BOISE STATE MEDIA RELATIONS 1910 University Dr.; Boise, ID 83725 Joe Nickell, Assistant AD/Communications // joenickell@boisestate.edu Aaron Juarez, Assistant SID // aaronjuarez@boisestate.edu Pete Clark, Graduate Assistant SID // peterclark736@boisestate.edu 2016 SCHEDULE / RESULTS GAME 13 BOISE STATE VS BAYLOR Sept. 3 (SAT) @ Louisiana ESPN3 W, 45-10 Sept. 10 (SAT) WASHINGTON ST ESPN2 W, 31-28 Sept. 24 (SAT) @ Oregon State FS1 W, 38-24 Oct. 1 (SAT) UTAH STATE * ESPN2 W, 21-10 Oct. 7 (FRI) @ New Mexico * CBS SN W, 49-21 Oct. 15 (SAT) COLORADO ST * ESPN2 W, 28-23 Oct. 20 (THUR) BYU ESPN W, 28-27 Oct. 29 (SAT) @ Wyoming * CBS SN L, 30-28 Nov. 4 (FRI) SAN JOSE ST * ESPN2 W, 45-31 Nov. 12 (SAT) @ Hawai i * CBS SN W, 52-16 Nov. 18 (FRI) UNLV * ESPN2 W, 42-25 Nov. 25 (FRI) @ Air Force * CBS SN L, 27-20 BOISE STATE 10-2, 6-2 MW DATE:......... Tuesday, Dec. 27 TIME:............8:15 p.m. (MT) TV:......................ESPN....... Rece Davis (Play-by-Play)......... David Pollack (Analyst).........Joey Galloway (Analyst)....... Molly McGrath (Sidelines) BAYLOR 6-6, 3-6 BIG 12 BRONCO GAME NOTES LOCATION:....... Phoenix, Ariz. STADIUM:. Chase Field (40,482) RADIO:... Bronco Radio Network....... Bob Behler (Play-by-Play)........ Pete Cavender (Analyst).................... ESPN Radio...... Clay Matvick (Play-by-Play)....... Dusty Dvoracek (Analyst)..... Dawn Davenport (Sidelines) QUICK FACTS Location:.......... Boise, Idaho Founded:...................1932 Enrollment:...............22,259 Nickname:.............. Broncos Colors:......... Blue and Orange Stadium:.....Albertsons Stadium........................ (36,387) Surface:.......... Blue Field Turf Conference:...... Mountain West President:...... Dr. Robert Kustra Athletic Director:.... Curt Apsey Head Coach:........ Bryan Harsin Record at Boise State:................... 31-8, 3rd Year Overall Record:... 38-13, 4th Year THE GAME: The Boise State football team will travel to Phoenix to square off against Baylor in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, Dec. 27 (Tuesday). The Broncos (10-2) and Bears (6-6) are slated to kick at 8:15 p.m. at Chase Field, home of Major League Baseball s Arizona Diamondbacks, and the game will be nationally televised by ESPN. The Broncos are making their 15thconsecutive bowl appearance, a streak that ranks tied for sixth nationally. The 2016 Boise State football campaign marks the 30th anniversary of the world-famous Blue Turf at Albertsons Stadium. Boise State installed the first nongreen field for the 1986 season, and since that time is a combined 171-36 on The Blue, a winning percentage of.826. Since 2000, Boise State has gone 102-6 at home (.944), the nation s best home winning percentage during that time. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS BRONCO GAME NOTES 3...... National Polls / Poll Notes 4............. National Rankings 5.............Mount Rushmore /.... MW Standings / MW Schedule 6......... Opponent Schedules /................ Future Schedules 7.................. Depth Chart 8.. Game Notes / Drive Summary 9.....Game Notes / The Hammer 10....... Game Notes / Explosives 11................. Game Notes /.............. Broncos in the NFL 12................. Game Notes /.............Jersey Combinations 13................. Game Notes /................ 2016 Watch Lists 14................. Game Notes /........... Bronco Radio Network 15............. Individual Notes /................... All-Blue Team 16...... Individual Notes / Debuts 17............... Individual Notes 18...... Head Coach Bryan Harsin 19...... Bronco Assistant Coaches 20....... Power Five Comparison 21......... Statistical Comparison 22........ Starters / Participation 23.The Blue / Albertsons Stadium 24......... Non-Saturday Games 25-27............. The Last Time 28-33.Game-by-Game Summaries 34-35.... Rosters / Pronunciation 36-41..............2016 Statistics VS. THE BIG 12: Boise State is 2-0 against the Big 12, with each victory coming in a bowl game. The Broncos defeated Iowa State (34-16) in the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl, Dec. 31, 2002, the school s first victory over what has become known as a Power Five opponent. Boise State s second win came in the school s most-famous victory, a 43-42 overtime victory in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 1, 2007. EXORCISING DEMONS: Boise State lost four games last season, and all four teams were back on the schedule for 2016. The Road to Redemption began Oct. 1 against Utah State, and continued against New Mexico (Oct. 7) and BYU (Oct. 20). The Broncos avenged the first three losses, but dropped its regular-season finale to Air Force (27-20). SENIOR SUCCESS: Each of the last 14 Boise State senior classes have won at least 40 games during their careers, or an average of 10 victories per season. The 2016 class, currently sitting on 39-career victories, will need to win the 2016 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl to make it 15-straight senior classes, having won eight games in 2013, 12 in 2014 and nine last season. NON-SATURDAY GAMES: Boise State s Tuesday (Dec. 27) contest against Baylor in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl will mark the team s sixth non-saturday game of the season. The Broncos are 53-15 all-time in non- Saturday games, including a mark of 8-5 in bowl games. Boise State has previously played on Tuesday five times, including four bowl games. The Broncos are 3-2 overall on Tuesday, including a mark of 2-2 in bowl games. AVOIDING BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES: Boise State, which dropped its regular-season finale, has lost back-to-back games in the same season just once in the last nine years, though the occurrence came last season (New Mexico and Air Force). Prior to last season, Boise State had not dropped back-to-back games since the final two contests of 2007. WED 21 THU 22 FRI 23 SAT 24 SUN 25 MON 26 TUE 27 Noon Arrival Press Conference Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport 2:45 PM Interviews Chaparral HS 3:15 PM Practice (Limited) 1:30 PM Interviews Chaparral HS 2 PM Practice (Limited) 10:30 a.m. Salvation Army Christmas Dinner Phoenix Convention Center 1:40 PM Interviews Chaparral HS 9 AM Cactus Bowl Media Day (Camelback Inn) 8:15 PM Cactus Bowl vs. Baylor (ESPN) Harsin/ Players Following Game 2
BRONCOS IN THE POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL AMWAY COACHES POLL ONE OF THE VOTERS: Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin is one of 64 voters in the 2016 Amway Coaches Poll. 15 YEARS IN THE RANKINGS: When Boise State cracked the polls entering week five of the 2016 season, it marked the 15thconsecutive season (2002-16; AP) that Boise State had been ranked for at least one week. The streak is tied with USC for the eighthlongest in the country. The nation s 10-longest streaks can be found on page 18. MOVIN ON UP: The Broncos ranking of No. 13 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls prior to the loss to Wyoming was the highest since concluding 2011 ranked eighth and sixth, respectively. PRESEASON RANKINGS: Boise State did not open the 2016 season ranked in either the AP or Coaches Polls. However, historically, that seems to bode well for the Broncos. Over the course of the previous 14 seasons, Boise State did not open the season ranked in the preseason polls on six occasions. Each year - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2014 - the Broncos finished ranked in the top 25. In two of those seasons (2006 and 2014), the Broncos capped their season with wins in the Fiesta Bowl. SUCCESS WHEN RANKED: Boise State has an all-time record of 101-15 (.871) when ranked in the top 25 of the AP and/or Coaches Polls. (Dec. 4) Team Record Pts Pvs. 1. Alabama (61) 13-0 1525 1 2. Ohio State 11-1 1444 2 3. Clemson 12-1 1396 3 4. Washington 12-1 1329 4 5. Penn State 11-2 1252 8 6. Michigan 10-2 1249 5 7. Oklahoma 10-2 1173 7 8. Wisconsin 10-3 1054 6 9. USC 9-3 1040 10 10. Florida State 9-3 889 12 11. Colorado 10-3 886 9 12. W. Michigan 13-0 871 13 13. Oklahoma St 9-3 800 11 14. West Virginia 10-2 788 14 15. Louisville 9-3 542 16 16. Stanford 9-3 508 17 17. Auburn 8-4 493 18 18. Virginia Tech 9-4 372 19 19. LSU 7-4 351 21 20. Florida 8-4 331 15 21. Iowa 8-4 272 22 22. Pittsburgh 8-4 237 24 23. Temple 10-3 229 NR 24. Nebraska 9-3 196 23 25. S. Florida 10-2 173 24 Dropped from rankings: Navy 20 Others receiving votes: Houston 101, Utah 99, Boise State 95, Washington State 31, Texas A&M 26, Air Force 20, Navy 15, Tennessee 12, San Diego State 8, Western Kentucky 7, Miami 6, Georgia Tech 3, Kansas State 2 (Dec. 4) Team Record Pts Pvs. 1. Alabama(58) 13-0 1450 1 2. Ohio State 11-1 1354 2 3. Clemson 12-1 1347 3 4. Washington 12-1 1283 4 5. Penn State 11-2 1186 8 6. Michigan 10-2 1181 6 7. Oklahoma 10-2 1128 7 8. Wisconsin 10-3 992 5 9. USC 9-3 981 11 10. Florida State 9-3 898 12 11. Colorado 10-3 828 9 12. West Virginia 10-2 806 13 13. Oklahoma St 9-3 754 10 14. W. Michigan 13-0 635 14 15. Louisville 9-3 631 15 16. Stanford 9-3 542 17 17. Auburn 8-4 504 19 18. Florida 8-4 421 16 19. Virginia Tech 9-4 374 18 20. LSU 7-4 359 21 21. Nebraska 9-3 241 22 22. S. Florida 10-2 197 23 23. Utah 8-4 170 24 24. Temple 10-3 126 NR 25. Iowa 8-4 97 25 Dropped from rankings: Navy 20 Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 61, Boise State 50, Houston 43, Navy 42, Washington State 39, San Diego State 36, Tennessee 33, Texas A&M 22, Western Kentucky 14, Miami 14, North Carolina 7, Kentucky 2, Appalachian State 2 3
ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE CONFERENCE WINNING % (SINCE 2000) TEAM W L T PCT 1. Michigan 935 333 36.731 2. Notre Dame 896 321 42.728 3. Boise State 427 161 2.725 4. Ohio State 887 321 53.724 5. Alabama 878 326 43.721 6. Oklahoma 869 321 53.720 7. Texas 891 360 33.707 8. USC 822 336 54.700 9. Nebraska 889 371 40.699 10. Penn State 867 383 41.687 11. Florida State 531 244 17.681 12. Tennessee 826 375 53.679 13. LSU 776 408 47.649 14. Georgia 794 418 54.648 15. Ga. Southern 375 205 10.64f TEAM RECORD PCT 1. Boise State 117-15.886 2. Ohio State 113-24.825 3. Oklahoma 121-27.818 4. Florida State 101-35.743 5. Oregon 107-41.723 6. USC 106-41.721 7. TCU 100-39.719 8. Florida 98-41.705 9. Virginia Tech 94-41.6963 10. Alabama 96-42.6957 11. Texas 99-44.692 12. LSU 95-43.688 13. Georgia 94-45.676 14. Louisville 82-43.656 15. Wisconsin 88-49.642 HOME WINNING % (SINCE 2000) OVERALL WINNING % (SINCE 2000) TEAM RECORD PCT 1. Boise State 102-6.944 2. Oklahoma 95-9.913 3. Ohio State 107-13.892 4. LSU 103-17.858 5. TCU 83-19.814 6. Georgia 89-20.817 7. Oregon 90-21.811 Florida 90-21.811 9. Wisconsin 95-23.805 10. USC 86-22.796 11. Alabama 97-25.795 12. Nebraska 95-25.7917 13. Florida State 87-23.7909 14. Virginia Tech 87-24.783 15. Michigan 93-26.781 TEAM RECORD PCT 1. Boise State 186-34.845 2. Ohio State 181-38.826 3. Oklahoma 182-43.809 4. LSU 166-52.761 5. TCU 159-54.746 6. USC 163-56.743 7. Alabama 164-58.739 8. Oregon 160-58.734 9. Georgia 161-60.729 10. Florida State 162-61.726 11. Texas 156-61.719 12. Virginia Tech 159-65.710 13. Florida 155-64.708 14. Wisconsin 155-67.698 15. Louisville 146-68.682 HIGHEST-SCORING TEAMS (SINCE 2000) WINS BY WEST COAST TEAMS (SINCE 2000) TEAM GMS PTS AVG 1. Boise State 220 8,774 39.88 2. Oregon 218 8,308 38.11 3. Oklahoma 225 8,464 37.62 4. Texas Tech 216 7,996 37.02 5. Texas 217 7,544 34.76 6. USC 219 7,431 33.93 7. TCU 213 7,147 33.55 8. Kansas State 215 7,065 32.86 9. Ohio State 219 7,139 32.60 10. Louisville 215 6,906 32.27 TEAM WINS 1. Boise State 186 2. USC 163 3. Oregon 160 4. Utah 141 5. BYU 139 6. Fresno State 123 7. Stanford 122 8. UCLA 118 9. Arizona State 116 10. Oregon State 115 4
MOUNT RUSHMORE MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS BOWL GAMES The following is Boise State s Mount Rushmore of bowl games, the greatest such games in Boise State football history: Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 Tostito s Fiesta Bowl - Jan. 1, 2007 Really, how can a Mt. Rushmore of Boise State bowl games not begin with what many have called one of the greatest games in college football history? Boise State lets a 28-10 lead slip away into a 35-28 deficit, faces 4th-and-18 from midfield with 18 seconds left, and the stage is set for the unforgettable. Jared Zabransky-to-Drisan James-to-Jerard Rabb on the Hook-and-Lateral ties the game at 35-35 and sends it to overtime, where Oklahoma scores first. Boise State, facing 4th-and-2 from the five calls the Halfback Pass and Vinny Perretta hits Derek Schouman for the touchdown. Boise State decides to go for the win, pulls off the Statue of Liberty as Ian Johnson cashes in the winning two-point conversion, gets the girl, and the Broncos post a win for the ages. Boise State 17, TCU 10 Tostito s Fiesta Bowl Jan. 4, 2010 Boise State became just the second college football team to go 14-0 as it completed its unbeaten campaign with a 17-10 Fiesta Bowl win over No. 3 TCU. Brandyn Thompson opened the scoring with a 51-yard interception return for a touchdown off of TCU quarterback Andy Dalton, and Boise State took an early 10-0 lead. TCU battled back to tie it up, and the teams were stalemated until the Broncos once again reached into their bag of tricks. Facing 4th-and-9 from their own 33 and 9:47 to play, Boise State lined up to punt. TCU was caught off-guard as punter Kyle Brotzman took the direct snap and hit a wide-open Kyle Efaw for 30 yards, pulling of what has become known as The Riddler. Four plays later, the Broncos scored what would be the winning touchdown as Doug Martin dove over the line from two yards out. Boise State 38, Arizona 30 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31, 2014 Boise State s third Fiesta Bowl title, and first under current head coach Bryan Harsin, followed many of the same plot points as the program s first trip six years earlier. Jump out to a big, early lead? Check (21-0 in the first quarter). Successfully pull of Statue Left? Yessir. Jay Ajayi went 16 yards for a score. Return an interception for a touchdown? Check. Donte Deayon with the 16-yard pick-six to provide the final Bronco points in the third quarter. This time, the Broncos got one final defensive stand to clinch the win, as Kamalei Correa sacked Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon at the Bronco 10-yard line on the final play of the game. Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas - Dec. 22, 2011 Boise State entered the matchup with Arizona State at 11-1, its only loss of the year derailing what could have been another BCS bowl. But the Broncos did not mail this one in. Instead, in the swan song for its greatest four-year class, a group led by quarterback Kellen Moore that would go 50-3 from 2008-11, the Broncos laid waste to the Sun Devils from the opening kick which was taken back 100 yards for a touchdown by Doug Martin. The Broncos jumped out to a 21-0 lead and poured it on, upping the advantage to 49-10 before Arizona State scored its first offensive touchdown. Jamar Taylor picked off Brock Osweiler and took it 100 yards to the house, Travis Stanaway returned a fumble 26 yards for a score, and Martin capped off a 151-yard rushing day with a two-yard score to provide the final points in Boise State s highest-scoring bowl performance in its history. TEAM MW PCT OVERALL PCT MOUNTAIN Wyoming 6-2.750 8-5.615 Boise State 6-2.750 10-2.833 New Mexico 6-2.750 8-4.667 Air Force 5-3.625 9-3.750 Colorado State 5-3.625 7-5.583 Utah State 1-7.125 3-9.250 WEST San Diego State ^ 6-2.750 10-3.769 Hawai i 4-4.500 6-7.462 Nevada 3-5.375 5-7.417 San Jose State 3-5.375 4-8.333 UNLV 3-5.375 4-8.333 Fresno State 0-8.000 1-11.083 ^ - 2016 Mountain West Champions MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE DATE GAME TV TIME (MT) Dec. 17 Gildan New Mexico Bowl New Mexico vs. UTSA ESPN Noon Dec. 17 Las Vegas Bowl San Diego State vs. Houston ABC 1:30 p.m. Dec. 21 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Wyoming vs. BYU ESPN 7 p.m. Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Colorado State vs. Idaho ESPN 5 p.m. Dec. 24 Hawai i Bowl Hawai i vs. MTSU ESPN 6 p.m. Dec. 27 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Boise State vs. Baylor ESPN 8:15 p.m. Dec. 30 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Air Force vs. South Alabama CI 3:30 p.m. 5
FUTURE SCHEDULES 2016 OPPONENT SCHEDULES A look at Boise State s future nonconference schedules by year can be found below: 2017....................... TROY.......... @ Washington State.................... VIRGINIA...................... @ BYU 2018...................... @ Troy...............CONNECTICUT............@ Oklahoma State.........................BYU 2019.............. @ Florida State.................. MARSHALL...................... @ BYU 2020..............FLORIDA STATE...................@ Marshall.........................BYU 2021....................... UTEP...........OKLAHOMA STATE...................... @ BYU 2022.............. @ Oregon State............ MICHIGAN STATE..................... @ UTEP.........................BYU 2023..............OREGON STATE........................ RICE.............@ Michigan State...................... @ BYU 2024...................... @ Rice................. CINCINNATI 2025................. @ Cincinnati @ Louisiana - Sept. 3 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 3 BOISE STATE L, 10-45 Sept. 10 MCNEESE STATE W, 30-22 Sept. 17 SOUTH ALABAMA * W, 28-23 Sept. 24 @ Tulane L, 39-41 Oct. 1 @ New Mexico State * L, 31-37 (2OT) Oct. 12 APPALACHIAN STATE * L, 0-24 Oct. 22 @ Texas State * W, 27-3 Nov. 5 IDAHO * L, 13-23 Nov. 10 @ Georgia Southern * W, 33-26 Nov. 19 @ Georgia L, 21-35 Nov. 26 ARKANSAS STATE * W, 24-19 Dec. 3 @ ULM * 1 p.m. WASHINGTON STATE - Sept. 10 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON L, 42-45 Sept. 10 @ Boise State L, 28-31 Sept. 17 IDAHO W, 56-6 Oct. 1 OREGON * W, 51-33 Oct. 8 @ Stanford * W, 42-16 Oct. 15 UCLA * W, 27-21 Oct. 22 @ Arizona State * W, 37-32 Oct. 29 @ Oregon State * W, 35-31 Nov. 5 ARIZONA * W, 69-7 Nov. 12 CALIFORNIA * W, 56-21 Nov. 19 @ Colorado * L, 24-38 Nov. 25 WASHINGTON * L, 17-45 @ Oregon State - Sept. 24 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 1 @ Minnesota L, 23-30 Sept. 17 IDAHO STATE W, 37-7 Sept. 24 BOISE STATE L, 24-38 Oct. 1 @ Colorado * L, 6-47 Oct. 8 CALIFORNIA * W, 47-44 (OT) Oct. 15 UTAH * W, 14-19 Oct. 22 @ Washington * L, 17-41 Oct. 29 WASHINGTON STATE * L, 31-35 Nov. 5 @ Stanford * L, 15-26 Nov. 12 @ UCLA * L, 24-38 Nov. 19 ARIZONA * W, 42-17 Nov. 26 OREGON * W, 34-24 UTAH STATE - Oct. 1 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 1 WEBER STATE W, 45-6 Sept. 10 @ USC L, 7-45 Sept. 16 ARKANSAS STATE W, 34-20 Sept. 24 AIR FORCE * L, 20-27 Oct. 1 @ Boise State * L, 10-21 Oct. 8 @ Colorado State * L, 24-31 Oct. 22 FRESNO STATE * L, 20-38 Oct. 28 SAN DIEGO STATE * L, 13-40 Nov. 5 @ Wyoming * L, 28-52 Nov. 12 NEW MEXICO * L, 21-24 Nov. 19 @ Nevada * L, 37-38 Nov. 26 @ BYU L, 10-28 @ New Mexico - Oct. 7 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA W, 48-21 Sept. 10 @ New Mexico State L, 31-32 Sept. 17 @ Rutgers L, 28-37 Oct. 1 SAN JOSE STATE * W, 48-41 Oct. 7 BOISE STATE * L, 21-49 Oct. 15 vs. Air Force * W, 45-40 Oct. 22 ULM W, 59-17 Oct. 29 @ Hawai i * W, 28-21 Nov. 5 NEVADA * W, 35-26 Nov. 12 @ Utah State * W, 24-21 Nov. 19 @ Colorado State * L, 31-49 Nov. 26 WYOMING * W, 56-35 COLORADO STATE - Oct. 15 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 2 vs. Colorado L, 7-44 Sept. 10 UTSA W, 23-14 Sept. 17 NORTHERN COLORADO W, 47-21 Sept. 24 @ Minnesota L, 24-31 Oct. 1 WYOMING * L, 17-38 Oct. 8 UTAH STATE * W, 31-24 Oct. 15 @ Boise State * L, 23-28 Oct. 22 @ UNLV * W, 42-23 Nov. 5 FRESNO STATE * W, 37-0 Nov. 12 @ Air Force * L, 46-49 Nov. 19 NEW MEXICO * W, 49-31 Nov. 26 @ San Diego State * W, 63-31 BYU - Oct. 20 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 3 vs. Arizona W, 18-16 Sept. 10 @ Utah L, 19-20 Sept. 17 UCLA L, 14-17 Sept. 24 vs. West Virginia L, 32-35 Sept. 30 TOLEDO W, 55-53 Oct. 8 @ Michigan State W, 31-14 Oct. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 28-21 (2OT) Oct. 20 @ Boise State L, 27-28 Nov. 5 @ Cincinnati W, 20-3 Nov. 12 SOUTHERN UTAH W, 37-7 Nov. 19 UMASS W, 51-9 Nov. 26 UTAH STATE W, 28-10 @ Wyoming - Oct. 29 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 40-34 (3OT) Sept. 10 @ Nebraska L, 17-52 Sept. 17 UC DAVIS W, 45-22 Sept. 23 @ Eastern Michigan L, 24-27 Oct. 1 @ Colorado State * W, 38-17 Oct. 8 AIR FORCE * W, 35-26 Oct. 22 @ Nevada * W, 42-34 Oct. 29 BOISE STATE * W, 30-28 Nov. 5 UTAH STATE * W, 52-28 Nov. 12 @ UNLV * L, 66-69 (3OT) Nov. 19 SAN DIEGO STATE * W, 34-33 Nov. 26 @ New Mexico * L, 35-56 Dec. 3 SAN DIEGO STATE L, 24-27 SAN JOSE STATE - Nov. 4 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 3 @ Tulsa L, 10-45 Sept. 10 PORTLAND STATE W, 66-35 Sept. 17 UTAH L, 17-34 Sept. 24 @ Iowa State L, 10-44 Oct. 1 @ New Mexico * L, 41-48 Oct. 8 HAWAI I * L, 17-34 Oct. 15 NEVADA * W, 14-10 Oct. 21 @ San Diego State * L, 3-42 Oct. 29 UNLV * W, 30-24 Nov. 4 @ Boise State * L, 31-45 Nov. 19 AIR FORCE * L, 38-41 Nov. 26 @ Fresno State * W, 16-14 @ Hawai i - Nov. 12 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Aug. 26 vs. California L, 31-51 Sept. 3 @ Michigan L, 3-63 Sept. 10 UT MARTIN W, 41-36 Sept. 17 @ Arizona L, 28-47 Oct. 1 NEVADA * W, 38-17 Oct. 8 @ San Jose State * W, 34-17 Oct. 15 UNLV * L, 38-41 Oct. 22 @ Air Force * W, 34-27 Oct. 29 NEW MEXICO * L, 21-28 Nov. 5 @ San Diego State * L, 0-55 Nov. 12 BOISE STATE * L, 16-52 Nov. 19 @ Fresno State * W, 14-13 Nov. 26 UMASS W, 46-40 UNLV - Nov. 18 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 1 JACKSON STATE W, 63-13 Sept. 10 @ UCLA L, 21-42 Sept. 17 @ Central Michigan L, 21-44 Sept. 24 IDAHO L, 30-33 Oct. 1 FRESNO STATE * W, 45-20 Oct. 8 @ San Diego State * L, 7-26 Oct. 15 @ Hawai i * W, 41-38 Oct. 22 COLORADO STATE * L, 23-42 Oct. 29 @ San Jose State * L, 24-30 Nov. 12 WYOMING * W, 69-66 (3OT) Nov. 18 @ Boise State * L, 25-42 Nov. 26 NEVADA * L, 10-45 @ Air Force - Nov. 25 DATE OPP TIME (MT)/SCORE Sept. 3 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 37-21 Sept. 10 GEORGIA STATE W, 48-14 Sept. 24 @ Utah State * W, 27-20 Oct. 1 NAVY W, 28-14 Oct. 8 @ Wyoming * L, 26-35 Oct. 15 vs. New Mexico * L, 40-45 Oct. 22 HAWAI I * L, 27-34 Oct. 28 @ Fresno State * W, 31-21 Nov. 5 @ Army W, 31-12 Nov. 12 COLORADO STATE * W, 49-46 Nov. 19 @ San Jose State * W, 41-38 Nov. 25 BOISE STATE * W, 27-20 6
