-Samuels (Pat Failed) 37–6
  • 00:14 BSU–D.J. Harper 2 YD Run (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 44–6

4th Quarter

  • 00:57 BSU–Jarvis Hodge 11 YD Run (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 51–6

The convincing win helped the Broncos remain at #3 in both major polls and to keep their one first place vote in the AP Poll.

Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 3 14 0 24
#3 Broncos 7 17 7 6 37

7th meeting. 2–4 all time. Last meeting 2006, 42–14 Bronco win in Boise. The Broncos will return to Corvallis in 2016.

Boise State fans and the GameDay set inside of Bronco Stadium

ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Bronco Stadium.[39] This was the first time that College Gameday broadcast from a Western Athletic Conference School. The game was broadcast nationwide on ABC, the first ever national network television broadcast of a regular season game in school history.

13,205 fans showed up before sunrise to watch ESPN's College GameDay live from inside Bronco Stadium and 34,137 showed up 11 hours later to break a Bronco Stadium attendance record and see the Broncos extend their winning streak to 17 games with a 37–24 win over Oregon State of the Pac-10. The Broncos went to their bag of tricks for their first score as Austin Pettis took a reverse pitch from QB Kellen Moore and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to TE Tommy Gallarda. Oregon State tied the game on a 54-yard punt return for a touchdown by James Rodgers. After a Kyle Brotzman field goal, Kellen Moore found Austin Pettis for a 17-yard touchdown to bring the score to 17–7. After an Oregon State field goal, Moore then found Titus Young on a 49-yard touchdown where Young was so wide open that he backed into the endzone for a 24–10 halftime lead. Two personal foul penalties on the Bronco defense helped lead to Oregon State's first touchdown of the second half, but the Broncos offense answered just 2:51 later on Moore's third touchdown pass of 21 yards to Tyler Shoemaker. Oregon State kept the Bronco lead to just 7 with another touchdown when they fumbled in their own endzone but recovered. Another Brotzman field goal pushed the lead back to 10. Boise State got the ball back with 9:31 left to play and ran running back Doug Martin on 8 of the first 9 plays during an 11-play, 67-yard drive that ate up 7:17 off the clock and led to another Bronco field goal. The Bronco defense had 4 sacks on the night, including 2 on back-to-back plays on the Beavers' opening possession. Titus Young now leads the nation in all-purpose yards per game with 208.0 and Kyle Brotzman leads the nation in field goals per game with 2.67 a game.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 19/27, 288 YDS, 3 TDS Doug Martin: 19 CAR, 138 YDS, LG of 55 Titus Young: 5 REC, 136 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 49 BSU: 469
Austin Pettis: 1/1, 6 YDS, 1 TD D.J. Harper: 3 CAR, 21 YDS, LG of 9 Austin Pettis: 4 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 26 ORST: 237
Kellen Moore was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Tommy Gallarda catching BSU's first TD.

1st Quarter

  • 10:15 BSU–Tommy Gallarda 6 YD Pass From Austin Pettis (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–7
  • 04:12 ORST–James Rodgers 54 YD Punt Return (Justin Kahut Kick) 7–7

2nd Quarter

  • 13:39 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 21 YD FG 7–10
  • 08:10 BSU–Austin Pettis 17 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–17
  • 06:08 ORST–Justin Kahut 41 YD FG 10–17
  • 03:30 BSU–Titus Young 49 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 10–24

3rd Quarter

  • 05:28 ORST–Jacquizz Rodgers 4 YD Run (Justin Kahut Kick) 17–24
  • 02:37 BSU–Tyler Shoemaker 21 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 17–31
  • 00:42 ORST–Joe Halahuni 0 YD Pass From Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut Kick) 24–31

4th Quarter

  • 12:27 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 33 YD FG 24–34
  • 02:14 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 30 YD FG 24–37

Kellen Moore was named WAC Player of the Week[40] for the second time this season after going 19 of 27 for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Broncos once again stayed at #3 in both major polls and still have 1 first place vote in the AP poll.

RB D.J. Harper, who in the 3rd game of the year in 2009 tore his ACL and missed the rest of the season, again tore the same ACL and will miss the rest of the season.

Panoramic view from the south endzone with a record attendance of 34,137.

New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Broncos 24 14 14 7 59
Aggies 0 0 0 0 0

11th meeting. 10–0 all time. Last meeting 2009, 42–7 Bronco win in Boise. With Boise State leaving the WAC, they are not currently scheduled to play each other again.

Boise State stayed undefeated all time against the Aggies of New Mexico State with a dominating 59–0 win. The scores came early and often for the Broncos as they scored 24 first quarter points on a Kyle Brotzman field goal and 3 rushing touchdowns (backup QB Mike Coughlin-15 yards, RB Doug Martin 1 yard, RB Jeremy Avery 18 yards). Kellen Moore added 2 2nd-quarter touchdown passes to Kyle Efaw (41 yards) and Doug Martin (28 yards) for a 38–0 halftime lead. Moore connected with Efaw again early in the 3rd quarter for a 26-yard touchdown. Backup QB Joe Southwick would take over for Moore and throw a 78-yard touchdown to Chris Potter for Southwick and Potter's first career touchdown. Jarvis Hodge's 54-yard touchdown run late in the game was his second touchdown on the season. Boise State recovered 2 fumbles and Ryan Winterswyk had an interception. Since New Mexico State joined the WAC in 2005, the Broncos have outscored the Aggies 304–41 in 6 meetings and have shutout the Aggies 3 of the last 4 years.[41]

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 13/18, 196 YDS, 3 TDS Doug Martin: 10 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 36 Kyle Efaw: 2 REC, 67 YDS, 2 TD, LG of 41 BSU: 608
Joe Southwick: 4/5, 102 YDS, 1 TD Jeremy Avery: 8 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 18 Titus Young: 5 REC, 69 YDS, LG of 17 NMSU: 208

1st Quarter

  • 11:13 BSU–Mike Coughlin 15 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–0
  • 08:16 BSU–Doug Martin 1 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 14–0
  • 04:56 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 35 YD FG 17–0
  • 02:19 BSU–Jeremy Avery 18 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 24–0

2nd Quarter

  • 14:52 BSU–Kyle Efaw 41 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 31–0
  • 04:22 BSU–Doug Martin 28 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 38–0

3rd Quarter

  • 12:45 BSU–Kyle Efaw 26 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 45–0
  • 02:00 BSU–Chris Potter 78 YD Pass From Joe Southwick (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 52–0

4th Quarter

  • 01:19 BSU–Jarvis Hodge 54 YD Run (Trevor Harman Kick) 59–0

Despite the dominating win, Boise State was jumped in both polls by Oregon, falling to #4. They still have 1 first place vote in the AP poll.

