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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.
Listed in the order that they were released.
Outland Trophy [ 1]
Lombardi Award
Fred Biletnikoff Award [ 2]
Doak Walker Award [ 3]
Lott Trophy [ 4]
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.[ 5]
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 On August 2, Boise State was ranked #22 in preseason Coaches' poll.[ 6]
On August 18, Boise State was ranked #24 in the preseason AP poll.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. at No. 13 Michigan State * No. 24 ESPN [ 7] L 13–1778,709 September 15 2:00 p.m. Miami (OH) * NBCSN W 39–1234,178 September 20 7:00 p.m. BYU * No. 24 ESPN [ 8] W 7–636,864A September 29 4:00 p.m. at New Mexico No. 24 KTVB W 32–2928,270 October 6 10:00 a.m. at Southern Miss * FSN W 40–1425,337 October 13 1:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 24 NBCSN W 20–1035,742 October 20 1:30 p.m. UNLV No. 24 NBCSN W 32–736,012 October 27 1:30 p.m. at Wyoming No. 21 CBSSN W 45–1417,855 November 3 8:30 p.m. San Diego State No. 19 CBSSN L 19–2136,084 November 10 5:00 p.m. at Hawaii NBCSN W 49–1429,471 November 17 1:30 p.m. Colorado State NBCSN W 42–1433,545 December 1 1:30 p.m. at Nevada No. 25 ABC W 27–2130,017 December 22 1:30 p.m. vs. Washington * No. 20 ESPN W 28–2633,217
^A Bronco Stadium history. Previous high was 34,196 vs Air Force in 2011. This record stood until October 12, 2019 (36,902).[ 9]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Broncos
3
10
0
0
13
No. 13 Spartans
10
0
0
7
17
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
9
0
3
12
Broncos
8
7
21
3
39
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
0
0
0
6
6
Broncos
0
0
7
0
7
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
3
22
0
7
32
Lobos
0
0
14
15
29
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 25 Broncos
7
16
7
10
40
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
7
14
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
3
7
10
No. 22 Broncos
7
10
0
3
20
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
Rebels
0
0
0
7
7
No. 22 Broncos
8
17
7
0
32
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Broncos
7
10
21
7
45
Cowboys
0
7
0
7
14
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
7
0
7
7
21
No. 14 Broncos
6
7
0
6
19
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Broncos
21
14
7
7
49
Warriors
7
0
0
7
14
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
7
7
14
No. 22 Broncos
14
21
7
0
42
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Broncos
7
10
7
3
27
Wolf Pack
0
0
7
14
21
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
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1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
3
14
6
3
26
No. 15 Broncos
9
9
7
3
28
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 — — 22 20 19 Not released
1
2
3
4
Total
Boise State
100
154
91
49
394
Opponents
27
30
51
97
205
^ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List" . Sportswriters.net . January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2016 .^ "Watch List « Biletnikoff Award" . setup.biletnikoffaward.com . Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .^ "Walker Award Watch List released" . July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018 .^ "Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 2012 Watch List - Lott IMPACT Trophy" . www.lottimpacttrophy.com . Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .^ 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 the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012 . ^ "Broncos Ranked No. 22 in Debut Coaches' Poll - Broncosports.com - the Official Athletics Website of Boise State University" . Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012 .^ "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN" . Bigten.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. 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 . ^ "Big Ten Contract's 2012 TV Schedule" . mattsarzsports.com . Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
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