2012 Boise State Broncos football
Mountain West co-champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 18
Record11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Prince (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Boise State +   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Fresno State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
San Diego State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Colorado State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   2 – 6     2 – 11  
New Mexico   1 – 7     4 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. This season was Boise State's second in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to share the conference championship with Fresno State and San Diego State. They were invited to and were champions of the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas for the third consecutive year, this year defeating Washington 28–26.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Outland Trophy – Sr. G Joe Kellogg[1]

Lombardi Award – Sr. G Joe Kellogg

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

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

Lott Trophy – Sr. LB J.C. Percy[4]

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the conference title, receiving 27 of a possible 30 first place votes. This was the fifth straight year that Boise State was picked as the preseason champion of their conference.[5] So. WR Matt Miller and Sr. OL Joe Kellog were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Sr. DL Mike Atkinson and Sr. DB Jamar Taylor were selected to the all-conference first team defense. Sr. WR Mitch Burroughs was selected as the returner of the year and as the special teams player of the year.

Media poll

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

Preseason polls

On August 2, Boise State was ranked #22 in preseason Coaches' poll.[6] Their opening season opponent, Michigan State, debuted at #13. This will mark the fourth straight season that Boise State will start the season against a ranked opponent from a BCS conference (they won the previous three).

On August 18, Boise State was ranked #24 in the preseason AP poll.

Schedule

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

[9]

Game summaries

At Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Broncos 3 10 0 0 13
No. 13 Spartans 10 0 0 7 17

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Miami (OH)

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 9 0 3 12
Broncos 8 7 21 3 39
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

BYU

See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 0 0 6 6
Broncos 0 0 7 0 7
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

At New Mexico

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 22 0 7 32
Lobos 0 0 14 15 29
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

At Southern Miss

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Broncos 7 16 7 10 40
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 7 14
Uniform Combination
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Fresno State

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Milk Can (college football)
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 3 7 10
No. 22 Broncos 7 10 0 3 20
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

UNLV

See also: 2012 UNLV Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 0 0 7 7
No. 22 Broncos 8 17 7 0 32
Uniform Combination
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At Wyoming

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Broncos 7 10 21 7 45
Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
Uniform Combination
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San Diego State

See also: 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 0 7 7 21
No. 14 Broncos 6 7 0 6 19
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

At Hawaii

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Broncos 21 14 7 7 49
Warriors 7 0 0 7 14
Uniform Combination
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Colorado State

See also: 2012 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 7 7 14
No. 22 Broncos 14 21 7 0 42
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

At Nevada

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Boise State – Nevada rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Broncos 7 10 7 3 27
Wolf Pack 0 0 7 14 21
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team and 2012 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 14 6 3 26
No. 15 Broncos 9 9 7 3 28
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP24RVRV2424RV24242119RVRVRV252018
Coaches2225RVRVRV2522221814242222151514
HarrisNot released222319172323211715Not released
BCSNot released222119——222019Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Boise State 100 154 91 49 394
Opponents 27 30 51 97 205

References

  1. ^ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List". Sportswriters.net. January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Watch List « Biletnikoff Award". setup.biletnikoffaward.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Walker Award Watch List released". July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 2012 Watch List - Lott IMPACT Trophy". www.lottimpacttrophy.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Cripe, Chadd (July 24, 2012). "Boise State Football Team Picked to Win Mountain West; Mitch Burroughs Honored; Here's An Early BSU Depth Chart". Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Broncos Ranked No. 22 in Debut Coaches' Poll - Broncosports.com - the Official Athletics Website of Boise State University". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN". Bigten.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  8. ^ Drew, Jay (May 3, 2012). "BYU at Boise State game moved to Thursday, September 20". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  9. ^ "Big Ten Contract's 2012 TV Schedule". mattsarzsports.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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