Toledo

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First ever meeting. The Broncos will go to Toledo in 2011.

Boise State offense finished the game with 500 total yards.
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 0 0 7 14
#4 Broncos 15 21 21 0 57

The Broncos turned five Toledo turnovers into 28 points en route to a 57–14 blowout for their 58th straight regular-season home win. Jeremy Avery ran for 3 first half touchdowns (4, 12, 5) and Kellen Moore threw for two first-half touchdowns (2 yards to Kyle Efaw, 51 yards to Titus Young) for a 36–7 halftime lead. On Toledo's first possession of the second half, Shea McClellin took an interception back 36 yards for his second defensive touchdown of the season. Moore added his third touchdown of the game on a 33-yard pass to Tyler Shoemaker. Matt Kaiserman's 1-yard touchdown run ended the Bronco's scoring. Kellen Moore's 3 touchdown passes puts him at 14 for the season to only one interception and has 3 touchdown passes in 4 of 5 games this season. Boise State's defense racked up 4 sacks, 2 by Billy Winn, and gave up less than 100 yards rushing for the third time this season. Cornerback Brandyn Thompson recovered a fumble and had an interception, the 10th of his career. With Alabama's loss to South Carolina, Boise State now has the nation's longest winning streak at 19 games.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 16/27, 267 YDS, 3 TDS Doug Martin: 8 CAR, 56 YDS, LG of 29 Titus Young: 6 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 51 BSU: 500
Jeremy Avery: 7 CAR, 42 YDS, 3 TDS, LG of 12 Austin Pettis: 4 REC, 81 YDS, LG of 28 TOL: 287
Matt Kaiserman scoring the Broncos final touchdown.

1st Quarter

  • 12:47 BSU–Jeremy Avery 4 YD Run (Austin Pettis Run For Two-point conversion) 0–8
  • 07:42 BSU–Kyle Efaw 2 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–15
  • 04:41 TOL–Austin Dantin 4 YD Run (Bill Claus Kick) 7–15

2nd Quarter

  • 14:29 BSU–Jeremy Avery 12 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–22
  • 03:38 BSU–Titus Young 51 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–29
  • 00:30 BSU–Jeremy Avery 5 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–36

3rd Quarter

  • 12:51 BSU–Shea McClellin 36 YD Interception Return (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–43
  • 07:21 BSU–Tyler Shoemaker 33 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–50
  • 02:03 BSU–Matt Kaiserman 1 YD run (Kyle Brotzman kick) 7–57

4th Quarter

  • 10:55 TOL–Danny Noble 7 YD pass from Terrance Owens (Bill Claus Kick) 14–57

The Broncos moved back to #3 in both polls with 8 first-place votes in the AP and 1 first place vote in the Coaches poll. They also debuted at #3 in the first Harris poll of the season and received 10 first-place votes.

San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Broncos 21 20 7 0 48
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0

11th meeting. 10–0 all time. Last meeting 2009, 45–7 Bronco win in Boise. With Boise State leaving the WAC, they are not currently scheduled to play each other again.

Boise State only played their starters for the first half, but that was enough to dominate the depleted Spartans 48–0 to extend the nations longest winning streak to 20 games. Kellen Moore threw 2 touchdown passes of 17 and 43 yards while going 14 of 16 for 231 and now has 16 touchdowns to just 1 interception on the year. Titus Young added 2 touchdowns, one each receiving and rushing. Doug Martin ran for 2 touchdowns on only 8 carries. Aaron Tevis made a one handed interception in the second quarter and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown, the defenses 3rd TD of the season. The Broncos offensive reserves lost 2 fumbles in the second half. Punt returner Chris Potter returned 4 punts for 76 yards with a long of 33 in rout to being named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week.[42] The Broncos held their second opponent this season to negative yards rushing (Wyoming being the other) and recorded 4 more sacks to now have 20 on the season. The Broncos outgained the Spartans, who started 7 freshman, 535 to 80.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 14/16, 231 YDS, 2 TDS Doug Martin: 8 CAR, 68 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 14 Titus Young: 7 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 43 BSU: 535
Joe Southwick: 8/13, 83 YDS Matt Kaiserman: 15 CAR, 49 YDS, LG of 11 Austin Pettis: 3 REC, 53 YDS, LG of 24 SJSU: 80

1st Quarter

  • 12:19 BSU–Doug Martin 6 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–0
  • 06:48 BSU–Tommy Gallarda 17 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 14–0
  • 01:19 BSU–Titus Young 17 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 21–0

2nd Quarter

  • 05:16 BSU–Titus Young 43 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Pat Failed) 27–0
  • 04:14 BSU–Aaron Tevis 43 YD Interception Return (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 34–0
  • 00:42 BSU–Jeremy Avery 2 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 41–0

3rd Quarter

  • 10:53 BSU–Doug Martin 4 YD Run (Trevor Harman Kick) 48–0

After #1 Ohio State's loss to #16 Wisconsin, Boise State rose to #2 in the three human polls and received 15 first place votes in the AP, 11 in the Coaches, and 29 in the Harris poll. The #2 ranking is the highest ranking in school history in any poll. The Broncos also debuted at #3 in the initial BCS poll of the season, their highest ranking ever in the BCS poll.

Following a bye week, the Broncos stayed at #2 in the human polls, but got fewer first place votes in all three (11 in the AP, 5 in the Coaches, 14 in the Harris). They did remain at #3 in the BCS poll.

Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 6 7 20
#2 Broncos 14 14 14 7 49

13th meeting. 8–4 all time. Last meeting 2009, 45–35 Bronco win in Ruston. With Boise State leaving the WAC, they are not currently scheduled to play each other again.

