Northern Illinois 2015: 8-5, 6-2 Mac Boise State 2015: 8-4, 5-3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 . .National Polls 3 . MW Standings / MW Schedule / . .National Rankings 4 . .Opponent Schedules / National Rankings 5 . Depth Chart 6 . Team Notes / Drive Summary 7 . Team Notes / Th e Hammer BOISE STATE NORTHERN ILLINOIS 8 . Team Notes / Future Schedules 2015: 8-4, 5-3 MW 2015: 8-5, 6-2 MAC 9 . Team Notes / Explosive Plays 10-11. Off ensive Notes / Game Captains 12-13. Defensive Notes / Broncos in the NFL 2015 SCHEDULE / RESULTS 2015 SCHEDULE / RESULTS 14-15. Individual Notes DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT)/SCORE DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT)/SCORE 16-17. Head Coach Bryan Harsin Sept. 4 WASHINGTON W, 16-13 Sept. 5 UNLV W, 38-30 18 . Bronco Assistant Coaches Sept. 12 @ BYU L, 24-35 Sept. 12 MURRAY STATE W, 57-26 Sept. 18 IDAHO STATE W, 52-0 19 . Games Against Th e “Resource 5” / Sept. 19 @ Ohio State L, 13-20 Sept. 25 @ Virginia W, 56-14 Sept. 26 @ Boston College L, 14-17 . .Jersey Combinations Oct. 3 HAWAI’I * W, 55-0 Oct. 3 @ Central Michigan * L, 19-29 20 . Team Statistics / National Rankings Oct. 10 @ Colorado State * W, 41-10 Oct. 10 BALL STATE * W, 59-41 21 . Starters / Participation Oct. 16 @ Utah State * L, 26-52 Oct. 17 @ Miami (Ohio) * W, 45-12 22 . Bronco Radio Network / Th e Blue Oct. 24 WYOMING * W, 34-14 Oct. 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN * W, 49-21 23 . .Games Played When Ranked Oct. 31 @ UNLV * W, 55-27 Nov. 3 @ Toledo * W, 32-27 24 . .Blocked Kicks / Ranked Opponents / Nov. 14 NEW MEXICO * L, 24-31 Nov. 11 @ Buff alo * W, 41-30 . Overtime Games Nov. 20 AIR FORCE * L, 30-37 Nov. 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN * W, 27-19 25 . Non-Saturday Games Nov. 27 @ San Jose State * W, 40-23 Nov. 24 OHIO * L, 21-26 26 . National TV Games Dec. 23 vs. Northern Illinois $ 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4 vs. Bowling Green # L, 14-34 27 . Non-Off ensive Touchdowns Dec. 23 vs. Boise State $ 2:30 p.m. 28-30. Th e Last Time $ - SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego) 31-36. .2015 Game-by-Game Summaries * - Mountain West Game $ - SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego) 37-38. Rosters / Pronunciation Home Games in CAPS / BOLD * - MAC Game 39-44. .2015 Statistics # - MAC Championship Game (Detroit) Home Games in CAPS / BOLD QUICK FACTS BRONCO FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Location: . .Boise, Idaho Date: . Wednesday; Dec. 23 THE GAME: Th e Boise State football team Founded: . .1932 Time: . 2:30 p.m. (MT) will square off against Northern Illinois of Enrollment: . 22,259 Location: . San Diego, Calif. the Mid-American Conference in the 2015 Nickname: . .Broncos Colors: . Blue and Orange Stadium: . Qualcomm Stadium (70,561) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Stadium: . Albertsons Stadium (36,387) Series: . First Meeting Bowl, Dec. 23 (Wednesday). Surface: . Blue Field Turf Conference: . Mountain West TV: . .ESPN Th e Broncos (8-4, 5-3 MW) and Huskies President: . Dr. Robert Kustra Play-by-Play: . Beth Mowins (8-5, 6-2 MAC) are slated to kick at 2:30 p.m. Athletic Director: . Curt Apsey Head Coach: . Bryan Harsin Analyst: . David Diaz-Infante MT at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Record at Boise State: . 20-6, Second Year Sidelines: . .Shelley Smith home of the National Football League’s San Overall Record: . .27-11, Th ird Year Diego Chargers. Th e game will be televised Radio: . .Bronco Radio Network nationally by ESPN. Asst. AD/Communications . .Joe Nickell . KBOI 670 AM (Boise Flagship) E-Mail: [email protected] Offi ce Phone: 208.426.3868 Play-by-Play: . Bob Behler THE SERIES: Th e Poinsettia Bowl will mark Cell Phone: 208.631.5483 Analyst: . Pete Cavender the first meeting all-time between the Assistant SID . .Aaron Juarez Broncos and Huskies. E-Mail: [email protected] . ESPN Radio Offi ce Phone: 208.426.3438 Play-by-Play: . .Bill Rosinski BOWL STREAK: Boise State will appear Cell Phone: 208.982.0040 Graduate Assistant SID . Pete Clark Analyst: . David Norrie in a bowl game for the 14th-consecutive E-Mail: [email protected] Sidelines: . Joe Schad season, tied for the sixth-longest streak in Cell Phone: 928.699.3458 the country. 