DEPTH CHART OFFENSE X 1 Cedrick Wilson (JR//6-3//184) 28 A.J. Richardson (RS-SO//6-0//213) H 82 Thomas Sperbeck (SR//6-0//180) 81 Akilian Butler (SO//5-10//186) OR 8 Sean Modster (RS-SO//5-11//186) Z 6 Chaz Anderson (RS-SR//5-10//184) 17 Austin Cottrell (JR//6-2//205) LT 74 Archie Lewis (RS-JR//6-3//300) OR 72 Will Adams (RS-SR//6-7//297) 77 John Molchon (RS-FR//6-5//305) LG 73 Travis Averill (RS-SR//6-3//299) 52 Andrew Tercek (RS-JR//6-1//272) C 59 Mason Hampton (RS-JR//6-3//293) 67 Garrett Larson (RS-FR//6-4//293) RG 70 Steven Baggett (RS-SR//6-3//297) 60 Kellen Buhr (RS-SR//6-1//293) RT 66 Mario Yakoo (RS-SR//6-4//320) 77 John Molchon (RS-FR//6-5//305) TE 88 Jake Roh (RS-JR//6-3//226) 87 Alec Dhaenens (RS-JR//6-3//247) 86 Chase Blakley (RS-SO//6-4//239) 84 Jake Knight (RS-SO//6-4//239) 47 Matt Pistone (RS-FR//6-3//248) QB 4 Brett Rypien (SO//6-2//195) 3 Thomas Stuart (RS-JR//5-11//203) RB 13 Jeremy McNichols (JR//5-9//207) 22 Alexander Mattison (5-11//206//FR) 26 Devan Demas (RS-SR//5-8//181) DEFENSE DE 94 Sam McCaskill (RS-SR//6-3//256) 91 Durrant Miles (SO//6-5//237) OR 53 Sam Whitney (RS-FR//6-2//234) NT 55 David Moa (RS-SO//6-3//268) 98 Sonatane Lui (FR//6-1//285) DT 96 Elliot Hoyte (RS-SR//6-4//276) 97 Austin Silsby (RS-JR//6-3//250) OR 90 Daniel Auelua (JR//6-2//290) STUD 8 Jabril Frazier (RS-SO//6-4//239) OR 91 Durrant Miles (SO//6-5//237) 53 Sam Whitney (RS-FR//6-2//234) WLB 51 Ben Weaver (RS-SR//6-0//220) 38 Leighton Vander Esch (RS-SO//6-4//236) MLB 44 Darren Lee (SR//6-1//230) 58 Tyson Maeva (FR//6-0//219) SLB 36 Blake Whitlock (JR//6-1//208) 24 Kameron Miles (RS-JR//6-1//208) CB 14 Tyler Horton (SO//5-11//177) 25 Raymond Ford (RS-SR//5-10//187) FS 3 Chanceller James (RS-SR//6-2//212) 37 Cameron Hartsfield (RS-JR//5-10//196) BS 29 Dylan Sumner-Gardner (RS-SO//6-1//201) 10 Kekoa Nawahine (FR//6-2//195) CB 2 Jonathan Moxey (SR//5-10//189) 4 DeAndre Pierce (FR//5-11//168) K 49 Tyler Rausa (RS-SR//5-9//192) 46 Joel Velazquez (FR//6-0//230) HOLD 19 Sean Wale (RS-SR//6-2//187) SNAP 42 Matt Cota (RS-JR//6-1//189) 50 Nicholai Pitman (FR//5-11//233) 89 Brock Barr (RS-JR//6-3//204) P 19 Sean Wale (RS-SR//6-2//187) 46 Joel Velazquez (FR//6-0//230) SPECIALISTS KO 49 Tyler Rausa (RS-SR//5-9//192) KR 13 Jeremy McNichols (JR//5-9//207) OR 1 Cedrick Wilson (JR//6-3//184) PR 81 Akilian Butler (SO//5-10//186) OR 1 Cedrick Wilson (JR//6-3//184) 7
DRIVE SUMMARY GAME NOTES BOISE STATE DRIVE TOTAL SCORING YARDS DRIVES DRIVES <0 6 0-9 32 1 10-19 9 20-29 13 30-39 11 1 40-49 10 5 50-59 14 11 60-69 6 6 70-79 21 21 80-89 15 13 90-99 5 5 POSSESSIONS WITH PLAYS INSIDE THE: TD FG 30-yd line 53 35 7 20-yd line 48 35 7 15-yd line 41 31 5 10-yd line 32 28 3 5-yd line 16 14 1 RED ZONE TD FG 35-48 7-48.729.146 TOTAL: 42-48 (.875) OPPONENT DRIVE TOTAL SCORING YARDS DRIVES DRIVES <0 14 0-9 30 1 10-19 16 20-29 23 4 30-39 14 4 40-49 8 4 50-59 12 7 60-69 6 5 70-79 16 15 80-89 5 4 90-99 POSSESSIONS WITH PLAYS INSIDE THE: TD FG 30-yd line 50 20 17 20-yd line 36 18 12 15-yd line 27 17 7 10-yd line 16 10 4 5-yd line 7 4 2 RED ZONE TD FG 18-34 12-34.529.353 TOTAL: 30-34 (.882) THE HARSIN ERA: At the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl the Broncos will conclude their third year under head coach Bryan Harsin, a former Bronco quarterback and assistant coach. Harsin, who is 31-8 entering the Dec. 27 contest against Baylor, led the Broncos to a record of 12-2 in his debut season, which included the school s first outright Mountain West Championship since joining the league in 2011 and the school s third victory in the Fiesta Bowl. For his efforts in year one, Harsin was named a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award, the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award and the Dodd Trophy, given annually by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. In year two, the Broncos went 9-4 and defeated Northern Illinois 55-7 in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. And for the second-straight season, Harsin was named a midseason finalist for the Dodd Trophy, the only one from a non-resource Five school. HARSIN A COACH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: Head coach Bryan Harsin was recognized for his part in getting the Broncos off to a 9-1 start and national ranking in 2016, as he was named to the Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year award watch list on Oct. 19, and to the Dodd Trophy midseason list on Oct. 31. It marks the third-straight season in which Harsin has been named a candidate for the Dodd Trophy. COACHING CHANGES: The Broncos have a different offensive coordinator for the fourth time in as many seasons, but this time around, multiple people will handle the responsibilities. Offensive line coach Scott Huff and quarterbacks coach Zak Hill will serve as co-offensive coordinators, and head coach Bryan Harsin will call the plays. The Broncos also have a new defensive coordinator, as linebackers coach Andy Avalos takes over the defense in 2016. Hill is entering his first season with the Broncos, as are defensive backs/cornerbacks coach Ashley Ambrose and safeties coach Gabe Franklin. Hill spent the last seven seasons at Eastern Washington, where he helped lead the Eagles to the 2010 FCS National Championship. Ambrose, a former All-Pro cornerback in the NFL, was at Texas State in 2015. Franklin, a three-time all-league honoree for Boise State, spent the last five seasons at UTEP. AGAINST THE BIG 12: Dec. 27 s Cactus Bowl will mark Boise State s third game all-time against a Big 12 program, with all three coming in bowl games. Boise State defeated Iowa State, 34-16, in the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 31, 2002, and beat Oklahoma, 43-42 in overtime, in the 2007 Tostito s Fiesta Bowl. BOISE STATE S BOWL STREAK AMONG BEST IN THE COUNTRY: Boise State s visit to the Cactus Bowl will be the 15th-consecutive bowl appearance for the Broncos, a streak which is tops among Group of Five schools and one which is surpassed by only five Power Five schools. Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech will each play in their 16th-straight bowl game this year. BRONCOS BACK TO 10 WINS: Nov. 18 s 42-25 victory over UNLV improved Boise State to 10-1 on the season, the Broncos 14th 10-win season since joining Division I-A (now FBS) in 1996. It is also Boise State s second 10-win season over the past three years, along with a 12-2 finish in 2014. The Broncos had a run of seven-straight 10-win seasons, highlighted by undefeated campaigns in 2006 (13-0) and 2009 (14-0), from 2006-12. BOISE STATE HAS 15 EARN ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORS: Boise State had 15 members of the team earn All-Mountain West honors when the all-conference teams were announced Nov. 29. Quarterback Brett Rypien and wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck each earned their second-straight nod to the All-Mountain West First Team, and were joined by first-timers offensive linemen Travis Averill and Mario Yakoo, defensive end Sam McCaskill and nose tackle David Moa. Running back Jeremy McNichols was named to the second team for the second-straight year, and was joined by offensive lineman Steven Baggett, linebacker Ben Weaver, cornerback Jonathan Moxey, safety Chanceller James and punter Sean Wale. Earning honorable mention were offensive lineman Mason Hampton, wide receiver Cedrick Wilson and linebacker Tanner Vallejo. HAMPTON JOINS A SELECT CLUB: Boise State had three student-athletes recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Dec. 1 for their work in the classroom as well as on the field, as center Mason Hampton was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team while offensive lineman Steven Baggett and punter Sean Wale were both named to the second team. Hampton became just the fifth Boise State football student-athlete to be named to CoSIDA s First Team, joining Brent McIver (1971), Glenn Sparks (1973), Sam Miller (1978) and Nate Potter (2011). 8
THE HAMMER GAME NOTES FIVE HONORED FOR ACADEMIC GREATNESS: Boise State football had five student-athletes named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Football Team Nov. 3, topping all schools in District 7, which includes all FBS and FCS programs in Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Guard Steven Baggett (3.82 GPA, construction management major) and punter Sean Wale (3.84, health science) each earned their second-straight nod to the team, while center Mason Hampton (3.96, philosophy), STUD end Gabe Perez (3.60, general business) and wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck (3.38, communication) were all voted to the team for the first time. Boise State awards The Hammer to the individual who makes the best special teams play the previous week, and that player leads the team out onto the field the following game. Louisiana...........Darren Lee Washington State.. Jake Knight Oregon State....Sam McCaskill Utah State.......... David Moa New Mexico..... Chase Hatada Colorado State.............................Chanceller James BYU....... Alexander Mattison Wyoming... Alexander Mattison San Jose State.. Alec Dhaenens Hawaii............ Taylor Pope UNLV....... Thomas Sperbeck Air Force...........Darren Lee PREVIOUS WINNERS ON THE 2016 ROSTER Chaz Anderson...............Wyoming, 2013 Chanceller James..........Colorado State, 2015..............Utah State, 2015 Darren Lee........... Oregon State, 2013..... Louisiana-Lafayette, 2014............Fresno State, 2014............ Washington, 2015............. Idaho State, 2015............ New Mexico, 2015......... Northern Illinois, 2015 Joey Martarano................... BYU, 2015 Jake Roh.......... San Jose State, 2015 Tanner Vallejo............ Fresno State, 2013...... Fresno State (MW), 2014 Leighton Vander Esch.................. UNLV, 2015 BACK IN THE W COLUMN: With its 45-31 victory over San Jose State Nov. 4, Boise State bounced back from Oct. 29 s 30-28 loss at Wyoming and avoided consecutive losses. Last year, the Broncos were defeated, 31-24, by New Mexico on Nov. 14, and followed that with a 37-30 loss to Air Force six days later, with both losses coming at Albertsons Stadium. Those back-to-back losses were the first for Boise State since dropping the final two games of the 2007 season (Nov. 23 at Hawai i and Dec. 23 against East Carolina). Boise State never lost consecutive conference games while a member of the WAC (2001-10). As a member of the Big West from 1996-2000, the Broncos had a three-game losing streak (Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Nov. 9, 1996) and twice lost two in a row (Nov. 1 and 8, 1997; Nov. 21, 1998 and Oct. 16, 1999). ALL GOOD THINGS : This year s Boise State team set the program s FBS-era (1996-present) record for longest season-opening stretch without trailing, passing the 2009 team s previous mark of 306:35 in Oct. 15 s game against Colorado State. However, Colorado State s game-opening field goal with 7:24 left in the opening quarter ended Boise State s status as the last FBS team to have not trailed in 2016, and ended the season-opening run at 307:36. It was just the second time in school history that the Broncos had not trailed at any point through the season s first five games, and like the 2009 team, it was the sixth game of the season in which the run was snapped. The 2009 team s run was broken when Tulsa scored 6:35 into the sixth game of the season to go up 7-0. As noted above, Boise State had been the last FBS team in 2016 to trail in a contest. The Broncos had been tied twice during that span (7-7 against both Oregon State and Utah State). CONFERENCE RECORD: Since 2000, Boise State is a national-best 117-14 (.893) in conference play. Since joining the FBS in 1996, the Broncos have played in three leagues: the Big West (1996-2000), WAC (2001-10) and Mountain West (2011-Present). Over the campaigns in those three conferences, the Broncos have posted an all-time record of 127-24 (.841). Boise State went 5-3 in Mountain West play in 2015, just the second time since 1998 - when Boise State went 2-3 in the Big West - that the Broncos lost three conference contests in a season. It was also just the fourth time since 2001 - Boise State s first year in the WAC - that the Broncos lost multiple conference games (also went 6-2 in WAC play in 2001). CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Broncos have played in four conferences all time, and have won multiple conference championships in each: six in the Big Sky (1970-95), two in the Big West (1996-2000), eight in the WAC (2001-10) and two in the MW (2011-Present). MW SUCCESS: Since joining the Mountain West for the 2011 season, Boise State has lost just 10 conference games, with only two of those nine losses being by more than seven points. Outside of a 28-14 loss to Air Force (Sept. 27) in 2014 and a 52-26 loss at Utah State (Oct. 16) in 2015, the Broncos other eight Mountain West losses have come by a combined 30 points. Boise State s four Mountain West losses from 2011-13 were by a combined seven points: TCU in 2011 (36-35); San Diego State in 2012 (21-19); Fresno State (41-40) and SDSU (34-31, OT) in 2013. Among current Mountain West teams, only Air Force (3-2) boasts a winning record over Boise State. AGAINST THE POWER FIVE: Boise State s Cactus Bowl matchup with Baylor will be the Broncos third this year against a Power Five program. The Broncos are 2-0 in its matchups with the Power Five in 2016, defeating Washington State (31-28) and Oregon State (38-24) on Sept. 10 and Sept. 24, respectively, and with a win over Baylor could go 3-0 against the Power Five in a single season for the first time. 9
EXPLOSIVE PLAYS GAME NOTES A complete game-by-game breakdown of explosive plays by both Boise State and its opponents during the 2016 season can be found below. For Boise State, explosive plays are defined as runs of 12-plus yards and passes of 15-plus. OPPONENT RUN PASS TOTAL @ Louisiana 4 10 14 Wazzu 2 7 9 @ Oregon St 5 5 10 Utah St * 2 4 6 @ N. Mexico * 0 9 9 Colorado St * 1 5 6 BYU 1 6 7 @ Wyoming * 5 8 13 San Jose St * 6 6 12 @ Hawai i * 4 8 12 UNLV * 5 1 6 @ Air Force * 1 6 7 TOTAL 36 75 111 A complete game-by-game breakdown of opponent explosive plays can be found below: OPPONENT RUN PASS TOTAL @ Louisiana 3 5 8 Wazzu 0 8 8 @ Oregon St 4 4 8 Utah St * 2 5 7 @ N. Mexico * 9 0 9 Colorado St * 5 2 7 BYU 2 2 4 @ Wyoming * 3 7 10 San Jose St * 6 7 13 @ Hawai i * 8 1 9 UNLV * 3 3 6 @ Air Force * 3 1 4 TOTAL 48 45 93 The Broncos enter the Cactus Bowl 14-5 against schools from the Power Five since the start of the 2006 season, and have won five in a row against such opposition. Boise State has also won 15 games against Power Five schools since 2003, third-best among all Group of Five teams over that span (BYU and Navy are tied with 23 apiece). It should be noted that all five of Boise State s losses to Power Five schools since 2006 have come on the road or at a neutral site. Since notching its first victory over a Power Five school, a 34-16 win over Iowa State in the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl, Boise State is 16-9 all-time in games against Power Five teams, and 16-21 overall. PAC-12 SUCCESS: Boise State s 38-24 win at Oregon State (Sept. 24), combined with Sept. 10 s 31-28 win over Washington State, improved the Broncos to 2-0 against the Pac-12 this season. While Boise State is 11-13 overall against the Pac- 12, the Broncos are 11-5 against the Power Five conference since 2004 and are currently on a four-game winning streak dating back to the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl victory over Arizona. AMONG THE GREATEST: Boise State is the third-best all-time winning percentage amongst the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Broncos all-time record at the fouryear level entering the Cactus Bowl is 427-161-2 (.724). Michigan is first on the all-time list (935-333-36;.731) with Notre Dame second (896-321-42;.728). For the complete top 15, see page four. ESTABLISHING A LEGACY: The Broncos are the winningest football program in the country since 2000, with an overall record of 186-34 (.845). Ohio State (181-38;.826), Oklahoma (182-43;.809), LSU (166-52;.761) and TCU (159-54;.746) round out the top five. For the complete top 15, see page four. OUT OF THE NORM: The Broncos went 9-4 in 2015, missing double-digit victories for just the second time in the last decade. Boise State has won 10-or-more games in 13 of the last 17 seasons, including 12-or-more in six of the last 10. BOWLING AGAIN: Boise State made its 14th-straight bowl appearance and the 16th over the last 17 years in 2015, and with Oct. 15 s victory over Colorado State became eligible for a 15th-straight bowl appearance. The current bowl-appearance streak is tied with Wisconsin for the sixth-longest in the country, trailing only Florida State (34), Virginia Tech (23), Georgia (19), Oklahoma (17) and LSU (16). Since the Broncos joined FBS in 1996, they have failed to make the postseason just four times (1996-98, 2001). In 2001, the last season in which the Broncos did not go bowling, Boise State was bowl-eligible with an 8-4 record but was not selected for a game. RETURNING ALL-MW: Of the 13 Broncos named All-MW in 2015, seven returned for the 2016 season. Quarterback Brett Rypien was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year in addition to being one of six Broncos named to the first team. He was joined on the first team by wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck and kicker Tyler Rausa. Tight end Jake Roh and running back Jeremy McNichols were each named second team, while linebacker Tanner Vallejo and offensive lineman Mario Yakoo were named honorable mention. ACADEMIC SUCCESS: The Broncos were one of only five schools in the country to receive the NCAA s Public Recognition Award in football for ranking in the top-10 percent nationally in APR from 2010 through 2014. Joining the Broncos were Clemson, Duke, Northwestern and Rutgers. At the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year, the Boise State football team posted a combined cumulative grade-point average of 3.12, the highest on record. Additionally, the Broncos boasted a league-high 30 members on the Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team. Boise State has led the MW in all-academic selections in each of its five seasons in the league. DEFENSE SACKING HUNGER: Boise State teamed up with Albertsons and the Idaho Food Bank once again in 2016 to sack hunger in Idaho. With each sack by the Bronco defense during the 2016 regular season, Albertsons donated $500 to the Idaho Food Bank. Over 12 games, Boise State racked up 27 sacks ranking 48th in the country and third in the Mountain West, coming out to $13,500 worth of donations to the Idaho Food Bank. On Dec. 13, Albertsons announced that it would up the total donation to $20,000, and, along with Bronco sack leader David Moa (7.5 sacks), presented the check to the Idaho Food Bank. 10 The Bronco sack effort is paced by the defensive line trio of nose tackle David Moa (7.5 sacks), defensive end Sam McCaskill (5.5 sacks), STUD end Jabril Frazier (4.0 sacks) and Hoyte (1.5 sacks). Moa ranks tied for second and McCaskill tied for fifth in the Mountain West in sacks. The Bronco defense has also made 76.0 tackles for loss (45th in the country, third in the Mountain West), led by 13.0 from McCaskill and 8.5 from Moa.
