List of Boise State Broncos football seasons
Seasons
[edit]| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Kline (Independent) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Boise JC | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| Max Eiden (Independent) (1934–1937) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Boise JC | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1935 | Boise JC | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1936 | Boise JC | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1937 | Boise JC | 0–6–1 | |||||||
| Harry Jacoby (Independent) (1938–1946) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Boise JC | 2–4 | |||||||
| 1939 | Boise JC | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Boise JC | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1941 | Boise JC[n 1] | 3–4[n 1] | |||||||
| 1942 | No team | ||||||||
| 1943 | No team | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team | ||||||||
| 1946 | Boise JC | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| Lyle Smith (Independent) (1947) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Boise JC | 9–0 | |||||||
| Lyle Smith (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1948–1950) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Boise JC | 9–0 | 3–0[n 2] | N/A[n 2] | |||||
| 1949 | Boise JC | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Potato | ||||
| 1950 | Boise JC[n 3] | 9–1[n 3] | 5–0 | 1st | L Junior Rose | ||||
| George Blankley (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Potato | ||||
| Lyle Smith (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1967) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Boise JC | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L Bronco | ||||
| 1953 | Boise JC | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L Bronco | ||||
| 1954 | Boise JC | 9–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | L Potato | ||||
| 1955 | Boise JC | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Boise JC | 8–0–1 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1957 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Potato | ||||
| 1958 | Boise JC | 10–0 | 4–0 | 1st | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||
| 1959 | Boise JC | 7–2–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Boise JC | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Boise JC | 5–2–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Boise JC | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 1964 | Boise JC | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Boise JC | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L Potato | ||||
| 1966 | Boise JC | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | Boise JC | 6–4 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Tony Knap (NAIA Independent) (1968–1969) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Boise State | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1969 | Boise State | 9–1 | |||||||
| Tony Knap (Big Sky Conference) (1970–1975) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Boise State | 8–3 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Boise State | 10–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | W Camellia | 13 | 7 | ||
| 1972 | Boise State | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal (Pioneer) | 8 | T–5 | ||
| 1974 | Boise State | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | Boise State | 9–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 5 | 8 | ||
| Jim Criner (Big Sky Conference) (1976–1982) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Boise State | 5–5–1 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1977 | Boise State | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | [n 4] | T–5 | |||
| 1978 | Boise State | 7–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | Boise State | 10–1 | 7–0 | [n 5] | Ineligible[n 5] | [n 5] | |||
| 1980 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 7 | |||
| 1981 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 5 | |||
| 1982 | Boise State | 8–3 | 4–3 | 4th | 15 | ||||
| Lyle Setencich (Big Sky Conference) (1983–1986) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Boise State | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Boise State | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Boise State | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Boise State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Skip Hall (Big Sky Conference) (1987–1992) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Boise State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1988 | Boise State | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 12 | |||
| 1989 | Boise State | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Boise State | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 10 | |||
| 1991 | Boise State | 7–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1992 | Boise State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Pokey Allen (Big Sky Conference) (1993–1995) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Boise State | 3–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1994 | Boise State | 13–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | 3 | |||
| 1995 | Boise State | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | 21 | ||||
| Tom Mason (Big West Conference) (1996) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Boise State | 2–10[n 6] | 1–4[n 6] | 5th[n 6] | |||||
| Houston Nutt (Big West Conference) (1997) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Boise State | 5–6[n 7] | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Dirk Koetter (Big West Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Boise State | 6–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | Boise State | 10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | W Humanitarian | ||||
| 2000 | Boise State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | W Humanitarian | ||||
| Dan Hawkins (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2005) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Boise State | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Boise State | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Humanitarian | 12 | 15 | ||
| 2003 | Boise State | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Fort Worth | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2004 | Boise State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Liberty | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2005 | Boise State | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L MPC Computers | ||||
| Chris Petersen (Western Athletic Conference) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Boise State | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Fiesta† | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2007 | Boise State | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Hawaii | ||||
| 2008 | Boise State | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Poinsettia | 13 | 11 | ||
| 2009 | Boise State | 14–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Fiesta† | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Boise State | 12–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Maaco | 7 | 9 | ||
| Chris Petersen (Mountain West Conference) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Boise State | 12–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W Maaco | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2012 | Boise State | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Maaco | 14 | 18 | ||
| 2013 | Boise State | 8–5[n 8] | 6–2 | 2nd (Mountain) | L Hawaii[n 8] | ||||
| Bryan Harsin (Mountain West Conference) (2014–2020) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Boise State | 12–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Mountain) | W Fiesta† | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2015 | Boise State | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Mountain) | W Poinsettia | ||||
| 2016 | Boise State | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (Mountain) | L Cactus | ||||
| 2017 | Boise State | 11–3 | 7–1 | 1st (Mountain) | W Las Vegas | 22 | 22 | ||
| 2018 | Boise State | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | CX First Responder[n 9] | 23 | 24 | ||
| 2019 | Boise State | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st (Mountain) | L Las Vegas | 22 | 23 | ||
| 2020 | Boise State | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Andy Avalos (Mountain West Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Boise State | 7–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (Mountain) | CX Arizona | ||||
| 2022 | Boise State | 10–4 | 8–0 | 1st (Mountain) | W Frisco | ||||
| 2023 | Boise State | 8–6 | 6–2 | T-1st | L LA | ||||
| Total: | 671–246–11[n 10] | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b George Allison served as interim head football coach following Harry Jacoby being called into active duty in the United States Army midway through the 1941 season. Allison compiled a 2–1 record as the coach of the Broncos.
- ^ a b Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.
- ^ a b Smith was head coach for the first three games of the 1950 season before being recalled to the Navy during the Korean War. George Blankley coached the remainder of the 1950 season.
- ^ Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
- ^ a b c The Broncos were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978; they were ineligible for the league title, AP poll, or I-AA playoffs in 1979 and were not allowed to scouting films of upcoming opponents.
- ^ a b c Defensive coordinator Tom Mason served as interim head coach for the first ten games of the season while Allen was on a leave of absence. Allen returned for the final two games.
- ^ Cal State Northridge's 63–23 win over Boise State on August 30 was forfeited for infractions.[1]
- ^ a b On December 6, it was announced that head coach Chris Petersen would resign to take the head coaching job at Washington. In eight seasons at Boise State, he posted a record of 92–12, won five conference titles and two BCS games.[2] Assistant head coach Bob Gregory served as Boise State's interim head coach in their bowl game.[3] On December 11, The Broncos hired former offensive coordinator and Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin as their permanent head coach.
- ^ The First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather and ruled a no contest.
- ^ 491–186–2 record in university games from 1968 through the end of the 2023 season.
References
[edit]- ^ Football – 1997 Schedule – Boise State. broncosports.com
- ^ Cripe, Chadd; Murphy, Brian; Southorn, Dave (December 7, 2013). "Chris Petersen surprises Boise State football community, leaves for Washington". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via archive.today.
- ^ Ruland, Nick (December 13, 2013). "New BSU Coach: "I Did Not Take Job to Have a Family Reunion."". Times-News. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved December 22, 2019.