Boise State defense during a 4th quarter goal line stand.

Despite giving up 394 total yards, the most they have given up this season thus far, the Broncos rolled to their 21st straight win and 9th straight over Louisiana Tech 49–20. Kellen Moore, who threw only his second interception of the season, threw 2 touchdowns to tie him with Ryan Dinwiddie (2001–2003) for the most career touchdown passes in school history with 82.[43] Moore also caught a touchdown from wide receiver Austin Pettis, Pettis' second touchdown pass of the year. Doug Martin had his best game of the season 150 yards and 2 touchdowns. He would have had a third touchdown, but he fumbled on the goal line, which was recovered by tight end Kyle Efaw for a Bronco Touchdown. Louisiana Tech consistently drove the ball down the field but turned the ball over on downs 4 times, including 3 times inside the Broncos 10-yard line and twice inside the 5.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 20/28, 298 YDS, 2 TDS, 1 INT Doug Martin: 21 CAR, 150 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 38 Tyler Shoemaker: 6 REC, 124 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 34 BSU: 468
Austin Pettis: 1/1, 7 YDS, 1 TD Jeremy Avery: 7 CAR, 29 YDS, LG of 26 Austin Pettis: 5 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 20 LT: 394
Bronco offense celebrating Kyle Efaw's fumble recovery for a touchdown.

1st Quarter

  • 07:08–Doug Martin 2 YD Run (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 0–7
  • 03:29–Lennon Creer 1 YD Run (Matt Nelson Kick) 7–7
  • 01:33–Austin Pettis 6 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 7–14

2nd Quarter

  • 07:56–Tyler Shoemaker 32 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 7–21
  • 00:56–Kyle Efaw Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 7–28

3rd Quarter

  • 09:37–Phillip Livas 23 YD Pass From Ross Jenkins (Pat Failed) 13–28
  • 03:40–Jeremy Avery 26 YD Run (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 13–35
  • 00:40–Kellen Moore 7 YD Pass From Austin Pettis (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 13–42

4th Quarter

  • 07:18–Doug Martin 20 YD Run (Jimmy Pavel Kick) 13–49
  • 00:44–Lennon Creer 25 YD Run (Matt Nelson Kick) 20–49

The Broncos remained at #2 in the AP poll but lost 4 first place votes to now have 7. They fell one spot in every other poll to #3 in the Coaches with 3 first place votes, #3 in the Harris with 12 first place votes, and #4 in the BCS. TCU, who Boise State has played in bowl games the last two seasons, jumped over Boise State to #3 in the BCS to put them in position to gain an automatic bid to the BCS over Boise State.

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 0 0 7 7
#3 Broncos 6 15 14 7 42

12th meeting. 8–3 all time. Last meeting 2009, 54–9 Bronco win in Honolulu. With Boise State leaving the WAC, they will not play in 2011 but Hawaii will join the Mountain West as a football only member in 2012 and the series will continue as a conference game.

Jeremy Avery (27) scoring a 2nd-quarter TD.

Three school records were set and Kellen Moore picked apart the Hawaii defense in rout to a 42–7 in front of the third largest overall and largest crowd ever to see a conference game at Bronco Stadium. Kellen Moore threw for a career-high 507 yards going 30 of 37 with three touchdowns and 2 INTs. His three touchdown passes gives him the school record for touchdown passes in a career, now with 85.[44] Moore also completed the longest pass of his career with a third quarter 83-yard TD pass to Titus Young. Austin Pettis caught 8 passes, including one touchdown of 43 yards, and now holds the record for career receptions in school history, currently with 196, breaking Don Hutt's record set 37 years ago. Jeremy Avery had 3 touchdown runs and now has 9 TDs on the season and has scored a TD in 5 straight games. The Bronco offense racked up a total of 737 total yards for the most total yards in school history. The Bronco defense held the nations leading passing attack to only 151 yards and recorded 7 sacks, the most in a game this season. Shea McClellin's two sacks gives him a team high 6.5 on the season.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 30/37, 507 YDS, 3 TDS, 2 INTS Jeremy Avery: 10 CAR, 92 YDS, 3 TDS, LG of 35 Austin Pettis: 8 REC, 122 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 43 BSU: 737
Doug Martin: 17 CAR, 55 YDS, LG of 11 Tyler Shoemaker: 5 REC, 117 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 35 HAW: 196
Kellen Moore threw for 507 yards and the offense had a school record 737 yards.

1st Quarter

  • 05:31 BSU–Jeremy Avery 14 YD Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 0–6

2nd Quarter

  • 14:23 BSU–Tyler Shoemaker 12 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–13
  • 09:26 BSU–Jeremy Avery 4 YD Run (Austin Pettis Run For Two-Point Conversion) 0–21

3rd Quarter

  • 12:14 BSU–Austin Pettis 43 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–28
  • 08:47 BSU–Titus Young 83 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–35

4th Quarter

  • 14:52 BSU–Jeremy Avery 19 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–42
  • 13:16 HAW–Alex Green 54 YD Run (Scott Enos Kick) 7–42

For his record-breaking performance Kellen Moore was named the WAC offensive player of the week for the third time this season.[45] Despite the dominating win, the Broncos would fall in the polls again and are now ranked #4 in every major poll. They are still receiving first place votes in all 3 human polls with 7 in the AP, 3 in the Coaches, and 9 in the Harris poll.

Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Broncos 28 10 14 0 52
Vandals 0 0 7 7 14

40th meeting. 21–17–1 all time. Last meeting 2009, 63–25 Broncos win in Boise. Despite a 40-year rivalry, there are currently no future plans to meet again.

Boise State players celebrate with the Governor's Trophy

Boise State set a school record for consecutive wins (23) with their 12th straight win over their in-state rival in potentially their final meeting after games for 40 straight years. Boise State got on the board within the first minute of the game on a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown by Chris Potter. The Broncos added three more first-quarter touchdowns, including a 58-yard TD pass from Kellen Moore to Titus Young. A Kyle Brotzman field goal and Moore's second TD pass (17 yards to Jeremy Avery) brought the score to 38–0 at halftime. As they did in the first quarter, the Broncos again scored in the first minute of the third quarter when Doug Martin broke away for a 39-yard TD run. Later in the third Kellen Moore found Gabe Linehan from 21 yards out for his third TD pass of the game. Kicker Kyle Brotzman scored 10 points and set the WAC record for points in a career, now with 403, passing Jason Elam (395 at Hawaii from 1989 to 1992).[46] The Broncos defense recorded three interceptions, two by Brandyn Thompson to give him 12 for his career. Jeron Johnson blocked a Vandal punt, the first block of his career and second on the season for the Broncos. Boise State has not trailed since their final drive against Virginia Tech in the season opener, a streak of 481:09.