BRONCOS IN THE NFL GAME NOTES There are currently 18 Broncos on National Football League rosters (as of Sept. 4), and 13 teams have at least one former member of the Boise State football team on its roster. At least one Bronco has been selected in the NFL Draft in each of the last seven seasons, and 18 players have been drafted during that time - including seven in the first two rounds. A complete list of Broncos in the NFL can be found below: Baltimore Ravens.......... Kamalei Correa (LB) Chicago Bears............ Charles Leno (OL) Cincinnati Bengals..............George Iloka (S) Cleveland Browns............ Jamar Taylor (CB) Dallas Cowboys.........Tyrone Crawford (DT)..... DeMarcus Lawrence (DE)......... Kellen Moore (QB; IR)....... Orlando Scandrick (CB) Denver Broncos............ Matt Paradis (OL)...............Billy Winn (DL) Miami Dolphins................Jay Ajayi (RB) New England Patriots........... Shea McClellin (LB) New Orleans Saints.......... Kyle Wilson (CB; IR) New York Jets...........Ryan Clady (OL; IR) New York Giants....... Donte Deayon (CB; PS)...... Darian Thompson (S; IR) Seattle Seahawks......... Rees Odhiambo (OL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers............ Doug Martin (RB) IR = Injured Reserve PS = Practice Squad THE TACKLING MACHINE: Redshirt senior middle linebacker Ben Weaver leads the Broncos this year with 99 tackles, and with one more will be the first Bronco to hit triple digits since Tanner Vallejo made 100 tackles in 2014. After making seven tackles Nov. 25 against Air Force, Weaver now has 318 tackles in his career, just 10 away from cracking the Boise State all-time top 10 (Jason Robinson, 328). On the year, Weaver also ranks 70th in the country with 8.3 tackles per game. MOX AND THE YOUNG KNOCKS: Senior cornerback Jonathan Moxey has taken on the role of elder statesman of a young Bronco cornerback corps, leading them with 49 tackles (42 solo), 13 pass breakups and 4.5 tackles-for-loss in 2016. His coverage has helped lock down one side of the secondary, while on the other, sophomore Tyler Horton (one interception) and senior Raymond Ford (one interception) have done well under his wing. Also continuing his ascent on the year is freshman cornerback DeAndre Pierce, son of former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce (Washington, 2001-04; New York Giants, 2005-09). The younger Pierce made his first-career start Nov. 12 at Hawai i, making four tackles (three solo), including a crushing hit in the fourth quarter, and followed with a tackle-for-loss and a pass defended Nov. 18 against UNLV. On the year, Pierce has made 18 tackles (14 solo) and broken up two passes. JAMES MAKES MOST OF HIS FINAL YEAR: Redshirt senior safety Chanceller James put together one of his finest seasons in 2016, being named to the All- Mountain West Second Team, his first all-conference honor, after ranking second on the team with 73 tackles (43 solo) along with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and pacing the team with a pair of interceptions. Overall, James ranks 23rd in the Mountain West with 6.6 tackles per game. KICK-BLOCK GAME STRONG: Boise State has been a force in getting to kickers on special teams, Darren Lee s block of a UNLV punt Nov. 18 was the third of the year for the Broncos, 21st overall in the country. David Moa made the most important block of the season for Boise State, getting a hand on BYU s attempted game-winning field goal on Oct. 20 to preserve a 28-27 win. It was Boise State s second blocked field goal of the season, following Sam McCaskill s block Sept. 10 against Washington State. Coincidentally, each block has factored heavily into the Broncos winning margin of each contest, as Moa s block preserved a 28-27 win, and McCaskill s denied Washington State three points in a contest that ended up 31-28 in favor of the Broncos. LEAN ON LEE: Senior linebacker Darren Lee continues to be the dependable everyman of the Boise State defense, enjoying a career year in 2016 as he stepped up for an injury-depleted Bronco linebacker corps as season-opening starters Tanner Vallejo (declared out for the season Nov. 18) and Joe Martarano (missed two games to injury early in the year, suffered season-ending injury Nov. 18) have battled injuries all season. Lee has appeared in all 12 games, making nine starts, ranking tied for fourth on the team with 64 tackles (43 solo) including 3.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles-for-loss. He has also accounted for one of Boise State s two defensive touchdowns this season, stripping an Oregon State receiver and taking it 19 yards for the score on Sept. 24. Prior to this year, Lee had made 49 tackles in his role on special teams and as a backup linebacker from 2013-15. MULTIPLE-TURNOVER GAME: At Hawai i on Nov. 12 Boise State recorded its first game with multiple forced turnovers (with two) since the 2015 Poinsettia Bowl. In that 55-7 win over Northern Illinois, the Broncos recovered three fumbles, and at Hawai i got an interception from safety Chanceller James along with a fumble recovery by defensive end Durrant Miles. Although Boise State has only forced eight turnovers through 12 games, the Broncos have done well to convert those takeaways into points, scoring touchdowns six times and getting a field goal once. The only time the Broncos didn t turn a takeaway into a touchdown was at New Mexico, when Raymond Ford s interception came on a Hail Mary on the final play of the first half. VALLEJO S SEASON ENDED BY INJURY: Senior linebacker Tanner Vallejo s Boise State career came to a premature end Nov. 18 as he was declared out for the year due to injury prior to the Broncos game against UNLV. Against Hawai i on Nov. 12, in what ended up being his final collegiate game, Vallejo racked up a team-high eight tackles, including 2.0 for loss, to bring his season total to 69, second on the team despite missing Oct. 1 s contest against Utah State. Vallejo made 14 tackles in Sept. 10 s win over Washington State, and followed up with four (two solo) and a shared tackle-for-loss in abbreviated action at Oregon State. Oct. 20 against BYU he led the team with 11 tackles (five solo) and shared a sack. Vallejo ends the 2016 season with 69 tackles, a sack and 6.0 tackles-for-loss. 11
JERSEY COMBINATIONS GAME NOTES CONTROLLING THE SECOND LEVEL: Boise State s linebacker trio of Tanner Vallejo, Ben Weaver and Darren Lee has played a pivotal role all season, contributing to Boise State s defensive rankings of 68th in rushing defense (179.8 ypg), 29th in scoring defense (22.7 ppg) and 46th in total defense (379.3 ypg). The three linebackers are also three of Boise State s top five tacklers this season, as Weaver leads the Broncos with 99 tackles, Vallejo, despite being done for the season due to injury, is third with 69 and Lee tied for fourth at 64. The trio has also contributed 14.5 tackles-for-loss and 4.0 sacks. Vallejo, however, missed Nov. 18 s game against UNLV and will miss the rest of the season due to injury. Also making an impact is this group is newcomer Blake Whitlock, a junior-college transfer from Saddleback College. Whitlock made his first start Oct. 1 against Utah State, and started against UNLV and Air Force in Vallejo s absence. This year Whitlock has made 31 tackles (16 solo) with 2.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles-for-loss. HEY CHICAGO WHAT DO YOU SAY? MARTARANO S MAKING TACKLES TODAY: Before leaving Nov. 18 s contest against UNLV with what would be a season-ending injury, redshirt junior linebacker Joe Martarano made a career-best 10 Oct. 29 in Wyoming, and forced a fumble which the Broncos recovered Nov. 12 at Hawai i. But the current Chicago Cubs farmhand had something else to celebrate this fall: the Cubs winning the club s first World Series in 108 years. Martarano was drafted by the Cubs out of high school in the 22nd round of the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft, and spent the summers of 2014-15 playing in the Cubs system. After batting.275 between the Arizona League Cubs and Eugene Emeralds (Short season-a), Martarano took the 2016 season off from baseball to focus on the upcoming football season. THIRD DOWN SHUTDOWN: Through 12 games Boise State s defense ranks 48th in the country and third in the Mountain West on third downs, limiting opponents to a conversion rate of just 37.8 percent (76-for-201). BUT THEY SAID THIS WASN T LAST YEAR S D-LINE: Boise State s 2015 defensive line finished that season ranked fifth in the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 108.2 yards per game. After losing every starter from that unit to graduation or the NFL Draft, many had reservations about how well this year s unit would perform. The crew of Sam McCaskill, David Moa, Elliot Hoyte, Jabril Frazier and Gabe Perez have answered the call, helping the Boise State defense rank 30th in the nation with 2.60 sacks per game. Leading the way has been McCaskill, a redshirt senior who started for the Broncos in 2014, and this year leads the unit with 48 tackles (28 solo) and 13.0 tackles-forloss, along with 5.5 sacks. Redshirt sophomore David Moa leads the team with 7.5 sacks on the season, while Hoyte (18 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles-for-loss) and Frazier (38 tackles, 4.0 sacks) have also brought the heat up front. TWO GAMES, TWO DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: The Boise State defense came up with big, momentum-swinging touchdowns in consecutive games earlier this season. Sept. 10 against Washington State, it was cornerback Tyler Horton with the 85-yard pick-six on the opening drive of the game to put the Broncos up, 7-0, and on Sept. 24 at Oregon State it was middle linebacker Darren Lee stripping Beaver receiver Seth Collins and taking it 19 yards to the end zone in the fourth quarter. Lee s play helped ice the win for the Broncos, as the Beavers had cut the Boise State lead to 14 (31-17) and was looking to drive for a score to make it a one-possession game. OPP HELMET/JERSEY/PANTS @ Louisiana......... WT/WT/WT WASHINGTON ST..... BL/BL/BL @ Oregon State..... WT/WT/WT UTAH ST............. BL/BL/BL @ NEW MEXICO.... WT/WT/WT COLORADO ST...... BL/WT/OR BYU.................. BL/BL/BL @ Wyoming........ WT/WT/WT SAN JOSE ST......... BL/BK/BK @ Hawaii.............BL/WT/BL UNLV................ BL/BL/BL @ Air Force..........BK/WT/WT 12 SECONDARY STANDING OUT: Boise State s secondary has performed well through the regular season, led by safeties Chanceller James (second on the team with 73 tackles) and Cameron Hartsfield, who ranks tied for fourth on the team with 64 tackles (38 solo). Fellow first-time starter Evan Tyler made four tackles (three solo) before suffering a season-ending knee injury Sept. 24 at Oregon State. Cornerback Tyler Horton has contributed the play of the year so far for the secondary, recording an 85-yard pick-six Sept. 10 against Washington State, and earning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week recognition for it. Raymond Ford made his first interception of the season Oct. 7 at New Mexico, and safety Dylan Sumner-Gardner has also made a pick. NOT AS MANY NEW FACES AS YOU D THINK: Boise State returns four starters from its 2015 defensive unit which ranked 12th in the FBS in total defense (318.3 yards per game) and fifth in rushing defense (108.2 yards per game). However, there is a stable of individuals returning with starting experience, including redshirt senior defensive lineman Sam McCaskill, redshirt senior defensive tackle Elliot Hoyte, redshirt junior linebacker Joe Martarano, cornerbacks Raymond
WATCH LISTS GAME NOTES The following were named to national watch lists entering the 2016 season: QB Brett Rypien Walter Camp Player of the Year Manning Award Maxwell Award Davey O Brien Award RB Jeremy McNichols Maxwell Award Doak Walker Award TE Jake Roh Mackey Award Allstate AFCA Good Hands Team K Tyler Rausa Lou Groza Award WR Thomas Sperbeck Biletnikoff Award MLB Tanner Vallejo Bronko Nagurski Trophy Butkus Award Ford (redshirt senior) and Tyler Horton (sophomore), and safeties Dylan Sumner- Gardner (redshirt sophomore) and Kameron Miles (redshirt junior). OFFENSE McNICHOLS ONE OF THE COUNTRY S TOP RBs: Junior running back Jeremy McNichols, a Doak Walker Award semifinalist, enters bowl season as the nation s leader in touchdowns with 27 and third with 23 rushing touchdowns. He also ranks fifth in the country in both rushing yards (1,663) and all-purpose yards (2,185), while leading the Mountain West in the latter category. Over the past two seasons (2015-16), McNichols total of 53 touchdowns is the most of any FBS player. He has also scored a touchdown in 24-straight games, the longest streak in the FBS over the last 10 years. He s eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the second-straight season and currently stands fifth in the FBS with 1,663 rushing yards. Nov. 18 s 206-yard effort against UNLV was McNichols third of the season, making him the first Bronco in school history to achieve that feat, with his previous two coming Oct. 15 against Colorado State in which he set career bests in carries (40), rushing yards (217) and allpurpose yards (264) in Boise State s 28-23 win, and Sept. 24 at Oregon State when he went for 208 yards and four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving). McNichols 40 carries against Colorado State also set a Boise State single-game record, eclipsing Cedric Minter s 38-year-old record of 38. McNichols has also been a major threat out wide, catching 32 passes for 450 yards and four touchdowns this season, a year after hauling in 51 passes for 460 yards and six scores in 2015. On Oct. 20 against BYU, McNichols caught five passes for 109 yards including a catch that went for 76 yards and the game s opening score. Paired with his 140 rushing yards, McNichols 100-100 game that night was just the fifth in Boise State history. McNichols has also worked his way into good company in the Boise State record books. His 3,159 career rushing yards rank seventh at Boise State, his 44 rushing touchdowns fourth and his 55 total touchdowns tied for third all-time. McNichols has posted 16 100-yard rushing games in his career, tied for fifth-best at Boise State while he is one of just two Broncos to post three 200-yard rushing games. His total of seven career 200-all-purpose-yard performances is second in school history, just one back of leader Brock Forsey. SPERBECK, WILSON MAKE BRONCO HISTORY: For the first time in Boise State history, the Broncos have produced a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in a single season as Thomas Sperbeck (1,193) and Cedrick Wilson (1,041) are both over the mark. Together, the pair has posted a combined 12 100-yard receiving games in 2016, with both hitting the century mark in four contests (Sept. 3 at Louisiana, Oct. 7 at New Mexico, Nov. 12 at Hawai i, Nov. 25 at Air Force). 20/20: Jeremy McNichols made history again Nov. 4 against San Jose State, as his two touchdowns in the contest brought his season total to 20, which, along with his 26-touchdown campaign in 2015 makes him the only Bronco in school history to record two 20-touchdown seasons. He currently stands at 27 touchdowns in 2016, tops in the FBS and third-most in Boise State single-season history. SPERBECK TAKES OVER AS BOISE STATE S BEST: Senior wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck, the only current Bronco voted by the fans to the 30-Year All-Blue Team, made nine catches for 109 yards and a touchdown in Oct. 20 s 28-27 win over BYU, but it was a 20-yard reception in the first quarter that stood out. That catch pushed Sperbeck to 3,075 career receiving yards, passing Titus Young (3,063 yards) as Boise State s all-time leader. Sperbeck is currently at 3,522 career receiving yards after making five catches for 123 yards at Air Force on Nov. 25. Sperbeck has continued his ascent up multiple categories of the Boise State record book, as he now stands fourth all-time with 216 receptions (28 behind alltime leader Matt Miller), joining Miller (244), Shane Williams-Rhodes (239), Austin Pettis (229) and Titus Young (204) as the only Bronco receivers with at least 200 career catches. On Nov. 12 at Hawai i he caught five passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns, marking the 14th 100-yard receiving game of his career and passing Ryan Ikebe (1993-96) as Boise State s all-time leader in that category. Sperbeck now has 15 100-yard games in his career after going for 123 at Air Force. Heading into bowl season, Sperbeck leads the Mountain West in receptions (72) and receiving yards (1,193), and is tied for fourth in touchdown catches (nine) a season after leading the conference in receiving yardage with a Boise State single-season record 1,412 as well as with 88 receptions, which tied Miller s Boise State single-season record. 13
BRONCO RADIO NETWORK GAME NOTES The Bronco Radio Network is comprised of 15 stations throughout the northwest, with KBOI 670 AM in Boise serving as the flagship. The Bronco Sports Network includes the following stations: IDAHO Boise KBOI 670 AM KTIK 93.1 FM Driggs KCHQ 102.1 FM Idaho Falls KID 96.1 FM KZKY 104.5 FM McCall KDZY 98.3 FM Pocatello KPKY 94.9 FM OREGON LaGrande KBKR 1450 AM NEVADA Elko KEAU 104.7 FM Preston KACH 1340 AM KACH 104.5 FM Salmon KSRA 960 AM St. Maries KOFE 1240 AM Twin Falls KSNQ 98.3 FM Baker City KLBM 1490 AM WILSON HITS 1,000: Junior wide receiver Cedrick Wilson has played a major role in the Bronco air attack in his debut season, posting his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year, and third in four games, Nov. 25 at Air Force. Wilson hauled in four passes for a career-high 193 yards and two touchdowns, moving into the team lead with 10 scoring grabs. Wilson put up a career day Oct. 7 at New Mexico, posting career bests in catches (nine), receiving yards (167, before being eclipsed by his performance at Air Force) and touchdown catches (three) in just over a half of action. So far this season, Wilson has caught 50 passes for 1,041 yards and 10 scores, with the touchdown mark third in the Mountain West. Wilson also leads the conference with 20.8 yards per reception and ranks fourth in the conference in receiving yards per game (86.8). His 1,041 receiving yards this year also sets the Boise State record for a Bronco in their first year with the program. ANOTHER NON-QB THROWING A TOUCHDOWN: Despite the Bronco roster listing five players at quarterback, Boise State in fact retains the services of a couple of converted signal-callers in wide receivers Cedrick Wilson and Thomas Sperbeck. Sperbeck s throwing prowess was on display yet again Oct. 29 at Wyoming, as he took lateral from Jeremy McNichols and hit quarterback Brett Rypien for a 33-yard touchdown that put the Broncos in front, 28-20. Sperbeck is now 3-for-3 passing this season for 92 yards and three touchdowns, having hit McNichols and A.J. Richardson on his previous scoring tosses. Wilson is 2-for-2 this year for 84 yards and a score. Former prep quarterbacks, the pair showed off their talents at their former positions Sept. 24 at Oregon State as Wilson completed a 23-yard pass to tight end Alec Dhaenens, and Sperbeck took a snap from the Wildcat and ran for nine yards. Wilson added to his numbers Oct. 1 against Utah State, completing a 61- yard touchdown pass to Jeremy McNichols. #RYPITGOOD: Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien remains the standard-bearer among Mountain West quarterbacks, leading the conference in passing yards (3,025; 275.0 ypg) and total offense (3,325 yards; 277.1 ypg), and is second in passing touchdowns (23). On Nov. 12 at Hawai i he accounted for more touchdowns than he had incompletions, throwing four touchdowns and rushing for a fifth while going 18-for-22 for 338 yards. Rypien posted his third-career 400-yard passing effort with 442 yards Oct. 20 against BYU, tying Kellen Moore for second-most all-time, and just one behind leader Ryan Dinwiddie (2000-03). It was also Rypien s eighth-career 300-yard passing game, fourth all-time at Boise State, and with 317 passing yards at halftime against BYU it was the third time this season in which he had 300 passing yards by halftime (304 yards at Louisiana on Sept. 3, 368 at New Mexico on Oct. 7). He had his best game of the season Oct. 7 at New Mexico, completing 21-of-28 passes for 391 yards and a career-best five touchdowns in the 49-21 win. Rypien put up these numbers in just over a half of action, as he threw for 368 yards and five scores by halftime, and on his only drive of the second half took the Broncos downfield for a touchdown to make it 49-7. Bob Behler (left), a four-time Idaho Sportscaster of the Year, is in his eighth season calling play-by-play for the Broncos. Former Boise State offensive lineman Pete Cavender is in his seventh season providing commentary. WALE AMONG NATION S TOP PUNTERS: Redshirt senior Sean Wale is having a career year in 2016, ranking sixth in the country and leading in the Mountain West with a 45.2 punting average, earning him a spot on the All-Mountain West Second Team. His net punting average of 40.2 yards per punt also ranks 18th in the country and is second in the Mountain West. Of his 47 punts this season, Wale has dropped 18 inside the opponents 20-yard line and only three have gone for a touchback. Additionally, 23 of his punts have been fair-caught. Wale also got to use his legs for another purpose Nov. 4 against San Jose State, pulling off a fake punt and running 29 yards for a first down in the first quarter. His big play gave the Broncos a key first down in Spartan territory and led to Boise State s second touchdown of the game, making it 14-6. Wale, with a 3.84 cumulative grade-point average has also been recognized for his work in the classroom, being named a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist in 2016, and being voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team in 2016. 14
