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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Award watch lists [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Boise State – 296 (27)
Nevada – 244
Fresno State – 231 (2)
Wyoming – 213
San Diego State – 173 (1)
Air Force – 170
Hawaii – 116
Colorado State – 111
UNLV – 63
New Mexico – 33
Preseason polls [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
[8]
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. Homecoming. # 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 [ edit ]
at Michigan State [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Miami (OH) [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at New Mexico [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Southern Miss [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Fresno State [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Wyoming [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
San Diego State [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Hawaii [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Colorado State [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
at Nevada [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas [ edit ]
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
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 [ edit ]
Scores by quarter [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Boise State
100
154
91
49
394
Opponents
27
30
51
97
205
References [ edit ]
^ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List" . Sportswriters.net . 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2016-10-28 .
^ [1] [dead link ]
^ [2]
^ "Walker Award Watch List released" . July 19, 2012.
^ [3]
^ 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 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012 .
^ [4]
^ "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN" . Bigten.org. Retrieved April 24, 2012 .
^ 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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