Boise State 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 . .National Polls 3 . MW Standings / MW Schedule / . .National Rankings No. 23 (AP) / No. 24 (Coaches) 4 . .Opponent Schedules / National Rankings BOISE STATE BYU 5 . Depth Chart 6 . Team Notes / Drive Summary 2015: 1-0, 0-0 MW 2015: 1-0 7 . Team Notes / Th e Hammer 8 . Team Notes / Future Schedules 9 . Off ensive Notes / Game Captains 2015 SCHEDULE / RESULTS 2015 SCHEDULE / RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT)/SCORE DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT)/SCORE 10 . Defensive Notes / Broncos in the NFL Sept. 4 WASHINGTON W, 16-13 11-12. Individual Notes Sept. 5 @ Nebraska W, 33-28 Sept. 12 @ BYU 8:15 p.m. Sept. 12 BOISE STATE 8:15 p.m. 13-14. Head Coach Bryan Harsin Sept. 18 IDAHO STATE 7 p.m. Sept. 19 @ UCLA 8:30 p.m. 15 . Bronco Assistant Coaches Sept. 25 @ Virginia 6 p.m. Sept. 26 @ Michigan TBA 16 . Games Against Th e “Resource 5” / Oct. 3 HAWAI’I * TBA Oct. 2 CONNECTICUT 8:15 p.m. .Jersey Combinations Oct. 10 @ Colorado State * 5 p.m. Oct. 10 EAST CAROLINA TBA 17 . Team Statistics / National Rankings Oct. 16 @ Utah State * 7 p.m. Oct. 16 CINCINNATI 6 p.m. 18 . Starters / Participation Oct. 24 WYOMING * TBA Oct. 24 WAGNER 1 p.m. 19 . Bronco Radio Network / Th e Blue Oct. 31 @ UNLV * TBA Nov. 6 @ San Jose State 9:30 p.m. 20 . .Games Played When Ranked Nov. 14 NEW MEXICO * TBA Nov. 14 @ Missouri TBA 21 . .Blocked Kicks / Ranked Opponents / Nov. 20 AIR FORCE * 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 FRESNO STATE TBA . Overtime Games Nov. 27 @ San Jose State * 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 @ Utah State 1:30 p.m. 22 . Non-Saturday Games 23 . National TV Games * - Mountain West Game Home Games in CAPS / BOLD 24 . Non-Off ensive Touchdowns Home Games in CAPS / BOLD 25-27. Th e Last Time 28 . .2015 Game-by-Game Summaries 29-30. Rosters / Pronunciation 31-36. .2015 Statistics QUICK FACTS BRONCO FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Location: . Boise, Idaho Date: . Saturday; Sept. 12 THE GAME: Fresh off a season-opening Founded: . .1932 Time: . 8:15 p.m. (MT) victory against Washington, the Boise State Enrollment: . 22,259 Location: . Provo, Utah football team (1-0) will hit the road for the Nickname: . .Broncos Stadium: . fi rst time in 2015, traveling to Provo, Utah, to Colors: . Blue and Orange . .LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) square off against BYU (1-0), Saturday (Sept. Stadium: . .Albertsons Stadium (36,387) Series: . Boise State Leads 4-1 12). The Cougars also won their season Surface: . .Blue Field Turf opener, knocking off Nebraska on the road. Conference: . Mountain West TV: . .ESPN2 President: . Dr. Robert Kustra Play-by-Play: . .Dave LaMont Kickoff between the Broncos and Cougars is Athletic Director: . Curt Apsey Analyst: . Ray Bentley scheduled for 8:15 p.m., and the game will Head Coach: . Bryan Harsin Field Analyst: . Allison Williams be nationally televised by ESPN2. Record at Boise State: . 13-2, Second Year Overall Record: . .20-7, Th ird Year Radio: . .Bronco Radio Network THE SERIES: Despite being just 380 miles . KBOI 670 AM (Boise Flagship) apart, Saturday’s match-up is just the sixth Asst. AD/Communications . Joe Nickell Play-by-Play: . Bob Behler all-time between Boise State and BYU. Th e E-Mail: [email protected] Analyst: . Pete Cavender Broncos are 4-1 against the Cougars, the only Offi ce Phone: 208.426.3868 loss coming in 2013 in Provo, Utah (37-20; Cell Phone: 208.631.5483 SiriusXM . Sirius (143)/XM (143) Oct. 25, 2013). Boise State is 1-1 on the road Assistant SID . Aaron Juarez against BYU, earning a victory Oct. 30, 2003 E-Mail: [email protected] (50-12). Th is season’s match-up is the fourth Offi ce Phone: 208.426.3438 in a 12-year series that began in 2012 and Cell Phone: 208.982.0040 will end in 2023. 1 NATIONAL POLLS BRONCOS IN THE POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL (PRESEASON) (PRESEASON) 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. Ohio State (61) 0-0 1525 — 1. Ohio State (62) 0-0 1598 — Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, 2. TCU 0-0 1428 — 2. TCU (1) 0-0 1487 — respectively. 