ALL-BLUE TEAM GAME NOTES DOESN T MATTER WHO THROWS IT, McNICHOLS WILL CATCH IT: While Jeremy McNichols has made his bones at Boise State as a running back, he remains a dangerous option as a receiver. Oct. 20 against BYU he caught five passes for a career-best 109 yards and a touchdown, with the scoring catch going for a careerlong 76 yards. Also this season, McNichols has caught a touchdown from three different passers (Thomas Sperbeck at Louisiana and Cedrick Wilson against Colorado State, along with two receptions from Brett Rypien this season). So far in 2016, McNichols is third on the team with 32 catches for 450 yards and four touchdowns. As part of the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of The Blue, Boise State fans voted throughout the summer on the 30 greatest players over the last 30 years. The complete list is below: Ryan Dinwiddie, QB (2001-03) Kellen Moore, QB (2008-11) Jay Ajayi, RB (2012-14) Brock Forsey, RB (1999-2002) Doug Martin, RB (2008-11) Matt Miller, WR (2011-14) Austin Pettis, WR (2007-10) Thomas Sperbeck, WR (2013-PR) Jeb Putzier, TE (1998-2001) Ryan Clady, OL (2005-07) Daryn Colledge, OL (2002-05) Scott Huff, OL (1999-2002) Matt Paradis, OL (2011-13) Nate Potter, OL (2008-11) Kyle Brotzman, K/P (2007-10) Chris Carr, RET (2001-04) Tyrone Crawford, DL (2010-11) Erik Helgeson, DL (1987-90) Pete Kwiatkowski, DL (1984-87) DeMarcus Lawrence, DL (2012-13) Shea McClellin, DL (2008-11) Billy Winn, DL (2008-11) Andy Avalos, LB (2001-04) Korey Hall, LB (2003-06) Winston Venable, LB (2009-10) George Iloka, DB (2008-11) Quintin Mikell, DB (1999-2002) D. Ross, DB (1999-2000) Marty Tadman, DB (2004-07) Kyle Wilson, DB (2006-09) UP THERE WITH THE OFFENSE: Boise State put up 603 yards of offense against Hawai i Nov. 12, and heading into bowl season ranks 20th in the nation with 479.8 yards per game. This figure is helped by a passing attack that ranks 16th in the nation with 297.8 yards per game, and a rushing attack that cranks out 182.1 yards per contest, ranking 57th in the country. Scoring-wise, the Broncos rank 28th in the country and second in the Mountain West with 35.6 points per game. RAUSA PERFECT ON PATs: Redshirt senior kicker Tyler Rausa is on the verge of accomplishing something no Boise State kicker has done since 2008: finishing a season perfect on PAT attempts. Entering the Cactus Bowl against Baylor, Rausa is 58-for-58 on the year, and if he ends the year perfect, he d be the first Boise State kicker to do so (minimum 20 attempts) since Kyle Brotzman finished 2008 50-for-50. The Lou Groza Award candidate hasn t had many field-goal opportunities this season, as the Broncos have tried just 11 on the year. Rausa is 7-for-11 this year on those field-goal attempts. SHUTOUT STREAK: Boise State has not been shutout in 250 consecutive games, the ninth-longest active streak in the country and the 16th-longest streak in NCAA history. The last shutout came on the road against No. 15 Washington State, Sept. 27, 1997 (58-0). The loss to the Cougars is one of only two shutouts the Broncos have suffered since becoming a four-year institution in 1968. O-LINE EXPERIENCE: Although the Broncos lost two linemen to the National Football League, the team still counts four returning starters along the line. Archie Lewis started eight games, including the final five at left tackle; Travis Averill started 11 games at left guard; Steven Baggett started all 13 games at right guard; and Mario Yakoo started 12 games, 10 of which coming at right tackle. Last season Marcus Henry started all 13 games at center, and was picked up by the New Orleans Saints as a free agent, and Rees Odhiambo, a third-round selection by the Seattle Seahawks, started eight games at left tackle. According to Phil Steele, the Broncos 95 returning starts along the offensive line ranks 14th nationally entering 2016. Of the 30 members, 12 are currently playing professional football, while six are coaching - including three on the Broncos staff. Thomas Sperbeck is the only current player on the list. 15
BRONCO DEBUTS INDIVIDUAL NOTES The following 24 players have made their Bronco debuts during the 2016 season: Louisiana.......Daniel Auelua (DT).................Brock Barr (WR)...............Chase Blakley (TE)......... Garrett Collingham (WR)............ Emmanuel Fesili (NT)........Reid Harrison-Ducros (CB)...............Chase Hatada (DT).................Will Heffner (LB).................Jake Knight (TE).............. Garrett Larson (OL)............... Sonatane Lui (NT)................Tyson Maeva (LB)......... Alexander Mattison (RB).............. John Molchon (OL)..............Kekoa Nawahine (S)............. DeAndre Pierce (CB)................ Matt Pistone (TE)................... Evan Tyler (S)..............Blake Whitlock (LB).............Sam Whitney (STUD).............Cedrick Wilson (WR) Washington State........... None Oregon State................................Bubba Ogbebor (WR) Utah State.................. None New Mexico................ None Colorado State... Matt Locher (DL) BYU....................... None Wyoming................... None San Jose State.............. None Hawaii....... Nicholai Pitman (LS) UNLV...................... None Air Force................... None The following 15 players have made the first starts of their careers in 2016: Louisiana.......Chase Blakley (TE)............. Jabril Frazier (STUD)..............Mason Hampton (C)........... Cameron Hartsfield (S).................Jake Knight (TE)..................David Moa (NT)................... Evan Tyler (S) Washington State. Darren Lee (LB)................ Matt Pistone (TE) Oregon State............... None Utah State..... John Molchon (OL).............Cedrick Wilson (WR)..............Blake Whitlock (LB) New Mexico................ None Colorado State.............. None BYU.........Durrant Miles (STUD) Wyoming................... None San Jose State............................... A.J. Richardson (WR) Hawaii.......DeAndre Pierce (DB) UNLV...................... None Air Force................... None 16 INDIVIDUAL JEREMY McNICHOLS // RB >> Two-time selection to the All- Mountain West Second Team (2015-16). >> Nationally, leads the country in scoring (162 points), touchdowns (27) and is third in rushing touchdowns (23), fifth in rushing yards (1,663) and all-purpose yards (2,185). Leads the Mountain West in touchdowns, rushing touchdowns and all-purpose yardage and is third in rushing yardage. >> Has scored a touchdown in 24-straight games, the longest streak in the FBS over the past 10 years. >> With 27 touchdowns this season, became the first Bronco in school history to record two 20-touchdown campaigns (he scored 26 touchdowns in 2015). His 2016 total is also third most in a season in Boise State history. >> Is in the Boise State career top 10 in numerous categories: rushing yards (3,159 seventh), rushing touchdowns (44 fourth), touchdowns (55 third), 100-yard rushing games (16 T-fifth), 200-yard rushing games (3 T-second), 200-yard all-purpose games (7 second), points scored (330 T-fifth). >> Has been named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week four times in 2016: Sept. 26 after posting career highs of 208 rushing yards and four touchdowns (three rush, one receiving) at Oregon State (Sept. 24); Oct. 3 after putting up 205 yards of all-purpose yardage (132 rushing, 73 receiving) with a 61-yard touchdown reception against Utah State (Oct. 1); Oct. 17 after rushing for a career-high 217 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 40 carries against Colorado State (Oct. 15); Nov. 21 after rushing for 206 yards and four touchdowns against UNLV (Nov. 18). >> Posted the first 100-100 game (100 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards) of his career, and the fifth in Boise State history, with 140 rushing yards and a touchdown, and 109 receiving yards and a touchdown against BYU (Oct. 20). It was also the 10th game of his career in which he both rushed for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass. >> Posted his third-career 200-yard game Nov. 18 against UNLV, going for 206 yards and a career-high four rushing touchdowns. He set a Boise State single-game record with 40 carries in his second 200-yard rushing game this season, Oct. 15 against Colorado State, in which he also set career bests in rushing yards (217) and all-purpose yards (264). >> Had his Mountain West record of 15 games with a rushing touchdown snapped Oct. 1 against Utah State. >> His 80-yard rushing touchdown against Colorado State was the third such score in his career of at least 80 yards. >> Led the Mountain West in scoring (156 points), touchdowns (26) and rushing touchdowns (20) in 2015, ranking tied for second in the nation in the first two categories and tied for sixth in the latter. >> Rushed for 1,337 yards (fourth in the Mountain West) with seven 100-yard games in 2015, and led all conference backs with 51 receptions (ninth overall in the conference) that went for 460 yards and six touchdowns...ranked second in the Mountain West with 1,886 all-purpose yards. TYLER RAUSA // K >> Lou Groza preseason candidate is a perfect 58-for-58 on PAT attempts and is 7-for-11 on field-goal attempts in 2016. >> Set the Mountain West singleseason scoring record for kickers with 134 points in 2015, eclipsing the previous benchmark of 122 set by Utah s Louie Sakoda in 2008...total also ranked second among all players in the Mountain West (behind only teammate Jeremy McNichols) while ranking second nationally among all kickers and seventh overall among all FBS players. >> Went 25-for-30 on field goal attempts in 2015, with his 25 successes passing Tyler Jones 2004 total of 24 as the Boise State single-season record... total led all Mountain West kickers and ranked tied for fourth in the FBS, while his field-goal percentage of 83.3 was 21st in the country. JAKE ROH // TE >> Made his 2016 debut Sept. 24 at Oregon State. >> Earned his second All-Mountain West honor in 2015, being named to the second team...was also named All- Mountain West honorable mention in 2014. >> Entered 2016 ranked 11th nationally in receptions by an active tight end (68). The total was also eighth over the last two seasons by an active player at his position. >> Had 35 catches in 2014, and 33 in 2015, the highest catch totals by a Bronco tight end since Jeb Putzier caught 44 passes as a senior in 2001... Putzier was a sixth-round selection in the National Football league Draft by the Denver Broncos. BRETT RYPIEN // QB >> Named to All-Mountain West First Team for the second-straight year. >> Leads the Mountain West in passing yards (3,341), passing yards per game (278.4 ypg) total offense (3,325) and total yards per game (277.1 ypg) ranks second in passing touchdowns (23). >> Ranks sixth all-time at Boise State in career passing yardage (6,694 yards) and seventh in touchdown passes (43). >> Posted the third 400-yard passing game of his career and eighth 300- yard passing game of his career Oct. 20, throwing for 442 yards and three touchdowns against BYU. >> Has thrown for 300 yards by halftime three times this season (Sept. 3 at Louisiana, Oct. 7 at New Mexico, Oct. 20 against BYU). >> Threw a career-high five touchdown
INDIVIDUAL NOTES passes at New Mexico (Oct. 7). >> Named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and All-Mountain West First Team in 2015. >> Named Poinsettia Bowl Offensive MVP, throwing for 377 yards and three touchdowns in Boise State s 55-7 victory over Northern Illinois. >> Led the MW in passing yards (3,353), total offense (3,276 yards), completions (273) and attempts (429) as a true freshman in 2015...also ranked second in touchdown passes (20) and completion percentage (63.6). >> Set the Boise State and MW freshman records with 469 passing yards at UNLV on Oct. 31, 2015, and two weeks later bested that with 506 passing yards while setting the school single-game records for completions (41) and attempts (75). >> Thrust into the starting job following an injury to Ryan Finley Sept. 18, 2015, against Idaho State...went 8-for-9 for 126 yards in his debut...made his first start the following week at Virginia (Sept. 26), going 24-for-35 for 321 yards and three touchdowns. THOMAS SPERBECK // WR >> Named to All-Mountain West First Team for the second-straight season. >> Was the only current Bronco voted to the 30-Year All-Blue Team, a fanvoted collection of the 30 best Broncos to play on The Blue since 1986. >> Became Boise State s all-time leader in receiving yards on Oct. 20 against BYU, passing Titus Young (3,063 yards). Sperbeck currently has 3,522 career receiving yards. >> Is fourth all-time at Boise State with 216 career receptions. >> With 114 receiving yards at Hawai i (Nov. 12), passed Ryan Ikebe (1993-96) for Boise State s all-time lead with 14 career 100-yard receiving games now has 15 after a 123-yard performance at Air Force on Nov. 25. >> Leads the Mountain West in receptions (72) and receiving yards (1,193) and is tied for second in touchdown catches (nine) in 2016. >> Former prep quarterback is 3-for-3 for 92 yards and three touchdowns this season. Threw a 48-yard touchdown to Jeremy McNichols at Louisiana (Sept. 3), an 11-yard scoring toss to A.J. Richardson against Colorado State (Oct. 15) and a 33-yard scoring pass to Brett Rypien at Wyoming (Oct. 29). His career passing totals are 8-for-13 with five touchdowns and an interception. >> Named All-Mountain West First Team after leading the conference in both receptions (88) and receiving yards (1,412), while tying for the lead in receiving touchdowns (eight)...ranked sixth nationally in receiving yards and 17th in the country in receptions... reception total tied the school record, while the yardage total set the Boise State standard. >> Set a pair of Boise State single-game records last season, hauling in 20 passes for 281 yards against New Mexico on Nov. 14, 2015...totals were also the top single-game marks by an FBS receiver in 2015. >> Named Offensive MVP of the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl, catching 12 passes for 199 yards. TANNER VALLEJO // SLB >> Is second on the team with 69 tackles despite missing Oct. 1 s game against Utah State, and being declared out for the season prior to Nov. 18 s game against UNLV. >> Made 14 tackles in victory over Washington State (Sept. 10), matching his career high from the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl against No. 10 Arizona. >> Twice earned All-Mountain West honors, being named honorable mention in 2015 after earning a spot on the second team in 2014. >> Ranked third on the team with 57 tackles (32 solo) in 2015, and tied for second with a pair of forced fumbles and tied for fourth with 8.0 tackles-forloss over 12 games (10 starts). >> Blocked a punt and a field goal, earning himself Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, against Idaho State. >> Named Defensive MVP of both the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship and the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. SEAN WALE // P >> Ranks sixth in the country with a 45.2 yards-per-punt average and 18th in the country with a 41.7 net average. Has had 18 of his kicks land inside the opponent s 20-yard line with only three touchbacks over 47 punts. >> Named Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 26) after averaging 46.5 yards over six punts at Oregon State. Also had three punts of 50-plus yards, and three that landed inside the 20 in that contest. BEN WEAVER // WLB >> Named to All-Mountain West Second Team in 2016. >> Leads Boise State with 99 tackles. >> With 318 career tackles, is just 10 away from cracking Boise State s career top 10. >> Matched his career high with 16 tackles at Wyoming (Oct. 29). >> Made 15 tackles, one shy of his career best, in Sept. 10 victory over Washington State. >> Led the team with 68 tackles (34 solo) in 2015, and recorded 4.0 tacklesfor-loss and three interceptions. >> Started all 13 games in 2015 and, stretching back to his redshirt freshman season (2013) has appeared in 38 games with 30 starts, making a total of 219 tackles. CEDRICK WILSON // WR >> Named All-Mountain West honorable mention. >> Has 50 catches for 1,041 yards and 10 touchdowns this season, and the former prep quarterback has completed both of his pass attempts for 84 yards and a touchdown. >> Third for second in the Mountain West with 10 touchdown catches and leads the conference with 20.8 yards per catch. >> Has posted five 100-yard receiving games in 2016. >> Posted career bests in catches (nine), receiving yards (167) and touchdown catches (three) at New Mexico (Oct. 7) set new career best in receiving yards Nov. 25 at Air Force with 193. >> Caught seven passes for 113 yards and a touchdown in his Boise State debut Sept. 3 at Louisiana, and added three catches for 85 yards against Washington State (Sept. 10). >> Was an NJCAA All-American at Coffeyville Community College in 2015 after catching 66 passes for 1,045 yards and 17 touchdowns. Ranked third nationally with 116.1 receiving yards per game and fourth in touchdown receptions. >> Finished his two-year stay at Coffeyville with 1,674 receiving yards and 27 touchdown catches. 17