Passing leaders Rushing leaders Receiving leaders Total yards
Kellen Moore: 19/26, 216 YDS, 3 TDS Doug Martin: 16 CAR, 117 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 39 Titus Young: 5 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 58 BSU: 424
Joe Southwick: 3/4, 9 YDS Jarvis Hodge: 8 CAR, 52 YDS, LG of 22 Jeremy Avery: 3 REC, 34 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 17 IDA: 316
Boise State offense scored six touchdowns.

1st Quarter

  • 14:19 BSU–Chris Potter 76 YD Punt Return (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–0
  • 08:58 BSU–Doug Martin 8 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 14–0
  • 04:01 BSU–Jeremy Avery 1 Yd Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 21–0
  • 00:56 BSU–Titus Young 58 YD pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 28–0

2nd Quarter

  • 08:57 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 41 YD FG 31–0
  • 00:12 BSU–Jeremy Avery 17 YD pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman kick) 38–0

3rd Quarter

  • 14:05 BSU–Doug Martin 39 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 45–0
  • 10:30 IDA–Eric Greenwood 17 YD Pass From Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) 45–7
  • 07:11 BSU–Gabe Linehan 21 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 52–7

4th Quarter

  • 09:26 IDA–Aaron Lavarias 0 YD Fumble Return (Trey Farquhar Kick) 52–14

Punt returner Chris Potter was named the WAC special teams player of the week for the second time this season.[47] The Broncos climbed back up to #3 in the AP, Coaches, and Harris polls and remained at #4 in the BCS. They did receive more first-place votes in all three polls (9 AP, 5 Coaches, 11 Harris).

Fresno State

[edit]
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
#3 Broncos 3 17 17 14 51

13th meeting. 8–4 all time. Last meeting 2009, 51–34 Bronco win in Fresno. The Broncos will play a non-conference game in Fresno in 2011 before the rivalry becomes a conference game again in 2012 in the Mountain West.

The BSU offense generated 516 total yards.

Boise State once again rewrote the record book in a dominating performance against their rival Fresno State to once again win the Milk Can. Despite a slow start that included an interception and a fumble on their first two possessions, Kellen Moore rallied to have a spectacular game, going 27 of 38 for 333 yards and four touchdowns and passed Ryan Dinwiddie for the most passing yards in school history, currently at 9,943. Moore connected with Titus Young eight times for two touchdowns and 164 yards, a career-high, to help Young break a school record for career receiving yards, currently with 2,836. Austin Pettis also caught two touchdowns to increase his school record for career receiving touchdowns to 37. One week after breaking the WAC scoring record, kicker Kyle Brotzman broke Brock Forsey's school record for career points, currently with 418. The Bronco defense recorded 4 sacks and 2 interceptions to shut out the Bulldogs, the first time Fresno State has been shut out since 1998. Boise State wore all-orange uniforms for the first time.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 27/38, 333 YDS, 4 TDS, 1 INT Doug Martin: 24 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 8 Titus Young: 8 REC, 164 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 45 BSU: 516
Austin Pettis: 1/1, 50 YDS Jeremy Avery: 8 CAR, 27 YDS, LG of 8 Austin Pettis: 10 REC, 93 yds, 2 TDs, LG of 18 FRES: 125
Boise State about to score in the second quarter

1st Quarter

  • 00:53 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 20 YD FG 0–3

2nd Quarter

  • 08:34 BSU–Doug Martin 1 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–10
  • 06:15 BSU–Titus Young 42 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–17
  • 00:00 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 20 YD FG 0–20

3rd Quarter

  • 07:21 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 50 YD FG 0–23
  • 03:46 BSU–Austin Pettis 15 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–30
  • 00:02 BSU–Austin Pettis 6 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–37

4th Quarter

  • 12:29 BSU–Titus Young 28 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–44
  • 04:59 BSU–Jarvis Hodge 4 Yd Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–51

Kyle Brotzman, who connected on a pair of 20-yard field goals and one from 50, was named the WAC special teams player of the week for the second time this season.[48] The Broncos remained the same in every major poll, but did receive one more first-place vote in the AP and three more first-place votes in the Harris. They also closed the gap in the BCS poll with #3 TCU from 0.033 to 0.014.

Nevada

[edit]
1 2 3 4OT Total
#3 Broncos 3 21 0 70 31
#19 Wolf Pack 0 7 7 173 34

37th meeting. 24–12 all time. Last meeting 2009, 44–33 Bronco win in Boise. The Broncos will play a non-conference game against the Wolf Pack in Boise in 2011 before the rivalry becomes a conference game in 2012 in the Mountain West.

The Broncos were shocked by their rival Nevada, ending the Broncos' 24-game winning streak, 35 straight regular season wins, 10 straight wins over the Wolf Pack, and dashed their dreams of going to another BCS game. The Broncos went up big early, scoring on a field goal, a 28-yard touchdown pass from Kellen Moore to Titus Young, and two Doug Martin rushing touchdowns from 4 and 51 yards to put the Broncos up 24–7 at halftime. The Bronco offense went away in the second half and Nevada's pistol attack ran all over the Boise State defense scoring 17 straight points to tie the game at 24 with about 5 minutes to play. On their possession after Nevada tied it up, Boise State answered on their first play with a 79-yard screen pass to Doug Martin to put the Broncos up 31–24. However, the Broncos scored too fast as Nevada would methodically march the ball down the field eating up 4:40 off the clock and tied the game at 31 with 13 seconds to play. After the kickoff, the Broncos had 9 seconds. Kellen Moore went deep and connected on a 53-yard pass to Titus Young to put the Broncos on Nevada's 9 yard line with 2 seconds to play. Kicker Kyle Brotzman had a 26-yard field goal attempt for the win. He missed. The Broncos got the ball first in overtime and were held to a field goal attempt, this time from 29 yards. Brotzman missed again. Nevada Kicker Anthony Martinez connected on a 33-yard field goal on the Wolf Pack possession to give Nevada their first win in the series since 1998.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 20/31, 348 YDS, 2 TDS Doug Martin: 24 CAR, 152 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 51 Titus Young: 6 REC, 129 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 53 BSU: 493
Colin Kaepernick: 19/35, 259 YDS, 1 TD Vai Taua: 32 CAR, 131 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 26 Rishard Matthews: 10 REC, 172 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 47 NEV: 528

