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2007 Boise State

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Petersen.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2007, game by game: won vs. Weber State 56–7; lost at Washington 10–24; won vs. Wyoming 24–14; won vs. Southern Miss 38–16; won vs. New Mexico State 58–0; won vs. Nevada 69–67; won at Louisiana Tech 45–31; won at Fresno State 34–21; won vs. San José State 42–7; won at Utah State 52–0; won vs. Idaho 58–14; lost at No. 14 Hawai’i 27–39; lost vs. East Carolina 38–41+58−14Won 56–7 vs. Weber State+49Weber StateLost 10–24 at Washington-14WashingtonWon 24–14 vs. Wyoming+10WyomingWon 38–16 vs. Southern Miss+22Southern MissWon 58–0 vs. New Mexico State+58New Mexico StateWon 69–67 vs. Nevada+2NevadaWon 45–31 at Louisiana Tech+14Louisiana TechWon 34–21 at Fresno State+13Fresno StateWon 42–7 vs. San José State+35San José StateWon 52–0 at Utah State+52Utah StateWon 58–14 vs. Idaho+44IdahoLost 27–39 at No. 14 Hawai’i-12No. 14 Hawai’iLost 38–41 vs. East Carolina-3East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWeber StateW 56–⁠794%
Sep 8atWashingtonL 10–⁠2470%
Sep 15vsWyomingW 24–⁠1473%
Sep 27vsSouthern MissW 38–⁠1670%
Oct 7vsNew Mexico StateW 58–⁠087%
Oct 14vsNevadaW 69–⁠6780%
Oct 20atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠3183%
Oct 26atFresno StateW 34–⁠2163%
Nov 3vsSan José StateW 42–⁠788%
Nov 10atUtah StateW 52–⁠093%
Nov 17vsIdahoW 58–⁠1495%
Nov 23at14Hawai’iL 27–⁠3948%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaHawai’i BowlL 38–⁠4177%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 41–⁠38 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 10: 21
  4. Wk 11: 19
  5. Wk 12: 17
  6. Wk 13: 17
  7. Wk 14: 24

Consensus All-AmericanRyan Clady, OT

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
551–⁠281
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1680 +0 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 29 of 120; offense No. 25, defense No. 55, special teams No. 20
SRS
6.8 No. 39 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 63
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Harsin
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense40th of 119
  • Defense21st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0645%0.8940th of 119
Defense-0.0135%1.0021st of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 373% allowed
Defense-0.1own 303% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Titus Young ATH★★★No. 608
Austin Pettis WR★★★No. 608
D.J. Harper RB★★★No. 879
Kellen Moore PRO★★★No. 1056
Mitch Burroughs APB★★★No. 1095

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.827
Running backs42.50.800
Receivers32.70.810
Offensive line42.50.795
Defensive line52.20.781
Linebackers12.00.789
Defensive backs13.00.814
Athletes and specialists33.00.826
Whole class222.50.801

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Ryan Clady OTDenver Broncos
Rd 5Orlando Scandrick CBDallas Cowboys

2007 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hawai’i8–⁠012–⁠119
Boise State7–⁠110–⁠3
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠4
Nevada4–⁠46–⁠7
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠62–⁠10
New Mexico State1–⁠74–⁠9
Idaho0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.