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2015 Boise State

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bryan Harsin.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Washington 16–13; lost at BYU 24–35; won vs. Idaho State 52–0; won at Virginia 56–14; won vs. Hawai’i 55–0; won at Colorado State 41–10; lost at Utah State 26–52; won vs. Wyoming 34–14; won at UNLV 55–27; lost vs. New Mexico 24–31; lost vs. Air Force 30–37; won at San José State 40–23; won vs. Northern Illinois 55–7+55−26Won 16–13 vs. Washington+3WashingtonLost 24–35 at BYU-11BYUWon 52–0 vs. Idaho State+52Idaho StateWon 56–14 at Virginia+42VirginiaWon 55–0 vs. Hawai’i+55Hawai’iWon 41–10 at Colorado State+31Colorado StateLost 26–52 at Utah State-26Utah StateWon 34–14 vs. Wyoming+20WyomingWon 55–27 at UNLV+28UNLVLost 24–31 vs. New Mexico-7New MexicoLost 30–37 vs. Air Force-7Air ForceWon 40–23 at San José State+17San José StateWon 55–7 vs. Northern Illinois+48Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWashingtonW 16–⁠1370%
Sep 12atBYUL 24–⁠3554%
Sep 18vsIdaho StateW 52–⁠090%
Sep 25atVirginiaW 56–⁠1466%
Oct 3vsHawai’iW 55–⁠085%
Oct 10atColorado StateW 41–⁠1066%
Oct 16atUtah StateL 26–⁠5256%
Oct 24vsWyomingW 34–⁠1491%
Oct 31atUNLVW 55–⁠2780%
Nov 14vsNew MexicoL 24–⁠3188%
Nov 20vsAir ForceL 30–⁠3765%
Nov 27atSan José StateW 40–⁠2364%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsNorthern IllinoisPoinsettia BowlW 55–⁠756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 55–⁠7 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 6: 25
  4. Wk 7: 21
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
508–⁠263
Coach
Bryan Harsin
Elo
1652 +6 this season
SP+ rating
11.8 No. 30 of 128; offense No. 49, defense No. 22, special teams No. 73
SRS
6.3 No. 44 of 128 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 110 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 58 roster talent No. 52 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eliah Drinkwitz
Defensive coordinator
Marcel Yates
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 128
  • Defense3rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted11th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1345%1.2145th of 128
Defense-0.0834%1.443rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
-0.03 def		44% off
35% def		—61st off
11th 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
Offense3.8own 322% allowed
Defense2.6own 282% 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 yardsBrett Rypien QB3,353 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Rypien QB20 TD
Rushing yardsJeremy McNichols RB1,337 yds
Rushing touchdownsJeremy McNichols RB20 TD
Receiving yardsThomas Sperbeck WR1,412 yds
Receiving touchdownsThomas Sperbeck WR8 TD
InterceptionsDarian Thompson S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Brett Rypien PRO★★★★No. 254
Drew Berger ILB★★★No. 771
Akilian Butler WR★★★No. 772
Matt Pistone TE★★★No. 864
Raymond Sheard RB★★★No. 1331

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.907
Running backs13.00.835
Receivers23.00.855
Offensive line23.00.817
Defensive line33.00.817
Linebackers52.60.794
Defensive backs13.00.829
Athletes and specialists13.00.828
Whole class162.90.823

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 2Kamalei Correa OLBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Darian Thompson SNew York Giants
Rd 3Rees Odhiambo OGSeattle Seahawks

Roster 107

The 2015 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State8–⁠011–⁠3
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠6
Boise State5–⁠39–⁠4
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
New Mexico5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Fresno State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV2–⁠63–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠62–⁠10
Hawai’i0–⁠83–⁠10

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