Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Dusty Kline (Independent)(1933) | |||||||||
1933 | Boise JC | 1–2–1 | |||||||
Max Eiden (Independent)(1934–1937) | |||||||||
1934 | Boise JC | 4–3 | |||||||
1935 | Boise JC | 4–4 | |||||||
1936 | Boise JC | 3–4 | |||||||
1937 | Boise JC | 0–6–1 | |||||||
Harry Jacoby (Independent)(1938–1946) | |||||||||
1938 | Boise JC | 2–4 | |||||||
1939 | Boise JC | 4–2 | |||||||
1940 | Boise JC | 4–2 | |||||||
1941 | Boise JC [n 1] | 3–4 [n 1] | |||||||
1942 | No team | ||||||||
1943 | No team | ||||||||
1944 | No team | ||||||||
1945 | No team | ||||||||
1946 | Boise JC | 3–4–2 | |||||||
Lyle Smith (Independent)(1947) | |||||||||
1947 | Boise JC | 9–0 | |||||||
Lyle Smith(Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1948–1950) | |||||||||
1948 | Boise JC | 9–0 | 3–0 [n 2] | N/A [n 2] | |||||
1949 | Boise JC | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Potato | ||||
1950 | Boise JC [n 3] | 9–1 [n 3] | 5–0 | 1st | L Junior Rose | ||||
George Blankley (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1950–1951) | |||||||||
1951 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Potato | ||||
Lyle Smith(Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1952–1967) | |||||||||
1952 | Boise JC | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L Bronco | ||||
1953 | Boise JC | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L Bronco | ||||
1954 | Boise JC | 9–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | L Potato | ||||
1955 | Boise JC | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1956 | Boise JC | 8–0–1 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
1957 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Potato | ||||
1958 | Boise JC | 10–0 | 4–0 | 1st | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||
1959 | Boise JC | 7–2–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1960 | Boise JC | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1961 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1962 | Boise JC | 5–2–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1963 | Boise JC | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
1964 | Boise JC | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1965 | Boise JC | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L Potato | ||||
1966 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1967 | Boise JC | 6–4 | 2–2 | ||||||
Tony Knap (NAIA Independent)(1968–1969) | |||||||||
1968 | Boise State | 8–2 | |||||||
1969 | Boise State | 9–1 | |||||||
Tony Knap(Big Sky Conference)(1970–1975) | |||||||||
1970 | Boise State | 8–3 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1971 | Boise State | 10–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | W Camellia | 13 | 7 | ||
1972 | Boise State | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1973 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal (Pioneer) | 8 | T–5 | ||
1974 | Boise State | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 3 | 5 | ||
1975 | Boise State | 9–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 5 | 8 | ||
Jim Criner (Big Sky Conference)(1976–1982) | |||||||||
1976 | Boise State | 5–5–1 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
1977 | Boise State | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | [n 4] | T–5 | |||
1978 | Boise State | 7–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
1979 | Boise State | 10–1 | 7–0 | [n 5] | Ineligible [n 5] | [n 5] | |||
1980 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 7 | |||
1981 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 5 | |||
1982 | Boise State | 8–3 | 4–3 | 4th | 15 | ||||
Lyle Setencich (Big Sky Conference)(1983–1986) | |||||||||
1983 | Boise State | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1984 | Boise State | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1985 | Boise State | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
1986 | Boise State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
Skip Hall (Big Sky Conference)(1987–1992) | |||||||||
1987 | Boise State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
1988 | Boise State | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 12 | |||
1989 | Boise State | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1990 | Boise State | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 10 | |||
1991 | Boise State | 7–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
1992 | Boise State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
Pokey Allen (Big Sky Conference)(1993–1995) | |||||||||
1993 | Boise State | 3–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
1994 | Boise State | 13–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 3 | |||
1995 | Boise State | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | 21 | ||||
Tom Mason (Big West Conference)(1996) | |||||||||
1996 | Boise State | 2–10 [n 6] | 1–4 [n 6] | 5th [n 6] | |||||
Houston Nutt (Big West Conference)(1997) | |||||||||
1997 | Boise State | 5–6 [n 7] | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
Dirk Koetter (Big West Conference)(1998–2000) | |||||||||
1998 | Boise State | 6–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
1999 | Boise State | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | W Humanitarian | ||||
2000 | Boise State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | W Humanitarian | ||||
Dan Hawkins (Western Athletic Conference)(2001–2005) | |||||||||
2001 | Boise State | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
2002 | Boise State | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Humanitarian | 12 | 15 | ||
2003 | Boise State | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Fort Worth | 15 | 16 | ||
2004 | Boise State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Liberty | 13 | 12 | ||
2005 | Boise State | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L MPC Computers | ||||
Chris Petersen (Western Athletic Conference)(2006–2010) | |||||||||
2006 | Boise State | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Fiesta † | 6 | 5 | ||
2007 | Boise State | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Hawaii | ||||
2008 | Boise State | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Poinsettia | 13 | 11 | ||
2009 | Boise State | 14–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Fiesta † | 4 | 4 | ||
2010 | Boise State | 12–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Maaco | 7 | 9 | ||
Chris Petersen(Mountain West Conference)(2011–2013) | |||||||||
2011 | Boise State | 12–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W Maaco | 6 | 8 | ||
2012 | Boise State | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Maaco | 14 | 18 | ||
2013 | Boise State | 8–5 [n 8] | 6–2 | 2nd (Mountain) | L Hawaii [n 8] | ||||
Bryan Harsin (Mountain West Conference)(2014–2020) | |||||||||
2014 | Boise State | 12–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Mountain) | W Fiesta † | 16 | 16 | ||
2015 | Boise State | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Mountain) | W Poinsettia | ||||
2016 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (Mountain) | L Cactus | ||||
2017 | Boise State | 11–3 | 7–1 | 1st (Mountain) | W Las Vegas | 22 | 22 | ||
2018 | Boise State | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | CX First Responder [n 9] | 23 | 24 | ||
2019 | Boise State | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st (Mountain) | L Las Vegas | 22 | 23 | ||
2020 | Boise State | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
Andy Avalos (Mountain West Conference)(2021–present) | |||||||||
2021 | Boise State | 7–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (Mountain) | CX Arizona | ||||
2022 | Boise State | 10–4 | 8–0 | 1st (Mountain) | W Frisco | ||||
Total: | 683–240–11 [n 10] | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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