THE FILE HEAD COACH BRYAN HARSIN Bryan Harsin, a former Boise State quarterback, assistant coach and offensive coordinator, is in his third season as the head coach at his alma mater. Through the 2016 regular season, Harsin boasts a record of 31-8 at Boise State, an average of more than 10 wins per year. Overall, he is 38-13 as a head coach including one season at Arkansas State and has led his programs to bowl games in each of his four years as a head coach. In his debut season Harsin led his alma mater back to where it rose to national prominence. Boise State went 12-2 in 2014, winning its first outright Mountain West Championship and capping the campaign with a 38-30 victory over Arizona in the 2014 VIZIO Fiesta Bowl. The victory in the Fiesta Bowl was the third such win for the Broncos in the previous nine seasons. Harsin, serving as offensive coordinator in the first two Fiesta Bowl victories, has been a part of each of the school s three appearances in the game. The team s victory in the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship marked the team s first outright league title since joining the league in 2011, and the first overall since 2009. The only alumnus to lead the Broncos as head coach in the history of Boise State, Harsin has now won a conference championship as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach. BRYAN HARSIN FILE Coaching Experience Boise State Head Coach........2014-Present Arkansas State Head Coach............... 2013 Texas Co-OC/QBs.............. 2011-12 Boise State OC/QBs................ 2006-10 Tight Ends............. 2002-05 Offensive GA.............. 2001 Eastern Oregon RBs/WRs................. 2000 Coaching Record SCHOOL YEAR RECORD Arkansas State 2013 7-5 Boise State 2014 12-2 Boise State 2015 9-4 Boise State 2016 10-2 OVERALL 38-13 Bowl Experience Humanitarian Bowl.........2002 Fort Worth Bowl...........2003 Liberty Bowl.............. 2004 MPC Computers Bowl.......2005 Fiesta Bowl (2007).........2006 Hawai i Bowl...............2007 Poinsettia Bowl............2008 Fiesta Bowl (2010).........2009 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas...... 2010 Holiday Bowl................2011 Alamo Bowl................ 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl......... 2013 Fiesta Bowl................ 2014 Poinsettia Bowl............ 2015 Cactus Bowl............... 2016 18 In 2015, the Broncos went 9-4, climbing as high as No. 20 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. The Broncos concluded the 2014 season ranked No. 16 in each poll. Boise State capped the 2015 campaign with a 55-7 victory over Northern Illinois in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, the fifth-largest margin of victory in the history of bowl games. This year, Harsin guided the Broncos to a 10-2 regular season, helping the Broncos reach their 15th-straight bowl game, tied for the sixth-longest streak in the country. Boise State also climbed to No. 13 in both the AP and Coaches Polls, the school s highest ranking in each since finishing eighth and sixth, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2011 season. For his efforts in 2014, Harsin was named a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award, the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award and the Dodd Trophy, given annually by the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Foundation. He was also named the nation s top first-year head coach by the Football Writers Association of America. Harsin has been a candidate for the Dodd Trophy in each of his three seasons at Boise State, and this year Harsin was once again named to the watch list for the Bryant Award. In addition to rejoining the national rankings, the Broncos offense also returned the nation s elite under Harsin s guidance. Boise State concluded the 2014 season ranked ninth nationally in scoring offense (39.7) and 14th nationally in total offense (494.3). The team concluded the 2015 season ranked 15th nationally in both scoring offense (39.1) and total offense (501.5), and at the conclusion of the Broncos 2016 regular season, ranked 22nd nationally in total offense (479.8) and 30th in scoring offense (35.6). Harsin was named head coach, Dec. 11, 2013. A graduate of Capital High School in Boise, he played quarterback for the Broncos from 1995-99. Following his graduation from Boise State with a degree in business management, Harsin coached running backs and receivers at Eastern Oregon in 2000. The former Bronco letterwinner began his coaching career at Boise State as a graduate assistant in 2001, before taking over the tight ends as a full-time assistant coach from 2002-05. When Chris Petersen was hired as head coach in 2006, Harsin assumed the role of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Harsin was Petersen s offensive coordinator for five of his eight seasons as head coach (2006-10), and was named a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award, awarded annually to the nation s top assistant coach. Boise State went 61-5 during his tenure as offensive coordinator. Following the 2010 season, Harsin went to Texas, where he served as co-offensive coordinator from 2011-12. While with the Longhorns, Harsin helped guide the ascension of an offense that ranked 88th in scoring prior to his arrival, to No. 24 nationally in 2012 (36.1). Harsin then earned his first head coaching opportunity at Arkansas State in 2013, which claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship and a berth in the GoDaddy.com Bowl that season. Harsin and his wife Kes have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and Dayn Mykena, and a son, Davis.
ONCE A BRONCO... ASSISTANT COACHES Including the 2016 season, the Boise State coaching staff boasts a combined 112 years of previous experience with the Broncos, including 46 years in the program as student-athletes and 66 years as assistants. The staff also features five alumni (Harsin, Avalos, Franklin, Huff, Marks), which is the second-most among all FBS coaching staffs (Air Force has seven alumni on its coaching staff). A complete breakdown can be found below: COACH YRS/S-A YRS/C Bryan Harsin 5 13 Junior Adams -- 3 Ashley Ambrose -- 1 Andy Avalos 5 5 Steve Caldwell -- 3 Gabe Franklin 5 1 Zak Hill -- 1 Scott Huff 5 11 Lee Marks 5 2 Kent Riddle -- 8 GRADUATE ASSISTANTS D.J. Harper 6 1 Latu Heimuli -- 1 Nate Potter 5 2 Tommy Smith 5 3 STRENGHTH/CONDITIONING Jeff Pitman 5 11 TOTAL 46 66 Additionally, four members of the staff are currently coaching the position in which they played during their collegiate careers, including Andy Avalos (linebackers), Gabe Franklin (safeties), Scott Huff (offensive line) and Lee Marks (running backs). KENT RIDDLE ASSOC HC / TEs / ST COORD STEVE CALDWELL ASST HC / DL ZAK HILL CO-OFF COORD / QBs SCOTT HUFF CO-OFF COORD / OL ANDY AVALOS DEF COORD / LBs JUNIOR ADAMS PASSING GAME COORD / WRs ASHLEY AMBROSE DBs GABE FRANKLIN SAFETIES LEE MARKS RBs 19
GAMES AGAINST THE POWER FIVE POWER FIVE COMPARISON The Broncos are 14-5 against schools from conferences that comprise the Resource Five since the start of the 2006 season, including a current streak of five-straight wins: Arizona in the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31, 2014; 38-30), Washington (16-13; Sept. 4, 2015), Virginia (56-14; Sept. 25, 2015), Washington State (31-28; Sept. 10, 2016) and Oregon State (38-24; Sept. 24, 2016). Also included was a streak of six-consecutive victories, which was snapped in the 2012 season opener against Michigan State. Since notching its first such victory, a 34-16 win over Iowa State in the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl, the Broncos have gone 16-9. Boise State is 16-21 all-time in such games. SEASON OPPONENT LOC W/L SCORE 1986 Oregon State A L 3-34 1989 Oregon State H L 30-37 1996 Arizona State A L 7-56 1997 Wisconsin A L 24-28 1997 Washington State A L 0-58 1998 Washington State H L 21-33 1999 UCLA A L 7-38 2000 Arkansas A L 31-38 2000 Washington State A L 35-42 2001 South Carolina A L 13-32 2001 Washington State H L 20-41 2002 Arkansas A L 14-41 2002 Iowa State H W 34-16 2003 Oregon State A L 24-26 2004 Oregon State H W 53-34 2005 Georgia A L 13-48 2005 Oregon State A L 27-30 2005 Boston College H L 21-27 2006 Oregon State H W 42-14 2006 (07) Oklahoma N W 43-42 (OT) 2007 Washington A L 10-24 2008 Oregon A W 37-32 2009 Oregon H W 19-8 2010 Virginia Tech N W 33-30 2010 Oregon State H W 37-24 2011 Georgia N W 35-21 2011 Arizona State N W 56-24 2012 Michigan State A L 13-17 2012 Washington N W 28-26 2013 Washington A L 6-38 2013 Oregon State N L 23-38 2014 Ole Miss N L 13-35 2014 Arizona N W 38-30 2015 Washington H W 16-13 2015 Virginia A W 56-14 2016 Washington State H W 31-28 2016 Oregon State A W 38-24 BOWL GAMES: Boise State has appeared in a bowl game in each of the last 14 seasons, tied for the sixthlongest streak in the country. The nation s longest streaks can be found below: 1. Florida State...34 2. Virginia Tech... 23 3. Georgia...19 4. Oklahoma... 17 5. LSU...16 6. Boise State... 14 Wisconsin...14 8. Alabama... 12 9. BYU... 11 Clemson... 11 Oregon... 11 Additionally, the Broncos three wins in BCS/New Year s Six games puts Boise State in elite company. Only 13 schools can boast such a resume: Ohio State has nine; USC has six; Alabama and Florida have five; LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon have four; Boise State, Florida State, Miami, Stanford, Texas and West Virginia each have three. NATIONAL RANKINGS: The Broncos 15-straight seasons appearing in the Associated Press Poll ranks tied for eighth nationally with USC. The nation s longest streaks can be found below: 1. Ohio State...49 2. Florida State... 40 3. Georgia...20 Wisconsin...20 5. Oregon...19 6. Oklahoma...18 7. LSU... 17 8. Boise State...15 USC... 15 10. TCU... 12 DRAFT PICKS: Boise State has produced 24 NFL Draft selections over the last 10 years, a total that is higher than more than 40 percent of the Power Five. The Broncos total selections are more than 26 schools in the Power Five. 20
NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMPARISON STATISTIC BOISE STATE MW FBS BAYLOR BIG 12 FBS Rushing Offense 182.1 7 57 250.3 1 12 Passing Offense (YPG) 297.8 1 16 273.1 5 28 Total Offense 479.8 1 20 523.3 3 5 Scoring Offense 35.6 3 28 34.9 4 34 Rushing Defense 179.8 4 69 210.5 7 96 Pass Efficiency Defense 119.63 2 27 125.35 2 52 Total Defense 379.3 3 46 434.4 4 82 Scoring Defense 22.7 2 29 30.4 6 81 Net Punting 40.21 2 18 39.49 4 26 Punt Returns 6.95 8 81 9.50 5 38 Kickoff Returns 20.93 8 68 19.09 7 94 Turnover Margin -0.58 10 108-0.58 9 108 Pass Defense (YPG) 199.5 6 27 223.9 2 62 Passing Efficiency 168.52 1 6 133.24 7 59 Sacks 2.25 3 48 2.33 5 39 Tackles for Loss 6.3 3 45 7.4 3 20 Sacks Allowed 1.25 5 19 2.00 4 58 3rd Down Conv. Off %.483 3 11.415 7 60 3rd Down Conv. Def %.378 3 47.414 6 84 Red Zone Offense %.875 6 33.732 10 124 Red Zone Defense %.882 9 94.870 8 82 BOISE STATE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY INDIVIDUAL STAT CONF NATL RUSH YDS J. McNichols 138.6 2 5 PASS EFF B. Rypien 162.3 2 8 TOTAL OFF B. Rypien 277.1 1 31 REC T. Sperbeck 6.0 1 25 REC YDS T. Sperbeck 99.4 1 14 C. Wilson 86.8 4 27 INTs -- PUNTING S. Wale 45.2 1 6 PUNT RET A. Butler 1.4 7 63 KO RET -- FGs T. Rausa 0.58 11 111 SCORING J. McNichols 13.5 1 1 PTS RESP FOR J. McNichols 13.5 2 41 B. Rypien 13.0 3 43 ALL-PURPOSE J. McNichols 182.08 1 5 SACKS D. Moa 0.63 2 46 TACKLES B. Weaver 8.3 11 70 TFLs -- BAYLOR INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY INDIVIDUAL STAT CONF NATL RUSH YDS T. Williams 85.9 6 56 PASS EFF S. Russell 136.9 6 51 TOTAL OFF S. Russell 292.4 6 22 REC K. Cannon 6.6 1 17 I. Zamora 6.4 2 19 REC YDS K. Cannon 89.9 4 25 I. Zamora 87.3 5 26 INTs O. Stewart 0.4 2 10 PUNTING D. Galitz 41.3 6 60 PUNT RET T. Nicholson 10.0 1 19 KO RET T. Nicholson 18.6 8 106 FGs C. Callahan 0.82 9 94 SCORING C. Callahan 6.9 12 106 PTS RESP FOR S. Russell 18.9 3 9 ALL-PURPOSE I. Zamora 90.33 13 152 SACKS -- TACKLES T. Young 8.4 4 60 TFLs -- 21
STARTERS/PARTICIPATION STARTING LINEUPS: OFFENSE DATE OPPONENT LT LG C RG RT TE WR/TE WR/TE WR QB RB 9/3 @ LOUISIANA Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Blakley Dhaenens Knight Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 9/10 WASH ST Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Blakley Dhaenens Pistone Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 9/24 @ OREGON ST Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Knight Dhaenens Anderson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 10/1 UTAH ST * Lewis Averill Baggett Yakoo Molchon Blakley Dhaenens Wilson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 10/7 @ NEW MEXICO * Lewis Averill Baggett Yakoo Molchon Roh Anderson Wilson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 10/15 COLO ST * Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Roh Shaenens Knight Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 10/20 BYU Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Molchon Dhaenens Knight Anderson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 10/29 @ WYOMING * Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Dhaenens Knight Anderson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 11/4 SAN JOSE ST * Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Dhaenens Knight Anderson Richardson Rypien McNichols 11/12 @ HAWAI I * Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Dhaenens Knight Roh Wilson Rypien McNichols 11/18 UNLV * Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Dhaenens Knight Anderson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols 11/25 @ AIR FORCE * Lewis Averill Hampton Baggett Yakoo Shaenens Blakley Wilson Sperbeck Rypien McNichols STARTING LINEUPS: DEFENSE Date Opponent DE NT DT STUD WLB MLB SLB/N CB S S CB 9/3 @ LOUISIANA McCaskill Moa Hoyte Frazier Weaver Martarano Vallejo Moxey Tyler Hartsfield Horton 9/10 WASH ST McCaskill Moa Hoyte Frazier Weaver Lee Vallejo Moxey James Hartsfield Horton 9/24 @ OREGON ST McCaskill Moa Hoyte Frazier Weaver Lee Vallejo Moxey James Hartsfield Horton 10/1 UTAH ST * McCaskill Moa Hoyte Frazier Weaver Lee Whitlock Moxey James Hartsfield Horton 10/7 @ NEW MEXICO * McCaskill Moa Hoyte Frazier Weaver Lee Vallejo Ford James Hartsfield Horton 10/15 COLO ST * McCaskill Moa Hoyte Frazier Weaver Lee Vallejo Moxey James Hartsfield Horton 10/20 BYU McCaskill Moa Hoyte D. Miles Weaver Lee Vallejo Moxey James Hartsfield Horton 10/29 @ WYOMING * McCaskill Moa Hoyte D. Miles Weaver Lee Vallejo Moxey James Hartsfield Horton 11/4 SAN JOSE ST * McCaskill Moa Hoyte D. Miles Weaver Lee Vallejo Moxey James Sumner-Gardner Horton 11/12 @ HAWAI I * McCaskill Moa Frazier Whitlock Weaver Vallejo Pierce Moxey James Sumner-Gardner Horton 11/18 UNLV * McCaskill Moa Hoyte D. Miles Weaver Martarano Whitlock Moxey James Sumner-Gardner Horton 11/25 @ AIR FORCE * McCaskill Moa Hoyte D. Miles Weaver Lee Whitlock Moxey James Hartsfield Horton PARTICIPATION (GAMES PLAYED-STARTS) Will Adams 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Chaz Anderson 2013 10-0 2014 14-4 2015 13-11 2016 12-5 TOTAL 49-20 Daniel Auelua 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Travis Averill 2013 9-3 2014 14-14 2015 11-11 2016 12-12 TOTAL 46-40 Steven Baggett 2013 6-2 2014 13-13 2015 13-13 2016 12-12 TOTAL 44-40 Brock Barr 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Chase Blakley 2016 12-4 TOTAL 12-4 Kellen Buhr 2013 2-0 2014 12-0 2015 13-0 2016 12-0 TOTAL 39-0 Akilian Butler 2015 10-0 2016 9-0 TOTAL 19-0 Garrett Collingham 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Matt Cota 2014 1-0 2015 1-0 2016 11-0 TOTAL 13-0 Austin Cottrell 2015 10-0 2016 12-0 TOTAL 22-0 Devan Demas 2013 7-0 2014 14-0 2015 13-0 2016 8-0 TOTAL 42-0 Alec Dhaenens 2014 14-2 2015 13-0 2016 12-11 TOTAL 39-13 Emmanuel Fesili 2016 3-0 TOTAL 3-0 Raymond Ford 2015 12-1 2016 12-1 TOTAL 24-2 Jabril Frazier 2015 11-0 2016 12-7 TOTAL 23-7 Mason Hampton 2014 14-0 2015 13-0 2016 10-10 TOTAL 37-10 Reid Harrison-Ducros 2016 9-0 TOTAL 9-0 Cameron Hartsfield 2014 14-0 2015 12-0 2016 12-9 TOTAL 38-9 Chase Hatada 2016 8-0 TOTAL 8-0 Will Heffner 2016 3-0 TOTAL 3-0 Tyler Horton 2015 12-2 2016 12-12 TOTAL 24-14 Elliot Hoyte 2013 4-0 2014 14-0 2015 13-1 2016 12-11 TOTAL 44-12 Chanceller James 2014 10-3 2015 13-9 2016 11-11 TOTAL 34-23 Jake Knight 2016 12-8 TOTAL 12-8 Garrett Larson 2016 5-0 TOTAL 5-0 Darren Lee 2013 13-0 2014 14-0 2015 13-0 2016 12-9 TOTAL 52-9 Archie Lewis 2014 11-5 2015 13-8 2016 12-12 TOTAL 36-25 Matt Locher 2016 2-0 TOTAL 2-0 Sonatane Lui 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Tyson Maeva 2016 11-0 TOTAL 11-0 Joe Martarano 2014 14-1 2015 13-4 2016 8-2 TOTAL 35-7 Alexander Mattison 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Sam McCaskill 2013 11-0 2014 14-13 2015 13-0 2016 12-12 TOTAL 50-25 David McKinzie 2015 1-0 2016 0-0 TOTAL 1-0 Jeremy McNichols 2014 9-0 2015 12-12 2016 12-12 TOTAL 33-24 Durrant Miles 2015 10-0 2016 12-5 TOTAL 22-5 Kameron Miles 2015 12-6 2016 9-0 TOTAL 21-6 David Moa 2015 6-0 2016 12-12 TOTAL 18-12 Sean Modster 2015 8-0 2016 10-0 TOTAL 18-0 John Molchon 2016 7-3 TOTAL 7-3 Jonathan Moxey 2013 13-1 2014 14-12 2015 13-13 2016 12-11 TOTAL 52-37 Kekoa Nawahine 2016 12-0 TOTAL 12-0 Bubba Ogbebor 2016 9-0 TOTAL 9-0 Gabe Perez 2013 12-0 2014 14-0 2015 0-0 2016 5-0 TOTAL 31-0 DeAndre Pierce 2016 11-1 TOTAL 11-1 Matt Pistone 2016 6-1 TOTAL 6-1 Nicholai Pitman 2016 1-0 TOTAL 1-0 Taylor Pope 2013 1-0 2014 11-0 2015 13-0 2016 12-0 TOTAL 37-0 Andres Preciado 2015 4-0 2016 1-0 TOTAL 5-0 Tyler Rausa 2014 1-0 2015 13-0 2016 12-0 TOTAL 25-0 A.J. Richardson 2015 13-0 2016 12-1 TOTAL 25-1 Jake Roh 2014 14-11 2015 13-8 2016 10-3 TOTAL 37-22 Brett Rypien 2015 11-10 2016 12-12 TOTAL 23-22 Skyler Seibold 2015 13-0 2016 5-0 TOTAL 18-0 Paul Semons 2015 1-0 2016 0-0 TOTAL 1-0 Austin Silsby 2014 1-0 2015 2-0 2016 6-0 TOTAL 9-0 Thomas Sperbeck 2013 8-0 2014 14-8 2015 13-13 2016 12-10 TOTAL 47-31 Tommy Stuart 2015 8-0 2016 4-0 TOTAL 12-0 Dylan Sumner- Gardner 2014 13-0 2015 4-4 2016 6-3 TOTAL 23-7 Andrew Tercek 2014 2-0 2015 6-0 2016 11-0 TOTAL 19-0 Evan Tyler 2016 3-1 TOTAL 3-1 Tanner Vallejo 2013 11-6 2014 14-14 2015 10-10 2016 9-9 TOTAL 44-39 Leighton Vander Esch 2015 12-0 2016 5-0 TOTAL 17-0 Sean Wale 2013 10-0 2014 14-0 2015 13-0 2016 12-0 TOTAL 49-0 Ben Weaver 2013 12-6 2014 13-11 2015 13-13 2016 12-12 TOTAL 50-42 Blake Whitlock 2016 12-4 TOTAL 12-4 Sam Whitney 2016 4-0 TOTAL 4-0 Cedrick Wilson 2016 12-4 TOTAL 12-4 Ryan Wolpin 2015 13-0 2016 12-0 TOTAL 25-0 Mario Yakoo 2013 13-1 2014 14-14 2015 12-12 2016 11-11 TOTAL 50-38 Cory Young 2015 9-0 2016 2-0 TOTAL 11-0 22
ALBERTSONS STADIUM / THE BLUE Albertsons Stadium - and Lyle Smith Field - is the home of Boise State football and the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Smith is the undisputed father of Bronco football, who from 1946-67 built one of the top junior college programs in the country. When he retired from his head coaching position to become the athletic director, Smith had a record of 156-25-6 (.850). Completed during the summer of 1970 at a cost of $2.2 million, what was originally known as Bronco Stadium had a seating capacity of 14,500. Since that time the stadium has expanded four times to its current capacity of 36,387. Boise State established a first in 1986 by installing the first blue AstroTurf in the country. The second blue AstroTurf field was installed in 1995, with the third going in prior to the 2002 season. The first Blue FieldTurf surface was installed in 2008. A second Blue FieldTurf field was installed prior to the 2010 season, making a total of five different blue fields at the stadium. Boise State s was the first collegiate stadium to have the entire field produced in a special color. Since 1986, Boise State is a combined 171-36 on The Blue, a winning percentage of.826. And since 2000, Boise State has gone 102-6 at home (.944), the highest winning percentage in the country during that time. Overall, since the construction of Albertsons Stadium in 1970, Boise State is 254-53 (.827), the highest winning percentage of any stadium in the country built before 1980. 23
