2012 Boise State Broncos football team

2012 Boise State Broncos football
Mountain West co-champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 18
2012 record 11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach Chris Petersen (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Robert Prince (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski (3rd season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
(Capacity: 36,387)
2012 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 18 Boise State +  7 –1     11 –2  
Fresno State +  7 –1     9 –4  
San Diego State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3     6 –7  
Nevada  4 –4     7 –6  
Wyoming  3 –5     4 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5     4 –8  
UNLV  2 –6     2 –11  
New Mexico  1 –7     4 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7     3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. This season was Boise State's second in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to share the conference championship with Fresno State and San Diego State. They were invited to and were champions of the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas for the third consecutive year, this year defeating Washington 28–26.

Previous season

The Broncos opened the season ranked #5 and #7 in the AP and coaches polls, respectively, by far the highest season starting ranking in school history and the highest starting position for a non-BCS team. They opened the season with a win against #19/#22 Georgia at Georgia Dome in one of the nation's premier games of the opening weekend. The Broncos would win their next nine games and climbed to #2 in the coaches, AP and Harris polls and #3 in the BCS poll for their highest ranking ever in all four polls. On November 12, #5 Boise State lost to their rival #24 TCU, ending the nations longest home winning streak. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas for the second consecutive year where they defeated Arizona State 56–24 to finish the season 12–1 and ranked #6/#8 in the coaches/AP polls.

Boise State set two records in 2011. The Broncos became the first team in FBS history to win 50 games in a four-year span (2008–2011). Additionally, Kellen Moore became the winningest starting quarterback in FBS history with 50 wins. He passed former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (45 wins).

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Outland Trophy – Sr. G Joe Kellogg[1]

Lombardi Award – Sr. G Joe Kellogg[2]

Fred Biletnikoff Award – So. WR Matt Miller[3]

Doak Walker Award – Sr. RB D.J. Harper[4]

Lott Trophy – Sr. LB J.C. Percy[5]

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the conference title, receiving 27 of a possible 30 first place votes. This was the fifth straight year that Boise State was picked as the preseason champion of their conference.[6] So. WR Matt Miller and Sr. OL Joe Kellog were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Sr. DL Mike Atkinson and Sr. DB Jamar Taylor were selected to the all-conference first team defense. Sr. WR Mitch Burroughs was selected as the returner of the year and as the special teams player of the year.

Media poll

  1. Boise State – 296 (27)
  2. Nevada – 244
  3. Fresno State – 231 (2)
  4. Wyoming – 213
  5. San Diego State – 173 (1)
  6. Air Force – 170
  7. Hawaii – 116
  8. Colorado State – 111
  9. UNLV – 63
  10. New Mexico – 33

Preseason polls

On August 2, Boise State was ranked #22 in preseason Coaches' poll.[7] Their opening season opponent, Michigan State, debuted at #13. This will mark the fourth straight season that Boise State will start the season against a ranked opponent from a BCS conference (they won the previous three).

On August 18, Boise State was ranked #24 in the preseason AP poll.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. at No. 13 Michigan State* No. 22 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN[9] L 13–17   78,709
September 15 2:00 p.m. Miami (OH)* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID NBCSN W 39–12   34,178
September 20 7:00 p.m. BYU* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN[10] W 7–6   36,864A
September 29 4:00 p.m. at New Mexico University Stadium • Albuequerque, NM KTVB W 32–29   28,270
October 6 10:00 a.m. at Southern Miss* No. 25 M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS FSN W 40–14   25,337
October 13 1:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 22 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can) NBCSN W 20–10   35,742
October 20 1:30 p.m. UNLV No. 22 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID NBCSN W 32–7   36,012
October 27 1:30 p.m. at Wyoming No. 18 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN W 45–14   17,855
November 3 8:30 p.m. San Diego State No. 14 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID CBSSN L 19–21   36,084
November 10 5:00 p.m. at Hawaii No. 24 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI NBCSN W 49–14   29,471
November 17 1:30 p.m. Colorado State No. 22 Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID NBCSN W 42–14   33,545
December 1 1:30 p.m. at Nevada No. 15 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Rivalry) ABC W 27–21   30,017
December 22 1:30 p.m. vs. Washington* No. 15 Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Maaco Bowl Las Vegas) ESPN W 28–26   33,217
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
  • ^A Denotes the largest crowd in Bronco Stadium history. Previous high was 34,196 vs Air Force in 2011.

Game summaries

at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Broncos 3 10 0 0 13
No. 13 Spartans 10 0 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Uniform Combination
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Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 9 0 3 12
Broncos 8 7 21 3 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2009 BSU, 48–0
Uniform Combination
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BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 0 6 6
Broncos 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2004 BSU, 28–27
Uniform Combination
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at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 22 0 7 32
Lobos 0 0 14 15 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2011 BSU, 45–0
Uniform Combination
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at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Broncos 7 16 7 10 40
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2008 BSU, 24–7
Uniform Combination
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Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 3 7 10
No. 22 Broncos 7 10 0 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–4 2011 BSU, 57–7
Uniform Combination
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UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 0 0 7 7
No. 22 Broncos 8 17 7 0 32
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2011 BSU, 48–21
Uniform Combination
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at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Broncos 7 10 21 7 45
Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2011 BSU, 36–14
Uniform Combination
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San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 0 7 7 21
No. 14 Broncos 6 7 0 6 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 BSU, 52–35
Uniform Combination
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at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Broncos 21 14 7 7 49
Warriors 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2010 BSU, 42–7
Uniform Combination
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Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 7 7 14
No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 BSU, 63–13
Uniform Combination
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at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Broncos 7 10 7 3 27
Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–13 2011 BSU, 30–10
Uniform Combination
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Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 6 3 26
No. 15 Broncos 9 9 7 3 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2007 WASH, 24–10
Uniform Combination
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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 24 RV RV 24 24 RV 24 24 21 19 RV RV RV 25 20 18 
Coaches' 22 25 RV RV RV 25 22 22 18 14 24 22 22 15 15 14 
Harris Not released 22 23 19 17 23 23 21 17 15 Not released 
BCS Not released 22 21 19 NR NR 22 20 19 Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Boise State 100 154 91 49 394
Opponents 27 30 51 97 205

References

  1. ↑ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List". Sportswriters.net. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Walker Award Watch List released". July 19, 2012.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Cripe, Chadd (July 24, 2012). "Boise State Football Team Picked to Win Mountain West; Mitch Burroughs Honored; Here's An Early BSU Depth Chart". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN". Bigten.org. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  10. ↑ Drew, Jay (May 3, 2012). "BYU at Boise State game moved to Thursday, September 20". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
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