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Boise State vs. Washington State

Boise State and Washington State have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1997; Washington State leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Washington State 5–⁠2.

Boise State wins
2
Washington State wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1997
Longest streak
4 Washington State
Current streak
1 Boise State
Last 10 meetings
Washington State 5–⁠2
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠2
2010s1–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
17.9 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boise State
2–⁠2 Boise State’s record at home
At Washington State
3–⁠0 Washington State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Boise State’s biggest win2024: Boise State 45, Washington State 24by 21 points
  2. Washington State’s biggest win1997: Washington State 58, Boise State 0by 58 points
  3. Upset2001: Washington State 41, Boise State 20Washington State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boise State and Washington State, 1997 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Ashton Jeanty Boise State26 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD2024 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Boise State at Washington State upcomingat Washington State
Sep 28, 202425Boise State 45, Washington State 24at Boise State
Sep 9, 201720Washington State 47, Boise State 44at Washington State
Sep 10, 2016Boise State 31, Washington State 28at Boise State
Sep 8, 2001Washington State 41, Boise State 20at Boise State
Oct 7, 2000Washington State 42, Boise State 35at Washington State
Sep 12, 1998Washington State 33, Boise State 21at Boise State
Sep 27, 199715Washington State 58, Boise State 0at Washington State

Every game is listed as played on the field.