1 NATIONAL POLLS BRONCOS IN THE POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL (DEC. 6) (DEC. 6) 14 YEARS IN THE RANKINGS: Boise State Team Record Pts Pvs. Team Record Pts Pvs. debuted at No. 23 and No. 24 in the preseason edition of the 2015 Associated 1 Clemson (51) 13-0 1510 1 1 Clemson (55) 13-0 1493 1 Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, 2 Alabama (9) 12-1 1465 2 2 Alabama (5) 12-1 1438 2 respectively, and moved up to Nos. 20 and 3 Mich. State (1) 12-1 1382 5 3 Oklahoma 11-1 1363 4 22 in week two before falling out with a loss 4 Oklahoma 11-1 1376 3 4 Michigan State 12-1 1341 5 to BYU. Th e Broncos’ highest ranking in 5 Stanford 11-2 1221 7 5 Ohio State 11-1 1205 6 2015 was 20 in each poll. 6 Iowa 12-1 1214 4 6 Stanford 11-2 1202 7 7 Ohio State 11-1 1208 6 7 Iowa 12-1 1184 3 Th e Broncos have been ranked for at least 8 Notre Dame 10-2 1070 9 8 Florida State 10-2 1025 9 one week in both the AP and Coaches Polls 9 Florida State 10-2 972 10 9 Notre Dame 10-2 1016 10 in each of the last 14 seasons. 10 North Carolina 11-2 949 8 10 TCU 10-2 927 11 11 TCU 10-2 936 11 11 North Carolina 11-2 914 8 EARLY EXPECTATIONS: Boise State opened 12 Northwestern 10-2 776 13 12 Northwestern 10-2 775 13 the 2015 season ranked in both the AP (23) 13 Oklahoma State 10-2 767 14 13 Oklahoma State 10-2 764 14 and Coaches (24) Polls, the sixth time in 14 Houston 12-1 710 17 14 Oregon 9-3 655 16 the last seven seasons that the Broncos were 15 Oregon 9-3 685 15 15 Ole Miss 9-3 627 17 ranked to start the year. Boise State opened 16 Ole Miss 9-3 656 16 16 Houston 12-1 626 18 2014 outside of the top 25, and concluded 17 Michigan 9-3 578 19 17 Michigan 9-3 533 19 the season ranked 16th in each. A look at 18 Baylor 9-3 426 12 18 Florida 10-3 502 15 where the Broncos started each of the last 19 Florida 10-3 420 18 19 Baylor 9-3 485 12 seven years can be found below: 20 Utah 9-3 323 21 20 Utah 9-3 362 20 21 Navy 9-2 271 22 21 LSU 8-3 261 23 2009 - 14 (AP) / 16 (Coaches) 22 LSU 8-3 270 23 22 Navy 9-2 251 22 2010 - 3 (AP) / 5 (Coaches) 23 Wisconsin 9-3 197 25 23 Wisconsin 9-3 177 25 2011 - 8 (AP) / 6 (Coaches) 24 Temple 10-3 9 20 24 Temple 10-3 72 21 2012 - 24 (AP) / 22 (Coaches) 25 W. Kentucky 11-2 70 NR 25 Georgia 9-3 68 NR 2013 - 19 (AP) / 19 (Coaches) Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings: 2014 - Not Ranked USC 24 USC 24 2015 - 23 (AP) / 24 (Coaches) Others receiving votes: Georgia 67, USC Others receiving votes: Western SUCCESS WHEN RANKED: Boise State has an 57, BYU 28, Tennessee 23, San Diego Kentucky 55, USC 51, San Diego State all-time record of 93-13 (.877) when ranked State 22, Arkansas 20, Washington State 26, Tennessee 24, UCLA 15, Bowling in the top 25 of the AP and/or Coaches Polls. 20, Memphis 10, Bowling Green 8, South Green 12, Washington State 12, Memphis A complete breakdown of every game played Florida 8, Mississippi State 6, Toledo 4, 10, Mississippi State 7, BYU 7, Arkansas while ranked can be found on page 23. UCLA 4, Arkansas State 2 State 6, Appalachian State 3, Texas A&M 3, Louisville 2, Pittsburgh 1 CFP POLL: Boise State concluded the inaugural season of the College Football Playoff Poll at No. 20 in the fi nal edition of the rankings. As the highest-ranked team from the Group of Five, the Broncos earned a trip to the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. Th e Broncos checked in at No. 23 in the CFP Poll Nov. 25, the team’s fi rst appearance in the new ranking system. Only three Group of Five schools were ranked in the poll during the 2014 season, and Boise State was the only team to post a win the week aft er joining the rankings. Th e Broncos went 2-0 while ranked in the CFP Top 25. 2 MW SCHEDULE/STANDINGS/ WINNING LISTS 2015 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS WINNINGEST FBS PROGRAMS (ALL-TIME) TEAM MW PCT OVERALL PCT TEAM W L T PCT MOUNTAIN DIVISION 1. Notre Dame 892 312 42 .733 Air Force 6-2 .750 8-5 .615 2. Michigan 924 331 36 .729 Boise State 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 3. Boise State 416 159 2 .7227 Colorado State 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 4. Ohio State 874 320 53 .7221 5. Oklahoma 861 318 53 .7203 New Mexico 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 6. Alabama 862 326 43 .718 Utah State 5-3 .625 6-6 .500 7. Texas 886 353 33 .709 Wyoming 2-6 .250 2-10 .167 8. USC 813 332 54 .700 WEST DIVISION 9.