1st Quarter

  • 06:28 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 33 YD FG 3–0

2nd Quarter

  • 12:38 BSU–Doug Martin 4 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 10–0
  • 05:47 BSU–Titus Young 26 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 17–0
  • 04:20 NEV–Vai Taua 5 YD Run (Anthony Martinez Kick) 17–7
  • 02:59 BSU–Doug Martin 51 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 24–7

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

  • 13:01 NEV–Rishard Matthews 44 YD Run (Anthony Martinez Kick) 24–21
  • 05:14 NEV–Anthony Martinez 23 YD FG 24–24
  • 04:53 BSU–Doug Martin 79 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 31–24
  • 00:13 NEV–Rishard Matthews 7 YD Pass From Colin Kaepernick (Anthony Martinez Kick) 31–31

Overtime

  • NEV–Anthony Martinez 34 YD FG 31–34

After the loss, Boise State fell in every major poll to #9 in the AP, #10 in the Coaches and Harris, and #11 in the BCS.

Utah State

[edit]
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 0 7 14
#10 Broncos 15 14 14 7 50

17th meeting. 12–4 all time. Last meeting 2009, 52–21 Bronco win in Logan. With Boise State leaving the WAC, they are not currently scheduled to play each other again.

BSU players with the schools 8th WAC championship trophy.

In Boise State's last conference game as a member of the WAC, they secured a share of their 8th conference title in 10 years and finished 75–5 all time in WAC games, including going 40–0 at home. The Broncos got on the board very early when Sr. linebacker Derrell Acrey picked off the Aggies first play of the game and took it back 31 yards for the score just 14 seconds into the game. Kellen Moore supplied the rest of the first half offense with three touchdown passes (12, 2, 4) with a pair to tight end Kyle Efaw for a halftime score of 29–7. The ground game took over in the second half with Jeremy Avery, Kellen Moore, and Michael Coughlin all with rushing touchdowns. The Bronco defense kept Utah State to only 41 yards passing and forced 2 interceptions and 4 sacks.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 24/34, 237 YDS, 3 TDS Jeremy Avery: 10 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 20 Kyle Efaw: 5 REC, 76 YDS, 2 TDS, LG of 30 BSU: 453
Mike Coughlin 1/2, 14 YDS Jarvis Hodge: 8 CAR, 48 YDS, LG of 11 Austin Pettis: 4 REC, 51 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 21 USU: 291
Kellen Moore scoring a rushing TD in the 3rd quarter.

1st Quarter

  • 14:46 BSU–Derrell Acrey 31 YD Interception Return (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 0–7
  • 08:21 BSU–Kyle Efaw 12 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Austin Pettis Run For Two-Point Conversion) 0–15
  • 01:00 USU–Kerwynn Williams 40 YD Run (Peter Caldwell Kick) 7–15

2nd Quarter

  • 13:07 BSU–Kyle Efaw 2 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–22
  • 01:13 BSU–Austin Pettis 4 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–29

3rd Quarter

  • 06:55 BSU–Jeremy Avery 13 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–36
  • 00:17 BSU–Kellen Moore 1 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 7–43

4th Quarter

  • 11:03 USU–Diondre Borel 1 YD Run (Peter Caldwell Kick) 14–43
  • 06:21 BSU–Mike Coughlin 1 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 14–50

The Broncos would fall in one poll and gain in another to finish the regular season #10 in every major poll. With the Pac-10 not having enough bowl eligible teams, Boise State was selected to take the Pac-10's spot in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas to play #19 Utah.

Utah–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

[edit]
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Utes 3 0 0 0 3
#10 Broncos 0 16 7 3 26

7th meeting. 4–2 all time. Last meeting 2006, 36–3 Bronco win in Salt Lake City. The Broncos and Utes were scheduled to play in 2011, 2012, and 2013, but Utah bought their way out of the series in order to continue playing their rival BYU since both teams are leaving the Mountain West next season.

In a Matchup of the first two BCS busters, Boise State dominated after a slow start to win their first non BCS bowl game since 2003. The Broncos fumbled on their first possession of the game to give Utah a short field but held the Utes to a field goal attempt which they missed. After a Boise State punt, the Broncos recovered a Utah fumble, but failed to convert on a fake punt on their following possession. The Broncos' next possession also ended with no success when Kellen Moore threw his 6th interception of the season, which led to a Utah field goal, their only score of the game. The Broncos were held scoreless in the first quarter for the first time in 21 games. They turned the ball over again early in the second quarter when Kyle Efaw fumbled while trying to convert on fourth down. All of the Broncos early mistakes seemed to disappear when Doug Martin took the first play of their next possession 84 yards for the Broncos first score. The run was the longest play in the 19-year history of the Maaco/Las Vegas Bowl and the second longest run play in Boise State history. The Broncos scored again on their next two possessions with a 29-yard Kyle Brotzman field goal and 25 yard touchdown pass from Moore to Tyler Shoemaker to lead 16–3 at halftime. The Broncos opened the second half by recovering a fumble on Utah's first possession. The Broncos looked to be about to score a touchdown after Moore found Austin Pettis for 46 yards, but Pettis was stripped near the goal line and the ball went out of the endzone for a touchback. However, Moore and Pettis would connect on an 18-yard touchdown on the Broncos next possession. Another Ute fumble set up a 27-yard Brotzman field goal which was blocked. The Broncos added a 4th quarter 21 yard Brotzman field goal to bring the final score to 26–3. Despite turning the ball over 4 times, the Broncos gained 543 total yards. The Bronco defense gave up only 200 total yards and forced 3 turnovers and 4 sacks. Kyle Brotzman's 8 points helped set an NCAA record for most points in a career for a kicker with 439.

