2012 Boise State Broncos football team
American college football season
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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.
| 2012 Boise State Broncos football | |
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Mountain West co-champion Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion | |
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, W 28–26 vs. Washington | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 11–2 (7–1 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Robert Prince (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Kwiatkowski (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Boise State – 296 (27)
- Nevada – 244
- Fresno State – 231 (2)
- Wyoming – 213
- San Diego State – 173 (1)
- Air Force – 170
- Hawaii – 116
- Colorado State – 111
- UNLV – 63
- 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Michigan State* | No. 24 | ESPN[7] | L 13–17 | 78,709 | |
| September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | NBCSN | W 39–12 | 34,178 | ||
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU* | No. 24 |
| ESPN[8] | W 7–6 | 36,864A |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | No. 24 | KTVB | W 32–29 | 28,270 | |
| October 6 | 10:00 a.m. | at Southern Miss* | FSN | W 40–14 | 25,337 | ||
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 24 |
| NBCSN | W 20–10 | 35,742 |
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | UNLV | No. 24 |
| NBCSN | W 32–7 | 36,012 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wyoming | No. 21 | CBSSN | W 45–14 | 17,855 | |
| November 3 | 8:30 p.m. | San Diego State | No. 19 |
| CBSSN | L 19–21 | 36,084 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | NBCSN | W 49–14 | 29,471 | ||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado State |
| NBCSN | W 42–14 | 33,545 | |
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Nevada | No. 25 | ABC | W 27–21 | 30,017 | |
| December 22 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Washington* | No. 20 | ESPN | W 28–26 | 33,217 | |
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- ^ADenotes 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Broncos | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 13 Spartans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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Miami (OH)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| RedHawks | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Broncos | 8 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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At New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Broncos | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 32 |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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At Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 25 Broncos | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 8 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
|---|---|---|
At Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Broncos | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 14 Broncos | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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At Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 24 Broncos | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Broncos | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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Washington–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| No. 15 Broncos | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
| Uniform Combination | ||
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 24 | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | RV | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 |
| Coaches | 22 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Harris | Not released | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 22 | 21 | 19 | — | — | 22 | 20 | 19 | Not released | ||||||
Statistics
Scores by quarter
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