NON-SATURDAY GAMES DATE OPPONENT DAY W/L SCORE 10/19/01 @ (8) Fresno State FRI W 35-30 10/18/02 Fresno State FRI W 67-21 12/31/02 vs. Iowa State* TUE W 34-16 10/30/03 @ BYU THUR W 50-21 11/21/03 @ Fresno State FRI W 31-17 12/23/03 vs. (19) TCU* TUE W 34-31 09/10/04 Oregon State FRI W 53-34 09/24/04 BYU FRI W 28-27 10/29/04 Hawaii FRI W 69-3 12/31/04 vs. Louisville* FRI L 40-44 09/21/05 Bowling Green WED W 48-20 11/10/05 @ Fresno State THUR L 7-27 12/28/05 vs. Boston College* WED L 21-27 08/31/06 Sacramento State THUR W 45-0 09/07/06 Oregon State THUR W 42-14 10/15/06 @ New Mexico State SUN W 40-28 11/01/06 Fresno State WED W 45-21 01/01/07 vs. (7) Oklahoma* MON W 43-42 (OT) 08/31/07 Weber State FRI W 56-7 09/27/07 Southern Miss THUR W 38-16 10/07/07 New Mexico State SUN W 58-0 10/14/07 Nevada SUN W 69-67 (4 OT) 10/26/07 @ Fresno State FRI W 34-21 11/23/07 @ (13) Hawaii FRI L 27-39 12/23/07 vs. East Carolina* FRI L 38-41 10/01/08 Louisiana Tech WED W 38-3 10/17/08 Hawaii FRI W 27-7 10/24/08 @ San Jose State FRI W 33-16 11/28/08 Fresno State FRI W 61-10 12/23/08 vs. (11) TCU* TUE L 16-17 09/03/09 (16) Oregon THUR W 19-8 09/18/09 @ Fresno State FRI W 51-34 10/14/09 @ Tulsa WED W 28-21 11/06/09 @ Louisiana Tech FRI W 45-35 11/20/09 @ Utah State FRI W 52-21 11/27/09 Nevada FRI W 44-33 01/04/10 (4) TCU* MON W 17-10 09/06/10 vs. (10) Virginia Tech MON W 33-30 09/26/10 Louisiana Tech TUE W 49-20 11/12/10 @ Idaho FRI W 52-14 11/19/10 Fresno State FRI W 51-0 11/26/10 @ (19) Nevada FRI L 31-34 (OT) 12/22/10 vs. (19) Utah* WED W 26-3 DATE OPPONENT DAY W/L SCORE 09/16/11 @ Toledo FRI W 40-15 10/07/11 @ Fresno State FRI W 57-7 12/22/11 vs. Arizona State* THUR W 56-24 08/31/12 @ Michigan State FRI L 13-17 09/20/12 BYU THUR W 7-6 09/13/13 Air Force FRI W 42-20 09/20/13 @ Fresno State FRI L 40-41 10/25/13 @ BYU FRI L 20-37 12/24/13 vs. Oregon State * TUE L 23-38 08/28/14 vs. Ole Miss THUR L 13-35 10/17/14 Fresno State FRI W 37-27 10/24/14 BYU FRI W 55-30 12/31/14 Arizona * WED W 38-30 09/04/15 Washington FRI W 16-13 09/18/15 Idaho State FRI W 52-0 09/25/15 @ Virginia FRI W 56-14 10/16/15 @ Utah State FRI L 26-52 11/20/15 Air Force FRI L 30-37 11/27/15 @ San Jose State FRI W 40-23 12/23/15 vs. Northern Illinois * WED W 55-7 10/07/16 @ New Mexico FRI W 49-21 10/20/16 BYU THUR W 28-27 11/04/16 San Jose State FRI W 45-31 11/18/16 UNLV FRI W 42-25 11/25/16 @ Air Force FRI L 20-27 12/27/16 vs. Baylor * TUE * Bowl Game Broken Down by Day of the Week: DAY REGULAR SEASON BOWL Monday 1-0 2-0 Tuesday 1-0 2-2 Wednesday 4-0 3-1 Thursday 7-2 1-0 Friday 29-8 0-2 Sunday 3-0 -- TOTAL 45-10 8-5 ALL-TIME RECORD: 53-15 24
THE LAST TIME (INDIVIDUAL) TOTAL OFFENSE Yards 500+.............Kellen Moore (507).................Nov. 6, 2010; Hawai i 400+............. Brett Rypien (427).................. Oct. 20, 2016; BYU 300+..............Brett Rypien (317).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force PASSING Yards 500+............. Brett Rypien (503)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 400+............. Brett Rypien (442).................. Oct. 20, 2016; BYU 300+..............Brett Rypien (316).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 300+ Passing at Halftime............. Brett Rypien (317; 16-24).................. Oct. 20, 2016; BYU Attempts 60+............... Brett Rypien (74)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 50+............... Brett Rypien (74)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 40+............... Brett Rypien (48)..............Nov. 20, 2015; Air Force 30+............... Brett Rypien (35)............. Oct. 29, 2016; Wyoming Completions 40+............... Brett Rypien (40)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 30+............... Brett Rypien (40)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 20+............... Brett Rypien (22)............. Oct. 29, 2016; Wyoming Pass Percentage (Min. 15 Attempts).800+...... Brett Rypien (.818/18-22)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i.700+...... Brett Rypien (.818/18-22)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i.600+...... Brett Rypien (.818/18-22)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i Touchdown Passes 6+................. Jim McMillan (6)............... Nov. 16, 1974; Montana 5+................. Brett Rypien (5).............Oct. 7, 2016; New Mexico 4+................. Brett Rypien (4)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i 3+................. Brett Rypien (4)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i Passes Had Intercepted 5+.................. Mike Virden (6).............. Oct. 28, 1989; Montana 4+................ Grant Hedrick (4)............. Sept. 27, 2014; Air Force 3+................. Brett Rypien (3)......Sept. 10, 2016; Washington State RUSHING Yards 250+.............. Eron Hurley (254)..................Nov. 21, 1998; Idaho 200+........ Jeremy McNichols (206)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 150+........ Jeremy McNichols (206)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 100+........ Jeremy McNichols (206)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 100-Yards by Halftime..............Jeremy McNichols (147)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i Multiple Players with 100+.. Jeremy McNichols (158) / Alexander Mattison (100)...............................Nov. 4, 2016; San Jose State Attempts 35+.......... Jeremy McNichols (40)......... Oct. 15, 2016; Colorado State 30+...........Jeremy McNichols (31)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 25+...........Jeremy McNichols (31)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 20+.......... Jeremy McNichols (22).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force Yards Per Carry (Min. 10 Attempts) 10.0+...............D.J. Harper (10.7)......... Nov. 17, 2012; Colorado State 8.0+.........Jeremy McNichols (9.6)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i 6.0+.........Jeremy McNichols (6.6)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV Touchdowns 5+.....................Jay Ajayi (5)............ Nov. 29, 2014; Utah State 4+............ Jeremy McNichols (4)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 3+............ Jeremy McNichols (4)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV Longest Run From Scrimmage 80+.......... Jeremy McNichols (80)......... Oct. 15, 2016; Colorado State 70+.......... Jeremy McNichols (80)......... Oct. 15, 2016; Colorado State 60+.......... Jeremy McNichols (80)......... Oct. 15, 2016; Colorado State 50+.......... Jeremy McNichols (56).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 40+.......... Jeremy McNichols (56).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force RECEIVING Receptions 15+........... Thomas Sperbeck (20)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 10+........... Thomas Sperbck (20)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 8+............ Thomas Sperbeck (8)............. Oct. 29, 2016; Wyoming 5+.............Thomas Sperbeck (5).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 10 Receptions at Halftime..........Shane Williams-Rhodes (10).............. Nov. 16, 2013; Wyoming Yards 250+.........Thomas Sperbeck (281)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 200+.........Thomas Sperbeck (281)............Nov. 14, 2015; New Mexico 150+........... Cedrick Wilson (193).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 100+... Cedrick Wilson (193), Thomas Sperbeck (123)................................... Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 100+ Receiving at Halftime Cedrick Wilson (106; 6 receptions)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i Multiple Receivers w/ 10-plus Rec........ Shane Williams-Rhodes (14) /....................... Jay Ajayi (12).............. Aug. 28, 2014; Ole Miss Multiple 100-yard Receivers....... Cedrick Wilson (193) / Thomas Sperbeck (123)................................... Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force Yards Per Catch (Min. Five Rec.) 40.0+.......Al Marshall (40.8/5-204).......... Nov. 4, 1972; Portland State 30.0+. Thomas Sperbeck (35.6/5-178)......... Oct. 10, 2015; Colorado State 20.0+. Thomas Sperbeck (24.6/5-123).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 25
THE LAST TIME (INDIVIDUAL) Touchdowns 4+................. Austin Pettis (4).................Nov. 14, 2009; Idaho 3+............... Cedrick Wilson (3).............Oct. 7, 2016; New Mexico 2+.............Thomas Sperbeck (2)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i Longest Reception 90+.............Lawrence Bady (98).................. Oct. 18, 2003; SMU 80+.......... Thomas Sperbeck (82)......... Oct. 10, 2015; Colorado State 70+............. Cedrick Wilson (75).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 60+............. Cedrick Wilson (75).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 50+............. Cedrick Wilson (75).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force MISC. 100+ Yard Rush/Receiving...................Jeremy McNichols............140 rushing/109 receiving.................. Oct. 20, 2016; BYU Threw and Caught a TD Pass................... Thomas Sperbeck........... (11-yd passes/12-yd catch)......... Oct. 15, 2016; Colorado State Fumble Recovered for a TD........ Darren Lee (19-yard recovery)......... Sept. 24, 2016; Oregon State Multiple Players Threw for TDs 4+................Kellen Moore (2) /.................. Tanyon Bissell (1) /. Mike Coughlin (1) / Vinny Perretta (1)............. Nov. 8, 2008; Utah State 3+................Kellen Moore (2) /.................. Tanyon Bissell (1) /..Mike Coughlin (1) / Vinny Perretta (1)............. Nov. 8, 2008; Utah State 2+................ Brett Rypien (1) /................ Thomas Sperbeck (1)......... Oct. 15, 2016; Colorado State DEFENSE Interceptions 4+................. Steve Forrey (4)................... 1968; Idaho State 3+........... Brandyn Thompson (3)................ Oct. 17, 2008; Hawai i 2+................ Donte Deayon (2).................. Sept. 12, 2015; BYU Interception Return for a TD.............. Tyler Horton (85 yards)......sept. 10, 2016; Washington State 26 Total Tackles 25+............... Scott Russell (28)...... Sept. 17, 1988; Northern Arizona 20+............... Scott Russell (28)...... Sept. 17, 1988; Northern Arizona 15+................. Ben Weaver (15)..........Nov. 4, 2016; San Jose State 10+........... Chanceller James (14).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force Solo Tackles 10+................. Darren Lee (10)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV Sacks 4+................. Chris Wing (4.0)..........Sept. 7, 1996; Portland State 3+............. Kamalei Correa (3.0)............. Nov. 22, 2014; Wyoming 2+..................David Moa (2.5)......... Sept. 24, 2016; Oregon State Tackles For Loss 4+.............. Shea McClellin (4.0)...........Sept. 6, 2010; Virginia Tech 3+.............. Tanner Vallejo (3.0)............Dec. 6, 2014; Fresno State SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Returns 7+............ Jeremy McNichols (7)........ Nov. 15, 2014; San Diego State 6+............ Jeremy McNichols (7)........ Nov. 15, 2014; San Diego State 5+............ Jeremy McNichols (7)........ Nov. 15, 2014; San Diego State Longest Kickoff Return 90+............ Bryan Douglas (100)........Nov. 23, 2013; San Diego State 80+............ Bryan Douglas (100)........Nov. 23, 2013; San Diego State 70+............. Bryan Douglas (76)........... Nov. 30, 2013; New Mexico 60+............. Bryan Douglas (76)........... Nov. 30, 2013; New Mexico 50+............. Bryan Douglas (76)........... Nov. 30, 2013; New Mexico Kickoff Return for a TD................ Bryan Douglas (100)........Nov. 23, 2013; San Diego State Punt Return 9+.................. Rick Woods (9)............ Oct. 20, 1979; Idaho State 7+................Quinton Jones (7)........Dec. 28, 2005; Boston College 6+.................. Kyle Wilson (6)............... Nov. 21, 2008; Nevada Punt Return Yardage 150+............ Quinton Jones (151)........Dec. 28, 2005; Boston College 100+.............. Chris Potter (106)................. Nov. 12, 2010; Idaho Longest Punt Return 90+................ Kyle Wilson (90).......... Nov. 28, 2008; Fresno State 80+................ Kyle Wilson (90).......... Nov. 28, 2008; Fresno State 70+............. Cedrick Wilson (73)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 60+............. Cedrick Wilson (73)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV 50+............. Cedrick Wilson (73)................. Nov. 18, 2016; UNLV Punt Return for a TD.................. Donte Deayon (75)............. Nov. 22, 2014; Wyoming Punts 10+............... Danny Weeks (11)................ Oct. 26, 1991; Nevada 8+................... Sean Wale (8).................. Sept. 12, 2015; BYU 6+................... Sean Wale (7).............. Oct. 1, 2016; Utah State Punt Average (Min. Five Punts) 50.0+....Trevor Harman (53.2/5-266)................. Nov. 12, 2010; Idaho 48.0+....... Sean Wale (49.0/6-294).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force 46.0+....... Sean Wale (49.0/6-294).............. Nov. 25, 2016; Air Force Field Goals 5+............... Roberto Moran (5)............. Nov. 2, 1985; Idaho State 4+.................. Tyler Rausa (4)...............Sept. 25, 2015; Virginia 3+.................. Tyler Rausa (3)..............Nov. 20, 2015; Air Force Long Field Goals 55+............. Roberto Moran (56)..............Sept. 14, 1985; UC Davis 50+.................Tyler Rausa (51)...............Sept. 25, 2015; Virginia 45+............. Tyler Rausa (45, 2x)..............Nov. 20, 2015; Air Force Points After Touchdown 10+....... Anthony Montgomery (10)................. Nov. 19, 2005; Idaho 9+................. Dan Goodale (9).............. Sept. 7, 2013; UT Martin 8+................. Dan Goodale (8)............. Nov. 22, 2014; Wyoming 7+.................. Tyler Rausa (7)................ Nov. 12, 2016; Hawai i
THE LAST TIME (TEAM) OFFENSE TEAM Yards of Total Offense 700+................... UNLV (705)........................ Oct. 31, 2015 600+.................. Hawai i (603)........................Nov. 12, 2016 500+.................. Hawai i (603)........................Nov. 12, 2016 Fewest Yards of Total Offense 100-.............. Fresno State (69)....................... Sept. 17, 1977 200-..................Montana (191)........................ Oct. 12, 1991 300-..............Connecticut (292)....................... Sept. 13, 2014 Passing Yards 500+............. New Mexico (503)........................Nov. 14, 2015 400+.................... BYU (442)....................... Oct. 20, 2016 300+.................Air Force (316)....................... Nov. 25, 2016 Fewest Passing Yards 50-........... Northern Arizona (49)........................ Nov. 11, 1978 100-............... North Texas (78)........................ Oct. 18, 1997 150-.....................UNLV (109)........................Nov. 18, 2016 Passing Touchdowns 6+........................Idaho (6)....................... Nov. 14, 2009 5+.................. New Mexico (5).........................Oct. 7, 2016 4+...................... Hawai i (4)........................Nov. 12, 2016 Rushing Yards 500+................. Montana (531)........................ Oct. 27, 1973 400+..................Nevada (407)........................ Oct. 19, 2013 300+........... San Jose State (300)....................... Nov. 27, 2015 Fewest Rushing Yards 0-............ Northern Arizona (-11)........................ Oct. 9, 1993 50-................. Utah State (34)........................ Oct. 16, 2015 100-................. Air Force (84)....................... Nov. 25, 2016 Rushing Touchdowns 8+............... San Jose State (8)....................... Nov. 13, 2004 7+..................Weber State (7)...................... Aug. 30, 2007 6+........................UNLV (6)........................Nov. 18, 2016 5+........................UNLV (6)........................Nov. 18, 2016 Points Scored 70+..................... Idaho (70)....................... Nov. 19, 2005 60+.................. Wyoming (63)....................... Nov. 22, 2014 50+.................... Hawai i (52)........................Nov. 12, 2016 40+......................UNLV (42)........................Nov. 18, 2016 Fewest Points Scored 0..............Washington State (0)....................... Sept. 27, 1997 7-................... Washington (6)....................... Aug. 31, 2013 14-....................Air Force (14).......................Sept. 27, 2014 Scoring Differential (+) 50+.............. Hawai i (55-0; +55)........................ Oct. 3, 2015 40+...... Northern Illinois (55-7; +48)....................... Nov. 23, 2015 30+............. Hawai i (52-16; +36)........................Nov. 12, 2016 20+............. Hawai i (52-16; +36)........................Nov. 12, 2016 DEFENSE - TEAM Fumbles Recovered 6+........Northeastern Louisiana (6)........................Nov. 15, 1986 5+...........Eastern Washington (5)....................... Oct. 14, 2000 Interceptions 7+..................... Cal Poly (7)........................ Nov. 17, 1979 6+................ Northern Iowa (6)....................... Nov. 24, 1990 5+........................Idaho (5)....................... Nov. 14, 2009 4+...................... Virginia (4).......................Sept. 25, 2015 Fewest Yards Allowed 50-............ Northern Illinois (33)....................... Dec. 23, 2015 100-........... Northern Illinois (33)....................... Dec. 23, 2015 150-............ Northern Illinois (33)....................... Dec. 23, 2015 Most Total Yards Allowed 600+................ Air Force (607)....................... Nov. 20, 2015 500+........ Washington State (520).......................Sept. 10, 2016 400+........... San Jose State (495)........................ Nov. 4, 2016 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 0-............ Northern Arizona (-4)........................Oct. 25, 1975 50-.................. Air Force (45)....................... Nov. 25, 2016 100-................. Air Force (45)....................... Nov. 25, 2016 Most Passing Yards Allowed 600+........... Louisiana Tech (602)........................ Oct. 3, 1998 500+........ New Mexico State (526)....................... Oct. 15, 2006 400+........ Washington State (480).......................Sept. 10, 2016 Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 0-..............Northern Illinois (-5)....................... Dec. 23, 2015 50-.......... Washington State (40).......................Sept. 10, 2016 100-.................Utah State (71)......................... Oct. 1, 2016 Most Rushing Yards Allowed 400+............. New Mexico (505)........................ Nov. 8, 2014 300+.................Air Force (314)....................... Nov. 25, 2016 200+.................Air Force (314)....................... Nov. 25, 2016 Fewest Points Allowed 0-...................... Hawai i (0)........................ Oct. 3, 2015 3-....................... Hawai i (0)........................ Oct. 3, 2015 7-............... Northern Illinois (7)....................... Dec. 23, 2015 Most Points Allowed 60+.................... Nevada (67)....................... Oct. 14, 2007 50+................. Utah State (52)........................ Oct. 16, 2015 40+................. Utah State (52)........................ Oct. 16, 2015 27
GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME ONE Boise State @ Louisiana Sept. 3, 2016 Cajun Field Lafayette, La. Att.: 22,661 TV: ESPN3 LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Brett Rypien was 22 of 33 passing for 347 yards and two touchdowns, and Boise State cruised to a 45-10 season opening win over Louisiana Lafayette on Saturday. It was Rypien s sixth career 300-plus yard outing - with Boise State winning all six contests. Thomas Sperbeck, Cedric Wilson, and Jeremy McNichols each caught touchdown passes, adding 130, 113, and 98 yards receiving, respectively. McNichols also had two rushing touchdows and Sperbeck threw for a TD. The Broncos scored the first 35 points, including a 48-yard trick play pass from Sperbeck to McNichols. SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 14 21 3 7 45 Louisiana 0 3 0 7 10 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 12:49 BSU McNichols 1-yd run (Rausa kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 2:11 8:51 BSU Wilson 42-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa Kick) 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 1:44 SECOND QUARTER 14:26 BSU McNichols 48-yd pass from Sperbeck (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP: 1:44 12:35 BSU McNichols 7-yd run (Rausa kick) 2 plays, 37 yards, TOP: 0:18 1:29 BSU Sperbeck 35-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP: 1:14 00:00 UL Artigue 30-yd field goal 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP: 1:29 THIRD QUARTER 4:39 BSU Rausa 30-yd field goal 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP: 6:19 FOURTH QUARTER 12:53 UL Barnes 11-yd pass from Jennings (Artigue kick) 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 6:46 8:44 BSU Mattison 2-yd run (Rausa kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 4:09 TEAM STATISTICS BOISE STATE LOUISIANA First Downs 28 18 Net Yards Rushing 158 81 Net Yards Passing 426 186 Completions-Attempts-Int. 24-35-0 21-33-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 73-584 (8.0) 73-267 (3.7) Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-60 10-71 Punts-Yards 2-82 (41.0) 6-271 (45.2) Kickoff returns-yds-td 1-15-0 (15.0) 3-75-0 (25.0) Punt returns-yards-td 2-2-0 (1.0) 0-0-0 (0.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 29:14 30:46 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-13 7-of-18 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-1 0-of-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-for-4 2-for-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-38 1-9 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Mattison (11-61-1), McNichols (9-48-2), Demas (8-29-0), Wolpin (5-24-0), Stuart (1-2-0), Sperbeck (1-1-0), Butler (1-(-1)-0), Rypien (1-(-4)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (22-33-2-0-347), Sperbeck (1-1-1-0- 48), Stuart (1-1-0-0-31) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Wilson (7-113-0), Sperbeck (6-130-1), Dhaenens (5-40-0), McNichols (3-98-1), Richardson (1-31-0), Anderson (1-9-0), Demas (1-5-0). Interceptions: None Sacks: McCaskill (2.0), Vander Esch (1.0), Frazier (1.0), Lui (0.5), Vallejo (0.5) Louisiana Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McGuire (14-46-0), Nixon (3-20-0), Jennings (16-18-0), Wright (3-10-0), Hoggins (1-1-0), Calais (2-(-1)-0). Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Jennings (21-33-1-0-186). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): McGuire (6-40-0), Bradley (3-50-0), Byrne (2-22-0), Barnes (2-20-0), Jacquet (2-17-0), Riles (2-17-0), Barnes (2-13- 1), Wright (1-4-0), Hoggins (1-3-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Lightfoot (0.5), Perry (0.5). 28 GAME TWO Washington State @ Boise State Sept. 10, 2016 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Att.: 36,163 TV: ESPN2 BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Jeremy McNichols rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Horton returned his first career interception 85 yards for a touchdown and Boise State held on in the fourth quarter for a 31-28 win over Washington State on Saturday night. Brett Rypien threw for 299 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown to Thomas Sperbeck. Boise State (2-0) won its 34th straight regular season non-conference home game, knocking off the last out of conference team to win on The Blue. SCORE BY QUARTER Washington State 0 7 7 14 28 Boise State 14 3 7 7 31 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 10:11 BSU Horton 85-yd interception return (Rausa kick) -- 2:15 BSU McNichols 1-yd run (Rausa kick) 13 plays, 88 yards, TOP: 5:22 SECOND QUARTER 00:42 WSU Morrow 10-yd pass from Falk (Powell kick) 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP: 2:30 00:01 BSU Rausa 31-yd field goal 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP: 0:41 THIRD QUARTER 8:20 BSU Sperbeck 47-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 88 yards, TOP: 1:34 00:55 WSU Martin Jr. 50-yd pass from Falk (Powell kick) 2 plays, 53 yards, TOP: 0:45 FOURTH QUARTER 14:54 BSU McNichols 7-yd run (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 1:01 11:34 WSU Morrow 14-yd pass from Falk (Powell kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:20 4:17 WSU Marks 33-yd pass from Falk (Powell kick) 1 play, 33 yards, TOP: 0:07 TEAM STATISTICS WASHINGTON STATE BOISE STATE First Downs 26 21 Net Yards Rushing 40 121 Net Yards Passing 480 299 Completions-Attempts-Int. 55-71-1 19-35-3 Total Offense (plays-yards) 91-520 (5.7) 61-420 (6.9) Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-79 3-35 Punts-Yards 4-144 (36.0) 5-211 (42.2) Kickoff returns-yds-td 3-48-0 (16.0) 2-41-0 (20.5) Punt returns-yards-td 3-35-0 (11.7) 1-(-2)-0 (-2.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 3-45-0 1-85-1 Time of Possession 37:58 22:02 Third-Down Conversions 11-of-22 3-of-10 Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-5 0-of-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-for-3 3-for-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (22-116-2), Rypien (2-3-0), Mattison (1-3-0), Demas (1-(-1)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (19-35-1-3-299) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (7-133-1), Anderson (4-49-0), Wilson (3-85-0), McNichols (3-25-0), Dhaenens (2-7-0) Interceptions: Horton (1) Sacks: Moa (1.5), Lee (0.5) Washington State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Morrow (8-22-0), Williams (4-10-0), Wicks (2-9- 0), Lewis (1-1-0), Falk (5-(-2)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Falk (55-71-4-1-480). Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Martin Jr. (12-158-1), Marks (10-75-1), Morrow (8-53-2), Johnson-Mack (7-30-0), Wicks (6-35-0), Cracraft (5-31-0), Lewis (3-31-0), Sweet (2-32-0), Williams (1-28-0), Thompson (1-7-0) Interceptions: Luani (2), White (1) Sacks: none
GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME THREE Boise State @ Oregon State Sept. 24, 2016 Reser Stadium Corvallis, Ore. Att.: 42,846 TV: FS1 CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP)-Jeremy McNichols ran for 208 yards and scored four touchdowns and Boise State is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2011 after a 38-24 win Saturday over Oregon State. McNichols did most of his damage in the first half, as the junior running back ran for 146 yards and touchdowns of 5, 6 and 70 yards, and caught a 6-yard scoring pass. Brett Rypien completed 19 of 36 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown for the Broncos, who won their fourth consecutive game against a Pacific-12 opponent, and their second this season. The Broncos offense accumulated 512 yards, but only 77 after halftime. SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 14 17 0 7 38 Oregon State 7 0 10 7 24 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 12:29 BSU McNichols 5-yd run (Rausa kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:31 11:22 OSU Nall 14-yd run (Owens kick) 3 plays, 41 yards, TOP: 0:57 5:23 BSU McNichols 6-yd run (Rausa kick) 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 3:07 SECOND QUARTER 6:56 BSU McNichols 6-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP: 4:03 2:37 BSU McNichols 70-yd run (Rausa kick) 1 play, 70 yards, TOP: 0:33 00:00 BSU Rausa 29-yd field goal 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 0:33 THIRD QUARTER 6:38 OSU Nall 1-yd run (Owens kick) 13 plays, 82 yards, TOP: 4:55 5:14 OSU Owens 41-yd field goal 5 plays, 29 yards, TOP: 1:23 FOURTH QUARTER 3:33 BSU Lee 19-yd fumble recovery (Rausa kick) -- 3:21 OSU Bolden 99-yd kickoff return (Owens kick) -- TEAM STATISTICS BOISE STATE OREGON STATE First Downs 27 17 Net Yards Rushing 274 96 Net Yards Passing 238 191 Completions-Attempts-Int. 20-37-0 22-34-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 79-512 (6.5) 69-287 (4.2) Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-55 7-50 Punts-Yards 6-279 (46.5) 8-315 (39.4) Kickoff returns-yds-td 1-28-0 (28.0) 4-206-1 (51.5) Punt returns-yards-td 2-(-1)-0 (-0.5) 3-29-0 (9.7) Interceptions-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 28:01 31:59 Third-Down Conversions 8-of-15 6-of-17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-for-5 2-for-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-31 2-14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (28-208-3), Butler (1-28-0), Mattison (3-21-0), Demas (3-18-0), Sperbeck (2-14-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (19-36-1-0-215) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (6-104-0), Anderson (4-45-0), McNichols (4-20-1), Dhaenens (2-32-0), Wilson (2-21-0), Knight (1-10-0), Butler (1-6-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Moa (2.5), Lee (1.0), Whitlock (1.0), Frazier (1.0), McCaskill (0.5) Oregon State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Nall (14-66-2), Pierce (7-46-0), Bradford (1-4-0), Lucas (1-2-0), Blount (6-1-0), Collins (2-0-0), Bolden (1-(-6)-0), Garretson (3-(-17)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Blount (11-18-0-0-138), Garretson (11-16- 0-0-53) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Collins (9-106-0), Bolden (6-43-0), Villamin (3-12-0), Nall (2-10-0), Ortiz (1-16-0), Pierce (1-4-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Chappell (1.0), Ugwoegbu (1.0) GAME FOUR Utah State @ Boise State Oct. 1, 2016 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Att.: 36,602 TV: ESPN2 BOISE, Idaho (AP) Jeremy McNichols accounted for 226 all-purpose yards, including 132 yards rushing and a 61-yard touchdown reception, to lead No. 24 Boise State to a 21-10 victory over Utah State on Saturday night. The Broncos (4-0, 1-0) led 7-3 at halftime before taking control in the second half with a pair of touchdown passes by Brett Rypien and a stout defensive performance. McNichols 61-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Cedric Wilson gave Boise State a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter, Boise State turned to McNichols to grind out the clock and secure the victory. SCORE BY QUARTER Utah State 0 3 0 7 10 Boise State 7 0 7 7 21 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 5:56 BSU McNichols 61-yd pass from Wilson (Rausa kick) 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP: 2:05 SECOND QUARTER 12:27 USU Warren 28-yd field goal 12 plays, 45 yards, TOP: 3:35 THIRD QUARTER 8:07 BSU Sperbeck 5-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 10 plays, 85 yards, TOP: 4:40 FOURTH QUARTER 12:03 BSU Wilson 36-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 6 plays, 40 yards, TOP: 3:30 7:41 USU Rodriguez 30-yd pass from Myers (Warren kick) 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 4:22 TEAM STATISTICS UTAH STATE BOISE STATE First Downs 18 19 Net Yards Rushing 71 154 Net Yards Passing 287 230 Completions-Attempts-Int. 29-51-0 17-26-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 76-358 (4.7) 66-384 (5.8) Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 12-90 8-101 Punts-Yards 9-352 (39.1) 7-306 (43.7) Kickoff returns-yds-td 1-5-0 (5.0) 2-46-0 (23.0) Punt returns-yards-td 2-20-0 (10.0) 2-2-0 (1.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 28:48 31:12 Third-Down Conversions 4-of-19 8-of-16 Fourth-Down Conversions 3-of-3 0-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-for-2 1-for-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 4-22 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (30-132-0), Demas (3-11-0), Butler (1-6- 0), Rypien (5-3-0), Sperbeck (1-2-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (15-24-2-0-163), Weaver (1-1-0-0-6), Wilson (1-1-1-0-61) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): McNichols (6-73-1), Sperbeck (5-64-1), Wilson (2-46-1), Anderson (2-38-0), Dhaenens (1-6-0), Roh (1-3-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: McCaskill (1.5), Moa (1.5), Frazier (1.0) Utah State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Myers (12-47-0), Lindsey (8-15-0), Hunt (5-9-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Myers (29-50-1-0-287) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Lewis (7-82-0), Rodriguez (6-89-1), Tarver (5-29-0), Houston (3-41-0), Roberts (3-35-0), Lindsey (3-(-2)-0), Hunt (1-7-0), Colston-Green (1-6-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Rocquemore (1.0) 29
GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME FIVE Boise State @ New Mexico Oct. 7, 2016 University Stadium Albuquerque, N.M. Att.: 20,090 TV: CBS SN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Brett Rypien threw five touchdown passes - three to Cedrick Wilson - and No. 19 Boise State overwhelmed New Mexico 49-21 on Friday night. The Broncos (5-0, 2-0 Mountain West) scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions. New Mexico (2-3, 1-1) scored on its second possession, and didn t reach the end zone again until the midway through the fourth quarter. Rypien was 21 of 28 for 391 yards, and Wilson had nine catches for 167 yards. Thomas Sperbeck, who had 20 catches for 281 yards last season against New Mexico, added nine receptions for 198 yards and two scores. SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 14 28 7 0 49 New Mexico 7 0 0 14 21 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 6:49 BSU Wilson 7-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 12 plays, 81 yards, TOP: 5:11 5:01 NM Owens 62-yd run (Sanders kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 1:48 3:37 BSU Wilson 53-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 1:24 SECOND QUARTER 14:01 BSU McNichols 9-yd run (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP: 2:35 10:44 BSU Sperbeck 54-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 94 yards, TOP: 1:09 6:17 BSU Wilson 8-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 7 plays, 56 yards, TOP: 3:25 1:10 BSU Sperbeck 35-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP: 1:45 THIRD QUARTER 7:08 BSU McNichols 3-yd run (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP: 4:02 FOURTH QUARTER 7:55 NM Lawson 6-yd run (Sanders kick) 14 plays, 82 yards, TOP: 7:06 0:20 NM Somoye 12-yd pass from Jordan (Sanders kick) 11 plays, 74 yards, TOP: 5:23 TEAM STATISTICS BOISE STATE NEW MEXICO First Downs 22 23 Net Yards Rushing 65 382 Net Yards Passing 391 39 Completions-Attempts-Int. 21-30-0 4-15-1 Total Offense (plays-yards) 59-456 (7.7) 76-421 (5.5) Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-15 12-88 Punts-Yards 3-128 (42.7) 6-221 (36.8) Kickoff returns-yds-td 0-0-0 (0.0) 4-64-0 (16.0) Punt returns-yards-td 2-16-0 (8.0) 1-(-5)-0 (-5.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 23:53 36:07 Third-Down Conversions 5-of-8 6-of-16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 3-of-4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-for-4 2-for-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 0-0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (21-54-2), Wolpin (3-9-0), Mattison (2-9-0), Rypien (1-1-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (21-28-5-0-391), Stuart (0-2-0-0-0) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (9-198-2), Wilson (9-167-3), Anderson (2-15-0), Modster (1-11-0) Interceptions: Ford (1) Sacks: Lee (1.0), McCaskill (1.0), Frazier (1.0) New Mexico Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Jordan (21-139-0), Owens (7-82-1), Lawson (11-62-1), McQuarley (7-40-0), Chestnut (8-32-0), Woodhouse (5-26-0), Gamblin (2-1-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Jordan (4-14-1-1-39), Lawson (0-1-0-0-0) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Quarells (1-13-0), Somoye (1-12-1), Drennan (1-1-0), Gamblin (1-3-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: None GAME SIX Colorado State @ Boise State Oct. 15, 2016 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Att.: 33,448 TV: ESPN2 BOISE, Idaho (AP) Jeremy McNichols rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns and No. 15 Boise State withstood Colorado State s late rally for a 28-23 victory on Saturday night. After the Broncos (6-0, 3-0 Mountain West) took a 28-3 lead early in the fourth quarter, Colorado State (3-4, 1-2) recovered two onside kicks in the final 6 minutes while scoring three straight TDs, cutting the deficit to five with 3:35 left. Brett Rypien was 16-of-24 passing for 207 yards and one touchdown. Thomas Sperbeck led Boise State s receiving corps with five catches for 72 yards and added an 11-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Richardson. SCORE BY QUARTER Colorado State 3 0 0 20 23 Boise State 0 7 14 7 28 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 7:24 CSU Bryan 39-yd field goal 10 plays, 42 yards, TOP: 4:46 SECOND QUARTER 00:27 BSU Sperbeck 12-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:32 THIRD QUARTER 7:38 BSU McNichols 5-yd run (Rausa kick) 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP: 5:01 4:00 BSU McNichols 80-yd run (Rausa kick) 2 plays, 83 yards, TOP: 0:46 FOURTH QUARTER 10:53 BSU Richardson 11-yd pass from Sperbeck (Rausa kick) 16 plays, 90 yards, TOP: 6:36 5:00 CSU Matthews 2-yd run (Bryan kick) 17 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 5:53 4:48 CSU Gallup 53-yd pass from Stevens (Bryan kick) 1 play, 53 yards. TOP: 0:12 3:35 CSU Dawkins 11-yd pass from Stevens (2pt failed) 6 plays, 54 yards, TOP: 1:13 TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO STATE BOISE STATE First Downs 19 21 Net Yards Rushing 184 226 Net Yards Passing 189 218 Completions-Attempts-Int. 17-31-0 17-25-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 67-373 (5.6) 73-444 (6.1) Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-30 3-19 Punts-Yards 7-307 (43.9) 4-210 (52.5) Kickoff returns-yds-td 3-67-0 (22.3) 0-0-0 (0.0) Punt returns-yards-td 1-7-0 (7.0) 2-11-0 (5.5) Interceptions-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 27:46 32:14 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-14 9-of-16 Fourth-Down Conversions 3-of-3 1-of-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-for-3 3-for-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-4 1-5 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (40-217-2), Rypien (5-15-0), Mattison (2-5-0), Anderson (1-(-11)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (16-24-1-0-207), Sperbeck (1-1-0-0- 0) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (5-72-1), Anderson (5-65-0), McNichols (4-47-0), Mattison (1-19-0), Richardson (1-11-1), Baggett (1-4-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Miles (1.0) Colorado State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Dawkins (14-66-0), Matthews (11-55-1), Stevens (6-48-0), Kinsey (3-13-0), Clark (1-4-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Stevens (17-31-2-0-189) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Dawkins (5-24-1), Gallup (4-91-1), Clark (2-13-0), Peralta (2-12-0), Ruiz (1-18-0), Johnson (1-13-0), Masters (1-9-0), Matthews (1-4-0), Taylor (0-5-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Mcbride (1.0), King (1.0) 30
GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME SEVEN BYU @ Boise State Oct. 20, 2016 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Att.: 34,575 TV: ESPN BOISE, Idaho (AP) The Broncos, who won their 23rd straight non-conference home game, overcame five turnovers in the 28-27 victory Thursday night. Since 2004, FBS teams that are minus-5 in the turnover category are 9-231. Brett Rypien threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Jeremy McNichols rushed for 140 yards and had 109 yards receiving along with a pair of touchdowns. Thomas Sperbeck also had 109 yards receiving on nine catches, his 11th career game with more than 100 yards receiving. GAME EIGHT Boise State @ Wyoming Oct. 29, 2016 War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyo. Att.: 24,023 TV: CBS SN LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Defensive tackle Chase Appleby sacked Brett Rypien and forced a fumble that bounced out of the back of the end zone for a safety with 1:25 left to give Wyoming a 30-28 upset victory over No. 13 Boise State on Saturday night. Rypien completed 22 of 35 passes for 295 yards, and caught a 33-yard TD pass on a trick play for Boise State (7-1, 3-1). Jeremey McNichols ran for 143 yards and two TDs, and Jake Hollister caught six passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns. SCORE BY QUARTER BYU 0 17 7 3 27 Boise State 14 7 0 7 28 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 14:11 BSU McNichols 76-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 3 plays, 82 yards, TOP: 0:49 8:13 BSU Sperbeck 12-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP: 3:52 SECOND QUARTER 14:49 BYU Almond 35-yd field goal 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP: 2:00 14:22 BYU Warner 59-yd interception return (Almond kick) 4:54 BYU Lake 50-yd interception return (Almond kick) 00:35 BSU Wilson 36-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP: 1:06 THIRD QUARTER 6:55 BYU Hill 1-yd run (Almond kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP: 1:57 FOURTH QUARTER 13:33 BYU Almond 37-yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yard, TOP: 2:19 10:37 BSU McNichols 4-yd run (Rausa kick) 10 plays, 90 yards, TOP: 2:56 TEAM STATISTICS BYU BOISE STATE First Downs 19 24 Net Yards Rushing 135 129 Net Yards Passing 187 442 Completions-Attempts-Int. 21-42-0 25-39-2 Total Offense (plays-yards) 80-322 (4.0) 74-571 (7.7) Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 5-3 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-61 8-65 Punts-Yards 7-280 (40.0) 3-133 (44.3) Kickoff returns-yds-td 3-68-0 (22.7) 4-75-0 (18.8) Punt returns-yards-td 0-0-0 (0.0) 3-7-0 (2.3) Interceptions-Yds-TD 2-109-2 0-0-0 Time of Possession 32:22 27:38 Third-Down Conversions 4-of-17 5-of-11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-4 0-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-for-3 2-for-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 4-13 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (30-140-1), Mattison (1-4-0), Rypien (4-(-15)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (25-39-3-2-442) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (9-109-1), McNichols (5-109-1), Modster (4-82-0), Wilson (4-68-1), Knight (1-46-0), Mattison (1-15-0), Anderson (1-13-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Vallejo (0.5), Lee (0.5), Whitlock (0.5), Moa (1.0), Hoyte (1.5) BYU Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Canada (21-88-0), Hill (13-48-1), Brown (2-8-0), Linehan (1-(-3)-0), Hifo (1-(-6)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Hill (21-42-0-0-187) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Juergens (4-57-0), Pearson (4-31-0), Trinnaman (3-24-0), Canada (3-7-0), Balderee (2-33-0), Kurtz (2-16-0), Laulu-Pututau (2-14-0), Tanner (1-5-0) Interceptions: Warner (1.0), Lake (1.0) Sacks: Kaufusi (0.5), Wolfgramm (0.5), Pili (0.5), Pau u (0.5), Tautu (1.0) SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 7 14 0 7 28 Wyoming 0 17 0 13 30 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 3:12 BSU McNichols 5-yd run (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP: 3:14 SECOND QUARTER 11:51 BSU McNichols 2-yd run (Rausa kick) 5 plays, 99 yards, TOP: 2:25 9:10 WYO Hollister 19-yd pass from Allen (Rothe kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:41 6:26 BSU Mattison 16-yd run (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 2:44 1:48 WYO Rothe 40-yd field goal 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP: 4:38 00:52 WYO Hollister 28-yd pass from Allen (Rothe kick) 2 plays, 35 yards, TOP: 0:41 FOURTH QUARTER 13:05 WYO Rothe 39-yd field goal 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP: 4:24 10:50 BSU Rypien 33-yd pass from Sperbeck (Rausa kick) 5 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 2:15 6:42 WYO Gentry 27-yd pass from Allen (Maulhardt pass from Allen) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 4:08 1:25 WYO Team safety TEAM STATISTICS BOISE STATE WYOMING First Downs 24 25 Net Yards Rushing 159 215 Net Yards Passing 328 274 Completions-Attempts-Int. 23-36-1 18-31-1 Total Offense (plays-yards) 63-487 (7.7) 80-489 (6.1) Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-24 0-0 Punts-Yards 5-227 (45.4) 5-232 (46.4) Kickoff returns-yds-td 4-82-0 (20.5) 0-0-0 (0.0) Punt returns-yards-td 2-2-0 (1.0) 1-(-1)-0 (-0.5) Interceptions-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-32-0 Time of Possession 24:20 35:40 Third-Down Conversions 2-of-8 10-of-18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-for-3 1-for-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (18-143-2), Mattison (4-40-1), Rypien (5-(-24)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (22-35-0-1-295), Sperbeck (1-1-1-0- 33) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (8-80-0), Wilson (4-84-0), Anderson (3-50-0), Modster (2-27-0), McNichols (2-18-0), Rypien (1-33-1), Blakley (1-28-0), Dhaenens (1-5-0), Mattison (1-3-0) Interceptions: Chanceller James (1.0) Sacks: None Wyoming Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Hill (28-146-0), Allen (11-53-0), Conway (3-10-0), Wick (5-10-0), Gentry (1-(-3)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Allen (18-31-3-1-274) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Hollister (6-144-2), Gentry (6-73-1), Harshman (2-16-0), Maulhardt (2-13-0), Johnson (1-25-0), Conway (1-3-0) Interceptions: Gafford (1.0) Sacks: Wacha (1.0), Appleby (1.0) and Prosser (1.0) 31
GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME NINE San Jose State @ Boise State Nov. 4, 2016 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Att.: 31,863 TV: ESPN2 BOISE, Idaho (AP) Jeremy McNichols rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, Alex Mattison had a career-high 100 yards rushing and one touchdown, and No. 24 Boise State beat San Jose State 45-31 on Friday night. The Broncos had two players over 100 yards on the ground in one game for the first time since Nov. 8, 2014, against New Mexico. Boise State, which finished with 517 total yards of offense, had a season-high 298 yards rushing. McNichols performance was his seventh 100-plus yard game this season and fourth in a row. SCORE BY QUARTER San Jose State 6 10 0 15 31 Boise State 7 17 7 14 45 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 12:16 BSU McNichols 19-yd run (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP: 1:24 9:27 SJ Crawford 21-yd field goal 9 plays, 71 yards, TOP: 2:49 2:00 SJ Crawford 39-yd field goal 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 5:34 SECOND QUARTER 13:48 BSU Mattison 19-yd run (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:12 10:00 SJ Johnson 12-yd pass from Potter (Crawford kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:48 5:19 BSU Rausa 34-yd field goal 11 plays, 58 yards, TOP: 4:41 2:06 BSU McNichols 7-yd run (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP: 2:07 0:05 SJ Crawford 39-yd field goal 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP: 2:01 THIRD QUARTER 11:11 BSU Wilson 15-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 3:49 FOURTH QUARTER 14:49 BSU Wilson 36-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 10 plays, 87 yards, TOP: 4:08 11:13 SJ Holmes 11-yd pass from Potter (Crawford kick) 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 3:36 4:25 BSU Dhaenens 5-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 6:48 3:29 SJ Roberson 60-yd run (Potter kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 0:56 TEAM STATISTICS SAN JOSE STATE BOISE STATE First Downs 27 30 Net Yards Rushing 217 298 Net Yards Passing 278 219 Completions-Attempts-Int. 23-36-1 16-21-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 69-496 (7.2) 75-517 (6.9) Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-44 2-10 Punts-Yards 3-123 (41.0) 2-96 (48.0) Kickoff returns-yds-td 2-31-0 (15.5) 2-47-0 (23.5) Punt returns-yards-td 1-(-3)-0 (-3.0) 0-0-0 (0.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Time of Possession 26:08 33:52 Third-Down Conversions 5-of-13 7-of-13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-1 2-of-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-for-3 6-for-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 1-9 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (28-158-2), Mattison (18-100-1), Wale (1-29-0), Sperbeck (2-9-0), Anderson (1-4-0), Wilson (1-2-0) Rypien (3-(-4)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (16-21-3-0-219) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Wilson (6-102-2), Anderson (3-53-), Roh (2-20-0), Sperbeck (2-19-0), Dhaenens (2-16-1), McNichols (1-9-0) Interceptions: Sumner-Gardner (1) Sacks: McCaskill (0.5), Whitlock (0.5) San Jose State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Roberson (12-109-1), Potter (14-67-0), Zigler (4-21-0), Johnson (1-13-0), Smith (1-5-0), Crawley (1-2-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Potter (23-36-2-1-278) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Holmes (6-106-1), Crawley (6-77-0), Roberson (5-9-0), Freeman (3-47-0), Smith (1-20-0), Johnson (1-12-1), Cottrell (1-7-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Irving (1.0) 32 GAME TEN Boise State @ Hawai i Nov. 12, 2016 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawai i Att.: 22,731 TV: CBS SN HONOLULU (AP) Behind the play of sophomore quarterback Brett Rypien, the Broncos scored early and often on their way to a 52-16 rout of host Hawaii. Rypien threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns as Boise State racked up a season-high 603 yards of total offense, 403 of them coming before halftime. The Broncos jumped out to a commanding 28-0 lead early in the second quarter and went on to score touchdowns on six of their first seven possessions. Jeremy Nichols, the nation s leading scorer, ran for 153 yards on 16 carries. SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 14 21 10 7 52 Hawai i 0 3 3 10 16 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 12:40 BSU Sperbeck 35-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 5 plays, 84 yards, TOP: 2:20 9:27 BSU McNichols 36-yd run (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP: 1:44 SECOND QUARTER 13:35 BSU Dhaenens 6-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 12 plays, 64 yards, TOP: 5:19 8:33 BSU McNichols 5-yd run (Rausa kick) 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP: 2:29 3:21 UH Sanchez 24-yd field goal 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP: 5:12 1:07 BSU Rypien 4-yd run (Rausa kick) 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 2:09 THIRD QUARTER 12:04 BSU Wilson 35-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 3 plays, 41 yards, TOP: 1:25 6:31 BSU Rausa 38-yd field goal 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP: 4:32 1:28 UH Sanchez 32-yd field goal 10 plays, 36 yards, TOP: 4:58 FOURTH QUARTER 14:51 BSU Sperbeck 44-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 4 plays, 65 yards, TOP: 1:37 12:05 UH Ursua 5-yd pass from Brown (Sanchez kick) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP: 2:46 3:48 UH Sanchez 35-yd field goal 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP: 6:48 TEAM STATISTICS BOISE STATE HAWAI I First Downs 25 15 Net Yards Rushing 246 234 Net Yards Passing 357 125 Completions-Attempts-Int. 20-24-0 16-32-1 Total Offense (plays-yards) 68-603 (8.9) 64-359 (5.6) Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-55 10-79 Punts-Yards 2-60 (30.0) 4-198 (49.5) Kickoff returns-yds-td 4-76-0 (19.0) 4-72-0 (18.0) Punt returns-yards-td 2-23-0 (11.5) 0-0-0 (0.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 1-29-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 31:56 28:04 Third-Down Conversions 9-of-13 6-of-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-for-4 4-for-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-3 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (16-153-2), Mattison (10-40-0), Young (6-17-0), Sperbeck (2-17-0), Rypien (4-14-1), Wolpin (5-6-0) Wilson (1-(-1)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (18-22-4-0-338), Stuart (2-2-0-0-19) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Wilson (7-141-1), Sperbeck (5-114-2), McNichols (3-29-0), Butler (2-19-0), Roh (1-36-0), Mattison (1-12-0), Dhaenens (1-6-1) Interceptions: James (1) Sacks: none Hawai i Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Harris (14-145-1), Brown (11-61-0), Lakalaka (6-19-0), Collie (1-9-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Brown (16-31-1-1-125), Ewaliko (0-1-0-0-0) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Torres (3-35-0), Ewaliko (3-15-0), Timoteo (2-20-0), Kemp (2-18-0), Collie (2-16-0), Ursua (2-11-1), Camanse-Stevens (1-6-0), Harris (1-4-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Tavai (1.0)
GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES GAME ELEVEN UNLV @ Boise State Nov. 18, 2016 Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Att.: 32,989 TV: ESPN2 BOISE, Idaho (AP) Jeremy McNichols ran for 206 yards and a career-high four touchdown to help No. 22 Boise State beat UNLV 42-25 on Friday night. Rypien finished with 109 yards on 10-of-20 passing. Career receiving leader Thomas Sperbeck had five catches for 47 yards in his final regular-season home game. Boise State (10-1, 6-1) kept its Mountain West title hopes alive and reached 10 victories for the second time in three seasons under head coach Bryan Harsin. SCORE BY QUARTER UNLV 3 7 7 8 25 Boise State 14 7 14 7 42 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 11:01 UNLV Pantels 21-yd field goal 8 plays, 25 yards, TOP: 3:25 2:43 BSU Rypien 1-yd run (Rausa kick) 19 plays, 74 yards, TOP: 8:18 0:38 BSU McNichols 6-yd run (Rausa kick) 1 play, 6 yards, TOP: 0:07 SECOND QUARTER 7:37 BSU McNichols 1-yd run (Rausa kick) 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP: 4:19 1:43 UNLV Palandech 7-yd run (Pantels kick) 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP: 5:54 THIRD QUARTER 12:48 BSU Mattison 3-yd run (Rausa kick) 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP: 1:07 8:01 BSU McNichols 4-yd run (Rausa kick) 7 plays, 46 yards, TOP: 3:37 0:03 UNLV Palandech 9-yd run (Pantels kick) 14 plays, 79 yards, TOP: 7:58 FOURTH QUARTER 8:40 BSU McNichols 31-yd run (Rausa kick) 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP: 2:12 1:41 UNLV Price 45-yd pass from Palandech (Palandech rush) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP: 3:28 GAME TWELVE Boise State @ Air Force Nov. 25, 2016 Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, Colo. Att.: 23,556 TV: CBS SN AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Air Force had a late goal-line stand, Tyler Weaver returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a touchdown and the Falcons beat No. 20 Boise State 27-20 on Friday, ending the Broncos bid for the Mountain West title. McNichols rushed for 60 yards - and a score - on his opening two carries, but was held to 28 yards the rest of the way. He had three carries at the goal line on Boise State s last possession, but couldn t get in. Thomas Sperbeck (123) and Cedrick Wilson (193) both finished with over 100 receiving yards. SCORE BY QUARTER Boise State 7 3 3 7 20 Air Force 7 10 7 3 27 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 14:23 BSU McNichols 4-yd run (Rausa kick) 2 plays, 60 yards, TOP: 0:37 9:48 AF Johnson 1-yd run (Strebel kick) 10 plays, 83 yards, TOP: 4:31 SECOND QUARTER 6:13 AF Strebel 36-yd field goal 15 plays, 63 yards, TOP: 7:11 5:11 AF Weaver 11-yd blocked punt return (Strebel kick) 0:00 BSU Rausa 29-yd field goal 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP: 2:21 THIRD QUARTER 8:56 AF Davern 8-yd run (Strebel kick) 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP: 0:52 4:24 BSU Rausa 31-yd field goal (Rausa kick) 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP: 4:16 FOURTH QUARTER 9:02 AF Strebel 30-yd field goal 9 plays, 27 yards, TOP: 5:10 8:50 BSU Wilson 75-yd pass from Rypien (Rausa kick) 1 play, 75 yards, TOP: 0:12 TEAM STATISTICS UNLV BOISE STATE First Downs 17 22 Net Yards Rushing 189 271 Net Yards Passing 113 109 Completions-Attempts-Int. 10-20-0 10-21-0 Total Offense (plays-yards) 64-302 (4.7) 68-380 (5.6) Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 4-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-54 1-10 Punts-Yards 6-225 (37.5) 2-98 (49.0) Kickoff returns-yds-td 5-86-0 (17.2) 4-105-0 (26.2) Punt returns-yards-td 0-0-0 (0.0) 2-81-0 (40.5) Interceptions-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 31:33 28:27 Third-Down Conversions 6-of-15 7-of-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-2 1-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-for-3 5-for-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 0-0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (31-206-4), Young (4-31-0), Mattison (7-24-1), Rypien (4-5-1), Sperbeck (1-5-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (10-20-0-0-109) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (5-47-10, Wilson (2-21-0), Anderson (2-19-0), McNichols (1-22-0) Interceptions: James (1) Sacks: none UNLV Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Palandech (9-64-2), Campbell (13-60-0), Williams (17-50-0), Greene (4-16-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Palandech (10-20-1-0-113) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Price (3-65-1), Campbell (2-(-2)-0), Holt (1-26-0), Sneed (1-10-0), Trosclair (1-8-0), Kanteman (1-4-0), Flowers (1-2-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: Lotuleilei (1.0) TEAM STATISTICS BOISE STATE AIR FORCE First Downs 12 25 Net Yards Rushing 84 314 Net Yards Passing 316 45 Completions-Attempts-Int. 9-26-0 3-6-1 Total Offense (plays-yards) 51-400 (7.8) 83-359 (4.3) Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 3-27 3-30 Punts-Yards 7-294 (42.0) 5-202 (40.4) Kickoff returns-yds-td 3-50-0 (16.7) 2-40-0 (20.0) Punt returns-yards-td 2-12-0 (6.0) 2-52-1 (26.0) Interceptions-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 18:33 41:27 Third-Down Conversions 1-of-12 8-of-18 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-2 1-of-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-for-4 4-for-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-13 0-0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Boise State Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): McNichols (22-88-1), Rypien (2-1-0), Sperbeck (1-(-5)-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Rypien (9-26-1-0-316) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Sperbeck (5-123-0), Wilson (4-193-1) Interceptions: Vander Esch (1) Sacks: Moa (1.0) Air Force Rushing (Rushes-Yards-TDs): Worthman (26-80-0), Johnson (17-73-1), McVey (8-61-0), Owens (12-48-0), Davern (8-38-1), Cleveland (3-14-0), Williams (1-3-0) Passing (Comp.-Att.-TD-Int.-Yards): Worthman (3-5-0-0-45), Williams (0-1-0-1-0) Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs): Brosy (3-45-0) Interceptions: None Sacks: None 33