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Total Yards
Kellen Moore: 28/38, 339 YDS, 2 TDS, 1 INT Doug Martin: 17 CAR, 147 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 84 Austin Pettis: 12 REC, 147 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 46 BSU: 543
Austin Pettis 1/1, 2 YDS Jeremy Avery: 12 CAR, 55 YDS, LG of 14 Tyler Shoemaker: 5 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 25 UTAH: 200

1st Quarter

  • 00:56 UTAH–Joe Phillips 44 YD FG 3–0

2nd Quarter

  • 08:39 BSU–Doug Martin 84 YD Run (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 3–7
  • 02:27 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 29 YD FG 3–10
  • 00:18 BSU–Tyler Shoemaker 25 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 3–16

3rd Quarter

  • 08:18 BSU–Austin Pettis 18 YD Pass From Kellen Moore (Kyle Brotzman Kick) 3–23

4th Quarter

  • 08:49 BSU–Kyle Brotzman 21 YD FG 3–26

Following all the bowl games, the Broncos would finish the season ranked #7 in the Coaches poll and #9 in the AP poll.

Post-season awards

[edit]

Jr. QB Kellen Moore was a finalist for four national awards.

Moore was also honored by the Touchdown Club of Columbus as the nations top quarterback.[49]

Head coach Chris Petersen was named the winner of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award.

WAC first team

[edit]

WAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year

Kellen Moore (2009 WAC Offensive Player of the Year)

Offense

Austin Pettis Sr. WR (2009 1st team, 2008 2nd team)

Titus Young Sr. WR (2009 1st team)

Thomas Byrd Jr. OL

Nate Potter Jr. OL (2009 1st team)

Kellen Moore Jr. QB (2009 1st team, 2008 2nd team)

Doug Martin Jr. RB

Defense

Shea McClellin Jr. DL

Ryan Winterswyk Sr. DL (2009 & 2008 1st team)

Winston Venable Sr. LB (2009 2nd team)

George Iloka Jr. DB

Jeron Johnson Sr. DB (2009 & 2008 2nd team)

[50]

WAC second team

[edit]

Defense

Billy Wynn Jr. DL (2009 2nd team)

Byron Hout Jr. LB

Brandyn Thompson Sr. DB

All-American lists

[edit]

Kellen Moore Jr. QB–Football Writers Association of America All-American,[51] AP 3rd team.[52]

Nate Potter Jr. OL–AP 3rd team.

Titus Young Sr. WR–AP 3rd team.

Billy Wynn Jr. DL–AP 3rd team.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP3 (1)3 (8)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)4 (1)3 (8)2 (15)2 (11)2 (7)4 (7)3 (9)3 (10)9109
Coaches5333343 (1)2 (11)2 (5)3 (3)4 (3)3 (5)3 (5)10107
HarrisNot released3 (10)2 (29)2 (14)3 (12)4 (9)3 (11)3 (14)1010Not released
BCSNot released3344441110Not released

NFL Draft

[edit]

2nd Round, 44th Overall Pick by the Detroit Lions—Sr. WR Titus Young

3rd Round, 78th Overall Pick by the St. Louis Rams—Sr. WR Austin Pettis

7th Round, 213th Overall Pick by the Washington Redskins—Sr. CB Brandyn Thompson

Statistics

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Team

[edit]
BSU Opp
Scoring 586 166
  Points per Game 45.1 12.8
First Downs 326 192
  Rushing 2,603 1,349
  Passing 4,174 1,962
Total Offense 6,777 3,311
  Avg per Game 521.3 254.7
Penalties-Yards 74–711 71–609
Fumbles-Lost 23–13 29–13
BSU Opp Neutral
Punts-Yards 32–1,372 84–3,396
  Avg per Punt 42.9 40.4
Time of Possession/Game 30:38 30:31
3rd Down Conversions 76/155-49% 54/189-29%
4th Down Conversions 6/16-38% 9/24-38%
Touchdowns Scored 77 22
Field Goals-Attempts 16–24 5–12
PAT-Attempts 70/72-97% 19/21-90%
Attendance 199,135 116,079 128,510
  Games/Avg per Game 6–33,272 5–23,216 2–64,255

Scores by quarter

[edit]
1 2 3 4OT Total
Boise State 170 199 145 720 586
Opponents 31 24 53 553 166

Offense

[edit]

Rushing

[edit]
Name GP Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G
Doug Martin 13 201 1,260 6.3 12 84 96.9
Jeremy Avery 13 95 495 5.2 11 35 38.1
Jarvis Hodge 13 46 305 6.6 3 54 23.5
D.J. Harper 3 18 160 8.9 2 71 53.3
Matt Kaiserman 13 39 140 3.6 1 17 10.8
Mike Coughlin 8 14 98 7.0 2 17 12.2
Titus Young 13 14 94 6.7 1 38 7.2
Drew Wright 11 12 38 3.2 0 17 3.5
Chris Potter 12 6 33 5.5 0 12 2.8
Joe Southwick 8 9 31 3.4 0 20 3.9
Brenel Myers 12 0 5 0.0 0 5 0.4
Dan Paul 12 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1
Kyle Efaw 13 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
Tyler Shoemaker 13 1 −1 −1.0 0 0 −0.1
Kellen Moore 13 19 −32 −1.7 1 12 −2.5
TEAM 9 11 −24 −2.2 0 0 −2.7
Broncos Total 13 486 2,603 5.4 34 84 200.2
Opponents 13 461 1,349 2.9 12 54 103.8

Passing

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Name GP Cmp–Att Pct Yds TD INT Lng Avg/G RAT
Kellen Moore 13 273–383 71.3 3,845 35 6 83 295.8 182.6
Joe Southwick 8 17–24 70.8 202 1 0 78 25.2 155.3
Mike Coughlin 8 4–9 44.4 36 0 0 14 4.5 78.0
Austin Pettis 13 4–4 100.0 65 2 0 48 5.0 401.5
Chris Potter 12 1–2 50.0 26 0 0 26 2.2 159.2
Broncos Total 13 299–424 70.5 4,174 38 6 83 321.1 180.0
Opponents 13 190–371 51.2 1,962 8 14 47 150.9 95.2

