2012 Boise State Broncos football team

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2012 Boise State Broncos football
Boise State text logo.svg
Mountain West co-champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 18
Record11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Robert Prince (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski (3rd season)
Home stadium Bronco Stadium
(Capacity: 36,387)
Seasons
←  2011
2013  →
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Boise State +  7 –1   11 –2  
Fresno State +  7 –1   9 –4  
San Diego State +  7 –1   9 –4  
Air Force  5 –3   6 –7  
Nevada  4 –4   7 –6  
Wyoming  3 –5   4 –8  
Colorado State  3 –5   4 –8  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –11  
New Mexico  1 –7   4 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7   3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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Previous season

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

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Outland Trophy – Sr. G Joe Kellogg [1]

Lombardi Award – Sr. G Joe Kellogg

Fred Biletnikoff Award – So. WR Matt Miller [2]

Doak Walker Award – Sr. RB D.J. Harper [3]

Lott Trophy – Sr. LB J.C. Percy [4]

Mountain West media days

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] 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

  1. Boise State – 296 (27)
  2. Nevada – 244
  3. Fresno State – 231 (2)
  4. Wyoming – 213
  5. San Diego State – 173 (1)
  6. Air Force – 170
  7. Hawaii – 116
  8. Colorado State – 111
  9. UNLV – 63
  10. New Mexico – 33

Preseason polls

On August 2, Boise State was ranked #22 in preseason Coaches' poll. [6] 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 13 Michigan State *No. 24
 ESPN [7] L 13–1778,709
September 152:00 p.m. Miami (OH) *
 NBCSN W 39–1234,178
September 207:00 p.m. BYU *No. 24
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
 ESPN [8] W 7–636,864 A
September 294:00 p.m.at New Mexico No. 24
 KTVB W 32–2928,270
October 610:00 a.m.at Southern Miss *
 FSN W 40–1425,337
October 131:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 24
NBCSNW 20–1035,742
October 201:30 p.m. UNLV No. 24
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
NBCSNW 32–736,012
October 271:30 p.m.at Wyoming No. 21
 CBSSN W 45–1417,855
November 38:30 p.m. San Diego State No. 19
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
CBSSNL 19–2136,084
November 105:00 p.m.at Hawaii
NBCSNW 49–1429,471
November 171:30 p.m. Colorado State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
NBCSNW 42–1433,545
December 11:30 p.m.at Nevada No. 25
 ABC W 27–2130,017
December 221:30 p.m.vs. Washington *No. 20
ESPNW 28–2633,217

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Game summaries

At Michigan State

1234Total
No. 22 Broncos3100013
No. 13 Spartans1000717
Uniform Combination
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Miami (OH)

1234Total
RedHawks090312
Broncos8721339
Uniform Combination
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BYU

1234Total
Cougars00066
Broncos00707
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

At New Mexico

1234Total
Broncos3220732
Lobos00141529
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

At Southern Miss

1234Total
No. 25 Broncos71671040
Golden Eagles007714
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

Fresno State

1234Total
Bulldogs003710
No. 22 Broncos7100320
Uniform Combination
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UNLV

1234Total
Rebels00077
No. 22 Broncos8177032
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

At Wyoming

1234Total
No. 18 Broncos71021745
Cowboys070714
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs707721
No. 14 Broncos670619
Uniform Combination
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At Hawaii

1234Total
No. 24 Broncos21147749
Warriors700714
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

Colorado State

1234Total
Rams007714
No. 22 Broncos14217042
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

At Nevada

1234Total
No. 15 Broncos7107327
Wolf Pack0071421
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

1234Total
Huskies3146326
No. 15 Broncos997328
Uniform Combination
HelmetJerseyPants

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 24RVRV2424RV24242119RVRVRV252018
Coaches 2225RVRVRV2522221814242222151514
Harris Not released222319172323211715Not released
BCS Not released222119——222019Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Boise State1001549149394
Opponents27305197205

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