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2010 Boise State

12–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2010, game by game: won vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech 33–30; won at Wyoming 51–6; won vs. No. 24 Oregon State 37–24; won at New Mexico State 59–0; won vs. Toledo 57–14; won at San José State 48–0; won vs. Louisiana Tech 49–20; won vs. Hawai’i 42–7; won at Idaho 52–14; won vs. Fresno State 51–0; lost at No. 19 Nevada 31–34; won vs. Utah State 50–14; won vs. No. 20 Utah 26–3+59−3Won 33–30 vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech+3No. 10 Virginia TechWon 51–6 at Wyoming+45WyomingWon 37–24 vs. No. 24 Oregon State+13No. 24 Oregon StateWon 59–0 at New Mexico State+59New Mexico StateWon 57–14 vs. Toledo+43ToledoWon 48–0 at San José State+48San José StateWon 49–20 vs. Louisiana Tech+29Louisiana TechWon 42–7 vs. Hawai’i+35Hawai’iWon 52–14 at Idaho+38IdahoWon 51–0 vs. Fresno State+51Fresno StateLost 31–34 at No. 19 Nevada-3No. 19 NevadaWon 50–14 vs. Utah State+36Utah StateWon 26–3 vs. No. 20 Utah+23No. 20 Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs10Virginia TechW 33–⁠3058%
Sep 18atWyomingW 51–⁠677%
Sep 25vs24Oregon StateW 37–⁠2478%
Oct 2atNew Mexico StateW 59–⁠092%
Oct 9vsToledoW 57–⁠1489%
Oct 16atSan José StateW 48–⁠089%
Oct 26vsLouisiana TechW 49–⁠2089%
Nov 6vsHawai’iW 42–⁠780%
Nov 12atIdahoW 52–⁠1486%
Nov 19vsFresno StateW 51–⁠085%
Nov 26at19NevadaL 31–⁠3463%
Dec 4vsUtah StateW 50–⁠1495%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs20UtahMaaco Bowl Las VegasW 26–⁠367%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 26–⁠3 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Wk 15: 10
  16. Final: 9

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Hawai’i and Nevada

Heisman voteKellen Moore, fourth

Led the nationKellen Moore: passer rating (182.6)

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearChris Petersen, coach

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 2
Points
586–⁠166
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1814 +102 this season
SP+ rating
26.4 No. 7 of 120; offense No. 7, defense No. 6, special teams No. 103
SRS
20.6 No. 4 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Harsin
Defensive coordinator
Pete Kwiatkowski
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense5th of 120
  • Defense1st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted5th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted1st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1650%0.885th of 120
Defense-0.0832%1.091st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
-0.04 def		49% off
34% def		—5th off
1st def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 341% allowed
Defense-0.4own 314% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsKellen Moore QB3,845 yds
Passing touchdownsKellen Moore QB35 TD
Rushing yardsDoug Martin RB1,260 yds
Rushing touchdownsDoug Martin RB12 TD
Receiving yardsTitus Young WR1,215 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Pettis WR10 TD
InterceptionsBrandyn Thompson CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Matt Miller WR★★★No. 558
Jeremy Ioane S★★★No. 1052
Grant Hedrick PRO★★★No. 1316
Bryan Douglas CB★★★No. 1340
Tyler Horn WDE★★★No. 1492

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.846
Receivers22.50.821
Defensive line13.00.833
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs33.00.837
Whole class82.80.825

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 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 2Titus Young WRDetroit Lions
Rd 3Austin Pettis WRSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Brandyn Thompson CBWashington Redskins

Roster 112

The 2010 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠113–⁠111
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠19
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
San José State0–⁠81–⁠12

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