Boise State Broncos
Pac-12Boise, IDAlbertsons Stadium
2026: 5–1 (2–0 Pac-12), No. 21 in the AP poll. Last: won at Fresno State 38–31. Next: at Washington State, Saturday, Oct 24, 6 p.m. ET.
- L 27–34at No. 2 Oregon
- W 38–20Memphis
- W 38–24South Dakota
- W 32–7at Western Michigan
- W 37–18Utah State
- W 38–31at Fresno State
- Oct 24at Washington State
- Oct 31Texas State
- Nov 7at Colorado State
- Nov 14Oregon State
- Nov 21San Diego State
- Outfitted by Nike
Boise State has played football since 1933 and is officially 516–194–2; 426 of its 712 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 4, in 2009. They have won eight Western Athletic Conference titles (the last in 2010), plus seven Mountain West Conference titles, six Big Sky Conference titles, two Big West Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1970, the NFL Draft has taken 58 players from here in its first seven rounds, 6 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from Boise State. Chris Petersen (2006–2013) won more games here than any other coach: 92. The most-played rival is Utah State: 31 meetings, Boise State leads 26–5. This season, under Spencer Danielson, they’re 5–1.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 516–194–2 official; 315–111 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 13–10 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 162 ranked
- Elo now
- 1666 17th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 34 · Composite No. 25 in FBS, Oct 17; down 3 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 23 last in 2025
- Seasons
- 56 since 1970, 426 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Orange and Blue
- Mascot
- Buster Bronco
- Student section
- The Corral
- Apparel
- Nike
- Band
- Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band since 1932, 185 members
2026 season 5–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at 2Oregon | L 27–34 | 24% |
| Sep 12 | vs Memphis | W 38–20 | 54% |
| Sep 19 | vs South Dakota | W 38–24 | 72% |
| Sep 26 | at Western Michigan | W 32–7 | 44% |
| Oct 3 | vs Utah State | W 37–18 | 80% |
| Oct 10 | at Fresno State | W 38–31 | 49% |
| Oct 24 | at Washington State | Preview | 73% |
| Oct 31 | vs Texas State | Preview | 72% |
| Nov 7 | at Colorado State | Preview | 81% |
| Nov 14 | vs Oregon State | Preview | 75% |
| Nov 21 | vs San Diego State | Preview | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–35- 20274 games: 2 home, 2 away
- 20282 games: 1 home, 1 away
- 20293 games: 2 home, 1 away
- 20303 games: 2 home, 1 away
- 20321 game: 1 away
- at Rice
- 20351 game: 1 home
Boise State’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of August 21, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Dylan Riley835 rushing yards, 6 TD (No. 4 in FBS in rushing yards)
- Maddux Madsen1,296 passing yards, 13 TD (leads Boise State in passing yards)
- Sire Gaines354 rushing yards, 3 TD
- Rasean Jones23 catches, 359 yards, 1 TD (leads Boise State in receiving yards)
- Travis Anderson26 tackles, 3 INT (leads Boise State in interceptions)
- Boen Phelps35 tackles, 1 sack (leads Boise State in tackles)
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Boise State.
Ashton Jeanty2024 Doak Walker- Randy TrautmanHall of Fame, 1999
Ryan CladyConsensus All-American, 2007
Avery WilliamsConsensus All-American, 2020
Shea McClellinNo. 19 pick, 2012
Leighton Vander EschNo. 19 pick, 2018- Nate PotterConsensus All-American, 2011
Kyle WilsonNo. 29 pick, 2010
Doug MartinNo. 31 pick, 2012
Kellen MooreFourth in the 2010 Heisman vote
Ian JohnsonEighth in the 2006 Heisman vote
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- Boise State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Boise State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Buster Bronco · Official source
- Boise State University; read 2026-10-10
- Boise State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- The Corral · Sources disagree 2 sources give The Corral; others give The Stampede (1 source). Chosen by count of sources, then the newest, for this season; needs a reviewer.
- Boise State University; read 2026-10-10
- The Arbiter; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- Jeramiah Dickey · Official source
- Boise State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Nate Potter · Official source
- Boise State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Erik Chinander · Official source
- Boise State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. Six-year extension, $12.16M total. A 2018 extension ran through 2024-25. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.
