2023 Boise State

8–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Andy Avalos, then Spencer Danielson (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2023, game by game: lost at No. 10 Washington 19–56; lost vs. UCF 16–18; won vs. North Dakota 42–18; won at San Diego State 34–31; lost at Memphis 32–35; won vs. San José State 35–27; lost at Colorado State 30–31; won vs. Wyoming 32–7; lost at Fresno State 30–37; won vs. New Mexico 42–14; won at Utah State 45–10; won vs. Air Force 27–19; won at UNLV 44–20; lost vs. UCLA 22–35+35−37Lost 19–56 at No. 10 Washington-37No. 10 WashingtonLost 16–18 vs. UCF-2UCFWon 42–18 vs. North Dakota+24North DakotaWon 34–31 at San Diego State+3San Diego StateLost 32–35 at Memphis-3MemphisWon 35–27 vs. San José State+8San José StateLost 30–31 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateWon 32–7 vs. Wyoming+25WyomingLost 30–37 at Fresno State-7Fresno StateWon 42–14 vs. New Mexico+28New MexicoWon 45–10 at Utah State+35Utah StateWon 27–19 vs. Air Force+8Air ForceWon 44–20 at UNLV+24UNLVLost 22–35 vs. UCLA-13UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at10WashingtonL 19–⁠5639%
Sep 9vsUCFL 16–⁠1856%
Sep 16vsNorth DakotaW 42–⁠1877%
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠3151%
Sep 30atMemphisL 32–⁠3545%
Oct 7vsSan José StateW 35–⁠2774%
Oct 14atColorado StateL 30–⁠3167%
Oct 28vsWyomingW 32–⁠762%
Nov 4atFresno StateL 30–⁠3732%
Nov 11vsNew MexicoW 42–⁠1488%
Nov 18atUtah StateW 45–⁠1057%
Nov 24vsAir ForceW 27–⁠1963%
Dec 2atUNLVMountain West ChampionshipW 44–⁠2053%
Dec 16vsUCLALA BowlL 22–⁠3564%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 35–⁠22 in the LA Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Mountain West Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
450–⁠358
Coach
Andy Avalos, then Spencer Danielson (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1618 +34 this season
SP+ rating
5.9 No. 44 of 133; offense No. 29, defense No. 82, special teams No. 23
SRS
5.5 No. 43 of 133 in FBS
Returning
92% of last season’s EPA, No. 3 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 67 roster talent No. 72 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bush Hamdan
Defensive coordinators
Spencer Danielson and Kane Ioane
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 133
  • Defense78th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2046%1.2324th of 133
Defense0.1341%1.3878th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.10 def
45% off
40% def
—30th off
63rd 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
Offense4.2own 2914% allowed
Defense4.0own 2817% caused

CORE rating 8.0, 37th of 133 (offense 8.5, defense 0.6).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTaylen Green QB1,752 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylen Green QB11 TD
Rushing yardsAshton Jeanty RB1,351 yds
Rushing touchdownsAshton Jeanty RB14 TD
Receiving yardsEric McAlister WR873 yds
Receiving touchdownsAshton Jeanty RB5 TD
TacklesAlexander Teubner S79 tkl
SacksAhmed Hassanein DE12.5 sacks
InterceptionsA’Marion McCoy DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Breezy Dubar RB★★★No. 533
C.J. Tiller QB★★★No. 841
Ty Benefield ATH★★★No. 982
Chase Martin LB★★★No. 1062
Nick Hawthorne CB★★★No. 1113

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.825
Running backs13.00.884
Receivers43.00.828
Offensive line42.80.818
Defensive line33.00.845
Linebackers23.00.856
Defensive backs42.50.797
Athletes and specialists42.80.824
Whole class242.80.827

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.

Roster 110

The 2023 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 9

The 2023 portal

Transfers out 17

Hank Bachmeier QB★★★to Louisiana Tech
Jackson Cravens DL★★★to BYU
Isaiah Bagnah DL★★★to BYU
Tyneil Hopper TE★★★to Michigan State
Casey Kline LB★★★★to Central Oklahoma
Dallas Holliday OL★★★to Portland State
Deven Wright DE★★★to Texas State
Elelyon Noa RB★★★no new school on file
Jacob Golden OT★★★to New Mexico State
Jalen Richmond WR★★★no new school on file
Joseph Amos OT★★★no new school on file
Rejhan Tatum LB★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV6–⁠29–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠6
San José State6–⁠27–⁠6
Air Force5–⁠39–⁠4
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Fresno State4–⁠49–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠55–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠55–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Nevada2–⁠62–⁠10

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