5-4, 3-2 Mw Boise State 2015
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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 NEW MEXICO 8 . Team Notes / Future Schedules 9 . Team Notes / Explosive Plays 2015: 7-2, 4-1 MW 2015: 5-4, 3-2 MW 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 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 66-0 18 . Bronco Assistant Coaches Sept. 12 @ BYU L, 24-35 Sept. 12 TULSA L, 21-40 19 . Games Against Th e “Resource 5” / Sept. 18 IDAHO STATE W, 52-0 Sept. 18 @ Arizona State L, 10-34 . .Jersey Combinations Sept. 25 @ Virginia W, 56-14 Sept. 26 @ Wyoming * W, 38-28 20 . Team Statistics / National Rankings Oct. 3 HAWAI’I * W, 55-0 Oct. 3 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 38-29 21 . Starters / Participation Oct. 10 @ Colorado State * W, 41-10 Oct. 10 @ Nevada * L, 17-35 22 . Bronco Radio Network / Th e Blue Oct. 16 @ Utah State * L, 26-52 Oct. 17 HAWAI’I * W, 28-27 23 . .Games Played When Ranked Oct. 24 WYOMING * W, 34-14 Oct. 24 @ San Jose State * L, 21-31 24 . .Blocked Kicks / Ranked Opponents / Oct. 31 @ UNLV * W, 55-27 Nov. 7 UTAH STATE * W, 14-13 . Overtime Games Nov. 14 NEW MEXICO * 8:15 p.m. Nov. 14 @ Boise State * 8:15 p.m. 25 . Non-Saturday Games Nov. 20 AIR FORCE * 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 COLORADO STATE * 3:30 p.m. 26 . National TV Games Nov. 27 @ San Jose State * 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 AIR FORCE * TBA 27 . Non-Off ensive Touchdowns 28-30. Th e Last Time * - Mountain West Game * - Mountain West Game BOLD BOLD 31-35. .2015 Game-by-Game Summaries Home Games in CAPS / Home Games in CAPS / 36-37. Rosters / Pronunciation 38-43. .2015 Statistics BRONCO FOOTBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS Date: . Saturday; Nov. 14 THE GAME: Fresh off its fi rst and only bye Location: . .Boise, Idaho Time: . 8:15 p.m. (MT) of the 2015 season, the Boise State football Founded: . .1932 Location: . .Boise, Idaho team (7-2, 4-1 MW) will host New Mexico Enrollment: . 22,259 Stadium: . .Albertsons Stadium (36,387) (5-4, 3-2 MW) Saturday, Nov. 14. Kick Nickname: . .Broncos Series: . Boise State Leads, 6-0 is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. at Albertsons Colors: . Blue and Orange Stadium, and the game will be nationally Stadium: . Albertsons Stadium (36,387) Surface: . Blue Field Turf TV: . ESPNU televised by ESPNU. Conference: . Mountain West Play-by-Play: . Mike Corey President: . Dr. Robert Kustra Analyst: . David Diaz-Infante READY TO RETURN: Saturday’s contest Athletic Director: . Curt Apsey against New Mexico follows Boise State’s Head Coach: . Bryan Harsin Radio: . .Bronco Radio Network lone bye of the season on Nov. 7. Th e week Record at Boise State: . 19-4, Second Year Overall Record: . .26-9, Th ird Year . KBOI 670 AM (Boise Flagship) following a bye has historically been kind to Play-by-Play: . Bob Behler the Broncos, as the team is 23-3 including an Asst. AD/Communications . .Joe Nickell Analyst: . Pete Cavender ongoing run of 21-straight wins in games E-Mail: [email protected] aft er a bye since joining FBS in 1996. Offi ce Phone: 208.426.3868 Cell Phone: 208.631.5483 Assistant SID . .Aaron Juarez Th e last time Boise State lost the game aft er a E-Mail: [email protected] bye week was Oct. 7, 2000, when the Broncos Offi ce Phone: 208.426.3438 fell 42-35 at Washington State. Cell Phone: 208.982.0040 . Graduate Assistant SID . Pete Clark E-Mail: [email protected] Cell Phone: 928.699.3458 