- Boise State Athletics, Jun 12, 2018: Six-year all-sport extension through 2024-25, $12.16M total, over $2M a year
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1970
Best seasons everMore coverage
- BYU Beats Notre Dame: What It Means for Boise State and Utah, 1035kissfmboise.com,
- Boise State, BYU, Utah Football: ESPN GameDay Returns, 1035kissfmboise.com,
- Pac-12 power rankings Week 8: Boise State, Oregon State a cut above, pressdemocrat.com,
- Court ruling opens door for Michigan to add former Miami, Boise State player to roster mid-season in wild move, foxwilmington.com,
- Fresno/Boise State and NDSU/UNLV highlight a weekend of critical games, mwcconnection.com,
- Boise State wins Milk Can, UNLV upsets NDSU, Broncos ranked in polls., mwcconnection.com,
- Dylan Riley leads No. 23 Boise State past Fresno State, 38-31, kynt1450.com,
- Dylan Riley's big night lifts No. 23 Boise State over Fresno State, joxfm.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Danielson | 2023–2026 | 29–9 |
| Andy Avalos | 2021–2023 | 22–14 |
 Bryan Harsin | 2014–2020 | 69–19 |
| Bob Gregory | 2013 | 0–1 |
 Chris Petersen | 2006–2013 | 92–12 |
 Dan Hawkins | 2001–2005 | 53–11 |
 Dirk Koetter | 1998–2000 | 26–10 |
 Houston Nutt | 1997 | 4–7 |
| Pokey Allen | 1996 | 1–1 |
| Tom Mason | 1996 | 1–9 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Utah State
26–5 in 31
- 2017 W 41–14
- 2018 W 33–24
- 2019 W 56–21
- 2020 W 42–13
- 2021 W 27–3
- 2022 W 42–23
- 2023 W 45–10
- 2024 W 62–30
- 2025 W 25–24
- 2026 W 37–18
Won the last 10.
- Fresno State
18–10 in 28
- 2017 L 17–28
- 2017 W 17–14
- 2018 W 24–17
- 2018 L 16–19
- 2021 W 40–14
- 2022 W 40–20
- 2022 L 16–28
- 2023 L 30–37
- 2025 L 7–30
- 2026 W 38–31
Won the last one; holds the Milk Can.
- Nevada
20–6 in 26
- 2011 W 30–10
- 2012 W 27–21
- 2013 W 34–17
- 2014 W 51–46
- 2017 W 41–14
- 2018 W 31–27
- 2021 L 31–41
- 2022 W 41–3
- 2024 W 28–21
- 2025 W 24–3
Won the last three.
| Opponent | Games | BOIS record |
|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 31 | 26–5 |
| Fresno State | 28 | 18–10 |
| Nevada | 26 | 20–6 |
| Hawai’i | 19 | 16–3 |
| Wyoming | 19 | 18–1 |
| Idaho | 19 | 16–3 |
| San José State | 17 | 16–1 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 14–1 |
Rivals the program names: Fresno State, Nevada.