Receiving

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Name GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Titus Young 13 71 1,215 17.1 9 83 93.5
Austin Pettis 13 71 951 13.4 10 58 73.2
Tyler Shoemaker 13 32 582 18.2 5 48 44.8
Doug Martin 13 28 338 12.1 2 79 26.0
Kyle Efaw 13 24 299 12.5 5 41 23.0
Jeremy Avery 13 14 154 11.0 1 26 11.8
Geraldo Hiwat 13 11 160 14.5 0 48 12.3
Chris Potter 12 8 125 15.6 1 78 10.4
Tommy Gallarda 7 7 63 9.0 3 17 9.0
Dan Paul 12 7 30 4.3 0 13 2.5
Gabe Linehan 13 6 59 9.8 1 17 7.4
Mitch Burroughs 8 6 59 9.8 0 17 7.4
Aaron Burks 10 6 58 9.7 0 16 5.8
D.J. Harper 3 4 36 9.0 0 18 12.0
Chandler Koch 11 2 4 2.0 0 4 0.4
Matt Kaiserman 13 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.8
Kellen Moore 13 1 7 7.0 1 7 0.5
Broncos Total 13 299 4,174 14.0 38 83 321.1
Opponents 13 190 1,962 10.3 8 47 150.9

Defense

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Team GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds-TD FF SFT
Total

Special teams

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Field Goals Made-Att Pct 01-19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–60 LNG BLKD PAT
                 
Team Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Total
Team Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Total

Scoring

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Name TD FG PAT 2PT PAT SAFETY TOT PTS
Kyle Brotzman   16–23 59–61     107
Doug Martin 14         84
Jeremy Avery 12         72
Austin Pettis 10     3   66
Titus Young 10         60
Kyle Efaw 6         36
Tyler Shoemaker 5         30
Jarvis Hodge 3         18
Tommy Gallarda 3         18
Kellen Moore 2         12
Mike Coughlin 2         12
Chris Potter 2         12
D.J. Harper 2         12
Shea McClellin 2         12
Jimmy Pavel   0–1 9–9     9
Matt Kaiserman 1         6
Aaron Tevis 1         6
Derrell Acrey 1         6
Gabe Linehan 1         6
Trevor Harman     2–2     2
Broncos Total 77 16–24 70–72 3   586
Opponents 22 5–12 19–21     166

