Seasons

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
Total: 683–240–11[n 10]
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Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Boise State was undefeated in ICAC league play, but did not play enough conference opponents to be eligible for the conference championship.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Cal State Northridge's 63–23 win over Boise State on August 30 was forfeited for infractions.[1]
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ The First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather and ruled a no contest.
  10. ^ 483–180–2 record in university games from 1968 through the end of the 2022 season.

References

  1. ^ Football – 1997 Schedule – Boise State. broncosports.com
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

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