The trophy it holds: Milk Can (Fresno State). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (80)
Every program Boise State has played, A to Z, with Boise State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 9–4
- App State 1–0
- Arizona 1–0
- Arizona State 1–1
- Arkansas 0–2
- Arkansas State 2–0
- Baylor 0–1
- Boston College 0–1
- Bowling Green 3–0
- BYU 8–5
- Cal State Fullerton 4–3
- Cal State Northridge 1–1
- Central Michigan 2–2
- Colorado State 13–1
- East Carolina 0–1
- Eastern Washington 3–1
- Florida State 1–0
- Fresno State 18–10
- Georgia 1–1
- Georgia Southern 1–0
- Hawai’i 16–3
- Idaho 16–3
- Idaho State 3–0
- Iowa State 1–0
- Long Beach State 3–5
- Louisiana 2–0
- Louisiana Tech 9–3
- Louisville 1–1
- Marshall 1–0
- Memphis 1–1
- Miami (OH) 2–0
- Michigan State 0–1
- Nevada 20–6
- New Mexico 14–1
- New Mexico State 11–0
- North Dakota 1–0
- North Texas 3–3
- Northern Illinois 1–0
- Northern Iowa 1–0
- Northwestern State 0–1
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Oklahoma 1–0
- Oklahoma State 0–2
- Ole Miss 0–0 †
- Oregon 3–2
- Oregon State 5–6
- Pacific 2–0
- Penn State 0–1
- Portland State 5–0
- Rice 1–1
- Sacramento State 1–0
- San Diego State 6–5
- San José State 16–1
- SMU 2–0
- South Carolina 0–1
- South Dakota 1–0
- South Florida 0–1
- Southern Miss 4–0
- Southern Utah 1–0
- TCU 2–2
- Toledo 2–0
- Troy 2–0
- Tulsa 6–0
- UC Davis 1–0
- UCF 0–2
- UCLA 0–2
- UConn 2–0
- UNLV 10–0
- UT Martin 2–0
- Utah 5–2
- Utah State 26–5
- UTEP 6–1
- Virginia 1–1
- Virginia Tech 1–0
- Washington 2–5
- Washington State 2–5
- Weber State 3–0
- Western Michigan 1–0
- Wisconsin 0–1
- Wyoming 18–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
23, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Big Sky 1970–1995
- Big West 1996–2000
- Mountain West Conference 2011–2025
- Pac-12 since 2026
- 1996Joined the Big West from the Big Sky. Source
- 2001Joined the WAC from the Big West. Source
- 2011Joined the Mountain West Conference from the WAC, announced June 11, 2010. Source
- 2026Joined the Pac-12 from the Mountain West Conference, announced September 12, 2024. Source
Boise State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
National award winners
All awards| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty RB | Maxwell, Doak Walker |
| 2010 | Chris Petersen coach | Bobby Dodd Award |
| 2009 | Chris Petersen coach | Bear Bryant Award |
| 2006 | Chris Petersen coach | Bear Bryant Award |
Consensus All-Americans 4
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty RB |
| 2020 | Avery Williams APB |
| 2011 | Nate Potter OT |
| 2007 | Ryan Clady OT |
Led the nation 7
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty rushing yards (2,601 yds) |
| 2010 | Kellen Moore passer rating (182.6) |
| 2006 | Ian Johnson rushing touchdowns (25 TD), points (152 pts), points per game (15.2) |
| 2004 | Tyler Jones points (141 pts), points per game (11.8) |
| 2003 | Dwight Counter yards per catch (25.0) |
| 2002 | Brock Forsey points (192 pts), points per game (14.77) |
| 2000 | Bart Hendricks passing touchdowns (35 TD), passer rating (170.6) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty RB | 2nd |
| 2010 | Kellen Moore QB | 4th |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 2026 | Chris Petersen coach here, 2006–2013 |
| 1999 | Randy Trautman DT |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 58 since 1970
- First-round picks
- 6
| 2025 | Ashton Jeanty RB | No. 6, Las Vegas Raiders |
| 2018 | Leighton Vander Esch ILB | No. 19, Dallas Cowboys |
| 2012 | Shea McClellin OLB | No. 19, Chicago Bears |
| 2012 | Doug Martin RB | No. 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2010 | Kyle Wilson CB | No. 29, New York Jets |
| 2008 | Ryan Clady OT | No. 12, Denver Broncos |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Boise State University- Enrollment