Roster

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cls. Hometown (H.S./Prev. Exp.)
1 Titus Young WR 5–10 170 Sr. Los Angeles, CA (University HS)
2 Austin Pettis WR 6–3 201 Sr. Anaheim, CA (Lutheran HS)
3 Chris Potter WR 5–9 161 So. Westlake Village, CA (Oaks Christian High School)
4 Jerrell Gavins CB 5–9 171 Jr. Miami, FL (El Camino JC) (South Miami Senior HS)
5 Jason Robinson S 5–11 194 Sr. Los Angeles, CA (University HS)
6 D.J. Harper RB 5–9 198 Jr. Cypress, TX (Cypress Creek HS)
7 Mike Coughlin QB 6–5 212 Sr. San Diego, CA (Mira Mesa HS)
8 George Iloka S 6–3 207 Jr. Houston, TX (Kempner HS)
9 Mike Tamburo QB 5–11 183 Fr. Suwanee, GA (North Gwinnett HS)
11 Kellen Moore QB 6–0 187 Jr. Prosser, WA (Prosser HS)
13 Brandyn Thompson CB 5–10 180 Sr. Elk Grove, CA (Franklin HS)
14 Trevor Harman P 6-2 188 Fr. Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS)
15 Quaylon Ewing CB 6–0 175 Fr. Houston, TX (Kempner HS)
15 Joe Southwick QB 6–1 182 Fr. Danville, CA (San Ramon Valley HS)
16 Cedric Febis DB 6–3 197 Jr. Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bishop Kelly HS in Boise, ID)
17 Winston Venable S 5–11 223 Sr. San Rafael, CA (Glendale Community College) (St. Thomas More Prep (Oakdale, CT))
18 Aaron Burks WR 6–2 186 Fr. Grand Prairie, TX (Mansfield Timberview HS)
19 Josh Borgman CB 5–7 169 So. Boise, ID (Centennial HS)
20 Mitch Burroughs WR 5–9 188 So. Meridian, ID (Meridian HS)
21 Carlo Audagnotti RB 5–7 176 So. Johannesburg, South Africa (Santa Margarita HS)
21 Jamar Taylor DB 5–11 193 So. San Diego, California (Helix HS)
22 Doug Martin RB 5–9 201 Jr. Stockton, CA (Saint Mary's HS)
23 Jeron Johnson S 5–11 194 Sr. Compton, CA (Dominguez HS)
24 Malcolm Johnson RB 5–10 181 Fr. Gresham, OR (Barlow HS)
25 Hunter White LB 5–11 224 Jr. Huntington Beach, CA (Edison HS)
26 Matt Kaiserman RB 6–0 188 So. Nampa, ID (Skyview HS)
27 Jeremy Avery RB 5–9 179 Sr. Bellflower, CA (Bellflower HS)
28 Jarvis Hodge RB 5–9 203 Sr. Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Point HS)
28 Dane Turner S 5–10 170 Fr. Sutter, CA (Sutter Union HS)
29 Tyler Jackson S 6–0 203 So. Castle Rock, Colorado (Douglas County High School)
30 Travis Stanaway S 5–11 188 Jr. Clyde Hill, WA (Bellevue HS)
31 Antwon Murray CB 5–11 177 Jr. Lakeland, FL (Kathleen HS)
32 Jonathan Brown S 5–10 204 Fr. Alameda, CA (Encinal HS)
32 Dave Wilson LB 6–1 222 Jr. Powell, WY (Powell HS)
33 Tommy Smith LB 6–1 218 So. Atlanta, GA (North Atlanta High School)
34 Kirby Moore WR 6–2 196 So. Prosser, WA (Prosser HS)
35 Kyle Brotzman K/P 5-10 201 Sr. Meridian, ID (Meridian HS)
36 Aaron Tevis LB 6–3 228 Jr. Tucson, AZ (Canyon Del Oro HS)
37 Ebenezer Makinde CB 5–11 164 Fr. Phoenix, AZ (Paradise Valley HS)
38 Raphiel Lambert CB 5–11 200 So. Portland, Oregon (Jesuit High School)
39 Drew Wright FB 5–9 188 So. Nampa, ID (Vallivue HS)
41 Kharyee Marshall DE 6–1 207 Fr. Phoenix, AZ (Washington HS)
41 Dan Goodale K/P 5-9 182 Fr. Boise, ID (Timberline HS)
42 Matt Wilson LB 6–1 212 Jr. Powell, WY (Powell HS)
43 Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe DT 6–3 282 Fr. Netherlands, Amsterdam (Boise HS, in Boise, ID)
44 Allen Mooney S 5–10 211 Fr. Maple Valley, WA (O'Dea HS)
45 Daron Mackey LB 5–11 233 Sr. Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield College) (West HS)
47 Dan Paul LB/FB 6–0 241 Jr. Boring, OR (Sam Barlow HS)
48 J.C. Percy LB 6–0 214 So. Blackfoot, ID (Blackfoot HS)
49 Brad Elkin P 6-2 201 Sr. Tacoma, WA (Bellarmine Prep HS)
50 J.P. Nisby DT 6–1 305 Jr. Stockton, CA (Saint Mary's HS)
51 James Crawford LS 6–1 207 So. Westlake Village, CA (Oaks Christian HS)
52 Derrell Acrey LB 6–1 235 Sr. East Highland, CA (Redlands East Valley HS)
54 Michael Ames OL 6–4 281 So. Boise, ID (Centennial HS)
55 Chuck Hayes DT 6–2 290 Jr. Auroro, CO (Eaglecrest HS)
56 John Michael Davis LB 6–0 210 Fr. Santa Margarita, CA (Las Flores HS)
57 Garrett Pendergast OL 6–4 271 Jr. Whittier, CA (Servite HS)
59 Will Lawrence OL 6–2 293 Sr. Upper Marlboro, MD (CH Flowers HS)
61 Joe Kellogg OL 6–2 305 So. Scottsdale, AZ (Saguaro HS)
62 Kevin Sapien OL 6–4 286 Sr. Torrance, CA (West Torrance HS)
64 Brenel Myers OL 6–2 267 So. Houston, TX (Westfield HS)
65 Matt Paradis DT 6–1 275 Fr. Council, ID (Council HS)
66 Thomas Byrd C 5–11 284 Jr. San Pablo, CA (McClymond HS)
68 David Cushing LB 6–1 277 Fr. Caldwell, ID (Vallivue HS)
70 Zach Waller OL 6–5 289 Jr. Elk Grove, CA (Franklin HS)
71 Cory Yriarte OL 6–1 281 Jr. Palmdale, CA (Oaks Christian HS)
72 Matt Slater OT 6–4 290 Sr. St. Paul, MN (Cretin Derham Hall HS)
73 Nate Potter OL 6–6 293 Jr. Boise, ID (Timberline HS)
75 Faraji Wright OT 6–3 284 So. Vallejo, CA (Berkeley HS)
76 Jake Broyles OL 6–4 257 Fr. Henderson, NV (Foothill HS)
77 Spencer Gerke OL 6–3 290 Fr. Boise, ID (Bishop Kelly)
78 Charles Leno OT 6–3 249 Fr. Oakland, CA (San Leandro HS)
79 Bronson Durrant OL 6–3 266 So. Eugene, OR (Marist)
80 Kyle Efaw TE 6–4 229 Jr. Boise, ID (Capital HS)
81 Nick Alexander DE 6–4 237 Fr. Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw HS)
82 Geraldo Hiwat WR 6–4 189 Fr. Netherlands, Amsterdam (Capital HS in Boise, ID)
83 Sean King TE 6–3 240 Sr. Boise, ID (College of the Redwoods) (Timberline HS)
84 Jimmy Pavel K 5–9 212 So. Molalla, OR (Central Catholic HS)
85 Tommy Gallarda TE 6–5 249 Sr. Brea, CA (Brea Olinda HS)
87 Gabe Linehan TE 6–3 213 Fr. Banks, OR (Banks, OR)
88 Chandler Koch TE 6–2 244 So. Flower Mound, TX (Flower Mound HS)
89 Tyler Shoemaker WR 6–1 207 Jr. Meridian, ID (Mountain View HS)
90 Billy Winn DT 6–4 288 Jr. Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas HS)
91 Greg Grimes DT 6–0 271 So. Sacramento, CA (Inderkum HS)
92 Shea McClellin DE 6–3 262 Jr. Caldwell, ID (Marsing HS)
93 Justin Jungblut DT 6–4 241 Fr. Scottsdale, AZ (Saguaro HS)
94 Byron Hout DE 6–0 241 Jr. Coeur d' Alene, ID (Lake City HS)
95 Darren Koontz DE 6–3 254 So. Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos High School)
96 Jarrell Root DE 6–3 259 Jr. Boise, ID (Capital HS)
97 Chase Baker DT 6–1 296 Jr. Rocklin, CA (Rocklin HS)
98 Ryan Winterswyk DE 6–4 263 Sr. La Habra, CA (La Habra HS)
99 Michael Atkinson DT 6–0 332 So. Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Catholic Central High School)

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Alma Mater Years
at BSU
Chris Petersen Head Coach UC Davis ('88) 8 (5 as Head Coach)
Brent Pease Assistant head coach
Wide receivers
Montana ('90) 5
Bryan Harsin Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
Boise State ('00) 10 (5 as OC)
Pete Kwiatkowski Defensive coordinator Boise State ('90) 13 (first as DC)
Bob Gregory Assistant coach Washington State ('87) 2 (first since 2001)
Scott Huff Offensive lines Boise State ('02) 5
Marcel Yates Secondary Boise State ('00) 8
Chris Strausser Tight ends
Run Game Coordinator
Chico State ('89) 9
Jeff Choate Special teams
Linebackers
Montana-Western ('93) 5
Keith Bhonapha Running backs Hawaii ('03) 2

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