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2012 Boise State Broncos football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2012
teamBoise State Broncos
sportfootball
imageBoise State text logo.svg
logo_size150
conferenceMountain West Conference
short_confMW
CoachRank14
APRank18
record11–2
conf_record7–1
head_coachChris Petersen
hc_year7th
off_coachRobert Prince
oc_year1st
def_coachPete Kwiatkowski
dc_year3rd
off_schemeMultiple
def_scheme4–2–5
stadiumBronco Stadium
championMountain West co-champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
bowl[Maaco Bowl Las Vegas](2012-maaco-bowl-las-vegas)
bowl_resultW 28–26 vs. [Washington](2012-washington-huskies-football-team)

Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion

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

Lombardi Award – Sr. G Joe Kellogg

Fred Biletnikoff Award – So. WR Matt Miller

Doak Walker Award – Sr. RB D.J. Harper

Lott Trophy – Sr. LB J.C. Percy

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. 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. 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

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  • Denotes the largest crowd in Bronco Stadium history. Previous high was 34,196 vs Air Force in 2011. This record stood until October 12, 2019 (36,902).

Game summaries

At Michigan State

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Miami (OH)

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BYU

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At New Mexico

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At Southern Miss

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Fresno State

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UNLV

At Wyoming

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San Diego State

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At Hawaii

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Colorado State

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At Nevada

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Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

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Rankings

Statistics

Scores by quarter

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References

References

  1. (2013-01-10). "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List".
  2. "Watch List « Biletnikoff Award".
  3. (July 19, 2012). "Walker Award Watch List released".
  4. "Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 2012 Watch List - Lott IMPACT Trophy".
  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]].
  6. "Broncos Ranked No. 22 in Debut Coaches' Poll - Broncosports.com - the Official Athletics Website of Boise State University".
  7. "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN". Bigten.org.
  8. Drew, Jay. (May 3, 2012). "BYU at Boise State game moved to Thursday, September 20". [[Salt Lake Tribune]].
  9. "Big Ten Contract's 2012 TV Schedule".
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