- 27,198 23,983 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Boise, Idaho
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1932
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $51,658 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @BroncoSportsFBInstagram @boisestatefootballFacebook BroncoFootball
- Athletics department
- X @BroncoSportsInstagram @boisestatebroncosFacebook boisestatebroncos
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones broncosports.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–1 | 2–0 | Spencer Danielson | 1666 | 9.1 | ||
| 2025 | 9–5 | 6–2 | 25 | Spencer Danielson | 1597 | 3.1 | |
| 2024 | 12–2 | 7–0 | 8 | Spencer Danielson | 1706 | 10.1 | |
| 2023 | 8–6 | 6–2 | Andy Avalos, Spencer Danielson | 1618 | 5.9 | ||
| 2022 | 10–4 | 8–0 | Andy Avalos | 1625 | 5.7 | ||
| 2021 | 7–5 | 5–3 | Andy Avalos | 1644 | 9.4 | ||
| 2020 | 5–2 | 5–0 | Bryan Harsin | 1644 | 6.7 | ||
| 2019 | 12–2 | 8–0 | 23 | Bryan Harsin | 1697 | 8.1 | |
| 2018 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 22 | 23 | Bryan Harsin | 1700 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 11–3 | 7–1 | 22 | Bryan Harsin | 1682 | 9.1 | |
| 2016 | 10–3 | 6–2 | Bryan Harsin | 1620 | 11.5 | ||
| 2015 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 23 | Bryan Harsin | 1652 | 11.8 | |
| 2014 | 12–2 | 7–1 | 16 | Bryan Harsin | 1719 | 11.6 | |
| 2013 | 8–5 | 6–2 | 19 | Chris Petersen, Bob Gregory | 1625 | 11.3 | |
| 2012 | 11–2 | 7–1 | 24 | 18 | Chris Petersen | 1759 | 13.4 |
| 2011 | 12–1 | 6–1 | 5 | 8 | Chris Petersen | 1821 | 23.0 |
| 2010 | 12–1 | 7–1 | 3 | 9 | Chris Petersen | 1814 | 26.4 |
| 2009 | 14–0 | 8–0 | 14 | 4 | Chris Petersen | 1819 | 19.9 |
| 2008 | 12–1 | 8–0 | 11 | Chris Petersen | 1753 | 19.8 | |
| 2007 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 24 | Chris Petersen | 1680 | 13.1 | |
| 2006 | 13–0 | 8–0 | 5 | Chris Petersen | 1770 | 18.7 | |
| 2005 | 9–4 | 7–1 | 18 | Dan Hawkins | 1667 | 4.5 | |
| 2004 | 11–1 | 8–0 | 12 | Dan Hawkins | 1740 | 19.3 | |
| 2003 | 13–1 | 8–0 | 16 | Dan Hawkins | 1761 | 12.8 | |
| 2002 | 12–1 | 8–0 | 15 | Dan Hawkins | 1714 | 13.1 |
Every season back to 1970 (31 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8–4 | 6–2 | Dan Hawkins | 1601 | 2.4 | ||
| 2000 | 10–2 | 5–0 | Dirk Koetter | 1644 | 7.9 | ||
| 1999 | 10–3 | 5–1 | Dirk Koetter | 1561 | 4.0 | ||
| 1998 | 6–5 | 2–3 | Dirk Koetter | 1384 | -18.7 | ||
| 1997 | 4–7 | 3–2 | Houston Nutt | 1311 | -13.3 | ||
| 1996 | 2–10 | 1–4 | Tom Mason, Pokey Allen | 1195 | -32.8 | ||
| 1995 | 1–0 | 1374 | |||||
| 1994 | 1–0 | 1343 | |||||
| 1993 | 0–1 | 1313 | |||||
| 1992 | 1–0 | 1349 | |||||
| 1991 | 1–0 | 1336 | |||||
| 1990 | 0–1 | 1290 | |||||
| 1989 | 0–2 | 1292 | |||||
| 1988 | 1–0 | 1329 | |||||
| 1987 | 0–1 | 1270 | |||||
| 1986 | 0–1 | 1274 | |||||
| 1985 | 0–2 | 1300 | |||||
| 1984 | 0–2 | 1313 | |||||
| 1983 | 0–2 | 1360 | |||||
| 1982 | 3–0 | 1429 | |||||
| 1981 | 0–1 | 1370 | |||||
| 1980 | 2–0 | 1426 | |||||
| 1979 | 1–1 | 1382 | |||||
| 1978 | 3–0 | 1398 | |||||
| 1977 | 1–1 | 1320 | |||||
| 1975 | 0–1 | 1312 | |||||
| 1974 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1357 | ||||
| 1973 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1356 | ||||
| 1972 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1313 | ||||
| 1971 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1333 | ||||
| 1970 | 0–1 | 1283 |
Officially 516–194–2 since 1933 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 315–111 (426 of its 712 games are on file). Our file starts in 1970; the program began in 1933. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1976: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing it.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.