1 NATIONAL POLLS BRONCOS IN THE POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL (NOV. 8) (NOV. 8) 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(31) 9-0 1489 3 1 Ohio State(34) 9-0 1526 1 Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, 2 Ohio State(26) 9-0 1460 1 2 Clemson(21) 9-0 1511 5 respectively, and moved up to Nos. 20 and 3 Alabama(2) 8-1 1376 7 3 Baylor(5) 8-0 1439 2 22 in week two before falling out with a loss 4 Baylor(2) 8-0 1351 2 4 Alabama(3) 8-1 1410 7 to BYU. Th e Broncos’ highest ranking in 5 Oklahoma State 9-0 1256 12 5 Oklahoma State 9-0 1267 10 2015 was 20 in each poll. 6 Notre Dame 8-1 1219 8 6 Notre Dame 8-1 1234 9 7 Stanford 8-1 1144 9 7 Stanford 8-1 1197 8 Th e Broncos have been ranked for at least 8 Iowa 9-0 1091 10 8 Iowa 9-0 1119 11 one week in both the AP and Coaches Polls 9 LSU 7-1 1050 4 9 LSU 7-1 1023 4 in each of the last 14 seasons. 10 Utah 8-1 900 13 10 Florida 8-1 949 12 11 Florida 8-1 887 11 11 Oklahoma 8-1 936 13 EARLY EXPECTATIONS: Boise State opened 12 Oklahoma 8-1 858 14 12 TCU 8-1 898 3 the 2015 season ranked in both the AP (23) 13 TCU 8-1 841 5 13 Utah 8-1 862 14 and Coaches (24) Polls, the sixth time in 14 Michigan State 8-1 807 6 14 Michigan State 8-1 849 6 the last seven seasons that the Broncos were 15 Michigan 7-2 684 16 15 Michigan 7-2 683 17 ranked to start the year. Boise State opened 16 Houston 9-0 561 18 16 Houston 9-0 577 18 2014 outside of the top 25, and concluded 17 North Carolina 8-1 506 21 17 North Carolina 8-1 524 21 the season ranked 16th in each. A look at 18 UCLA 7-2 403 22 18 UCLA 7-2 413 22 where the Broncos started each of the last 19 Florida State 7-2 379 17 Florida State 7-2 413 15 seven years can be found below: 20 Mississippi State 7-2 357 24 20 Mississippi State 7-2 356 25 21 Temple 8-1 310 23 21 Temple 8-1 323 23 2009 - 14 (AP) / 16 (Coaches) 22 Navy 7-1 218 NR 22 Wisconsin 8-2 227 NR 2010 - 3 (AP) / 5 (Coaches) 23 Wisconsin 8-2 183 NR 23 Navy 7-1 212 NR 2011 - 8 (AP) / 6 (Coaches) 24 Northwestern 7-2 177 NR 24 Northwestern 7-2 166 NR 2012 - 24 (AP) / 22 (Coaches) 25 Memphis 8-1 137 15 25 Memphis 8-1 147 16 2013 - 19 (AP) / 19 (Coaches) Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings: 2014 - Not Ranked Ole Miss 19, Ole Miss 19, 2015 - 23 (AP) / 24 (Coaches) Toledo 20, Texas A&M 25 Toledo 20, Texas A&M 24 Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes: SUCCESS WHEN RANKED: Boise State has an USC 104, BYU USC 57, BYU all-time record of 93-13 (.877) when ranked 35, Ole Miss 22, Texas A&M 6, Boise 40, Ole Miss 27, Oregon 25, Washington in the top 25 of the AP and/or Coaches Polls. State 6, Toledo 4, Washington State 2, State 20, Texas A&M 10, Boise State 9, A complete breakdown of every game played Western Kentucky 2 Toledo 8, Western Kentucky 7, Georgia 5, while ranked can be found on page 23. Arkansas 2, Appalachian State 2, Bowling Green 1, 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 890 311 42 .733 Boise State 4-1 .800 7-2 .778 2. Michigan 922 330 36 .729 Air Force 4-1 .800 6-3 .667 3. Boise State 415 157 2 .725 Utah State 4-2 .667 5-4 .556 4. Ohio State 872 319 53 .722 5. Oklahoma 858 318 53 .719 New Mexico 3-2 .600 5-4 .556 6. Alabama 858 326 43 .717 Colorado State 2-3 .400 4-5 .444 7. Texas 885 351 33 .710 Wyoming 1-5 .167 1-9 .100 8. USC 811 330 54 .702 WEST DIVISION 9. Nebraska 878 367 40 .699 10. Penn State 856 378 41 .687 San Diego State 5-0 1.000 6-3 .667 11. Florida State 519 240 17 .6797 Nevada 3-2 .600 5-4 .556 12.