3. Alabama 0-0 1322 — 3. Alabama (1) 0-0 1452 — 4. Baylor 0-0 1263 — 4. Baylor 0-0 1365 — Th e Broncos have been ranked for at least 5. Michigan State 0-0 1256 — 5. Oregon 0-0 1260 — one week in both the AP and Coaches Polls 6. Auburn 0-0 1192 — 6. Michigan State 0-0 1230 — in each of the last 14 seasons. 7. Oregon 0-0 1156 — 7. Auburn 0-0 1103 — 8. USC 0-0 1085 — 8. Florida State 0-0 1057 — EARLY EXPECTATIONS: Boise State opened 9. Georgia 0-0 991 — 9. Georgia 0-0 1026 — the 2015 season ranked in both the AP (23) 10. Florida State 0-0 959 — 10. USC 0-0 1014 — and Coaches (24) Polls, the sixth time in 11. Notre Dame 0-0 873 — 11. Notre Dame 0-0 883 — the last seven seasons that the Broncos were 12. Clemson 0-0 862 — 12. Clemson 0-0 838 — ranked to start the year. Boise State opened 13. UCLA 0-0 698 — 13. LSU 0-0 727 — 2014 outside of the top 25, and concluded 14. LSU 0-0 675 — 14. UCLA 0-0 697 — the season ranked 16th in each. 15. Arizona State 0-0 605 — 15. Ole Miss 0-0 668 — 16. Georgia Tech 0-0 588 — 16. Arizona State 0-0 577 — A look at where the Broncos started each 17. Ole Miss 0-0 563 — 17. Georgia Tech 0-0 573 — of the last seven years can be found below: 18. Arkansas 0-0 410 — 18. Wisconsin 0-0 470 — 19. Oklahoma 0-0 394 — 19. Oklahoma 0-0 407 — 2009 - 14 (AP) / 16 (Coaches) 20. Wisconsin 0-0 393 — 20. Arkansas 0-0 377 — 2010 - 3 (AP) / 5 (Coaches) 21. Stanford 0-0 347 — 21. Stanford 0-0 365 — 2011 - 8 (AP) / 6 (Coaches) 22. Arizona 0-0 311 — 22. Arizona 0-0 299 — 2012 - 24 (AP) / 22 (Coaches) 23. Boise State 0-0 240 — 23. Missouri 0-0 229 — 2013 - 19 (AP) / 19 (Coaches) 24. Missouri 0-0 219 — 24. Boise State 0-0 190 — 2014 - Not Ranked 25. Tennessee 0-0 114 — 25. Tennessee 0-0 166 — 2015 - 23 (AP) / 24 (Coaches) Others receiving votes: Mississippi State Others receiving votes: Mississippi State SUCCESS WHEN RANKED: Boise State has an 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma State 46, 164, Texas A&M 149, Oklahoma State 89, all-time record of 91-11 (.892) when ranked Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36, Penn State Virginia Tech 70, Utah 40, Kansas State in the top 25 of the AP and/or Coaches Polls. 20, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8, Nebraska 37, Nebraska 27, Louisville 27, Minnesota A complete breakdown of every game played 6, Kansas State 5, Florida 4, NC State 25, Penn State 20, South Carolina 18, while ranked can be found on page 20. 4, Texas 3, BYU 2, Northern Illinois Miami (FL) 16, Texas 8, Illinois 7, Duke 2, Michigan 2, California 1, Western 6, Air Force 5, Louisiana Tech 5, Marshall CFP POLL: Boise State concluded the Kentucky 1, West Virginia 1 4, Utah State 4, West Virginia 3, NC State inaugural season of the College Football 3, BYU 3, North Carolina 2, Florida 2, Playoff Poll at No. 20 in the fi nal edition of Georgia Southern 2, UCF 1, Cincinnati the rankings. As the highest-ranked team 1, Kentucky 1, Maryland 1, Michigan 1, Washington 1 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 883 310 42 .732 Boise State -- -- 1-0 1.000 2. Michigan 915 329 36 .729 Air Force -- -- 1-0 1.000 3. Boise State 409 155 2 .724 Colorado State -- -- 1-0 1.000 4. Ohio State 863 319 53 .720 5. Oklahoma 851 317 53 .719 Utah State -- -- 1-0 1.000 6. Alabama 851 325 43 .716 New Mexico -- -- 1-0 1.000 7. Texas 881 347 33 .712 Wyoming -- -- 0-1 .000 8. USC 806 327 54 .702 WEST DIVISION 9. Nebraska 874 362 40 .701 10. Penn State 849 376 41 .687 Fresno State -- -- 1-0 1.000 11. Tennessee 811 367 53 .680 Hawai’i -- -- 1-0 1.000 12. Florida State 513 238 17 .679 Nevada -- -- 1-0 1.000 13. LSU 761 401 47 .6488 San Jose State -- -- 1-0 1.000 14. Ga. Southern 364 195 10 .6485 San Diego State -- -- 1-0 1.000 15. Georgia 778 410 54 .6481 UNLV -- -- 0-1 .000 NATIONAL HOME WINNING % (2000-PRESENT) THIS WEEK’S MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE TEAM RECORD PCT 1.